View source for Douglas B-66 Destroyer

{{Short description|US Air Force light bomber in service 1956-1973}}
{{Redirect|Douglas Destroyer|the United Navy bomber during World War II|Douglas BTD Destroyer}}
<!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout, guidelines. -->
{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= B-66 Destroyer
 |image= File:B-66 Destroyer.jpg
 |caption=A Douglas B-66B (53-506) in flight
 |type= [[Light bomber]]
 |national_origin= [[United States]]
 |manufacturer= [[Douglas Aircraft Company]]
 |first_flight= 28 June 1954
 |introduction= 1956
 |retired= 1975<ref name = "bomber 164"/>
 |status=
 |primary_user= [[United States Air Force]]
 |more_users=
 |produced=
 |number_built= 294<ref>[http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=323 "Douglas B-66 Destroyer."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116061652/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=323 |date=November 16, 2007 }}  ''National Museum of the United States Air Force''. Retrieved: 5 August 2010.</ref>
 |developed_from = [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior]]
 |variants =
 |developed_into = [[Northrop X-21]]
}}

The '''Douglas B-66 Destroyer''' is a [[light bomber]] that was designed and produced by the [[United States|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 [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A-3 Skywarrior]], a heavy [[aircraft carrier|carrier-based]] attack aircraft. Officials intended for the aircraft to be a simple development of the earlier A-3, taking advantage of being strictly land-based to dispense with unnecessary naval features. Due to the USAF producing extensive and substantially divergent requirements, it became necessary to make considerable alterations to the design, leading to a substantial proportion of the B-66 being original. The B-66 retained the three-man crew arrangement of the US Navy's A-3; differences included the incorporation of [[ejection seat]]s, which the A-3 had lacked.

Performing its [[maiden flight]] on 28 June 1954, the aircraft was introduced to USAF service during 1956. The standard model, designated B-66, was a bomber model that was procured to replace the aging [[Douglas A-26 Invader]]; in parallel, a [[aerial reconnaissance|photo reconnaissance]] model, the ''RB-66'', was also produced alongside. Further variants of the type were developed, leading to the aircraft's use in [[signals intelligence]], [[electronic countermeasure]]s, radio relay, and [[weather reconnaissance]] operations.

Aircraft were commonly forward deployed to bases in [[Europe]], where they could more easily approach the airspace of the [[Soviet Union]]. Multiple variants were deployed around [[Cuba]] during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. They flew in the [[Vietnam War]], typically operating as support aircraft for other aircraft that were active over the skies of [[North Vietnam]] and Laos, as well as missions to map SAM and AAA sites in both countries. The last examples of the type were withdrawn from service in 1975.

==Design and development==
===Background===
When the [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A-3 Skywarrior]] was in development for [[United States Navy]], the project attracted attention from senior officers of the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), who were skeptical regarding claims made about the design's specifications and capabilities.  In particular, the USAF questioned its reported take-off weight of 68,000lb, suggesting that it would be impossible to achieve.<ref name = "bomber 161"/> USAF general [[Hoyt Vandenberg]] ridiculed the proposed A-3 as "making irresponsible claims".<ref name = "bomber 129">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, p. 129.</ref> It has been suggested that this was a part of opposition within the USAF to the Navy's proposed "supercarriers": the [[USS United States (CVA-58)|''United States'']]-class, which would have carried the A-3, amongst other aircraft.<ref name = "bomber 128">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, p. 128.</ref>

While the supercarrier project did not proceed,<ref name="bomber 128"/> flight testing of the A-3 validated its performance. It was recognized that the type was capable of carrying out mission profiles practically identical to that of the much larger [[Boeing B-47 Stratojet]], operated by the USAF. This included an unrefuelled combat radius of almost 1,000 miles. This performance, coupled with the fact of development costs having already been paid by the Navy, as well as pressing needs highlighted by the [[Korean War]], made the A-3 attractive to the USAF.<ref name = "bomber 161"/> Consequently, during the early 1950s, the USAF began to express interest in procuring a land-based variant.<ref name = "bomber 161">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, p. 161.</ref>

===Redesign===
USAF officials had originally intended the conversion to be a relatively straightforward matter of removing the carrier-specific features and fitting USAF avionics, but otherwise adhering as closely as possible to the original A-3 design.<ref name = "bomber 161"/> For this reason, no [[prototype]]s were ordered when the USAF issued its contract to Douglas in June 1952, instead having opted for five pre-production ''RB-66A'' models to be supplied, the aerial reconnaissance mission being considered to be a high priority for the type. This contract was amended, involving multiple new variants that were added and swapped about.<ref name = "bomber 161"/> Likewise, the list of modifications sought quickly expanded. To meet the changing requirements, the supposedly easy conversion became what was essentially an entirely new aircraft.<ref name = "bomber 161"/>

