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Domestically-built passenger plane YS-11 makes last flight

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Airport officials hold a banner commemorating the last day of service of the YS-11, Japan's only domestically-built passenger plane, at the airport on Sept. 30 before the plane leaves for Kagoshima.

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Domestically-built passenger plane YS-11 makes last flight

FUKUOKA, Japan - The YS-11, the only Japanese-built passenger aircraft, leaves Fukuoka Airport for Tokushima Airport on Sept. 30, the last day of its history of 41 years in service in Japanese skies.

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Special version of retiring Japan-made plane shown to media

TOKYO, Japan - A special livery version of the YS-11, the first passenger aircraft built in postwar Japan, is shown to the media at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 6 ahead of its retirement from commercial service in the fall of 2006. Japan Air Commuter Co., a unit of the Japan Airlines group, operates four remaining twin turbo-prop planes for commercial flights.

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New Narita runway completed amid local farmers' opposition

NARITA, Japan - A YS-11 plane conducts an inspection flight over the house of farmers opposing the expansion of Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 31, the same day construction of a second airport runway was completed. The 2,180-meter runaway, scheduled to open next April, is designed to accommodate short-haul flights such as those to and from other Asian cities.

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Special version of retiring Japan-made plane shown to media

TOKYO, Japan - A special livery version of the YS-11, the first passenger aircraft built in postwar Japan, is shown to the media at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 6 ahead of its retirement from commercial service in the fall of 2006. Japan Air Commuter Co., a unit of the Japan Airlines group, operates four remaining twin turbo-prop planes for commercial flights. (Kyodo)

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AIR SHOW

AIR SHOW==Date:Oct, 1968, Place:,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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YS-11 PRODUCTION INCREASED

YS-11 PRODUCTION INCREASED==Date:March, 1968, Place:,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY REGAINS ITS WINGS

AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY REGAINS ITS WINGS==Date:Dec, 1964, Place:,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Retired YS-11 airplane briefly returns to Japanese skies

A retired YS-11 twin-engine airplane arrives at Takamatsu Airport in Kagawa Prefecture on May 27, 2015, after a two-hour flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport. The airplane, purchased by a private firm, is stored at the western Japanese airport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Domestically-built passenger plane YS-11 makes last flight

FUKUOKA, Japan - The YS-11, the only Japanese-built passenger aircraft, leaves Fukuoka Airport for Tokushima Airport on Sept. 30, the last day of its history of 41 years in service in Japanese skies. (Kyodo)

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Domestically-built passenger plane YS-11 makes last flight

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Airport officials hold a banner commemorating the last day of service of the YS-11, Japan's only domestically-built passenger plane, at the airport on Sept. 30 before the plane leaves for Kagoshima. (Kyodo)

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Air Nippon plane skids off runway in Sapporo, 1 injured

SAPPORO, Japan - An Air Nippon YS-11 airliner overshoots a runway at Okadama airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Feb. 16, slightly injuring one passenger. The plane, carrying 41 passengers and crew, failed to come to a halt after it landed at the airport.

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Japan's 1st postwar plane

Photo taken July 11, 2020, shows Japan's first postwar mass-produced passenger plane, the YS-11, at Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. The reassembling process will be shown free of charge until July 26.

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Japan's 1st postwar plane

Visitors see the reassembling of Japan's first postwar mass-produced passenger plane, the YS-11, on July 11, 2020, at Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. The process will be shown free of charge until July 26.

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Japan's 1st postwar plane

Visitors see the reassembling of Japan's first postwar mass-produced passenger plane, the YS-11, on July 11, 2020, at Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. The process will be shown free of charge until July 26.

