147K views · 4.8K reactions | Convair B-36J Peacemaker Making the last B-36 flight ever, the aircraft on display flew to the museum from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 30, 1959. #avgeek #history | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

Convair B-36J Peacemaker Responding to the U.S. Army Air Forces' requirement for a strategic bomber with intercontinental range, Consolidated Vultee (later Convair) designed the B-36 during World War II. The airplane made its maiden flight in August 1946, and in June 1948 the Strategic Air Command received its first operational B-36. #avgeek #airhistory | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

152K views · 4.5K reactions | Any fans of the Convair B-36J Peacemaker? Although never used in combat, the B-36 was a major deterrent to enemy aggression. Making the last B-36 flight ever, the aircraft on display flew to the museum from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 30, 1959. #B36 #cockpitview #avgeek | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook