Last JMSDF US-1A retired

NEWS Asia Pacific The last JMSDF US-1A, 9090, performing its final flight. This particular aircraft had accumulated more than 5,400 flying hours by the time it was withdrawn. Japan MoD THE JAPAN Maritime Self- Defense Force (JMSDF) has retired its last Shin Meiwa US-1A amphibian after more than 40 years of service. The final operational aircraft, 9090, flown by 71 Kokutai, carried out its last flight at Iwakuni Air Base on December 13, followed by a formal retirement ceremony. The