YS-11 which departs as means of transportation of a solitary island in the morning to various places since early time.
Because other day air Nippon let all YS-11 retire itself
What could look at a lot of YS-11 have become only Kagoshima Airport.
(photography: Katsuya Kido)
An explanatory note:
YS-11 is the propjet which Nippon Aircraft Manufacture Co., Ltd. developed for local lines.
The first flight of YS-11 is August 30, 1962.
YS-11 is an aircraft for private enterprise which I developed first after World War II.
It was produced 182 planes in all.
Now YS-11 to remain in Japan is as follows:
| Japan Air Commuter(Airline) | 9 |
| Japan Coastal guard | 5 |
| Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | 3 |
| Air Self-Defense Force(Japan Air Force) | 12 |
| Marine Self Defense Force(Japan Navy) | 10 |