by Captain » Thu May 31, 2012 11:32 am
Shields used to go all the way throught to Clovis Ave. At the end of the airport runway, intersecting with Shields Ave, was a short barrier. In the mid '50 a fully armed F-86 was taking off utilizing this runway. It clipped the barrier did a wingover and crashed into a house killing the pilot. The airport authority decided the runway was to short so they closed Shields ave, diverted traffic to Dakota and created the bank curve to get back onto Shields.
Shields used to go all the way throught to Clovis Ave. At the end of the airport runway, intersecting with Shields Ave, was a short barrier. In the mid '50 a fully armed F-86 was taking off utilizing this runway. It clipped the barrier did a wingover and crashed into a house killing the pilot. The airport authority decided the runway was to short so they closed Shields ave, diverted traffic to Dakota and created the bank curve to get back onto Shields.