The Only Bomber Too Slow To Outrun Its Own Bomb

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It’s November 1952, and just past  midnight, floodlights rake across a line of the biggest bombers ever built. The B-36  Peacemaker’s wings are wider than a city block, thick enough for crawl-through catwalks to service  the three giant props hanging from each side. But even that is not enough for this mission, and  two additional jet pods crown th... Read More