The Bone Yard near Davis Monthan Air Force Base
The Bone Yard near Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona is not privately owned in fact it belongs to the military. The locations are selected for these boneyards in the deserts are due to the very dry conditions that contribute to a reduction in corrosion on the aircraft.mostly these bonyards exist is to store aircraft that have been retired from service and they can be turned into scrap metal or they can be used for spare parts. mostly the electronics and the engines are removed and can be recycled or stored. some parts are used to fix aircraft that are still in active service.
They can even be reconditioned an put back into service this is a very cheap way to get an aircraft, much better than buying a new one not to mention how many millions of dollar it save the United States every year.
For those of you that have never seen this,it is something to see. The precision in the way they position is impressive. It's difficult to comprehend the size of the 'Bone yard' and the number of aircraft stored there Of course the important thing to remember is that they are all capable of being returned to service if the need ever arises after some maintenance and reconditioning a whole squadron of these plans can see active duty once again.
If you are ever in the Tucson area, the weekly tours of the bone yard are available through the Tucson Air Museum, located just south of Davis Monthan AFB. Both the museum and the bone yard are very popular attractions in the Arizona desert . It is difficult to comprehend the number of military aircraft in dead storage until you see these photographs! Even if you have seen this before, look again. The 3rd largest Air Force in the world is sitting on the ground here. It's the only unit in the U.S. Air Force that actually makes money.
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when someone forwarded these pics to me I thought it was fake…..having seeing it on google earch I believe it is true…
Howdy
That's one awesome place. Nice airplanes.
Seems like an awfull lot of expensive aircraft just
going to waste i.e. oxidising etc under the desert sun.
Why don't they just sell some or all of em off ?
No demand ?
This place is very real! Some aircraft are here for storage ans some for parts and scrapping. Not many will ever see service again. My uncle drove me by here to look at the B-17 & B-29's that were being scrapped back in the early 1960's. There were hundreds of WW2 aircraft destined to be cut up back then.
sell them? to whom? north korea? libya? cuba? are u serious
can anyone purchase one of these aircraft ? also do you think having a fighter jet in your front yard would be a good deturent for crime ?
hey i think that the plane bone yard is really large and well fitted for all the planes that are placed there for storage and parts. thats alot of planes
I would like to buy a 747 200 or a B27/29.How do I go about this.Would like to hear from someone Thank you
What a wonderful place this is I would give my left arm to go there.These beautiful aircraft just sitting there waiting for some TLC.I would love to work there.
buying a 747-200 ? complete or just a empty air frame? Doug scroggins is the guy to contact… just google his name you will fing his website. scroggins aviation. he can get you a 747-200 .
I love planes.the time i spent in them is the best time of my life.I love to work in these planes
Will be going to Tucson in Otober and hope we can take a tour and see this phenomena.
If your serious……………..
go directly to the source right where you see them
good enough
This is not even 25% of all the planes that sit there.
I live in Ireland but would fly the atlantic and across d states to see this place with so much beautiful aircraft lying there.
i wish our airforce could have a large dumpsite of aircraft like that because our aircrafts are trash
What a colossal waste of taxpayer's money!
US AIR FORCE BASE IS NOTHING IN FRONT OF INDIA IN A FLICK OF A SECOND INDIANS CAN SCREW US ASS
what are some of the oldest aircraft there? The last time I was there they still had B-29's.
A LONG TIME AGO!
Man i would love to buy myself a B-52H. Probable wont though. But to my question, Can you purchase any aircraft from here?