Blue Impulse

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Blue Impulse 11 Squadron 4th Air Wing
Blue Impulse insignia
Active	April 12, 1960 – present
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Type	Aerobatics
Role	Aerobatic maneuver
Garrison/HQ	Matsushima Air Base
Motto(s)	Challenge for the Creation.
Colors	Blue White
Aircraft flown
Trainer	9 Kawasaki T-4s

Blue Impulse (ブルーインパルス, Burū Inparusu) (currently 11 Squadron 4th Air Wing, previously 21 Squadron 4th Air Wing) is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The team was founded in 1960 as a team of six F-86 Sabres. They changed mounts to the Mitsubishi T-2 in 1980 and then to the Kawasaki T-4 in 1995. They are based at Matsushima Air Base, which was heavily damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.