{"product_id":"hobby-master-f4-ha19022","title":"Hobby Master HA19022 1:72 F-4EJ Kai Phantom II","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobby Master HA19022 1:72 F-4EJ Kai Phantom II 37-8315, 301 Squadron, JASDF \"Final Year 2020\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarting in 1973 the Japan Air Self-Defense Force received 154 F-4EJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhantoms that were based on the USAF F-4E. 138 of these aircraft were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003emanufactured under license by Mitsubishi who produced the last F-4 Phantom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eII. Several changes were made to the F-4E to make it an F-4EJ. Basically it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehad any offensive weapons removed but eventually these restrictions were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003elifted and the aircraft were updated with missiles and the latest electronic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eequipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn March 2019 the 302nd Hikotai was disbanded with their F-4EJs going to the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003elast Phantom squadron, the 301st  Hikotai. One of the F-4Ejs was 37-8315\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat was produced as c\/n 4206\/M015. The fate of the 302nd would also\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehappen to the 301st in 2020 when the last F-4s would fly for Japan and would\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebe replaced by the F-35. To mark the 301st disbanding F-4EJ 37-8315 was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003egiven a special paint scheme titled “Go for it!! 301 SQ”. The 301st mascot is a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etype of frog found locally at Hyakuri AB.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007583912163,"sku":"10549","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha19022-172-f-4ej-kai-phantom-ii-729318.jpg?v=1738274700","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-f4-ha19022","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}