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.
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 ... "Justice With Victory" |
B-36J Peacemaker 22827 |
B-36J Peacemaker "City of Ft. Worth" S/N 22827 |
Nose view of the B-36J Peacemaker "City of Ft. Worth" 2827 |
B-36J Peacemaker 2827 of the United States Air Force |
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 |
B-36J Peacemaker S/N 22827 |
Engines on the B-36J Peacemaker |
Jet engines on the B-36J Peacemaker
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B-36J Peacemaker in Tucson, Arizona |
Tail section of the B-36J Peacemaker |
Close-up of tail section of the B-36J Peacemaker S/N 22827 |
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