Davis-Monthan/Boneyard

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  1. Malo83 Active Member

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    Bing aerial map of the boneyard and airbase, Hawkeyes,Willys and Stoofs, oh my! lots of Warthogs ,Orions and Herks.
    http://www.bing.com/maps/default.as...0&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=9390750&encType=1
    Malo83, Sep 29, 2009
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    Schnugg It's gettin' a bit dramatic 'round here...

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    Available on google earth as well...
    Schnugg, Sep 29, 2009
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    I went to school in Tucson. The boneyard is a cool spot if you ever find yourself in Southern AZ with a few hours to kill.
    navy09, Sep 29, 2009
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    Schnugg It's gettin' a bit dramatic 'round here...

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    Did an overnight X/C there. Got a very unofficial tour from an AMARC SCPO who was counting the days to retirement. We went all over the place and looked at and got on and in everything. Ever stood on top of a B-52?

    Sadly, also flew an F-14A in there to be preserved (aka, to die).
    Schnugg, Sep 29, 2009
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  5. jmcquate Well-Known Member

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    Interesting to see the chopped up BUFFs. I'm guessing that it was done as part of SALT II.
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    PropAddict Now with even more awesome!

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    Oh no, they pack those things in grease and wrap them all up in a ziplock baggie. They can have them ready to go in something like 30 days, if the commie hoards invade.:icon_tong:sleep_125
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    They're going to make them into UAVs and just have them fly on autopilot to make it seem like we have more pilots than we actually do. :D
    LazersGoPEWPEW, Sep 29, 2009
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  8. ChuckMK23 Former H-46 Driver

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    ahhhh where H-46's go to rest.

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    ChuckMK23, Sep 29, 2009
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    Brett327 Magnum!

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    Actually, the F-14s have undergone a more rigorous destruction vs. preservation plan to keep them and their parts out of the hands of you know who. There have been a few legal cases in SOCAL already about F-14 parts being smuggled.

    Brett
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  10. KBayDog Well-Known Member

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    Fortunately, many of those Phrogs are organ donors.
    KBayDog, Sep 29, 2009
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    CommodoreMid Whateva! I do what I want!

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    How are the sites for boneyards picked, both for the military and civilian? On Smyrna ANG base, for example, they have random old commercial airliner shells just lying in this field that we ran by for our ROTC indocs.
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  12. jmcquate Well-Known Member

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    Climate is a big part of it. Dry desert air tends to preserve aircraft.
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    ACowboyinTexas Armed and Dangerous

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    I'll buy a beer for the first AW to post a pic of "Flying Ace 524" sitting in the desert. Here she is in happier days.

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  14. Afterburner76 Life is Gouda

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    any idea which boneyard this is?
    Afterburner76, Sep 29, 2009
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    What an amazing number of F-4's! Must be over 200 there...
    Hozer, Sep 30, 2009
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    I've heard that they give a guided tour of this place for us civilian types, is that true or is the whole place off limits?
    rrpilot, Oct 1, 2009
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    Pima Air Museum has bus tours of the Boneyard :D
    Malo83, Oct 1, 2009
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