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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Strategic Air Command. Great movie. My dad was a B-36 Peacemaker crew member in the early 50’s. Stationed in Texas. TDY’d in the Pacific. 6 turning, 4 burning. Biggest bomber ever built.


173 posted on 02/28/2014 9:04:53 PM PST by dancusa (Molon Labe)
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To: dancusa
My dad was a B-36 Peacemaker crew member in the early 50’s. Stationed in Texas. TDY’d in the Pacific. 6 turning, 4 burning. Biggest bomber ever built.

When we lived on Lake Worth, opposite the end of the runway at Carswell AFB, the B-36s (which were built there) took off directly over our house.

They didn't make that loud a noise -- instead, a deep incessant "buzz" -- but the vibrations from their passage often shook china and glassware out of the kitchen cabinets, to break on the counter.

174 posted on 02/28/2014 9:13:51 PM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media -- IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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6 turning, 4 burning. Biggest bomber ever built.

Back in my AF days I read the entire aviation section of the base library. some of the best were the, "no $#@t there I was..." stories.

The best of those was a B36 flying out of Colorado. It had received a bad load of fuel and suffered a 10 engine flame-out. The guy in front brought it in deadstick.

182 posted on 03/31/2014 7:44:19 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (no $#@t there I was...)
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