Kanoya Air Base Museum

Aerospace museum in Japan

31°22′51″N 130°50′13″E / 31.3809526°N 130.836838°E / 31.3809526; 130.836838Websitewww.mod.go.jp/msdf/kanoya/toukatu/18siryoukann.html

Kanoya Air Base Museum (海上自衛隊鹿屋航空基地史料館, Kaijōjieitai kanoyakōkūkichishiryōkan) is an aerospace museum of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in the city of Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The museum is located adjacent to Kanoya Air Field.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

The museum opened in December 1973 (Showa 48) and reopened in July 1993 as the “New Historical Museum”. By exhibiting photographs, documents, and actual equipment (restored) from the days of the Imperial Japanese Navy Kanoya Air Base to the modern Maritime Self-Defense Force, the actual situation of the war and the Japanese Special Attack Units, the transition and activities of the equipment of the modern Maritime Self-Defense Force. It is intended that the meaning of protecting Japan will be understood by clarifying such things. The number of stored materials is about 5,500.

Aircraft on display

Shin Meiwa US-1A
Kawasaki P-2J
Grumman S2F-1
B-65
Bell 47
HSS-2A
P2V-7
OH-6D
V-107
SNB
R4D-6
Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
Fuji KM-2
The world's last original Kawanishi H8K type 2 Nishiki Ogata Hikotei

References

^ "Kanoya Air Base Museum". japanhoppers.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
^ "Kanoya Naval Air Base Museum". kamikazeimages.net.
^ Krigbaum, David (December 26, 2015). "Take flight into the past". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ "The Kanoya Naval Air Base Museum: Showing the Sad Yet Interesting History of War". jpinfo.com. March 31, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2018.