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From: Carter@RUTGERS.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: B-36 and the Flying Wing (nostalgia)
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Date: Wed, 5-Sep-84 13:21:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  5 13:21:00 1984
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From:  _Bob <Carter@RUTGERS.ARPA>


    From: decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdchema!jpg at Ucb-Vax.arpa

    >    I'll take a stab at the B-36 name -- my guess: Stratofortress.
    >    (or was that the B-29?...)

    >    PS -- Love this sort of discussion; this is one of the most
    >    enjoyable groups to read...


         I'm pretty sure that the Stratofortress was the B-29 (the unsuccessful
         civilian airliner version was called the Stratoliner). This is a wild
         guess but I think that the B-36 was nicknamed the flying cigar.

B-17 := Flying Fortress
B-29 := Superfortress
B-50 (essentially a re-engined Superfortress, too late for combat) 
     := Stratofortress
B-36 := Peacekeeper (Read this list, this was on last week.)

_B