Author Topic: A/C Bone Yard - Sat View (Read 977 times)

Flatbar · « **on:** March 14, 2006, 03:52:09 AM »

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Davis+Monthan+Air+Force+Base&t=k&ll=32.158929,-110.832599&spn=0.006185,0.013272&t=k

Dux · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2006, 08:12:59 AM »

Wow... didn't expect to see so many F-15s in the boneyard already. Guess I'm getting older than I realized.

gofaster · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2006, 09:02:42 AM »

How much are the homes next door going for?

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2006, 09:25:41 AM »

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Originally posted by Dux
Wow... didn't expect to see so many F-15s in the boneyard already. Guess I'm getting older than I realized.

That is not really a boneyard saw a special on the discovery channel the military keeps those A/C there for storage becuase it can't really rust in the desert climate they can have some of those planes combat ready in about a month or 2

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2006, 09:29:10 AM »

In the image there is a AFB to the left of the "boneyard" and a airport to the sw of it

Airscrew · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2006, 09:36:43 AM »

Is that a row of F104s? third row, in the triangle on bottom of pic, just left of the C-123's and below the A-10s.

Or maybe not, might be T-38s I guess

Jackal1 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2006, 09:39:18 AM »

Once upon a time I loaded a full load of new chopper parts at Sikorsky Helicopter in Stratford CT and took them to the China Lakes Naval Weapons Center in Cali.
Got escorted out in the desert to a chainlink fenced area of about 5 acres. The area was marked "Weapons Leathality Test Area".
There were some Viet Nam era planes, Korea era and even some WWII stuff there.
I had to wait until a giant forklift was brought out to the area and was pretty much allowed to roam around and have a look see. I was nearly drooling at some of the planes there.
When I asked the hash mark laden gentleman what was going to be done in the area, he confirmed what I allready knew. They were to be strafed, rocketed, bombed, whatever. Sort of a shame.

gofaster · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2006, 11:52:27 AM »

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Originally posted by Airscrew
Is that a row of F104s? third row, in the triangle on bottom of pic, just left of the C-123's and below the A-10s.

Or maybe not, might be T-38s I guess

Those looked alot like F-104's to me, too. They may be parts planes that Germany and Italy didn't want.

Airscrew · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2006, 01:03:09 PM »

Holly cow!!:O upper left of pic, i do belive those are B-57s, and RB-57's Canbaras, I thought those would have all been cut up by now

Morpheus · « **Reply #9 on:** March 14, 2006, 01:35:54 PM »

that place sucks.

CMC Airboss · « **Reply #10 on:** March 15, 2006, 01:54:52 PM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
Those looked alot like F-104's to me, too. They may be parts planes that Germany and Italy didn't want.

Those are T-38's. The horizontal stabilizor is mounted on the body. F-104's have the T-tail design that covers the exhaust when seen from the top.

EzzyDuzIt · « **Reply #11 on:** March 15, 2006, 10:33:54 PM »

that's david motham afb isn't it? anyway it tears me apart every time i see footage of those big beautiful b52's getting chopped up:cry

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 15, 2006, 10:50:19 PM »

what about all those tomcats just collecting dust there awaiting the scrapper

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 15, 2006, 11:03:04 PM »

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Originally posted by EzzyDuzIt
that's david motham afb isn't it? anyway it tears me apart every time i see footage of those big beautiful b52's getting chopped up:cry

some of those B-52s are in there for storage kinda like a reserve or they use em for spare parts not all of em will get choped

Maverick · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2006, 11:23:20 PM »

I believe the terms of the SALT treaty have been met. When I was there last November and December there was no chopping going on. There was and is quite a bit of parts retrieval for flying birds.

Yes there are Canbera's there. Quite a few and they are visible from the road as well.

On the inside of the base I was able to see other birds like OA37's (tweety birds) and several Cesna 337's that were used for close air spotting. There are also some A-4's still there.