4771 On display at the JMSDF Naval Air Museum, Kanoya on an autumn day. This P-2J was operated by 7th Kokutai, which was the last of the JMSDF squadrons to fly the Turbo-Neptune. The squadron emblem of a blue Omega with seven stars of the Big Dipper is visible on the tail of the aircraft. (mehr von 4771)
4783 On display at the JMSDF Naval Air Museum, Kanoya on an autumn day. This is the last P-2J built. Seventh Kokutai was the last of the JMSDF squadrons to fly the P-2J, and this aircraft completed the last flight on June 5, 1994. The squadron emblem of a blue Omega with seven stars of the Big Dipper is visible on the tail of the aircraft. (mehr von 4783)
9911 On display at Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum. JMSDF's need for an ASW patrol aircraft led to the U.S. Navy providing a Grumman Albatross, which was remodelled into the UF-XS experimental aircraft at Shin Meiwa’s Konan plant. First flown in Dec. 1962, the UF-XS was tested till 1964, leading to the manufacture of the PS-1 flying boat. (mehr von 9911)