There are only four B-36 Peacemakers left in the world and the
Air Force has decided one of those precious few will soon be
leaving Fort Worth, TX. Sometime in the next few months, the
massive warbird will be packed up and trucked out to Arizona, where
it will take up residence at the Pima Air and Space Museum.
Aircraft “ready-for-tasking” is a term used to
describe military aircraft that are sitting on the tarmac,
mission-capable and ready for continual combat operations.
On April 29, Osprey No. 24 returned to NAS Patuxent River
following its second six-month season of icing tests around
Halifax, Nova Scotia. Pilots for the transit were Maj. Frank
Conway, USMC, and Maj. Steve Augustine, USMC. Flight test engineer
Jason Patterson performed crew chief duties.
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