The F-1 is a single-seat strike fighter version of the T-2
supersonic trainer; in fact the F-1 prototype, designated
FS-T-2-KAI, were two T-2 airframes converted on the assembly
line. The first F-1 made its first flight from Mitsubishi's
Komaki Plant on 16JUN77. A total of 77 F-1s were delivered to
JASDF and three Sabre squadrons, the 3rd/6th/8th Sqdns, were
re-equipped with Mitsubishi F-1 during 1977-80. After 20-25
years, the F-1s were gradually phased out from active service
and the last surviving batch of the F-1 (6 F-1s of the 6th Sqdn)
made the last flight on 09MAR06 at Tsuiki. All three F-1 Sqdns
were re-equipped with Mitsubishi F-2 during 1997-2006.
The F-1 was the first JASDF type to standardise on the tactical
camouflage scheme of dark green, green and tan with light grey
undersides.
日本のマニアの皆様にとっては良くご存知のF-1ですので、日本語での解説文は割愛させていただきます。
3rd Squadron 第三飛行隊
The 3rd Sqdn was originally a F-86F Sabre squadron formed on 01OCT56. The 3rd began re-equipment with
Mitsubishi F-1 in September 1977 and reached its full complement of F-1 in March 1978. The 3rd Sqdn was
re-equipped with Mitsubishi F-2 on 27MAR01 and the unit is still in active service with F-2 at Misawa under
the 3rd Air Wing.
A photo at above left shows the tail marking carried on F-1s at the beginning. This was an old marking for
the 3rd Air Wing used until 1983. The left hand larger part of the marking is a stylized "3" meaning the "3"rd
Air Wing. The right hand smaller part of the marking is a stylized representation of the outline of Aomori
Prefecture where Misawa AB, the home of the 3rd Air Wing, is located.
A photo at above right shows the tail marking for the 3rd Sqdn, which was adopted in August 1983. This is a
KABUTO or a Samurai's helmet, which came from the squadron badge of the 3rd.
F-1
00-8245
@ Misawa
06SEP81
F-1
00-8245
@ Misawa
06SEP81
(above two photos)
I took the above two photos of F-1 #245 at Misawa airshow on 06SEP81. The #245 depicted on the top photo was
taxing out from the ramp for the demo-flight for the airshow. The bottom photo show the #245 taxing back to
the ramp after landing from the demo-flight. A photo of the demo(nine-ship formation) flight is shown on the
top of this page.
(上2枚）1981年の三沢航空祭で写しました。いずれも同じ245号機ですが、上段写真は飛行展示のため列線から
タキシーアウトする245号機、そして下段は飛行展示から戻り列線に戻る途中の245号機です。本ページ一番上の
九機編隊の写真は、この時の飛行展示（編隊飛行）の模様で、245号機は編隊長機のすぐ左脇を飛んでいました。
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F-1
80-8210
@ Misawa
06SEP81
F-1
10-8257
@ Misawa
06SEP81
F-1
@ Misawa
06SEP81
(above three photos)
I took the above photos at Misawa airshow on 06SEP81. Please note.....on the middle photo, you can find two
orange fins in the background (behind the F-1 #257). They are Mitsubishi T-2s of the 3rd Sqdn (with red marking)
and the 8th Sqdn (with yellow tail marking).
(上3枚）これらも1981年9月の三沢航空祭で写しました。中段の写真では257号機の向こう側にオレンジ尾翼の
T-2が２機並んでいます。内一機（一番奥）は尾翼マークが黄色の第八飛行隊のT-2です。
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F-1
10-8257
@ Komatsu
06JUN82
F-1
10-8257
@ Komatsu
06JUN82
(above two photos)
I took the above photos at Komatsu during the JASDF's annual Fighter Meet in June 1982. Please note the British-
made CBLS-200 dispenser pod for training use under the fuselage.
(上2枚）いずれも1982年の戦競期間中に開催地の小松で写した257号機です。胴体下パイロンにはCBLS-200訓練用
ディスペンサーを吊るしていました。
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F-1
20-8265
@ Misawa
13SEP87
F-1
70-8204
@ Misawa
13SEP87
F-1
00-8250
@ Misawa
04JUN89
(above three photos)
I took the above three photos on the flight line of the 3rd Sqdn at Misawa in 1987/89. They all carried their
new tail marking of "Kabuto", or Samurai's helmet, on the fin.
