I got the 1/72 scale model of this plane for Christmas when I was 12. I’m now 49 and it still hangs from the ceiling in my parent’s basement.

"6 turnin' 4 burnin'" is still one of the coolest sayings in aviation to this day.

Wright-Patterson AFB Museum has one. HUGE! Not as big as Rosie O'Donnell's ego...but still massive!

I had the honor of being a crew member on a B36 from 1953 to 1956 then they were replaced by the b47 and the b52

I'm old enough to remember when school desks were radiation and blast repellent.

How come is it that the planes from the WWII and early Cold War eras are either absolutely beautiful, or downright hideous and horrifying?

I remember learning about that plane as it was a badass piece of machinery.

I remember my dad, who was an avionics mechanic on these titans for a period of his career, telling me he worked on the big “Six Turnin’ and four burnin’ Peacemaker!”

They have one of these in the SAC Museum along I-80 between Lincoln and Omaha Nebraska. There's a B-52 parked under one wing and at first you don't even notice it.

I marched past a B36 every day at Chanute AFB in Rantuoul Illinois while attending tech school for Environmental Control Systems, Aircraft. One day it started to hail and a bunch of us gathered under it to stay out of it 😅 It was a humongous but interesting creature April till August 1973

This video is, by far, the most detailed and informative documentary regarding the history of the B-36 I have seen -and I’ve probably watched nearly a dozen other documentaries on this aircraft. Excellent work, incredible film and stills images, very good research and editing. Absolutely commendable historical work - Kudos!

born in 62, I remember school desks were very heavy, definitely would sort of protect you from falling ceiling debris LOL.

Please go lighter on the hall effect reverb... Your highs are painfully sharp. I get you want to sound like being in a hangar but the audio was harsh, the video is great 👍

I have a manifold pressure gauge for the 5th and 6th engine from a b36

I have a Monogram 1/72 scale B 36 under construction right now! By far the largest plastic scale model that I have ever built/building! I found aftermarket paint masks, decals and a resin Mk 17 Hydrogen Bomb to go in the bomb bay! I probably paid 1000 times the price of original that sold in a late 70s hobby shop! I just HAD TO have it! I was probably lucky to find the complete kit on E Bay. I'm leaving in my will that my finished models will be donated to the Fagen Fighters Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota if they will take them.

Man wonderful information and footage but,......what is going on with the narrator? It sounds like he's talkin through an audio recorder like on BioShock Infinite

I'm a minute in and already questioning the veracity of this video because they've shown several clips of the Berlin Wall, which was erected in August 1961. The B-36 was retired from service in 1959.

Seeing photos of the B-36 with the XB-58 airframe slung under the B-36 for a ferry flight.

The narrator reminds me somewhat of either Drew Pearson or some other ‘40s era pseudo news reporter in his speech patterns. Can’t remember the others of that era.

Great documentary. Very informative. Thank you.

Wish timeline would stop the irritating symphony always playing

Nice echo

thank goodness we've moved on to using drones for warfare! I mean, can you imagine trying to sneak up on an enemy with a plane the size of a small city?

I would have thought that the addition of the jet engines would’ve been a no worthy point to bring up and thinking behind it, and how it all went. It was kind of a significantly upgrade.

Northrup responded to this RFQ with the XB35 flying wing.

Have you guys posted this before? I've seen it but I don't remember where.

If this happened between 2017 and 2021 there'd be demands to nuke tornadoes.

B - 3 6 ✈️ 👍

It's really cool

Crazy years!

Very interesting

Great video, but the narrator doesn’t seem like he’s in his element. I would offer up to the task and impersonate Christopher Walken, or a drunken Irishman. Surely the snooze factor would lessen.

Forgot the B58

12:57 Powerball

The narrator recorded his voice in the shower.

Did data from star trek narrate this? It honestly sounds like him

3:11 lmao

What’s with the echo

The plane build for war that was never used In a war

If they never used RATO, they should have; then we have all major propulsion mthods accounted for. Either that, or we needed the turbo-prop version (B-37?)

was the narrator recorded in a church?

A warplane should never have peace in their title.

Excuse me. Farmers with limited mechanical skills. Dude what planet are you from??????

"Peacemaker" carrying A bombs 😂😂. Yes, yes....j/k.

Nothing new to say didn't watch much. Severe rehash.

Its name is a little ironic 😂😂

Just can't handle that voice :/

Can't stand that preachy narrative. Yugck

WW2 started in 1940 ...some historians considered 1937 was started of WW2...Convair B-36 designed was not suitable for WW2 air operations & US air tasks...Convair B-36 capabilities weren't caused (cold War ) remains (cold)peaceful between two competitors, furiously poles ...1-two competitors transmitted their clashed from European countries to 3rd world countries by naive & agents deputies fingers of USA 🇺🇸 & USSR through several regional wars ...2- the USA realized its competitor's USSR was lugging behind USA capabilities since 1965...while USSR economic capabilities was destroying , continously exhausting when USSR in 1991 obviously admitted & confused...their weren't peace in 3rd world countries

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