The Emperor of West Texas

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

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

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

A prototype XB-36 bomber taking off for first time

B-36J takes off from Fort Worth

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

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

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

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

B-58 Hustler bomber taking off

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

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

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber near Perkins, Oklahoma

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

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

B52 being towed into maintenance dock, Carswell Air Force Base

B-32 Dominator bomber in flight

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

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

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

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

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair