2011 Komaki Air Base Open House,
October 23
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Location: 2011
Komaki Air Base Open House, Japan
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Admission: Free
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Parking: Free |
Value: Good |
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The Open House was held on October
23rd in 2011 at the Komaki Air Base operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense
Force. Due to the major earthquake, its magnitude at a 9.0 that
happened on March 11, 2011 in the northeast part of Japan, almost
all Open Houses or “Open Days” were cancelled for 2011.
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Luckily, some of the bases continued their airshows toward
the later half of this year. Komaki AB is located at the Nagoya
Airfield, also known as Komaki Airport, sharing the runway
with the domestic secondary airport serving Nagoya.
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Komaki AB is the home of the 1 st Tactical Airlift Wing: 401SQ
operating C-130H transport/cargo aircraft and the 404SQ KC-767J
tankers. Additionally, the base is used by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(MHI) which is the premier aircraft maker in Japan. MHI makes final
assembly of the F-2, and overhaul of the F-4 and F-15 fighters.
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This
was a limited airshow. The “Blue Impulse,” Japan's
Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) aerobatic display team, was not present with their
seven Kawasaki T-4 training aircraft painted in white and blue colors. The light
for photography in general was not the best, although it was relatively good
at the “Viewing Park” area.
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Some of the participants
were:
- U-125A (Bae125)
- KC-767
- UH-60J
- CH-47J
- P-3 Orion
- F-2A
- Kawasaki T-4
- C-1
- F-4EJ Phantom
- US-1A (Navy)
- T-400 (Raytheon 400)
- YS-11NT
- and many more...
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Rating:
6.5 out of 10 |
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Photography and report
by Takeshi Shinoada for AIRSHOWSREVIEW LLC
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