• Aircraft:

  McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ Kai

• Reg: 77-6397 photos
• Serial #:

  M097

• Airline: Japan - Air Self Defence Force (JASDF)
• Photo Date: Feb 15, 2019
• Uploaded: May 12, 2020
• Hyakuri - RJAH, Japan

Phinally, a Phantom in the snow!! This JASDF RF-4EJ (77-6397; cnM097) from 501 Hikotai (Frogs), is undergoing pre-flight checks on the apron at Hyakuri. The snow only lasted for about 5 minutes, but weather was really harsh! The 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron is a squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Hyakuri Air Base (Ibaraki Airport) in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Since 1961 the squadron's emblem has been the American cartoon character Woody Woodpecker wearing a bowtie. The use of a woodpecker also references a battle tactic of Takeda Shingen from the 16th century battles of Kawanakajima. [COAP-Japan Trip Exotic Wings #41 LITE]

Photographer

Aircraft

Stephan Franke 77-6397

284 3 0 McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ Kai

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Brock L 77-6397

1,286 2 0 McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ Kai

Yau Yu Hao 77-6397

1,035 3 0 McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ Kai

Photo location

Flying no nozomi 8458

177 1 0 Mitsubishi SH-60K

T-4 from the 302nd TFS departing for a morning sortie

Garrett Heller 26-5809

287 2 0 Kawasaki T-4

Evan Cheung 92-3891

321 1 0 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon

Photographer

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Walter Van Bel 19-5475

5,570 29 0 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II

F-16AM (FA-116; cn6H-116), proudly showing the new colours of the 349 Squadron, celebrating their 80th anniversary, during its landing roll on RWY23 at Kleine Brogel

Walter Van Bel FA-116

3,402 6 0 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon

F-16AM (FA-116; cn6H-116), proudly showing the new colours of the 349 Squadron, celebrating their 80th anniversary

Walter Van Bel FA-116

3,503 6 0 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon