2010 JASDF TAC Meet F-15 Strike Eagle Color Profile

The 2010’s TAC was held around Aomori Prefecture, the Misawa base, Hokkaido and the Chitose base.
Three F-2’s squadrons, six F-15’s squadrons, four Tactical Fighter Training Groups attended.

The color profile is for the 201 squadron who participated this event with F-15.

The nose art.

Rafale C in Operation Harmattan

This color profile is for the Rafale C 113-IQ i deployed in Libyan No-Fly Zone operation.

Did not have chances to go to the front line, but depending on the images revealed from the media, the Rafale 113-IQ might be the first to engage in the No-Fly Zone operation, as it is the only Rafale that carries Thales Airborne Reconnaissance Electro Optical System (AREOS) pod. The trials of this pod began at 2009/2010. It is not thought it could be used so early in the Operation Harmattan. As reported, this pod is used for the final confirmation of the target.

The 113-IQ is from EC 01.007 Provence, deployed at Saint-Dizier. Aviation fans might be familiar with this plane, as it has attended MAKS09 airshow.

Rafale C, C112 BA113 Saint-Dizier 113-IQ EC 01.007 “Provence”
Operation Harmattan

The fall of American eagle – the color profile for F-15 crashed in Libya

So much happened recently in the world. I was a bit surprised when hear the news that a F-15 crashed in Libya . Is it too much for a ‘supporting role’?

The fallen F-15 is the 91-0304 from 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing,USAF ,RAF Lakenheath, England.

In the memory of F-2s’ lost in the tsunami

Last week’s Japan earthquake really shocked me. I became interested in Japanese culture in recent years. I seems to be able understand more about their culture after this tragic event, like why they want to be famous at such young age and why they have novel like Japan Sinks.

Anyway, this color profile is for F-2 23-8114 from  21 Hikotai, 4 Kokudan, JASDF Matsushima AFB. This base is hit by the tsunami. This plane hits the building.

One of Japanese samurais Date Masamune was the founder Sendai, where Matsushima AFB is located. So, this squadron always treat Date Masamune as their idol. They painted many special schemes with the image of Date Masamune on F-2s. I will continuously make more color prints for those F-2s. But for now, only this one is finished.

F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 30B USAF 174 FW

JAS-39 “INDIGO HERON”