The is the sole transport squadron of the
3rd Tactical Airlift Group of the
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
The , , also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the Aerial warfare, air and space warfare, space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and ...
based at
Miho Air Base
Miho Airbase (美保飛行場) , also known as Yonago Airport and Yonago Kitaro Airport is a Japan Air Defense Force (JASDF) base located 11 km northwest of Yonago in Tottori Prefecture. It is owned and operated by JASDF and shares the run ...
in
Tottori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of . ...
, Japan. It is equipped with
Kawasaki C-1
The Kawasaki C-1 (川崎 C-1) is a twin-engined short-range military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by the Japanese conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It is solely used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
Developme ...
and
Kawasaki C-2 aircraft.
History
The squadron retired its last
NAMC YS-11
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC), a Japanese consortium. It was the only post-war airliner to be wholly designed and manufactured in Japan until the development of t ...
P aircraft in May 2017 after nearly 30 years of operations. YS-11P 52-1152 is exhibited in the
Aichi Museum of Flight.
In November 2017 a
Kawasaki C-2 of the squadron deployed to the
Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti in Africa for the first time.
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Tail marking
The squadron's tail markings show the story of the
Hare of Inaba.
Aircraft operated
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NAMC YS-11
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC), a Japanese consortium. It was the only post-war airliner to be wholly designed and manufactured in Japan until the development of t ...
P (1978–2017)
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Kawasaki C-1
The Kawasaki C-1 (川崎 C-1) is a twin-engined short-range military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by the Japanese conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It is solely used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
Developme ...
(1979–2018)
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Kawasaki C-2 (2017–present)
References
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Units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force