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| Iwakuni Friendship Day | |||
| Date: 5 May 2012 | |||
| Static: | |||
| 32622/IIIATH | OH-1 | 3 Taisensha Herikoputatai | |
| 73464/IIIATH | AH-1S | 3 Taisensha Herikoputatai | |
| 9089 | US-1A | 71 Kokutai | |
| 9161 | UP-3D | 91 Kokutai | |
| 68-1018 | C-1 | 403 Hikotai | |
| 16-5665 | T-4 | 301 Hikotai | |
| 76-5946 | T-7 | 12 Hiko Kyoikudan | |
| 8631 | MH-53E | 111 Kokutai | |
| 8655 | MCH-101 | 111 Kokutai | |
| 9204 | U-36A | 91 Kokutai | |
| 164702/DT-08 | F/A-18D | VMFA(AW)-242 | |
| 165529/DT-04 | F/A-18D(ATARS) | VMFA(AW)-242 | |
| 166712 | UC-35D | H&HS Futenma | |
| 168066/QD-066 | KC-130J | VMGR-152 | |
| 165569/WL-02 | AV-8B | VMA-311 | |
| 168209 | UC-12W | H&HS Iwakuni | |
| 164679/VK-13 | F/A-18D(ATARS) | VMFA(AW)-121 | |
| 165186/WT-01 | F/A-18C | VMFA-232 | |
| 165095/TA-717 | SH-60B | HSL-51 | |
| 60078/YJ | C-12J | 459th AS | |
| 89-055/WP | F-16CG | 35th FS | |
| 89-021/WP | F-16CG | 35th FS | |
| Hangar next to static: | |||
| 165183/WT-04 | F/A-18C | VMFA-232 | |
| 165222 /WT-11 | F/A-18C | VMFA-232 | |
| Flightline/Flying: | |||
| 92-894/WW | F-16CJ | 14th FS | |
| 92-886/WP | F-16CJ | 14th FS * | |
| 97-8421 | F-4EJ Kai | 301 Hikotai * | |
| 82-8902 | F-15J | 304 Hikotai * | |
| 93-8545 | F-2A | 6 Hikotai * | |
| 41884 | UH-1J | nn * | |
| 163868/WL-20 | AV-8B | VMA-311 * | |
| T-4 of the Blue Impulse: | |||
| 46-5728/1, 46-5726/2, 46-5729/3, 46-5731/4, 66-5745/5, 46-5725/6 | |||
| Left side of flightline: | |||
| 168206 | UC-12W | H&HS Iwakuni | |
| 162991/TA-703 | SH-60B | HSL-51 | |
| Other side: | |||
| 9131, 9133 | OP-3C | 81 Kokutai | |
| 9163 | UP-3D | 91 Kokutai | |
| 9171, 9175 | EP-3 | 81 Kokutai | |
| 9901 | US-2 | 71 Kokutai * | |
| Dump: | |||
| 8627 | MH-53E | 111 Kokutai | |
| 9088 | US-1A | 71 Kokutai | |
| This year a record breaking 280.000+ people visited MCAS Iwakuni. After last year’s Friendship Day was cancelled because of the earthquake in Japan and the involvement of MCAS Iwakuni in Operation Tomodachi this was the first Friendship Day where the new runway was in use. And this meant that you could only see the aircraft take off and land in the distance. The majority of the flying display took place in the morning and could only be photographed with backlight. The Blue Impulse and the PACAF F-16 Demo Team were parked at the taxi track in front of the crowd line and in the afternoon you could take some photos of their aircraft with the sun at your back. The F-4EJ Kai came from Nyutabaru and after 2 passes departed again to its home base. The other demos were parked at a ramp near the new runway. | |||
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