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Metabaru Air Field

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Metabaru Air Field
BERJAYA
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorBERJAYA Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
LocationJGSDF Camp Metabaru, Japan
Elevation AMSL53 ft (16 m)
Coordinates33°19′31″N 130°24′49″E / 33.32528°N 130.41361°E / 33.32528; 130.41361
Map
RJDM is located in Japan
RJDM
RJDM
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 660 2,165 Paved
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Metabaru Air Field (目達原飛行場, Metabaru Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJDM) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It is located at JGSDF Camp Metabaru (目達原駐屯地, Metabaru Chūtonchi), in Yoshinogari, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

History

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Metabaru Air Field was opened in 1943 as a branch of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Tachiarai Training School with the specific task of training pilots for the Japanese Special Attack Units. In 1954, it became a supply depot for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, with the 4th Air Corps relocating from Ozuki Garrison in 1956.The 4th Air Corps became the 4th Squadron, a subordinate unit of the Western Air Corps in 1962. In 1968, the Western Helicopter Squadron was established. This was followed by the 3rd Anti-Tank Helicopter Squadron in 1990. The squadron was equipped with AH-64D Apache from 2010.

On February 5, 2018 an AH-64D Apache based at Metabaru crashed in nearby Kanzaki, Saga. Both crew members were killed in the crash, a local person was injured and a house was destroyed.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ↑ AIS Japan Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  2. ↑ "SDF helicopter crashes, goes up in flames in Saga residential area". Asahi Shimbun. February 5, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Japanese Apache helicopter crashes in residential area of Saga Prefecture". Japan Times. February 5, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "GSDF helicopter had main rotor replaced before crash". Japan Times. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Onodera mum on Osprey deployment plan in Saga after helicopter crash". Mainichi Shimbun. February 12, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
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