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J-6 (Farmer)

Fighter aircraftFielded 1962Pending verification
Air ForcesCHN
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System
TypeFighter aircraft
Date of introduction1962
ProliferationAt least 6 countries
Crew1Med[1]
Armament and payload
30-mm automatic cannons1 eaMed[1]
250 kg bombs, or2 eaMed[1]
400-l drop tanks, or2 eaMed[1]
760-l drop tanks, or2 eaMed[1]
Caa-1b aam2 eaMed[1]
Inboard Stations: 8 x 57-mm rockets, or4 eaMed[1]
Inboard Stations: 16 x 57-mm rockets, or4 eaMed[1]
Inboard Stations: 7 x 90-mm rockets, or4 eaMed[1]
Inboard Stations: gun pods, or4 eaMed[1]
Inboard Stations: practice bomb4 eaMed[1]
NOTESTHE F-6 (JIAN-6 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT) IS THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE MIG-19, WHICH WAS STILL IN PRODUCTION IN CHINA IN THE MID-1990S.Med[1]
Variants
DescriptionEQUIVALENT OF THE MIG-19S/SF DAYTIME FIGHTER WITH 3 X 30 MM GUNS, ONE AT EACH WING ROOT AND ONE ON THE FUSELAGE.[1]
DescriptionEQUIVALENT OF THE MIG-19PF ALL-WEATHER FIGHTER. ARMED WITH STANDARD J-6 GUNS AND ROCKETS.[1]
DescriptionEQUIVALENT OF THE MIG-19PM ALL-WEATHER FIGHTER. ARMED WITH THE AA-1 ALKALI RADAR HOMING MISSILES, NO GUNS.[1]
DescriptionSIMILAR TO THE J-6, BUT WITH BRAKE CHUTE HOUSED IN BULLET-FARING AT THE BASE OF TAILFIN. SAME GUNS AS THE J-6A. EXPORT VARIANT WITH MARTIN-BAKER EJECTION SEATS AND AIM-9 SIDEWINDER MISSILES.[1]
DescriptionSIMILAR TO J-6A, BUT WITH NOSE-MOUNTED INTERCEPTION RADAR. SAME GUNS AS THE J-6A.[1]
DescriptionTRAINER VERSION WITH TANDEM TWO-SEAT COCKPIT. EXPORT VERSIONS ARE FT-6. ARMED WITH ONLY THE FUSELAGE GUN.[1]
DescriptionA TACTICAL PHOTO-RECONNAISSANCE VERSION, ARMED WITH WING ROOT GUNS ONLY.[1]
DescriptionEXPORT VERSIONS.[1]
Summary

The J-6 (Farmer) Chinese Fighter Aircraft is the Chinese-built version of the Soviet MiG-19 'Farmer' fighter aircraft, the world's first mass-produced supersonic aircraft.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
ChinaMyanmarNorth KoreaSudanSomaliaZambia
Sources
  1. J-6 (Farmer) Chinese Fighter Aircraft, U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
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  • 2026-10-10 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import