JASDF F-2 Update

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 20 Aug 2017, 17:21

http://flyteam.jp/aircraft/fuji/ah-1s-f ... icle/82794

Article in Japanese, dated 2017/08/08.
A table that lists the types and numbers of aircraft that JGSDF, JMSDF, and JASDF had, as at 31 March, in 2017 to 2013.

For example, as at 31 March 2017, JASDF had 92 F-2A/B, same as in previous fiscal years.
OTOH, as at 31 March 2017, JASDF had four F-35A.

Personally, I'm more interested in the numbers for F-4EJ, F-4EJ Kai, and RF-4E/EJ.
Phantom Phorever!

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 27 Aug 2017, 17:06

Sunday, 27 August 2017:
JASDF, based at Matsushima AB, Miyagi Prefecture.

First Matsushima AB air show that opened to public after 2011 earthquake and tidal wave destroyed air base.

2010 air show had 65,000 visitors.

2016 "Reconstruction appreciation event" limited to 10,000 visitors.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2017 ... 7-jij-soci

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 31 Aug 2017, 14:25

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 05 Jan 2018, 09:59

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2017 ... -khks-soci

Saturday, 16 December 2017:
Takaginomori Sports Park, Ooshio, Higashi Matsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture.

2011/03/11, at Matsushima AB, Miyagi Prefecture, tsunami damaged 28 F-2 and other aircraft and hangars.
Matsushima AB used giant tents as temporary hangars.

After Matsushima AB hangars repaired, Higashi Matsushima City received and moved two giant tents to Takaginomori Sports Park, in fiscal year 2014.
2017 July to November, tent interiors renovated with anti-ball nets, black earth ground, LED lighting, pitcher mounts.

General public can use tents as all-weather, indoor baseball and soccer training.
Height 11 m, length 85 m, width 24.5 m.

2017/12/16, renovation memorial baseball class, with 120 students from local primary and secondary schools, and 20 teachers from baseball team of Nippon Paper Industries, Ishinomaki factory.

http://hmasa.sub.jp/taikyo/?facilities= ... c%e5%9c%92

Takaginomori Sports Park.

http://www.nipponpapergroup.com/basebal ... index.html

Nippon Paper Industries, baseball team.

http://www.nipponpapergroup.com/about/b ... shinomaki/

Nippon Paper Group, Nippon Paper Industries, Ishinomaki factory.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 26 May 2018, 03:43

Tuesday, 22 May 2018:
F-2.
JASDF, based at Tsuiki AB, Fukuoka Prefecture.

19:25 to 19:30, at Tsuiki AB, after landed, left and right landing gear tires punctured, and stopped on runway for one hour.

Pilot not wounded.

One of flight of seven.
Four diverted to Komatsu AB, Ishikawa Prefecture.
One diverted to Ashiya AB, Fukuoka Prefecture.
One diverted to Iwakuni AB, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2018 ... 8-yom-soci
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kitakyushu/ ... 00506.html

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 08 Sep 2018, 15:19

Sunday, 9 September 2018:
JASDF, based at Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture.

After earthquake in Hokkaidou, at 3:08 on 2018/09/06 Thursday, all air display flights cancelled at Misawa AB air show on 2018/09/09.
Some ground displays of aircraft from squadrons not based at Misawa AB, are cancelled too.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2018 ... press-life

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 02 Nov 2018, 15:32

Friday, 2 November 2018:
Two F-2A.
JASDF, based at Tsuiki AB, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Collided, above sea, west from Kyuushuu Island.
Returned to base, and emergency landed.

Two pilots not wounded.

14:55, took off.
Air combat training, 200 km west from air base.

15:55, after training, collided, during mutual appearance inspecting each other for abnormal.

16:30, emergency landed.

#1 damaged vertical tail.
#2 damaged fuel tank and missile launcher below left wing.

Debris fell into ocean.

