Japan's Secretive YS-11EB Spy Plane Flies at Iruma Air Show
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Japan had a big air show at Iruma Air Base.
The show was in Saitama, Japan. It happened on November 3.
People came to see planes fly. The show is one of the biggest in Japan.
A special plane flew for the first time at this show. It is called the YS-11EB.
The YS-11EB is a spy plane. It collects radio signals. Not many people know about it.
This plane is old. It is one of the last planes of its kind.
The famous Blue Impulse team also flew. They are Japan's air show team. They fly in nice shapes together.
A C-2 plane also flew. The C-2 carries things and people.
The new F-35 fighter jet flew too. This was its first time at the show.
Many people watched the planes fly in the sky.
Vocabulary10 words
- air show
- an event where planes fly for people to watch
- spy plane
- a plane that gets secret information
- radio signals
- invisible waves used to send information
- Blue Impulse
- Japan's special flying team
- transport plane
- a plane that carries things or people
- fighter jet
- a fast military plane used in fighting
- base
- a place where soldiers or planes stay
- display
- a show for people to see
- collects
- gets or gathers something
- mysterious
- not well known; strange
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1. Iruma Air Base 2. It collects radio signals 3. True
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Japan had a big air _____ at Iruma Air Base.
The show was in _____, Japan. It happened on November 3.
A special plane flew for the first time at this show. It is called the _____.
The YS-11EB is a _____ plane. It collects radio signals.
This plane is old. It is one of the last planes of its _____.
The famous Blue Impulse team also flew. They are Japan's air show _____.
A C-2 plane also flew. The C-2 carries things and _____.
The new F-35 fighter jet flew too. This was its first time at the _____.
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