Probably so. Looks like the same one in the KC-135s. In the -135 back in the day, the boom operator would operate the sextant and take the sun/moon shots, while the Navigator did the computations.
B-36 Peacemaker 360º flightdeck view
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Probably so. Looks like the same one in the KC-135s. In the -135 back in the day, the boom operator would operate the sextant and take the sun/moon shots, while the Navigator did the computations.
ComplexHiAv8r
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A movie I really like.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...-oDwBA&usg=AFQjCNH1PFpY16xxgKWHGlXfNSWAZSHk2Q
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...-oDwBA&usg=AFQjCNH1PFpY16xxgKWHGlXfNSWAZSHk2Q
So, I wonder....enlisted FE's that worked on B-36s, AC-119Ks, and KC-97L planes in the USAF; did they get military competency Flight Engineer Reciprocating and Flight Engineer Turbojet from the FAA?
PositionAndHold
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Fixed it for ya. They had to have TWO of them. Probably three if they were officers.
Whatusername
Well THIS is awkward!
Very cool link thanks!
There is a Peacemaker at the Offutt museum in town. It's amazing how these bombers make planes like the B17, B29, and yes even the B52 look small.
There is a Peacemaker at the Offutt museum in town. It's amazing how these bombers make planes like the B17, B29, and yes even the B52 look small.
determined2fly
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Had a chance to see one in Pima AZ...plane is just a monster. Did a hike up the Franklin Mountains in El Paso a couple weeks ago...there was one that went into the hillside there December 11,1953, there is also a plaque in memory of the nine servicemen who perished in the crash.
Saw one at Castle in Merced and I was astounded at how huge the thing is. Hard to believe something that large and complex was capable of getting off the ground. Yes, it makes the -29 and -52 appear quite diminutive in comparison.
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Pilot Fighter
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Before my father got his NFO wings, he was an aircrewman in EC-121's.
http://vw1assoc.tripod.com/ec121pix.html
http://vw1assoc.tripod.com/ec121pix.html
///AMG
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My old man drove that hog as a young LT......IIRC early 1960's timeframe. He has literally said nothing more about it than the fact he flew it, that it was a nice plane, and that he would tell me about what they did on his death bed.
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Whatusername
Well THIS is awkward!
If I remember right there was a pressurized tube that would lead to the other areas of the plane as well. These areas would be like the radio operators station, crew quarters, and the tail section.
