Mine_Countermeasures_Helicoptor_Squadron_111_(JMSDF)

Mine Countermeasures Helicopter Squadron 111 (JMSDF)

Mine Countermeasures Helicopter Squadron 111 (JMSDF)

Military unit

Mine Countermeasures Helicopter Squadron 111 (第111航空隊, dai-111-koukuutai) is a squadron of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It operates MCH-101 aircraft.[1][2]

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As of 2016 there were seven MCH-101 aircraft in service with the squadron and plans for a total of 11. There were also discussions for the purchase for over a dozen additional aircraft.[3]

History

Two retired MH-53E helicopters of the squadron were sold to the US in 2015 for their components. The US was running short of parts for its own fleet of the aging aircraft.[4][5]

Current aircraft

Aircraft operated

Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon of 111 Squadron

References

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    "Japan eyeing fresh order of AW101 helicopters". flightglobal.com. June 22, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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    Hixenbaugh, Mike (May 28, 2015). "U.S. Navy buys old helicopters from Japan for spare parts". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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    "U.S. to buy parts for MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopters from Japan". Reuters. May 28, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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    Defence of Japan 2022 (Annual White Paper). p.53. Japan Ministry of Defence
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