F-4EJ Kai Phantom II 301 Squadron 5 Air Wing JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base Print
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The original JASDF F-4 Phantom II squadron, 301 Sq has flown both the F-4EJ and F-4EJ Kai from Hyakuri northeast of Tokyo and Nyutabaru Air Bases on the southern Island of Kyushu. The F-4EJ version is unique to Japan’s Air Force and was primarily built in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Unlike the US F-4E, it was a “hard wing” Rhino lacking slats on the wings and stab. It additionally, originally, lacked inflight refueling capability and air-to-surface weapons capability. It also featured some domestic Japanese hardware like RHAW equipment and a datalink to interface with ground air defense units.
While stationed at Nyutabaru, the squadron celebrated its 30 anniversary by painting 07-8345 with a very cool rising sun motif covering the entire intake on both flanks, a shark mouth nose graphic and a black, blue, striped across the upper surfaces from the radome to the tail.
She is shown with a clean configuration for an air-to-air training sortie carrying only a CATM-9L infrared missile and chaff/flare expendables.
Any Fighter Studios print can be customized with different squadron marking, different store configurations, names on the nose or canopy rail. To get yours started, click Personalized Print for more information or click Email with questions.
Images are reduced fidelity for copyright protection.
The original JASDF F-4 Phantom II squadron, 301 Sq has flown both the F-4EJ and F-4EJ Kai from Hyakuri northeast of Tokyo and Nyutabaru Air Bases on the southern Island of Kyushu. The F-4EJ version is unique to Japan’s Air Force and was primarily built in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Unlike the US F-4E, it was a “hard wing” Rhino lacking slats on the wings and stab. It additionally, originally, lacked inflight refueling capability and air-to-surface weapons capability. It also featured some domestic Japanese hardware like RHAW equipment and a datalink to interface with ground air defense units.
While stationed at Nyutabaru, the squadron celebrated its 30 anniversary by painting 07-8345 with a very cool rising sun motif covering the entire intake on both flanks, a shark mouth nose graphic and a black, blue, striped across the upper surfaces from the radome to the tail.
She is shown with a clean configuration for an air-to-air training sortie carrying only a CATM-9L infrared missile and chaff/flare expendables.
Any Fighter Studios print can be customized with different squadron marking, different store configurations, names on the nose or canopy rail. To get yours started, click Personalized Print for more information or click Email with questions.