[okie01]

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.

[dancusa]

My dad was stationed there for a time. He had a snap shot of the nearby city of Dallas billboard proclaiming, "Safest City in America". Circa 1953. JFK was shot there 10 years later.

I grew up a mile from BDL (Windsor Locks) in CT. Pratt and Whitney leased a B-52 there for testing engines. They were a magnificent sight to see coming in and taking off. My dad work for that company 35 years after leaving the USAF.