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

B-57 Airplane

A Convair B-57 airplane parked in an airfield.
Date: October 4, 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

Marshall Hine's Family

Marshall Hine's wife and children siting together watching television.
Date: October 4, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Officers With the Harmon Trophy

Richard Nixon and another stand with the recipient of the Harmon Trophy, F.L. Fulton.
Date: August 23, 1962
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

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

The Bleriot Trophy

Side view of The Bleriot Trophy on display. It is the figure of a naked man made of black marble in a flying position emerging from clouds. The clouds are white stone and are the figures of women in various poses on top of a marble dome.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Bleriot Trophy

Side view of The Bleriot Trophy on display. It is the figure of a naked man made of black marble in a flying position emerging from clouds. The clouds are white stone and are the figures of women in various poses on top of a marble dome.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Bleriot Trophy

The Bleriot Trophy sits on display. It is the figure of a naked man made of black marble in a flying position emerging from clouds. The clouds are white stone and are the figures of women in various poses on top of a marble dome.
Date: July 12, 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 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

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

Press Conference for the Bendix Trophy Winners

The Bendix Trophy Winners sit on a sofa in front of microphones answering questions for the press. R to L: Capt. John T. Walton, Capt. Robert MacDonald, and Capt. Robert G. Sowers.
Date: January 29, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy Winners

The Bendix Trophy Winners disembark from an American Airlines plane.
Date: January 29, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy Winners

The Bendix Trophy Winners greet a senior officer while standing front of the Bendix Trophy. R to L: Capt. Robert G. Sowers, Capt. Robert McDonald, Capt. John T. Walton, with Gen. Thomas Power, Commander In Chief of the Strategic Air Command.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy Winners

The press photographs of the Bendix Trophy Winners as they shake hands with a four star general. From L to R: Capt. Robert Gray Sowers, Capt. Robert MacDonald, Capt. John T. Walton and Gen. Thomas Power, Commander In Chief of the Strategic Air Command
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History