Units

19th Regiment
21st Regiment

Unit ID

Location

Zhangjiakou AB, Hebei Province

References

PLAAF 7th Division @ China-Military.org
China's Air Force Enters the 21st Century Kenneth W. Allen, Glenn Krumel, Jonathan D. Pollack -- RAND 1995
Defense Intelligence Agency. People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Air Force (May 1991, DIC-1300-445-91) [While our copy secured through the FOIA redacts the author's name, Ken Allen identifies himself as the author in multiple sources.]
Ken Allen. "PLA Air Force Organization" The People's Liberation Army as Organization: Reference Volume v1.0, James C. Mulvenon and Andrew N. D. Yang eds. (Santa Monico: RAND; 2002)

7th Fighter Division

The 7th Fighter Division was established in December 1950 at Dongfeng, Jilin and was initially comprised of the 19th and 21st Regiments.

China-Military.org indicates that the unit was depicted by CCTV as having the J-11 in July 2003. The unit is believed to have acquired the J-11s in early 2003.

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