• 2012, JASDF, Japan, Phantom

    Sayonara Samurai Phantoms

    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II had a remarkable 50 year long lasting career in Japan. This is a personal review of Phantom encounters in the Land of the Rising…

  • 2017, F-2, JASDF, Japan, Tsuiki, airshow

    Tsuiki Airshow 2017

    Tsuiki Airbase on the Southern Japanese island of Kyushu hosts nowadays two Squadrons of the Mitsubishi F-2 jet. 6 Hikotai and 8 Hikotai are half of the JASDF Squadrons operating…

  • 2015, Airshow, Hyakuri, JASDF, Japan

    Hyakuri Airshow 2015

    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…

  • 2014, CTS, Chitose, Eagle, F-15, Hasegawa, Hokkaido, JASDF, Japan

    Hokkaido Winter Eagles

    Hokkaido, Japan’s Northern island, is a special experience and cannot really be compared with the rest of Japan. Vast landscapes and scenic mountain ranges prevail instead of megacities and densly…

  • 2014, Japan

    JASDF 60th Anniversary

    The 60th anniversary of the JASDF in 2014 promised many special schemes on their aircraft, though the amount and variety of the 50th anniversary would most probably not be matched.…