Weather or not?
Ex US Air Force Douglas WB-66D Destroyer 55-0392/BB-392 preserved at Warner-Robins AFB Museum in Georgia
Based on the Navy's A-3 Skywarrior airframe - in effect the Air Force version was basically a new aircraft by the time all their design requirements had eventually been incorporated
Designed as a replacement for the B-26 Invader, basic differences to the A-3 were that the B-66 had ejector seats and different engines.
Other than the intended Bomber concept, several different variants were built including the Reconnaisance RB-66, the EB-66 for Electronic warfare and as here, the WB-66 for 'Weather' recce - though maybe that latter designation was used to encompass various undisclosed 'activities' during the Cold War and beyond?
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Weather or not?
Ex US Air Force Douglas WB-66D Destroyer 55-0392/BB-392 preserved at Warner-Robins AFB Museum in Georgia
Based on the Navy's A-3 Skywarrior airframe - in effect the Air Force version was basically a new aircraft by the time all their design requirements had eventually been incorporated
Designed as a replacement for the B-26 Invader, basic differences to the A-3 were that the B-66 had ejector seats and different engines.
Other than the intended Bomber concept, several different variants were built including the Reconnaisance RB-66, the EB-66 for Electronic warfare and as here, the WB-66 for 'Weather' recce - though maybe that latter designation was used to encompass various undisclosed 'activities' during the Cold War and beyond?
IMG_9606