Mitsubishi T-2

T-2
Mitsubishi T-2 at MCAS Iwakuni
General information
TypeTrainer
National originJapan
ManufacturerMitsubishi
Primary userJapan Air Self-Defense Force
Number built96
History
Manufactured1971–1988
Introduction date1975
First flight20 July 1971
RetiredMarch 2006
Developed intoMitsubishi F-1

The Mitsubishi T-2 was a supersonic jet trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Introduced in 1975, it was the first Japanese-designed aircraft to break the sound barrier. It was the basis of the Mitsubishi F-1 strike fighter. All T-2s were retired by 2006.

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