Japan Air Materiel Area
Operator Identification
1947 to 1949
United States of America
TYPE: USAAF unit
IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil
HEADQUARTERS: Tachikawa AB, Japan
FORMER NAME: Nil
SUBSEQUENT NAME: Far East Air Materiel Command (1949)
Operator History
The Japan Air Materiel Area (JAMA) was a depot-level maintenance facility based at Tachikawa AB in Japan after the war. Its role was to service aircraft of the 7th Air Force, which was occupying Japan after the war. In 1949, JAMA was integrated into FEAMCOM (Far East Air Materiel Command).
Commando Operations
January 1948* to October 1950*
Several Commandos still in service with the USAF in the Pacific were stripped of parts and broken up at the Japan Air Materiel Area.
Last edited: 22/09/2020