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United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker
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United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker
United States Air Force Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker (msn 23), of the7th Bombardment Wing, at Detroit, Michigan. Built as a Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker, first flown 8 July 1948. Accepted by USAF 25 November 1948. Carried out flight tests of RB-36D radomes and propeller vibration. Allotted to the 7th Bombardment Wing at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, TX. Converted to B-36D-10-CF by Convair at Fort Worth, TX. Damaged by a tornado at Carswell AFB on 1 September 52 when the aircraft was blown into visiting B-36F 49-2675 of the 95th Bombardment Wing, Biggs AFB, El Paso, TX. Modified to Featherweight Configuration III and later retired to MASDC at Davis-Monthan AFB on 4 June 1956 and scrapped there. Date: 1951
Media ID 21130153
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1948 1951 1956 95th Accepted Allotted Biggs Blown Bombardment Carried Configuration Consolidated Convair Converted Damaged Davis Monthan Detroit Featherweight Flown Fort Masdc Michigan Modified Paso Peacemaker Propeller Retired Scrapped Tests Tornado Usaf Vibration Visiting Wing Worth
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