Matsushima Air Field
Matsushima Air Field 松島飛行場 Matsushima Hikōjō | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Matsushima, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||
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Matsushima Air Field (松島飛行場, Matsushima Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJST) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Airbase (松島基地, Matsushima Kitchi). It is located 6.6 NM (12.2 km; 7.6 mi) west[1] of Ishinomaki in the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
In 1971 an F-86F fighter jet from this base collided with All Nippon Airways Flight 58, causing 162 deaths. During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the base was flooded with seawater, and eighteen F-2Bs belonging to 21st Squadron, as well as other aircraft, were damaged or destroyed.[2][3]
Units
- Air Training Command
- 4th Air Wing
- 21st Fighter Training Squadron (F-2B)
- 11th Squadron, Blue Impulse
- 4th Air Wing
- Air Support Command
- Matsushima Air Rescue Wing (UH-60J,U-125A)
References
- ^ a b AIS Japan
- ^ "Massive Tsunami Submerges Towns, Washes Away Houses, Cars". Nikkei. Saturday, March 12, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2011/03/earthquake-devastates-japan-f-.html
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