Douglas B-66 Destroyer

The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was a reconnaissance and lieght-weight bomber aircraft of the US Air Force. They

were in active service from 1956 to 1973. The B-66 is equipped with two jet engines under the wings, 294 B-66 Destroyer aircraft have been built. The B-66 was designed to replace the Douglas A-26 Invader.

Variants

RB-66A

Test Aircraft, 5 were built

RB-66B

Reconnaissance Aircraft, 145 were built (53-0409/0481, 54-0417/0446, 54-0506/0547)

B-66B

Leight-weight bomber, 72 were built (53-0482/0507, 54-0477/0505, 54-0548/0551, 55-0302/0314)

RB-66C

ECM-Aircraft; 36 were built (54-0447/0476, 55-0384/0389)

WB-66D

All-weather reconnaissance aircraft; 36 were built (55-0390/0425)

EB-66B

ECM-modification of 13 B-66B

NB-66B

2 Test Aircraft (53-0488 und 54-0481) für the Gemini- and Apollo-Programs of the NASA

EB-66C

Name of the RB-66C since 1966

EB-66E

ECM-modification of 52 RB-66B

Northrop X-21A

Two test aircraft modified into WB-66D

Gallery

A RB-66B of the US Air Force

An EB-66E

An EB-66E, 1968 in Vietnam War