B-36 Peacemaker at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Making the last B-36 flight ever, the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force flew to Wright Field from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on April 30, 1959. The serial number of this B-36J is 52-2220. All photos below were taken by the author during September, 2016.
Only four complete Convair B-36 Peacemaker air frames have survived of the 382 that were built. We have had the good fortune of viewing and photographing three of the four in a short period of time, from October 2011 - October 2012.
List of B-36 Survivors
The B-36 survivors are listed below ... click the links for additional information and photographs of the airplane at each facility.
Facility |
Location |
Model |
Serial No. |
| National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio |
B-36J-1-CF | 52-2220 |
| Pima Air and Space Museum | Adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Tucson, Arizona |
B-36J-10-CF | 52-2827 |
| Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum | Ashland, Nebraska | B-36J-1-CF | 52-2217 |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater, California | RB-36H-30-CF | 51-13730 |
Photos of the B-36 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Left fuselage view of the B-36J Peacemaker at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio |
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Right front fuselage view of B-36J Peacemaker 52-2220 |
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 Convair B-36J Peacemaker, Air Force Serial 52-2220A |
B-36 Peacemaker with Mark-17 thermonuclear bomb |
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Tail section of B-36 Peacemaker 22220 |
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Landing gear of B-36 Peacemaker 22220 |
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McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, designed to be deployed from a B-36 as a protective fighter |
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Convair B-36 Peacemaker being transported into the Eugene W. Kettering Cold War Gallery under construction at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force |
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