Japan Tour 2010

[Lifeliner 3]

Besides the operational aircraft we also visited some museums located near the airfields. Here some impressions

I know that at least 1 (and maybe as much as 3) Japanese Navy TBM 3 Avenger is preserved as a gate guard in Japan. But I have no clue of its location, other than ön a (Navy?) helicopter field. Was this TBM ever seen (and photographed)during a trip?

BW Roger

I did not take that many photos in the museums we visited during the trip, but according to the Kanoya msuseum webpage, no Avenger is present there:
http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/kanoya/sryou/ ... ndex1.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And I don't recall having seen an Avenger at the Hamamatsu museum either... sorry!

Regards,
Leonard

[RogerS]

I did not take that many photos in the museums we visited during the trip, but according to the Kanoya msuseum webpage, no Avenger is present there:
http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/kanoya/sryou/ ... ndex1.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And I don't recall having seen an Avenger at the Hamamatsu museum either... sorry!

Thanks. I understand it is preserved at Tateyama.

BW Roger

[Michiel]

Visit Tateyama October last year but I did not see a TBM-3!

At the gate are:
Beech A65 6726
Fuji KM-2 6259
HSS-2B 8085
S-61 8185
SH-60J 8221

Also I can not remeber seeing any TBM-3 in Japan!

Regards,

Michiel

[Sadammie]

According to Japanese Military Aircraft Serials, a yearly booklet which unfortunately is discontinued and was published by the Japanese Aviation Research Group, NO TBM Avengers survive of the twenty in service.

[P.Terlouw]

maybe also nice to watch. Some video shot at Hyakuri. Will upload some more small clips of the 4Aviation trip soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH0mIsIz8t4

[P.Terlouw]

and a few more movieclips added.

Mitsubishi F2B taxi at Matsushima (Sony Handycam)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMZfuKoSFOA

Kawasaki C1 FTB landing at Gifu (with Nikon D300s in moviemode)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02pZHXl1asE

Shin Meiwa US1 at flightline Kanoya (with Nikon D300s in moviemode)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y29Q1BFtlNc

[P.Terlouw]

Phantoms Phantoms Phantoms

This time at Nyutabaru and belonging to 301 Hikotai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MtU90g7RXM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;