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Oct 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM ET
YF-12 downs QB-47 drone in 1966 test
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
A Lockheed YF-12A intercepted a QB-47 target drone over the Eglin test range on September 21, 1966, using its Hughes AN/ASG-18 radar to track the drone more than 100 miles away before an AIM-47 Falcon hit it from about 53 miles. The article says the three-aircraft prototype program recorded six drone kills in seven missile tests.
WHO: Lockheed YF-12A test program
WHAT: A YF-12A shot down a QB-47 target drone in a missile test.
WHEN: Sep 21, 1966
WHERE: Eglin test range, USA
WHY: The YF-12 was being tested as an interceptor designed to destroy bombers before they reached North America.
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