8th Air Force B-36 Flight Ops at Carswell AFB Fort Worth
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2011
- From Lt. Col. Frank F. Kleinwechter's personal 8mm films of B-36 Peacemaker flight operations at Carswell AFB at Fort Worth, Texas. Beginning circa 1949.
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grew up in Dallas in the late fifties,and used to watch these beauties fly right over my house.I was in awe,and became a B-36 fan for life at the sight of these huge bombers.
We should all be grateful to Lt.Col. Kleinwechter for leaving these priceless films of such a great aircraft. As a boy here in England I attended very many airshows in the 1950's. However I was at the seaside on cliffs at Flamborough when one sunny day a lone B-36 flew over at 2000 feet or so, heading out to sea. I can see it and hear it now in my mind about 64 years later.
I was at Carswell from 54-57, 7th fms, then Ramey AFB 57-58.
Loved that old bird, worked on everything from C-47S to B-47S and B-52S. The B-36S was my favorite.
Wish they were still around.
Yep. I was at Carswell from 1975 to 1977 right out of boot camp. Loved watching the B52 touch n go's all day long. Ended up at Sac for 5 years. Omaha was my home.
sounds like you were in the alert area.i humped that ramp from 74-78
Assigned to SAC HQ , but worked in Bld D in the Pubs Distribuion Center. Spent a year at Incirlik AB, Turkey after that. Good times!
My father was stationed at carswell from 1976 thru 1977 as the 7th MMS Commander then transferred to SAC headquarters of the ALCM program.
What an outstanding video. There is nothing like a B-36 and the sound they make is perfect. You also could tell when they had a load on as the sound was different. They also had wide vapor trails. Thank you for Not adding music.
Wow pre-jet engine B-36’s!
My Father was a crew chief stationed at Carswell in 1949. I was born on Carswell AFB on the 23rd of July 1952... so I properly do not have a birthplace any longer (!) ~8) I remember the B-36's even got to see a Navy Blimp one time we moved to Biggs in El Paso in 1954, where my Brother was born, and then to Ellsworth in SD in 1957, when my dad became a hydraulics specialist on the newly commissioned B-52's. I watched the last one do a flyover Rapid City in 1986 the year I left South Dakota. These planes were magnificent, my Dad told me of doing a hot setting on engines - while in flight during long runs. He could tell you anything except the avionics part he was a master mechanic bar none. Did 20 years and died in 1983. Thank you for sharing this - it is a lost world now days.
My father was a radio operator in the B-36 for 7 years and my brother and I were also born at Carswell AFB.. 24 July 195... one day later!
@@gerardblock9423 small world!!! indeed. We survived!
Manuel Colunga-Hernandez we did indeed. Just realized that your post was a bit long - sorry to hear of your fathers passing at such a young age - my father is 941/2 and God willing may have some more time left!
There was a B-36 static display at Chanute AFB, IL when I was a kid (AF Brat). My dad took me to check it out and it was GIGANTIC to this then 6 year old. But I can still see images of that day in my mind 47 years later. Amazing aircraft.
Thanks. I remember that plane as well. We left when my father got orders for Greece. Flew on a TWA Connie and lived in Athens while there.
sski My brother and I
were Air Force brats at Chanute and had a photo of us taken at ages 4 and 2 by the nose of that B 36. It’s a treasured photo.
It is at the Castle Museum in California now. One of two B-36s that have been trucked over the road to new "final" resting places.
I visited that B-36 in the early 90’s. There was a B-52 adjacent to the B-36 and the B-52 was dwarfed by the B-36!
Back in the 60s, there were some beautiful areal pictures of old bombers from the 40s and the 50s on the walls of the barber shop in Carswell AFB. I hope those pictures haven't been destroyed, because I sure would like to have some of them.
Kleinwechter's film is amazing. He was a great photographer for sure. The film "Strategic Air Command" with Jimmy Stewart is worth renting or purchasing for it's detailed record of the B-36. Frank Tallman flew his B-25 to pace the B-36 during a take-off and climb out. Incredible footage and unbelievable sound throughout.
Thanks for posting.
Thank you for uploading these wonderful films by Lt. Col. Kleinwechter and thank you for not adding music. During the 1950's I lived in Long Beach CA, and B-36's patrolled the skies at probably 20K+ feet. I had to use binoculars to see them and in spite of their altitude, I could hear their beautiful rumble.
