Personnel and equipment required to get and keep a B-36 Peacemaker airplane in the air. Reading from front to back, left to right, the personnel represent:

• the wing commander;
• the ground and squadron commanders;
• administrative personnel;
• a cook representing personnel that feed the men and prepare the food for the missions;
• the line chief whose responsibility it is to see that all the planes in his squadron are properly maintained;
• the crew chief and his crew of fifteen men, who are responsible for the maintenance on this particular aircraft;
• the men who fly the plane;
• the gasoline and oil trucks required to keep the bomber fully loaded with fuel, 21,116 gallons of gasoline and 1,200 gallons of oil;
• an example of a small bomb load that is usually taken on a practice mission;
• an ambulance that is on hand in the event of an accident;
• hospital personnel;
• a fire truck that is on hand when the plane starts its engines or making an emergency landing;
• and a load of oxygen bottles. (The B-36 is pressurized, however, in the event of an emergency when the plane is at a high altitude, oxygen may be used.)