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RB-36 Crew member recalls when his Peacemaker Pilot did a Chandelle Maneuver on Takeoff during an Airshow and, on a separate occasion, did an Emergency Landing with a Loose Flap

Airshows / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

RB-36 Crew Member recalls when his Peacemaker Pilot did a Chandelle Maneuver on Takeoff during an Airshow and, on a separate occasion, did an Emergency Landing with a Loose Flap

Dario Leone

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How the B-36 Peacemaker bomber survived to five cancellation attempts during its career

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The B-36 Peacemaker was so Huge that Catwalks were placed inside its Wings so that Mechanics could Maintain the Engines in Flight

Dario Leone

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After a Nuclear Weapon Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemaker Bombers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

After a Nuclear Weapon Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemaker Bombers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

In the 1950s Someone Thought to Attach two B-47 Stratojets to a B-36 Peacemaker: The Story of the B-36/B-47 Wing Tip-Tow that Never Was

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

In the 1950s Someone Thought to Attach two B-47 Stratojets to a B-36 Peacemaker: The Story of the B-36/B-47 Wing Tip-Tow that Never Was

Dario Leone

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The story of when the Convair XB-36 Peacemaker was fitted with Track-Type Landing Gear to operate from Arctic Staging Bases

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of when the Convair XB-36 Peacemaker was fitted with Track-Type Landing Gear to operate from Arctic Staging Bases

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Both B-36 and Concorde Flight Engineer stations had a lot of buttons, dials, and switches. But only that of the Peacemaker had levers. Here’s why.

Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

Both B-36 and Concorde Flight Engineer stations had a lot of buttons, dials, and switches. But only that of the Peacemaker had levers. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy

Dario Leone

Here’s why the propellers on the B-36 Peacemaker did face backwards

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Here’s why the Propellers on the B-36 Peacemaker did Face Backwards

Dario Leone

Untouchable by enemy flak: here's why the B-36 Peacemaker would have been an awesome strategic bomber during World War II

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Untouchable by enemy flak: here’s why the B-36 Peacemaker would have been an awesome strategic bomber during World War II

Dario Leone

Five turning, one not! Rare photo shows B-36 Peacemaker flying with number 3 propeller “feathered”

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Five turning, one not! Rare photo shows B-36 Peacemaker flying with number 3 propeller “feathered”

Dario Leone

The story of the T-12 Cloudmaker, the 44,000 lb earthquake bomb carried by the B-36 Peacemaker

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Weapons

The story of the T-12 Cloudmaker, the 44,000 lb earthquake bomb carried by the B-36 Peacemaker

Dario Leone

How the B-36 Peacemaker bomber survived to five cancellation attempts during its career

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

How the B-36 Peacemaker bomber survived to five cancellation attempts during its career

Dario Leone

These photos show why the XF-85 Goblin “parasite” fighter was the most bizarre aircraft ever built

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

These photos show why the XF-85 Goblin “parasite” fighter was the most bizarre aircraft ever built

Dario Leone

Impressive video shows gigantic B-36 Peacemaker buzzing Fort Worth Neighborhood

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

B-36 Crew Member tells The story behind the video of the infamous Peacemaker ‘Buzz Job’ over Fort Worth Neighborhood

Dario Leone

Impressive video shows gigantic B-36 Peacemaker buzzing Fort Worth Neighborhood

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Impressive video shows gigantic B-36 Peacemaker buzzing Fort Worth Neighborhood

Dario Leone

Remembering the 1952 Carswell AFB Tornado that damaged two-thirds of SAC’s B-36 Force

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Remembering the 1952 Carswell AFB Tornado that damaged two-thirds of SAC’s B-36 Force

Dario Leone

Where SAC heavies were built: the story of Fort Worth "Bomber Plant"

Aviation History / Military Aviation

WHERE SAC HEAVIES WERE BUILT: THE STORY OF FORT WORTH “BOMBER PLANT”

Dario Leone

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