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The B-36J Peacemaker at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson

The B-36 Peacemaker "City of Fort Worth" at GSW Airport

U.S. Air Force Convair B-36J S/N 2827 "City of Ft. Worth" at takeoff (Courtesy of the Air Force Museum)
U.S. Air Force Convair B-36J Peacemaker S/N 2827 "City of Ft. Worth" at takeoff

For several years, the last plane in the Convair B-36 Peacemaker series, a retired B-36J with serial number 52-2827, and inscribed as the "City of Fort Worth", was on static display at the Greater Southwest International Airport (GSW).

It had been loaned to the City of Fort Worth on February 12, 1959.

After GSW closed, the B-36 was moved, and significant efforts were made over the years by local groups to restore the plane and keep it in Fort Worth.

Transfer of the B-36 from Fort Worth to Tucson

In 2006, the U.S. Air Force transferred the airplane to the Pima Air and Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.

It was placed on display in October, 2009, and is only one of four surviving B-36 Peacemakers.

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 Pima Air and Space Museum

Convair B-36J Peacemaker S/N 52-2827
Convair B-36J Peacemaker S/N 52-2827
Convair B-36J Peacemaker ... "Justice With Victory"
Convair B-36J Peacemaker ... "Justice With Victory"

B-36J Peacemaker 22827
Rear view of the B-36J Peacemaker 22827
B-36J Peacemaker "City of Ft. Worth" S/N 22827
B-36J Peacemaker "City of Ft. Worth" S/N 22827
Nose view of the B-36J Peacemaker "City of Ft. Worth" 2827
Nose view of the B-36J Peacemaker "City of Ft. Worth" 2827
B-36J Peacemaker 2827 of the United States Air Force
B-36J Peacemaker 2827 of the United States Air Force
Cockpit area of the B-36J Peacemaker "City of Ft. Worth" S/N 22827
Cockpit area of the B-36J Peacemaker "City of Ft. Worth" S/N 22827
Close-up view of nose section of the B-36J Peacemaker S/N 22827
Close-up view of nose section of the B-36J Peacemaker S/N 22827

 

B-36J Peacemaker S/N 22827
B-36J Peacemaker S/N 22827

Engines on the B-36J Peacemaker
Engines on the B-36J Peacemaker


 

Jet engines, seen from underneath, on the B-36J Peacemaker

Jet engines on the B-36J Peacemaker
Jet engines on the B-36J Peacemaker

B-36J Peacemaker in Tucson, Arizona
B-36J Peacemaker in Tucson, Arizona

Tail section of the B-36J Peacemaker
Tail section of the B-36J Peacemaker in Arizona

Close-up of tail section of the B-36J Peacemaker S/N 22827
Close-up of tail section of the B-36J Peacemaker S/N 22827 in Tucson

B-36J "City of Fort Worth" reassembly in progress in Tucson, Arizona
B-36J "City of Fort Worth" reassembly in progress in Tucson, Arizona

For more information, we recommend a visit to the Website of the Pima Air and Space Museum

Former B-36 Crew Member Bob Preising Talks About the Peacemaker at the Pima Air & Space Museum