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ShinMaywa US-2 9904, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, on final approach at the Atsugi Naval Air Facility by Jeroen Bos Via Flickr: ShinMaywa US-2 9904 (cn 4004) search and rescue (SAR) amphibian from JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japanes: 海上自衛隊 Kaijō Jieitai) Fleet Air Wing 31, 71 Kokutai (71st Squadron) on final approach at the Atsugi Naval Air Facility. The ShinMaywa (formerly Shin Meiwa) US-2 is a Japanese large STOL amphibious aircraft designed for air-sea rescue (SAR) work. The US-2s have replaced the earlier Shin Meiwa US-1. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShinMaywa_US-2 www.scramble.nl