Convair Main Gate

Front view of the main gate at Convair displaying the Convair sign: Convair, a Division of General Dynamics Corporation - Fort Worth
Date: August 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Telephone Switchboard with Operators

Photograph of switchboard operators sitting on stools and wearing headsets on January 13, 1950. They are (L-R) Mary McDaniel, LaNelle Barbee, Lola Sargent, Daisy Moore, and Imogene McClure.
Date: January 15, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Officers in Line to View the First F-111

Crowds stand around the first Convair F-111 airplane on its rollout. Several are in line on a platform to be able to see the cockpit of the plane.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crowds View the First F-111

Crowds view the roll-out of the first Convair F-111 airplane with its wings folded.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

F-111 A/P#1 Rollout

Photograph of an F-111 A/P#1 Rollout Ceremony. In the foreground is the military airplane with the letters, "USAF" painted on top of the right wing. In the background is a large crowd seated on bleachers, standing on aircraft stairs and atop a podium with flags and red, white, and blue banners. In the background is a bus.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Secretary Robert McNamara Being Interviewed by Press

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara answers questions for the press at the roll-out of the first Convair F-111 airplane at General Dynamics Corporation at Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Secretary Robert McNamara Speaks at the Rollout of the First F-111

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara speaks at the roll-out of the first Convair F-111 airplane at General Dynamics Corporation at Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Secretary Robert McNamara Speaks at the Rollout of the First F-111

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara speaks at the roll-out of the first Convair F-111 airplane at General Dynamics Corporation at Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

RB-36 Bomber

Photograph of the Convair B-36 in flight. Also known as the Peacemaker, this plane was a strategic bomber built by Convair for the US Air Force. The B-36 had the biggest wingspan of any bomber ever built.
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 military plane

Photograph of a B-32 on the tarmac near a large building under construction, possibly a hangar. The B-32 is a large plane with 4 propellers.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 military plane

Photograph of a B-32 on the tarmac near a large building under construction, possibly a hangar. The B-32 is a large plane with 4 propellers.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Looking down on a B-32

Photograph of a B-32 from above. It is a large military plane with 4 propellers. There is a fleet of smaller planes behind the B-32.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History