Prior to participating in the 1994 JASDF Combat Skills Competition, 301SQ completely painted two of its F4EJ Kai aircraft in the forest camouflage of the F1 fighter planes that served as the hypothetical enemy. These aircraft were used as faker aircraft for advance training. The vertical stabilizer was even painted in silhouette to make it look even more like an F1 fighter.

Prior to participating in the 1994 JASDF Combat Skills Competition, 301SQ had two of its F4EJ Kai aircraft painted entirely in the forest camouflage of the F1 fighter they were using as a hypothetical enemy. These aircraft were used for advance training as fake aircraft. The vertical stabilizer was even painted in silhouette to further enhance the appearance of an F1 fighter. This is a comparison photo of the paint jobs of the two aircraft. The dark and light green parts of the forest camouflage have been painted in reverse.

This is an F4EJ Kai of the 301st SQ based at Nyutabaru Air Base, painted for the 1992 JASDF Combat Skills Competition, with six aircraft given special paint jobs. The camouflage paintwork on these 301SQ aircraft was a gray cloud pattern to accommodate the cloudy airspace, as the JASDF Combat Skill Competition was held during Japan's long rainy season. The cloud pattern air superiority camouflage on each aircraft varied in its paint pattern. The first to be painted, and the one that was most faithful to the original pattern, was No. 437.

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