Nyutabaru Air Base
Japan Air Self-Defense Force airbase
Nyutabaru Air Base (新田原基地, Nyūtabaru Kichi) (ICAO: RJFN) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). It is located in the town of Shintomi, approximately 10.5 NM (19.4 km; 12.1 mi) north of the city Miyazaki in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, on the eastern coast of Kyushu. It is the headquarters for the JASDF 5th Air Wing. It is also known as the former home of the flight instruction group, which was made up of the most highly skilled pilots in Japan. The base area is 9,135 square kilometres (3,527 sq mi).
History
The base was opened on 17 July 1940 as the Nyūtabaru Air Field of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps and a branch of the Kumagaya Army Flight School was established. On 1 October, the base became a branch of the Tachiarai Army Flight School. In October 1941 the Army Parachute Training Department, the training unit of the Imperial Army Parachute Corps, was relocated from Baicheng in Manchukuo. In April 1944, the Army Aviation Communication School Nyūtabaru Education Corps was formed. However, with the surrender of Japan in August 1945, the base was abolished.
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