The Emperor of West Texas

8th Air Force fleet of B-36 bombers parked on tarmac, Carswell Air Force Base

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

A prototype XB-36 bomber taking off for first time

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

B52 being towed into maintenance dock, Carswell Air Force Base

U.S. Cabinet officers and members of Congress prepare to fly in a newly manufactured B-36 bomber; Air Secretary Stuart Symington, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, and Amon Carter

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

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

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