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101st Squadron
第101飛行隊
ActiveAugust 1, 1958
DisbandedOctober 1, 1968
CountryJapan
BranchJapan Air Self-Defense Force
Part ofCentral Air Defense Force, 3rd Air Wing
Garrison/HQKomaki Air Base
Aircraft flown
FighterNorth American F-86D Sabre

The 101st Squadron (第101飛行隊 (dai-ichi-zero-ichi-hikoutai)) was a squadron of the 3rd Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) based at Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was equipped with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft.[1]

History

On August 1, 1958 the squadron was formed at Gifu Air Field in Gifu Prefecture. Two months later it moved to Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture. It was the JASDF's first all-weather fighter squadron. It was responsible for training pilots for most of its history. It was an interceptor squadron for the last year of its existence.

It was disbanded on October 1, 1968.[1] At that time, the 101st through 105th Squadrons were F-86D squadrons.

Aircraft operated

Fighter aircraft

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Paul JASDF - Squadron Histories J-HangarSpace Retrieved October 1, 2017