For over 50 years, the Japanese F-4 stood The Watch. Fair Winds and following Seas.

They look so good in the special colors.... F-4 now a part of history :(

@fredrickward7672

5 жыл бұрын

I loved being a crew chief on the F4D Phantom in Bitburg Germany 22nd Tac Fighter Squadron 1966 to 1969. Really loved running it up on the trim pad in and out of after burner.

Some designs are just timeless. The Boeing 747, the Porsche 911, the Shelby Cobra and the F4......😏

@WALTERBROADDUS

5 жыл бұрын

@@devanshchugh4326 I might say the Ak-47, but yeah..... The Mig-21 is 50 years of service.

@raphaelvildren7633

5 жыл бұрын

Toyota AE86 and supra

@WALTERBROADDUS

5 жыл бұрын

@@raphaelvildren7633 Your joking?🤔

@raphaelvildren7633

5 жыл бұрын

@@WALTERBROADDUS just saying they look great too

@WALTERBROADDUS

5 жыл бұрын

@@raphaelvildren7633 Great and timeless are different.

The most beautiful airplane of all time. I really hope countries or people out there that is in possession of this beauty would be able to keep at least one in mint flying condition. The world and our new generations need to see this beauty grace the sky once in a while, to remind them how history, needs, technology and esthetics combined to form the soul of beauty.

@REALZEUS1

5 жыл бұрын

I find it really ugly!!! A MiG-29 or a SU-27 is beautiful!!!

@koukoulios1234

5 жыл бұрын

@@REALZEUS1 u r F-16?

@robertoferros6042

5 жыл бұрын

VERDADE

@dsfsddsfdsf8044

5 жыл бұрын

@@REALZEUS1 su 34

@fatdoi003

5 жыл бұрын

1. F-14 2. Su-30 3. SR-71

Goodbye brother's..from 339 sq AIANTAS,F-4E PHANTOM II, 117 COMBAT WING,Greece last flight 31-10-17 Mission complete KINDEST REGARDS 😥

@IvstvnK4hgnte

5 жыл бұрын

That's why Iran is such a chad at maintaining these things

@michaelusswisconsin6002

5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they will have them in air shows or museums

@humbleone6405

4 жыл бұрын

@@IvstvnK4hgnte Iran has more respect for these planes than the US , they have updated them , something the US should have done.

I ache to see them going away. I'm 62 and as a boy I loved their hulking, muscular stance. They are filled with innovation, power, speed, weapons-everything we needed to fight the evil the world throws at us. Thank you McDonnell Douglass

@1-300

Жыл бұрын

Even if they are gone. Phantoms' memories are Phorever.

The end of an era... I admit I had tears streaming down my face watching these amazing machines last flight.

@daviddedick14

10 ай бұрын

Me too!

It's just like when the Tomcats were retired, it seems like losing a old dear friend. Thinking of them being scrapped brings a tear to my eye.

@FallenPhoenix86

5 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it, a few weeks back I realised that with the recent retirement of our last Tornados all front line RAF types from when I was a kid are now retired. Jaguar, Harrier, Phantom, Tornado GR1/4, Tornado F.3... all gone.

@dawnofwar4302

5 жыл бұрын

Were losing all the legends. Gonna be shedding a lot of tears like i did when the Navy retired the Tomcat.

@Xman8184

5 жыл бұрын

Tomcats Forever ! VF-111, VF-124

@TheHawk1202

5 жыл бұрын

FallenPhoenix I think there are still some tornados left in Germany and Italy

@welshparamedic

5 жыл бұрын

@@FallenPhoenix86 and when I was a kid, EE lightning and Hawker Hunter, plus the Vulcan too real classics

I live in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, and had the pleasure to watch some of these F-4s (along with F-15s) perform at nearby Hyakuri Air Base a few times. My wife and son were lucky enough to see this last air show with the F-4s in their full "Eagle" livery. Thank you 301st and 302nd for all of your fine service - we'll be sad to see the Phantoms retired.

A magnificent era of aviation is coming to an end. The F4 Phantom was the first plane that could "do it all". Loved these A/C so much as a kid that I became an engineer for McDonnell Douglas in adult life.

Beautiful to see these birds in action once more. We retired our F4 fleet in 2013. Greetings from Germany.

This airplane has been flying longer than I've been alive. It was on the frontline when I went into the military, flew wild weasel missions when I was in the first Gulf War and lasted longer than my military career just too finally retire. As one of the most awesome looking and interesting aircraft around, it will continue too fly on in my memories and on KZread.

