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Scramble 469
F-15J
22-8809 o/h RJNA nb, ex 306 Hikotai J1-0591 may18
32-8821 303 Hikotai ex nb/IRAN 021 may18
92-8910 o/h RJNA nb, ex 201 Hikotai 110 may18
02-8917 9 Kokudan nb ROAH, ex 306 Hikotai 117 may18
22-8934 201 Hikotai ex nb/IRAN 134 may18
52-8955? Hikotai nb, ex 201 Hikotai 155 may18
52-8957 o/h RJNA nb, ex 304 Hikotai 157 apr18
F-15J 917 will almost certainly join either 204 or 304 Hikotai.
955 was seen departing Chitose and as its last overhaul is less
than one year ago, it was probably on its way to another unit.
F-35A
89-8707 Rinji F-35A Hik. ex MHI AX-07 may18
Ferry pilot was flown in by T-4 96-5776, also a new Rinji F-35A
Hikotai asset.
CH-47J
07-4499 o/h RJNG ex Iruma HAS 5085 may18
67-4496 RJSM HAS operating from Iruma? 5080 may18
Chinook 496 still has ‘Misawa’ on the sticker below the ARW
badge, however it is operating in the Iruma area.
T-4
86-5607 ADTW ex IRAN? ex 13FTW 1007 may18
26-5680 301 Hikotai ex IRAN? 1080 may18
26-5690 11 Hikotai BlueImpulse, ex IRAN 1090 may18
66-5750 o/h RJNG nb/IRAN, ex 32 FTS 1150 may18
96-5776 Rinji F-35A Hik. ex IRAN? ex ADC 1176 may18
06-5783 o/h RJNG nb, test, ex 32 FTS 1183 mar18
36-5812 32 FTS ex IRAN, ex 13FTW 1212 apr18
It looks like some T-4s disappear from our radar longer
than usual. Normal time for overhaul at Gifu is six months
however as you can see from the list in Scramble 466 – page
66/67, some have last notes of more than thirty months ago!
Is there some sort of storage pool from which aircraft can be
pulled in order to even out flying hours over the fleet?
T-4 607 was last seen in October 2015, 680 in November 2016.
Compared to ten years ago, display team the Blue Impulse
almost exchanged its entire fleet and also the 13 Hiko Kyoi-
kudan pool changed a lot. Former 13 FTW T-4 812 lost the
red/white colours and was re-painted standard grey during
overhaul.
T-7
46-5910 o/h RJTU nb, ex 12 FTW 10 may18
46-5913 11 FTW/red ex IRAN, 12 FTW 13 may18
46-5916 11 FTW/red ex IRAN 16 may18
U-125A
12-3018 ARW no unit, ex IRAN 258469 may18
52-3023 o/h RJTU ex RJCJ ARS 258629 may18
62-3024 RJFN ARS unit confirmed 258685 may18
U-125A 018 was seen at the Shizuhama open house, perform-
ing the SAR demo with a Komaki based UH-60J. Probably only
a matter of time before a sticker with ‘Training Sq.’ will be
applied.
YS-11P
02-1158 Miho preserved, ex 403 Hik. 2150 may18
Seen along the perimeter fence at Miho together with C-1
38-1003. Not totally sure if these are now permanently on
display at this spot or just parked here for the upcoming
Miho open house.
Rikujo Jieitai (AR)
AS332L
At least two former JGSDF Pumas have been sold in New
Zealand, MAR reports 00001 and 00003 as the ones concerned.
All three were stored at Kasumigaura from at least May 2009.
AH-1S
73432 VATH ex IATH 32 apr18
73455/55 S ex VATH 55 apr18
73464/64 IATH TDY RJOE, ex IIIATH 64 nov17
73490/90 VATH TDY RJOE, ex IVATH 90 apr18
Three Cobras in the trainings role seems like too much,
JG-3464 probably returned to Obihiro.
UH-1H
41727 Okadama preserved/stored/ i/a? 1H127 may18
UH-1J
41813 VI ex NEH(apr14) 1J13 apr18
41889/889 EH or MH? TDY RJTU 1J89 may18
OH-6D
31312 X ex VATH 6766 apr18
CH-47J
52932 XIIH ex HGPIII 5047 may18
LR-2
23058 N ex LR FL-1013 may18
Kaijo Jieitai (NY)
MH-53E
8621 to USA for parts 65-543 may18
8623 to USA for parts 65-540 may18
8628 to USA for parts 65-585 may18
Another use of registration EC-005, CASA C295W Persuader, destined for the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior to become MOI-C4 on transit.
Should be the fourth and last C295 for the MOI. (Malta-Luqa, 27 April 2018, Shaun Psaila)
