The Emperor of West Texas

Associated Press Managing Editors Association at Carswell Air Base

Left to right, I. M. Laddon, Gill Robb Wilson, and Roland Mayer

B-36. 13th plane off Convair assembly line

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber after a severe storm struck at Carswell Air Force Base

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

B-36J takes off from Fort Worth

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

B-36. Masses of people inspect the last B-36 produced at Convair

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

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber near Perkins, Oklahoma

Dedication of a B-36, "City of Fort Worth," with Amon G. Carter and General Roger M. Ramey

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

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

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

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

The last B-36 bomber in flight

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

Gill Robb Wilson, nationally known aviation expert

RAF fliers in Fort Worth

B-36. 13th plane off Convair assembly line

B-36 crew landed at Carter Field

Convair XB-36 on first flight, Carswell Air Force Base

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

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

B-36 bomber in flight, Carswell Air Force Base