The museum
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum on Kanoya Air Base explains wartime and postwar naval aviation in southern Japan. Its outdoor aircraft park documents anti-submarine patrol aircraft, trainers, helicopters and flying boats.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum on Kanoya Air Base explains wartime and postwar naval aviation in southern Japan. Its outdoor aircraft park documents anti-submarine patrol aircraft, trainers, helicopters and flying boats.
The aviation component emphasizes japanese maritime patrol aviation and the development of helicopter-borne anti-submarine warfare in the Cold War. The Japanese Ministry of Defense publishes an aircraft park diagram naming the types around the museum; it also labels the preserved Type 2 flying boat under repair. Military site access and exhibition hours require confirmation.
The aircraft records are selected documented collection entries rather than a complete inventory. An aircraft may be temporarily away from the museum, held in storage, undergoing restoration, or represented by a replica or partial airframe. An unknown display status does not mean the aircraft can be seen during a visit. Confirm opening arrangements and specific aircraft access with the institution before traveling.
What defines the collection
Japanese maritime patrol aviation and the development of helicopter-borne anti-submarine warfare in the Cold War
What to expect
The Japanese Ministry of Defense publishes an aircraft park diagram naming the types around the museum; it also labels the preserved Type 2 flying boat under repair. Military site access and exhibition hours require confirmation.
What the museum holds
14 documented aircraft and exhibit records
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- Lockheed P2V NeptuneOn Display
- Beech B-65 Queen AirOn Display
- Beech SNB-4 NavigatorOn Display
- Beechcraft T-34 MentorOn Display
- Bell 47 helicopterOn Display
- Douglas R4D-6 SkytrainOn Display
- Grumman S2F-1 TrackerOn Display
- Hughes OH-6D helicopterOn Display
- Kawasaki KM-2 trainerOn Display
- Kawasaki P-2J Neptune maritime patrol aircraftOn Display
- Kawasaki V-107 helicopterOn Display
- Shin Meiwa US-1A flying boatOn Display
- Sikorsky HSS-2A Sea KingOn Display
- Kawanishi H8K Type 2 Flying BoatRestoration
Open full museum-listed inventory (14 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Beech B-65 Queen Air | On Display | — |
| Beech SNB-4 Navigator | On Display | — |
| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor | On Display | — |
| Bell 47 helicopter | On Display | — |
| Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain | On Display | — |
| Grumman S2F-1 Tracker | On Display | — |
| Hughes OH-6D helicopter | On Display | — |
| Kawasaki KM-2 trainer | On Display | — |
| Kawasaki P-2J Neptune maritime patrol aircraft | On Display | — |
| Kawasaki V-107 helicopter | On Display | — |
| Lockheed P2V Neptune Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune | On Display | — |
| Shin Meiwa US-1A flying boat | On Display | — |
| Sikorsky HSS-2A Sea King | On Display | — |
| Kawanishi H8K Type 2 Flying Boat | Restoration | — |
Aircraft histories connected to this museum
These links connect museum holdings to aircraft histories already in the Trackpads Air Archive. They are not intended to imply that every museum aircraft has a dedicated archive profile yet.