Resource Type

[Corn Flakes Test]

Two air force personnel perform a Corn Flakes test on a table in front of a turbine.
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 in a run station

Convair airplane B-58 #8 in a run station.
Date: June 10, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 No. 8 in Run Station

Convair airplane B-58 #8 sits in a run station.
Date: May 10, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Assembly Line

Overhead view of long warehouse containing the Convair B-58 airplane assembly line.
Date: March 3, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two B-58's in Run Stations at Night

Two Convair B-58 airplanes sit in their run stations at night.
Date: January 18, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Val Prahl in the Cockpit of B-58

Val Prahl sits in the cockpit of a Convair B-58 airplane with a notepad and pen. He had over 40 hours of flight experience on the plane.
Date: January 7, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jim Wright in a B-58

Jim Wright sits in the incomplete cockpit of an aircraft pulling on a handle as another man looks on.
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jim Wright in a B-58

Jim Wright, wearing full face-mask and gear, waves from the cockpit in a Convair B-58 airplane.
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two Pilots About to Enter a B-58

A pilot runs towards another pilot who is climbing a ladder to the top of a Convair B-58 airplane at night.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

R.O Garlington Inspecting a B-58 Tail Gun

R.O. Garlington inspects the tail gun of a Convair B-58 airplane.
Date: April 17, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

E.M. Burdine working on a B-58

E.M Burdine works on a Convair B-58 airplane in the Final Assembly Area.
Date: October 10, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 in Run Station #2

A Convair B-58 airplane undergoes maintenance in Run Station #2.
Date: December 27, 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew Inspecting Plane Prior to Take-Off

The crew of a Convair B-58 inspect the plane's landing gear prior to take-off for Edwards Air Force Base.
Date: April 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Edward J. Murray Climbing from Ejection Capsule.

Edward J. Murray climbs from a capsule at Edwards Air Force Base after the first manned ejection test from a Convair B-58 on 2-28-1962.
Date: February 28, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Thomas Power Greeting B-58 Crew

General Thomas S. Powers greets the crew of Convair B-58 at the end of their Bendix Trophy Flight at Los Angeles, California, 3-5-1962.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy Flight Arrival at Los Angeles

A crowd of press and spectators are gathered around the Bendix Trophy winning Convair B-58 plane and its crew as they are greeted by another officer upon their arrival at Los Angeles, California on 3-5-62.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy

The Bendix Trophy on display: a figure of two flying men and a small plane. it was won 3-5-1962 by the B-58.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy

The Bendix Trophy on display: a figure of two flying men and a small plane. It was won 3-5-1962 by the Convair B-58 and its flight crew.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crew of A/C After Landing]

A crew stands next to Convair airplane B-58 #96, the [first production B-58 to fly with capsules in all three stations.]
Date: March 2, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Bleriot Trophy

Three men and a pilot stand next to a plane about to enter the "Hustle Up" Program.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane #31 Entering the "Hustle Up" Program]

Three men and a pilot stand next to a plane about to enter the "Hustle Up" Program. The plane is named "Ben - Hur" with crew chief, Staff Sergeant H.E. Evans.
Date: November 12, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colonel William R. Payne with Harmon Trophy Replica

Colonel William R. Payne holds a replica of the Harmon Trophy.
Date: November 6, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group in Front of Last B-58 #116

A group stands in front of the last Convair B-58 #116 airplane upon its last delivery.
Date: October 26, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marshall Hines and His Family

Marshall Hinesn shakes the hand of a young boy, Russell Hines in the family room of their living room. Allan, Sally, and their mother Lois Hines are in the background.
Date: October 4, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History