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==External links==
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* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/24fd.htm ''24th Fighter Division'' at GlobalSecurity.org]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/24fd.htm ''24th Fighter Division'' at GlobalSecurity.org]
* [http://www.scramble.nl/cn.htm ''PLAAF Order of Battle''] at [[Scramble (magazine)|Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070701223212/http://www.scramble.nl:80/cn.htm ''PLAAF Order of Battle''] at [[Scramble (magazine)|Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society]]


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{{People's Liberation Army Divisions}}

Revision as of 13:59, 29 September 2016

The 24th Fighter Aviation Division is a unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. It is headquartered at Yangcun Air Base in the Beijing Military Region. The unit is equipped with J-8 fighters. PLA-AF fighter divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.

Since 1952 the 24th has shot down three enemy aircraft and many balloons.[1]

24th Fighter Division sub units:

  • 70th Regiment
  • 71st Regiment
  • 72nd Regiment

See also

References

  1. ^ "Associated Press Of Pakistan - China unveils 4th generation J-10 fighter aircraft". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-08-18.