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.
USAAS/USAAC/ USAAF/ USAF bomber designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems |
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Original sequences
(1924–1930) | | Light Bomber |
- LB-1
- LB-2
- LB-3
- LB-4
- LB-5
- LB-6
- LB-7
- LB-8
- LB-9
- LB-10
- LB-11
- LB-12
- LB-13
- LB-14
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| Medium Bomber | |
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| Heavy Bomber | |
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Main sequence
(1930–1962) |
- B-1
- B-2
- B-3
- B-4
- B-5
- B-6
- B-7
- B-8
- B-9
- B-10
- B-11
- B-12
- B-13
- B-14
- B-15
- B-16
- B-17
- B-18
- B-19
- B-20
- B-21
- B-22
- B-23
- B-24
- B-25
- B-26
- B-27
- B-28
- B-29
- B-30
- B-31
- B-32
- B-33
- B-34
- B-35
- B-36
- B-37
- B-38
- B-39
- B-40
- B-41
- B-42
- B-43
- B-44
- B-45
- B-46
- B-47
- B-48
- B-49
- B-50
- B-51
- B-52
- B-53
- B-54
- B-55
- B-56
- B-57
- B-58
- B-59
- B-60
- B-61
- B-62
- B-63
- B-64
- B-65
- B-66
- B-67
- B-68
- RB-69
- B-70
- B-711
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Long-range Bomber
(1935–1936) | |
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| Non-sequential | | Redesignated A-series | |
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| Fighter-bomber, in F-series | |
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Tri-Service sequence
(1962–current) | |
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1 Not assigned; place in numerical sequence assigned to SR-71 · 2 Not assigned
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