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Kisarazu 2019
 
Latest update: April 2020
 
Japanese Ground Self Defence Force base Kisaruza opened her gates on Sunday December 8, 2019. The army camp is located on the other side of the bay across Tokyo. Stationed at Kisarazu are:

Army aviation Group Brigade Squadron Aircraft
Tobu Homentai/Tobu Homen Kokutai 4 Taisensha Herikoputatai Honbuzukitai OH-1
    1 Hikotai AH-1S
    2 Hikotai AH-1S
Chuuou Sokuou Shudan/1 Herikoputadan   102 Hikotai OH-6D, UH-60JA
  1 Yuso Herikoputagun 103 Hikotai CH-47JA
    104 Hikotai CH-47JA
    105 Hikotai CH-47JA
    106 Hikotai CH-47JA
    Tokubetsu Yuso Herikoputatai EC225LP
    Renraku Teisatsu Hikotai LR-2
       

The OH-1's are returned to service after years of being grounded. The OH-6's are being withdrawn from service.
 
Participants
 
Country Aircraft Squadron Base a/c no. Participant
Japan UH-1J 1 Hikotai Kisarazu 1 Static
Japan AH-1S 1 Taisensha Herikoputatai Kisarazu 1 Static
Japan UH-60JA 102 Hikotai Kisarazu 1 Static
Japan CH-47JA 103 Hikotai Kisarazu 2 Static
Japan CH-47JA 104 Hikotai Kisarazu 1 Static
Japan CH-47JA 105 Hikotai Kisarazu 5 Static
Japan CH-47JA 106 Hikotai Kisarazu 4 Static
Japan T-7 11 Hiko Kyoikudan Shizuhama 1 Static
Japan SH-60K 21 Kokotai Tateyama 1 Static
Japan OH-1 4 Taisensha Herikoputatai Kisarazu 1 Static
Japan LR-90 61 Kokutai Atsugi 1 Static
Japan OH-6D Unknown Kisarazu 1 Static
Japan LR-1 Preserved Kisarazu 1 Museum
Japan KV-107 Preserved Kisarazu 1 Museum
Japan LR-2 Renraku Teisatsu Hikotai Kisarazu 2 Flying, one to static
Japan EC225LP Tokubetsu Yuso Herikoputatai Kisarazu 2 Flying, one to static
Japan OH-6D 102 Hikotai Kisarazu 1 Flying then to static
Japan UH-60J 102 Hikotai Kisarazu 2 Flying
Japan CH-47JA 103 Hikotai Kisarazu 3 Flying
Japan CH-47JA 104 Hikotai Kisarazu 3 Flying
Japan CH-47JA 105 Hikotai Kisarazu 1 Flying
Japan CH-47JA 106 Hikotai Kisarazu 1 Flying
Japan CH-47J 12 Herikoputatai Soumagahara 1 Flying
Japan AH-1S 4 Taisensha Herikoputatai Kisarazu 3 Flying
Japan UH-1J Kasumigaura Kou Utsunomiya 1 Flying from another base
Japan UH-1J Utsunomiya Kou Utsunomiya 1 Flying from another base
Japan CH-47JA 103 Hikotai Kisarazu 1 Flightline
Japan OH-6D Unknown Kisarazu 1 Flightline
Japan CH-47JA Unknown Kisarazu 1 Flightline
Japan UH-60J Unknown Kisarazu 1 Flightline
           
Total       47
 
Comment(s):

Static: includes aircraft presented on the ramp and in the hangars.
Flying: aircraft operated from several flightlines.
Flightline: aircraft visible from the static area which didn't participate in the flying display.

The two UH-1J Hueys most likely flew from Utsonomiya joining the other helicopters in the flypast and directly returning after the flypast display was completed. Most of the Chinooks in the flying display operated from the two ramps in front of the hangars and made a local flight with air show visitors.
 
Photo gallery: Static display
 
LR-60 T-7 AH-1S Cobra
     
AH-1S Cobra OH-1 UH-1J Huey
UH-1J Huey CH-47JA Chinook CH-47JA Chinook
     
   
SH-60K Seahawk     
 
 
Photo gallery: Flying display
 
     
Helicopters take off for the formation  fly past opening the air show. Chinook returning to its landing spot.
     
     
Each helicopter type stationed at  camp Kisarazu participated in the flying display. The Chinook with sling load.
     
     
One of the UH-60JA Blackhawks  transported a VIP and taxied in for offloading its passengers.
     
     
One of the LR-2's taxies in to be  parked at the static display followed  
     
     
by one of the EC-225's  and the sole flying OH-6D.