Paula Allen

During the 1950s, an aircraft (XC-99) was parked at Kelly AFB. I believe it was the prototype (cargo version) of the Convair B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber, flown by the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and deployed to Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, the forerunner to the B-52. To my knowledge it was never developed as a cargo carrier. I’m curious as to what happened to the old bird. — Retired Air Force Col. Jay Feibelman The experimental cargo plane (first covered here Dec. 3, 2006) was one of a ki…