| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 42-13570 |
| Alternate Serial: | 213570 |
| Military Code: | BM-570 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair B-36 Peacemaker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair B-36 Peacemaker |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair XB-36 Peacemaker |
| C/n (msn): | [ 42-13570 ] |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Fort Worth - NAS JRB / Carswell FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KFWH IATA: FWH Local: NFW Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1950 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 670859 |
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This is the first B-36, first flown on 8 August 1946. The beast had unprecedented wheel pressure and the XB-36 is seen here fitted with tracked landing gear units which should allow the Peacemaker to bomb Russia from forward polar airfields. The XB-36 did make one flight with this gear before the idea was abandoned. Later the aircraft was used for research into a nuclear-powered B-36 variant. Photo from: US Air Force This photo was added on 28 March 2024, and has since been viewed 122 times. |