McDonnell Douglas (Mitsubishi) F-4EJ Kai Phantom II 57-8367 JASDF, 301 Hikotai, take-off at dusk, Hyakuri AB, Japan

McDonnell Douglas (Mitsubishi) F-4EJ Kai Phantom II 57-8367 JASDF (cn M067), Chubu Koku Homentai (Central Air Defence Force), 301 Hikotai take-off at Hyakuri AB (RJAH). This Phantom was one of the last active JASDF Phantoms ultimately wearing a Phantom Forever color scheme before being retired.

F-4EJ / F-4EJ Kai
Two-seat all-weather specialized air defense fighter version of the F-4E. The F-4EJ has in common with the F-4E the Westinghouse AN/APQ-120 radar fire control system, the 20-mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon and the AIM-7 and AIM-9 air-to-air missile capability. The majority of the F-4EJs were built under license by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MIH) in Japan. 2 were directly delivered from McDonnell and built in St Louis. A further 138 were built by MIH, of which 8 were assembled using McDonnell delivered parts.

The original F-4EJ had no air to ground capability to make clear to its neighboring countries that it was purely meant for air defense purposes. As a result the nuclear weapons control unit, the bombing computer (ASQ-91), the air-to-ground missile ‘Bullpup’ and its control device ARW-77 were omitted. Also the F-4EJs lacked the aerial refueling capability of standard F-4s. The air defense role was further emphasized by removing the slats and replacing them by leading wing edge flaps to improve acceleration when scrambled on QRA. Removing the slat mechanism saves weight and reduces drag.

In a later stage air-to-ground capability as well as the aerial refueling capability were added on the improved (‘Kai’) version of the F-4EJ. The F-4EJ Kai has improved avionics, including the AN/APG-66J pulse-doppler radar and ground attack capability, including the ASM-1 anti-ship missile. 90 of the original 140 F-4EJs were converted to the ‘Kai’ standard.

Sadly the F-4 fleet has now been retired except for a few remaining at the Kawasaki test-base Gifu.

Sources: www.scramble.nl en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phant...(%E6%88%A6%E9%97%98%E6%A9%9F) (Wikipedia Japan) , designer.home.xs4all.nl/models/f4ej-32/f4-32-1.htm

Taken in: Japan / Ibaraki / Ogawa-machi (show map)

Taken on: November 25, 2019

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