JASDF F-2 Update

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 26 Mar 2020, 11:56

Wednesday, 25 March 2020:
F-2A.
13-8562. #562. MSN M1062.
3rd Hikoutai, JASDF, based at Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture.

Final F-2 departed Misawa AB.

10:30, appeared at taxiway.
10:40, took off.
11:30, arrived, at Hyakuri AB, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Other 3rd Hikoutai F-2 moved to Hyakuri AB already.

3rd Hikoutai would move from 3rd Koukuudan, to 7th Koukuudan, based at Hyakuri AB.
3rd Hikoutai members moving to Hyakuri AB too.

October 2000, Misawa AB began to equip F-2.
2001, 3rd Hikoutai with about 20 F-2.
2008, 8th Hikoutai with about 20 F-2.
2016, 8th Hikoutai moved to Tsuiki AB, Fukuoka Prefecture.

https://flyteam.jp/airport/misawa-airpo ... cle/122949
https://flyteam.jp/registration/13-8562 ... ype=detail
https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/misawa/topic ... 31.html#20
https://www.toonippo.co.jp/articles/-/331078

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 06 Aug 2020, 11:34

Wednesday, 5 August 2020:
F-2B.
53-8130. #130. MSN M3030.
3rd Hikoutai, 7th Koukuudan, JASDF, based at Hyakuri AB, Ibaraki Prefecture.

After 10:00, Japan Minister of Defense, Kouno Tarou was GIB [Guy In Back] in F-2B.
One of flight of three that took off for flight training.

First time Kouno rode a jet fighter.

https://flyteam.jp/registration/53-8130
https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail. ... 6348231592
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d9948 ... 8cb1a1445a

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 20 Aug 2020, 11:29

>Wednesday, 5 August 2020:
>F-2B.
>53-8130. #130. MSN M3030.
>3rd Hikoutai, 7th Koukuudan, JASDF, based at Hyakuri AB, Ibaraki Prefecture.

http://www.asagumo-news.com/homepage/ht ... 82002.html

Pilot was Lieutenant Colonel Shibata Yuusuke.
CO, 3rd Hikoutai.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 22 Jan 2021, 11:40

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

>Embraer ERJ-170-100 STD.
>JA216J.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20210122-OYT1T50122/

2021/01/21, accident report.

F-2 pilot misunderstood controller's instruction "departure delayed" as "take off permitted", prepared to take off, and intruded runway.
Pilot busy with sending other information, preparing to take off, and did not receive controller's instruction to wait.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 02 Mar 2021, 16:51

https://wrecks.hatenablog.com/entry/2021/03/02/220147
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https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/f ... 193734.jpg

Photo dated 2019/08/25, at Matsushima AB, Miyagi Prefecture.

F-2B #110 [23-8110] front cockpit preserved for student pilot education, and displayed to public during air show.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 11 Mar 2021, 12:01

https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/matsushima/k ... index.html

3 minutes 12 seconds video that summarises Matsushima AB, Miyagi Prefecture, during the 10 years after the earthquake and tsunami on 2011/03/11.

basher54321 · by **basher54321** » 11 Mar 2021, 12:35

thanks - some interesting shots there!

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 16 Apr 2021, 14:48

https://hamamatsu.keizai.biz/photoflash/2555/

2021/04/15

At Airpark the JASDF Hamamatsu Air Base Museum, at (duh) Hamamatsu AB, Shizuoka Prefecture; the F-2 that was in red-and-white, is repainted in blue.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 17 Apr 2021, 11:05

https://hochi.news/articles/20210416-OH ... &photoid=4

Article dated 2021/04/16.

Has a recent photo of F-2A #534, 63-8534, of 3rd Hikoutai, JASDF, at Hyakuri AB, Ibaraki Prefecture.

https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Reina_Kurosaki

OK, the dudette... who is... blocking our view of the left landing gear... is actress/model Kurosaki Reina (22), who's the cover girl for the 2021 June issue of SDF official magazine Mamor.

https://flyteam.jp/registration/63-8534 ... order=desc

Go here if anyone wants candid pictures of F-2A #534 without the dudette.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 18 Apr 2021, 10:44

] Airpark the JASDF Hamamatsu Air Base Museum

The real F-2A #557.

https://flyteam.jp/registration/13-8557 ... order=desc

F-2A.
13-8557. #557. MSN M1057.
JASDF.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 19 Apr 2021, 11:40

https://www.fusosha.co.jp/magazines/det ... 0082730619

https://www.fusosha.co.jp/img/item/isbn ... 730619.jpg

Preview of front cover of 2021 June issue of Mamor magazine, with blurry photo of F-2, at Hyakuri AB, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Gamera · by **Gamera** » 21 Apr 2021, 14:52

https://trafficnews.jp/photo/106532

https://trafficnews.jp/post/106532

Monday, 19 April 2021:
Many F-2.
8th Hikoutai, JASDF, based at Tsuiki AB, Fukuoka Prefecture.

8th Hikoutai, 60th anniversary Elephant Walk.
Led by F-2 with special painting.

viperzerof-2 · by **viperzerof-2** » 25 Mar 2022, 21:43

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O3LnncKt9bY

Not an update but video I like. F-2 seems to accelerate into a level high rate turn.

habu2 · by **habu2** » 04 Apr 2022, 18:40

Looking for info on this camouflage scheme, is this recent? Unable to find any other photos...

basher54321 · by **basher54321** » 04 Apr 2022, 20:18

It may have been an April fool from a few years back:

Original: