#EB-66E

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10th TRW Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 54-0528 by Wing attack Plan R Via Flickr: RB-66B-DL. C.N. 44828. Withdrawn from service to MASDC 16 June, 1965. To Douglas AF Plant 3, Tulsa 26 March 1969, converted to EB-66E and RTS. Withdrawn from service again 13 February, 1974 to MASDC as AA BR0136. Declared excess 25 April, 1974. To Sun Valley Aviation (scrapped). Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (reprint scan) taken at Alconbury? 1960-64.

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EB-66E Destroyer s/n 64-0531 by G. Verver Via Flickr: USAF EB-66E Destroyer s/n 64-0531, 1969-1973.

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💖 Landed at snowy Yokota

EB-66E, later moved to Kadena Air Base and became 19TEWS (ZT) 🙋

In snowy Yokota in 1970 ☃️

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10th TRS Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 54-0426 by Wing attack Plan R Via Flickr: *1957: USAF 19th TRS (10th TRW), at RAF Sculthorpe, England. *7/1965: Sent to MASDC. *1/1966: Converted to EB-66E. *USAF 363rd TRW, at Shaw AFB, SC. *USAF 19th TEWS (19th TFW). *8/1970: Withdrawn from service to MASDC as AA BR0110. *11/1976: Sold as scrap to Sun Valley Aviation of Phoenix, AZ. * RB-66B-DL. C.N. 44726. * Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (Reprint Scan)

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10th TRW Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 54-0515 by Wing attack Plan R Via Flickr: C.N. 44815. From 30th TRS / 10th TRW based at RAF Alconbury. Converted to EB-66E 54-0515. Sent to MASDC/AMARC 24 Sep, 1970 as BR 116. Disposition: Declared excess on 26 March, 1973. November 1976: to Sun Valley Aviation, Phoenix, AZ. (Scrapped) Previous Unit: 355th TFW, Takhli. Photographer: S. Peltz(U.K.) (Reprint Scan)

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Douglas RB-66C Destroyer

RB-66C crew at Takhli in early 1966 (the RB-66C was later designated the EB-66C). The typical RB-66C crew consisted of the pilot/aircraft commander, navigator, flight engineer, and four electronic warfare officers (EWOs). (U.S. Air Force photo)

March 1966

EB-66 aircraft formed a necessary complement to an F-105 strike force in the target area. Effective Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) were mandatory for force survival in the highly concentrated defense environment of North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese defenses consisted of small arms, automatic weapons (i.e. .30-and .50-cal. machine guns), antiaircraft artillery (AAA - 37/57/85 and 100mm), surface-to-air missiles and MiGs, so it was imperative to deny the enemy as much radar warning as possible.

EB-66B and EB-66E aircraft were used primarily for active ECM using high power barrage and tuneable electronic jamming of selected frequencies. In ELINT work, the C model could be used to "see" enemy electronic transmissions and then selectively jammed. The C model was also capable of identifying MiG IFF (identification friend or foe) and Fan Song (SAM search and tracking radar) signals, thus providing MiG and SAM warnings.

With the 1967 advent of the F-105 QRC-160 pod (a radar jamming device), the EB-66s were concentrated against early warning and ground controlled intercept radars. Flights of three aircraft were used and commonly composed of two EB-66Bs and one EB-66C. Up to three of these flights were used to cover a strike mission during target ingress and egress as well as during the actual strike. The EB-66 could not survive within the lethal SAM envelopes at the altitudes required for area jamming; therefore, orbits were established on the edges of the SAM envelopes. This provided as much jamming power as possible with an acceptable level of risk.

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EB-66E Destroyer s/n 64-0531

USAF EB-66E Destroyer s/n 64-0531, 1969-1973.

