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

This F4EJ Kai of 302SQ belonging to Naha Air Base was photographed at JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base on the 26th of October 2006. This aircraft is painted in the livery required for the JASDF Combat Skills Competition held in 2006. On the nose is painted the face of a shisa (lion), a guardian deity that has been passed down since ancient times on Okinawa Island, where Naha Air Base is located.

On October 12, 2013, a ceremony was held at Nyutabaru Air Base to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 301st SQ. On this day, four F4EJ Kai aircraft, including one with a special commemorative livery（No.398）, performed a celebratory flight. This is a low, high-speed takeoff by the second livery aircraft to participate in the JASDF combat competition, No. 440. (This year's JASDF combat competition was held at the end of September 2013.) This aircraft is the 5,195th F-4 Phantom, the last to be built in the world.

This is F4EJ Kai No. 404 of 301Sq, photographed at JASDF Nyutabaru Base on 2001.06.25. This aircraft participated in the 2001 JASDF combat competition. There are two stars on the air intake splitter vane, so it is the team's captain aircraft. The shark mouth on the nose is painted in a three-dimensional way. Also, the color of the shark's eyes is red. The color of these eyes was different for each participating aircraft.

At the end of September 2013, the Air Defense Command's Air Combat Skills Competition was held at Hyakuri Air Base. When I visited Nyutabaru Air Base on September 10, 2013, the F4EJ Kai of the 301st SQ were training hard in preparation for the competition. On that day, there were two F4EJ Kai (No. 436 and No. 440) with special paintwork for the competition.

This is an RF-4EJ of 501SQ belonging to Hyakuri Base, photographed at JASDF Nyutabaru Base on November 12, 2004. The RF-4EJ is an aircraft that was created by modifying an F-4EJ fighter aircraft into a reconnaissance type. Modification development work began in 1990, and the first flight was on February 4, 1992. The difference with the RF-4E is that, as a modified fighter aircraft, it retained the 20mm Vulcan cannon and air-to-air missile capabilities mounted on the nose. The RF-4EJ is characterized by the fact that it is equipped with three types of reconnaissance pods on the underside of t

This is F4EJ No. 428 of 301SQ, photographed at Nyutabaru Air Base on January 9, 1986. Around 1984, the silhouette of a hypothetical enemy aircraft, the MiG-21 Fishbed, was painted on the entire fuselage of this aircraft. This aircraft was used as an enemy aircraft in aerial exercises and as a tow aircraft for dart targets.

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Seen during an unknown Coronet deployment to RAF Wildenrath. Photographer unknown

Built as an RF-4C-22-MC by McDonnell at their Saint Louis plant in 1965, this recce Phantom saw service in Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Europe, Cuba and the Middle East, gaining the nickname "Iraqi Scud Seeker" while flying 172 missions in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990/91. It was delivered to the museum in May 1994