VAN NUYS METROPOLITAN AP, CA
ACCIDENT LISTING

USAAF/USAF AIRCRAFT 1918-1955

This list represents aircraft accidents involving aircraft assigned to this station or the vicinity before a permanent airport was built. We have worked to index as many as possible, but there are still many more that are missing, incomplete or erroneous. We will continue to add additional records as time permits. This page contains both minor and major aircraft accidents that occured both on and off of flying fields.

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DATE	PILOT	AC	SN	LOCATION
421107	BOLTON, WILLARD L	P-38G	42-12837	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
421109	FORD, CLAUD E	P-38F	41-7503	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
421119	JENNINGS, RICHARD E	P-38F	41-2347	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
421120	SHARP, DANIEL F	P-38G	42-12838	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
421130	SMITH, RONALD R	P-38F	41-2353	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
421207	EICHMAN, FREDERICK E	P-38F	41-7506	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430115	HAGENY, MARK C	P-38F	41-2338	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430124	WALKER, WILLIAM R	P-38G	43-2310	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430217	HOKE, WALTER L	P-38G	42-12840	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430304	SCOTT, RICHARD M	P-38G	43-2243	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430310	HARRELL, JOHN W	P-38	43-2233	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430319	GALLOWAY, THOMAS T	P-38G	43-2316	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430319	STIVERS, HOWARD B	P-38G	43-2310	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430421	LION, JOHN R	P-38G	43-2311	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430508	SINGER, WARREN L	P-38G	42-13387	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430604	FOLGATE, ELDON C	P-38G	42-13533	SAN BARBARA MCAS, CA
430618	SULLIVAN, EUGENE B	P-38G	42-13379	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430623	MEDNICK, HARVEY	P-38H	42-66612	LONG BEACH AAF, CA
430706	SMITH, WILSON S	P-38G	42-13336	LONG BEACH AAF, CA
430708	BERUBE, THOMAS J	P-38	42-13507	VENTURA CO AP, CA
430709	ZIMMERMAN, ROBERT G	P-38	42-13382	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430716	STANDRIDGE, HOWARD C	P-38	42-13554	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430719	HEDENBERG, JOHN W JR	P-38H	42-66810	NORTH RIDGE, CA
430723	HAMILTON, JOSEPH L JR	P-38H	42-66617	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430727	WARWICK, HENRY K	P-38	42-66756	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430801	TRANTHAM, FRANK M SR	P-38H	42-77855	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430808	ARCHER, NEAL J	P-38H	42-66704	VAN NUYS METRO AP 10 MI N, CA
430808	CLARK, ALVIN F	P-38H	42-66652	VAN NUYS METRO AP 10 MI N, CA
430905	CEULEERS, GEORGE F	P-38H	42-66933	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430906	CHUBIN, PETER	P-38H	42-66701	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430918	LITTEN, EARL E	P-38H	42-66649	MUROC AAF, CA
430919	BUSHENLL, THEODORE	P-38	42-66941	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430919	WARNER, C B	P-38	42-13392	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
430923	WEGHER, ADOLPH J	P-38G	42-13488	LONG BEACH AAF, CA
430929	TAYLOR, ELMER A	P-38G	42-13556	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
431009	CURTIS, PAUL H	P-38H	42-66652	VAN NUYS METRO AP 10 MI N, CA
431009	KEMP, ARTHUR R	P-38H	42-66611	VAN NUYS METRO AP 10 MI N, CA
431018	LOFT, ROBERT G	P-38F	41-7489	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
