
http://mainichi.jp/feature/20110311/new ... 6000c.html
29 April 2012:
11 March 2011, at Matsushima AB, 10 F-2 and two T-4 were parked on apron.
15 mechanics were maintaining them.
Matsushima SAR Squadron had 76 personnel.
At earthquake magnitude above five, aircraft should scramble, and assess damage.
Although UH-60J and U-125A were outside, squadron CO decided aircraft to not take off.
Fixed wing aircraft front landing gear were sideway.
During consequent earthquakes, helicopter rotary wings may hit fuselage.
Anyhow, blowing snow caused bad visibility.
At base command centre, base commander learnt from TV, forecast of six metres tsunami coming to Oshika Peninsula in 10 minutes.
Or, coming to base in 20 minutes.
14:56, base commander ordered all personnel to escape to designated buildings.
Exercise in one year and half ago, all personnel escape took above 20 minutes.
Inspired by 2010 February earthquake in Chile, all aircraft scrambled and escaped to Komatsu AB, Ishikawa Prefecture, but preparation took one hour.
Tsunami warning increased to 10 metres.
900 personnel escaped to designated buildings.
68 minutes after earthquake, tsunami arrived as 1.5 metres of mud sea, and damaged electricity generators.
Night, one helicopter arrived above base, and communicated with base commander.
Next morning, six functional snow-plowers and trucks.
http://mainichi.jp/graph/2012/04/29/201 ... c/002.html
In this map of Matsushima AB, solid arrows were the personnel escaping to designated buildings.
Dotted arrows were aircraft carried by the tsunami.