Matsushima Air Field 松島飛行場 Matsushima Hikōjō
IATA:none ICAO:RJST
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Location	Higashimatsushima, Japan
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	38°24′11″N141°12′43″E / 38.40306°N 141.21194°E /38.40306; 141.21194
Map
RJST Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,700 8,858 Concrete 15/33 1,500 4,921 Concrete
Source: JapaneseAIP atAIS Japan[1]

JASDF Matsushima Air Base (松島基地,Matsushima Kichi) (ICAO:RJST) is a military aerodrome of theJapan Air Self-Defense Force located inHigashimatsushima, 6.6 NM (12.2 km; 7.6 mi) west^[1] ofIshinomaki in theMiyagi Prefecture,Japan. Headquarters for the4th Air Wing (JASDF), the base is primarily used for training, and is the home of the JASDF21st Fighter Training Squadron, currently equipped withMitsubishi F-2B fighters. It is also the home base for the "Blue Impulse" JASDF acrobatic display team.

The base was established on 7 June 1937 as a base for theImperial Japanese Navy Air Service during theSecond Sino-Japanese War. The Matsushima Naval Air Group was a shore-based unit equipped withMitsubishi G3M andMitsubishi G4M bombers and participated in theBattle of Okinawa duringWorld War II. The base was bombed five times during the ending stages of the war, on 14 July, 15 July, 17 July, 9 August and 10 August 1945.

In theearly post-war era, theAmerican occupation forces started to revive the Japanese military with the creation of the National Safety Forces. In 1954, "Camp Matsushima" was renamed "Matsushima Air Field" and training operations for the fledgling Japan Air Self-Defense Force began usingNorth American T-6 Texan trainers.

In 1971 anF-86F Sabre on a training mission from this base collided withAll Nippon Airways Flight 58, causing 162 deaths.^[2]

During the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the base was flooded with seawater, and eighteen Mitsubishi F-2Bs belonging to 21st Squadron, as well as other aircraft, were damaged or destroyed.^[3][4]

• Air Training Command
  • 4th Air Wing
    • 21st Fighter Training Squadron (F-2B)
    • 11th Squadron,Blue Impulse (Kawasaki T-4)
• Air Rescue Wing Matsushima Detachment (JASDF) (UH-60J), (U-125A)

• Matsushima Air Base

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