The Emperor of West Texas

B-36. 13th plane off Convair assembly line

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

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

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

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

Convair-built Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile beginning a test launch

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

Capt. C. W. Bigham receives award for amassed flight time in a B-36 from Convair vice president Frank Davis

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

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

B-58 Hustler bomber in flames after it exploded on the Convair flight line

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

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

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

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

Convair B-58 Hustler

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

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