Talk:Convair B-36 Peacemaker

Comparison and references to Amerikabomber
I noticed several long references to the Amerikabomber program in the Development section. Do we have any sources actually stating that intelligence of the Amerikabomber development in any way motivated or impacted the development of the B-36? Because if not, I am not sure I fully understand the relevance of this comparison other than two countries with very large military development budgets happened to be researching long range bombers at the same period in history. While I do not have the stated book sources available, I noticed that the extensive source for the date and content for the letter of intent, makes almost no mention Germany, much less that the development was a respone to the Amerikabomber on some level. While this might be true, I would be very interested in studying the sources that supports such statements?

Additionally, while I find the initial statement of the section quite plausible: "The genesis of the B-36 can be traced to early 1941, prior to the entry of the United States into World War II. At the time, the threat existed that Britain might fall to the German "Blitz", making a strategic bombing effort by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) against Germany impossible with the aircraft of the time." it is not supported by the quoted source. Does anyone know of a better source for such a statement? askeuhd (talk) 13:17, 21 February 2023 (UTC)