The 101st Squadron () was a squadron of the 3rd Air Wing of the
Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) based at
Komaki Air Base in
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
, Japan. It was equipped with
North American F-86D Sabre
The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the "Sabre Dog",) was an American transonic jet fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor ...
aircraft.
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JASDF - Squadron Histories
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History
On August 1, 1958 the squadron was formed at
Gifu Air Field in
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...
. Two months later it moved to Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture. It was the JASDF's first all-weather fighter squadron. It was responsible for training pilots for most of its history. It was an interceptor squadron for the last year of its existence.
It was disbanded on October 1, 1968.
At that time, the 101st through 105th Squadrons were F-86D squadrons.
Aircraft operated
Fighter aircraft
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North American F-86D Sabre
The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the "Sabre Dog",) was an American transonic jet fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor ...
（1958-1968）
See also
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Fighter units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force
References
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Units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force