S B J's Photo Gallery

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Aircraft and airport photos are sorted separately. Airport photos always shown after aircraft photos.

N2593E @ Q59 - 93E at the old Fremont airport on the dirt runway (like the big airports Fremont had two runways and it was nice) in the late afternoon sun. - by S B J
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@ Q59
N18602 - Not sure which Clipper this engine is on,but it is my dad at Treasure Island (SF Bay) when he worked for Pan Am as a mechanic.Pic was when a well known magazine doing an article on Pan Am, asked my dad to pose for it. - by S B J
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N9036E @ EDU - 36E loaded up and ready to travel. - by S B J
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@ EDU
N9078E - 78E & Champ 93E doing 360s (8K feet level) to gain altitude needed to get over the Sierras. Aeroncas are very good planes, but with 65hp, they are not eager climbers. There was not any lift from Mother Nature so the Aeroncas had to do it on their own. - by S B J
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N84667 - Sad end for a good plane. - by S B J
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N5248Z - 48Z in the central valley of Calif. near Tracy. - by S B J
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N2593E @ Q59 - 93E in the setting sun at the Fremont airport . Mission Peak is above 93E .It is well known to glider pilots of the 1960-92 era.Seldom flew by without seeing 2-3 gliders circling and working ridge lift.In strong winds,could easily soar in a TCraft. - by S B J
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485LM - Fisher 101 was not yet flying as of mid 2014, but flying status may have changed. - by S B J
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N757KV @ Q59 - 7KV at the Fremont airport in Calif. around 1983 when the airport was a little wet. It is the red & white 152.It was exported to Mexico in 2005.That large hill you see is a landfill (garbage) facility.It was a Fremont airport landmark. - by S B J
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@ Q59
N30472 @ Q59 - One of the many floods at the Fremont airport in Calif. Water receded quickly and was not SF Bay water. 472 was a rental which I flew for an hour or two. That small building was the flight school.Many great flights were made inside it both real & imagined - by S B J
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@ Q59
N9078E - 78E with 69B flying south on the way back to Tracy,Ca after another great flight. Photo plane was Cessna 180 (a superb platform) N2935C. - by S B J
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N9069B - 69B near Gustine,Ca on the way to Los Banos,Ca on this beautiful day. - by S B J
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