| Aircraft | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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: | 16 November 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 143231 |
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This Destroyer was built in 1956 as a RB-66B and upon delivery went to the 19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron. It was converted to a JRB-66B and modified to test the radar and control system of the Boeing-MARC BOMARC missile. By 1965 it had been transferred to the Chanute Technical Training Center (Air Training Command) at Chanute AFB before eventually joining the museum there in 1993. Unfortunately, the closing of the museum in October 2015 has resulted in the frame being scrapped. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 May 2019, and has since been viewed 688 times. |