a F-2B training missions returns to Matsushima. Looking at the Matsushima photos always makes me rembember the tsunami on 11 March 2011 that also struck this airfield...
After the Starfighter was wfu the NF-5 had to take over QRA duties for a while. Later that year the F-16 became operational. The Freedom Fighters with sidewinders were just seen for a very brief periode.