A flying Skywarrior in 2004, what an amazing sight. Van Nuys is the only place on earth where you can regularly experience this. RAYCO 74 is caught on short final for Rwy 34L, carrying dual registration (146454) as it is operated by Raytheon Co. on behalf of the U.S.Navy. Please note also the modified nose on this aircraft, compared to sistership N875RS.

Delivered to SAS in October 1974 as LN-RKA. To Swissair in September 1989 as HB-IHP. To Northwest in January 1991. Stored at Marana in January 2005, broken up there in 2007.

Delivered to KLM in May 1996. To North American Airlines in March 2006 as N765NA. To Nordwind Airlines in June 2011 as VQ-BMQ. Stored at Tarbes between December 2015 - October 2017. To Atlas Air in June 2016 as N538GT. Stored at Taipei in October 2017 (likely for cargo conversion). Reregistered N1427A in December 2017. Operating for Amazon Prime Air from April 2018.

Delivered to Royal Air Maroc in June 1999. Leased to Air Senegal between September 2008 - April 2009.

Delivered to Cathay Pacific in February 1998. Withdrawn from use on February 27, 2017. Stored at Tarbes (LFBT) on March 17, 2017. Registered to AerFin in June 2017 as 2-BXHG. Registered to European Aviatin in February 2019. Broken up at Tarbes in 2019.

Delivered to Aeroflot in July 2004. Withdrawn from use in February 2016. To SmartLynx in May 2016 as YL-LCT. Leased to Alba Star between June - October 2016. Leased to Thomas Cook between April - November 2018. Leased to SunExpress Germany between May - October 2019. Stored at Monastir between November 2019 - September 2020. Stored at St. Athan between September 2020 - July 2021. Leased to TUI Netherlands between July - November 2021. In the background you can see the 2 long term residents at the time.

Delivered to Malaysia Airlines in May 1993. To the lessor (Aircastle) in October 2007 as N740WA. To World Airways in March 2008. Withdrawn from use in November 2013 and stored at Rome (KRME). To Air Atlanta Icelandic in March 2014 as TF-AMM. Leased to Saudi Arabian between March 2014 - March 2018. Leased to Astral Aviation from July 2018.

ex N6692D, N101CP. Became (LN-ASZ), N469JB, (N13MX), VH-ODI, VH-PIY

ex F-WWEH, EC-873, EC-FIV, F-WQNB. Became EI-REH. Still in basic Binter Canarias colours

This more than elegant Gulf V is pictured in front of the San Gabriel Mountains on a very clear day. Powered by BMW Rolls BR 700 engines.

In primer before painting at Toulouse

Nah, Go Astros!