Free 186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook:  
New: 300+ fresh build posts/day from 275 forums → BuildThreads.com

User Tag List

Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Convair B-36 twin cannon turrets - GIF

Threaded View

  1. #4
    Supporting Member baja's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2017
    Posts
    268
    Thanks
    8,106
    Thanked 122 Times in 87 Posts

    baja's Tools
    Quote Originally Posted by owen moore View Post
    That's why they described it's engines as " six turn'in and four burn'in". It was a literal aluminum overcast!
    This from Wikipedia: As engine fires occurred with the B-36's radial engines, some crews humorously changed the aircraft's slogan from "six turning, four burning" into "two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking, and two more unaccounted for." We will be taking the grandkids to Pima Air and Space Museum soon and will see the last B-36 built which is on display there. I had occaision to be driving behind the museum during the time they were restoring it at the rear of the grounds and saw the progression of it.

  2. The Following User Says Thank You to baja For This Useful Post:

    greyhoundollie (Mar 17, 2020)

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •