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Hi forum friends.
My suggestion is the nose art on the RF-4E of the JASDF 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron.
This nose art was painted on three RF-4Es(47-6903,57-6908,57-6909) of the 501st SQ that participated in a simulated combat (tactical competition) at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, in 1996.
The reference for the nose art was the three goddesses in “AH! My Goddess,”(JP: “ああっ 女神さまっ”) a romantic comedy manga by Kosuke Fujishima, a popular manga artist in Japan at the time.
It is said that one of the JASDF officials at the time was a fan of the manga and drew it as nose art with Mr. Fujishima’s permission, but the authenticity of this story is unknown.
The characters of the three goddesses “Urd,” “Skuld,” and “Belldandy” were depicted on three RF-4Es.
“Urd” 47-6903.
“Skuld” 57-6908
“Belldandy” 57-6909
sources
https://x.com/sh60j121/status/1247503401765597185
https://x.com/oldconnie/status/1248063929470705665
https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/a58fl5/oh_my_goddess_thats_a_japanese_f4_phantom/
Kosuke Fujishima’s X Account
https://twitter.com/fujishimakosuke