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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
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Convair B-36J Peacemaker restored and on display near Wright-Patterson AFB, in Dayton, Ohio
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Convair B-36J Peacemaker > National Museum of the United States Air Force™ > Display
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Convair B-36J Peacemaker > National Museum of the United States Air Force™ > Display
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Convair B-36J Peacemaker on display in Tucson, Arizona near Davis-Monthan AFB, at the Pima Air & Space Museum