Wings — Season 1, Episode 9: Convair B-36 Peacemaker

Episode synopsis

The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built.

About Wings

Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Boeing 707
• E2Boeing 747
• E3Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
• E4Boeing B-29 Superfortress
• E5Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
• E6British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas Harrier
• E7Consolidated B-24 Liberator
• E8Consolidated PBY Catalina
• E10Douglas A-1 Skyraider
• E11Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
• E12Douglas A-26 Invader
• E13Douglas C-47 Dakota