The Emperor of West Texas

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

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

Scale model of a B-58 bomber attached to the bomb bay of a B-36

Convair B-58 Hustler

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

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

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

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

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

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

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

B-58 Hustler bomber taking off

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

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

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

Artist's conception of future supersonic passenger transport plane inspired by Fort Worth Convair's B-58 bomber

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

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

One of the first B-58 Hustler bombers built by Convair taxiing to an engine test pit