Mine Countermeasures Helicopter Squadron 111 (JMSDF)

Mine Countermeasures Helicopter Squadron 111 (第111航空隊, dai-111-koukuutai) is a squadron of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It operates MCH-101 aircraft.^[1][2]

ActiveFebruary 16, 1974 - present

Country Japan

AllegianceFleet Air Force

Branch Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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Mine Countermeasures Helicopter Squadron 111
第111航空隊
111 Squadron MCH-101
Active	February 16, 1974 - present
Country	Japan
Allegiance	Fleet Air Force
Branch	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Aircraft flown
Multirole helicopter	MCH-101

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As of 2016 there were seven MCH-101 aircraft in service with the squadron and plans for a total of 11. There were also discussions for the purchase for over a dozen additional aircraft.^[3]