Talk:Convair B-36 Peacemaker

Comparison and references to Amerikabomber

I noticed several long references to the Amerikabomber program in the Development section. Do we have any sources actually stating that intelligence of the Amerikabomber development in any way motivated or impacted the development of the B-36? Because if not, I am not sure I fully understand the relevance of this comparison other than two countries with very large military development budgets happened to be researching long range bombers at the same period in history. While I do not have the stated book sources available, I noticed that the extensive source for the date and content for the letter of intent, makes almost no mention Germany, much less that the development was a respone to the Amerikabomber on some level. While this might be true, I would be very interested in studying the sources that supports such statements?

Additionally, while I find the initial statement of the section quite plausible: "The genesis of the B-36 can be traced to early 1941, prior to the entry of the United States into World War II. At the time, the threat existed that Britain might fall to the German "Blitz", making a strategic bombing effort by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) against Germany impossible with the aircraft of the time." it is not supported by the quoted source. Does anyone know of a better source for such a statement? askeuhd (talk) 13:17, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Sentence Fragment Proposal 'Strategic Reconnaissance'

In the 3rd paragraph of the 'Strategic Reconnaissance" section I think we can assume what was meant and what it can be edited to is "...needed to operate the reconnaissance equipment carried." And we can get rid of the Sentence Fragment tag. Stall84 (talk) 02:57, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done - ZLEA _T\^C 03:18, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Carswell

An image caption is almost certainly wrong. It labels the location as Carswell AFB. The first image of a production B-36 (D model or later) is the one with the incorrect location; below it is the second image of the XB-36 that is beyond a reasonable doubt at Carswell:

XB-52 prototype at Carswell AFB, 1955 shown with a 7th Bomb Wing B-36 and the XA2J Super Savage prototype behind the B-36

The prototype XB-36

The first image is almost certainly Edwards AFB, for the following reasons:

1. The differences in terrain and vegetation.
2. The appearance of the Boeing XB-52 and the North American XA2J. These aircraft were built in Seattle WA and Columbus OH, respectively. Three other types, including possibly a Boeing C-97 and a North American XF-93 are visible. There is no likely reason for all these types to be at Carswell, especially at the same time.

I propose the location be removed from the caption.

Thanks. Tfdavisatsnetnet (talk) 16:32, 4 June 2025 (UTC) @ZLEA:

For some reason the ping didn't work, but luckily I have this page on my watchlist. The images were too large so I just converted them to thumbnails. I'll take a look shortly and tell you what I think. - ZLEA _T\^C 22:44, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

I'm no expert on the terrain/vegetation around Carswell AFB, but I don't see any problem with removing the location from the caption if there are any doubts about it. It seems the image was uploaded with a caption claiming it was taken at Carswell. Luckily, I'm pretty sure the source of the image is in my university's library, so I'll see what it says when I have the time. - ZLEA _T\^C 22:51, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

Tfdavisatsnetnet Turns out the book the photo was taken from says it was Edwards AFB, not Carswell. - ZLEA _T\^C 18:52, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

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If you give me the reference I will change the text, or you may do so. @ZLEA Tfdavisatsnetnet (talk) 18:54, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Sure, it's the 1980 version of "B-36 in Action" from Squadron/Signal Publications. The source is already present on the image's page on Commons, so I'm not sure the caption needs it. - ZLEA _T\^C 19:18, 6 June 2025 (UTC)