A percentage of the changes made were a result of the USAF's requirement for the B-66 to perform low-level operations, the complete opposite of the US Navy's A-3, which had been developed and operated as a high-altitude nuclear strike bomber. However, aviation authors [[Bill Gunston]] and Peter Gilchrist attribute many of the design changes to have been made "merely to be different", being driven by an intense rivalry between the two services. They conclude that "an objective assessment might conclude that 98 per cent of the changes introduced in the RB-66A were unnecessary".<ref name = "bomber 1612">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, pp. 161-162.</ref> Both the fuselage and wing were entirely redesigned from scratch, rather than simply de-navalised.<ref name = "bomber 162">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, p. 162.</ref> The A-3 was powered by a pair of [[Pratt & Whitney J57]] [[turbojet]] engines, whereas the B-66 used two [[Allison J71]] engines. Gunston and Gilchrist note that this engine swap "offered no apparent advantage", generating less thrust and being more fuel-hungry than the J57 engine which was already in USAF use.<ref name = "bomber 162"/>

Due to the engine change, this necessitated a complete redesign of the power systems as well, repositioning all [[hydraulics|hydraulic]] pumps and [[Electric generator|generator]]s onto the engines themselves instead of being fed with [[bleed air]] from within the fuselage.<ref name = "bomber 162"/> The [[cabin pressurization|pressurized]] crew compartment was given a different structure, adopting a very deep [[glazing (window)|glazed]] front position for the pilot. The [[landing gear]] was redesigned, even implementing a completely different door geometry.<ref name = "bomber 1623">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, pp. 162-163.</ref> An impactful difference was the decision to equip the B-66 with [[ejection seat]]s, a feature which the A-3 had lacked entirely.<ref name = "bomber 162"/> Gunston and Gilchrist observe of the B-66 that: "The history of the aviation  is sprinkled with aircraft which, to save money, were intended to be merely a modified version of an existing type. In very few cases it actually happened like this... the B-66 is a classic example".<ref name = "bomber 161"/>

===Into flight===
On 28 June 1954, the first of the RB-66A pre-production aircraft conducted its [[maiden flight]], development being only slightly behind schedule despite the substantial redesign work involved.<ref name = "bomber 163">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, p. 163.</ref> The test program, conducted with the five pre-production aircraft, heavily contributed to improvements in the production aircraft. On 4 January 1955, the first production ''B-66B'' aircraft, which featured an increased gross weight and numerous other refinements, performed its first flight.<ref name = "bomber 163"/> Deliveries of the B-66B began on 16 March 1956. However, the USAF decided to curtail the bomber variant's procurement, cancelling a further 69 B-66Bs and largely relegating the model for use in various test programs.<ref name = "bomber 163"/>

Once in service, the aircraft's design proved to be relatively versatile. The principal production model was the RB-66B, which incorporated the bomber version's upgrades.<ref name = "bomber 163"/> It was either produced or retrofitted into a variety of other versions, including the ''EB-66'', ''RB-66'', and the ''WB-66''. Likewise, many variants of the US Navy's A-3 Skywarrior were also produced.

==Operational history==
[[File:Douglas RB-66B 54-506 19 TRS Scul BWD 18.05.57 edited-2.jpg|thumb|A RB-66B of 19 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron based at [[RAF Sculthorpe]] England, 1957]]

In 1956, deliveries to the USAF began. A total of 145 RB-66Bs were produced. In service, the RB-66 functioned as the primary night photo-reconnaissance aircraft of the USAF during this period. Accordingly, many examples served with tactical reconnaissance squadrons based overseas, typically being stationed in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[West Germany]]. In November 1957, 9 B-66s were flown from California to the Philippines during Operation Mobile Zebra, but only 3 managed to make it all the way; the others didn't make it due to missing tanker rendezvous or mechanical problems.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.historynet.com/cold-war-airpower-laboratory/ | title=Cold War Airpower Laboratory | date=20 January 2017 }}</ref> A total of 72 of the ''B-66B'' bomber version were built, 69 fewer aircraft than had been originally planned.

