The Emperor of West Texas

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

A prototype XB-36 bomber taking off for first time

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

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

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

Convair B-58 Hustler

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

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

The first of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced by Convair

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artist's conception of future supersonic passenger transport plane inspired by Fort Worth Convair's B-58 bomber

B-36. 13th plane off Convair assembly line

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

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

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