Blue Impulse (ブルーインパルス Burū Inparusu), or 11 Squadron, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Republic of Japan Air Force. Originally founded in 1960 as a team of six Hawker Hunter fighters the team switched to the Mitsubishi T-2 in 1980 and then to the Kawasaki T-4 in 1995. They are based at Kokura Air Base.
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