A total of 13 B-66B aircraft later were modified into EB-66B [[electronic countermeasure]]s (ECM) aircraft, which played a forward role in the [[Cold War]] between the United States and the [[Soviet Union]]. They were stationed at [[RAF Chelveston]] with the [[42nd Electronic Combat Squadron|42nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron]], who performed the conversion during the early 1960s. They rotated out of an alert pad in [[France]] during the time that the 42nd had them.

These aircraft, along with the RB-66Cs that the 42nd received, saw combat service during the [[Vietnam War]]. Unlike the US Navy's A-3 Skywarrior, which performed bombing missions in the theatre, the Destroyer did not perform bombing missions in Vietnam.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

The ''RB-66C'' was a specialized electronic reconnaissance and [[electronic countermeasure]]s (ECM) aircraft. According to Gunston and Gilchrist, it was the first aircraft designed from the onset for [[Signals intelligence#Electronic signals intelligence|electronic intelligence]] (ELINT) missions.<ref name = "bomber 164">Gunston and Gilchrist 1993, p. 164.</ref> It was operated by an expanded crew of seven, which included the additional electronics warfare specialists. A total of 36 of these aircraft were constructed. The additional crew members were housed in the space that was used to accommodate the camera/bomb bay of other variants. These aircraft were outfitted with distinctive wingtip pods that accommodated various receiver antennas, which were also present upon a belly-mounted blister.<ref name = "bomber 164"/> Several RB-66Cs were operated in the vicinity of [[Cuba]] during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. They were also deployed over Vietnam. During 1966, these planes were re-designated as ''EB-66C''.

Unarmed EB-66B, EB-66C and EB-66E aircraft flew numerous missions during the Vietnam War. They helped gather electronic intelligence about North Vietnamese defenses, and provided protection for bombing missions of the [[Republic F-105 Thunderchief]]s by jamming North Vietnamese [[radar]] systems. Early on, B-66s flew oval "racetrack" patterns over North Vietnam, but after one B-66 was shot down by a MiG, the vulnerable flights were ordered to fly just outside North Vietnamese air space.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

On 10 March 1964, a [[19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron|19th TRS]] RB-66C flying on a photo-reconnaissance mission from the Toul-Rosières Air Base in [[France]], was shot down over [[East Germany]] by a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19]] after it had crossed over the border due to a [[compass]] malfunction. The crew ejected from the aircraft and, following a brief period of detention, were repatriated to the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/22/archives/soviet-releases-injured-crewman-of-downed-rb66-detains-2-other.html|title= SOVIET RELEASES INJURED CREWMAN OF DOWNED RB-66; Detains 2 Other Americans —Reply to U. S. Protest Vague on Trial Threat|date=22 March 1964|work=The New York Times|location=[[New York City]]|access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref>

The final Douglas B-66 variant was the ''WB-66D'' [[weather reconnaissance]] aircraft. 36 were built.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

By 1975, the last EB-66C/E aircraft had been withdrawn from USAF service. Most aircraft were scrapped in place, others were temporarily stored while awaiting eventual scrapping.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

==Variants==
;RB-66A
:(Douglas Model 1326) All-weather photo-reconnaissance variant, five built.
;RB-66B
:(Douglas Model 1329) Variant of the RB-66A with production J71-A-13 engines and higher gross weight, 149 built.
;B-66B
:(Douglas Model 1327A) Tactical bomber variant of the RB-66B, 72 built.
;NB-66B
:One B-66B used for testing and a RB-66B used for F-111 radar trials.
;RB-66C
:Electronic reconnaissance variant of the RB-66B, included an additional compartment for four equipment operators, 36 built.
;EB-66C
:Four RB-66Cs with uprated electronic countermeasures equipment.
;WB-66D
:Electronic weather reconnaissance variant with the crew compartment modified for two observers, 36 built with two later modified to X-21A.
;EB-66E
:Specialized electronic reconnaissance conversion of the B-66B.

