This was one of the static aircraft present at the Komaki AB Air Festival 2009. At the conclusion of the show a load of dignatories boarded and she departed Komaki.

This small transport aircraft sounds like a DC9 because it has the same engines.

Another support aircraft for JASDF 60th Anniversary preparations. My first sight of one of these unique tranpsorts - so pleased to catch it in such nice conditions. Soon followed by a second one, both from the 403 Hikotai at Miho

A pleasing view of three of Japan's unique airlifters, now into their fifth decade, on the Iruma flightline. When the C-1 was designed, restrictions dictated that it could have enough range only to fly within Japanese airspace, but when Okinawa was returned by the US, they had difficulty in reaching that far. Extra tankage was fitted to the last five, but the number built was limited to 31 with the C-130 being procured instead. Eventually the Kawasaki C-2 is due as a replacement

One of the resident C-1s taxiing back to the 402 Hikotai ramp after flying with five others in the 2014 show

The prototype of the C-1 transport, first flown in 1970, based at the Gifu AB test centre

Three of the six C-1s which flew in the 2014 Iruma open day display