| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 51-13730 |
| Alternate Serial: | 113730 |
| Military Code: | S |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair B-36 Peacemaker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair B-36 Peacemaker |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair RB-36H Peacemaker |
| C/n (msn): | 275 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Atwater - CastleMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMER IATA: MER Local: MER Other: - |
| Collection: | Castle Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 18 September 2014 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 287 |
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The enormous B-36 was originally designed to bomb Nazi Germany from Newfoundland if necessary. Four auxiliary jet engines were added to the production aircraft which, though still slow, fulfilled an important role until the advent of the B-52. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 July 2017, and has since been viewed 1013 times. |