The 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron (第403飛行隊, dai-yon-zero-san-hikoutai) is the sole transport squadron of the 3rd Tactical Airlift Group of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

[1][2] The squadron retired its last NAMC YS-11P aircraft in May 2017 after nearly 30 years of operations.

[4] In November 2017 a Kawasaki C-2 of the squadron deployed to the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti in Africa for the first time.

[5][6] The squadron's tail markings show the story of the Hare of Inaba.

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