Convair B-58 HUSTLER flies a simulated atomic bombing mission

Air Force training film of a typical B-58 mission. The aircraft "scrambles" from Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, meets tanker and refuels, flies to its target and releases its pod containing a thermonuclear bomb. It then escapes the blast area at supersonic speed and returns to its base.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• B-58
• B58
• HUSTLER
• Convair
• Fort Worth

[AVhistorybuff]

The VHS tape's sound track was damaged. The audio really didn't add much to the visuals anyway.

[EattherichBuddy]

Sweet. Thanks

[eatmenarf1]

@dekassaw - All truly beautiful aircraft hate the ground. Doesn't mean they can leave it easily. But once they do they can leave it fast!

[RDHalmon]

one of the very few aircraft capable of delivering an atomic bomb and returning the air crew. Most other aircraft, it was a one way mission.

[Warchild1950]

This (to me) the baddest of the bad boys at SAC she was a screamer and was on the front lines of our air defensive strike arm. Only the B-1 Lancer now a days impresses me with her smiler lines. As for the B-52 what can you say about a design that has lasted this long?

[dekassaw]

wow, those old delta wings really hate to get off the ground!

[Emu1gmx]

why no sound?