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Convair’s B-36 “Peacemaker” was the Father of America’s Modern Bombers
The B-36 Peacemaker was more than just another bomber in a long line of bombers. It was conceived to fight an enemy—the Nazis ...
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The Do-Everything Bomber
attended yet another conference to discuss the next U.S. long-range heavy bomber, his mind was likely already made up. The Convair B-36 was soon to be obsolete, and a variety of successors had ...
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Monster Bomber
It was the end of the line. Convair B-36 Peacemaker 52-2827, later named the City of Fort Worth, was the 383rd of 383. The nuclear bombers, designed for use in World War II but not finished in ...