Air Patrol Squadron 2 | |
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第2航空隊 | |
Active | 16 March 1957 (As Hachinohe Squadron) 5 August 1958 (As Air Patrol Squadron 2) |
Country | Japan |
Branch | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Part of | Fleet Air Force, Fleet Air Wing 2 |
Garrison/HQ | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base |
Nickname(s) | Odin (from 2008). Previously Poseidon. |
Aircraft flown | |
Patrol | Lockheed P-3C Orion |
Air Patrol Squadron 2 (第2航空隊, dai-ni-sankoukuutai) (also referred to as VP-2 or Fleet Air Squadron 2) is a unit of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force. It is a part of Fleet Air Wing 4 and is based at JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base in Aomori Prefecture. [1] It is equipped with Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft. [2] [3]
The squadron comprises two flights, both equipped with P-3 aircraft: