SgtPappy Posted July 10, 2023 Posted July 10, 2023 Has anyone visited either Gifu airbase or the JASDF air park in Hamamatsu? I'm leaning towards visiting Hamamatsu since it's quite a huge museum but of course, Gifu is an active air base so it could be nice to visit there in the morning to watch some jets sortie and then proceed to Hamamatsu. I'd like to ask any plane spotters to let me know - if I only have one Sunday day to visit these areas, would the above make sense? Any tips on things I should visit? Also is the Komatsu air show particularly special compared to US or the big London, Canada air show such that I shouldn't miss it? It would be Oct 7, the Saturday before we aim to arrive in Hamamatsu. Thanks! 1
DOL Posted July 10, 2023 Posted July 10, 2023 About Komatsu Air Base Air Festival I don't know about air shows in other countries, but I would say that the Komatsu Air Base Air Festival is probably not a large scale event. However, the Komatsu Air Base Air Festival is the only one that features a demonstration flight by the Air Self-Defense Force's Aggressor.
F-2 Posted July 10, 2023 Posted July 10, 2023 18 hours ago, SgtPappy said: Has anyone visited either Gifu airbase or the JASDF air park in Hamamatsu? I'm leaning towards visiting Hamamatsu since it's quite a huge museum but of course, Gifu is an active air base so it could be nice to visit there in the morning to watch some jets sortie and then proceed to Hamamatsu. I'd like to ask any plane spotters to let me know - if I only have one Sunday day to visit these areas, would the above make sense? Any tips on things I should visit? Also is the Komatsu air show particularly special compared to US or the big London, Canada air show such that I shouldn't miss it? It would be Oct 7, the Saturday before we aim to arrive in Hamamatsu. Thanks! I’ve always wanted to go to Hamamatsu and see the F-2 mock up, it’s the original 1992 EMD mock up Mitsubishi Komaki Plant Museum is another I wanted to see. J8M, Zero, F-2 wing, Fs-x models and a lot more.
SgtPappy Posted July 11, 2023 Author Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, DOL said: About Komatsu Air Base Air Festival I don't know about air shows in other countries, but I would say that the Komatsu Air Base Air Festival is probably not a large scale event. However, the Komatsu Air Base Air Festival is the only one that features a demonstration flight by the Air Self-Defense Force's Aggressor. Thanks for the input! @DOL, how about Gifu? Do you think they do operations often enough on a Sunday for it to be worth passing by there before going to Hamamatsu? 15 hours ago, F-2 said: I’ve always wanted to go to Hamamatsu and see the F-2 mock up, it’s the original 1992 EMD mock up Mitsubishi Komaki Plant Museum is another I wanted to see. J8M, Zero, F-2 wing, Fs-x models and a lot more. F-2, I'll take pics for you and post them in the forums when I return Edited July 11, 2023 by SgtPappy 1
DOL Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 I have never been to Gifu, so I don't know, but I think the scale of the air festival is about the same. Gifu AB has all the aircraft operated by ASDF. So I think you will be able to see them at the air festival. JASDF basically does not fly on Saturdays, Sundays, and other holidays. I have a lot of photos of F-2s. Most of them are double-seat F-2Bs, though. 1
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