またこのような素晴らしい撮影と編集の作品をお届けいただきありがとうございます。百里基地は航空祭でしかアクセスできないのですが、この歴史的な瞬間に行った気になりました。

平成の終わりに昭和の空自の象徴とも言える機体が退役というのも感慨深いものがありますな。「百里」、「ファントム」で思いっきり反応する年代のファンより。

これはとても感情的なビデオです。これは私の国でミラージュが奉仕から外された時のことを私に思い出させます。アルゼンチンからのご挨拶、美しいビデオ。

@ham4314

5 жыл бұрын

アルゼンチン空軍ですとミラージュIIIもしくはミラージュVですかな？

@fortinero3361

5 жыл бұрын

IAIダガーアンドミラージュIII

こんばんは🖖 明日が待ちきれず、無理矢理時間を取って、大好きだったオジロワシのラストを選らばせて見させていただきました❗️ ライダーの一瞬の挨拶、キーパーのさりげない言葉のないライダーたちのと挨拶やチェック。 細かなところからのベイパー。 そして、ツガイのオジロワシ。 なんといっても、最後の離陸の後ろ姿が本当に涙でいっぱいでした❗️ 本当に、どの作品も最高です。 ずば抜けた、才能にうらやましい❗️ 自分は戦闘機の興味を持ったのは従兄に感化されて、ブルーエンジェルスにドはまりしました。 その時はスカイホークで、機体も大好きな機体だったのでどんどんのめり込んでいきました❗️ ブルースも機種転換で今年からスパホになって、以前のレガシーからのシャープさは無くなりましたが、シーズンイン前のオープニングとプロローグを機体をとっかえひっかえして、念入りにしている動画がアップされていました❗️ そして、ブルースに欠かせない、脇役とは言えないファットアルバート。 デザインが一新されて、今シーズンがどれだけ披露できるかは分かりませんが、楽しみです。 もちろん、サンダーバーズのファルコンのベースとなった、ヴイパー、いや、ヴイパーだとAH-1Zになるから、バイパーゼロですね。 どんな作品がですか楽しかったです❗️ 興奮して、寝れないかも…😅

Please preserve some of these beautiful birds.

I didn't think that a video about planes could make me cry. This video brought tears to my eyes! This was such a beautiful tribute to these old war-birds done with exquisite cinematography and music. Simply beautiful.

This is the best F-4 video I have ever seen. The music makes engine noise more peaceful.

A great farewell to the old but still one of the greatest multi role fighter in the world. Hate to see you, no longer flying.

@reallifescottsterling1471

5 жыл бұрын

drian mortiz this is the same that is happening with the falcons and we need to save as many as possible to remind future generations of the past and the roles that planes flew is not forgot

ジェット戦闘機が、初めて美しいと感じたのがF4でした。 素晴らしい映像として残して頂いて感謝

言葉が出ない。 日本国の大空に Ｆー４が羽ばたいていたことを 死ぬまで誇りに思う。 ありがとうございました。

Very sad!!! I grew up with this F-4 Phantom legend!!! Goodbye legend of sky. Excellend Video thank you sooooooo much

I-300 great job as always, you not only capture the beauty and also the power of F-4 Phantom. Even if it's old it's awesome.🇯🇵💪

Worked on the "N" and "S" version of this ol bird in the 80's with VMFA 112 at NAS Dallas as an electrician. They were a nightmare to maintain but were a beauty to behold when airborne. I remember sitting in my car on Jefferson St. at the end of the runway getting a rush from the sound of them taking off. I believe the version shown in this video is the "J" model with leading edge flaps and retrofitted with smokeless engines. I have many stories to tell about this icon of an airplane. Thank you very much for putting this video together.

Beautiful videos you make my friend. The best phantom videos for sure. Thank you for letting me to enjoy this great fighter. Now we can keep something for next generations. I served in the IAF during the 80's so fortunatelly saw the F-4's and A-4's in real. I watch your phantom video's over and over. Thank you

Powerfully artistic, and artistically powerful! Thumbs up!

That’s a right pretty F-4 there JAF. Love the scheme, hope it lives on with future endeavors.

What a Super Generational Workhorse and the Statistics to match... May she rest comfortably in retirement, definitely a beauty in her time.

Love the paint jobs on these Beautiful Eagles! The most Iconic Bird of Prey of my time, born when i was!

First jet capable of flying straight up and overcome gravity, that was a big deal back in the 60's.👍

@stephenreynolds6239

5 жыл бұрын

Lightening surely the first?

