B-58 Arrives at Los Angeles at end of Trophy Flight

This Convair B-58, the Cowtown Hustler, arrives at Los Angeles at the end of its Bendix Trophy winning flight on 3-5-1962.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Flight Crew preparing for Bendix Trophy run

The Convair B-58 flight crew make final preparations with another officer before a flight from Los Angeles to New York. This flight would win the 1962 Bendix Trophy: Lt. John T. Walton (defensive systems operator), Capt. Robert G. Sowers (pilot), and Capt. Robert McDonald (navigator). In this photo, the flight board behind the crew says, "Carswell Air Force Base," at the top.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

J79 Aircraft Jet Engine

A crowd views a General Electric J79 Aircraft Jet Engine on display at an Open House.
Date: November 5, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlas Missle Booster Section

An officer points to something unknown while standing next to a sign displaying information about the "Atlas Booster Section." The boosters were the final part of the Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
Date: November 5, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Strategic Air Command movie at Carswell Air Force Base

Photograph of Jimmy Stewart at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas where a movie was being shot in April 1954.
Date: April 5, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tail of the Last B-36

Photograph of the tail of the last B-36 aircraft at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: January 5, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-36 A #3

Right 3/4 front view of the Convair airplane B-36A #3.
Date: January 5, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlas Missle Booster Section

An officer and a woman view a sign displaying information about the "Atlas Booster Section." The boosters were the final part of the Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
Date: November 5, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History