B-36 Peacemaker @ Castle

Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:08 pm

We needed a photo for today. So This is the mighty Peacekeeper we visited.

Man.....This thing is HUGE!!!!!

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Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:15 pm

What a Machine!

(I sure miss seeing the City of Ft. Worth...in Ft Worth)

Z

Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:19 pm

They are huge, but walking around the one in Dayton and looking at the A Bombs next to it :shock:

Lock & Load...

Lynn

Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:31 pm

Awesome pics :shock:

...gotta love the B-36!

John

Website · Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:46 pm

What a beautiful plane! Thanks for the pics!

I could only imagine what one of those would sound like in the air... :shock:

Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:57 pm

I could only imagine what one of those would sound like in the air...

A friend of mine that works for Bell Helicopter said a formation of three V-22's, in airplane mode, at full song sounds just like a B-36...

Watch the begining of the movie Stratigic Air Command when they fly over the baseball field...awsome!

Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:46 pm

...or when they do the takeoff from Carswell.

Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:19 pm

PeaceMAKER

bugazon wrote:We needed a photo for today. So This is the mighty Peacekeeper we visited.

Man.....This thing is HUGE!!!!!

Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:33 pm

Lynn Allen wrote:They are huge, but walking around the one in Dayton and looking at the A Bombs next to it Lock & Load... Lynn

You mean these Babies?!?! :twisted:

Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:38 pm

Bugazon, Great pictures. Thanks for posting'em

Do you have one closer shot of the emblem on the side? It looks like the 28th Bombarment Group/Wing out of Ellsworth... :shock:

I worked with Mr. Wilson, a civlian, a great guy. He was navigator on a B-36 when they were there.

Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:16 pm

David,

The RB-36 at Castle was assigned to the 28th SRW at Rapid City AFB during it's service life. The markings she carries are representative of that time in 51-13730's life.

Scott

Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:28 pm

Junkyard36 wrote:What a beautiful plane! Thanks for the pics!

I could only imagine what one of those would sound like in the air...

My Dad used to tell me that when he was a kid he would spend the Summer down at his Grandfather's farm down in Whitney, TX. Whitney was in the flight path of the B-36's and he said you could tell one was coming because you could feel this buzzing in your chest long before you could hear them.

Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:38 am

The Big Stick...6 turnin and 4 burnin...NUFF SAID!

(Thanx for posting the pix!!! I have my own drool bucket at the NMUSAF for those special hours that I spend there staring in wonder and amazement :shock:

Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:41 am

Second Air Force wrote:David,

The RB-36 at Castle was assigned to the 28th SRW at Rapid City AFB during it's service life. The markings she carries are representative of that time in 51-13730's life.

Scott

Thanks Scott! Who know 25yrs later, I'd still be learning more about my 1st duty station. :supz:

Rapid City AFB was renamed Ellsworth AFB after General Ellsworth was killed in a B-36 crash.

Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:15 am

There appears to be an access door open on this RB-36. Is it open to tour inside?

B-36 Peacemaker @ Castle

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