Unit Name: | 102nd Squadron |
Native Name: | 第102飛行隊 |
Dates: | March 1, 1959 |
Country: | Japan |
Branch: | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
Command Structure: | Central Air Defense Force, 3rd Air Wing |
Garrison: | Komaki Air Base |
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Disbanded: | December 1, 1967 |
Aircraft Fighter: | North American F-86D Sabre |
The 102nd Squadron was a squadron of the 3rd Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) based at Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was equipped with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft.[1]
On March 1, 1959 the squadron was formed at Komaki Air Base. It was the JASDF's first frontline all-weather fighter squadron, as the 101st Squadron was a training squadron for most of its existence.
It was disbanded on December 1, 1967, on the same day as fellow Komaki unit, the 105th Squadron.[1] At that time, the 101st through 105th Squadrons were F-86D squadrons.