Misawa Sky Park - Aviation and Science Museum

After leaving Citizen's Forestry Park and Lake Ogawara, we decided to stop by to check out the Misawa Sky Park, located adjacent to the Aviation and Science Museum. We didn't even venture inside the large museum, and still spent the better part of an hour outdoors looking at the impressive collection of Japanese and American aircraft.

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F-16: This is the oldest model of the F-16 and is on loan from the U.S. Air Force.

T-2: Took its maiden flight in 1971 and used by the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) primarily for education and training from 1976 to 2001.

F-104: Used by the JASDF from 1963 to 1986.

 T-2: Used as a trainer and demo jet for Blue Impulse, the JASDF aerobatic demo team.

 P-3: Anti-submarine warfare aircraft used to transport the Commander of the U.S. SEVENTH Fleet; Borrowed from the U.S. Navy.

 T-3: Developed in Japan and used by the JASDF since 1974 as a trainer.

T-33: Produced at the turning point from propeller-driven to jet-powered aircraft. Used by the JASDF for various purposes from 1948 to 1999; borrowed from the U.S. Air Force.

I'm sure we'll be back to explore the inside of the museum, which houses a replica of Miss Veedol, the first plane to fly non-stop across the Pacific. It departed from Sabishiro Beach, Misawa and crash-landed in East Wenatchee, Washington in 1931.