An air base open day was held on 2 December 2018 at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture, marking the start of the transition of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jeitai or JASDF) from the McDonnell Douglas (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries construction-built) F-4 Phantom II to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, with the […]
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Hyakuri Air Base Open Day and F-4 Phantom Showcase
Posted by Dion Makowski on February 9th, 2019
Posted in Warbird Fighters 
Tags: F-4 Phantom II, F-4EJ, Hyakuri Air Base Japan, RF-4Kai 
Comments Off on Hyakuri Air Base Open Day and F-4 Phantom ShowcaseMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Set to Retire From U.S. Military Service
Posted by Ken Kula on November 25th, 2016
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of those rare breeds of aircraft design that has served with the U.S. military for over half a century. The first flight of a prototype occurred on May 27, 1958. In December of 2016, the final flights of U.S. military F-4s will occur, capped off with a […]
Posted in Bombers, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Tags: F-4 Phantom II, F-4B, F-4C, F-4D, F-4E, F-4EJ, F-4F, F-4G, F3H Demon, F4H, McDonnell Douglas, QF-4, RF-4B, RF-4C Comments Off on McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Set to Retire From U.S. Military Service