The Kachin. Independence Army (KIA) claims to have destroyed two Chengdu F-7 fighter jets at Nampong Air Force Base, using a rocket launcher, at about 7:00 a.m. on 24 September.
The two Chinese-made Chengdu F-7 fighter jets were refueling at Nampong Air Force Base, also known as Air Force Base 503, just outside Myitkinya Town, when fighters from the KIA and the Kachin People's Defence Force (KPDF) carried out the attack with a 107mm rocket launcher.
“We launched an attack on the junta’s air force base using a 107 mm rocket launcher. All four shells successfully hit our targets inside the air base, resulting in the destruction of two F-7 jet fighters. Interestingly, it was revealed that this occurred while the jet fighters were in the process of being refueled”, said a frontline source from the KIA.
He also explained that the KIA and KPDF carefully observed and monitored the airbase prior to the attack.
The attack also damaged the air communication office near to the airbase, according to sources at the Northern Regional Military Command.
The junta has not made any statements regarding the attack.
The main junta airbases are located in Hmawbi, Mingalardon, Myitkyina, Taungoo, Namsang, Meiktila, Myeik, Pathein, Tada-U, and Magway Townships. Additional airbases have also been established in Nay Pyi Daw, Homalin in Sagaing Region, and Ann Town in Rakhine State.