The commander of Matsushima Base later excused "In order to fly our aircraft, we were requested to check the runway safety first. Our runway is 3,000 meters long and it was impossible to do within half an hour. " The take-off distance of F-2 fighter is 300 meters and it could be 0 meter for a UH-60. We only had re-confirmed an old lesson - a commander in peacetime can not help in an emergency.
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