Did not carry missile, and did not leak fuel.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2018 ... 4-tncv-l40
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2018 ... 0-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2018 ... 7-yom-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews ... 67-ann-pol
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews ... 4-jnn-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews ... 69-nnn-pol
http://www.news24.jp/articles/2018/11/0 ... cquisition

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 03 Nov 2018, 06:34

] Friday, 2 November 2018:

https://www.asahi.com/articles/photo/AS ... 05130.html

Leader looks like #509. 03-8509.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/photo/AS ... 05132.html

Wingman looks like #53x.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 08 Nov 2018, 10:11

] Friday, 2 November 2018:

https://flyteam.jp/registration/03-8509

F-2A.
#509. 03-8509. C/N M1009.

https://flyteam.jp/registration/43-8530

F-2A.
#530. 43-8530. C/N M1030.

energo · by **energo** » 18 Nov 2018, 00:29

Gamera,

Thank you for the (always excellent) updates.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 05 Dec 2018, 14:55

[quote="energo"]Gamera,

Thank you for the (always excellent) updates.[/quote]

>Friday, 2 November 2018:
>Two F-2A.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2018 ... 6-jij-soci

Wednesday, 2018/12/05:
JMOD, Air Staff Office announced accident cause was human error.

#1 was Major, above 40 years old.
#2 was First Lieutenant, above 20 years old.

After training, #1 inspected #2 exterior appearance.
#1 communicated by gesture and radio to turn left, and switch inspection.

#2 thought #2 would inspect #1 after they turned left.
#1 thought #2 would inspect #1 while they were turning left.

Each thought he would be inspected by the other, lost sight of the other, and turned left.
Result was #1 vertical tail collided #2 left wing bottom side.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 20 Feb 2019, 14:27

Friday, 1 February 2019:
Izu.
Guard dog.
Retired JASDF, based at Matsushima AB, Miyagi Prefecture.

Retired JASDF guard dog Izu passed away.
It was 12, or 89 in Human years.

Izu was last of guard dogs that survived tsunami at Matsushima AB on 2011/03/11.

Izu worked at Iruma AB, Dasaitama Prefecture.
From 2011 February, worked at Matsushima AB.

2011/03/11, tsunami flooded kennels building.
Next day, after water withdrew, soldiers inspected building.

They found guard dogs managed to swim, and were afraid, dirty, and survived.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2019 ... 6-bfj-soci

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 20 Jun 2019, 11:34

10-12 June 2019:
Komatsu AB, Ishikawa Prefecture.

10-12 June 2019, three IAF [Indian Air Force] fighter pilots visited Komatsu AB, and rode F-2B of 21st Hikoutai, 4th Koukuudan, from Matsushima AB, Miyagi Prefecture.

F-2 pilot was Major Matsui Hiroshi.

http://www.asagumo-news.com/homepage/ht ... 62002.html

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 27 Sep 2019, 16:07

Thursday, 26 September 2019:
F-2.
JASDF, based at Tsuiki AB, Fukuoka Prefecture.

15:53, after training, during landing, did not extend landing gear.
Fuselage contacted runway, and ascended.
Extended landing gear, and landed, after 15 minutes.

One pilot, man, not wounded.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2019 ... 3-kbcv-l40
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kitakyushu ... 04085.html

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 05 Oct 2019, 10:51

Thursday, 3 October 2019:
F-2A.
JASDF, based at Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture.

Embraer ERJ-170-100 STD.
JA216J.
J-Air, flight 2163, from Itami AP, Oosaka Prefecture, to Misawa AP.
77 crew and passengers.

Tower instructed F-2 to not enter runway, and J-Air aircraft to land.

12:47, at Misawa AP, while J-Air aircraft landing, F-2 intruded runway.
J-Air aircraft was 1 minute before landing, 2.8 km west from runway, altitude 190 m, and aborted landing.

After 15 minutes, landed.

F-2 was training mission, not scramble mission.

http://www.misawa-airport.co.jp/flight/

From 2019/09/01 to 2019/10/31, JAL 2163 was aircraft type E70, departed Itami [Oosaka] at 11:20, and arrived Misawa at 12:50.

https://www.jal.com/ja/flight/safety/trouble/

JAL.
Flight safety troubles list.

https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/d ... hp?id=2252

JTSB.
Flight safety trouble summary.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASMB37GKMMB3UTIL052.html
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2019 ... 4-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2019 ... onews-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2019 ... 7-yom-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2019 ... 9-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2019 ... 96-rab-l02
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews ... 3-ann-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews ... 6-ann-soci
https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2019100301285&g=soc
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/201910 ... 11000.html
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20191003-OYT1T50337/