Unit Name: | 41st Flight Training Squadron |
Native Name: | 第41教育飛行隊 |
Dates: | June 1, 1994 |
Country: | Japan |
Allegiance: | 3rd Tactical Airlift Group |
Branch: | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
Garrison: | Miho Air Base |
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Aircraft Trainer: | T-400 |
The is a training squadron of the 3rd Tactical Airlift Group of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) based at Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is equipped with 13 T-400 aircraft. The squadron trains JASDF pilots who will go on to fly large jet aircraft like the Kawasaki C-1, Kawasaki C-2, KC-767 and E-767.
As of 2017 there are plans to move the squadron to Hamamatsu Air Base in Shizuoka Prefecture.[2]
The squadron's aircraft bear a stylized "41" as their tail marking.