one of the famous Misawa-based "blue Phantoms" on display at the Iruma Airshow 2005 - a sight long gone... The Squadron does now fly the Mitsubishi F-2.
A Boeing CH-47J (67-4495) of the Iruma Herikoputa Kuuyutai (Heli Airlift Squadron) / Koku Kyunandan (Air Rescue Wing) of the Koku Jieitai/Koku Bakuryoukanbu (Japan Air Self Defence Force).
After a long pause and update work at Gifu the unique EC-1 is flying again from its homebase Iruma. This was a really lucky catch there, and I was not less excited to see it as were also all the other local spotters this day.