Aircraft Photo of 53-453 / AF53-453 | Douglas RB-66B Destroyer | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #519892
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:53-453
Alternate Serial:AF53-453
Military Code:JN
Other Marks:1
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas B-66 Destroyer
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas B-66 Destroyer
Aircraft Version:Douglas RB-66B Destroyer
C/n (msn):30453
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force / FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
Location
City / Airport:Wrightstown - McGuire Field / Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstMap
Region / Country:New Jersey, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KWRI   IATA: WRI   Local: WRI   Other: -
 
Photo Date:15 June 1972
Photo by:Stephen Miller
Photo ID: 519892
Photo Comment

Destroyed by the FAA under controlled conditions on 20 October 1972 at NAEC Lakehurst (naval component of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst), to test modified jet fuels. The wreck was still there by 1974.

This photo is copyright © Stephen Miller, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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