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 withContinue reading “Sayonara, Woodpeckers!”
