My Dad was a B-36 crew member from 1951 to 1955. His B-36 Peacemaker crew was stationed in Texas at that time. I saw the movie a few times. They called them "six turning, four burning". They were larger than B-52's. They scared the living daylights out of Russians with the bomb load. The Russians had a re-engineered B-29 rip off at the time.
I knew an old B-36 pilot. After he retired from the Air Force, he applied for a job at Ft. Rucker training army pilots in one of the twin engine props they were using.
They asked him if he was qualified for twin engines. He said he told them he was qualified for 10 engines. He got the job btw.
My Dad was a B-36 crew member from 1951 to 1955. His B-36 Peacemaker crew was stationed in Texas at that time. I saw the movie a few times. They called them “six turning, four burning”. They were larger than B-52’s. They scared the living daylights out of Russians with the bomb load. The Russians had a re-engineered B-29 rip off at the time.
Your Dad was part of an elite group, for sure.
Yes, some of our B-29’s had to land in Soviet territory and they stole them.
It was called a TU-4.