Meet the Douglas B-66 Destroyer: A Tactical Light Bomber and Recon Aircraft
Peter Suciu
,The National Interest•July 1, 2020
Before the U.S. military had satellites or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as the RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone to keep an eye on its adversaries, it relied on aircraft such as the Douglas B-66 Destroyer. The Cold War-era aircraft had been designed for use with the U.S. Air Force as a light bomber, and it was heavily based on the U.S. Navy’s A-3 Skywarrior, a heavy carrier-based attack aircraft.
Known as the “Whale,†the A-3 was the largest combat aircraft to regularly operate from a carrier deck. It was also developed as a nuclear strategic bomber and undertook reconnaissance and electronic warfare roles.
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