Convair XC-99

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Convair XC-99, the only prototype of the transport version of B-36.
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@ 2006-02-26 14:12:09
That's not B-36 but Convair XC-99, the only prototype of the transport version of B-36, more here:
http://www.air-and-space.com/xc99.htm
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@ 2007-12-24 10:37:17
I (Raymond Caldwell) was a security guard at Barksdale AFB Oct 51-oct 52. The plane was loaded with aircraft engines for record weight flown. Partially completed, it had a minor structural failure, was unloaded, put in repair for about 4 months , repaired, loaded to max payload, flt summer of 52. Set world record.
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@ 2016-10-07 09:18:07
nice aircraft, can't wait for it to be restored!
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@ 2016-10-08 18:30:19
Sadly, restoration isn't in the cards for this one. What's left of it is in the bone yard Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, in Tucson, Arizona. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XC-99#Retirement_and_display