431126	GREEN, ROBERT D	UC-81	42-53011	GRAND CENTRAL AT, CA
431202	CUMBIE, LYNWOOD W	P-38F	43-2045	MURON STRIP, CA
431208	WITNEY, IVOR	A-25A	42-79872	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
431221	BYERS, WILLIAM E	P-38G	43-2246	WAR EAGLE FIELD, CA
431224	MORAND, RALPH V	P-38G	42-3374	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
431224	HART, GERALD A	P-38G	43-2322	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440118	LARSEN, JOHN J JR	P-38G	42-1333	DUME POINT 5 MI W, CA
440124	SCIDMORE, KENNETH B	P-38G	42-13345	LONG BEACH AAF, CA
440213	CROW, JOHN H	P-38G	42-13350	MUROC AAF, CA
440305	MULVANY, GEROLD M	P-38G	42-13484	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440308	CREW, JOHN H	P-38G	42-12794	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440315	FLEMING, JOHN F	P-38E	41-2093	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA
440315	KOCOUR, HERMAN J	P-38E	41-2261	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA
440322	CROW, JOHN H	P-38F	43-2061	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440326	DERR, WARNER P	P-38G	42-13392	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440331	PARKER, ALFRED	P-38F	42-13342	FILLMORE 7 MI N, CA
440407	KELLER, JAMES R	P-38G	42-13557	PT DUME 20 MI W, CA
440407	POTTER, CLYDE E	P-38G	42-13264	PT DUME 20 MI W, CA
440429	HUME, JACK F	P-38G	42-13357	MUROC AAF 14 MI W, CA
440504		P-38G	42-13464	CALIFORNIA
440517	FISHER, HUGH S	P-38F	41-7534	MUROC RANGE, CA
440610	MILTON, WILLIAM	P-38J	43-28900	MONROVIA 5 MI NNE, CA
440613	CURRY, BURNICE W, JR	P-38G	42-13483	VAN NUYS METRO AP 5 MI N, CA
440619	BEGLEY, EDWARD C	P-38J	43-28893	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440620	GROVER, ARNOLD L	P-38G	42-13341	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440620	RISSBERGER, JOHN D	P-38G	42-13351	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND 6 MI N, CA
440627	PULLMAN, HAROLD W	P-38G	42-13521	MUROC AAF 28 MI W, CA
440627	WILLIAMS, JACK E	P-38J	43-28282	MUROC AAF 28 MI W, CA
440630	EBERLE, LEROY WILBUR	P-38J	44-23208	ESTRELLA AAF, CA
440706	BARR, RICHARD E	P-38J	43-28888	CALIFORNIA
440707	BENTLEY, ELLIS L JR	P-38G	42-13492	CALIFORNIA
440708	MAHONEY, EDWARD F	P-38H	42-66699	CALIFORNIA
440715	EVANS, HARRY R	P-38J	43-28905	CALIFORNIA
440718	WALMER, HARRY E	P-38J	43-28903	CALIFORNIA
440731	FRANKLIN, GORDON E	P-38J	44-23452	CALIFORNIA
440803	KOHLMAN, WARREN C, JR	P-38J	44-23463	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440807	HUMPHREYS, HERMAN G	P-38G	42-13010	VAN NUYS METRO AP 10 MI SE, CA
440818	MCCORMICK, DANIEL F	P-38G	43-2540	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440819	NELSON, ERNEST F	BT-13B	42-90385	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440819		BT-13B	42-90636	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440819	CALDWELL, CHARTER L	P-38L	44-23812	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
440822	RAWLINGS, CLIFFORD	P-38L	44-23811	VENTURA RIVER 1 MI S, CA
440822	PRESS, COSMOS,	P-38L	44-23815	VENTURA RIVER 1 MI S, CA
440823	BRUTTOMESSO, VINCENT J	P-38L	44-23813	DUME POINT 5 MI W, CA
440827	CALDWELL, CHARTER L	P-38F	43-2055	VAN NUYS METRO AP 3 MI N, CA
440827	CAESAR, JACK R	P-38J	43-28901	VAN NUYS METRO AP 3 MI N, CA
440921	HETHERINGTON, CHARLES W	P-38J	44-23206	CALIFORNIA
440922	BROWN, GEORGE I	P-38F	42-12597	CALIFORNIA
440925	PYLE, WILLIAM S	P-38J	44-23208	CALIFORNIA
440926	BRIANT, GEORGE H	B-17F	42-2977	NEBRASKA
440926	BRIANT, GEORGE H	A-29	41-3955	NEBRASKA
440926	BRIANT, GEORGE H	B-17E	41-9131	NEBRASKA
440929	WERTZBAUGHER, LORENZO	P-38H	42-66938	CALIFORNIA
441004	DALRYMPLE, FOREST H	P-38H	42-66947	CALIFORNIA
441007	TILLAPAUGH, CLAYTON E	A-25A	42-80176	CALIFORNIA
