B-36 Peacemaker
A Convair B-36 Peacemaker in flight
The B-36 Peacemaker was a strategic bomber . It was used in the United States . The B-36 could carry a 21,000 pound bomb. The B-36 was never used in wartime, but was in a movie called Strategic Air Command. The Peacemaker could fly for 48 hours non-stop and was one of the longest ranged bombers at the time. It first flew in 1948, and the last combat flight was in 1959.
USAAS/USAAC/
USAAF /
USAF bomber designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems
Original sequences (1924–1930)
Light Bomber
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Medium Bomber Heavy Bomber
Main sequence (1930–1962)
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B-71 1
Long-range Bomber (1935–1936) Non-sequential
Redesignated A-series Fighter-bomber, in F-series
Tri-Service sequence (1962–current) 1 Not assigned; place in numerical sequence assigned to
SR-71 ·
2 Not assigned
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