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The Plane Yard in Arizona


---    The Bone Yard  near Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson,   Arizona

For   those of you that have never seen this, it is something to see.The  precision in the way they are parked is   impressive.

It's  difficult to comprehend the size of the 'Bone yard' and the number of  aircraft stored there.

Of  course the important thing to remember is that they are all capable of  being returned to service if the need ever   arises.

If  you are ever in the Tucson area, the weekly tours of the  bone yard are still given through the Tucson Air Museum, located just south  of Davis Monthan   AFB.

Both  the museum and the bone yard are very popular  attractions in the Arizona desert. It is difficult  to  comprehend the number of military  aircraft in dead storage until   you see these photographs!

Even  if you have seen this before, look  again..
The  3rd largest  Air Force in the world is sitting on the ground  here. It's  the  only unit in the
U.S. Air Force that actually   makes a profit.

 

 

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Comments (1)

Sep 17, 2009
Edith Richman said...
Where were they when the planes hit the World Trade Center?
In this economic crisis they will be used to quell and kill dissent.

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