403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron | |
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第403飛行隊 | |
Active | March 31, 1978 |
Country | Japan |
Allegiance | 3rd Tactical Airlift Group |
Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
Garrison/HQ | Miho Air Base |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Kawasaki C-1, Kawasaki C-2 |
The 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron (第403飛行隊, dai-yon-zero-san-hikoutai) is the sole transport squadron of the 3rd Tactical Airlift Group of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is equipped with Kawasaki C-1 and Kawasaki C-2 aircraft. [1] [2]
The squadron retired its last NAMC YS-11P aircraft in May 2017 after nearly 30 years of operations. [3] YS-11P 52-1152 is exhibited in the Aichi Museum of Flight. [4]
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. [5] [6]
The squadron's tail markings show the story of the Hare of Inaba.
403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron | |
---|---|
第403飛行隊 | |
Active | March 31, 1978 |
Country | Japan |
Allegiance | 3rd Tactical Airlift Group |
Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
Garrison/HQ | Miho Air Base |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Kawasaki C-1, Kawasaki C-2 |
The 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron (第403飛行隊, dai-yon-zero-san-hikoutai) is the sole transport squadron of the 3rd Tactical Airlift Group of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is equipped with Kawasaki C-1 and Kawasaki C-2 aircraft. [1] [2]
The squadron retired its last NAMC YS-11P aircraft in May 2017 after nearly 30 years of operations. [3] YS-11P 52-1152 is exhibited in the Aichi Museum of Flight. [4]
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. [5] [6]
The squadron's tail markings show the story of the Hare of Inaba.