View of a crowd of people surrounding a biplane in a field at La Brea and Melrose Avenues. Wheel of a bicycle of motorcycle in left bottom corner. Three children stand in center facing towards viewer. Girl is identified as Mary Jane Frank Dullam.
Aerial view of the Ventura County Airport in Oxnard. Imposed on runways are illustrations of planes landing and taking off with directional arrows. Locations of nearby communities, the Santa Clara River, and the Port Hueneme Navy Base are indicated.…
Outdoor image of a single-engine biplane. Shows a biplane (possibly a Curtiss Jenny) on the ground, with two men in front of its right wing and one man in front of its left wing. A crowd, automobiles, telephone poles, a structure, and mountains are…
Outdoor scene of early biplane. Shows William Bouhaus and his wife in a biplane (possibly a modified Curtiss Jenny) on the ground in a field near downtown Carpinteria. A church, telephone poles, and other structures are visible in the background.…
Bust portrait of Mrs. Leslie T. White in cockpit of biplane. Shows White as a young woman seated in an airplane, turned toward the viewer. She wears an aviator cap and goggles. Written on picture: FROM LESLIE T. WHITE STUDIO OF PHOTOGRAPHY 17 SOUTH…
Bird's eye view of Piper facility at Oxnard Airport. Single-engine airplanes, light helicopters, and automobiles are visible on the flight line. A biplane is visible in a hangar behind the flight line. A control tower, telephone poles, fields, and…
Outdoor scene showing Commander Bob Williams standing in cockpit of target fighter aircraft at Point Mugu. Cmdr. Williams is facing the viewer with his hands rested on the canopy bow of a QF-4 target drone. Taken by the Star-Free Press 1 February…
1928 Ford Tri-motor airplane flying over Oxnard Financial Plaza. Shows a Ford Trimotor in flight, with Oxnard Financial Plaza and Highway 101 visible in the background. Taken by the Star-Free Press 19 August 1988, published 20 August 1988.
Pete Mason leaving a trail of smoke over Santa Paula Airport at airshow. Picture taken from forward fuselage of aircraft, facing backwards. Shows the empennage and cockpit of the aircraft, with Pete Mason's face visible. A smoke trail is visible…
Airplane crash at Abex plant on West 5th St. in Oxnard. Shows firefighters around wreckage of small civilian aircraft on top of a damaged car. The left wing and tail of the aircraft are the only discernible components. An additional car and a…
WWI Jenny airplane at Carlo Basolo's alfalfa patch. Shows a JN-4 Jenny aircraft in a field with a crowd gathered around the left wing and behind the right wing. Shadows of additional people are visible in the foreground.
Bust portrait of Edith Moore Jarrett in front cockpit of WWI Jenny aircraft. She is turned toward the viewer's left, aligned with the aircraft. A pilot's head is visible in the rear seat, bent over.
Ryan PT-22 plane on its back at Basolo Field. Shows a PT-22 aircraft upside-down in field with mangled wings, propeller, and landing gear. Other aircraft and mountains are visible in the background. On note included with picture: "after its…
Ryan PT-22 airplane on its back at Basolo Field. Shows a PT-22 aircraft upside-down in field with mangled wings, propeller, and landing gear. Trees and mountains are visible in the background. On note included with picture: "after its out-of-town…
A.R. Pidduck home after Navy jet crash. Shows a house with a large burnt-out and collapsed portion. A smoldering crater, people, and a truck are visible in the foreground. A field and trees are visible in the background.
Arthur R. Pidduck home on Hueneme Road after Navy jet crash. Shows a house with a large burnt-out and collapsed portion. A smoldering crater, people, and a truck are visible in the foreground. A field and trees are visible in the background.
Tomahawk CMP-2 missile performance demonstration, launched from A-6 Intruder aircraft. Shows a Tomahawk missile with orange test paint in free flight under an A-6 launch aircraft.
Ford Trimotor airplane at Basolo's airstrip. Shows a Ford Trimotor taxiing. A structure is visible in the foreground. Another aircraft is visible in the distant background.
Full portrait of Roy J. Solomon at age 26. He is turned slightly toward the viewer's left and stands in front of a biplane. Structures and power lines are visible in the background. Typed on photograph: "Roy Solomon, grandson of Lucy Escandon, who…
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Wings Over Camarillo is one of the greatest air shows in the state, and we love that it's held here in Ventura County! For many, it's their first time at an air show, and it's truly something you'll never forget.
Three FJ-3 "Furies" staggered on an airfield at the Naval Air Missile Test Center at Point Magu in Ventura County, California. There is a pilot in each plane.
Portrait of Carl A. Brown in his World War II military uniform standing on the cowling of a C-18 aircraft. Brown is leaning to one side with his arm resting on his leg. The front of the airplane including two propellers and the cockpit can be seen.…