The Emperor of West Texas

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

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

B-36J takes off from Fort Worth

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

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

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

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

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

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

B52 being towed into maintenance dock, Carswell Air Force Base

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

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

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber near Perkins, Oklahoma

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

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

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

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

B-36 bomber in flight, Carswell Air Force Base

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

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