Japanese text and captions. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II has finally been retired in March of this year, the 50th anniversary of its operation in the Japan Air Self-Defence Force.  This book looks back on the history of the fighter type F-4EJ and reconnaissance aircraft type RF-4E operated by the Japan Air Self-Defence Force, with a beautiful aerial photo collection of each type of Phantom of the four units that operated it. In addition, an original edited DVD produced by Banapur and an original design Air Self-Defence Force F-4 embroidered patch are included as two luxurious appendices.