Bargeld01 attended the 18 May airshow at Kasumigaura, a Japanese Army base close to Narita. The base held their annual open house and by Japanese standards is a very small show with only 20 or so helicopters on the base both static and flying with the event geared more for the community with interactive displays.
Again, as per last year, a draw was held for people to win rides in a Chinook during the afternoon, rides on the back of some sophisticated tanks and a host of other events. The show starts with a drive by of various vehicles on the base, including the amusing forklift formation! Then a fly by of some of the helicopters on base as "Tsukuba Formation", named after a local mountain.
