Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF)
Appearance
Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron | |
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春日ヘリコプター空輸隊 | |
![]() Kasuga Squadron CH-47J | |
Active | May 22, 1992-present |
Country | Japan |
Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
Part of | Air Rescue Wing |
Garrison/HQ | Kasuga Air Base (aircraft at Fukuoka Airport) |
Aircraft flown | |
Cargo helicopter | CH-47J |
The Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron (春日ヘリコプター空輸隊 (kasuga-herikoputa-kūyu-tai)) also known as the Kasuga 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 commanded from Kasuga Air Base in Fukuoka Prefecture,[1] but its aircraft are actually based at the nearby Fukuoka Airport. It is equipped with CH-47J aircraft.[2][3]
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
- ^ Thompson, Paul JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017 J-HangarSpace Retrieved October 24, 2017
- ^ "Air Rescue Wing". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 24, 2017. (in Japanese)
- ^ "Air Rescue Wing History". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 28, 2017. (in Japanese)