Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Douglas WB-66D Destroyer

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. Douglas WB-66D Destroyer Marker

Inscription. Douglas
WB-66D
Destroyer
Weather Reconnaissance
1957-1970

On loan from the
National Museum
of the United States Air Force

Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.

Location. 32° 8.462′ N, 110° 52.042′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. Marker can be reached from East Valencia Road, 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the northeastern section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson AZ 85756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Convair B-58A Hustler (a few steps from this marker); Douglas YEA-3A Skywarrior (a few steps from this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-17F (LIM-5) (within shouting distance of this marker); Shenyang J-6A (MiG-19PF) Farmer Fighter (within shouting distance of this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17PF (LIM-6MR) (within shouting distance of this marker); Sikorsky UH-198 Chickasaw (within shouting distance of this marker); MiG-21PF

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Mikoyan Gurevich Mig-21PF (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the outside section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. There is an entry fee required to visit both the inside and outside sections of the museum.

Also see . . . Douglas B-66 Destroyer.

The B-66 was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) and is heavily based upon the United States Navy's A-3 Skywarrior, a heavy carrier-based attack aircraft. Originally, officials intended for the aircraft to be a simple development of the earlier A-3, taking advantage of being strictly land-based to dispense with unnecessary naval features. However, due to the USAF producing extensive and substantially divergent requirements, it became necessary to make considerable alterations to the design, leading to a substantial proportion of the B-66 being original rather than derived from the A-3. The B-66 retained the three-man crew arrangement of the US Navy's A-3; differences included the incorporation of ejection seats, which the A-3 had lacked. Source: Wikipedia
Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. Front view of Douglas WB-66D Destroyer and Marker

(Submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Douglas WB-66D Destroyer image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The Douglas WB-66D Destroyer

A Douglas B-66B (53-506) in flight image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Air Force

4. A Douglas B-66B (53-506) in flight

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.