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  2. List of air shows in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Yokota Friendship Festival 2005. September - Yokota Air Base friendship festival [8] September - Misawa Air Show (also a JASDF base) [2]

  3. Yokota Air Base - Wikipedia

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    The facility which houses Yokota Air Base was originally constructed by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) in 1940 as Tama Airfield, and used as a flight test center. During World War II Yokota became the center of Japanese Army Air Forces flight test activities and the base was the site of the first meeting between Japanese and Italian wartime allies.

  4. List of Designated Third Country Nationals - Wikipedia

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    While most countries on the list are those with a history of instability or tension with the US, the inclusion of France in 2009 did attract some media attention in Japan when a French citizen was blocked from visiting a "Friendship Day" at Negishi Heights in Yokohama in 2010. [3] As of 2011 France had been removed from the list. [2]

  5. Aviation accidents in Japan involving U.S. military and ...

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    The 1951 Sunagawa United Air Force B-29 Superfortress crash occurred on November 18, 1951, when a B-29 bomber from Yokota Air Base crashed during takeoff in Sunagawa, Hokkaido, Tokyo. The aircraft, carrying bombs, exploded upon impact, causing a fire that destroyed over 100 buildings and killed 15 people, including 10 firefighters.

  6. One dead after US military aircraft with 6 on board crashes ...

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    One Japanese military base in Saga prefecture has postponed Osprey flight exercises planned for Thursday. US and Japanese officials said the aircraft belonged to Yokota air base in western Tokyo ...

  7. Operation Tomodachi - Wikipedia

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    Yokota Air Base is the hub for air operations from which cleanup crews were dispatched to clean up Sendai airport. At a Town Hall meeting, Colonel "Otto" Feather, the Commander of the 374th Air Wing USAF, presented an overview of joint forces operations in support of the Japanese and emphasized teamwork between various players.

  8. Air Force identifies all airmen in crashed Osprey and ... - AOL

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    The Air Force has officially declared all eight airmen who were aboard the CV-22 Osprey that crashed last week off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, deceased, as they transition from search ...

  9. Fifth Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Fifth Air Force (5 AF) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is the U.S. Air Force's oldest continuously serving Numbered Air Force. The organization has provided 80 years of continuous air power to the Pacific since its establishment in September ...