F-4Cs RB-66C bombing Vietnam 1966

Four U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-4C Phantom II fighters (s/n 63-7544, 63-7514, unknown, unknown) ot the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing release their 750 lb bombs over North Vietnam, led by a Douglas RB-66B-DL Destroyer (s/n 53-438), August 1966. The F-4C-19-MC 63-7544 was shot down by "friendly" fire near Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, on 9 December 1966. The crew ejected safely. Original caption: "1960's -- Led by an RB-66 Destroyer, pilots flying Air Force F-4C Phantoms drop bombs on a Communist military target in North Vietnam. Using radar equipment to pinpoint their targets, the high flying aircraft were not hampered by clouds or adverse weather. Numerous missions of this type were flown when inclement weather obscured targets in North Vietnam during July. August 1966."

Date

1966-08

Photographer / author

USAF

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

4,256 × 3,342 pixels

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