Convair YB-60 in flight

The YB-60 in flight. This aircraft was an experimental bomber prototype for the United States Air Force.
Date: May 24, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convair YB-60, third flight

Photograph of the YB-60 on its third flight. This aircraft was an experimental bomber prototype for the United States Air Force.
Date: May 9, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-36D No. 93 in flight

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: August 16, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-36D No. 93 in flight

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: August 16, 1950
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

Aerial View of Carswell Air Force Base

Aerial view of Carswell Air Force base in Fort Worth, Texas. The runways form an asterisk pattern when seen from above. A plane is either taking off or landing on the runway in the center of the photo.
Date: April 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Convair

Aerial photograph of Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation) in April 1953. Airplanes, runways, and the plant are seen below.
Date: April 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Convair

Aerial photograph of Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation) in April 1953.
Date: April 27, 1953
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

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

Crewmen Performing Assembly Work on B-58

Two crewmen do assembly work on the right engine of a Convair B-58 airplane.
Date: December 4, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Assembly Work on B-58]

A crewman does assembly work on a Convair B-58 airplane. Part of the inside of the plane's cockpit is visible.
Date: December 4, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Assembly Work on B-58]

A crewman does assembly work on a Convair B-58 airplane.
Date: December 4, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Anniversary Flight]

B.A. Erickson, C.P. Harrison, and J.D. McEachern get into the crew stations of a Convair B-58 airplane on the B-58 Anniversary Flight.
Date: October 30, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Night Shot of Crew Members in B-58

Night shot of three pilots sitting in the crew stations of a Convair B-58 airplane with the hatches open.
Date: October 24, 1958
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

Thunderbirds and B-58 at Carswell AFB Air Show

As a Convair B-58 airplane is parked on display, the crowd observes four "Thunderbird" planes flying in formation at the 30th Air Show at Carswell Air Force Base.
Date: September 25, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 On Display at Carswell AFB Air Show

A small group of people looks into the cockpit of a Convair B-58 aircraft on display at the 30th Air Show at Carswell Air Force Base.
Date: September 25, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 On Display at Carswell AFB Air Show

A Convair B-58 airplane sits on display next to another plane at the 30th Air Show at Carswell Air Force Base.
Date: September 25, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 and Atlas Sitting on a Ramp]

A Convair B-58 airplane sits next to an Atlas Missle laying on a ramp on the back of a truck.
Date: September 22, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Delivery of 1st B-58 to Carswell Air Force Base]

Pilots and crewmen stand around the first Convair B-58 airplane upon its arrival at at Carswell Air Force Base. The Carswell Tower can be seen in the background.
Date: August 29, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[AF Flight-Test Crew]

Four Air Force flight-test crew members standing near an airplane. Standing Left to Right: Captain C.R. Keogh, Captain R.C. Van Hellen, Captain, J.W. Brown, Captain C.W. Boyd
Date: August 18, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History