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YS-11 plane

A YS-11 plane, Japan's first mass-produced passenger plane, is transported from Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 28, 2020, for permanent display at a theme park in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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YS-11 plane

A YS-11 plane, Japan's first mass-produced passenger plane, is transported from Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 28, 2020, for permanent display at a theme park in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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YS-11 plane

A YS-11 plane, Japan's first mass-produced passenger plane, is transported from Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 28, 2020, for permanent display at a theme park in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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YS-11 airplane

The first model of the YS-11 twin-propeller plane, which retired in 1998 and is now under disassembling, is unveiled to the media at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2020. The YS-11, the first passenger plane built in postwar Japan, will be transported to and reassembled at the Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, for permanent display to the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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YS-11 airplane

The first model of the YS-11 twin-propeller plane, which retired in 1998 and is now under disassembling, is unveiled to the media at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2020. The YS-11, the first passenger plane built in postwar Japan, will be transported to and reassembled at the Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, for permanent display to the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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YS-11 airplane

The first model of the YS-11 twin-propeller plane, which retired in 1998 and is now under disassembling, is unveiled to the media at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2020. The YS-11, the first passenger plane built in postwar Japan, will be transported to and reassembled at the Hirosawa City theme park in Chikusei in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, for permanent display to the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1964 Tokyo Olympics

File photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport in September 1964 shows an All Nippon Airways YS-11 aircraft. The aircraft transported the Tokyo Olympic flame from Okinawa, then under U.S. occupation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1964 Tokyo Olympics

File photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport in September 1964 shows lanterns containing the 1964 Tokyo Olympic flame inside an All Nippon Airways YS-11 aircraft, which flew from Okinawa, then under U.S. occupation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's first domestically built civil airplane YS-11

Photo taken March 1, 2019, shows Japan's first domestically manufactured passenger aircraft YS-11 at an aviation museum in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aichi Museum of Flight opens

Visitors take a close look at a YS-11 turboprop airplane, the first passenger plane built in postwar Japan, at the Aichi Museum of Flight upon its opening on Nov. 30, 2017, within the premises of Nagoya airport in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aichi Museum of Flight opens

A YS-11 turboprop airplane (C), the first passenger plane built in postwar Japan, is among aircraft on display at the Aichi Museum of Flight upon its opening on Nov. 30, 2017, within the premises of Nagoya airport in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aircraft museum to open in Aichi

A YS-11 (back), the first passenger airliner manufactured in Japan, is displayed on Nov. 20, 2017 at Aichi Museum of Flight, set to open on the grounds of Aichi airport in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 30, 2017. The turboprop plane was rolled out in 1962 and production ceased in 1974. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aircraft museum to open in Aichi

A YS-11, the first passenger airliner manufactured in Japan, is displayed on Nov. 20, 2017 at Aichi Museum of Flight, set to open on the grounds of Aichi airport in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 30, 2017. The turboprop plane was rolled out in 1962 and production ceased in 1974. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MRJ at Int'l Paris Air Show

Photo shows the interior of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, which was shown to the media at the International Paris Air Show on June 19, 2017. The MRJ is Japan's first domestically developed aircraft since Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corp.'s YS-11 turboprop was rolled out in the 1960s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MRJ at Int'l Paris Air Show

Yoshiyuki Yasumura, chief test pilot of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, meets with reporters beside the aircraft at the International Paris Air Show on June 19, 2017. The MRJ is Japan's first domestically developed aircraft since Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corp.'s YS-11 turboprop was rolled out in the 1960s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MRJ at Int'l Paris Air Show

Yoshiyuki Yasumura, chief test pilot of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, meets with reporters inside the aircraft at the International Paris Air Show on June 19, 2017. The MRJ is Japan's first domestically developed aircraft since Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corp.'s YS-11 turboprop was rolled out in the 1960s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Narita runway completed amid local farmers' opposition

NARITA, Japan - A YS-11 plane conducts an inspection flight over the house of farmers opposing the expansion of Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 31, the same day construction of a second airport runway was completed. The 2,180-meter runaway, scheduled to open next April, is designed to accommodate short-haul flights such as those to and from other Asian cities.