Japan Air show autumn 2016 round up - Yokota

2. YOKOTA Air Festival 17/18 September

 

Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo is the US Air Forces major logistic base in Japan.  The base is home to the 374^th Air Wing (YJ) operating the C-130H Hercules.  Weekly operations see numerous C-17 and C-5 traffic from mainland USA as well as a variety of visiting USAF types in the region. The sprawling ramp allows for a comfortable visit despite the huge crowds.  A selection of images from the static display is posted below.

air festival banner

60082 based C-12J

UH-60J of JASDF ARW



based C-130H’s of the 374^th AW

RF-4J of 501 Hikotai

F-2 of 3 Hikotai wearing their 60^th Anniv tail marks



F-16’s from 51FW/7^th AF‘OS’ based Osan South Korea



A-10 from 51FW Osan

MC-130H of 353SOG Kadena

Fussa entrance gate

Thanks to GAFLIKS for this report.

Japan Air show autumn 2016 round up - Misawa

1. MISAWA Air Festival Sep 11

 

Misawa AB is located on the outskirts of the town, in Aomori Prefecture northern Honshu.  It is home to the 35^th FW US Air Force operating the F-16CM, the 3^rd and 8^th Hikotai JASDF with Mitsubishi F-2A/B’s and the 601 Hikotai operating E-2C’s.  It also houses an US Navy facility. A small civil air terminal is located at the eastern end of the airfield. A selection of images from the static and flying is attached below.

entrance to the US facility



an F-2 being towed to a QRA shelter

EA-18G Growler US Navy from VAQ138 ‘NL512’

MH-53E US Navy HM-14 ‘BJ554’

4 x F-16CM of 35FW ‘WW’ fly by

RQ-4B Global Hawk 08-2034 ‘GF’ 248RS 9^th RS
(Guam Detachment)

The T-4’s of the Blue Impulse performed



91505 KC-135R of Tennessee ANG landing RW28

F-2 on take off

base operations office

Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this report.

Atsugi NAF Open Day report 30 Apr 2016

Atsugi is shore base for CVW-5 (NF) aircraft component when the carrier is in homeport Yokosuka.  Current carrier is CVN-76 ‘Ronald Reagan’

Atsugi base sign

MH-60R ‘700’ of HSM-77 ‘Sabrehawks’

F/A-18E ‘400’of VFA-195 ‘Dambusters’

F/A-18E ‘300’ of VFA-115 ‘Eagles’

EA-18G Growler ‘500’ of VAQ 141 ‘Shadowhawks’

E2C 165812 ‘600’ of VAW115 ‘Liberty Bells’

F/A-18F ‘100’ of VFA-102 ‘Diamondbacks’

C-2 ‘24’ of VRC-30-DET 5

CVW-5 chevron markings (left) on this VFA115 F/A-18E

167016 ‘TA’ MH-60R of HSM-51‘Warlords’

165815 E-2C ‘601’in low-viz finish taxies by crowd line

EA-18G Growler ‘504’ of VAQ141 with folded wings




Thanks to GAFLIKS for this report.