Sorry, Ft. Worth, But Thanks for the B-36!.

The Pima Air and Space Museum here in Tucson will be receiving a new addition soon, one of the last B-36 bombers still in existence. It seems that the aircraft has been lovingly restored, but the museum that it was to be the centerpiece of just couldn’t get built, so the Air Force has decided to relocate it from Texas to Tucson.

Now, without question the group of Texans that busted their hind-ends on the restoration are pissed, but at least they can know that their bird is going to a damned nice facility that will display it properly. Then, if they can ever get their museum built, they might stand a chance of getting it back.

When my father was in the Air Force based out of Kadena, they had B-36’s on the base. I’ve seen a lot of the slides (remember those?) that he took of the flightline. This should be interesting. The B-36 is a BIG aircraft, with six turning and four burning (six piston engines and four jet engines). I’ll have to make another trip to the museum when she’s assembled and on display.