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Title: B-36: Saving the Last Peacemaker (2nd Edition) by Ed Calvert, Don Pyeatt, Richard Marmo ISBN: 0-9677593-1-5 Publisher: ProWeb Fort Worth Pub. Date: April, 2002 Format: CD-ROM List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A unique record of a unique machine - and a unique effort
Comment: When I was a high-school kid in the late 1970's I fell in love with an older lady - the massive, marvelous B-36 Peacemaker on display at Amon Carter Field in Fort Worth, Texas.
First designed to attack Nazi Germany from North American bases, the B-36 became America's "Big Stick" at the height of the Cold War. The capabilities of the B-36 provided much of the deterrence that prevented the Soviet Union from attacking America or our NATO allies. B-36J #52-2827 was the last B-36 built, of over 300 produced. In 1958 she made her last flight and was put on display at Amon Carter Field.
When I discovered her in 1977 or so, she was in pretty sad shape. But a bunch of old guys (so they seemed to me) were putting her back together, and they didn't mind me hanging around and helping out. At the time, I was just a teenager crazy about airplanes. I had no idea of the grand scope of the project at the time, much less the incredible efforts of the "old guys" working on the plane.
Now I do. "Saving the Last Peacemaker" not only brought back a lot of fond memories, but gave me a deep appreciation for the amazing accomplishments of the dedicated men who rescued and restored #2827.
Today, the Last Peacemaker has been lovingly restored in painstaking detail and is currently awaiting a new home for permanent public display. Compare the photos of the stripped, vandalized cockpit in the late '70s to the photos of the interior after restoration, and you'll understand the labor of love involved.
Sure, lots of old airplanes have been preserved and restored, and the stories blur together after a while. But "Saving the Last Peacemaker" is no dry technical memoir. It's a cliff-hanger adventure story, complete with government agents, desperate races against the clock, last-minute reprieves, and plot twists.
It's illustrated with dozens of photographs. Model-builders will revel in the close-up photographs of the structure and the interior, revealing details seldom seen before.
If you're an airplane nut - of any age - this is a must-have item.
Rating: 5
Summary: What a debt we owe these people!
Comment: This CD does one thing the finest book cannot. It allows you to hear the mighty B-36 both taking off and on a bombing run. Talk about rolling thunder! Thanks to ALL who labored to save this magnificent aircraft for future generations to marvel at!
Rating: 4
Summary: So THAT is what happened to the B-36!
Comment: I had read with interest about the efforts to restore the B-36 which is the subject of this book when I was in High School. Over twenty years later, when I ran across a reference to this CD, I just had to get it.
The CD is written in HTML, the "language" of the Internet, and requires web browser software to view it. It came up fine on IE 4.0 running on my 133 MHz PC running Win95, and later on a 450 MHz laptop on IE 5.0 under WIN98.
The book is written in chapter links which can be selected at any time, which I found convenient to use. It was mildly annoying to read so much text (many hours) on a PC screen, but the plethora of pictures helped break up the text, and the sound files were great fun. I scaled the text size up a bit for easier reading.
The history of the aircraft is absolutely first-rate; the book runs logically along its lengthy timeline, from manufacture to its final move to safety. I was fascenated with the many unique photos of the interior, engines being run up, and the various pieces being frantically moved out to avoid being scrapped. It was wonderful to discover the final fate of this big old bomber.
I recommend this CD to any aviation buff who would dream of discovering, restoring and flying an old abandoned military airplane - you will enjoy this story, and learn a whole lot about the practical problems that come along with such a great project.
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Title: Magnesium Overcast: The Story of the Convair B-36 by Dennis R. Jenkins ISBN: 1580070426 Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN) Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: B-36 Photo Scrapbook by Dennis R. Jenkins, Mike Moore, Pyeat. Don ISBN: 1580070752 Publisher: Specialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Convair B-36 Peacemaker: A Photo Chronicle (Schiffer Military History) by Meyers K. Jacobsen ISBN: 0764309749 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: B36 Peacemaker Convair (Warbird Tech Series) by Dennis R. Jenkins ISBN: 1580070604 Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of America's "Big Stick" (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) by Meyers K. Jacobsen, Scott Deaver ISBN: 0764305301 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
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