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Sayonara Samurai Phantoms
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II had a remarkable 50 year long lasting career in Japan. This is a personal review of Phantom encounters in the Land of the Rising…
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Planespotting Japan – Military airfields around Central Honshu
One week of aviation photography can be easily spend around central Honshu, Japan‘s main island. This article focuses on a selection of major military airfields around Tokyo that are within…
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Tsuiki Airshow 2017
Tsuiki Airbase on the Southern Japanese island of Kyushu hosts nowadays two Squadrons of the Mitsubishi F-2 jet. 6 Hikotai and 8 Hikotai are half of the JASDF Squadrons operating…
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Hyakuri Airshow 2015
PHANTOM PHESTIVAL! – The Hyakuri airshow 2015 , or “Air Festa” if using the Japanese term, was celebrated on October, 25th. On the same day the JASDF also decided to…
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Hokkaido Winter Eagles
Hokkaido, Japan’s Northern island, is a special experience and cannot really be compared with the rest of Japan. Vast landscapes and scenic mountain ranges prevail instead of megacities and densly…
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JASDF 60th Anniversary
The 60th anniversary of the JASDF in 2014 promised many special schemes on their aircraft, though the amount and variety of the 50th anniversary would most probably not be matched.…
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