Post by john1958 on Jan 7, 2020 19:12:29 GMT 1
Well today was to be my first taste of an airshow in Japan!!!
Tachikawa is a Japanese army base, but also house's a fire and a police unit....all of whom flew in the display.
Gates open VERY promptly at the time they are supposed to, as did the car park! A nice orderly queue of cars had formed prior to it opening, did feel sorry for the guy whose car broke down just as we started moving.
Just a quick but polite stop for a back search, and we were in! Longish walk down towards the hangers just following all the locals, and then through a hanger.....a microlight type of thing!!! Sorry didnt even shoot this as I don't collect them. Out the other side....CHOPPERS!!!
Sat quietly on her own was an OH-1
32630 by John Spencer, on Flickr
Slightly strange looking and just the one.
Parked out on the grass were UH-1's, OH-6's, AH-1's, CH-47's.....these later were giving rides to the public, but the queue was tooooo long!!! Over the far side the fire and police choppers were also being readied for display.
Here is a selection, there are more in my flikr album:
31311-3 by John Spencer, on Flickr
41810 by John Spencer, on Flickr
41818 by John Spencer, on Flickr
41834-2 by John Spencer, on Flickr
52918-2 by John Spencer, on Flickr
52918-4 by John Spencer, on Flickr
73439 by John Spencer, on Flickr
AH1-3 by John Spencer, on Flickr
JA14MP by John Spencer, on Flickr
JA114TD by [url=https
://www.flickr.com/photos/mehereinthepool/]John Spencer[/url], on Flickr
JA119B by John Spencer, on Flickr
JA119E by John Spencer, on Flickr
Tachikawa is a Japanese army base, but also house's a fire and a police unit....all of whom flew in the display.
Gates open VERY promptly at the time they are supposed to, as did the car park! A nice orderly queue of cars had formed prior to it opening, did feel sorry for the guy whose car broke down just as we started moving.
Just a quick but polite stop for a back search, and we were in! Longish walk down towards the hangers just following all the locals, and then through a hanger.....a microlight type of thing!!! Sorry didnt even shoot this as I don't collect them. Out the other side....CHOPPERS!!!
Sat quietly on her own was an OH-1
32630 by John Spencer, on FlickrSlightly strange looking and just the one.
Parked out on the grass were UH-1's, OH-6's, AH-1's, CH-47's.....these later were giving rides to the public, but the queue was tooooo long!!! Over the far side the fire and police choppers were also being readied for display.
Here is a selection, there are more in my flikr album:
31311-3 by John Spencer, on Flickr41810 by John Spencer, on Flickr41818 by John Spencer, on Flickr41834-2 by John Spencer, on Flickr52918-2 by John Spencer, on Flickr52918-4 by John Spencer, on Flickr73439 by John Spencer, on FlickrAH1-3 by John Spencer, on FlickrJA14MP by John Spencer, on FlickrJA114TD by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/mehereinthepool/]John Spencer[/url], on Flickr
JA119B by John Spencer, on FlickrJA119E by John Spencer, on Flickr