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Mine Countermeasures Helicopter Squadron 111
第111航空隊
Kawasaki MCH-101 (5)
111 Squadron MCH-101
Active February 16, 1974 - present
Country Flag of Japan Japan
Allegiance Fleet Air Force
Branch Naval Ensign of Japan Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Aircraft flown
Multirole helicopter MCH-101

Mine Countermeasures Helicopter Squadron 111 (第111航空隊 dai-111-koukuutai?) is a squadron of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It operates MCH-101 aircraft.[1][2]

As of 2016 there were seven MCH-101 aircraft in service with the squadron and plans for a total of 11. There were also discussions for the purchase for over a dozen additional aircraft.[3]

History[]

Two retired MH-53E helicopters of the squadron were sold to the US in 2015 for their components. The US was running short of parts for its own fleet of the aging aircraft.[4][5]

Current aircraft[]

Aircraft operated[]

Mh-53e 02l

Sikorsky MH-53E Super Stallion of 111 Squadron

References[]

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