My grandfather flew on the B-36 and was stationed at Carswell about this time thanks for sharing this video I loved seeing it
Incredible film, great shame no sound recording!!! Nevertheless we are grateful to Lt. Col. Frank F. Kleinwechter for this.
As a boy in the 1950's, I remember hearing the B-36's at night as they practice "bombed" American cities. Their sound was very distinctive and unlike any other aircraft. They were an awesome aircraft at high altitude where jet fighters had limited maneuverability. Their 20 mm guns would have given an enemy a pretty hot reception.
Would love to hear the 6 R4360 P&W engines running at the same time in these clips and hear what a B-36 sounds like when taking off. I bet that would be an awsum experience.
Watch the movie Strategic Air Command with Jimmy Stewart. Awesome footage with sound.
Lots of memories I was there 1952-1956. 7TH pms
This film is amazing. My late father in law was a B-36 flight crew member. He was stationed at Carswell. I loved seeing versions before JATO's were added!
i was there 74-78 general dynamics looked the same. the hangars look the same. there was still one of those peacemakers in the lake at the north end of the runway, you could see it when the lake was low. they called him hamburger face.
Excellent footage. Deeply appreciated.
Stunning to see. The amount of power to get that off the ground, all designed at drafting tables. The tech manuals for this plane and its systems must have been a half mile if stacked together.
Thank you for sharing this video. It was awesome! :) I remember the B52s flying from there all day long.
They were famous for fires, looks like he caught the aftermath of one... feathered, and damaged from fire. We had a B-36 on static display near my home as a kid... that plane is now at Pima, the last one left.
There are four left. The Pima example is called the last B-36 because it was the last one made and the last one flown.
Six a pushin' & four a pullin'. What a power formula that laid the ground work for the BUFF.
(6:55) All the cars parked with people watching the take-offs.
If I could go back in time and see any aircraft fly it would be one of those, would love to see a group flying lower.
Wow. I've neve seen so much footage of the B-36's that didn't have the supplemental jet engines.
That's the first time I've ever seen B-36 crews wearing yellow caps. They're usually red, blue or red & white. My guess is the cap color denoted the squadron color.
9th Bomb Squadron H crews wore yellow caps to match yellow trim on the aircraft, during that time period. I know for sure since I was in the 9th at that time, 19 year old, line mechanic. God the time surely went fast! Anybody left from that era? Love to hear from you.
Every so often they had to move the B-36 to different places on the tarmac because the weight of this Behemoth would crack the cement
"Cement" is wet and mushy. "Concrete" is hard and solid, wet or dry. (Just kidding).
@@AVhistorybuff I miss quoted, should have been concrete and from the cockpit nose down to the concrete was 29 feet in height
@@roberthammes3067 I was only pulling your chain. No offense intended. Just think of replacing the nav light atop the tail!
@@AVhistorybuff and I was just clarifying, but did you know that you shouldn't set Car Battery's on Concrete, cause Calcium Carbonate in Concrete and Sulfuric Acid don't agree with each other ?
This was really something because cameras of any sort were not allowed on SAC bases. The B-36 was assigned to 10 heavy bomb wings. 2 wings a Carswell AFB, 2 at Fairchild AFB, 1 at Loring AFB, 1 at Ramey AFB, 1 at Ellsworth AFB, 1 at Walker AFB, 1 at Travis AFB and 1 at Biggs AFB ElPaso. The 95 TH BW. The last to have B-36s. A total of 385 were built.
Barry and crotchboots, Not exactly true. It all depends on who you are, why you are there, when you are there, and if you have permission. I have been to a number of military/government locations where having a camera on you can get you arrested, with a camera. Including SAC bases, Naval Weapons Center, NASA facility, and a DOE nuke facility. All done with full knowledge of the base commander/person in charge of security.
In fact, many SAC Bases use to have an open house every so often so that people could see and photograph the planes and some even held air shows on them. Just don't cross the red lines! APs have no sense of humor in those areas. Homestead AFB was one of those bases where air shows were held and people could get a good look at things like an SR-71/B-52/C-141/C-5a/F-16s up fairly close.
Did SAC exist in the 40s? I thought that was a 50s creation.
