Phantoms of the Land: USAF & ANG F-4 Phantoms (WARchive Photo Series) Hardcover – August 6, 2025

The WARchive Photo Series brings the previously unpublished aviation photo collection of Will Riepl to the world.With over 110 never before seen photos, this book presents a new view of the famous F-4 Phantom in Air Force & Air National Guard service.The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of the most famous jet fighters of the 20th Century, with over 5,000 built and operated in frontline service for over half a century in nearly a dozen nations’ military forces. In US service the F-4 flew with the Air Force, Air National Guard, Navy, and Marine Corps in fighter, bomber, SEAD, and reconnaissance roles, operating well into the 1990s.Covering an airplane with such an extensive history is best done in pieces, and this book splits up the photographer’s collection into Air Force and Air National Guard F-4 Phantoms. In Air Force service, spanning over four decades from the 1960s to the 1990s. The photos document the changing camouflage schemes adopted by Air Force and ANG aircraft during that time, from Vietnam-era colors to low visibility schemes of the 1980s to the final all gray schemes found in the 1990s. The informative chapters and photo captions help tell the impressive story of the Phantom in the hands of the USAF and ANG. Read more