Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA1991 McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ Kai 57-6371, 501st SQ. JASDF (with LOROP pod) Long Range Oblique Photography.
The JASDF 501st Squadron was formed at Matsushima
on December 1, 1961 equipped with RF-86Fs. In 1975 the 501st Tactical
Reconnaissance Group moved to Hyakuri with their new RF-4Es. In 1992 seven RF-4EJs and eight RF-4EJ Kai had
been converted and updated from the normal
F-4E.
The early 1980s saw the introduction of the F-15 so F-4EJs were heavily
modified and could carry 3
types of external sensor pods of which one was the LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) pod with
KS-146B camera.
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