The latest update on Brian Pierson's "Last B-36" project highlights major progress on the flight engineer's station, fuselage structure, and historically accurate detailing.

When discussing historic bombers in American history, the B-36 Peacemaker ranks at the top in terms of size and design flaws. The B-36 was developed in 1941 during World War II and began its service ...

The B-36 could reach over 400 mph with 'six turning and four burning,' as the slogan went. Today, only four examples remain in existence, with none in airworthy condition due to the complexity of the ...

Keeping the Peace With the B-36 – The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is the largest bomber in service with the United States Air Force today. However, it isn’t actually the largest bomber ever built! That ...

She Was Just Massive: The B-36 “Peacemaker” was the largest American warplane to date when it debuted after WWII, designed to carry heavy payloads across intercontinental distances. -Produced by ...

Out in the Arizona desert stands a forgotten symbol of the nuclear age. The nuclear age started in the West, which has its share of Cold War relics: the Trinity test site in New Mexico, the uranium ...

The years following World War II were a fascinating time for aviation. The war had brought incredibly rapid technological advancement, bridging the gap between small and slow propeller aircraft to ...

With military aircraft, a certain balance has to be struck. Ultimately, it's impossible to excel at everything. Britain's acclaimed Avro Vulcan bomber, for instance, packed a hefty punch and was built ...

Dear Trish, I was wondering if you could find out or research if there was ever a military plane crash in the mountains above El Paso. When I went to school there, everyone used to talk about an old ...

HURST, Texas (AP) - At 93, Dick Thrasher considers himself lucky. Not only lucky to be alive, he said, but also lucky enough to have survived three harrowing events in the sky. Sixty-five years ago, ...