Restoration of the last B-36 Bomber in Ft Worth 

My heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers who put it all together. i spent many hours in my early twenties as an air crew member (Radio/ECM operator) in RB-36s out of Travis AFB (5th Strat Recon Wing/23rd Sqdn) and Fairchild AFB (99th Strat Recon Wing/346th Sqdn). Many memories and fond friendships. Am approaching 92 years OLD.Iwonder how many of us are still breathing?

When you watch this vid realize how many of the faces you see working their craft to restore this proud plant to us have passed away, God Bless them.

My mother actually flew in a B-36. She was a secretary at Sandia (Albuquerque) and was invited (ok she was hot) to witness an A-Bomb test in Nevada. They flew to Ft Worth in a B-29 and flew to somewhere in California in the B-36 then drove to Nevada in a Packard. I still have her radiation badge that doubled as ID and permission to be there.

My Dad was a mechanic on B-36 bombers and a crew chief on F-86 fighters. One story I remember him telling was about the engine overhauls. He said that when it was time to stand an engine up on its end all the mechanics would gather around while they were standing it up. It seemed like a ceremony but in reality it was because when they stood it up, a whole bunch of hand tools and a few parts would come falling to the floor and they wanted to get those that they had dropped but couldn't find when the engine was horizontal! He would have loved to have been a part of this project. Those people really put their heart and soul into refurbishing this one. My hat is off to them!

I feel so bad for all of the volunteers that worked thousands of hours combined in hopes that this aircraft would be seen in their hometown. The hopes and dreams that they could take their children, grandchildren and friends to their local museum and show them how they had a part in preserving an important piece of American history... Even though it won't be in Fort Worth, just know that your time was not in vain...Thank you for being true Patriots and taking a part in preserving this wonderful aircraft!

I cannot remember the exact month; but in the wee hours in 1957, I had main gate guard duty at Showa Air Station Japan. The sky lit up with very bright white lights. The guard shack vibrated and sound roared. I didn’t know what was happening. It turns out that B36’s were coming in to land at Yokota Air Base. I learned later the B36 was being retired and they were making the last flight. What a magnificent “bird!”

6 turnin and 4 burnin! Magnificent aircraft, the B-36. Even carried her own fighter protection... 🇺🇸😎

I had the distinct privilege of growing up with the B-36 and watching her fly, on virtually a daily basis, at Travis Air Force Base in California. My Father was stationed at Travis, following World WarII and I, as his only child, grew up on Travis. Times were totally different back then and my father, who I'm proud to say, was a WWII hero, remained on flight status after the war. My dad, Colonel Arthur Korbett flew B-29's over Germany and continued flying for MATS, (Military Air Transport) and SAC, (Strategic Air Command), for virtually the entire length of his career, 36 years. Prior to careers end, in 1977, he was Deputy Base Commander of Travis and would take me to the yearly air shows, where I was able to enter and explore the famed B-36, among others. I was privileged to be a "military brat" and will always fondly remember the way I was raised. My father passed in '77 and he and my mother are at rest in Vacaville, California. I'm a twice, honorably retired police officer, with 38 yrs. of dedicated public service, but attribute my personal success to my mother and father and the United States Air Force, that assisted in molding me into who I became. God bless the United States of America, the greatest country in the world.

I actually flew on this aircraft; it was assigned to my crew in the 327th Bomb Squadron at Fairchild AFB, Spokane WA. Around 1973, the original Convair test pilot and I discussed plans to fly it from Greater Southwest airport to Harlingen, TX, then the location of the Confederate Air Force. That never took place and was left to be vandalized. On a mission, and after three days of pre-flight testing, and loading three railroad tank cars of 115/145 gasoline, it was ready for a 30 hour flight. I accumulated over 800 hours in the B-36 . F Hasman

Years ago before it was moved, but work had been finished, I went thru the forward fuselage section. As a LM employee I was able to go to the Run Station hangar where it was just sitting in LARGE pieces waiting for a home. It was an amazing restoration. Fooey on Fort Worth and surrounding cities for not providing a home for her.

Bill Plumblee was the Superintendent over Dept 178 & 175 when I started to work in Flt Test in 1977. The man was a working man's Curtis Lemay. He could get the impossible done with finesse and cunning. He was a wonderful man and I will never forget a story he told me about a kid sleeping in fiberglass insulation in his station wagon. He had a great sense of humor and didn't forget you and gave you credit when deserved

Thank you for who ever saved this plane and thank you who ever donated the money for the project.

