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Air Transport Squadron 61 (JMSDF)

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294: 264: 279: 61: 43: 293: 400: 194:. They were stripped of their refueling equipment and redesigned as C-130R aircraft. In December 2014 the squadron's YS-11s were retired. The former US C-130s came into service from 2014 to 2016. 263: 405: 278: 351: 147: 66: 368: 395: 348: 191: 155: 86: 299: 245: 167: 151: 107: 76: 187: 218: 202: 228: 206: 284: 239: 223: 198: 183: 163: 159: 103: 355: 178:
The squadron was founded at Atsugi Naval Air Facility on December 20, 1971 equipped with
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Units and formations of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
186:, and in November 2014 the unit began to operate five former 97: 92: 82: 72: 54: 36: 28: 18: 349:Sale gives new life to excess C-130s March 7, 2013 321:Japanese Ministry of Defence: Atsugi NAF Squadrons 406:Military units and formations established in 1971 129: 123: 8: 197:In the past the squadron has also operated 369:"Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force C-130s" 182:aircraft. In 1989 it began to operate the 313: 256: 15: 337:JMSDF - Order of Battle February 2016 7: 148:Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force 14: 67:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 292: 277: 262: 59: 41: 1: 272:taking off from Atsugi (2013) 358:Retrieved February 12, 2017 219:Douglas C-27 Skytrain RFD-6 203:Douglas C-27 Skytrain RFD-6 130: 422: 323:Retrieved August 11, 2016 339:Retrieved August 11, 2016 156:Naval Air Facility Atsugi 124: 119:Air Transport Squadron 61 87:Naval Air Facility Atsugi 23: 19:Air Transport Squadron 61 302:landing at Atsugi (2016) 287:landing at Atsugi (2017) 229:Beechcraft B65 Queen Air 207:Beechcraft B65 Queen Air 168:Lockheed C-130R Hercules 354:March 14, 2013, at the 190:tanker aircraft of the 188:Lockheed Martin KC-130R 131:dairokujuuichikoukuutai 224:Grumman S-2F-U Tracker 199:Grumman S-2F-U Tracker 150:. It is a part of the 144:Fleet Air Squadron 61 138:(also referred to as 160:Kanagawa prefecture 146:) is a unit in the 396:Aviation in Japan 113: 112: 413: 380: 379: 377: 375: 365: 359: 346: 340: 333: 327: 326: 318: 296: 281: 266: 154:and is based at 137: 136: 133: 127: 126: 65: 63: 62: 47: 45: 44: 32:20 December 1971 16: 421: 420: 416: 415: 414: 412: 411: 410: 386: 385: 384: 383: 373: 371: 367: 366: 362: 356:Wayback Machine 347: 343: 335:Thompson, Paul 334: 330: 324: 319: 315: 310: 303: 300:Lockheed C-130R 297: 288: 282: 273: 267: 255: 246:Lockheed C-130R 215: 192:US Marine Corps 176: 152:Fleet Air Force 134: 121: 116: 77:Fleet Air Force 60: 58: 42: 40: 12: 11: 5: 419: 417: 409: 408: 403: 398: 388: 387: 382: 381: 360: 341: 328: 312: 311: 309: 306: 305: 304: 298: 291: 289: 283: 276: 274: 268: 261: 259: 254: 251: 250: 249: 243: 237: 231: 226: 221: 214: 211: 175: 172: 162:. It operates 114: 111: 110: 101: 95: 94: 93:Aircraft flown 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 74: 70: 69: 56: 52: 51: 38: 34: 33: 30: 26: 25: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 418: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 393: 391: 370: 364: 361: 357: 353: 350: 345: 342: 338: 332: 329: 325:(in Japanese) 322: 317: 314: 307: 301: 295: 290: 286: 280: 275: 271: 265: 260: 257: 252: 247: 244: 241: 238: 235: 232: 230: 227: 225: 222: 220: 217: 216: 213:Aircraft used 212: 210: 208: 204: 200: 195: 193: 189: 185: 181: 173: 171: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 132: 120: 115:Military unit 109: 105: 102: 100: 96: 91: 88: 85: 81: 78: 75: 71: 68: 57: 53: 50: 39: 35: 31: 27: 22: 17: 372:. Retrieved 363: 344: 331: 316: 196: 177: 143: 139: 118: 117: 73:Part of 374:November 9, 236:(1971-2014) 83:Garrison/HQ 390:Categories 308:References 234:YS-11M/M-A 209:aircraft. 180:NAMC YS-11 170:aircraft. 99:Transport 352:Archived 258:Aircraft 253:Gallery 248:(2014-) 242:(1989-) 174:History 37:Country 270:YS-11M 125:第61航空隊 108:C-130R 64:  55:Branch 46:  29:Active 24:第61航空隊 285:LC-90 240:LC-90 184:LC-90 164:LC-90 140:VC-61 104:LC-90 49:Japan 376:2017 205:and 166:and 158:in 142:or 392:: 201:, 128:, 106:, 378:. 135:) 122:(

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Japan
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Fleet Air Force
Naval Air Facility Atsugi
Transport
LC-90
C-130R
Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force
Fleet Air Force
Naval Air Facility Atsugi
Kanagawa prefecture
LC-90
Lockheed C-130R Hercules
NAMC YS-11
LC-90
Lockheed Martin KC-130R
US Marine Corps
Grumman S-2F-U Tracker
Douglas C-27 Skytrain RFD-6
Beechcraft B65 Queen Air
Douglas C-27 Skytrain RFD-6
Grumman S-2F-U Tracker
Beechcraft B65 Queen Air
YS-11M/M-A
LC-90
Lockheed C-130R
YS-11M taking off from Atsugi (2013)
YS-11M
LC-90 landing at Atsugi (2017)
LC-90

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