JASDF 302 Squadron, the service first F-35A unit, has unveiled its new Squadron insignia which depicts the white-tailed eagle, native to…
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USAF F-16 Dropped BDU-50 Inert Bomb on Private Land in Japan
by Dario LeoneThe BDU-50 inert bomb is reported to have landed 5km away from its target. On Nov. 6, 2019 at around 6:30…
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“BOB” is the first Block-50 F-16 in entire USAF inventory to reach the 10,000 Flight Hours Mark
by Dario Leone“I would say BOB has the most personality on the flightline. BOB will throw a fit every TDY. He doesn’t like…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
“F-35A pilot was disoriented when his aircraft crashed in the water at more than 683 mph on Apr. 9,” JASDF says
by Dario LeoneThe JASDF F-35A pilot, who had only 60 hours flying time in the F-35, gave no indication he was in trouble.…
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JASDF F-35s made 7 emergency landings before crash. However Japan assures U.S. it will continue to buy the jet.
by Dario LeoneTwo of the emergency landings involved faults in the F-35 that later crashed. Takeshi Iwaya, Japan’s Minister of Defense, has assured…
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First Japanese-assembled F-35A has crashed. Twelve remaining JASDF F-35As grounded.
by Dario LeoneThe mishap aircraft, F-35A #79-8705 (construction number AX-05), is the first Japanese-assembled F-35A, and was rolled out in Nagoya on Jun.…
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JASDF F-35A Stealth Fighter goes missing over the Pacific Ocean
by Dario LeoneThe F-35A stealth fighter was on a training flight 135km away from Misawa Air Base. A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)…
- Military Aviation
JAPAN TO DEPLOY ITS FIRST F-35A STEALTH FIGHTER AT MISAWA AIR BASE THIS MONTH
by Dario LeoneNine more F-35A stealth fighters will be deployed to Misawa by the end of 2018 Japan is ready to deploy the F-35A…
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HOW KADENA’S F-15Cs PROTECTED THE AIR ASSETS THAT WERE TRYING TO FIND KAL 007 WRECKAGE
by Dario LeoneEven if the wreckage of KAL 007 had fallen into international waters within the Sea of Japan, Kadena’s F-15C Eagles had…
- Military Aviation
WITH 9,500 HOURS UNDER HIS BELT, “BOB” HAS FLOWN MORE HOURS THAN ANY OTHER USAF F-16
“BOB has the highest number of flying hours out of any of its kind in the U.S. Air Force,” Col. R.…
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