‘Jumbo’ finale for JASDF

BOTH JAPAN Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Boeing 747-47Cs were withdrawn from service at the end of the latest fiscal year – March 31 – and have been offered for sale. Operated by 701 Hikotai from Chitose Air Base, the 747s entered JASDF service in 1991 and will be replaced by two 777-300ERs. During their final trip to Europe, serials 20-1101 and 20-1102 arrived at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on January 9 for a oneday visit to the Netherlands by Japan’s Prime