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    Hamamatsu Airfield (Hamamatsu-Minami AFB) Shizuoka Prefecture Japan
Location
Hamamatsu Airfield is located at Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture on Honshū in Japan.

Wartime History
Used by the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as a training base for bomber crews.

Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) units based at Hamamatsu
Hamamasu Hikoshindan Hikoshidan Hikotai (Instructor Air Div) Ki-49
7th Sentai (Ki-49, Ki-67) 1944-1945
107h Sentai (Ki-109) disbanded July 1945

American missions against Hamamatsu
November 27, 1944–July 24, 1945

Today
Still active as a airbase for the Japanese Self Defense Force.

A6M5 Zero Model 52ko Serial Number 4685
Recovered from Guam, restored and displayed at the museum

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Last Updated
July 19, 2024

 

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