F-4EJ KAI Phantom II 301 Squadron, Japan, 2016 Hobby Master HA1998 1:72

F-4EJ KAI Phantom II 301 Squadron, JASDF, Hyakuri AB, Japan, 2016 Hobby Master HA1998 Scale 1:72 Highly detailed Hobby Master Warbird Hobby Master Item number: HA1998 Scale: 1:72 Starting in 1973 the Japan Air Self-Defense Force received 154 F-4EJ Phantoms that were based on the USAF F-4E. 138 of these aircraft were manufactured under license by Mitsubishi who produced the last F-4 Phantom II several changes were made to the F-4E to make it an F-4EJ. Basically it had any offensive weapons removed but eventually these restrictions were lifted and the aircraft were updated with missiles and the latest electronic equipment. The 301st Squadron was formed at Hyakuri AB in October, 1973 equipped with McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Phantom II. In 1984 an improvement plan named KAI began to upgrade 96 F-4EJs to keep them flying for many more years. In March 1985 302nd Hikotai moved to Nyutabaru AB and in 1991 the squadron updated to F-4EJ KAI Phantoms including F-4EJ 97-8416 c/n M116 built in 1979. The 302nd emblem is a frog wearing a scarf with 7 stars representing the 7th AW and wore 5 stars when assigned to the 5th AW.