Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Convair B-36J Peacemaker

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. Convair B-36J Peacemaker Marker

Inscription. Convair
B-36J
Peacemaker
Strategic Bomber
1947-1959

On loan from the
National Museum
of the
United States Air Force

Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.

Location. 32° 8.454′ N, 110° 52.187′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. It can be reached from East Valencia Road 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the western section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson AZ 85756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Lockheed EC-121T (within shouting distance of this marker); Avro AEW.Mk.2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fokker C-31A (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing EB-47E (within shouting distance of this marker); Dassault Étendard IVM (within shouting distance of this marker); Sepecat Jaguar GR. I (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing B-52G Stratofortress (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Douglas EA-IF (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the outside section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. There is an entry fee required to visit both the inside and outside sections of the museum.

Also see . . . Convair B-36 Peacemaker.

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. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230 ft (70 m). The B-36 was the first bomber capable of delivering any of the nuclear
Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. The Convair B-36J Peacemaker and Marker
weapons in the U.S. arsenal from inside its four bomb bays without aircraft modifications. With a range of 10,000 mi (16,000 km) and a maximum payload of 87,200 lb (39,600 kg), the B-36 was capable of intercontinental flight without refuelling. Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on November 18, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Convair B-36J Peacemaker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The Convair B-36J Peacemaker

Convair B-36 Peacemaker in flight image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Air Force photo, circa 1950s

4. Convair B-36 Peacemaker in flight

The Convair RB-36D is the jet-augmented version of the intercontinental strategic bomber. The aircraft has four General Electric J-47 jet engines, mounted in pairs under outer wing edges, that supplement six Pratt & Whitney piston engines.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 18, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.