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Identifier
20165415
Description
Major Laurence M. Nickerson, left, who will pilot the last B-36 to roll off the production line at Convair, shakes hands with Gus Green, who was co-pilot of the first experimental model of the bomber on its maiden flight in 1946. Convair Flight Engineer J. D. McEachern, a member of the original crew, shakes hands with Captain Ralph H. Hulse, right, flight engineer of Nickerson's crew. The last plane will leave Fort Worth at 4:05 p. m. Saturday for Spokane. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition August 14, 1954.
Archival Date
1954-08-13
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-3284
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Military air pilots; Events
Names
Nickerson, Laurence, M.; Green, Gus; McEachern, J. D.; Hulse, Ralph H.
Subjects
Military air pilots; Events