===Northrop X-21===
[[File:Douglas EB-66E Destroyer in flight 061103-F-1234P-006.jpg|thumb|A 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.]]
{{Main|Northrop X-21}}
The Northrop X-21 was a modified WB-66D with an experimental wing, designed to conduct laminar flow control studies. Laminar-flow control was thought to potentially reduce drag by as much as 25%. Control would be by removal of a small amount of the boundary-layer air by suction through porous materials, multiple narrow surface slots, or small perforations. Northrop began flight research in April 1963 at Edwards Air Force Base, but with all of the problems encountered, and money going into the war, the X-21 was the last experiment involving this concept.<ref>[http://b66.info/B-66-EXPERIMENTS.htm "B-66 Information."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914030006/http://b66.info/B-66-EXPERIMENTS.htm |date=14 September 2007 }} ''B66.info'', Retrieved: 5 August 2010.</ref>

==Operators==
;{{USA}}

''[[United States Air Force]]''
* [[1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron]] (RB-66)

::[[Spangdahlem Air Base]], West Germany, 1957-59

::[[RAF Alconbury]], [[England]]  1959-66
* 9th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RB/WB-66)

::[[Shaw Air Force Base]], [[South Carolina]]  1956-66
* 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RB-66)

::[[Yokota Air Base]], [[Japan]]  1956-60
* [[19th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron]] (EB/RB-66)

::RAF Sculthorpe, UK  1956-59

::Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany  1959

::[[RAF Bruntingthorpe]], UK  1959-62

::Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France  1962-65

::[[Chambley-Bussieres Air Base]], [[France]]  1965-66

::Shaw AFB, South Carolina  1966-67
* [[19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron]] (EB/RB-66)

::Shaw AFB, South Carolina  1967-68

::Itazuke Air Base, Japan  1968-69

::[[Kadena Air Base]], Japan  1969-70
* 30th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RB-66C)

::[[Sembach Air Base]], West Germany  1957-58
* [[39th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron]]  EB-66E/RB-66C

::Spangdahlem AB, Germany  1969-72
* 39th Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron (EB/RB-66)

::Shaw AFB, South Carolina  1969-74
* 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (EB/RB-66)

::Shaw AFB, South Carolina  1956-59

::Takhli Air Base, Thailand  1965-67
* 41st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (EB/RB-66)

::Takhli Air Base, Thailand  1967-69
* 42d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (B/EB/RB/WB-66)

::Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany  1956-59

::[[RAF Chelveston]], UK  1959-62

::Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France  1962-63

::Chambley-Bussieres Air Base, France  1963-66
* 42d Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (EB/RB-66)

::Takhli Air Base, Thailand  1968-70

::Korat Air Base, Thailand  1970-74
* 43d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RB-66)

::Shaw AFB, South Carolina  1956-59
* 4411th Combat Crew Training Group (B/EB/RB/WB-66)

::Shaw AFB, South Carolina  1959-66
* 4416th Test Squadron (EB/RB-66)

::Shaw AFB, South Carolina  1963-70
* 4417th Combat Crew Training Squadron (EB/RB-66)

::Shaw AFB, South Carolina  1966-69

==Aircraft on display==
[[File:RB-66B.jpg|thumb|A Douglas RB-66B Destroyer]]
[[File:Douglas WB-66C Destroyer, Warner-Robbins Air Museum, Georgia.jpg|thumb|A WB-66D display at the [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]], [[Robins AFB]]]]

;RB-66B
* 53-0466 – Dyess Linear Air Park, [[Dyess AFB]], [[Texas]].{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
* 53-0475 – [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]] at [[Wright-Patterson AFB]], [[Ohio]]<ref>[https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196047/douglas-rb-66b-destroyer/ "Douglas RB-66B Destroyer."] ''National Museum of the US Air Force'', Retrieved: 24 August 2015.</ref>

;RB-66C
* 54-0465 – [[Shaw AFB]], [[South Carolina]].{{Cn|date=October 2024}}

;WB-66D
* 55-0390 – [[USAF Airman Heritage Museum]] at [[Lackland AFB]], [[Texas]].{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
* 55-0392 – [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]], [[Robins AFB]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]<ref>[http://www.museumofaviation.org/portfolio/wb-66d-destroyer/ "B-66 Destroyer/55-0392."] ''Museum of Aviation'', Retrieved: 18 December 2017.</ref>
* 55-0395 – [[Pima Air and Space Museum]], adjacent to [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], [[Arizona]]<ref>[https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/douglas-wb-66d/]</ref><ref>{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403043518/http://pimaair.org/visit/aircraft-by-name/item/douglas-wb-66d-destroyer |date=2015-04-03 }} ''Pima Air & Space Museum'', Retrieved: 4 June 2015.</ref>

==Specifications (B-66B)==
[[File:Douglas B-66B Destroyer 3-view line drawing.png|frameless|right|3-view line drawing of the Douglas B-66B Destroyer]]

