B-36 Peacemaker at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Nebraska
Only four Convair B-36 Peacemaker aicraft remain today, one located at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Nebraska, near Omaha.
It is a B-36J, with Serial Number 52-2217A, manufactured by the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics Corporation and delivered to the Strategic Air Command in December of 1953. Also on display is one of two XF-85 Goblins ever built, a "parasite fighter-escort" designed to be carried underneath the B-36.
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Ashland is located between Lincoln and Omaha near Interstate 80. It features over 300,000 square feet of exhibit, education, and event space. The facility, often still referred to as the "SAC Museum", first opened in 1959 to commemorate, and preserve, the vintage aircraft and history of the Strategic Air Command (SAC).
Today, it is a nationally known and respected facility. For more information, we highly recommend you visit the website of the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum.
Photos of the B-36 at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
Convair B-36J Peacemaker S/N 52-2217A
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Right front fuselage of the Convair B-36J Peacemaker at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum |
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Nose view of the Convair B-36J Peacemaker at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum |
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View of the cockpit of the Convair B-36J Peacemaker at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum |
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Pusher engines on the Convair B-36J Peacemaker at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum |
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Jet engines on the Convair B-36J Peacemaker at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum |
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Front view of the XF-85 "Goblin", S/N 46-0524, the experimental B-36 "Parasite Fighter-Escort" |
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Rear view of the XF-85 "Goblin", S/N 46-0524, at the Strategic Air Command Museum in Nebraska |
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List of All B-36 Survivors
The four remaining B-36 Peacemaker bombers 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 |