B-36 postcard

[Mgawa]

Nice in flight study

[lestweforget]

Nice pic ,thanks. The B-36 is such an amazing aircraft. Would have been awesome to see one in flight. Does anyone have any info on the colour scheme?

[mazdaP5]

I used to work with a guy who was ground crew on a 36. He told me a story about begging the Capt. to take him up for a flight, not realizing it would be a 20 hour deal! He said he had never been so bored in his life, having really no job on the plane once it was in the air.

Nice pic ,thanks. The B-36 is such an amazing aircraft. Would have been awesome to see one in flight. Does anyone have any info on the colour scheme?

I agree I would have loved to have seen AND heard one.

I believe that the Arctic Red paint scheme was put on some of the early B-36B models during the late 40s, perhaps very early 50s time period. I don't think it was ever used on the later B-36D and higher versions that had the 4 jet engines. Someone else may have more details on this.

[lestweforget]

Thanks Jim.

[kenlyco]

Must of been a backbreaker to change.



This 29 paint looks close?

[Obergrafeter]

Looks like it would take a fork lift to move those chocks.

[Steve Corbett]

Looks like a B-50, not a B-29. Wrong engines.

[jdvoss]

FYI: A single main gear tire developed for the early B-36 is on display at the NMUSAF, Dayton, OH. It is displayed under the museums B-36 and the caption states that it is the largest tire ever developed.

Looks like a B-50, not a B-29. Wrong engines.

Yes, that B-50 has the same type "Arctic Red" markings. Some of the RB-50 and I believe WB-50 variants had those colors.

[JBoyle]

It's no coincidence aboutthe paint schemes...it's laid out in AF
T.O. 1-1-4...

I have one laying around here...