The Emperor of West Texas

B-36. 13th plane off Convair assembly line

Convair-built Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile beginning a test launch

Convair B-58 Hustler

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

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

Col. C. (Doc) Savage and Capt. Victor F. Grubbs in cockpit of the last B-36 built at Convair

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

Air Force B-36 bomber takes off from the Convair runway

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

A prototype XB-36 bomber taking off for first time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

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

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 production line at the Convair factory, Fort Worth