An Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet loses its cockpit canopy weighing about 90 kilograms while flying over mountainous areas in southwestern Japan, but there are no reports of any injuries or property damage from the incident, according to the Defense Ministry.
An Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet lost its cockpit canopy weighing about 90 kilograms while flying over mountainous areas in southwestern Japan on Sunday, but there were no reports of any injuries or property damage from the incident, according to the Defense Ministry. The F-2 fighter jet's canopy fell off…
F-2 fighters collide in midair above west Japan
April 23, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
F-2 fighter airplanes are seen landing at Tsuiki Air Base after training, in Chikujo, Fukuoka Prefecture. (Mainichi/Hiroya Miyagi) TOKYO Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) F-2 fighters came in contact with each other in midair above northern Yamaguchi Prefecture in west Japan on April 22. The two fighters belong to the ASDF s Tsuiki Air Base, which straddles the town of Chikujo and other municipalities in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka. About an hour after the incident, which occurred just after 3:05 p.m., the fighters returned to the base. The two pilots and a photographer aboard were not injured.
Japan s Tsuiki Air Base hosts F-2 ‘elephant walk
19 April 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez
A total of 20 Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighter aircraft assigned to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF’s) 8th Squadron took part in an ‘elephant walk’ at Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka Prefecture, on 19 April.
A total of 20 F-2s assigned to the JASDF’s 8th Squadron took part in an ‘elephant walk’ at Tsuiki Air Base on 19 April to mark the unit’s 60th anniversary. (JASDF)
The event was held to mark to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the squadron, which is part of the JASDF’s 8th Air Wing. According to