@flamingrubys11

5 жыл бұрын

@@stephenreynolds6239 yes it is americas proof that with enough thrust a brick can fly

@mfree80286

5 жыл бұрын

​@@stephenreynolds6239 Pondered that... prototype was flying in '58, empty weight just over 30Klb, engines reheating are putting out 17,845lbf each for 35,690lbf thrust... 5000lb more than empty so it's definitely possible. Now, second part... the EE Lightning was flying in 1954 as a prototype, the F.6 version's engines do 32,000lbf reheat combined, but empty weight is 31,000lb... there's not a lot of freedom there. I think you *might* get T/W ratio over unity on an EE Lightning, but you'd be taking off with so little fuel you may be gliding back down after your first attempt. The F-4 appears on paper to be capable of T/W >1 with a fair amount of fuel. The F-15 though, holds a record for entering supersonic flight... vertically.

@tommywatkins1747

5 жыл бұрын

@@mfree80286 Pretty hard to fly an airplane at empty weight - it's going to need a little gas. The F-15 Eagle was the first fighter to be able to "accelerate" vertically.

The F-4 Phantom is the 'P-51 Mustang' of the Jet Age.....

3月19日、私も百里基地でオジロファントムの最後の雄姿を見てきました。素晴らしい動画を有難う御座います。

@user-nc9vb4og6o

3 жыл бұрын

俺も見にいきました。オホジロファントム及びＦ－４ＥＪ改お疲れ様でしたお疲れ様でした

Beautifully filmed and the music was well chosen. I was moved to tears by the beauty of these machines and the dedication of the people who fly and maintain them, all the action f-4s have seen all over the world, all the maintenance hours and care over a span of decades and decades. The passage of time is inexorable, but they served capably for so, so long. I’m so glad we have these videos to help remember these aircraft. I’m just sad their time is past, even if I know - “don’t be sad it’s over, be glad it happened.”

Phabulous Phinal Phantom! サービスしてくれてありがとう！

@claudiorga3231

5 жыл бұрын

A la altura de un gran señor de los cielos.

The Meanest looking Aircraft in the History of Aviation period...👍 The landing take at 2:48 just broke my heart... A Master Piece of video 1-300.👍👍👍👍👍 Good job Sir, Good Job indeed.

These warbirds looked every bit the part. Developed an new appreciation for the F4 only long after I was blinded by later f-series fighters after it. Really is such a beautiful aircraft that's unmistakenly unique and unlike any other jet before or after it. Of all those who've flown it, as well as other more recent f-series fighters, when asked which plane they preferred, they all unanimously said the F4. This disappointed me a bit in the beginning because i was such a huge fan of the F14, but when I heard their reasons why i.e. ease of flight, uncomplicated, comfort, dependability, fun, muscle car feel, it made a lot more sense. Rip legendary F4 phantom! Wish there was some way to keep them around. Excellent video btw!! Thx for sharing

Three words... Sad, Emotional, Stunning. Goodbye 302 Phantoms.

So beautiful , love F-4s. Thanks for sharing!

The Ole Lead Sled! I hated to see her go in the U.S. and I hate to see her go in Japan as well. The Japanese, in my humble opinion, are some of the most professional and precise aviators in the world. Also, whom ever filmed this did an amazing job with their camera work! Very Nice indeed. Thank you for uploading!!

@trespire

5 жыл бұрын

@Yellow Hammer You name has similarities to the 69th Squadron insignia, Israeli Air Force legendary Hammers "HaPatishim". 69th used to fly F-4 for a long time,, but not any more.

@yellowhammer4747

5 жыл бұрын

@@trespire Sir or Madam, I am a US Citizen with no ties to the Israeli Military. Just US military ties.

1961-2019. 58 years. That's not bad! Pharwell Phabulous Phantom! And thanks!

@terrenceescarda8951

3 жыл бұрын

Are you a former F-4 Phantom II pilot sir?

@cromlaughsatyourfourwinds8333

3 жыл бұрын

@@terrenceescarda8951 I Wish! I did have the honor of working with them when I was in the navy. I was a yellow shirt on the U.S.S. Constellation CV-64.

One of the most beautiful jet plane video Ive ever seen. Thanks. Great Job. I will miss those majestic birds. But your videos will remain to remember us how fantastic those planes where flying. Thank you very much.

I remember seeing these aircraft fly over New Orleans which were part of the Air Guard and watching the F-4 perform at the Air Show. They have a long history. They will be missed.

@Johnnycdrums

5 жыл бұрын

60 years, came out in 59'. That's a good airframe.

Some of the best videos I've ever seen! Thank you very much and keep up the great work! Phantoms Phorever!

