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14 August 1954 |
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Constructed as a B-36J-10-CF by Convair at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
This was the last B-36 built. |
14 August 1954 |
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Photographer: general Dynamics via Don Pyeatt Saving the last peacemaker
Notes: ceremony delivering last of the B36 line |
Circa 1954 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-2827. |
18 March 1956 |
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Photographer: Saving the last Peacemaker e book by Don Pyeatt
Notes: Taken during Operation Red wing |
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Transferred to Fairchild AFB.
Used as data collector during operation Redwing while deployed to Hawaii for Atomic weapons tests. |
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Transferred to 95th BW, Biggs AFB, TX. |
From 12 February 1959 to By 1970 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.
Was the last B-36 in service. |
12 February 1959 |
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Photographer: Saving the last Peacemaker e book by Don Pyeatt photo by wendell s montague sr
Notes: My father went to see the last B36 land at Amon Carter |
12 February 1959 |
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Photographer: wendell montague sr
Notes: more pics my father took |
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Last flight.
Flew with assigned crew from El Paso to Irving, TX. Amon Carter and other city dignitaries were on board. Bad weather at Dallas Fort Worth prevented a flypast at Carswell and Dallas Love Field. Wendell Montague comments 29 December 2013: My father was there and said the sound of the engines was heard a long time before it appeared from the overcast and touched down. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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To Aviation Heritage Collection, Amon Carter Field, Fort Worth, TX. |
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The General Dynamics facility maintained the display until the early 70s. Dallas Fort Worth airport was being built on the north side of SH183 and Amon Carter was closing so the B-36 had to move. John Baab formed Peacemaker Foundation and wanted to restore and fly the B-36. This group managed to regenerate the peacemakers systems and had all but one engine running at one time. Mobile oil was going to fuel the plane and plans were underway to fly it to airshows. The USAF got wind of this and said NO. John Baab went away. The AF museum would have allowed a flight to Pima air museum in Tucson but Baab wanted to have a 10 engine warbird. |
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Museum of aviation group led by John Irions got the plane moved to carswell and displayed. |
18 March 1971 |
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Photographer: Saving the last Peacemaker e book by Don Pyeatt
Notes: starting the engines in 1971 |
From By 1972 to By 1994 |
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Loaned to Carswell AFB, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. |
16 March 1974 |
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Photographer: wendell montague
Notes: after stopping efforts to fly it and now just find a new home |
16 March 1974 |
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Photographer: wendell montague
Notes: FE station |
16 March 1976 |
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Photographer: wendell montague
Notes: picture taken with an instamatic.This was the weekend after it was moved from where it was displayed |
16 March 1976 |
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Photographer: wendell montague
Notes: at Amon Carter |
2 October 1982 |
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Photographer: Paul Thallon
Notes: 1982 photo at Southwest Aerospace Museum, Fort Worth - of a Convair B-36J Peacemaker |
From 1994 to By 2005 |
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Loaned to Aviation Heritage Museum, Fort Worth, TX. |
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Loaned to B-36 Peacemaker Museum, Fort Worth Meacham Airport/Meacham Field, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
View the Location Dossier |
From 1994 to By 2002 |
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Restoration started.
Static restoration in original B-58 plant at Fort Worth. |
2002 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX Open House |
July 2005 |
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Loaned to Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
View the Location Dossier |
23 July 2005 |
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Transported by ground.
First sections arrived. |
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Restoration started. |
By July 2006 |
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Wings reattached. |
October 2009 |
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Restoration completed.
Markings Applied: U.S. AIR FORCE, The High and Mighty One, 22827 |
9 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
9 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
9 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
31 March 2017 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: At Pima Air and Space Museum |
23 April 2017 |
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Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
Notes: At the Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ, USA. |
28 November 2018 |
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Photographer: John W. Olafson
Notes: B-36 Peacemaker showing off its ten engines. What a fuel bill! |
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