12th Fighter Aviation Division

Air division of Chinese PLA-AF The 12th Fighter Aviation Division (第12歼击机师) was an air division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF). It was established in 1950, and disestablished by 2016-18. PLA-AF fighter divisions generally consisted of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft. Among its notable members was Lu Min.Zhang 2004 193. It was part of the Jinan PLAAF Base, and joined the Northern Theatre Command, but by 2016-18, it had been broken up into three new brigades:Trevethan, Lawrence, and China Aerospace Studies Institute (U.S.), “Brigadization” of the PLA Air Force, 2018. https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo114827, Table 9, p39. Accessed at https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Articles/Tag/148199/casi/, August 2020. 34th Brigade (Gongzhuling, Jilin), Chengdu J-10A, J-10SY; 35th Brigade (Qihe, Shandong), Shenyang J-8Bs and JJ-7A; 36th Brigade (Gaomi, Shandong), J-10A, J-10SY; A typical single-seat air brigade holds 32-34 aircraft, in three battalion leader-grade flight groups (each of 8 aircraft), six spare aircraft, and a company leader-grade flight squadron of 2-4 training aircraft.Trevethan 2018, 19, 22. Notes References Trevethan, Lawrence, and China Aerospace Studies Institute (U.S.), “Brigadization” of the PLA Air Force, 2018. https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo114827. Zhang Xiao Ming 2004 Red Wings Over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea Texas A&M University Press College Station, Texas 978-1-58544-340-6 Category:Aviation Divisions of the People's Liberation Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1950 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in the 2010s Category:1950 establishments in China Category:2010s disestablishments in China