UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 10-Q

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           _X_ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998

                                       OR

          ___ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                    For the transition period from ___ to ___

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                          Commission File No. 33-21977

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                         POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND V,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                        State of Organization: California
                   IRS Employer Identification No. 94-3068259
                201 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06927
                           Telephone - (203) 357-3776



Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  registrant:  (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 during the  preceding  12 months,  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.



                           Yes _X_             No ___




                       This document consists of 11 pages.




                         POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND V,
                        A California Limited Partnership

            FORM 10-Q - For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 1998




                                      INDEX



Part I.       Financial Information                                         Page

         Item 1.      Financial Statements

              a)  Balance Sheets - June 30, 1998 and
                  December 31, 1997...........................................3

              b)  Statements of Operations - Three and Six Months
                  Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997................................4

              c)  Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital
                  (Deficit) -Year Ended December 31, 1997
                  and Six Months Ended June 30, 1998..........................5

              d)  Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months
                  Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997................................6

              e)  Notes to Financial Statements...............................7

         Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                      Financial Condition and Results of Operations...........8



Part II.      Other Information

         Item 1.      Legal Proceedings.......................................9

         Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K........................9

         Signature    .......................................................10


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                          Part I. Financial Information
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Item 1.  Financial Statements

                         POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND V,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                      June 30,      December 31,
                                                        1998            1997
                                                        ----            ----
ASSETS:

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                          $  1,821,319    $ 53,802,187

RECEIVABLES                                               1,363           2,012
                                                   ------------    ------------

                                                   $  1,822,682    $ 53,804,199
                                                   ============    ============


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):

PAYABLE TO AFFILIATES                              $    181,957    $    103,569

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED
LIABILITIES                                              69,001          53,436
                                                   ------------    ------------

         Total Liabilities                              250,958         157,005
                                                   ------------    ------------


PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):
  General Partner                                    (6,887,685)     (1,674,489)
  Limited Partners, 500,000 units
     issued and outstanding                           8,459,409      55,321,683
                                                   ------------    ------------

         Total Partners' Capital                      1,571,724      53,647,194
                                                   ------------    ------------

                                                   $  1,822,682    $ 53,804,199
                                                   ============    ============

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                         POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND V,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)





                                             Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                                  June 30,               June 30,
                                                  --------               --------

                                             1998        1997        1998        1997
                                             ----        ----        ----        ----
                                                                  

REVENUES:
   Rent from operating leases             $     --    $1,501,456  $     --    $3,911,355
   Interest                                   25,212     866,366     372,017   2,448,108
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

           Total Revenues                     25,212   2,367,822     372,017   5,359,463
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

EXPENSES:
   Depreciation and amortization                --     1,318,620        --     2,297,427
   Management fees to general partner           --          --          --       120,495
   Operating                                  41,379      19,249     133,884     133,876
   Administration and other                   81,824     112,379     169,159     185,361
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

           Total Expenses                    123,203   1,450,248     303,043   2,737,159
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

NET INCOME (LOSS)                         $  (97,991) $  917,574  $   68,974  $2,622,304
                                          ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED
   TO THE GENERAL PARTNER                 $     (980) $  384,139  $    1,248  $  651,161
                                          ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED
   TO LIMITED PARTNERS                    $  (97,011) $  533,435  $   67,726  $1,971,143
                                          ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER LIMITED
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                       $    (0.19) $     1.06  $     0.14  $     3.94
                                          ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========



        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                         POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND V,
                        A California Limited Partnership

              STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                           Year Ended December 31, 1997 and
                                            Six Months Ended June 30, 1998
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                                        General       Limited
                                        Partner       Partners         Total
                                        -------       --------         -----

Balance, December 31, 1996           $ (1,505,679)  $ 72,014,095   $ 70,508,416

   Net income                           2,022,302      3,027,587      5,049,889

   Cash distributions to partners      (2,191,112)   (19,719,999)   (21,911,111)
                                     ------------   ------------   ------------

Balance, December 31, 1997             (1,674,489)    55,321,683     53,647,194

   Net income                               1,248         67,726         68,974

   Cash distributions to partners      (5,214,444)   (46,930,000)   (52,144,444)
                                     ------------   ------------   ------------

Balance, June 30, 1998               $ (6,887,685)  $  8,459,409   $  1,571,724
                                     ============   ============   ============

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                         POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND V,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                      Six Months Ended June 30,
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                                                         1998           1997
                                                         ----           ----

