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Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF)

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Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron
春日ヘリコプター空輸隊
Kasuga Squadron CH-47J
ActiveMay 22, 1992-present
CountryJapan
BranchJapan Air Self-Defense Force
Part ofAir Rescue Wing
Garrison/HQKasuga Air Base (aircraft at Fukuoka Airport)
Aircraft flown
Cargo helicopterCH-47J

The Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron (春日ヘリコプター空輸隊 (kasuga-herikoputa-kūyu-tai)) also known as the Kasuga Helicopter Transport Squadron is a unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It comes under the authority of the Air Rescue Wing. It is commanded from Kasuga Air Base in Fukuoka Prefecture,[1] but its aircraft are actually based at the nearby Fukuoka Airport. It is equipped with CH-47J aircraft.[2][3]

Tail marking

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As with other helicopter airlift squadrons, it has the emblem of the Air Rescue Wing with a sticker stating the home base of the unit.

Aircraft operated

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Paul JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017 J-HangarSpace Retrieved October 24, 2017
  2. ^ "Air Rescue Wing". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 24, 2017. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ "Air Rescue Wing History". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 28, 2017. (in Japanese)