Aircraft Photo of 53-412 / 30412 | Douglas JRB-66B Destroyer | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #639944
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:53-412
Alternate Serial:30412
Military Code:BB-412
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas B-66 Destroyer
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas B-66 Destroyer
Aircraft Version:Douglas JRB-66B Destroyer
C/n (msn):44293
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Rantoul - National Aviation Center / Frank Elliott FieldMap
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: -   IATA: -   Local: TIP   Other: -
Collection:Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
 
Photo Date:20 April 2013
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 639944
Photo Comment

1956: TOS USAF and assigned to the 19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, RAF Sculthorpe, England. Unknown date: Converted to JRB-66B and modified to test radar and control systems of the Boeing BOMARC missile. By 1965: Chanute Technical Training Center, Chanute AFB, IL, for use as an instructional airframe. 1993: Chanute AFB closed, aircraft transferred to the new Chanute Air Museum. 10/31/15: Chanute Museum closed. 2017: Scrapped.

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