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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | B-66 | |
| Designation: | RB-66 | |
| Version: | C | |
| Nickname: | Destroyer | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
| Modified Mission: | Reconnaissance | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Bill Starnes Knoxville, TN | The aircraft in the solo picture is an RB-66C and not an RB-66B which was a night photo version of the Douglas B/RB/WB-66B/C/D/E. Otherwise, a nice web site to review.
Bill Starnes B/E/RB-66B/C/E EWO at Shaw AFB (56), Spang (57-59), Chelveston (59-61), Takhli (67-68) 06/17/2008 @ 05:39 [ref: 21510] |
| Bill Starnes Knoxville, TN | The aircraft in the solo picture is an RB-66C and not an RB-66B which was a night photo version of the Douglas B/RB/WB-66B/C/D/E. Otherwise, a nice web site to review.
Bill Starnes B/E/RB-66B/C/E EWO at Shaw AFB (56), Spang (57-59), Chelveston (59-61), Takhli (67-68) 06/17/2008 @ 05:39 [ref: 21509] |
| chuck pomroy Liverpool, NY | To Bob Stern, I was an instructor at Sheppard 57 to 58, then went to Yokota where I crewed 55388 a C model then 55416 a D model until we shipped them back to the states & closed up the 11th tac.Contact me to talk about old times. 04/16/2008 @ 19:28 [ref: 20571] |
| Bob Stern Chantilly, VA | I was the crew chief on the first RB-66C to be assigned to the 11th TRS at Yokota AB, Japan in 1957. I had previously worked on the RB-66B with the 12th TRS, also at Yokota and taught at the B-66 school at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas in 1958 until they closed the school down. I would like to connect with any old 11th or 12th TRS people from the 1956-1958 period and/or from Sheppard 1958-1959. Those were not good days for enlisted (or officer) personnel; I spent 38 months in grade as an A/2C, frozen in grade. As there appeared to be little future in the USAF, I got out in 1960. Those were fascinating days as the aircraft were straight from the factory and we all, ground and air crew alike were "writing the book" at the same time as we were reading it! It is amazing, looking back, that with so many "amateurs" in action that we had such an outstanding safety record. 01/23/2008 @ 13:03 [ref: 19408] |
| sam smith Dugspur,, VA | I arrived at Spangdahlem AB in Jully 1958 and was with the B-66-4 (MTD) Mobile Training Detachment. My C.O. was Capt (later Col) R.M O'Hara, NCOIC was MSGT Leroy C. Hall. Others with the detachment were MSGT Arthur A. Thacker, TSGT C.B. Pearson, and TSGT Edward Kimball (others I remember included Hokanson, Hyer, and Lowe). I was a two striper and taught Electronic Countermeasures maintenance and repair including the APD-4, APR-9B, APR-14, APR-4Y, ALS-5, APA-74, APS-54, ALA-6, ALT-6B, ALT-7, and ALE-1. I taught many classes at Spangdahlem and RAF Alconbury - I even taught a couple of classes at RAF Chelveston. While at Spangdahlem, I had the opportuniity to teach some Officer refresher courses and a team of Ground ECM Personnel from Prum (I'm not confident of that spelling). I have great memories and learned a great deal about electronics and the RB-66C. I finally got my third stripe (after 39 months time in grade) and headed back home to Texas in March of '60.
01/18/2008 @ 14:22 [ref: 19349] |
| George W. Pruett Greenwood, SC | I was stationed at RAF Bruntingthorpe and Toul-Rosieres,Fr from Sept-1961 until Sept.-1964 with the 19th TRS.I remember the trip to Thailand that one thread mentioned.We are having a reunion in Myrtle Beach,SC in April.2008.Anyone interested contact me at hunter1944@embarqmail.com I was stationed with a1/c Pete Conrad and a1/c Thomas Parkington who were on the Thailand TDY.They will be at the reunion. 09/16/2007 @ 10:55 [ref: 17937] |
| T/SGT Earl C. Gregory Palm Bay, FL | I served with the 42nd TAC in Spang from May 58 to Sept 58 as a Life Support Tech and was then Pcs'ed to Tripoli, North Africa where I served with the 431st FIS. Still hunting for a squadron patch or picture of one.
Nice web site! 07/17/2007 @ 18:20 [ref: 17159] |
| JAMES J TATE Wilmington, MA | I was stationed at Chelveston from 61 to 62 and worked on the rb66c
We move to trab in toul France would like to hear from any and all of you folks 04/08/2007 @ 14:57 [ref: 16138] |
| John Walker San Antonio, TX | I was stationed at Chelveston from 1959 through 1962. Assigned to the Radio Radar maintenance squadron. I had just left the A&E building when 460 made it's low pass, starved for fuel and crashed. I watched the navigator eject and land next to base ops. Two days later I was on the equipment recovery crew for any piece of electronic gear.
I also was a member of the Wellingborough Operatic Society for three years which is where I lived. John Walker 07/09/2006 @ 16:43 [ref: 13691] |
| Harlan (Matt) Dillon, TSgt./Ret. Rome, NY | I was introducted to the 66's at RAF Alconbury, Eng. in Jan. '64. I was assigned to a RB 66c squardron. I think it was 10th CAMS. I was an Assistant Crewcheif. In June '65, I was re-assigned to the 42nd at Chambley AB, France. In Oct. '65, I and a bunch of otherts were sent TDY to Takile RTAFB, Thailand. We ferryed 5 BB66 B's to the base. We spent the next 6 months TDY in Thailand.
At the end of Feb. '66 I was ordered back to Chambley to end the TDY. In Aug. '66, Charle DeGaul (sp.??) kicked our butts out of France and I was PCS'd back to Thailand to complete the one year tour (with 6 month TDY credit) to Thailand. In all, I worked with the B 66's for 3 1/2 years. It wsa a great experience for me and I never really enjoyed working on those 66's. If you ever jacked one for a landing gear write-up; well, then you'd understand. The air craft had well lived it's life by the time I got assigned to them. They were designed for bombing and then converted to the three different missions they undertook. 1. Reconning, 2. Weather, & 3. Jammimg. Other areas of pain were trying to hot jet cal those crazy J 71s after an engine change; have you ever taken off the hose redome? . . . or washed one of those beast? or changed the tire or brakes? It was an old bear to work on, but they did their job well, and I was and still proud to say that I got to crew those crazy Douglas Distroyers. I'm looking for someone that went TDY with me on the hush-hush mission to Thailand; farrying over those 5 B models. If you were one of the group; I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to e-mail me. Matt Dillon 09/19/2005 @ 15:46 [ref: 11282] |
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