| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 97-8421 |
| Military Code: | 421 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | M121 |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | 航空自衛隊 |
| Unit Markings: | 301 Hikotai |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | NyutabaruMap |
| Country: | Japan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: RJFN IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 20 June 1994 |
| Photo by: | Masaaki Yotsumoto |
| Photo ID: | 834056 |
| Photo Comment |
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This aircraft is painted in the official new air superiority camouflage. This aircraft participated in the 1994 JASDF combat competition. The "SU Eaters" inscription on the vertical stabilizer was intended to boost morale, symbolizing a unit devouring the hypothetical enemy, the Sukhoi. This photo is copyright © Masaaki Yotsumoto, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 August 2025, and has since been viewed 47 times. |