101st Squadron (JASDF)

The 101st Squadron (第101飛行隊 (dai-ichi-zero-ichi-hikoutai)) was a squadron of the 3rd Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) based at Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was equipped with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft.

History
On August 1, 1958 the squadron was formed at Gifu Air Field in Gifu Prefecture. Two months later it moved to Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture. It was JASDF's the first all-weather fighter squadron. It was responsible for training pilots for most to its history. It was an interceptor squadron for the last year of its existence.

It was disbanded on October 1, 1968. At that time the type of aircraft operated by a Japanese fighter squadron was linked to the type of aircraft operated. Squadrons 101-105 were F-86D squadrons.

Fighter aircraft

 * North American F-86D Sabre（1958-1968）