The Emperor of West Texas

Detached tail of a B36 bomber destroyed by a tornado/microburst that hit Carswell Air Force Base

Destroyed hangar near a B36 caused by a tornado/microburst that hit Carswell Air Force Base

B52 being towed into maintenance dock, Carswell Air Force Base

Air Marshal W.A. Curtis with Brig. Gen. C.S. Irvine and others at Convair plane manufacturer and Carswell Air Force Base

Convair-built Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile beginning a test launch

Three flight engineers wearing protective flight suits in a XC-99, Carswell Air Force Base

Republic RF-84F "Parasite" reconnaissance jet fighter being loaded into the bomb bay of a Convair RB-36

Republic RF-84F "Parasite" reconnaissance jet fighter being loaded into the bomb bay of a Convair RB-36

Col. C. (Doc) Savage and Capt. Victor F. Grubbs in cockpit of the last B-36 built at Convair

Six B-36 bombers fly in formation marking the end of the plane's production at Fort Worth's Convair plant, Carswell Air Force Base

Air Force B-36 bomber takes off from the Convair runway

Capt. C. W. Bigham receives award for amassed flight time in a B-36 from Convair vice president Frank Davis

Amon Carter Jr. shaking hands with the crew of the last of the B-36 bombers, Carswell Air Force Base

Pilots with Convair awards for accumulated flight hours in B-36 bombers

Fort Worth Mayor Thomas A. McCann with crew members who flew the last B-36 to Fort Worth

The last B-36 known as "The Peacemaker" as it looked on its first flight

Staff Sgt. Herman L. Symons in the cockpit of a B-36 bomber, Carswell Air Force Base

B-36 bomber in flight, Carswell Air Force Base

The last B-36 bomber in flight

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber near Perkins, Oklahoma

RB-36 reconnaissance model of its sister ship B-36 shown in-flight

Experimental XB-36 bomber being towed past new B-58 bomber

B-58 Hustler bomber in flames after it exploded on the Convair flight line

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

Convair B-58 Hustler during a test flight with landing gear deployed