Flight Check Squadron
| Flight Check Squadron | |
|---|---|
| 飛行点検隊 | |
| Active | October 1, 1958 |
| Country | Japan |
| Allegiance | Air Support Command |
| Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Iruma Air Base |
| Aircraft flown | |
| YS-11FC, U-125 | |
Flight Check Squadron (飛行点検隊 hikoutenkentai?) is a unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo. Under the authority of Air Support Command, it operates YS-11FC and U-125 aircraft. Prior to the U-125 the unit operated Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft.
On April 6 2016 a U-125 aircraft operated by the unit crashed near Kanoya Air Base of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Kagoshima Prefecture, with all six crew members being killed. It had been checking the base's air naviation aid system.
In 2021 the YS-11FCs and the lost U-125 will be replaced with three Cessna Citation Sovereign 680A aircraft.
Squadron insignia on U-125
YS-11FC and U-125 of the Flight Check Squadron
Unit homepage (Japanese)
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