Completing sandiego89’s list, the only other UK bases to support B-36 deployments, albeit briefly, were Sculthorpe and Boscombe Down.

The “Operation UK” deployment to Lakenheath in Jan’51 involved a/c from both the 7th and the 11th Bomb Groups.

Regarding the Greenham Common B-36 – RB-36F 49-2720. This was assigned to the 72nd BW at Ramey AFB, PR. (In Oct’55 SAC redesignated all its RB-36 Reconnaissance Wings to Heavy Bombardment Wings when it changed the primary mission of the RB-36 from Reconnaissance to Bombing.) At the end of July’58 `720`was transferred out of SAC and assigned to the boneyard at Davis Monthan so the date of its visit can’t be September.

As far as I’m aware this was the only visit of a 72nd SRW/BW RB-36 to the UK even though another. 51-5744 was reported visiting St Mawgan during its B of B show in Sept’52. In fact, this was assigned to the 28thSRW at Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB and had flown in from Fairford where it was on a 6 week detachment as part as Project `Roundout`.

Some of the B-36’s which appear in that superb movie `Strategic Air Command` were also seen in the UK. Star of the B-36 segment, 11th BW 51-5734, was part of a combined 7/11BW Post Strike Exercise which saw 16 a/c land at Burtonwood in Oct’56. Also taking part was 11thBW 52-2216. 7thBW 51-5721 was one of the a/c inbound to Fairford on that foggy morning when 51-5719 ran out of fuel and crashed at Lacock. With the fuel situation dire 5721, along with 4 others, managed to divert into Brize after pilots had pleaded with their Command Post to get it opened up! Later, they repositioned to Fairford. According to one of the pilots I spoke to they were lucky to only lose one a/c!