Blue Impulse, or 11 Squadron, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Originally founded in 1960 as a team of six F-86 Sabres, the team switched to the Mitsubishi T-2 in 1980 and then to the Kawasaki T-4 in 1995. They are based at Matsushima Air Base, which was heavily damaged by a tsunami on March 11, 2011. - Wikipedia
O Mitsubishi F-86F-40 Sabre Blue Impulse Hasegawa - O esquadrão acrobático japonês Blue Impulse utilizou este avião de Março de 1960 a Fevereiro de 1981, tendo se apresentado em eventos como as Olimpíadas de Tokyo e na EXPO 1970. - plastimodelismo.org
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