Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures - 54 Matching Results
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- [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.
- B-58 #61 Bendix Trophy Winner
- Four men stand beside the Convair airplane B-58 #61 that won the Bendix Trophy on March 5, 1962 for record flights from New York to Los Angeles.
- B-58 #61 Bendix Trophy Winner
- Four men look at the letters emblazoned on the side of the Convair B-58 #61 that won the Bendix Trophy on March 5, 1962 for record flights from New York to Los Angeles. They display the information about the record time recorded on the flights from New York to Los Angeles.
- B-58 Assembly Line
- Overhead view of long warehouse containing the Convair B-58 airplane assembly line.
- B-58 Hustle Up Rework Assembly Line
- Line of Convair B-58 airplanes in the Hustle Up rework assembly line.
- B-58 in a run station
- Convair airplane B-58 #8 in a run station.
- B-58 No. 8 in Run Station
- Convair airplane B-58 #8 sits in a run station.
- [B-58 Vulcan Gun]
- Vulcan Gun of a Convair B-58 airplane.
- B-36B #30 in Flight
- Right side view of a Convair B-36B #30 airplane in flight.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bendix Trophy Winners
- The Bendix Trophy Winners disembark from an American Airlines plane.
- 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.
- 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
- Bendix Trophy Winners
- The press and spectators view the Bendix Trophy Winners as they greet a senior officer upon their arrive in Los Angeles, California after their trophy flight. L to R: Robert G. Sowers, Robert MacDonald, John T. Walton, and Gen. Thomas Power, Commander In Chief of the Strategic Air Command, on podium.
- The Bleriot Trophy
- Three men and a pilot stand next to a plane about to enter the "Hustle Up" Program.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Colonel William R. Payne with Harmon Trophy Replica
- Colonel William R. Payne holds a replica of the Harmon Trophy.
- Convair F-106B Delta Dart and Crowds at Open House
- Crowds view a Convair F-106B Delta Dart airplane on display at an Open House. This model was built at Convair's San Diego facility.
- [Corn Flakes Test]
- Two air force personnel perform a Corn Flakes test on a table in front of a turbine.
- 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.
- 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.
- [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.]
- [Dancers in "Gypsy" at Casa Manana]
- Dancers Garland Strong, Betty Lynn Buckley and Evelyn Brooks dress in "Gypsy" at Casa Manana.
- 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.
- [Ernie Lain Shooting Pictures]
- Ernie Lain photographs an advertisement.
- G.C. Tate, Dick Johnson and O.D. Lively
- Crewmen G.C. Tate, Dick Johnson and O.D Lively stand together under a plane.
- [Gatling Gun on B-58]
- J.W. McGaughy displays a gatling gun on a Convair B-58 airplane.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hand Tools in Use in F-111 Assembly Plant
- An employer does mock-up work using hand tools in F-111 Assembly Plant
- Hand Tools in Use in F-111 Assembly Plant
- An employer does mock-up work using a clamping device in F-111 Assembly Plant
- Hand Tools in Use in F-111 Assembly Plant
- An employer does mock-up work sanding metal in an F-111 Assembly Plant.
- Jimmy Stewart After a Flight in TB-58
- Actor Jimmy Stewart greets an officer after his flight in a TB-58.
- Mackay Trophy Presentation at Carswell AFB
- The press photographs three officers standing before the Mackay Trophy at its presentation at Carswell Air Force Base.
- 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.
- Marshall Hine's Family
- Marshall Hine's wife and children siting together watching television.
- NBC Foreign Correspondents and J.E. Harwell
- NBC Foreign correspondents and J.E Harwell stand on a ladder platform next to a Convair F-111. J.E. Harwell briefed the correspondents on the F-111 on the day of the plane's roll-out.
- NBC Foreign Correspondents and J.E. Harwell
- NBC Foreign correspondents and J.E Harwell stand on a ladder platform next to a Convair F-111. J.E. Harwell briefed the correspondents on the F-111 on the day of the plane's roll-out.
- Niki Wall autographing the cast of a monkey named Joey
- Niki Wall autographs the cast of a monkey named Joey while he's lying on a table.
- Officers With the Harmon Trophy
- Richard Nixon and another stand with the recipient of the Harmon Trophy, F.L. Fulton.
- 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.
- RB-57F, Four-engine Jet
- Photograph of an RB-57F in flight in August 1965. This aircraft is a four engine jet; it is a atmospheric reconnaissance aircraft.
- 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.
- Three Officers After the Mackay Trophy Presentation
- Three officers and a man in a suit stand in front of the Bendix Trophy Winner, B-58 #61, after the Mackay Trophy Presentation at Carswell Air Force Base.
- Traffic at 3:45 PM
- Traffic flows beside an airfield at 3:45 P.M.
- Two B-58's in Run Stations at Night
- Two Convair B-58 airplanes sit in their run stations at night.