(上3枚）いずれも航空祭の機会に三沢で写しました。1983年8月頃から採用された兜の尾翼マークを付けています
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F-1
10-8259
@ Misawa
04JUN89
(above & at left)
These photos show the F-1 #259 in experimental camouflage
scheme. Tan area of the standard camouflage scheme was
sprayed over by dark blue paint, and it looked like the
USAF's European I camouflage. The tail marking (Samurai's
helmet) was slightly over-sprayed by dark paint as shown on
the photo at left. Please note that the first three digits
of the serial number (10-8) was re-painted on the fin in
much smaller/finer style. Also the last three digits of the
serial number (#259) appeared on the nose were shadowed
with (most likely) tan, which was the original camouflage
color on that area. This F-1 #259 participated in the JASDF's
annual Fighter Meet held in December 1988.
(上と左写真）この日の列線で一機だけ見られた試験的な
迷彩機です。黄土色部分が濃い青灰色に塗られていて、米
空軍が一時採用したヨーロピアン・ワンの迷彩に似ていま
した。機首の機番にシャドーが付けられていますが、多分
黄土色が影部分に残されていたのだと思います。尾翼の兜
マークの上には薄くグレーがオーバースプレーされている
ようです。又、尾翼のシリアルの上三桁は小さくて細い数字
で書き込まれています。本機は88年12月の戦競に参加した
機体ですが、機首の線描きシャークマウスは消えています。
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6th Squadron 第六飛行隊
The 6th Sqdn was originally a F-86F Sabre squadron formed on 01AUG59. The 6th began re-equipment with
Mitsubishi F-1 on 11MAR80 and the last two F-86Fs left the squadron in November 1980. The 6th Sqdn was
re-equipped with Mitsubishi F-2 on 27MAR01 and the unit is still in active service with F-2 at Tsuiki under
the 8th Air Wing. The tail marking of the 6th Sqdn (bow, arrow and two swords crossed together) came from
the squadron badge of the 6th Sqd.
F-1
00-8241
@ Tsuiki
09NOV80
F-1
10-8253
@ Tsuiki
07AUG81
F-1
10-8255
@ Tsuiki
06NOV83
(above three photos)
I took the above photos at Tsuiki in between 1980 and 1983. Camouflage paint of the F-1 #255 shown on
the photo immediate above was badly weathered. This #255 was displayed at Tsuiki airshow in 1983.
(上3枚）いずれも築城で撮影しました。最下段の255号機は1983年の築城航空祭で写しましたが、迷彩塗装の
退色がかなり激しいです。方向舵周り（特に中央部）の油のしみ出し（かな？）もF-1の汚れの特徴ですね。
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F-1
80-8221
@ Tsuiki
02AUG83
F-1
00-8242
@ Tsuiki
04AUG83
F-1
80-8215
@ Tsuiki
02AUG83
(above three photos)
I took the above photos at Tsuiki (taken from the outside of the fences) in 1983. The F-1 #215 shown immediate
above carried a dart target system (A/A-37U-15 pod and TDU-10B dart target) under the right wing.
(上3枚）1983年の夏休みに築城へ出掛けて真夏の炎天下でフェンスの外から数日間写真を撮りました。上の写真
はいずれもその時に写したものです。F-1がダートターゲットを吊るしている写真（最下段の写真）を撮るのは
比較的珍しい機会だったと記憶しています。上写真の３機とも方向舵中央部から油のしみ出しが確認できます。
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F-1
20-8266
@ Tsuiki
04AUG83
F-1
80-8221
@ Tsuiki
05AUG83
(above two photos)
I took the above photos at Tsuiki in August 1983. The taxi-way shown on the photos was constructed on the bank
protruding from the sea shore. This shooting spot is used by many Japanese photographers.
(上2枚）これらも1983年の夏休みに出掛けた築城にて真夏の炎天下で写しました。皆さんも恐らく行かれたことが
ある堤防近くのいつもの撮影スポットから撮りました。
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F-1
70-8209
@ Nyutabaru
26NOV89
(above photo)
This F-1 #209 was displayed at Nyutabaru airshow in November 1989. This aircraft was camouflaged in two tones
of dark grey, which was prepared for the JASDF's annual Fighter Meet held in 1989. Please note that the nose
number (#209) was shadowed with white (?). Red lightning marking on the fin represented the old tail marking
of the 8th Air Wing carried by their F-86Fs.
