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ID Airport; Western DC-10

WALmsp From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 59 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1299 times:

I need help identifying an airport in a sequence of family photos taken from a WA DC-10 (enlarge the thumbnails for a better view). Apologies for the picture quality...

In memory of my Dad, Robert "Bob" Fenrich, WAL 1964-1979, MSP ONT LAX

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n471wn From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 966 posts, RR: 1
Reply 1, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1075 times:

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It looks to me like Ontario, CA.

26point2 From United States of America, joined Mar 2010, 490 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1065 times:

Just a WAG but looks like KSCK, Stockton, CA. Today's terminal still looks very much like the one in your pic. Not sure about the history of Western service to SCK though.

Pretty sure it's not Ontario

[Edited 2012-01-27 13:11:58]

BeechToBus From United States of America, joined Nov 2011, 49 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1038 times:

I was thinking stockton too, but didn't wasn't sure why a WA D10 would be there.

n471wn From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 966 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 943 times:

[quote=26point2,reply=3]Pretty sure it's not Ontario

I said Ontario as Western used that airport for training----in fact lost a Boeing 720 there in a training accident...

timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6228 posts, RR: 8
Reply 5, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 921 times:

Surely ONT didn't have all that open space around it in DC-10 days?

Think all the pics were taken on the same takeoff?

n471wn From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 966 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 896 times:

I looked at the picture again and you all are right----it is clearly Stockton---Western may have used this airport for pilot training as well-----but no debate it is Stockton.

fx1816 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1356 posts, RR: 5
Reply 7, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 896 times:

Quoting n471wn (Reply 5):
[quote=26point2,reply=3]Pretty sure it's not Ontario

I said Ontario as Western used that airport for training----in fact lost a Boeing 720 there in a training accident...

That is defintely not ONT. Yes WA did conduct training flights there and they did operate out of there. However if it were ONT MT. Baldy would be behind the tower in the first shot and there clearly are no mountains. Also ONT doesn't have that much green and even back then they didn't either.

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clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9319 posts, RR: 76
Reply 8, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 887 times:

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The middle shot looks like the current FedEx building at ONT.

The top shot looks like there are some CH-46's in the background, which does not look like ONT to me.

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WALmsp From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 59 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 888 times:

Quoting timz (Reply 6):
Surely ONT; my father worked there -- at the time of the 720 crash, in fact. WA may have served SCK, but never with a DC-10.

I was unaware that they trained in SCK.

[Edited 2012-01-27 13:43:25]

In memory of my Dad, Robert "Bob" Fenrich, WAL 1964-1979, MSP ONT LAX

WALmsp From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 59 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 845 times:

I pulled up SCK on Bing Maps: looks like we have a winner!

Many thanks and happy contrails!

In memory of my Dad, Robert "Bob" Fenrich, WAL 1964-1979, MSP ONT LAX

timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6228 posts, RR: 8
Reply 11, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 845 times:

So looks like in the first pic the "L" in the foreground is the threshold of rwy 29L. Still can't figure where the last pic is.

WALmsp From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 59 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 820 times:

Quoting timz (Reply 12):

So looks like in the first pic the "L" in the foreground is the threshold of rwy 29L. Still can't figure where the last pic is.

I'm assuming it's the area NW of the airport under the departure pattern.

My father got to ride the delivery flight. Apparently he tagged along on a training flight as well.

In memory of my Dad, Robert "Bob" Fenrich, WAL 1964-1979, MSP ONT LAX

tb727 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1140 posts, RR: 4
Reply 13, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 774 times:

Quoting clickhappy (Reply 9):

The middle shot looks like the current FedEx building at ONT.

Nope, no railroad tracks.

Start sequence, 3,2,1, make it so...

seb146 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 8608 posts, RR: 19
Reply 14, posted (3 months 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 686 times:

Took me like five minutes

http://www.airliners.net/photo//0658...d=8d58e2672f458065fd71a0a53f76a831

Stockton CA

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DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1590 posts, RR: 11
Reply 15, posted (3 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 564 times:

Was that airplane brand new at the time? That is one clean wing/nacelle.........

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