| Unit Name: | 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron |
| Native Name: | 第403飛行隊 |
| Dates: | March 31, 1978 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Allegiance: | 3rd Tactical Airlift Group |
| Branch: | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| Garrison: | Miho Air Base |
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| Aircraft Transport: | Kawasaki C-1, Kawasaki C-2 |
The is the sole transport squadron of the 3rd Tactical Airlift Group of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is equipped with Kawasaki C-1 and Kawasaki C-2 aircraft.[1] [2]
The squadron retired its last NAMC YS-11P aircraft in May 2017 after nearly 30 years of operations.[3] YS-11P 52-1152 is exhibited in the Aichi Museum of Flight.[4]
In November 2017 a Kawasaki C-2 of the squadron deployed to the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti in Africa for the first time.[5] [6]
The squadron's tail markings show the story of the Hare of Inaba.