The Convair B-36 Peacemaker, the largest bomber ever to serve in the U.S. military, was a technological marvel that became the flashpoint for the “Revolt of the Admirals” in the late 1940s. -This ...

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The aircraft could fly at a speed of 540 miles per hour (870 kilometers per hour), which was 100 miles per hour faster than the fastest piston-engine fighter of the Allies, the P-51 Mustang.