B-36 in Action
B-36 in Action (Aircraft 42) By Meyers K. Jacobsen, Ray Wagner
Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc 1980 | 50 Pages | ISBN: 0897471016 | PDF | 10 MB
Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc 1980 | 50 Pages | ISBN: 0897471016 | PDF | 10 MB
The world's largest bomber, the Convair B-36, has a unique place in aviation history. During the Cold War, the late '40s and '50s, the B-36 was the symbol of American ability to deliver nuclear weapons anywhere in the world. Beginning as an idea long before the atomic bomb was a weapon in anyone's arsenal, the B-36 served throughout a period of tremendous technological advance, finally being obsoleted by the jet engine, which was an experimental toy when the '36's specifications were drawn. Despite a service life of 10 years which covered the height of the Cold War and all of the Korean War, the B-36 never fired a shot in anger. It could be said to have fulfilled its task anyway, preserving the peace, richly earning its unofficial nickname: Peacemaker.