Two service men of USAF standing on left wing of Convair B-36, a strategic bomber of the 7th Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command (SAC) at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. One of the two airmen washes down top section of wing using a high pressure hose. Maintenance stands erected around the tail section of the B-36. The aircraft's Triangle J tail code visible. Ground crew secures cover of a camera compartment in bottom of fuselage.
Engines of B-36, a strategic bomber of USAF Strategic Air Command, get started one after another. Four airmen beneath wing of Convair B-36 on fire guard duty. Propellers turning and plane starts taxiing out of parking area at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Two other Convair B-36 parked on the left and right sides of taxiing aircraft. View of B-36 in flight
View of tail section and right wing from backside of Convair B-36, a strategic bomber of USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Another view of tail section, left engine and left wing of Convair B-36. Several other B-36 air planes and hangar building in background. View of nose section of a B-36 . One crew man walking into bomb-bay of the plane and the other walking across top left wing of B-36.
Views of Strategic Air Command (SAC) Convair B-36 on the ramp at Carswell Air force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Several airmen walking across top of wing section and working on aircraft engines. Flyaway kits stacked beneath fuselage. Bomb bay doors of the aircraft open and close. Other B-36s in background.
USAF flying officers of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 9th Bomb Squadron, enteri their briefing room. 9th Bomb Squadron written on wall panel. Large maps on the wall. An Officer addresses the group.
Crew of Strategic Air Command (SAC) Convair B-36 lined up for pre-flight inspection at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Each Crew member checks another crew member's parachute. Crew members pick up personal gear and board the aircraft. Airmen perform assigned pre-flight inspection duties, check various sections of the B-36 before takeoff.