Douglas 1329 RB-66C Destroyer

Douglas 1329 RB-66C Destroyer

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Remarks by Scott Hegland: "Probably taken between 1957-1959, this particular photo and the next one showing the in-air refueling between a B-66 and a KB-50 over Japan were taken by a (then) Captain Stamm who indicated that along with this likely being one of the actual aircraft that my dad flew, he also mentioned that this particular aircraft was 'the only B-66 that I know of that was shot down by a Mig 21 in the Vietnam conflict'. He went on to say that 'perhaps if the guns had been left on that wouldn’t have happened. But, long before that war, a chaff dispensing tailcone replaced two 0.787 in (20 mm) guns on all 66s."


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Remarks by Scott Hegland: "Probably taken between 1957-1959, this particular photo and the next one showing the in-air refueling between a B-66 and a KB-50 over Japan were taken by a (then) Captain Stamm who indicated that along with this likely being one of the actual aircraft that my dad flew, he also mentioned that this particular aircraft was 'the only B-66 that I know of that was shot down by a Mig 21 in the Vietnam conflict'. He went on to say that 'perhaps if the guns had been left on that wouldn’t have happened. But, long before that war, a chaff dispensing tailcone replaced two 0.787 in (20 mm) guns on all 66s."