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Q59, Fremont airport in Calif. which was closed in 1986, for 2-3 days a year, went from land based planes to seaplanes.This is one such time. My logbook shows two floods in 1983 (one in Feb and March)which is the only time that happened., photo by S B J

Fremont airport in Calif. which was closed in 1986, for 2-3 days a year, went from land based planes to seaplanes.This is one such time. My logbook shows two floods in 1983 (one in Feb and March)which is the only time that happened.

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Airport	Q59
Photographer	S B J Contact More photos by S B J
Shot Date	1983-03-03
Upload Date	2015-06-08
Views	375

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Date Taken	2014-12-31 10:10:26

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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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Q59, Fremont airport in Calif. during a 1983 flood.This was the north end and the deepest water.In this picture is a future purchase of mine,the blue and white C150. The wheels had to be replaced but that was only damage., photo by S B J

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Q59, Fremont airport in Calif. did flood from time to time when Mother Nature was overly generous.South end planes (left) were OK but north end was 3-4 feet deep. Not so good. View is to the SW., photo by S B J

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Q59, From time to time, Fremont airport would go from a land base to a seaplane based airport. Unfortunately for Cub 30472, this was one of those times. The Fremont flight school is seen behind 472. They did not offer any floatplane instruction., photo by S B J

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Q59, If you looked in the Pilots Guide in 1978 for information on Fremont,this is what you would see.I do take issue with lighted runway.Never saw them., photo by S B J

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