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    JMSDF flies through open house festival

    IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

    09.18.2011

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Charles Clark 

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

    Japanese off-base residents have cameras at the ready as Shinmeiwa US-1As, also called Flying Boats, perform a flight demonstration during the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Iwakuni Air Base Festival here Sunday. Among the attractions the surrounding communities witnessed were helicopter and aircraft flyovers, a silent drill platoon with fixed bayonets on rifles, static displays of various aircraft and a helicopter carrier.
    The Flying Boat has a wing span of 33.2 meters, a hight of 9.9 meters, a maximum speed of 464 kilometers per hour, a range of 4,050 km and carries a 12-crew member team.

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    Date Taken: 09.18.2011
    Date Posted: 09.21.2011 22:26
    Photo ID: 460387
    VIRIN: 110918-M-OY184-580
    Resolution: 4752x3168
    Size: 4.54 MB
    Location: IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP

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