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
   Net income                                       $     68,974   $  2,622,304
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
      cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation                                          --        2,297,427
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
         net of effect of sale of aircraft:
         Decrease (increase) in rent and other
           receivables                                       649        (49,756)
         Increase in other assets                           --           (1,472)
         Increase (decrease) in payable to
           affiliates                                     78,388        (99,370)
         Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
           and accrued liabilities                        15,565        (26,419)
         Decrease in security deposits                      --         (225,000)
         Decrease in maintenance reserves                   --         (909,642)
                                                    ------------   ------------

           Net cash provided by operating
              activities                                 163,576      3,608,072
                                                    ------------   ------------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Proceeds from sale of aircraft                           --        5,674,334
   Payments to Purchaser related to sale of
     aircraft                                               --       (2,290,443)
   Principal payments on notes receivable                   --          587,308
   Principal payments on finance sale of
     aircraft                                               --          533,770
                                                    ------------   ------------

           Net cash provided by investing
             activities                                     --        4,504,969
                                                    ------------   ------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Cash distributions to partners                    (52,144,444)    (6,944,444)
                                                    ------------   ------------

           Net cash used in financing activities     (52,144,444)    (6,944,444)
                                                    ------------   ------------

CHANGES IN CASH AND CASH
   EQUIVALENTS                                       (51,980,868)     1,168,597

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
   BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                53,802,187     23,252,136
                                                    ------------   ------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
   END OF PERIOD                                    $  1,821,319   $ 24,420,733
                                                    ============   ============

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                         POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND V,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


1.      Accounting Principles and Policies

In the opinion of management,  the financial statements presented herein include
all  adjustments,  consisting  only of  normal  recurring  items,  necessary  to
summarize fairly Polaris Aircraft Income Fund V's (the Partnership's)  financial
position and results of operations.  The financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with the  instructions  of the Quarterly  Report to the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  (SEC)  Form  10-Q  and  do  not  include  all  of the
information  and note  disclosures  required by  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  (GAAP).  These  statements  should be read in  conjunction  with the
financial  statements  and notes thereto for the years ended  December 31, 1997,
1996,  and 1995 included in the  Partnership's  1997 Annual Report to the SEC on
Form 10-K.


2.      Related Parties

Under the Limited Partnership  Agreement,  the Partnership paid or agreed to pay
the following  amounts for the current quarter to the general  partner,  Polaris
Investment  Management  Corporation,  in connection  with  services  rendered or
payments made on behalf of the Partnership:

                                                   Payments for
                                                Three Months Ended  Payable at
                                                   June 30, 1998   June 30, 1998
                                                   -------------   -------------
Out-of-Pocket Administrative and Selling
     Expense Reimbursement                            $103,648       $177,124

Out-of-Pocket Operating and
     Remarketing Expense Reimbursement                  34,460          4,833
                                                      --------       --------

                                                      $138,108       $181,957
                                                      ========       ========


3.      Partners' Capital

The Partnership  Agreement (the Agreement) stipulates different methods by which
revenue,  income  and  loss  from  operations  and  gain or loss on the  sale of
aircraft are to be allocated  to the general  partner and the limited  partners.
Such  allocations are made using income or loss  calculated  under GAAP for book
purposes, which varies from income or loss calculated for tax purposes.

Cash  available  for  distributions,  including  the  proceeds  from the sale of
aircraft,  is  distributed  10% to the  general  partner  and 90% to the limited
partners.

The different methods of allocating items of income, loss and cash available for
distribution  combined with the calculation of items of income and loss for book
and  tax  purposes  result  in  book  basis  capital   accounts  that  may  vary
significantly  from tax basis capital  accounts.  The ultimate  liquidation  and
distribution  of remaining cash will be based on the tax basis capital  accounts
following liquidation, in accordance with the Agreement.


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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations

As discussed below under "Liquidity and Cash Distributions",  Polaris Investment
Management  Corporation  (PIMC or the  General  Partner),  is in the  process of
winding up the  business of Polaris  Aircraft  Income Fund V (the  Partnership).
During 1997, the  Partnership  sold its remaining  portfolio of 13 used aircraft
out of its original portfolio of 14 aircraft.


Partnership Operations

The Partnership recorded a net loss of $97,991, or $0.19 per limited partnership
unit for the  three  months  ended  June 30,  1998,  compared  to net  income of
$917,574, or $1.06 per limited partnership unit, for the three months ended June
30, 1997. The Partnership  recorded net income of $68,974,  or $0.14 per limited
partnership unit for the six months ended June 30, 1998,  compared to net income
of $2,622,304,  or $3.94 per limited  partnership unit, for the six months ended
June 30, 1997. The  significant  decline in operating  results for the three and
six months  ended June 30, 1998,  compared to the same  periods in 1997,  is due
primarily  to the  sale  of the  Partnership's  remaining  aircraft  in  1997 as
discussed above.

