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DavidKrigbaum — Six Turning and Four Burning (B-36 Peacemaker)
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Published: 2015-10-28 21:52:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 1084; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 0
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A Convair RB-36H Peacemaker bomber on display at Castle Air Museum in Atwater, Ca. The massive bomber, which is bigger than a B-52, was America's airborne nuclear deterrent at the beginning of the Cold War. It could fly 8800 miles unrefueled and deliver a nuclear or convention payload of 72,000 lbs. Notably, it has four jet engines and six backward facing piston engines. These served from the 1940s until 1959, as far as I know there are four complete bombers left.Castle Air Museum
Atwater, Ca.