I worked at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works for 10 years and the sounds of the hanger of men working brought joy to my heart! I hope they put it in a covered hanger.

I am 57 years old and have all the respect towards all of you who work on these rewarding projects and those of you who flew these beautiful masterpieces into battle.. Keep up the awesome work that you do so that my kids and their kids and so on will know what helped to bring them the freedom that they now enjoy.. God Bless

I remember that B36 when it was at Southwest International. What a tremendous story. Been to Pima air museum many times. They do a good job. . Disgusted that Fort Worth didn't provide a home for her there. My dad was stationed at Carswell as Asst. DCM of the 7th Bomb Wing. His squadrons modified the B52D models with wing pylons to be used in Vietnam. I got to see them do the work. Dad also took me out on the flightline the day the B58s made there first MITO take off. I was the only civilian out there. It was awesome. 4 vicks of 3 aircraft rolling 15 seconds apart.Afterwards he took me to the other end of the field to watch four B52s do the same thing. I was a teenager and will never forget that day. It made me feel very proud to be an American.

When I was a teenager in the 1950s, my Dad was a sergeant in the Air Force stationed at Westover AFB in Massachusetts. I watched B-36s take off and land every day, and the sound was literally visceral as well as audible. Simply incredible! Then, SAC made the transition to the B-52, and for a period of a few months, both of these huge aircraft operated at the base. It was a marvelous time for a kid who already loved aviation. Pima Air Museum is a terrific place to visit and take in the sights of our aviation history. Don't pass up the chance to go if you can.

When I was a kid, I laid on my back in the yard watching these fly over. Being near the base they were not very high, I could feel the ground vibrate, I was in awe.

Wow !! My dad, George E. Burch (Col, USAF Ret) flew the last one out of Carswell on May 30, 1958,...4 days after I was born. He did a formation fly by with a B-58 and a B-52 (he transitioned to B-52s immediately after) and then flew on to the Davis-Monthan boneyard with it !! I have the photo of the formation flyby.

The highest of praises to all those incredible people who tried to bring that old girl back to life! Ftw deserves a kick in the ass!

So cool to see all these old guys working on this. They are the ones who have the skills to fabricate all those unobtainable parts. They did everything by hand in their day and that's how it needed to be done.

I don't see any youth here. Just the old armor who got the job done when it needed to be done. Hats off, boys! Because of you, I'm here today.

When I was a very young child, my parents lived on the lake across from, what was probably, Convair. Never failed, when I would play on the beach, a B-36 would take off directly over our house and scare the pee out of me (literally). The sound and physical size was overwhelming. What a tribute to the patience and dedication of those involved in her restoration. She is a remarkable and beautiful aircraft. Thank you.

I went through this plane with my brother who works at Lockheed-Martin. So sweet. Thank you all for the love.

I'm sure the late Jimmy Stewart would be proud of this achievement.

I was born on Carswell AFB in July of 1952, my Daddy was a crew chief on a B-36, he was a hydraulics specialist. We moved to El Paso in 1955, to Biggs AFB. My Dad was assigned to the new B-52 Squadrons and was transferred in Aug of 1957. I remember he was in the 28th Field Maintenance Squadron. I remember sitting in the Cockpit of a B-36 I don't know which one. I also remember there being a Flying Wing that came onto the base one time as well. My Dad did 20 years from Dec. 1942 to Jan. 1963. He died in 1983, I watched the last B-52 leave Ellsworth and do a wing dip flyover Rapid City in 1987. I left Rapid City as well in that year for good. The B-36 is a mix of memories from my childhood. But they will never make a bomber like that again!... Good Work! Keep that proud Lady flyin'! P.S. I remember that 'interior green' I could never forget it - that was where all the really interesting stuff was!

I'm the guy ( Aqua shirt ) at roughly 0:35 leading the plane to Run Station #1. I had to design the "Pull Mechanism" over a weekend because they couldn't get documents in time to me. So, it was "My" plane until i got it to the Run Station!

This is a great video highlighting real men from the greatest generation showing a part of what has kept us free, skill and true craftsmanship. There is no app for that!

That plane is badass, I'm glad to see people cared enough to restore and preserve it. Good for them.