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Douglas EB-66E Destroyer

Douglas EB-66E Destroyer side view. Aircraft originally an RB-66B (S/B 54-440) of the 42nd TEWS, 355th TFW Takhli RTAFB taken Dec. 25, 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Douglas EB-66E Destroyer

Douglas EB-66E Destroyer 3/4 front view at the 42nd TEWS, 355th TFW, Takhli RTAFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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B-66 Jammers

Personnel of the 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron at Takhli in 1970. Aircrew are on the ground and maintenance personnel are on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)

EB-66 aircraft formed a necessary complement to an F-105 strike force in the target area. Effective Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) were mandatory for force survival in the highly concentrated defense environment of North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese defenses consisted of small arms, automatic weapons (i.e. .30-and .50-cal. machine guns), antiaircraft artillery (AAA - 37/57/85 and 100mm), surface-to-air missiles and MiGs, so it was imperative to deny the enemy as much radar warning as possible.

EB-66B and EB-66E aircraft were used primarily for active ECM using high power barrage and tuneable electronic jamming of selected frequencies. In ELINT work, the C model could be used to "see" enemy electronic transmissions and then selectively jammed. The C model was also capable of identifying MiG IFF (identification friend or foe) and Fan Song (SAM search and tracking radar) signals, thus providing MiG and SAM warnings.

With the 1967 advent of the F-105 QRC-160 pod (a radar jamming device), the EB-66s were concentrated against early warning and ground controlled intercept radars. Flights of three aircraft were used and commonly composed of two EB-66Bs and one EB-66C. Up to three of these flights were used to cover a strike mission during target ingress and egress as well as during the actual strike. The EB-66 could not survive within the lethal SAM envelopes at the altitudes required for area jamming; therefore, orbits were established on the edges of the SAM envelopes. This provided as much jamming power as possible with an acceptable level of risk.

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10th TRW Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 54-0520 (-1)

*1958: USAF 1st TRS (10th TRW), at Bitburg AB, West Germany.

*4/1965: Withdrawn from service to MASDC.

*3/1966: Converted to EB-66E.

*USAF 4410th CCTW, at Shaw AFB, SC.

*USAF 363rd TRW, at Shaw AFB, SC.

*USAF 19th TEWS (18th TFW), at Kadena AB, Okinawa.

*10/1973: Scrapped at Kadena AB, Okinawa.

Photo Date / Location: 3 June, 1962 at Chievres, Belgium.

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Douglas EB-66 Destroyer

EB-66 being refueled in mid-air. The short probe on the EB-66’s nose fit into the KC-135’s hose basket. (U.S. Air Force photo)

September 1965

EB-66 aircraft formed a necessary complement to an F-105 strike force in the target area. Effective Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) were mandatory for force survival in the highly concentrated defense environment of North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese defenses consisted of small arms, automatic weapons (i.e. .30-and .50-cal. machine guns), antiaircraft artillery (AAA - 37/57/85 and 100mm), surface-to-air missiles and MiGs, so it was imperative to deny the enemy as much radar warning as possible.

EB-66B and EB-66E aircraft were used primarily for active ECM using high power barrage and tuneable electronic jamming of selected frequencies. In ELINT work, the C model could be used to "see" enemy electronic transmissions and then selectively jammed. The C model was also capable of identifying MiG IFF (identification friend or foe) and Fan Song (SAM search and tracking radar) signals, thus providing MiG and SAM warnings.

With the 1967 advent of the F-105 QRC-160 pod (a radar jamming device), the EB-66s were concentrated against early warning and ground controlled intercept radars. Flights of three aircraft were used and commonly composed of two EB-66Bs and one EB-66C. Up to three of these flights were used to cover a strike mission during target ingress and egress as well as during the actual strike. The EB-66 could not survive within the lethal SAM envelopes at the altitudes required for area jamming; therefore, orbits were established on the edges of the SAM envelopes. This provided as much jamming power as possible with an acceptable level of risk.

The KC-135 Stratotanker (s/n 59-1454) was sent to the Singapore AF on June 19,1998.

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A U.S. Air Force Douglas EB-66E Destroyer of the 42nd TEWS, 388th TFW, Korat RTAFB. This aircraft had been originally built as an RB-66B (s/n 54-533).

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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.