The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was a type of aircraft flown on Earth in the 20th century.
It was a strategic bomber developed and operated by the United States Air Force during the Cold War against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the 20th century.
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In the 1950s decade, U.S. Strategic Air Command would install a Grumman FF-1 in the aft bomb bay of the Convair B-36. The biplane fighter was able to defend the bomber from attack during mission flights. Another option used was to semi-scab a Republic F-84F to the bomb bay for long-range reconnoitering. (TOS novel: Rules of Engagement)
In September 1972, a trainer version of the Peacemaker, a BT-36, disappeared in mid-flight after taking off from an airfield on the east coast of the United States.
In the 2260s, Admiral Voysey cited the missing Peacemaker as an example of several vehicles which had mysteriously disappeared in Earth's history. Another example was a strategic hovercraft that disappeared in 1984 and a G-50X rocket plane which had only recently disappeared and then was recovered by the USS Enterprise. (TOS comic: "The Collector")
- While the hovercraft was seen in the Collector's museum, and the G-50X was found within a spacecraft operated by the Collector, the Peacemaker was not visible in the museum, leaving its whereabouts uncertain. The story was published six months prior to the date of the theft, so it was not intended to describe a real-world incident.
In 2273, the B-36 bomber carrying a biplane or recon plane were instances of several unusual 20th century configurations of paired aircraft discussed by Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock. They were trying to determine the reason for the cruiser IKV Hakkarl to be remotely controlled by the bird-of-prey IKS Tazhat. (TOS novel: Rules of Engagement)
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External links[]
- Convair B-36 Peacemaker article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- B-36 Peacemaker article at the Airplanes of the Past website.
- B-36 Peacemaker cutaway diagram at Reddit.