A pilot flying over Round Hill at around 9 a.m. April 5 safely landed his two-seat plane at Leesburg Executive Airport after the cockpit door dislodged, according to a Virginia State Police news ...

The solicitation would ultimately result in the B-36 Peacemaker, although Convair would not have the massive bomber ready for flight operations until after the war had ended in both the European ...

On 26 March 1950, a U.S. Air Force Convair B-36 bomber took off with tank-style tracks instead of tires for its landing gear. Military planners were concerned that the B-36, at that time the heaviest ...

This footage shows a Convair B-36 Peacemaker aircraft making a low pass over Fort Worth, Texas, as the strategic bomber completes what is known as a "buzz job." Recorded by Lt. Col. Frank F.