Tokorozawa Aviation Museum
The Tokorozawa Aviation Museum is a museum located in the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama, dedicated to the history of aviation in Japan. It contains aircraft and other displays and an IMAX theatre. Located on the site of Japan's first airfield which started operations in 1911 with a flight by Yoshitoshi Tokugawa, the original single runway is still visible and has been incorporated into a larger multifunction park adjacent to the museum. It is located in the Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park.
Aircraft in collection
At any given time the aircraft on display will vary. The NAMC YS-11 and the Curtiss EC-46 Commando are on permanent display in the park, but the collection visible in the museum itself changes. The collection is as follows:91-1143 Curtiss EC-46A Commando JA8732 NAMC YS-11 52-0099 North American T-6G TexanJG-0001 Sikorsky H-19C Chickasaw50002/JG-0002 Piasecki H-21/Vertol V44A25-5856 Fuji T-153-5025 Stinson L-5 Sentinel31065/JG-1065 Hughes-Kawasaki OH-6J Cayuse60508/JG-0508 Beechcraft T-34 MentorJG-2032 Piper L-21B Super Cub40001/JG-0001 Kawasaki KAL-241547/JG-1547 Bell UH-1B Iroquois41560 Bell UH-1B Iroquois- Nakajima Army Type 91 fighter
- Kaishiki No.1
- Farman III30003 Bell H-13E SiouxJA3052 Cessna 170BJA5170 Cessna T310P4253/18 Fokker D.VIII 61328 Hughes TH-55J30213 Kawasaki-Bell H-13KH51734 Kawasaki-Vertol KV-107-II-4JA0148 Kirigamine Hato K-14 gliderJA9549 Mil Mi-8PA HipJ-TECH Nieuport 81 E.284-8102 North American F-86D SabreJA3925 Piper J-3C-65 CubS4523 SPAD S.XII
Temporary displays
In 2013, an airworthy Zero fighter from World War II was exhibited at the museum, on loan from the Planes of Fame Air Museum in California.In 2016 a replica Nakajima Ki-27 Nate made for the 2015 Asahi TV drama "Tsuma to Tonda Tokkouhei" was displayed at the museum.