Wow I saw a lot of fighter jets vids all these years but you are the only one who makes pure art. They are all gorgeous!

@1-300

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. I will continue to create.🙂

One of the most beautiful jets ever to fly , long live the F4 Phantom !!

ベトナム戦争時代に登場して昭和を駆け抜けた西側を代表する戦闘機がまた消えて行く...老兵になりながらも飛び続けたその偉大なる翼に「お疲れ様でした、もうゆっくり休んでいいよ後は後輩が見守ります」 と言ってあげたい

The F4 Phantom is living proof that given enough power even a brick will fly. Great flying and great photography!

ありがとう。ありがとう。最後を見届けられなかったから、こうして見せてもらえて感謝です。ずっと忘れたくない動画です。

少しだけググってみましたが、デビューから今年で49年だそうで、ベトナム戦争当時からよくぞ今までアジア、そして日本の空を守ってくれました。 ゲーム、アニメ、映画、模型などでお馴染みの、ずんぐりしたフォルムが可愛い機体だったと思ってます。動画を上げてくれてありがとうございました

The first two A/C colors were absolutely stunning. I too am an Avid F-4 Phantom Admirer.

ファントムが戦闘機の中で一番かっこいい！

@steves8236

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@koukiniwa4448

3 жыл бұрын

ベトナム対戦では、主力の機体でしたからね‼️

First saw the F-4s March 1970 flying with the US Thunderbirds. Been a Phan since. Great video. Thank you!

Affectionately known as "The Bus" to Viet Nam pilots, the F4J Phantom was, to my tastes, one of the most beautiful fighters to have ever taken to the skies.

@humbleone6405

4 жыл бұрын

Saved the lives of many men in the Nam.

老兵尾白ファントムは永遠に私たちの記憶に残る

@koukiniwa4448

3 жыл бұрын

ファントムライダーこそ最高のエースパイロット‼️

Japan first obtained and started using these planes the year I was born. They have aged better then me. Great video thanks for posting.

These birds hauled the mail in 1972 and saved a lot of lives.

Excellent videography, excellent editing, great job, the best yet. 99.9% of aviation videos are about as boring and unimaginative as watching paint dry! Thank you!

That is really a shame. So sad. That jetplane is one of the most beautifull designs ever made. Even its name is so well suited for it. I'm really sad they will ground them forever. A real legend.

Having seen these fly over Japan for years it'll be sad to finally see them go. They might be old, but they've been good enough in Japanese hands to give the Chinese pause for thought. Beautiful footage, editing and music. Respect. お疲れ様でした。

1-300, I've watched this e.p several times and Ii doesn't get old. It's like looking at a picture of a long-lost friend. You miss them. But always remember them fondly. Thank you.

@1-300

Жыл бұрын

Phantoms are Phorever in memory

My mother loved the phanton. It makes me recall her, God how I miss her Thanks for the images

@1-300

Жыл бұрын

The memories of Phantom and loved ones are forever.

千歳にいたころ一緒だったので感慨深いです。 結局最後のF4EJ部隊になるとは。 同乗訓練ないのでP以外乗れない飛行機。

As my seven year old daughter said in 1984---Dad it is a Manly Jet--still is!

A warrior that stand strong with the empire of the rising sun, a warrior that needed a well deserved rest...

She's a beautiful bird with an honored history and record. It's a sad day when she flies no more 😢

I love the black and white paint scheme, making this video one of the most interesting of your productions, but "paradise of phantoms" is no 1

The Japanese, without a doubt, had the most beautifully & spectacularly painted F-4s... simply stunning!

Damn I miss our Phantoms ( Kurnass ). Cut my teeth as an airframe mechanic on the Phantom, B-check & A-check. Thank you for the spectacular film quality, a real credit to this iconic jet. Regards from Israel.

Some of the most beautiful footage I've seen thus far of the Phantom! This aircraft is a symbol of pride for our nation as we put everything into this design and the ingenuity at the time was remarkable. I'm very proud of the fact the JSDF did an amazing job not only in maintenance but also in a faithful reproduction of an American Icon. I'm happy and proud that it was able to serve your nation and protect your national sovereignty.

Wow... Just amazing video, one of best I've ever seen. So sad they will not fly again...

Thank you for save Japan's sky. and Good Bye phantom...

Such a beautiful film, so entrancing was the imagery and music, thank you.......

I'm member of a restoration group, we are restoring a F-4C Phantom II from Spanish Air Force. Great aircraft! Beauty lines! Awesome videos! Congrats!! Phantoms Phorever!!

@warbirdnut9269

5 жыл бұрын

@Henry - Details please! Website?!

