403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron (JASDF)

The 第403飛行隊 (403nd Tactical Airlift Squadron) is the sole transport squadron of the 3rd Tactical Airlift Group of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is equipped with Kawasaki C-1 and Kawasaki C-2 aircraft.

History
The squadron retired its last NAMC YS-11P aircraft in May 2017 after nearly 30 years of operations. YS-11P 52-1152 will be exhibited in the Aichi Museum of Flight.

In November 2017 a Kawasaki C-2 of the squadron deployed to the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti in Africa for the first time.

Tail marking
The squadron's tail markings show the story of the Hare of Inaba.

Aircraft operated

 * NAMC YS-11P (1978-2017)
 * Kawasaki C-1 (1979-)
 * Kawasaki C-2 (2017-)