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It happened at around 30.8645N/143.1793E. SH-60K 8416 / HS-22, Omura, fly from JS Haguro (DDG-180) SH-60K 8443 / HS-24, Komatsushima, fly from JS Kirisame (DD-104) 2238pm(JST), no communications from 8416 2239pm(JST), emergency squawk was received. 2304pm(JST), find(or noted) there were no communica...

2238pm(JST), no communications from one SH-60K.
2239pm(JST), emergency squawk was received.
2304pm(JST), find(or noted) there were no communications from the other SH-60K.

Uni
(0953am, 21 Apr., 2024)

2 JMSDF SH-60Ks were lost at around 2238pm(JST), 20 Apr., 2024. It happened during their ASW training about 600kmSSE off Tokyo, or about 200km East of Tori-shima(Tori-island). At first, MINDEF released that it happened at 2238pm(JST) for the 1st. heli, and the 2nd. lost 2304pm(JST), but now they are...

Hi, I myself don’t know each school's exam. schedules. But a lot of school have their "periodical examinations" around 1 Mar. to 7 Mar. This year, 4 Mar. and 5 Mar. will be a bit risky for spotting, I think. But you will be able to see some schedule flights by C-2 or C-130H. And usually, t...

<General> 1. Usually, the JASDF release their open house schedule at around 20th March every year. ( They release only the date before July, but in these 2 years, they release almost all airshow schedules in early Apr. ) 2. Usually, the JGSDF release their open house schedule at early March, because...

I'll update this list when I get the informations. "BI" means Blue Impulse flight. <FY2023, date confirmed> 03 Mar.2024 JASDF Komaki without BI. *Less flights at JSDF bases from 20 Mar. to 4 Apr(FY-end and FY-start). <FY2024, date confirmed> 24Mar.（wow !). JASDF Kumagaya, no R/W. 1-3 Helic...

Hi all, A guide book of Japanese military W&R is published on 21 Nov., 2023. It contains more than 600 a/cs list at about 250 locations with more than 350 small photos. Alas, it is written in Japanese only, but I think it helps your trip in Japan... 160 pages, ISBN: 9784802213462 https://books.i...

Hi all,

JASDF Hyakuri airshow will be 16 and 17 Dec., this year !

16 Dec. JASDF Hyakuri, for invitee only, without B.I..
17 Dec. JASDF Hyakuri, open to the public, without B.I..

Uni

Hi yukikaze, - Do you happen to know why there're no flights during the stated period? Ah, the period, it is Japanese habit(or custom or culture). Perhaps travel guide book(s) in your country describe about the Japanese holidays more accurately. - Does this mean that there is zero chance of seeing a...

<General> 1. Usually, the JASDF release their open house schedule at around 20th March every year. ( They release only the date before July In these few years, but in 2023, they release almost all airshow schedules on 3 Apr. ) 2. Usually, the JGSDF release their open house schedule at early March, b...

I'll update this list when I get the informations. "BI" means Blue Impulse flight. <FY2023, date confirmed> 02 Apr. JASDF Kumagaya, no R/W. 1-3 Helicopters will be displayed. 15 Apr. MCAS Iwakuni, Friendship day with BI 22 Apr. NAF Atsugi, Spring festival(if it is rain, they will open on 2...

I miss-wrote the month.

04 Dec. JASDF Hyakuri
04 Dec. JASDF Nyutabaru
04 Dec. JGSDF Kisarazu
11 Dec. JASDF Naha
11 Dec. BI fly-pass over Miyako island.

Uni

I'll update this list when I get the informations. A lot of airshows are held in Japan this year, but some needs pre-registration or drawing / lottery. The events are often scale-downed to reduce the people to come. If you want to visit an airshow in 2022, I recommend that you should ask the latest ...

JASDF release the pilots names, who are still missing. Fwd. seat was the Colonel(age 52), Commander of the Hiko kyodogun, Former Blue Impulse Leader around 2011. Aft. seat was Captain(age 33). A photo of the piece of crashed F-15DJ recovered from sea. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/90640270d9a20a...

F-15DJ 32-8083（Aggressor, tiger scheme) was took off from JASDF Komatsu, using R/W24, at around 1730pm(JST), 31 Jan. 2022. And crashed about only 5km NWW(Rad.280) of the base.(based on my calculation, it happened less than one minute after took off) The weather was cloudy or partially rain or snow, ...