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Aircraft Graveyards: Enough to make a Grown Pilot Cry!
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 10:21 pm
by John.com
We've all probably heard of aircraft graveyards, but these are enough to reduce a grown pilot to tears!!
Take a look
HERE!
I mean, I just want one aerie . . . or maybe TWO!
If you want to zoom down on one of them using Google Earth to see what is standing out in the desert, here is the kmz-file for
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona:
Re: Aircraft Graveyards: Enough to make a Grown Pilot Cry!
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 9:46 am
by Boet
Goverment spending spiralling out of controll!
Re: Aircraft Graveyards: Enough to make a Grown Pilot Cry!
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 12:59 pm
by Blue Max
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Re: Aircraft Graveyards: Enough to make a Grown Pilot Cry!
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:56 am
by mulderpm
On one of my trips to visit my boet, who lives in Arizona, we drove past and later flew over this aircraft "graveyard". It apparently serves two purposes. It is a dumping site for decommisioned aircraft and also, a storage (parking) site for excess airline aircraft. The climate in Arizona is very very dry and this is the ideal condition to store the aircraft. The decommisioned aircraft are used / sold for spares. The spares are also preserved better in these dry conditions.
So, don't be so sad....not all aircraft go there to die....some are just on holiday
Re: Aircraft Graveyards: Enough to make a Grown Pilot Cry!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 6:48 am
by Turbo
Ag no man -- that sucks!