Ten (R)F-4EJ Phantoms lined up in front of the crowd was a sight to behold! The Hyakuri Airshow 2018 was the last ever opportunity to see such a large number of mighty Phantoms in action as JASDF Phantom ...
... its McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Phantom II, and this Gifu airshow was not different.
Where? Gifu Airbase / Kakamigahara, Japan When? 19/11/2017
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... Eagle moved to Nyutabaru and was followed by the “Black Panthers” 8 Hikotai from Misawa, which in 2008 converted from the F-4EJ Phantom II to the F-2. The nicknamed “Viper Zero” is a 4.5th generation multirole ...
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For Hyakuri this meant a tactical demonstration by the F-15J Eagles of 304 Hikotai (Squadron), an air-ground attack by the F-4EJ Phantoms of 302 Hikotai and recce runs of the RF-4E (photo) Phantoms of ...
... Missile was a new sight for me.
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However a small exercise was going on: there was a detachment from Hyakuri with some F-4EJ Phantoms of the 302 Hikotai and 8 F-15 Eagles o ...
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Other than that the airshow at Tsuiki in 2014 once again got a visit from a Nyutabaru-based F-4EJ Kai Phantom for some ...
... cockpit and a F-4EJ Phantom II doing ground demonstrations of the hydraulic system.
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On the apron itself there were no other aircraft to be seen apart from ...
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Another eyecatcher are of course the F-4EJ Phantoms, always in full action and busy with air-air or air-ground training, though my experience from rece ...
The annual airshow at Nyutabaru is always a safe bet to see some amazing aerial displays of the JASDF. Three Squadron, either equipped with F-4EJ Phantoms or F-15(D)J Eagles, amongst them the nicely painted ...
... urs speak of only a dozen airworthy aircraft of the mixed fleet of RF-4E and RF-4EJ and an end of their career in the timeframe of 2012/2013. But without a proper reconnaissance asset replacements this mig ...
... everal touch and goes towards the end of each mission.
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Originally I have planned to leave to Kanoya after the morning round (one mission of Aggressors, F-4EJ and F-15(D)J tr ...
... d the clouds during this period of time, as it was also the case for most of the morning. It only started clearing up during the afternoon.
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The F-4EJ Phantom came in once aga ...
... lone seeing a rehearsal display for next Sunday's show of them.
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As only some F-4EJ Phantoms were flying and the weather was far from perfect I decided quite early in the aft ...
... just afterwards.
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The jets were next with a F-4EJ Kai Phantom that flew in directly from Nyutabaru, and a display of three Tsuiki based F-15J Eagles ...
... n including an Aggressor T-2 and also an F-4EJ Kai) and left the airbase again after one hour. Without any souvenirs or whatever as we did not have any time to look for them...
That was quite a short visit ...
... the F-4EJ! But the weather forecast was not good at all many days in advance already and when we made our way to the airport the sky was already full of clouds and there was no sign that it would get better ...
... uding an Aggressor T-2 and also an F-4EJ Kai) and left the airbase again after one hour. Without any souvenirs or whatever as we did not have any time to look for them...
That was quite a short visit ...
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Naha Airshow - 302 Hikotai F-4EJ Phantom Farewell
OK, the final report for this trip. The show at Naha had been better than expected, at least regarding the weather: despite some slight ...
... at the Matsushima airbase there we were welcomed by three F-4EJ Phantoms taking off and disappearing in the clouds. That sight pleased us a lotbut originally we came there to see the blue Mitsubishi F-2Bs ...
