Rather than joining the guys at their table one afternoon for lunch, I sat down with a nice woman I hadn't met before. As we were getting acquainted, another gentleman returned four VHS tapes to her. I asked if they were anything interesting. She said her husband, who turned out to be my boss, had disassembled and reassembled a B36 bomber and the tapes were documentation of the process. I told her that her husband would probably vouch for me and I could possibly do something useful with them. So here I am working on a potential fundraiser DVD nearly twenty years after the fact.

For RB36 Part I The Disassembly, see:
   • Castle Air Museum: RB36, Part I — Th...  

For B36 Part II The Move, see:
   • Castle Air Museum: RB36, Part II — T...  

Bill & Lucille Hiller did a wonderful job! Many thanks to them as well as all who contributed to the job.

Visit the Castle Air Museum yourselves, there are fiftyone aircraft on static display including the B36, a Vulcan bomber, and a SR71 Blackbird. The museum is located about eight miles northwest of Merced, California, along Highway 99. You can now land at the former SAC (Strategic Air Command) base if you want to fly in.

Castle Air Museum's Web Site:
http://www.CastleAirMuseum.org

Castle's B36 Web Site:
http://www.castleairmuseum.org/convai...

A powered cutaway of a Pratt & Whitney R4360 engine:
   • Pratt & Whitney R4360 Wasp Major Cut...  

Aerial photo of completed RB36 courtesy of Matt Bearup. Used with permission.
http://www.castleairmuseum.org/mattbe...