Douglas B-66 Destroyer facts for kids
Quick facts for kids B-66 Destroyer |
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A Douglas B-66B (53-506) in flight | |
Role | Light bomber |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
First flight | 28 June 1954 |
Introduction | 1956 |
Retired | 1973 (USAF) |
Primary user | United States Air Force |
Number built | 294 |
Unit cost | US$2.55 million (RB-66B) |
Developed from | Douglas A-3 Skywarrior |
Developed into | Northrop X-21 |
The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is an American strategic bomber. It was used by the US Air Force during the Cold War and the Vietnam War. It could carry a nuclear weapon. It is a variant of the A-3 Skywarrior. It was used between 1956 and 1975. Some variants were built as reconnaissance aircraft or electronic warfare, as RB-66 and EB-66.
Images for kids
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Douglas EB-66E Destroyer in flight. Aircraft of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 41st or 42nd TEWS based at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base over Southeast Asia on 30 March 1970.
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WB-66D display at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB
See also
In Spanish: Douglas B-66 Destroyer para niños
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