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Hunting for Treasures in a Massive Aircraft Boneyard
The world’s largest civilian aircraft boneyard sits in the shadow of the Catalina Mountains, about 30 miles outside of Tucson. It’s a hot, dusty place where military personnel carriers drove past our car and signs at the entrance warn against entering or taking pictures. (www.wired.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
If you're a pilot you can land long, roll to the end, and then do a slow taxi back for take-off. Or stop and buy some fuel.
I was out at Pinal in the early 1990's and there was a man that worked (for Evergreen?) that was kind of their "tour director". We were a previously arranged group from an Airliners Int'l. gathering at Pheonix and drove down for a day trip. We had a great tour of the ramp then got to wander along the rows of parked aircraft. N8008 caught my eye. It had been years since I flew on her (with DL) and now she was just melting away in the sun with owls nesting in the wheel wells. It was sad. Also the old man that gave us the tour died the next year and then they had a well publicized Osprey crash, so for years they were closed to tour groups.
Anyway, got a lot of kool photos before we headed on down for a tour of TUC, Pima Air Museum and finally Davis-Monthan which was the wildest collection of aluminum I've ever seen. Mom and Dad's tax money parked forever.
Anyway, got a lot of kool photos before we headed on down for a tour of TUC, Pima Air Museum and finally Davis-Monthan which was the wildest collection of aluminum I've ever seen. Mom and Dad's tax money parked forever.
While the Pinal Airpark discourages visitors, you can take tours of the military boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson. The tours are offered through the nearby Pima Air Museum. They put you on a bus and drive slowly up and down the rows of aircraft. Amazing experience. Tours only operate Mon-Fri and not on Federal holidays.
Come to UAM Tupelo MS. We welcome guests. The first Saturday of every month.
check this 747 sayin "Lemme out of here!"
http://youtu.be/cHhZwvdRR5c
http://youtu.be/cHhZwvdRR5c
This is my vision of The Garden of Eden.