Back in 1917 Kakamigahara airfield was used as an army airfield and a airship landing site. Today it is named Gifu, and is the home of the JASDF Flight Test Centre ADTW (Air Development and Test Wing). ...
... and watch a formation overflight of 11 aircraft of the JASDF Flight Test Wing ADTW. It is the day of the Gifu airshow!
Where? Gifu, Japan When? 23/11/2014
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... them flying on an otherwise quiet Sunday.
Gifu
Gifu is the home of the Air Development and Test Wing (ADTW). With its task to evaluate new equipment for the JASDF‘s fighters, it regularly also had ...
... Phantom Squadron. And this will also go along with the disbandment of the remaining few F-4EJ (Kai) Phantoms at the Flight Test Centre Gifu. It will be in early 2021 and coincide the JASDF Phantom 50th ...
PHANTOM PHESTIVAL! - The Hyakuri airshow 2015 , or „Air Festa“ if using the Japanese term, was celebrated on October, 25th. On the same day the JASDF also decided to hold airshows at the Gifu flight ...
... (Air Development and Test Wing) airshow at Gifu and the only one week later the show at Tsuiki on the Southern island of Kyushu. Both of these airshows could nicely be combined with visits to other bases ...
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Unfortunately heavy showers spoiled some of the displays, including the one of the F-2 from Gifu.
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hamamatsu und the 50th anniversary of the ...
... tea... The view of the static display on the far side was overwhelming: there was a Shin Meiwa US-1 flying boat, jets from the Gifu-based Test Wing, a E-2C Hawkeye from Misawa and many more. Obviously ...
... heavy showers spoiled some of the displays, including the one of the F-2 from Gifu.
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hamamatsu und the 50th anniversary of the Air Rescue Wing ...
... unique EC-1, a special converted ECM-version of the C-1 transport aircraft. The Japanese spotters really got excited as the aircraft had obviously returned not long ago from an extended stay at the Gifu ...
... nevertheless with a strange feeling and continued our drive towards Gifu. It was foggy and grey and the drive was very tyring. After some bad food along the highway we found another strange love hotel ...
... week-end before another show at the Flight Test Center at Gifu was scheduled and on Thursday, 3th, a public holiday in Japan, the traditional show at Iruma would be on our plan.
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