The 1st Squadron () was a squadron of the 1st Air Wing of the

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based at Hamamatsu Air Base, in

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, Japan. It was equipped with North American F-86F Sabre aircraft.Thompson, Pau
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History

On January 10, 1956 the squadron was formed at Hamamatsu Air Base in

. It was the first fighter squadron formed by Japan since the

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and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service were dissolved at the end of

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. It was responsible for training pilots. It was disbanded on March 31, 1979. At that time the type of aircraft operated by a Japanese fighter squadron was linked to the type of aircraft operated. Squadrons 1–11 were F-86F squadrons.

History

Aircraft operated

Fighter aircraft

See also

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