My son (stationed at DM) and I visited the Pima museum July 2016; glad I came upon this video tonight...it gives our visit to this fantastic airplane even more meaning! As a kid in the 1950's, it thrills me to see and hear the unmistakable sound of this long-time favorite of mine. Thank you VERY much for all the hours spent to bring this sweetheart back to life. As we said while I was in the FLY NAVY community years ago: Bravo Zulu!

Thank you to all the people who assisted in putting this fine plane back into the museum for all Americans to see and marvel at.❤

How can we ever properly thank all the people who put so much into restoring such treasures of history? As a boy, I sat in the pilot's seat of this beautiful airplane as it sat west of runway 36. They closed the inside access a couple of years after that. My uncle was a design engineer at Convair/GD and later went to Lockheed. He arranged for my dad and I to get the grand tour of the facility. Their home was just south of Carswell, and I still remember the amazing sound and vibration the '36 made when they took off to the south. My aunt hated all the shaking, but my cousin and I loved it.

I went to school for aircraft electrical repairman at Chanute AFB in Illinois, late 1973 into early 1974. I remember seeing the B36 they had there on static display, thinking wow!!! Went on to go from there to Grand Forks AFB, N.D...spent the time there on B52's and KC135's. Thinking there too, wow!!! Long time ago!!!

When I was about eight years old I saw one of these war birds fly right over my house maybe just a few thousand feet up. The ground shook and the sound was massive grinding rumble. This was an airplane that only the United States of America could build or fly. Present! Arms!

I Started out so happy that this was being restored and the amount of effort that went into it, then I got severe depression when I found out it is sitting out in the weather again.

Living in River Oaks in the 1950s I saw and heard the B36 many times. I remember being in the front yard one day when the ground suddenly shook for a a few seconds. A B36 had crashed on the runway at Carswell. I am ashamed of my hometown Ft. Worth for not providing a home to this wonderful bird.

I've had the good fortune to see this gorgeous lady in Pima, the RH-36 at Castle AFB, and the specimen in Dayton. My AFJROTC Aerospace instructor was a flight engineer in the B-36 during his active career and regaled us with many tales of long missions and keeping this bird in the air. I have a special place in my heart for this magnificent beast.

You old school guys are a great contribution to the restoration of this instrument to keep the peace when I was in diapers. I'm 58 now and I love that design. I was 7 when I went to Wright Patterson AFB Museum and that Great Plane was every where in that Museum.

Excellent presentation and work. I remember seeing it on static display at Greater Southwest Airport (which is no longer there) and felling sad it had been so vandalized . Now thanks to your great efforts it has been restored to its just glory. Excellent work thank you for your gallant work. JOB WELL DONE!!!!

In 1957 I was 12 years old and living in the Mission Hills area of San Diego, California. I heard this amazingly loud airplane noise and looked up to watch what was one of the last flights of the B36 fly over. Beautiful and really awesome.

Dad was Career USAF MSgt; I remember PLAYING in a B-36 at Offut AFB; I think I was 5...Loved the trolley back to the gunners station; I ended up flying in Vietnam; I am Air Force Silver and Blue for life!

I lived in White Settlement and was first inside this very aircraft with my dad, a T29 maintenance chief and flight engineer. I'm so glad to see it restored.

"Two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking and two more unaccounted for." 😉👍

Who doesn't feel their heart rate increase when looking at this fantastic aircraft,and who cannot but feel so proud at being American? She and her sister aircraft kept us safe for years. Now it is our turn to keep her safe. With gratitude.

In 1979 this aircraft was just outside the perimeter fence of Carswell AFB. As a 10 year old kid my family drove up on it and we got out to take a look. The team working on it let up have the run of the aircraft. I even got to walk into the wings, and use the trolley to the rear sleeping quarters and tail gunner. You can imagine what it was like for a 10 year old aviation geek with TANG F-105s doing pattern work nearby. I've never heard a louder jet than the Thunderchief. What a treat. I always wondered what happened to this aircraft. I was so excited to see it again from the I-10 here in Tucson Az where I now live.

Its always sad to see historic aircraft in derelict condition. It always cheers me to see them being restored.

as a child living in northern Maine in 1950 my father was working on the Lorring Air Force base the B-36's used to make their base leg for landing right over our school and can remember how the whole building would shake and vibrate those planes were huge

I was born in 47' and when I was a child, sometime in the 50's, I got so used to hearing the B-29 and B-36 'crawl up the sky over our farm. We were between Portland, and Salem. I don't know if they landed at Portland, but I am sure they operated out of McChord AFB. The drone of the engines was distinctive and I would recognize them today, music to my ears. A B-29 exploded in midair around 55' north of our farm near Wilsonville, Or. That was quite sad.

