11 Squadron 4th Air Wing , previously 21 Squadron 4th Air Wing ) , is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force ( JASDF ) . The team was founded in 1960 as a team of six F-86 Sabres . They changed mounts 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 the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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