Convair Explosion

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20033823

Description

An explosive charge was planted at the foot of a telephone pole that severed 19 of the 21 circuits serving the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair) plant. There have been several more incidents over the last few days involving Convair. The Texas Rangers are en route to Fort Worth, Texas, to aid investigation of the attacks.

Archival Date

1946-05-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-421

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation; Convair; Dynamite; Explosions; Utility poles; Telephone circuits; Texas Rangers