441008	HART, WILLIAM A	P-38H	42-66771	CALIFORNIA
441028	BORTNER, ROBERT W	P-38J	44-23207	CALIFORNIA
450117	SLESKE, ROBERT J	P-38L	42-103986	LANCASTER 12 MI NW, CA
450119	DUBOIS, VERNON T	P-38L	44-23814	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450125	FEASTER, EMIL B	P-38L	44-25987	CALIFORNIA
450213	MAXWELL, ROBERT B	P-38L	44-23813	CALIFORNIA
450219	COOK, ROBERT E	P-38J	42-104062	CALIFORNIA
450219	MORRISON, STANLEY V	P-38J	44-23561	CALIFORNIA
450222	FROST, KENNETH R	P-38J	44-23464	CALIFORNIA
450224	MAYER, HARRY J	P-38J	44-23446	CALIFORNIA
450226	THORSSELL, TOM	P-38J	44-23223	CALIFORNIA
450307	BRYAN, JIMMY B	P-38L	44-25212	CALIFORNIA
450310	MARTS, DOUGLAS J	P-38L	44-25288	CALIFORNIA
450326	FREDERICK, OTHO C	P-38L	44-25284	CALIFORNIA
450327	NANCE, DARELL E	P-38L	44-24328	CALIFORNIA
450412	MAYER, HARRY J JR	P-38L	43-50237	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450413	CORMACK, LAAWRENCE A	P-38L	44-24365	MOJAVE MCAS 28 MI NE, CA
450419	CORMACK, LAWRENCE A	P-38L	44-25300	PALMDALE AAF 8 MI SW, CA
450519	PALMER, ROYAL E	P-61B	43-8272	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450529	FIEDLER, KERN A	P-61B	43-8271	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450529	PEMBERTON, JACK A	P-38L	44-25289	LUKE FIELD, AZ
450531	MILLER, PAUL S	AT-11	42-37227	MONTEBELLO 2 MI SW, CA
450602	MULFORD, JOHN E	P-61B	43-8265	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450606	BRIGGS, JOSEPHUS A	P-61B	42-39671	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450616	PARKED	P-38L	43-50238	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450616	HYDE, MARSHALL E	P-38L	44-25494	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450711	BLUE, WAYNE L	AT-11	42-37226	MERCED AAF, CA
450717	FISHER, STANLEY F	P-61B	43-8316	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450726	FIEDLER, KERN A	P-61B	43-8265	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450729	FOWLER, WARD R	B-26C	41-35318	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450730	SPENCER, WILLARD E	P-61B	43-8315	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450803	SPENCER, WILLARD E	P-61B	42-39668	DUME POINT, CA
450803	HOLBERG, ROBERT E	B-25H	43-4504	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450804	WOODFORD, GEORGE L	P-61B	43-8312	DUME POINT, CA
450805	RAMIREZ, NORBERT D	P-61B	43-8319	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
450821	KING, JOHN H	P-61B	42-39727	SODA LAKE RANGE, CA
450920	MEYER, ROBERT J	P-38L	44-25494	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
451130	BARNETT, CHARLES P	YP-80	44-85115	MUROC AAF, CA
470412	UNDERWOOD, WILLIAM J	P-51D	44-84965	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
470525	MJORUD, RUDOLPH L	P-51D	45-11545	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
470811	MATTHESS, BILLIE	A-26B	41-39592	VAN NUYS METRO AP 5 MI NW, CA
480627	VAN DE LINDER, WILLIAME	B-26B	44-34101	MARCH FIELD, CA
480627	MATHEWS, RAYMOND L	P-51D	45-11618	MARCH FIELD, CA
490817	BROWN, JACK D	F-51D	45-11424	SAN BERNARDINO AAF 30 MI SW, CA
490921	HARDWICK, WILLIAM H	F-51D	44-73080	SUNLAND 6 MI NE, CA
500225	SALMON, HERMAN R	F-94A	48-356	VAN NUYS METRO AP, CA
500318	LOOMIS, RICHARD E	C-47A	42-100997	LOCKHEED AT, CA
500528	GIBSON, JACK A	F-51D	45-11596	STANDIFORD FIELD, KY
500829	MARGWARTH, JOHN A	YF-94A	48-356	EDWARDS AFB, CA
501220	REID, JAMES F	F-51D	45-11527	VAN NUYS METRO AP 6 MI S, CA
511031	DREW, ROBERT E	F-51D	45-11396	INDIAN SPRINGS 15 MI SE, NV
511207	WEBB, GLENN M	F-51D	45-11612	WIDERADO 40 MI SE, TX
530629	SHIRLEY, JOSEPH R	T-6G	52-8209	MALIBU BEACH 3 MI N, CA
540519	DIAL, THOMAS J	T-33A	52-9738	PALMDALE AAF, CA
550429	SANDERS, RAYMOND W	T-33A	52-2546	CLINES CORNERS 12 MI E, NM
551209		F-86A	48-154	CALIFORNIA