{{Aircraft specs
|ref= McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I<ref name="Francillon">{{cite book |last1=Francillon |first1=René J. |title=McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 : Volume I |date=1988 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=London |isbn=0870214284 |pages=498–505}}</ref>
|prime units?= kts
<!--
        General characteristics
-->
|crew= 3 (Pilot, Navigator and EWO)
|length ft= 75
|length in= 2
|length note=
|span ft= 72
|span in= 6
|span note=
|height ft= 23
|height in= 7
|height note=
|wing area sqft= 780
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes -->
|airfoil= <!--'''root:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA]]; '''tip:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA]]<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>-->
|empty weight lb= 42549
|empty weight note=
|gross weight lb= 57800
|gross weight note=
|max takeoff weight lb= 83000
|max takeoff weight note=
|fuel capacity=
|more general=
<!--
        Powerplant
-->
|eng1 number= 2
|eng1 name= [[Allison J71-A-11]] (later [[Allison J71-A-13]])
|eng1 type= [[turbojet]] engines
|eng1 lbf= 10200
<!--
        Performance
-->
|max speed kts= 548
|max speed note= at {{cvt|6000|ft}}
|max speed mach=<!-- supersonic aircraft -->
|cruise speed kts= 459
|cruise speed note=
|stall speed kts=
|stall speed note=
|never exceed speed kts=
|never exceed speed note=
|minimum control speed kts=
|minimum control speed note=
|range nmi=
|range note=
|combat range nmi= 782
|combat range note=
|ferry range nmi= 2146
|ferry range note=
|endurance=<!-- if range unknown -->
|ceiling ft= 39400
|ceiling note=
|g limits=<!-- aerobatic -->
|roll rate=<!-- aerobatic -->
|glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes -->
|climb rate ftmin= 5000
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude=
|wing loading lb/sqft= 74.1
|wing loading note=
|fuel consumption lb/mi=
|thrust/weight=

|more performance=
<!--
        Armament
-->
|guns= 2 × [[20 mm caliber|20 mm]] [[Hispano-Suiza HS.404#United States|M24 cannon]] in radar-controlled/remotely operated tail turret
|bombs= 15,000 lb (6,800 kg)
|rockets=
|missiles=
|hardpoints=
|hardpoint capacity=
|hardpoint rockets=
|hardpoint missiles=
|hardpoint bombs=
|hardpoint other=

|avionics=
* APS-27 and K-5 radars
}}

==Notable appearances in media==

The shooting down of an EB-66 over North Vietnam and the subsequent [[Rescue of Bat 21 Bravo|rescue of one of its crew]] became the subject for the book ''Bat*21'' by [[William Charles Anderson]], and later a [[Bat*21|film version]] (1988) starring [[Gene Hackman]] and [[Danny Glover]].

==See also==
{{Aircontent
|related=
* [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior]]
* [[Northrop X-21]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[Martin B-57 Canberra]]
* [[Ilyushin Il-28]]
* [[Yakovlev Yak-28]]
|lists=
* [[List of bomber aircraft]]
* [[List of military aircraft of the United States]]
|see also=
}}

==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
* Baugher, Joe. [http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b66.html "Douglas B-66 Destroyer."] ''USAAC/USAAF/USAF Bomber Aircraft: Third Series of USAAC/USAAF/USAF Bombers'', 2001. Retrieved: 27 July 2006.
* Donald, David and Jon Lake, eds. ''Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft''. London: AIRtime Publishing, 1996. {{ISBN|1-880588-24-2}}.
* Gunston, Bill and Peter Gilchrist. ''Jet Bombers: From the Messerschmitt Me 262 to the Stealth B-2''. Osprey, 1993. {{ISBN|1-85532-258-7}}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040228092458/http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/modern_flight/mf31.htm "Douglas RB-66B 'Destroyer'."] ''National Museum of the United States Air Force.'' Retrieved: 27 July 2006.
* Winchester, Jim, ed. "Douglas A-3 Skywarrior." ''Military Aircraft of the Cold War'' (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books plc, 2006. {{ISBN|1-84013-929-3}}.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Douglas B-66}}
* [http://b66.info/ B-66 "Destroyer" Website History of US Tactical Warfare, website by former B-66 crews]

{{Douglas aircraft}}
{{USAF bomber aircraft}}
{{US reconnaissance aircraft}}
{{USAF system codes}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Douglas aircraft|B-66 Destroyer]]
[[Category:1950s United States bomber aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft first flown in 1954]]
[[Category:Twinjets]]
[[Category:High-wing aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear]]