The Emperor of West Texas

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

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

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

Pilots with Convair awards for accumulated flight hours in B-36 bombers

A prototype XB-36 bomber taking off for first time

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

B-36J takes off from Fort Worth

B-36 bomber in flight, Carswell Air Force Base

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber near Perkins, Oklahoma

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

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

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

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

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

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

B-58 production line at the Convair factory, 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

Detached tail of a B36 bomber destroyed by a tornado/microburst that hit Carswell Air Force Base

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