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Description
| Notes: EB-57B DUAL-CONTROLLED aircraft. Modified bomb doors for installation of 4 tow reels and associated equipment. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Martin | |
| Base model: | B-57 | |
| Designation: | B-57 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Night Intruder | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| Strategic Air Command Museum | Ashland | Nebraska |
B-57E on display
Pima Air & Space Museum | Strategic Air Command Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| richard rushton inman sc, SC | I was in 17th dses at malstrom afb great falls mt,
from 1975 to 1978. had several friends ed Nichols,joe holzients,brian do not remember all names. I was a jet engine mechanic flight line crew,worked night shift. went tdy Germany,italy Norway. had my run license to run engines,had a lot of fun. note my spelling may be bad. me and buddy of mine saw a eb57e land without gear down 10/30/2015 @ 07:58 [ref: 69296] |
| richard rushton inman sc, SC | I was in 17th dses at malstrom afb great falls mt,
from 1975 to 1978. had several friends ed Nichols,joe holzients,brian do not remember all names. I was a jet engine mechanic flight line crew,worked night shift. went tdy Germany,italy Norway. had my run license to run engines,had a lot of fun. note my spelling may be bad. me and buddy of mine saw a eb57e land without gear down 10/30/2015 @ 07:58 [ref: 69295] |
| Basil L. Riccomini Devine, TX | I was at Tyndal AFB with the 23rd Tow Target Sqdn from 1956 until disbanded in 1959. I flew approx' 300 missions. we flew at 40000ft and towed with 20000 ft of piano wire. With heat seeking missiles we flew at night and used 36000 ft of cable. The average mission was 2hrs but on occasion some were longer. When we reached mission altitude and locked the target down, the pilot would turn the controls over to the Tow Reel Operator, ground control gave us the headings and the altitude for the missions and we flew up and down the adjacent Gulf of Mexico. We had an APS 54 unit that was on each wing tip and nose and tail which indicated if the the plane with the ordnance was locked on us or the target. THe pilot in the plane when he had the target on his radar would call "I've got a judy" then he would call "15 seconds" after that he would 'fire'. On occasion the whole pod of rockets woud go over the canopy of the tow plane as he had not locked on to the target, it made life quite exciting. It was a very interesting experience. How ever Drones replaced us as their missions where lest costly than ours 08/25/2015 @ 18:42 [ref: 69223] |
| Basil L. Riccomini Devine, TX | I was at Tyndal AFB with the 23rd Tow Target Sqdn from 1956 until disbanded in 1959. I flew approx' 300 missions. we flew at 40000ft and towed with 20000 ft of piano wire. With heat seeking missiles we flew at night and used 36000 ft of cable. The average mission was 2hrs but on occasion some were longer. When we reached mission altitude and locked the target down, the pilot would turn the controls over to the Tow Reel Operator, ground control gave us the headings and the altitude for the missions and we flew up and down the adjacent Gulf of Mexico. We had an APS 54 unit that was on each wing tip and nose and tail which indicated if the the plane with the ordnance was locked on us or the target. THe pilot in the plane when he had the target on his radar would call "I've got a judy" then he would call "15 seconds" after that he would 'fire'. On occasion the whole pod of rockets woud go over the canopy of the tow plane as he had not locked on to the target, it made life quite exciting. It was a very interesting experience. How ever Drones replaced us as their missions where lest costly than ours 08/25/2015 @ 18:38 [ref: 69222] |
| Randall Benjamin , SC | I was in the 4677th at Hill AFB and was one of the first Aircraft Elect to move to Malstrom AFB. We had about one person from each shop there for a few weeks before the first B57 arrived. 09/19/2014 @ 22:28 [ref: 68662] |
| Pete Hill , MT | The B57B was not a dual control aircraft nor was the bomb door modified to carry four reels. That was the B57E. I was a crewchief on B57E 55-4235 in the 23rd Tow Target Squadron at Tyndall AFB at the time the unit was disbanded and the aircraft sent to Hill AFB. I also worked this same aircraft in the 4677th DSES at Hill AFB where it had been modified as an EB57E. Many years later I ran a small Field Training Detachement at Malmstrom AFB, Montana in support of the 4677th DSES which became the 17th DSES. We taught systems operation and maintenance procedures on the EB57 aircraft. Why the squadron designation change? Because the squadron discovered a two number identifier pulled more weight in the supply system than did a four number desigator. 03/10/2014 @ 07:25 [ref: 68413] |
| Darby Fecht Manchester, MO | My Dad {Charles P. Fecht} was 1st Sargent during late 50's of 23rd TT at Tyndall. Used to watch the B57 perform at the William Tell meets. Not a great plane, but it had a interesting look and performed the towing function well. 05/07/2012 @ 19:38 [ref: 56913] |
| Ron Cutting Kitchener, ON | Ref: Malcom Walker II Niceville Fl. Was your Dad Mike Walker stationed at Eglin AFB early 60s towing targets ?
If so, I went to Tech School with Mike at Shepard AFB Texas. On graduation, I went to Johnson AFB Japan BUT met up with Mike again at Eglin. 02/22/2011 @ 10:33 [ref: 36275] |
| Jack Penrose Bemthlehe, PA | Air Crew member B 57 E operated tow reel system at Tyndall AFB 1956 to 1960. 23rd Tow Target Squadron. 01/12/2010 @ 17:28 [ref: 25558] |
| Keith E. Owens Knoxville, TN | My father-in-law, Maj. Paul E. Harrington (ret.) earned 2 DFCs and 18 Air Medals in the B-57 while a nav in Vietnam. He was at DaNang and Ton Son Nhut. He flew a total of 183 missions, mostly at night. Go Doom Pussies!! 04/02/2008 @ 04:53 [ref: 20320] |
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