My Dad was the Radioman on RB36’s from 1950-1954 with the 72 SRW; I was born on Ramey AFB, Aguadilla, PR in 1953. We PCS’d from Ramey to Carswell AFB, TX with the 7th SBW, where my younger brother was born. I haven’t seen a ‘36 since 1957, and, sadly, I remember nothing of RAFB. Some day I’d love to see an operational ‘36 - ‘six turnin’, and four burnin’!’ - and the place where I was born. Thank you all for your enormous efforts in resurrecting this very beautiful and important aircraft. Maybe some day I’ll get lucky and get to see her. 👍🏼🤙🏼

Incredible work these men did! So glad they saved this beautiful and historic aircraft!

Saw this proud lady in Tucson in 2014 - amazing machine. Beautiful restoration.

Remember seeing one up close at the SAC museum at Offutt AFB in 1978. An awesome piece of machinery. Shame it became obsolete so quickly after entering service. Even with the added jets it was no match for the jet age. Good to see there’s enough people who care enough to restore one

Well worth the time and money spent restoring this Cold War bird back to life. This propeller/ jet hybrid was/is an engineering masterpiece.

When I was a kid there were lots of those things flying around. You always knew when one was in the vicinity, as it had a sound like no other airplane ever. I can't describe that sound but is was a unique droning purr. I would love to hear that sound again.

Just a really incredible plane, crew must have felt like gods.

In the early 1960s when this aircraft was on public display at the Ft. Worth airport, my Dad and I, along with an uncle and cousin, drove over there to have a look. We four were the only visitors there that day, and as we walked along beneath the bomber, we saw a ladder extending down from an open hatch in the plane's belly. Well, being typical young boys of 10 or 12, we climbed right up and into the bird. Inside, we made our way to the cockpit and I took the left seat, while cousin Mike sat in the right. We were marveling at all the controls, switches, and instruments, when Mike decided to flip up a toggle-like lever. Suddenly, we could hear a "whirring-like" sound and bug-eyed, we looked at each other and promptly headed back to that ladder. To this day, I can't imagine where that sound came from, or how there could've been any power source for it. But we certainly heard it than and it scared the crap out of us kids! It's my great memory of "the City of Fort Worth".

I grew up on SAC Bases until I left home to start my own life in 1970. I was actually born at St. Mary's Hospital in Fort Worth in 1951. (Basically Carswells Hospital back then) The B-36's were some of my Dad's Airplanes when I was a little boy. BAck then he was the Master Seargant in charge of keeping them flying before the B 52's took over their role. He retired, working on the B 52's, a Chief Master Sergant in 1972. This was after a 28 year Military career that spanning 3 wars. He was at Norton AFB in California when he called it enough. I rememer as a kid he once took us boys to see his planes on Armed Forces Day and he let us slide through the B-36's crew tube on the trolly. We thought that was great fun. Dad never wanted his boys to be Aitplane Mechanics, he always suggested we become Pilots. Dad and I once went to see this very aircraft when it was parked at Greater South West Airport. (Now a Warehouse District just south of the DFW Airport.) He teared up when he saw how horrible the shape the aircraft had become. He hated those engines, but loved the plane. He always wanted to fix it, but got too old & frail by the time they started this restoration at Lockheed. Dad passed away in 2000 at the age of 78. I tell everyone I grew up in the Shadows of Heroes!!!! Most of the Pilots on the Bases I grew up on were Combat Veterans.

Great watching the older gentlemen working on this labor of love. Love watching fine craftsmanship used to create something beautiful. People are awesome!

Back in 1976 this B 36 was a gate guardian at the old Greater Southwest Airport. I worked as a volunteer and helped remove the engines and the jets. I was not there when they finally did the first moved to the Museum which was locate just before General Dynamics gate. It is a pity that this plane which was such a large part of the history of Fort Worth could not stay there.

6 a turning and 4 a burning. This plane actually sat at the entrance of Greater Southwest Airport off of Highway 360 and Airport Freeway. As kids , we use to play inside of it. The airport was closed for passenger service in 1974 with the opening of DFW Airport. The airport remained for several years as a training facility for America Airlines until a crash during touch and goes. American Airlines Corporate Headquarters still remains across Highway 360. The airport was destroyed and Amon Carter Blvd lies on one of the two runways. A great plane and it is a giant. Glad to see it restored , I wanted it to stay in Fort Worth where it was originally built at Consolidated.

