The Emperor of West Texas

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

B-36J takes off from Fort Worth

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

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

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

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

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

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

B-36 bomber in flight, Carswell Air Force Base

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

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

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

B-58 Hustler bomber taking off

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

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

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber near Perkins, Oklahoma

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

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

Detached tail of a B36 bomber destroyed by a tornado/microburst that hit 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

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

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

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

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