[B-58 Primary Crew]

Major Payne sitting at a desk with documents, briefs the B-58 Primary Crew for a flight from New York to Paris.
Date: May 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Bleriot Trophy Speed Run Flight Crew

The Bleriot Trophy Speed Run Flight Crew stand beside their plane reading a notebook.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Thompson Trophy

The Thompson Trophy. It is the figure of a man with wings and arms outstretched towards the sky standing in front of a pillar. There are two birds on the side and the sun at the very top.
Date: July 18, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Hustler Touching Down in Paris

The Convair B-58 Hustler touches down at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France. At the time it was the Trans-Atlantic Record-Breaker.
Date: May 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bleriot Trophy Winners

Bleriot Trophy Winners next to their plane, the Firefly, a Convair B-58: Major Elmer E. “Gene” Murphy, Major Eugene F. Moses, Lieutenant David F. Dickerson with Colonel James K. Johnson.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 #64 Taxi]

Convair airplane B-58 #64 sits outside a run station. It was the first airplane taken to Bunker Hill AFB.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of the B-58 "Hoosier Hustler"

The crew of the Convair B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler" airplane stand together in the plane's cockpit.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of the B-58 "Hoosier Hustler"

The crew of the Convair B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler" stand next to the airplane.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colonel O'Brien Recieves B-58 #64 from B.G. Reed

Colonel F.L. O'Brien shakes hands with B.G. Reed upon receiving the Convair airplane B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler." It is the first airplane taken to Bunker Hill Air Force Base.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Officers View The Thompson Trophy Display

Lieutenant Colonel H.E. Confer, Lieutenant Colonel R.H. Weir and Major H.S. Bialas view the Thompson Trophy Display.
Date: June 9, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Flight Crew preparing for flight to Paris

The B-58 flight crew writes down information for a flight from New York to Paris. This flight would win the Harmon and Mackay trophies. L to R: Maj. Payne, Capt. Wagener and Capt. Polhelmus. Patch on Capt. Polhelmus' flight suit is 64th Bomb Squadron of the 43rd Bomb Wing.
Date: May 26, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crew Flying First B-58 to Bunker Hill AFB]

Crewmen make notes before flying the first Convair B-58 airplane to Bunker Hill Air Force Base. Standing left to right: Colonel F.L. O'Brien, Major G.V. Cohlmia and Major W.W. Wilson
Date: April 24, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Flight Line at Carswell]

An officer and a dog stand near the Convair B-58 airplane flight line at Carswell Air Force Base.
Date: February 9, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Justler Scramble Photo]

Scramble photo of a Convair B-58 Hustler airplane.
Date: January 30, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History