Aircraft Graveyard

[happytraveller]

Saw this news item on the BBC, and what a great place it would be to visit if it was possible........4000 aircraft parked there!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8530165.stm

"Spread across the huge 2,600 acre site, equivalent in size to 1,430 football pitches, is a collection of over 4,000 retired aircraft including nearly every plane the US armed forces have flown since World War II."


Apparently, Google Earth has now released high res photos of the place, so next job for me is to see how it looks on Google Earth.

smooth landings!

[Splitpin]

Amazing!
I had a friend who visited it and other similar places....he said it was kind of spooky, and crawling with rattle snakes.....cheap secruity i suppose.
You would think the NZ govt could do a deal, and un mothball some of that stuff......ie, F-16's or AV8's ....maybe a couple of later model C-130's......their all there.

Thanks for that HT

Cheers

[Ian Warren]

'OHSKOSK' has its moments but 'Davis-Monthan ' not the to far distant future i,m heading there

[twinstarda42]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 24 2010, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

'OHSKOSK' has its moments but 'Davis-Monthan ' not the to far distant future i,m heading there

tour info located here:

http://www.pimaair.org/view.php?pg=16

AMARG (Boneyard) Tour
The Pima Air & Space Museum offers exclusive bus tours of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARG), also known as the "Boneyard." The facility is located adjacent to the Museum at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Seats are avaliable on a "first come first serve" basis.

You will need to check in at the Pima Air & Space Museum Store no later than 30 minutes prior to tour departure time. The tour bus boards at the Museum entrance.

Security Concerns: Due to increased security concerns, one small carry-on item is allowed per passenger. Carry-on items may include a small camera, purse, or fanny/belt pack. Government issued photo identification (Such as a driver's license, military ID or passport) is required for all persons 16 years of age and older.

Tours are given Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays) and last approximately one hour and thirty minutes. Departure times are seasonal. Please call for current times.

tour rates
(Effective as of November 1, 2008)

Adults (ages 13 and up) $7.00
Groups of 20 or more $6.50
Children 12 and under $4.00

[A185F]

I went there in 06. Great place, took thousands of photos. Only regret is only being there a day as the museum has way too many planes to appreciate in a day. The tour through the bone yard was cool but not very long and you can't get out of the bus...

[Trev]

AMARC was where the RNZAF used to buy our larger Skyhawk spares, like wings and fuselages.
A few of our skyhawk wings used to be from Blue Angels aircraft.

Davis Monthan is the A-10 training base as well

[happytraveller]

If you do go, then make sure that you do not forget your fanny/belt pack!!!

Quote "Security Concerns: Due to increased security concerns, one small carry-on item is allowed per passenger. Carry-on items may include a small camera, purse, or fanny/belt pack. Government issued photo identification (Such as a driver's license, military ID or passport) is required for all persons 16 years of age and older."

smooth landings

[Ian Warren]

Wilco on that HT , already planned ... as you no , anywhere USA .. don,t pretend - follow procedure

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (happytraveller @ Feb 24 2010, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Saw this news item on the BBC, and what a great place it would be to visit if it was possible........4000 aircraft parked there!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8530165.stm

"Spread across the huge 2,600 acre site, equivalent in size to 1,430 football pitches, is a collection of over 4,000 retired aircraft including nearly every plane the US armed forces have flown since World War II."


Apparently, Google Earth has now released high res photos of the place, so next job for me is to see how it looks on Google Earth.

smooth landings!

another news item on the the boneyard.

Arizona desert a final stop for some special planes
TUCSON, Ariz. -- To the passing motorist, it's a giant parking lot packed with planes.

Military types call Davis-Monthan Air Force Base a "regeneration center" because all branches of the U.S. armed services send aircraft here for resting or retooling.

To aviators, including Capt. Chuck Osborn, a retired Delta Airlines pilot who served in the Air Force, this 2,600-acre, open-air warehouse is the Boneyard. He gives one-hour bus tours here for tourists, many of whom are gear heads.

Security is tight so you can't get off the bus to touch or board any of the more than 4,400 planes. But you will see the sleek flying machine Tom Cruise piloted in "Top Gun," the aircraft former U.S. Sen. John Glenn used to set a distance record and the H-1 Iroquois Huey helicopter, the angel of the Vietnam War.

continued on link
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042108-37.stm