Convair B-36 PeacemakerConvair B 36 airplane model. The B 36, an intercontinental bomber, was designed during WW II. The airplane made its maiden flight on August 8, 1946 and on June 26, 1948 the Strategic Air Command received its first B 36 for operational use. By August 1954, when production ended, more than 380 B 36s had been built for the USAF. In 1958 59, the B 36 was replaced by the more modern B 52. During the years it was in service, the airplane was one of