Convair B-36 Peacemaker
The B-36 Peacemaker was a strategic bomber. It was used in the United States. The B-36 could carry a 21,000 pound bomb. The B-36 was never used in wartime, but was in a movie called Strategic Air Command. The Peacemaker could fly for 48 hours non-stop and was one of the longest ranged bombers at the time. It first flew in 1948, and the last combat flight was in 1959.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker Media
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Convair XB-36 main landing gear detail
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The XB-36 (right) alongside a Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Convair B-36 structural testing USAF.JPG
A B-36 airframe undergoing structural stability tests. The three men in the balcony at the right of the photograph provide scale.
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B-36 upper or lower gun turret with two M24A1 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon
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The XB-36 on its first flight
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Convair B-36 Peacemaker in flight
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Personnel and equipment required to get and keep a B-36 aircraft in the air
- 11th Bombardment Wing Convair B-36J-5-CF Peacemaker 52-2225.jpg
B-36J (serial 52-2225) of the 11th Bombardment Wing in 1955 showing "six turning, four burning"
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RB-36s in production: Note the heavily framed "greenhouse" bubble canopy over the cockpit area, used for all production B-36 airframes.
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NB-36H nuclear reactor testbed
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Video clip of the construction and features of the B-36 bomber