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The6th Fighter Division is anair division of thePeople's Liberation Army Air Force. It is part of the air force component of theWestern Theater Command, and formerly part of theLanzhou Military Region Air Force.
It was formed in November 1950 atAnshan. It originally consisted of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Regiments.[1]
In Korea it fought under the leadership of commander Bei Sha and Commissar Zhang Zhiyong, deploying the 16th and 18th Regiments flyingMiG-9s and MiG-15s[2] It entered combat in November 1951 and returned to China in March 1952.[3]
The division consists of 1 fighter regiment withJ-11, and two fighter regiments withChengdu J-7s (inc 1 with E).
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