A lot of work, money, and ingrnuity has gone into this project but the end resullt 9s priceless. Six turnin', four burnin'!

Thank God for the "Great Generation" to restore history. Well done well done.

I love watching these old very talented craftsman restoring this plane it's great thanks guys you rule

This is one plane I would love to see fly in my lifetime.

My father was a B36 crew member in the Korean war. He would have loved to have been a part of this project. He loved the B36 and I loved him

I saw this amazing aircraft in Pima. Magnificent! Truly a shame that all those tireless and dedicated volunteers had to watch their "baby" go...

Thank you for all the hard work getting her into great shape again

When I was little, 1960s, all the kids had the plastic soldiers and plastic plane sets - This plane was my favorite to play with because it was just so huge compared to the others.

This is a great story of dedication to a singular task. Congratulations to all concerned. I was in the 1st Grade (1950) when one landed and overnighted at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The next morning all the students in the school were marched outside to see "we knew not what". We formed the word "Clinton", the name of our school, on our 5 acre grass playground (which doubled as a city park) and waited. Finally, we could see the 36 actually take off from Hill a few miles away and the huge bomber turned and flew low over our demonstration tipping its wings. This was an early 36 and did not have the jets on the wing tips. 6 or 7 years earlier my Dad was attending Cal Tech in Pasadena (where I was born) and worked in the Guggenheim sub-sonic Wind Tunnel. It was their task to test all of the airfoils used on all the American fighting planes during WWII but Dad said..."we even tested the B-36 years before it actually flew." So these two experiences in my personal background have created a bond between me and this aircraft. Later...about 25 years later...I got my own pilot's ticket which I'm sure was inspired partially because of the awe generated that day back in 1950.

Always loved this plane. Was interesting seeing the one in the US Airforce museum with my dad. He recognized the tail number as one that was from his unit when he was a mechanic with the AF. That moment will always stick with me.

I am proud to have been a part of it's restoration in Fort Worth. Too bad our city wasn't.

I was watching all the guys doing work with their hands, painting, welding, riveting and even beating a panel. Today all that labor is accomplished by robot and the skills witnessed here are passing into history. I recently watched a guy making part of an air scoop for a P-35 and he was using an English Wheel. He would wheel it and check the shape and then check the fit. Wheel some more. He did not have any kind of a template, only the opening he needed to fill. I have so much respect for these craftsmen.

Yes, thank you from a grateful American citizen for rescuing and preserving this piece of history. And, thank you to all of those volunteers who worked so hard on it. Well done, gentlemen. Well done.👍👍

I try not to abuse "awesome", but this project truly is. I thought "Doc" and the UK's last Vulcan were astonishing projects, but this was both of them in one. I do hope that after all that dedicated effort, the machine is being properly looked after and not left to rot again.

What an amazing effort. Beautiful. Thank you to all who were involved.

This most beautiful of aircraft, with the most distinctive lineage, rests in protected beauty at the Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to DMAFB Tucson.. Have had the opportunity to have seen it up close and personal....a true labor of love, restored history.

When I was a boy of about 5 growing up in Dallas I was playing outside when I saw a B-36 fly overhead. I think he was in a holding pattern. It was low. The piolet saw me and tipped his left wing on me. I could see him and he could see me. He flew in circles around me about 5 times. When you see a B-36 this close, you don't just see it and you don't just hear it. You feel the sound of its motors shake the earth beneath your feet. This was an experience I would find no equal to in my entire life. Later my father told me that a B-36 had been parked at an airport ( I think Idlewild ) between Dallas and Ft. Worth for display purposes and he would take me to see it. THIS PLANE HAS TO FLY AGAIN. Seeing isn't enough.

There is a fully restored B-36 at the SAC Aerospace Museum just west of Omaha on I-80. It is inside one of the buildings and is incredibly huge. Also, they have a cut open engine showing how complex the piston engine was. This is just one of the aircraft they have there. You could spend all day at this museum.

