The Emperor of West Texas

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

B-36J takes off from Fort Worth

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

Assembly line of B-36 bombers at the Convair facility in Fort Worth

Convair B-58 crew at Carswell Air Force Base; Capt. H.S. Bialas, Maj. H.E. Confer, Maj. R.H. Weir

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

B-58 bomber crew ejection pod test, Carswell Air Force Base

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

Last B-58 Hustler being pulled by tractor off of the assembly line at General Dynamics, Fort Worth, Texas

Lower fuel component pod being installed on a B-58 bomber

Last B-58 Hustler as it nears completion on the General Dynamics production line

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

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

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

Four men from Carswell Air Force Base 43rd Bomb Wing who hold speed records in B-58 flight meet Air Force Association President Thomas F. Stack

Airmen of the world's fastest bomber in front of B-58 Hustler; Capt. Richard R. Wagener, Maj. Henry J. Deutschendorf Jr., Capt. William L. Polhemus, Carswell Air Force Base

Test pilots with B-58 Hustler bomber at Convair, Fort Worth

B-58 Hustler approaching a KC-135 tanker in flight to complete the first aerial refueling of a B-58

B-58 production line at the Convair factory, Fort Worth

A B-58 bomber nears completion on Convair's Fort Worth assembly line

B-58 Hustler bomber taking off

B-58 Hustler bomber during a test flight from the Fort Worth Convair plant