Very nice tribute to an amazing aircraft. Please find a way to preserve some of these birds. Future generations deserve to feel their chests thump when a flight of F-4s flies over low with afterburners lit.

Surly one of the most beautiful aircraft out there. Stunning capture as always.

Would be cool to see one fully modernized

One of the mot beautiful aviation video I've ever seen!!! Thank you.

It breaks my heart to see them go... Hopefully they keep some of them functional to show them around every now and then.

May the F4 Phantom Rest In Peace for the nations that retired it. It served the US air force and USN from 1959-1996. For Britain it served from 1968-1994. And for Germany 1969-2013

Absolutely beautiful, one of the finest aircraft ever built. Very sad to see them go.

Phantoms remind me of my dear Father, who used to bring me to work with him at NAS Miramar, god bless his soul. I'd get to walk up to the Phantoms, touch them, and on various occasions get to take a seat in them. When I see an F-4, I think of my Dad. Good to see this video, and good to see other people sentimental about this aircraft. Good Job, guys. You make those Phantoms look graceful and fierce.

@ictpilot

5 жыл бұрын

That's right! It'll always be NAS Miramar!! Home of Topgun and the Pacific Fleet Fighters!

You guys did it up right. Thanks for capturing the last chapter of the F-4 so beautifully.

Tears in my eyes, man. Absolutely awesome video, as usual. Your videos have given me enough inspiration that I haven't flown anything but the JASDF livery F-4 in the Prepar3D flight simulator for the last 2 months or :)

1-300 you remind me of a very well known aero photgrapher from Japan whose pictures of jets are among the best in the world. He worked for many airforces trough the years and he has this talent of taking just the perfect picture, framing etc. For me you are the movie equivalent of him. Your videos of aircrafts just around the base (difficult subject as you are not in a backset directing a photoshoot) gets to be the most photogenic photography ever seen. Congrat.

Watching my childhood first love depart to the west, I am increasingly aware that I too creep towards my own final mission. Your multiple homages to the beautiful Phantom are second to none and always bring tears. Such a painfully beautiful woman...

My favorite all time fighter! They don't make em like these anymore....

I have seen many splendid tributes to many a beautiful aircraft, including my treasured F-14 Tomcat, but I must admit, this is one of the finest tributes to an iconic plane I have ever seen anywhere. Period. I'm old enough to have seen this marvelous beast fly. As one pilot I watched once said, "When you strapped on a Phantom, and you brought those J-79's up to power, you knew you were strapping on a manly piece of equipment." Watching this, I was truly moved, especially as I thought of all those Vietnam crews, from all the branches, as well as the Israeli Air Force crews, who rode this jet into battle, some never to return. It made generations of maintainers into grown ups, and itself a legend. Thank you Phantom, for all you've done. You long ago earned your place in the pantheon of magnificent aircraft.

Thank you for this great video! So beautiful to see those birds fly and so sad that they are being retired now. 😢

another retirement for such an iconic aircraft, thanks for the time and services, Phantoms!

Brilliant slow footage showing all the parts working, better than one of those "walk round" books. Superb tandem landing and that extremely low level pass - wow!!!

Pharewell my F4 Phriend. The F-4E was the first plane I crewed in the Air-Force. 512th AGS/86 TFW/Ramstien Air Base

Stunning video. I know music over these videos is not always liked but you got a perfect blend of atmosphere from the music with the noise of the jets.

長い間日本の空を守ったファントム戦闘機に礼が言いたい、本当に有難う！！

なんて「柔らかい」ムービーなんだろう。 アグレッシブな戦闘機なのに、とても落ち着く、沁み渡る。

航空自衛隊といえばF-4。 日の丸、塗装、注意書き 全てがカッコいい。

All of us that enjoy this aircraft and aircraft videos need to understand how lucky we are to have someone that has preserved these moments of video bliss for us forever. These videos are so rare in the subject material and the quality of the content. He has expertly blended the engine sounds with the theme music, be careful for one not to overpower the other. The music selected is so appropriate for the subject and sets a perfect mood that emphasizes the relaxation and emotion of the video. We can view and appreciate how important this plane was for many people over many years. There becomes a bond with it after so much time and I think I would be correct to assume that many of us have established this bond. Thanks to the video artist that has captured all this for us.

Its like they're howling for the last time...beautiful plane, beautiful camera work, superb video!

Reliable old aircraft .... That protect country many times!.... Compare to Thailand just similar to our F5!🇯🇵🇹🇭😁🇩🇪

They are beautiful videos of a great craft "Phantoms "for ever.