| 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 |
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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. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 January 2024, and has since been viewed 228 times. |