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The facility which houses Yokota Air Base was originally constructed by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) in 1940 as Tama Airfield, and used as a flight test center. During World War II Yokota became the center of Japanese Army Air Forces flight test activities and the base was the site of the first meeting between Japanese and Italian wartime allies.
It is stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The unit's World War II predecessor unit, the 374th Troop Carrier Group operated primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater, being formed in Australia in 1942 using resources from the Air Carrier Service (formerly Air Transport Command).
Air shows or open days are also held at a number of US military bases in Japan. At JASDF base air shows it is common for the Blue Impulse aerobatic team to perform. The US Air Force, US Marine Corps, and US Navy also have events at their bases. Visitors who are not from the US or Japan may be turned away from a US base for security reasons.
The 374th Airlift Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Fifth Air Force.It is stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan.It is part of Pacific Air Forces.The 374th Airlift Wing is the only airlift wing in PACAF and provides airlift support to all Department of Defense agencies in the Pacific theater of operation.
The 36th Airlift Squadron is an airlift squadron of the United States Air Force.It is part of the 374th Operations Group (374th Airlift Wing) at Yokota Air Base, Japan.. It is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility.
Pusan West Air Base (K-1), South Korea, 3 December 1950; Misawa Air Base, Japan, 25 May 1951; Johnson Air Base, Japan, 1 July 1951 (detachment at Komaki Air Base, Japan, 13 July 1953 – 17 February 1955) Yokota Air Base, Japan, 13 August 1954 – c. 15 June 1965; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 20 June 1965 – 15 October 1970
The 459th Airlift Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It has been stationed at Yokota since 1993. It has been stationed at Yokota since 1993.
The 1951 Sunagawa United Air Force B-29 Superfortress crash occurred on November 18, 1951, when a B-29 bomber from Yokota Air Base crashed during takeoff in Sunagawa, Hokkaido, Tokyo. The aircraft, carrying bombs, exploded upon impact, causing a fire that destroyed over 100 buildings and killed 15 people, including 10 firefighters.