Naha Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF)

Naha Helicopter Airlift Squadron
那覇ヘリコプター空輸隊
Active March 31, 1992
Country Japan
Branch Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Part of Air Rescue Wing
Garrison/HQ Naha Air Base
Aircraft flown
Trainer CH-47J

The Naha Helicopter Airlift Squadron (那覇ヘリコプター空輸隊 (naha-herikoputa-kūyu-tai)) also known as the Naha Helicopter Transport Squadron is a unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It comes under the authority of the Air Rescue Wing. It is based at Naha Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture.[1] It is equipped with CH-47J aircraft.[2][3]

History

On March 7, 2018 on a training flight over Okinoerabujima in Kagoshima Prefecture, the rear cargo door of a CH-47J of the Air Rescue Wing fell off. The aircraft was doing take-off and landing drills. No injuries were reported.[4][5][6][7]

Tail marking

As with other helicopter airlift squadrons, it has the emblem of the Air Rescue Wing with a sticker stating the home base of the unit.

Aircraft operated

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Paul JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017 J-HangarSpace Retrieved October 24, 2017
  2. ↑ "Air Rescue Wing". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 24, 2017. (in Japanese)
  3. ↑ "Air Rescue Wing History". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 28, 2017. (in Japanese)
  4. ↑ "Door falls off Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopter flying over Kagoshima island". Japan Times. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Door falls from ASDF helicopter onto island, no injuries reported". Mainichi Shimbun. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ "SDF helicopter door falls on remote island". NHK. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "那覇の航空救難団、CH-47J後部カーゴドアが脱落 捜索中のヘリが発見". flyteam.jp. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018. (in Japanese)
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