EB-66 RB-66 Losses
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Type
Serial Number
Date
Details
RB-66B
53-0452
22-Oct-65
Combat Loss, lost on night mission northwest of Pleiku in South Vietnam, 363rd TRW TDY to Tan Son Nhut.  Capt R L Mann & 1Lt J Weger Jr both KIA.
RB-66B
54-0421
12-Dec-59
Crashed at Welsh Myers Farm, Skeffingham, Leicestershire England, 19th TRS, Bruntingthorpe RAF, 1Lt Gary R. Goad, pilot; 1Lt Charles L. Bone, nav; A2C Ralph L. Noell, gunner
RB-66B
54-0427
unk
Converted to EB-66E.  Burned at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand
RB-66B
16-Mar-61
54-0430
Lost over the North sea near Holland, 19th TRS, Capt Harry Armani, pilot; Capt Dan Harvey, nav; 1Lt Chip Whitley, nav
RB-66B
54-0439
21-Apr-70
Converted to EB-66E.  Engine explosion and fire at Hickam AFB, Hawaii.
RB-66B
54-0441
30-Jul-70
Converted to EB-66E.  Damaged by fire
RB-66B
54-0445
Jul-73
Converted to EB-66E.  Jumped chocks on engine run up, hit light pole.
RB-66B
54-0524
05-Mar-68
Converted to EB-66E.  Engine failure. 41st TRS, Takhli, 3 crew members recovered
RB-66B
54-0529
23-Dec-72
Converted to EB-66E. Crashed on landing. 42nd TEWS, 388th TFW, Korat, Maj. George F. Sasser, pilot; Capt. William R. Baldwin, nav; Maj. James Repeta, EWO.  All killed.
B-66B
53-0491
19-Jul-68
Converted to EB-66B ECM aircraft.  Pilot error, landed short of runway.  41st TRS, Takhli,  2 crew survived.
B-66B
53-0498
07-Apr-69
Converted to EB-66B ECM aircraft.  Engine failure on take off from Takhli. 42nd TEWS, Takhli, LtCol Edwin P. Anderson, LtCol James E.Ricketts, 1st Lt. Joseph M. Orlowski.  All killed.
EB-66C
54-0457
25-Feb-66
Combat Loss to SA-2, crashed at sea.  41st TRS, Takhli.    Maj R P Walker, ejected & rescued; Capt John B Causey, KIA; status of other 4 crew members unknown.
RB-66C
54-0460
07-Feb-62
Operational Loss.  Crashed on landing at Chelveston AFB, England,   Capt. Charles E. "Skip" Jones, pilot; 1st Lt. Richard A. "Moose" Morris, nav; 1st Lt. Norbert J. "Nez" Maier, EWO; S/Sgt Leroy Daughenbaugh, Jr, Gunner (Killed); 1st Lt. William R Becraft, EWO (Killed); 1st Lt. James T. Weymark, EWO (Killed); 1st Lt. Reynolds W. McCabe, EWO (Killed)
EB-66C
54-0462
06-Dec-67
Control failure, crashed on landing at Takhli.  41st TEWS, Takhli, 3 crew members killed.
EB-66C
54-0464
20-Jul-66
Combat loss to SA-2, crashed in North Vietnam (21.51N 105.17E).  41st TRS, 460th TRW, Takhli, Capt. William H. Means Jr., pilot; 1Lt. Edward L. Hubbard, nav; Capt. Lawrence Barbay, EWO; Capt. Glendon W. Perkins, EWO; Capt. Norman A. McDaniel, EWO; (all released POWs); and 1Lt. Craig R. Nobert, EWO (MIA).
EB-66C
54-0466
02-Apr-72
Combat loss to SA-2,  crashed in South Vietnam (16.45N 106.41E).  42nd TEWS, Korat, Bat 21: Maj. Wayne L. Bolte, pilot (MIA); LtCol I E Hambleton, nav, (rescued); 1Lt. Robin F. Gatwood, EWO (MIA); LtCol. Anthony R. Giannangeli, EWO (MIA); LtCol. Charles A. Levis, EWO (MIA); and Maj. Henry M. Serex, EWO (MIA).
EB-66C
54-0473
17-Nov-67
Engine failure after take-off.   41st TEWS, Takhli,  2 crew members survived.
EB-66C
55-0384
24-Oct-70
Pilot Error.  42nd TEWS, Korat, 6 crew recovered
EB-66C
55-0387
04-Feb-67
Combat loss to MIG, crashed in North Vietnam ( 22.08N 105.50E).  41st TRS, 432TRW, Takhli,  Capt. John Fer, pilot; Maj. Jack W. Bomar, (Nav); (both released POWs); Capt. Russell A. Poor, EWO (MIA); Capt. Herb Doby, EWO; and Maj. Woodrow Hoover EWO; .1Lt. John O. Davies; Woodrow H. Wilburn (remains returned). Call sign "Harpoon 01
EB-66C
55-0388
14-Jan-68
Combat loss to MIG, crashed in North Vietnam (19.33N 104.33E).  41st TEWS, 355TFW Takhli, Maj Pollard H "Sonnie" Mercer, pilot, rescued but died from injuries;  Major Attilio "Pete" Pedroli, Instructor Nav, rescued; Maj  Irby  O. Terrell, Nav, POW; Maj Thomas Sumpter, EWO, POW; 1st Lt Ronald Lebert, EWO, POW; Capt Hubert Walker, EWO, POW; 1st Lt. James E. Thompson,  EWO, rescued. Call sign "Preview 01
EB-66C
55-0389
10-Mar-71
Control failure on take-off.  42nd TEWS, Korat, 6 crew members recovered
RB-66B
54-0540
72
Converted to EB-66E. Crashed on takeoff . 42nd TEWS, Korat
RB-66C
54-0451
10-Mar-64
Cold War Loss, shot down over Gardelegen, East Germany, 19th TRS, Toul-Rosieres AB, France.