The is a training squadron of the
3rd Tactical Airlift Group of the
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
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(JASDF) based at
Miho Air Base in
Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is equipped with 13
T-400 aircraft. The squadron trains JASDF pilots who will go on to fly large jet aircraft like the
Kawasaki C-1,
Kawasaki C-2,
KC-767 and
E-767.
As of 2017 there are plans to move the squadron to
Hamamatsu Air Base in
Shizuoka Prefecture
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.
Tail markings

The squadron's aircraft bear a stylized "41" as their tail marking.
Aircraft operated
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T-400 (1994 - )
References
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Units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force