Goodbye Woodpeckers Green

In December 2018, the JASDF’s sole aerial reconnaissance unit was the 501st Hikotai (Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron) “Woody Woodpecker” – of Teisatsu Kokutai (Air Reconnaissance Group) at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture.  501st TRS with their RF-4E and RF-4EJ Phantoms were based at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture with the Air Defense

Sayonara, Woodpeckers!

In December 2018, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s sole aerial reconnaissance unit was the 501st Hikotai (Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron) “Woody Woodpecker” – of Teisatsu Kokutai (Air Reconnaissance Group) at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture.  501st TRS with their RF-4E and RF-4EJ Phantoms were based at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture with

Phantom Phriday

Aviation Report shares some of our favourite moments from the now-retired F-4 Phantom II series in Japan Air Self-Defense Force service. In December 2018, JASDF’s two operational F-4EJKai-equipped Hikotai (Tactical Fighter Squadrons) of the 7th Kokudan (Air Wing) were based at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture located in the Kanto Region of Honshu

Australian International Airshow 2017 – Avalon, Victoria

Avalon 2017 was characterised by the involvement of the Australian Defence Force – led by RAAF – the Royal Australian Air Force.  Avalon provides the alternate venue for the ADF’s airshow presence. Air Force’s Plan Jericho, now well established, involves its’ transformation into “a truly fifth-generation enabled force that is capable of fighting and winning