Aircraft Photo of 69-7699 / 97699 | Beech QU-22B (1079) | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #50890
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:69-7699
Alternate Serial:97699
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Version:Beech QU-22B (1079)
C/n (msn):EB-7
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDWF   IATA: -   Local: DWF   Other: -
Collection:National Museum of the United States Air Force
 
Photo Date:18 August 2013
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 50890
Photo Comment

The QU-22B was to be an unmanned airborne relay for the Igloo White operation during the Southeast Asia War. Igloo White placed and monitored sensors to detect traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Due to equipment reliability problems all operational flights carried a pilot and the system worked well but, due to the loss of several aircraft, the QU-22 program was cancelled in 1972 and this aircraft went on display at the National Museum of the USAF in 2002.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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