When I was a kid I used to go out to Greater Southwest Airport where this aircraft was originally kept. There was a radio station KZEW, that broadcast from the closed down airport. (Stories about that in You Tube.) I used to crawl all through this beast when they did the first attempt at restoration where they got 5 of the six pistons started and roaring. The back section started to buckle so they shut it down and after that it was move to Carswell and that's where she fell apart so badly. Someone must have stripped all the cobbled together instruments and all. I got to know how to start the pistons and a lot of history was passed down from the CV guys that did the most of the work. So glad to see she got the love she needed and totally bummed that FW couldn't come up with the money to store such an important part of her history.

I just like to say to all the personal that took part in this wonderful project thank you

I live in Tucson and have the pleasure of seeing her on the way to work, and when I visit the museum. She looks beautiful. But the PASM could not have done a thing without all the work those in Forth Worth put in. Thank You to all whose labors in Texas, gave her live in Arizona.

Congratulations to all who helped achieve this wonderful restoration!!! Now, on the preservation part: Even sitting outside in Tucson AZ, basking in the sun, will severely damage this precious aircraft over time. I understand that it will take at least 1,5M to put her inside. But then again, with today's possibilities for crowdfunding and a (worldwide) community of aviation enthusiasts, it seems to me like an achievable target to raise that kind of money, even if it takes a couple of years.

I remember seeing it when I was stationed at Carswell AFB. It sat off to the side of the runway from what I remember. Awesome aircraft. I think one was in the Jimmie Stewart movie "Strategic Air Command". Col Potter from Mash was a flight engineer and the filming of it taking off and in-flight was fantastic for the era. That was also filmed at Carswell AFB, Ft Worth.

Not My favorite heavy bomber, but I would have lovingly volunteered to rebuild this beauty ! Wonderful work restoring this Ole Gal.

I saw the B-36 at GSWAP in 1972 just before the last airshow there. I'm glad this piece of history was preserved.

USAF Brat...went thru a B-36 at Offutt AFB NB in 1951 (I was 4) My Dad was a USAF Line Chief....I "Toured every bomber in the USAF Inventory"!! lol

THIS IS MY ALLTIME FAVORITE AIRCRAFT!!!!!!

Man if I would've known about this while I was assigned/living at Dyess (91-07) I would've spent ALOT of time out in Ft Worth!!! WHAT A BEAUTY!!!!

When this plane was displayed at Southwest International Airport in Fort Worth in the 60s, my Dad would take my brother and me out to see it. At that time it was in good shape and we could go inside. I remember sitting in the pilot's seat and looking back toward the tail. From that vantage point, with the bubble top, I could see the tail section, the wings, and the engines.

Saw it at Pima, great restoration job, it looks astonishing.

Thank you, For making this part of American History come back to Life for future generations to be with... Grandpa was in WW2 and Korea. Thank you Grandpa would be Proud.

I've been in that very plane from nose to tail. She was on static display for years at Ammon Carter field. My parents and I lived not far in Irving and went there numerous times. Enjoyed the video and very happy that she was restored and saved!

I was privileged to have a limited walk through a beautiful B-36 at Castle Airforce base (Sac Base) in Atwater Ca. While the restoration crew were working. Truly inspiring.

When I was a boy we lived under the glide path for the number one runway at Warner Robins AFB in Warner Robins Georgia. In the early fifties a wing of SAC was stationed there and many times I stood in the front yard of my home and watched and listened as a B-36 roared low overhead on final to runway number one. It was a sight and sound I will never forget. Families under the glide path used to complain to the Airforce about cracked windows from the B-36s roaring overhead. What a shame to see the last one so mistreated.

Well done, she is a beautiful piece of history

My uncle helped build those. Their house was in line with the runway and when they took off or landed the whole house shook. We have a picture of my sister and I standing in one of the wheels. I was 5 or 6 years old at the time and GAWD that thing was BIG!

WOW! Just WOW! Congratulations (and thanks) to all for their tireless work on this piece of history.

I am only 61 years old but I remember Jimmy Stewart in the movie. I am gutted by this. My dad worked for Electric Boat and before that aircraft as an engineer. He told me about 6 turning, 8 burning long before I saw the movie. I have been to Loring for LSR stuff....far as I know that base was built for those aircraft

A+ job to everyone involved with this project.

My dad was a navigator/bombardier on the B-36 stationed at Carswell AFB. One of the crewmembers was one of the Dolittle Raiders. Beautiful​ job!

My Wife,Son and I were on this aircraft in 1971, at that time there was a group trying to restore it. The group allowed us to board the aircraft and visit the flight deck. Having worked on B-52's I thought you could hold a square dance on the B-36 flight deck.