It’s the Convair B-36 Peacemaker, a behemoth with six radial ... the bomber served as the primary nuclear weapons delivery aircraft of Strategic Air Command (SAC)—a role that the B-36 would ...

In order to better combat that threat, the Pentagon devised the Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” long-range ... bomb bays that could ...

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 ...

The size and complicated design of the B-36 Peacemaker caused perpetual headaches for her aircrew—and maintenance crews on the ground. The most unique feature of the B-36 was its unusual hybrid ...