Category Archives: The Year Was 1947

Fort Worth newspaper ads and articles from 1947

“Just . . . Earning Shoes for the Baby”: The XB-36 “Went Insane”

Posted on March 26, 2020 by hometown

It was pure Hollywood, the stuff of Jimmy Stewart, Van Johnson, Robert Mitchum: Fearless, nonchalant test pilot lands crippled bomber as if it’s just another day at the office. In 1947 Fort Worth’s bomber plant—Convair—was under Army contract to build … Continue reading →

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