Aerial view of plane flying over Topanga Beach, 1943, 1/2

Title

Aerial view of plane flying over Topanga Beach, 1943, 1/2

Description

Aerial view shows an XB-19 bomber flying over Las Tunas Beach, Topanga Beach, Old Malibu Road, and Topanga Lane. At the time this postcard was mailed, 1943, the bomber was the third largest airplane in the world.

Date

Postcard mailed in July 1943

Source

Goleta Air & Space Museum

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Publisher

Grover Photo Company (Danville, Illinois)
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Citation

“Aerial view of plane flying over Topanga Beach, 1943, 1/2,” Topanga Historical Society Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/1857.