The Emperor of West Texas

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

Six general officers at Carswell Air Force Base; Brig. Gen. Mundy, Maj. Gen. Chauncey, Brig. Gen. Montgomery, Maj. Gen. McNaughton, Maj. Gen. Ramey, and Maj. Gen Burns

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber after a severe storm struck at 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

Amon Carter Jr. shaking hands with the crew of the last of the B-36 bombers, Carswell Air Force Base

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

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

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

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

The last B-36 bomber in flight

Wreckage of a B-36 bomber near Perkins, Oklahoma

RB-36 reconnaissance model of its sister ship B-36 shown in-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 bomber crew ejection pod test, Carswell Air Force Base

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