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Douglas RB66C Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 2114475
The Douglas DC-3 was not the only Douglas aircraft of the late 1930s and 1940s. In August 1934, the U.S. Army Air Corps had invited American manufacturers to design a new multiengine strategic bomber. Boeing entered its four-engine Model 299, later to become famous as the B-17, while Douglas and Martin submitted twin-engine designs: the DB-1/B.
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Douglas RB66B Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 2268659
Douglas B-66 Destroyer 1952 US Air Force involvement in the Korean War highlighted an urgent need for a high performance day/night tactical bomber. To speed the availability of such an aircraft it was planned to procure a land-based version of the A3D Skywarrior then being developed for the US Navy.
Douglas RB66B Destroyer > National Museum of the United States Air
Conceived as a light bomber, the B-66 never dropped a single bomb in anger, but had a good service record as an electronic warfare aircraft during the Vietnam War.
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Aviation photographs of Douglas RB66B Destroyer ABPic
RB-66 Destroyer On 10 March 1964 an American RB-66 was shot down over East Germany.
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Douglas RB66C Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 0249245
The B-66 was developed from the U.S. Navy A3D Skywarrior as a tactical light bomber and photo reconnaissance aircraft. The RB-66B photo reconnaissance versio.
Douglas RB66A Destroyer
The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a United States Air Force light bomber based on the U.S. Navy's A-3 Skywarrior carrier-based heavy attack aircraft. The B-66 was intended to replace the Douglas A-26 Invader, and an RB-66 photo-reconnaissance version was ordered simultaneously.
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The B66 Destroyer The Bomber That Never Actually Dropped a Bomb
Equipped with electronic sensors and photographic equipment, the first RB-66s arrived in South Vietnam on April 9, 1965. The aircraft was designated the EB-66 in 1966. Its variants—the EB-66B and EB-66C—worked in tandem. The EB-66C detected and identified enemy radars for the EB-66B to jam.
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Douglas RB66C Destroyer PASM Photo Walk Around Image 04
The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was a light bomber developed by Douglas Aircraft Company. Introduced in 1956, it was primarily built for the United States Air Force (USAF) and mainly derived from the jet-powered strategic bomber A-3 Skywarrior. The B-66 was powered by twin Allison turbojet engines rated at 10,200 lbf each. Table of Contents
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Douglas RB66B Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 0985312
The Douglas B-66 / RB-66 Destroyer series was used in a variety of ways during its service tenure by the United States Air Force. Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 10/03/2023 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site. VIEW SPECIFICATIONS [+]
Douglas RB66B Destroyer
DAYTON, Ohio -- Douglas RB-66B Destroyer at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) Douglas RB-66B Destroyer The B-66 was developed from the U.S. Navy A3D Skywarrior as a tactical light bomber and photo reconnaissance aircraft.
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Douglas RB66B Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 1647543
Douglas RB-66B 53-435 was an all-weather photoreconnaissance variant. BOTH KEY COLLECTION The B-66 Destroyer's entry into service turned out to be a considerably more complex and drawn out process than envisaged, after it was initially intended to be a USAF version of the naval Douglas A-3 Skywarrior.
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Douglas RB66B Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 0957657
The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a light bomber that was designed and produced by the American aviation manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company. The B-66 was developed for the United States Air Force and is derivative of the United States Navy's A-3 Skywarrior, a heavy carrier-based attack aircraft. Officials intended for the aircraft to be a simple development of the earlier A-3, taking advantage.
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Douglas RB66C Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 0602153
The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was a U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command light bomber based on the United States Navy 's A-3 Skywarrior. It was intended to replace the Douglas A-26 Invader. An RB-66 photo-reconnaissance version was ordered simultaneously.
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Douglas RB66 Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 2125512
The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a light bomber that was designed and produced by the American aviation manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company . The B-66 was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) and is derivative of the United States Navy 's A-3 Skywarrior, a heavy carrier-based attack aircraft.
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Douglas RB66B Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 1116778
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Douglas RB66B Destroyer USA Air Force Aviation Photo 2717165
The B-66 Helped Define What It Meant to Be a Multi-Role Jet The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was developed during the early 1950s for the US Air Force as a jet-powered replacement for the World War II-vintage Douglas A-26 Invader, the North American B-45 Tornado, and the Martin B-57 Canberra.