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The Story of the Ten-Minute Tornado that Damaged 106 B-36 Peacemaker Strategic Bombers
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the Tornado that hit Carswell AFB and damaged two-thirds of SAC’s B-36 Peacemaker Force
Did you know the B-36 Checklist lasted Six Hours (with another hour for a preflight check of 600 items)? The Shortest Checklist is instead that of the T-38 Trainer.
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Did you know the B-36 Checklist lasted Six Hours (with another hour for a preflight check of 600 items)? The Shortest Checklist is instead that of the T-38 Trainer.
The B-36 Peacemaker was so Huge that it transported the XB-58 Hustler prototype
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The B-36 Peacemaker was so Huge that it transported the XB-58 Hustler prototype
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
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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
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
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.
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
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
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
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.
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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