The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. [1] The B-58 was developed during …

Sep 28, 2017 · The B-58 Hustler had a crew of three - Pilot, Navigator/Bombardier, and Defensive Systems Operator. Each sat in an individual ejection capsule in tandem but separate crew …

The B-58 carried three crewmembers, the Pilot (also known as the Aircraft Commander or "AC"), the Radar Navigator/Bombardier (known as the Navigator or "Nav"), and the Defense Systems …

The USAF ordered 116 Hustlers which were operational with the Strategic Air Command (SAC) between 1960 and 1970. B-58s set 19 world speed and altitude records and won five different …

B-58 FLIGHT CREW ROSTER 305TH BOMB WING BUNKER HILL (GRISSOM) AFB, IN (Plus Carswell Lead-in) REW PILOT NAV DSO SQUADRON DATES S-84 Adams, Charley …

Jan 29, 2022 · The B-58 crew consisted of a pilot, navigator/bombardier and defense systems operator. Convair built 116 B-58s: 30 test and pre-production aircraft and 86 for operational …

The B-58 was a four engine, delta wing bomber, capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound). It carried a crew of three: pilot, navigator/bombardier, and defensive systems …

B-58 flight crew members who gave their lives to keep America safe during the Cold War. Rest in peace. Major Richard Smith, Air Force Pilot, December 16th 1958; Major Willis Edgecomb, Air …

Mar 6, 2016 · At Los Angeles, the flight crew, Captain Robert G. Sowers, Pilot, Captain Robert MacDonald, Navigator, and Captain John T. Walton, were congratulated by General Thomas …

Sadly, the return flight crew, consisting of Maj. Elmer Murphy, Major Eugene Moses and Lt. David Dickerson (the same crew who had won the Bleriot Trophy two weeks earlier) were killed …