B-36 Peacemaker
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The B-36 Peacemaker was a strategic bomber. It was used in the United States. The B-36 could carry a 21,000 pound bomb. The B-36 was never used in wartime, but was in a movie called Strategic Air Command. The Peacemaker could fly for 48 hours non-stop and was one of the longest ranged bombers at the time. It first flew in 1948, and the last combat flight was in 1959.
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| B-17 Flying Fortress | B-24 Liberator | B-25 Mitchell | B-26 Marauder | B-29 Flying Superfortress | B-35 | B-36 Peacemaker | B-47 Stratojet | B-50 Flying Superfortress | B-52 Stratofortress | B-58 Husler | B-1 Lancer | B-2 Spirit |
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