Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF)
Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron | |
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入間ヘリコプター空輸隊 | |
![]() Iruma Squadron CH-47JA (2015) | |
Country | Japan |
Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
Part of | Air Rescue Wing |
Garrison/HQ | Iruma Air Base |
Aircraft flown | |
Trainer | CH-47J |
The Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (入間ヘリコプター空輸隊 (iruma-herikoputa-kūyu-tai)) also known as the Iruma Helicopter Transport Squadron is a unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It comes under the authority of the Air Rescue Wing. It is based at Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture.[1] It is equipped with CH-47J aircraft.[2][3]
Tail marking[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Tail_marking_of_an_Iruma_Helicopter_Airlift_Squadron_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force_CH-47JA.jpg/220px-Tail_marking_of_an_Iruma_Helicopter_Airlift_Squadron_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force_CH-47JA.jpg)
Tail marking (2016)
As with other helicopter airlift squadrons, it has the emblem of the Air Rescue Wing with a sticker stating the home base of the unit.
Aircraft operated[]
- CH-47J
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iruma Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF). |
- ^ Thompson, Paul JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017 J-HangarSpace Retrieved October 24, 2017
- ^ "Air Rescue Wing". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 24, 2017. (in Japanese)
- ^ "Air Rescue Wing History". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 28, 2017. (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force
- Japanese military stubs