These are early B-36s, before they added the dual jet engine pods on the wings outboard of the propeller engines.
it's also some very early footage with the rounded props. Shortly after they received the squared off props.
Some of those may be Carswell but not all. Too many hills in the distance?
All scenes are at Carswell AFB. The base is on one of the lowest points in the county. Everything is up-hill from there.
sequoyah59 Oops...you are correct. Sorry 'bout that!
Some of the footage looks like Mather AFB or even Castle AFB.
@@SeanHollingsworth All shots from Carswll AFB. All those hills are north and east of base.
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I currently live in this Dallas/Forth Worth area. I have been on base. There are no hills like that within 50 miles in any direction of Carswell. . . . My guess is either Mather, McClellan, or Castle; all of which I have spent time at.
I wish I could have been in that plane. I'm pretty sure B-36s were stationed at the SAC Air Force base in Omaha. I lived only 60 miles away in Lincoln. Should have gone up to Omaha to see those beauties.
bighornbill1 : you can still see a B-36 at the SAC Museum between Lincoln and Omaha off I-80...
There were no B-36s based at Omaha. The closest would have been at Ellsworth, SD.
how did he get away with taking movies? wasnt that place locked down back then?
Colonels get away with things that would get a sergeant busted to private. As we all know.
It is amazing that it was very protected at the time, but no secret just 10 years later.
Fast forward to 2018, and stealth technology that took to the skies in the 1970's is still heavily guarded top secret information.
I would guess that many of the secrets that the F-22 has, which first flew in 1992, will still be top secret in 100 years. . .
Nice historic film! The B-36 Being big fat and relatively slow even at 50,000 feet which the Russian Mig-15 could do, would have been easy targets for the Mig-15s
Read the article by Stephen Joiner December issue air and space Museum magazine 2013! Not only did Russian Mig-15 Decimate B 29 bombers over Korea! Such that bomber crews were refusing to fly! The Miko-Gurevich MiG-15 had a higher operational ceiling than the F-86 Sabre! The MiG-15 with over 51,000 feet for the MiG making those slow B-36 Lumbering strategic bombers easy targets for its 37 and 20 mm cannons! They would’ve decimated the B-36s! Even with their slow Traversing remote control 20 mm cannons! Read the Article by Stephen Joiner, don’t take my word for it! Good Luck! 😆
Your response is back with non-factual data that’s been proven!
so therefore I want you again to direct you to Stephen Joiners Article December 2013 air and space magazine read it you’ll learn something Son! By the way I am a License pilot many years, and very familiar with what you call the dynamics of flight! 😆👍
The ones that are laughing at your Immature lack of factual knowledge and data are former hard drinking vodka “Russian Korea era Combat” Pilots, “If still alive, And me ! Get a grip of that joystick of yours and stop drinking the Kool-Aid you been fed! “Grandson”! By By👍
Is it my eye sight but some of the planes don’t have the jets just the six engine’s
Most of those planes are early versions without the jets. I've always heard about the "six turning, four burning" B36. The plane taking off at 3:25 doesn't have jet engines. The plane at 3:40 taking off has the 4 jets.
Just once, I would like to see a complete extension or retraction of the main gear. preferably from a chase plane or on jacks.
Rick Flaherty : the movie “Strategic Air Command” shows that gear retraction sequence from a chase plane. I think that clip is on youtube
@1:54 no "4 burnin'?"
Looks like it lunched an engine and/or prop. Not fully feathered and windmilling slowly.
Almost unimaginable today. The countless hours of teamwork from highly skilled and dedicated airmen and technicians of all types required to safely launch one of those monsters could not be duplicated today. Today's Air Force cannot keep track of its nuclear weapons or prevent missile launch control officers from doing drugs on duty. Today's warriors stare at monitors in air conditioned trailers near Las Vegas and push buttons to kill innocent civilians half a world away until they get so sick of it they kill themselves. I am an Air Force veteran, retired from a career in civilian aviation, and what I see going on in the U.S. today makes me sick.
You’ve turned into your Grandpa, sitting on the porch and ranting about the “kids these days”. Do you have a clue what is involved in operating the B-2 Spirit? Kids these days deal with technology you couldn’t even have conceived of back in your day. If you expect respect on Veteran’s Day you’d do well to extend the same to those who wear the uniform today.