It also features the message “C-1 Forever” on the left side of the fuselage, reminiscent of the “Phantom Forever” messages on some of the JASDF’s F-4 as they faced retirement back in 2021.

The JASDF transport aircraft at work at Iruma Air Base. Developed beginning in 1966 with production started in 1971, the Kawasaki C-1 is a twin-engined short-range military transport aircraft in ...