Tachikawa airfield

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former Japan Air Self-Defense Force base former United States Air Force base military air base

Tachikawa airfield is a historic Japanese air base in Tachikawa, Tokyo, that served as a major military and later U.S. Air Force facility before its eventual conversion to civilian and park use.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tachikawa Airfield	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former Japan Air Self-Defense Force base ⓘ former United States Air Force base ⓘ military air base ⓘ
controlledBy	United States Forces Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
currentUse	Japan Coast Guard aviation base ⓘ Japan Self-Defense Forces base ⓘ Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department aviation base NERFINISHED ⓘ civil aviation ⓘ
hasFunction	disaster response base ⓘ helicopter operations ⓘ search and rescue operations ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major logistics and transport hub for US forces in Japan ⓘ one of the largest US air bases in Japan during the early Cold War ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ Tachikawa, Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Showa Kinen Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tachikawa Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableUnitStationed	315th Air Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 374th Troop Carrier Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	Japan Air Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Ground Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalUse	Imperial Japanese Army airfield ⓘ
partiallyConvertedTo	Showa Kinen Park NERFINISHED ⓘ commercial area ⓘ public park ⓘ residential area ⓘ
postMilitaryRedevelopment	creation of national government parkland ⓘ development of civic facilities ⓘ
postwarRole	major USAF transport base ⓘ
regionServed	Tokyo metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
runwaySurface	paved ⓘ
status	partially closed ⓘ
usedBy	Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Air Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Ground Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Tachikawa → nearFacility → Tachikawa airfield ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tachikawa Airfield

Tachikawa Aircraft Company → operatedAirfields → Tachikawa airfield ⓘ