Air Development and Test Wing (JASDF)
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| dates = December 1, 1955
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The {{nihongo|飛行開発実験団|Air Development and Test Wing|hikoukaihatsujikkendan}} is the sole unit of the Air Development and Test Command of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Gifu Air Field in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.{{cite web|date=January 1, 2024|url=http://www.j-hangarspace.jp/jasdf-order-of-battle|title=JASDF Primary Air Unit Order of Battle|publisher=J-HangarSpace|access-date=2024-11-23}}
Aircraft operated
- Kawasaki C-1FTB
- Kawasaki C-2
- Kawasaki T-4
- Fuji T-7
- McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom II (1971–2021){{cite web |url=http://www.j-hangarspace.jp/air-development-test-wing |title=Air Development & Test Wing |website=J-HangarSpace |access-date=2 April 2021}}{{cite web |first=David |last=Cenciotti |url=https://theaviationist.com/2021/03/17/japans-last-three-f-4ej-phantoms-have-just-flown-for-the-last-time/ |title=Japan’s Last Three F-4EJ Phantoms Have Just Flown For The Last Time |website=The Aviationist |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=2 April 2021}}
- Mitsubishi F-2
- Mitsubishi F-15J
- Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin
See also
References
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