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    Airframe Family: Convair B-36 Peacemaker / B-60 / C-99
    Latest Model:B-36J-10-CF Peacemaker
    Last Military Serial:52-2827 USAF
    Construction Number:383
    Latest Owner or Location:Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    14 August 1954

    Constructed as a B-36J-10-CF by Convair at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
    This was the last B-36 built.

    14 August 1954


    Photographer: general Dynamics via Don Pyeatt Saving the last peacemaker
    Notes: ceremony delivering last of the B36 line

    Circa 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-2827.

    18 March 1956


    Photographer: Saving the last Peacemaker e book by Don Pyeatt
    Notes: Taken during Operation Red wing

    Transferred to Fairchild AFB.
    Used as data collector during operation Redwing while deployed to Hawaii for Atomic weapons tests.

    Transferred to 95th BW, Biggs AFB, TX.

    From 12 February 1959 to By 1970

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.
    Was the last B-36 in service.

    12 February 1959


    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


    Photographer: wendell montague sr
    Notes: more pics my father took

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Museum of aviation group led by John Irions got the plane moved to carswell and displayed.

    18 March 1971


    Photographer: Saving the last Peacemaker e book by Don Pyeatt
    Notes: starting the engines in 1971

    From By 1972 to By 1994

    Loaned to Carswell AFB, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.

    16 March 1974


    Photographer: wendell montague
    Notes: after stopping efforts to fly it and now just find a new home

    16 March 1974


    Photographer: wendell montague
    Notes: FE station

    16 March 1976


    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


    Photographer: wendell montague
    Notes: at Amon Carter

    2 October 1982


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1982 photo at Southwest Aerospace Museum, Fort Worth - of a Convair B-36J Peacemaker

    From 1994 to By 2005

    Loaned to Aviation Heritage Museum, Fort Worth, TX.

    Loaned to B-36 Peacemaker Museum, Fort Worth Meacham Airport/Meacham Field, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
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    From 1994 to By 2002

    Restoration started.
    Static restoration in original B-58 plant at Fort Worth.

    2002


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX Open House

    July 2005

    Loaned to Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
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    23 July 2005

    Transported by ground.
    First sections arrived.

    Restoration started.

    By July 2006

    Wings reattached.

    October 2009

    Restoration completed.
    Markings Applied: U.S. AIR FORCE, The High and Mighty One, 22827

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    31 March 2017


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Pima Air and Space Museum

    23 April 2017


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: At the Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ, USA.

    28 November 2018


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: B-36 Peacemaker showing off its ten engines. What a fuel bill!


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Wendell Montague

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