Vintage Photos of Van Nuys Airport


North American B-25 Bomber...most of these photos of Van Nuys Airport are around twenty to thirty years old. Also shown below




Douglass DC-3 with turbine engines and an extra engine on the nose....I wonder if it could cruise with just the center engine?.....not sure how many of these were built,but the only one I have personally ever seen also shown below




Gulfstream Hustler Aircraft. A later design had an additional jet in tail


Westland Lysander,the only one in flyable condition when this photo was taken


P-47 Thunderbolt - I believe these colors were water based paint applied for a movie also shown below after overhaul and new paint




Omni Aircraft Racing team - #77 Rare Bear,#64 purple P-51 Mustang,and #11 Miss America also a Mustang....and an A-26 in the background.



Rare Bear,a highly modified Grumman Bearcat,I believe still hold the worlds speed record for piston powered aircraft at over 500 miles per hour...the engine is off for overhaul

Miss America P-51 Mustang



Bob Hoovers famous Rockwell International Mustang


Douglas A-26 Invader "Whistler's Mother" also shown below






North American 0-47 Observation Aircraft detail of lower deck below