The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker"[N 1] is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced …

The RB-36 could carry an atomic bomb, but its principal weapon was a camera the size of a Geo Metro, set in a photo studio that replaced the forward bomb bay.

The development of the Convair B-36 strategic bomber began in 1941 with the XB-36, which was intended to meet the strategic needs of the US Army Air Forces, and later of the United States …

Jul 26, 2021 · When America needed a club with which to threaten the Russians, Convair produced the six-engine—eventually 10—B-36 long-range heavy bomber. It was the largest …

The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was one of the largest aircraft ever built, and was instrumental in maintaining peace during the Cold War with Russia during the 1950s. It was originally …

Apr 6, 2008 · In the early 1950s, the RB-36 was one of the primary intelligence gathering airplanes in the Air Force inventory. Where standard B-36 bombers had four bomb bays, the …

It was the 99th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, which flew the RB-36, the reconnaissance version of the Convair B-36 Peacemaker, performing worldwide photographic, electronic, and …

GRB-36 carrying YRF-84F. The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) program was conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber …

Feb 5, 2020 · Designed to carry a maximum bomb load of 86,000 lbs., the B-36 was protected by six remote-controlled turrets and two fixed turrets (nose and tail) which all mounted twin 20 …

26 June 1948: The 7th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas, received the United States Air Force’s first Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation …