Rescue of Bat 21 Bravo
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The rescue of Bat 21 Bravo, the call sign for Iceal "Gene" Hambleton, a navigator aboard an EB-66 aircraft shot down behind North Vietnamese lines, was the "largest, longest, and most complex search-and-rescue" operation during the Vietnam War. Five additional aircraft were shot down during rescue attempts, directly resulting in the deaths of 11 airmen, the capture of two others, and another airman trying to evade capture.
Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton, whose call sign was Bat 21 Bravo, c. 1973
A 42nd TEWS Douglas EB-66E Destroyer at Takhli, Thailand.
North Vietnamese personnel scramble to ready an SA-2 missile to engage American aircraft.
An O-2A Skymaster over Laos, 1970.
Douglas B-66 Destroyer
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The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a light bomber that was designed and produced by the American aviation manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company.
Douglas B-66 Destroyer
A RB-66B of 19 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron based at RAF Sculthorpe England, 1957
A Douglas EB-66E Destroyer in flight. Aircraft of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 41st or 42nd TEWS based at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base over Southeast Asia on 30 March 1970.
A Douglas RB-66B Destroyer