FORT WORTH – Fort Worth city officials have approved a resolution to assist in bring the B-58 Hustler back home. In 1946, Convair began work on the supersonic bomber known as the B-58 Hustler. Over the course of its career, the bomber held 19 world speed records. Thousands of North Texans designed, built, maintained and flew these aircraft, helping create Fort Worth’s reputation of aviation excellence and innovation. The plane is currently at the now-closed Aerospace Museum in Illinois. It is not flyable and never will be. It must be disassembled, transported and reassembled in Fort Worth. Museum officials estimate the total cost at $250,000. The city will work with the museum to transfer and relocate the aircraft, and the museum will reimburse the city for the cost of the relocation and be responsible for maintaining the aircraft once it arrives in Fort Worth. “We knew we had to make an effort to bring this airplane home as a show of community pride and to honor the people of the region who helped win the Cold War,” said Jim Hodgson, executive director of the Fort Worth Aviation Museum. A fundraising campaign begins in May and will hopefully be completed by July.
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