RF-4C Phantom II
Nebraska Air National Guard (ANG)

Operator: 155th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Date: 1972-1991
Loadout: Reconnaissance
- Outboard L: Fuel tank
- Inboard L: Empty
- Centerline: Fuel tank
- Inboard R: Empty
- Outboard R: Fuel tank

Personal Interest: The Nebraska ANG flew the RF-4C from 1971-1993. Over that timeframe it used four different paint schemes, but the one I recall most clearly was the wrap-around Southeast Asia (SEA) camouflage pattern used from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s. I clearly remember looking up at the camouflage-painted underside of a RF-4C roaring directly over me at what could not have been more than 100 feet above ground, a memory that lasts to this day. I can even recall the smell of the black jet exhaust rolling off the ground! This awe-inspiring event made the F-4 my favorite aircraft. Capable of Mach 2+ speed, the RF-4C was known for creating "speed is life" sonic booms throughout the area. I was disappointed when supersonic flights were discontinued in the early 1980s in response to ranchers complaining of cattle stampedes, broken windows and cracked plaster walls.

Model Specifications: This model represents a RF-4C of the 155th TRS as it appeared in the mid-1970s, with a wrap-around SEA camouflage pattern.