Only the cockpit of the XC-99? Well, this plane was so freaking huge, we can barely show more than this. Based on a B-36 bomber, the XC-99–built by Convair–flew 7,400 hours over the span of about 10 years. Click to Enlarge to 786 x 742 px: Source: Popular Science March 1951
Day: March 7, 2013
Home Nuclear Bomb Shelter “Foxhole” 1951
This is one of the best illustrations I’ve seen of a fallout shelter from the 1950s. The dark lighting and grim, industrious nature of the family reflect the way a real family might have behaved during an attack. Michael Amrine, who edited the well-regarded Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, wrote the text and provides sane, sober,… Continue reading Home Nuclear Bomb Shelter “Foxhole” 1951