Viscount N7458 was delivered to Capital Airlines in December 1956. Capital was merged into United Airline in 1961 and this aircraft was sold in 1969 as the last of the Viscounts were withdrawn. It flew once again with Aerosierra De Durango as XA-COT 1973 -78. Sold to Go Transportation in 1981, it was stored at Tucson, AZ and used for parts until broken up in 1989. The nose section was saved and is displayed at the Wings of History Air Museum in San Martin, CA.

The U.S. Navy stored 138231 on February 11, 1979 and struck it off strength the next day. Victoria Air Maintenance in Sidney, BC refurbished the aircraft in 1993 and it was registered C-FITZ in 1994. Sold in the USA as N28CU that same year, it's had several owners over the years. Repainted in this China Lake color scheme in 2007, the aircraft is pictured awaiting repairs after a wheels up forced landing at Hollister Airport on June 20, 2019.

The first Fairchild Model 45 flew in May 1935. The five seat business aircraft went into production with a more powerful Wright R-760 engine, 16 Model 45As being built.

A 1960 Beech 18S, this aircraft was first registered N9991R. Later registrations over the years were N18C, N18CK and N1800L Wild Blue Yonder Inc bought it in 1999 and re-registered it N181WB in 2001. The aircraft was destined to go to a new owner in Australia registered VH-NWB, but during a pre-delivery test flight, control was lost on take-off February 12, 2012. It came down hard on the left wing at Hollister Airport doing substantial damage. The parted out hulk is pictured at San Martin , CA.

Del 21/12/2004 Test Registration as PT-SIO Former JetAlliance as OE-ISN,Legacy Aviation as M-DSCL

Built in 1966 and always registered N1310X, this Bell 47 is pictured in spayer configuration with Wilbur - Ellis Co.

Pictured in the setting California sun, this Cessna O-2A Skymaster was previously 68-11041 with the US Air Force and N7015P 1990 - 98.

"John Murray's" overhead instrument panel.

"John Murray's" forward instrument panel.

The second VH-TVR (the first completed in TAA colours was not taken up but eventually came to Australia as RAAF A6-435). First flown 19/11/58 as a V.818 model and delivered to Cubana Airlines as CU-T622. Purchased by Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) on 15/3/62 and converted to V.816 standard. WFU on 28/12/69 but briefly returned to service from 1/3/70 to 4/4/70 before retiring with 21213 hours of flight time. TAA donated the aircraft to the Moorabbin Air Museum in June 1970 but due to lack of space it was stored off site for 17 years before returning to Moorabbin for static display (minus tail).

Canberra A84-226 first flew on October 28, 1955, and was delivered to No 82 Wing on April 24, 1956. It was transferred to No 2 Squadron on July 13, 1971. Approved for disposal on November 19, 1971, but on December 8 of that year it was approved as a training aid for use at RAAF Wagga, New South Wales, where it remained until gifted to the Australian National Aviation Museum by RAAF Heritage in February 2016, and in June of that year it was transported to the Australian National Aviation Museum where it has been restored and is on display. (Info Australian National Aviation Museum)

Airshow pilot Sean D. Tucker founded the School of Aerobatic Flight based at Salinas, CA in 1997. After moving to King City in 2001, the school partnered with watchmaker Tutimua and re-named the school Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety in 2006. Along with a Pitts S-2B, an Extra 300L and a T-6, this Aviat Aviation built Pitts S-2C is available for aerobatic and upset training for new pilots to those seeking to go into competition aerobatics.

Wilbur-Ellis was formed in 1921 as a small import-export brokerage trading company. In the 1960s they made acquisitions of companies in the Pacific Northwest, California and Texas specializing in fertilizer and crop protection. In 2010 Soilserv Inc of Salinas, CA, with a substantial fleet of Bell-47 sprayers including this 1970 Bell 47-G5, was another of these companies acquired.