The 12th Flying Training Wing () is a

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. It is also sometimes known as the 12th Flight Training Wing. It comes under the authority of Air Training Command. It is based at Hōfu-kita Air Base in

Yamaguchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2 (2,359 sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to ...

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Fuji T-7 The Fuji T-7 (previously T-3 Kai) is a Japanese primary trainer aircraft built by Fuji Heavy Industries for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. A development of Fuji's earlier T-3 trainer, it is a single-engined monoplane powered by a turboprop ...

aircraft: * 1st Flight Training Squadron * 2nd Flight Training Squadron

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