Q59 Photo

Fremont airport is at the bottom of picture and Moffett Federal airport (NUQ) is above it seen in the distance. View is to the west.Picture is from 1986 soon after closure.Years of following the levees(at safe alt) sure helped flying coordination.
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Airport Q59
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S B J Contact
Shot Date 1988-08-06
Upload Date 2015-05-23
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Date Taken 2015-05-23 08:23:53
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Q59, Fremont,Ca closed in 1986.Most pilots who flew out of Fremont and there were many, will find this picture a familiar sight. It is on the 45 entry to runway 31 and over the landfill. Over the dumps, was an often heard unicom call.View is to the east., photo by S B J
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Q59, Fremont airport ,Calif. Picture is two years after closure.For such an active airport it was remarkable safe. There was several accidents,but only one was a fatal (8-8-75) and was due to a mechanical issue.Fremont had a lot of good pilots and instructors., photo by S B J
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Q59, Fremont airport,Calif. soon after its 1986 closure.Due to the short closure notice and removal of planes and hangars,there were some angry owners. An X on a runway, I have seen to many in my time. View is east., photo by S B J
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Q59, Fremont airport,Calif. Old runway 31L,31R was a nice dirt runway.This was also the starting point for many (15 years worth) of my flying adventures! They sure were good years to be in general aviation.Would not trade them for anything!, photo by S B J
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Q59, Fremont airport,Calif during one of its many floods and Carl seen in front of his yellow Stinson doing everything he could (raised plane etc) to protect his pride & joy.Few owners I knew cared more for their planes then Carl did.View is NE., photo by S B J
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