1st Squadron (JASDF)

1st Squadron
	第1飛行隊
Active	Jan. 10, 1956 – March 31, 1979
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Part of	Central Air Defense Force, 1st Air Wing
Garrison/HQ	Hamamatsu Air Base
Aircraft flown
Fighter	North American F-86F Sabre

Last updated March 03, 2019

The 1st Squadron (第1飛行隊(dai-ichi-hikoutai)) was a squadron of the 1st Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Hamamatsu Air Base, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was equipped with North American F-86F Sabre aircraft.^[1]

The 1st Air Wing is a wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It comes under the authority of the Air Training Command. It is based at Hamamatsu Air Base in Shizuoka Prefecture.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force, JASDF, also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the air warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and for other aerospace operations. It is the de facto air force of Japan. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining a network of ground and air early-warning radar systems. The branch also has an aerobatic team known as Blue Impulse and has provided air transport in UN peacekeeping missions.

Hamamatsu Air Base Japan Air Self-Defense Force airbase

Hamamatsu Air Base is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base located 3.0 NM north of the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan.

History

On January 10, 1956 the squadron was formed at Hamamatsu Air Base in Shizuoka Prefecture. It was the first fighter squadron formed by Japan since the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service were dissolved at the end of World War II. It was responsible for training pilots.

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. The capital is the city of Shizuoka, while Hamamatsu is the largest city by population.

The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service or Imperial Japanese Army Air Force or, more literally, the Greater Japan Empire Army Air Corps, was the aviation force of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). Just as the IJA in general was modeled mainly on the German Army, the IJAAS initially developed along similar lines to the Imperial German Army Aviation; its primary mission was to provide tactical close air support for ground forces, as well as a limited air interdiction capability. The IJAAS also provided aerial reconnaissance to other branches of the IJA. While the IJAAS engaged in strategic bombing of cities such as Shanghai, Nanking, Canton, Chongqing, Rangoon, and Mandalay, this was not the primary mission of the IJAAS, and it lacked a heavy bomber force.

The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service was the air arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The organization was responsible for the operation of naval aircraft and the conduct of aerial warfare in the Pacific War.

It was disbanded on March 31, 1979.^[1] At that time the type of aircraft operated by a Japanese fighter squadron was linked to the type of aircraft operated. Squadrons 1–11 were F-86F squadrons.

Aircraft operated

Fighter aircraft

North American F-86F Sabre（1956–1979）

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References

1 2 Thompson, Paul JASDF – Squadron Histories J-HangarSpace Retrieved September 14, 2017

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[histories-1] 1 2 Thompson, Paul JASDF – Squadron Histories J-HangarSpace Retrieved September 14, 2017