Interest  income  decreased  during the three and six months ended June 30, 1998
compared to the same periods in 1997,  primarily  due to the  repayment of notes
receivable from AIA and Triton in November and December 1997, respectively.


Liquidity and Cash Distributions

Liquidity - As previously discussed, the Partnership sold its remaining aircraft
during 1997. Polaris Investment Management Corporation, the general partner, has
determined that the  Partnership  maintain cash reserves as a prudent measure to
ensure  that  the  Partnership  has  available   sufficient   funds  to  satisfy
anticipated  contingencies  and  expenses  in  connection  with  winding  up its
business.  The Partnership's  cash reserves will be monitored and may be revised
from time to time as further information becomes available in the future.

Cash  Distributions - Cash  distributions  to limited  partners during the three
months  ended June 30, 1997 were  $3,750,000,  or $7.50 per limited  partnership
unit. Cash  distributions  to limited  partners during the six months ended June
30,  1998 and 1997 were  $46,930,000  and  6,250,000,  or $93.86  and $12.50 per
limited partnership unit,  respectively.  The increase,  as compared to 1997, is
due to the  distribution of the proceeds  received from the prepayment of a note
due from Triton Aviation Services V LLC on December 30, 1997. The Partnership is
now in the process of winding up its  business.  With the  exception of reserves
maintained  for  anticipated  expenses and costs of winding up, the  Partnership
distributed all of its available cash during 1997 and the first quarter of 1998.
Consequently,  the timing and amount of future cash  distributions,  if any, are
not yet known and will depend upon whether the Partnership's reserves exceed its
actual  expenses  and  contingencies  in winding up and on the time  required to
complete the winding up process.



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                           Part II. Other Information
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Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

As  discussed  in Item 3 of Part I of  Polaris  Aircraft  Income  Fund  V's (the
Partnership) 1997 Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange  Commission (SEC)
on Form 10-K (Form 10-K) and in Item 1 of Part II of the Partnership's Quarterly
Report to the SEC on Form 10-Q (Form 10-Q) for the period  ended March 31, 1998,
there are a number  of  pending  legal  actions  or  proceedings  involving  the
Partnership. Except as described below, there have been no material developments
with respect to any such  actions or  proceedings  during the period  covered by
this report.

Ron Wallace v. Polaris Investment Management Corporation,  et al. - On April 23,
1998, the Court  consolidated for discovery purposes this action with the action
entitled  "Accelerated"  High  Yield  Income  Fund II,  Ltd.,  L.P.  v.  Polaris
Investment Management Corporation, et. al. On July 9, 1998, the Court denied the
defendants'  demurrer to dismiss the plaintiffs'  second amended  complaint.  On
July 28, 1998, defendants filed an answer to the second amended complaint.

"Accelerated"  High Yield  Income  Fund II,  Ltd.,  L.P. v.  Polaris  Investment
Management Corporation,  et. al. - On April 23, 1998, the Court consolidated for
discovery  purposes this action with the action  entitled Ron Wallace v. Polaris
Investment  Management  Corporation,  et al. On July 28, 1998, the Court granted
defendants'  motion to continue the trial date & extend the  discovery  cut-off;
the Court set a new trial date of November 30, 1998.

Other Proceedings - Item 10 in Part III of the Partnership's  1997 Form 10-K and
Item 1 in Part II of the Partnership's  Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
1998 discuss certain  actions which have been filed against  Polaris  Investment
Management  Corporation  and others in connection  with the sale of interests in
the Partnership and the management of the Partnership.  The Partnership is not a
party to these actions. There have been no material developments with respect to
any of the actions described therein during the period covered by this report.


Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a)     Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

       27. Financial Data Schedule (in electronic format only).

b)     Reports on Form 8-K

       No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the  Registrant  during the  quarter
       for which this report is filed.



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                                    SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the  requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                    POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND V,
                                    A California Limited Partnership
                                    (Registrant)
                                    By:  Polaris Investment
                                         Management Corporation,
                                         General Partner




     August 12, 1998                     By: /S/Marc A. Meiches
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                                             Marc A. Meiches
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                             (principal financial officer and
                                             principal accounting officer of
                                             Polaris Investment Management
                                             Corporation, General Partner of
                                             the Registrant)







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