Around March 1992, seven F4EJ Kai of 301SQ belonging to Nyutabaru Air Base were given dark blue and light blue identification bands on the upper part of the fuselage.The F4EJ Kai given the blue identification band were No. 342, No. 345, No. 401 and No. 402.The F4EJ Kai given the dark blue identification band were No. 338, No. 348, and No. 437.

This is a 301SQ F4EJ photographed at the JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show held on Sunday, November 26, 1989. There were five aircraft in total with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1989 JASDF Air Combat Competition, and this paint job was applied to the aircraft to boost morale. The "Amigo" lettering on the fuselage was the call sign of 301SQ at the time. The five aircraft also had different shaped shark mouths.

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.

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.

This is a 301SQ F4EJ photographed at the JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show held on Sunday, November 26, 1989. There were five aircraft in total with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1989 JASDF Air Combat Competition, and this paint job was applied to the aircraft to boost morale. The "Amigo" lettering on the fuselage was the call sign of 301SQ at the time. The five aircraft also had different shaped shark mouths.

This photo of an F-4EJ of 301st SQ was taken at the JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show on November 25, 1990. There were five aircraft in total with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1990 JASDF Combat Competition and were painted in this manner to boost morale. The star on the fuselage represents the 5th Air Wing to which 301st SQ belonged. Also, when viewed from directly above, the arrangement of stars on the left and right sides forms a V for victory. The sharkmouths of each of the five aircraft were different shapes.

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.

Around March 1992, seven F4EJ Kai of 301SQ belonging to Nyutabaru Air Base were given dark blue and light blue identification bands on the upper part of the fuselage.The F4EJ Kai given the blue identification band were No. 342, No. 345, No. 401 and No. 402.The F4EJ Kai given the dark blue identification band were No. 338, No. 348, and No. 437.

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.

This is an F4EJ of the 301st SQ photographed at JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base on October 19, 1990. There were a total of five aircraft with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1990 JASDF combat competition, and this paint job was applied to the aircraft to boost morale. The star on the fuselage represents the 5th Air Wing to which the 301st SQ belonged. Also, when viewed from directly above, the arrangement of stars on the left and right sides resembles the letter V for victory. The shark mouths on each of the five aircraft were different in shape.

This photograph of the 301st SQ's F-4EJ was taken at JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base on August 26, 1991. There were five aircraft in total with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1990 JASDF combat competition and were painted in this manner to boost morale. The star on the fuselage represents the 5th Wing to which the 301st SQ belonged. Also, when viewed from directly above, the arrangement of stars on the left and right sides resembles the letter V for victory. The sharkmouths of each of the five aircraft were different shapes.

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.

Around March 1992, seven F4EJ Kai of 301SQ belonging to Nyutabaru Air Base were given dark blue and light blue identification bands on the upper part of the fuselage.The F4EJ Kai given the blue identification band were No. 342, No. 345, No. 401 and No. 402.The F4EJ Kai given the dark blue identification band were No. 338, No. 348, and No. 437.

This is a 301SQ F4EJ photographed at the JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show held on Sunday, November 26, 1989. There were five aircraft in total with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1989 JASDF Air Combat Competition, and this paint job was applied to the aircraft to boost morale. The "Amigo" lettering on the fuselage was the call sign of 301SQ at the time. The five aircraft also had different shaped shark mouths.

This is a 301SQ F4EJ photographed at the JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show held on Sunday, November 26, 1989. There were five aircraft in total with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1989 JASDF Air Combat Competition, and this paint job was applied to the aircraft to boost morale. The "Amigo" lettering on the fuselage was the call sign of 301SQ at the time. The five aircraft also had different shaped shark mouths.

Around March 1992, seven F4EJ Kai of 301SQ belonging to Nyutabaru Air Base were given dark blue and light blue identification bands on the upper part of the fuselage.The F4EJ Kai given the blue identification band were No. 342, No. 345, No. 401 and No. 402.The F4EJ Kai given the dark blue identification band were No. 338, No. 348, and No. 437.

This is an F4EJ of the 301st SQ photographed at JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base on October 19, 1990. There were a total of five aircraft with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1990 JASDF combat competition, and this paint job was applied to the aircraft to boost morale. The star on the fuselage represents the 5th Air Wing to which the 301st SQ belonged. Also, when viewed from directly above, the arrangement of stars on the left and right sides resembles the letter V for victory. The shark mouths on each of the five aircraft were different in shape.

This is a 301SQ F4EJ photographed at the JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show held on Sunday, November 26, 1989. There were five aircraft in total with this paint job. These aircraft participated in the 1989 JASDF Air Combat Competition, and this paint job was applied to the aircraft to boost morale. The "Amigo" lettering on the fuselage was the call sign of 301SQ at the time. The five aircraft also had different shaped shark mouths.

This photograph was taken at Nyutabaru Air Base on June 25, 2001, and shows the 301Sq's F4EJ Kai No. 404. This is a close-up of the left nose of an aircraft that took part in the 2001 Combat Tactics Competition. The shark mouth on the nose has been painted in a three-dimensional way. The colour of the shark's eyes on this aircraft was red. There are two stars on the left air intake vane, so it appears to have been made into the squadron leader's aircraft. JASDF fighter pilots do not normally have a designated aircraft. The commanding officer of a participating unit is only assigned a plane during the tactical and combat competitions.

Built as a F-4E-44-MC by McDonnell Douglas at Saint Louis in 1970, 69-7263 was first assigned to the 4th TFW, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. In 1972/73 it was deployed to Ubon RTAFB and in 1977 it was one of 116 undergoing conversion to F-4G Wild Weasel configuration with electronics to seek out SAM air defence radars. It then served various units at Nellis AFB, George AFB and Spangdahlem in Germany. Deployed to Bahrain with the 35th TFW in early 1991, it launched over 40 missiles during Desert Storm before transfer in 1992 to the 190th TFS/124th FG Idaho ANG at Boise. It joined the USAFM in 1996