Japan’s Air Force officially retired its last Phantom fighter jets on November 20 with a live broadcast ceremony. The McDonnell F-4 flew for the Japanese for almost half a century, now giving room to the F-35 Lightning II.
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| To celebrate the end of the 48-year-old Phantom era, the 301 Hikotai (squadron) had given two of their F-4EJs special paintwork (Picture source: Japan Air Self-Defense Force) |
