JASDF Hamamatsu airshow

Hamamatsu is home base to trainer T-4 and Boeing E-767 (AWACS aircraft based on passenger jet B767)
One of the "must see" at Hamamatsu airshow is the massive, 16 plane formation of T-4s.
The JASDF flight demonstration team, T-4 Blue Impulse will fly too, but because there was a T-2 Blue Impulse tragedy in 1982 (One of the aircraft plunged to ground after vertical downward bomb-burst maneuver)
the T-4 blue impulse will only conduct "Low Show" in response to the concerns of the local Hamamatsu residents.

If you are interested in visiting this airshow or any other Japanese Airshow featured in this site, please refer to the page "Guide to Visiting Airshows in Japan"

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KV-107
KV-107IIA-5 34-4834 of Hamamatsu rescue unit demonstrates its high maneuverability.
T-4 Formation
T-4 trainers 06-5631, 96-5621 of 1AW 32Training Sqn and 96-5614, 16-5672 of 1AW 32 Training Sqn stationed at Hamamatsu performs an arrowhead formation pass
T-4 16 aircraft formation

Amazing ! Huge formation of 16x T-4s from 1AW.
F-15J

F-15J 82-8905 from Komatsu air base 303 TFS performs demo.
T-2 Blue Impulse engine start
The year 1995 Hamamatsu air show was the last official display of T-2 Blue impulse.
T-2 Blue Impulse Clean and Dirty
T-2 Blue impulse solo with clean and dirty maneuver.
AV-8B
Show is now over and it is almost dawn.
USMC's AV-8B harrier WF-24 of VMA-513 start taxi to return to MCAS Iwakuni.
F/A-18C
F/A-18C, VM-13 from VMFA-451 also stationed at MCAS Iwakuni.



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