Google earth plane graveyard

[T0J0]

"GoogleEarth_Placemark" lat=32.1694728017, lon=-110.847465527

Military plane graveyard SE of Tucson
I cant attach the link but it seems that you can copy the Lat and Lon into the find box in google earth it should work..

TJ

[streakeagle]

The term that worked for the search was:

32.1694728017 N, 110.847465527 W

[Stang]

Played golf at a course in Tucson right next to it lol.  Planes everywhere.

[Maverick]

I'm in the DMAFB RV camp about 200 yards from the boneyard. Look for the white Rv with the big white Volvo in front

[Skilless]

I wonder what the group of large bunkers are to the south east of the graveyard are?

[T0J0]

Originally posted by Maverick
I'm in the DMAFB RV camp about 200 yards from the boneyard. Look for the white Rv with the big white Volvo in front

Is that the one with what look like appliances sitting next to the four cars up on blocks by the front porch  

TJ

[Mustaine]

Originally posted by Maverick
I'm in the DMAFB RV camp about 200 yards from the boneyard. Look for the white Rv with the big white Volvo in front

are there even fences protecting that stuff? looks like it is wide open to the desert

[Mustaine]

reading about that place (i had heard of it, but never more than a simple "here's a bunch of planes") is interesting.

it is sad to hear about the planes being chopped up to show the russian satelites we "decomissioned" them.

there's a lot of interesting information about there.

[mauser]

There was a segment on the History Channel a couple weeks ago about AMARC.  They showed the guillotine in action for the SALT treaty stuff as well as the hydraulic shears used for general disassembly.  Mentioned the different levels of storage - from store for quick turnaround and reactivate to store for destruction I think it was.  They also mentioned how the place is a great resource for spare parts - planes that are still flying and don't have spare parts anymore can be kept in service via parts gathered there.  Then there was the SLEP program for the A-10.  The AMARC website has some photos of the site.  Looks like they got a lot of F-4's from those pictures.  

http://www.dm.af.mil/AMARC/

Sounds like a neat place to work.  If Pearl ever gets hit bad by a BRAC...

[Maverick]

Originally posted by T0J0
Is that the one with what look like appliances sitting next to the four cars up on blocks by the front porch  

TJ

Nah that's the Russian attache's place. That's where he lives to inspect the decommissioning. In between bottle of vodka anyhow.

Oh BTW  


Mustaine.

Yes they have a chain link fence around the boneyard. Keep in mind that this is a VERY large place and there are sections of aircraft dedicated to long term, short term storage as well as parts (they don't make B52's anymore) and places where folks can buy airframes and sections. Of course you can't just walk in off of the street to do that but they do have a thriving salvage operation.

There are aircraft ranging from A-10's to C5's as well as some B52's and even a few old OA37's. I saw what looked some old Cessna birdogs in one corner. Since I am on base I can drive around part of the outside of the yard and see different birds.
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If anyone comes to Tucson I HIGHLY recommend the Pima Air and Space Museum. TONS of birds on display in and outside. You can touch as well. They also have the permit to run tours through the boneyard so you can get a up close look at some old warriors ready to come back if recalled.  Some of the docents in the Museum are also retirees that flew in some of the birds they have on display. I met one who told me about the time the Japanese gave him a small irregularly shaped window in the radio compartment of the B29 he was in at the time. He wasn't very appreciative of it just then. He said he plugged it with a glove.

[Angus]

Try to locate Duxford.
Good view there