(上写真）1989年の新田原航空祭に展示されたF-1の209号機です。二色の濃いブルーグレーで洋上迷彩が施されて
います。89年の戦競に参加した機体のはずです。機首の機番（#209）は白っぽい色で影が付けられています。また
垂直尾翼上部の赤い稲妻形マークは昔のF-86Fに付けられていた八空団マークを模しているようです。
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8th Squadron 第八飛行隊
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The 8th Sqdn was originally a F-86F Sabre squadron formed on 29OCT60. The 8th began re-equipment with Mitsubishi
F-1 in June 1979, becoming a pure F-1 squadron on 29FEB80. The 3rd Sqdn was re-equipped with F-4EJ-Kai in March
1997. The 8th Sqdn was again re-equipped with Mitsubishi F-2 in 2008, and the 8th is still in active service under
the 3rd Air Wing at Misawa with F-2.
A photo at above left shows the tail marking carried on F-1s at the beginning. This was an old marking for the 3rd
Air Wing used until 1983. A photo at above right shows the new/current tail marking for the 8th, which was adopted in
August 1983. This is a black panther, which is a nick-name (it's a "Panther", actually) for the 8th Sqdn. This panther
marking was designed by Yasuda-san of the 8th Sqdn at that time.
F-1
70-8202
@ Misawa
07SEP80
F-1
80-8222
@ Misawa
07SEP80
F-1
00-8246
@ Misawa
06SEP81
(above three photos)
I took the above three photos at Misawa airshow held in 1980 and 1981. A photo immediate above shows a F-1 #246
taxing back to the ramp after its demo-flight for the airshow.
(上3枚）これら写真は81年と82年の三沢航空祭で写しました。81年の航空祭は天候がイマイチでちょっと残念でした。
最下段の写真は82年の航空祭でデモ飛行から戻りエプロンに向かいタキシングする246号機です。
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F-1
00-8244
@ Hyakuri
11DEC81
F-1
00-8244
@ Komatsu
06JUN82
F-1
80-8216
@ Komatsu
06JUN82
(above three photos)
Top photo shows a F-1 #244 taxing for another take-off at Hyakuri in December 1981. Middle and bottom photos
were taken at Komatsu during the JASDF's annual Fighter Meet in June 1982. Please note that these two F-1s
carried a British-made CBLS-200 dispenser pod for training use under the fuselage.
(上3枚）最上段の写真は百里に移動訓練中の機体を撮影しました。中央と最下段の写真は1982年6月に小松で
開催された戦競期間中に写しました。同隊の戦競参加機はこれら写真の如く特別な塗装は一切施されていません。
胴体下にはCBLS-200訓練用ディスペンサーが吊るされていました。
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F-1
00-8246
@ Misawa
04JUN89
F-1
00-8241
@ Misawa
13SEP87
F-1
60-8272
@ Misawa
13SEP87
F-1
20-8261
@ Misawa
13SEP87
(above four photos)
Top photo shows a F-1 #246 taken on the flight line at Misawa in 1989. Two yellow stars shown on the inlet ramp
represented the C/O's aircraft of the 8th Sqdn. The other three photos above were taken at Misawa in September 1987.
Please note that the F-1 #261 (shown on the photo immediate above) carried a small 8th Sqdn badge on the intake side.
(上4枚）いずれも1987年と89年の三沢航空祭で写しました。最上段の246号機には二つの黄色い星がインテークランプ
に描かれていました。これは飛行隊長機のマークなのでしょうか？最下段の写真に写る261号機のインテーク横には
小さな第八飛行隊のステッカーが貼られていました。（いずれも小写真を参照下さい）
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F-1
70-8204
@ Hyakuri
31OCT83
F-1
00-8246
@ Yokota
06SEP87
(above two photos)
Top photo shows a F-1 #204 taxing at Hyakuri for another take-off. Please note a CBLS-200 dispenser pod for training use
carried under the fuselage. The bottom photo shows a F-1 #246 displayed at Yokota open-house in September 1987.
Please note an ASM-1 air-to-ship missile carried under the left wing.
(上2枚）上段の写真は百里で移動訓練中の204号機です。胴体下にCBLS-200訓練用ディスペンサーがぶら下がっていますが
ポッド両側のロケットランチャーは外されています。（上の戦競参加機の写真と比較するとその違いが見て取れます）
下段の写真は1987年の横田オープンハウスで展示されていた246号機です。ASM-1の訓練弾が翼下のパイロンに取付けられて
います。増槽タンクは胴体下パイロンに装着されていますが、増槽の取付位置としてはかなり珍しい装備形態だと思います。
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