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(JASDF) based at

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, Japan. It is equipped with 13 T-400 aircraft. The squadron trains JASDF pilots who will go on to fly large jet aircraft like the

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Tail markings

Stylized 41 tail marking of 41st Flight Training Squadron Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-400

The squadron's aircraft bear a stylized "41" as their tail marking.

Aircraft operated

* T-400 (1994 - )

References

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