Air Rescue Wing Hamamatsu Detachment (JASDF)
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| Air Rescue Wing Hamamatsu Detachment | |
|---|---|
| 浜松救難隊 | |
_right_front_view_at_Hamamatsu_Air_Base_September_28,_2014.jpg) Detachment UH-60J | |
| Country | Japan |
| Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| Part of | Air Rescue Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | Hamamatsu Air Base |
| Motto(s) | That others may live |
| Aircraft flown | |
| UH-60J, U-125A | |
The Air Rescue Wing Hamamatsu Detachment (浜松救難隊 (hamamatsu-kyūnan-tai)) is a unit of the Air Rescue Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It is also known as the Hamamatsu Air Rescue Squadron. Responsible for airborne search and rescue, it is based at Hamamatsu Air Base in Shizuoka Prefecture.[1] It is equipped with UH-60J and U-125A aircraft.[2][3]
On October 17, 2017 UH-60J 58-4596 of the detachment crashed into the sea off Shizuoka Prefecture while conducting night rescue drills. Some wreckage was found but the four crew members were not located.[4][5] Major searches continued with SDF assets and other parts were recovered.[6][7] A private salvage company started work from November 2 and located part of the fuselage.[8][9] In November parts of the aircraft were recovered including the Flight Data Recorder (black box) from a location approximately 31 kilometers south of Hamamatsu Air Base.[10][11] On November 29 the body of one of the crew members was discovered in the wreckage.[12][13]
