Ok, here we go some more images for your enjoyment. I hope you enjoy these B-36 Peacemaker pictures, one of the biggest Prop engine bombers that never really dropped a bomb in anger.
Evangilder, I don't know if it was the same one but I have a little story to tell about the B-36. I was stationed at the SAC base at Ellsworth AFB back in 1955, flying F-86D's with the Air Defense Command. One day I was startled to see a B-36 on final approach with no rudder. It created quite a buzz in our outfit but since we weren't in SAC we were out of the loop for the buzz about what actually happened. Since there is nothing I could find about the incident on the internet, your picture is probably of that bird.
I'm looking for a high res picture of RAAF SBD's in formation, similar in many ways to the one above. I have seen it as a signature on another forum but haven't had any reply
That's NOT originally a RNZAF bird. The roundels have been super-imposed over top of the US roundels.
The big clue is the fact that there are USN birds in the background. Also, the white is too white, and the angle of the inner circle on the wing is slightly off as well.