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Tucson Arizona 'Boneyard' & Pima Air & Space Museum

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 12 11:00 pm
by andyrob
Just come back back from a bit of fly drive but this was the highlight for me (not the family)
Plane paradise
Blew my brains seeing this area
First of all treated to the pima museum with some mega rare aircraft
http://www.pimaair.org/
Then went to the famous 'boneyard' or AMARG as they like to be called now, which is also part of Davis Monthan Air force base which where all A10 'warthog' pilot are trained
http://www.dm.af.mil/units/amarc.asp
THe bone yard has over 4000 !!! aircraft there is vary states, some are just mothballed & others bust for spares.
visiting the pima museum there is a constant drone of military aircraft museum/landing/take-in off
Big Boys playground

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 12 11:05 pm
by andyrob
Pima Hanger 1

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 12 11:09 pm
by andyrob
boneyard
this place was just massive

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 12 11:12 pm
by andyrob
more

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 12 11:21 pm
by andyrob
Got to love a B58 Hustler, best cold war bomber for me

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 12 11:38 pm
by mopar_mark
Andy,
Like you say, a big boys playground.

I bet you could of played in there for days :D


Thanks for posting :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 6:50 am
by autofetish
Great pictures :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 8:33 am
by Charger
fantastic!! great pics, thanks for posting :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 8:41 am
by jerry
Wow what a great place,thanks for posting.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 9:15 am
by andyrob
cheers, will post some more up tonight, got loats of photos, how many more do you want ??

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 9:17 am
by Pete
Love the Hustler, always liked F4's and I am amazed to see a B1 there...........great trip, Andy :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 9:18 am
by Dart Vader
Wasnt that the place where the US agreed to cut up the bombers in a wide area so Russia could view it from their satelites? Part of the pact to reduce the threat.

Russia did the same but I dont know where

Those C17 or Galaxies (1st pic) as the Americans call them are huge inside, flown on them loads of time.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 9:25 am
by Ivor
Fantastic pics Andy, what a place.

So has anyone identified the rare plane? :roll:

Where's Mike? :D

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 9:37 am
by andyrob
Ivor wrote:Fantastic pics Andy, what a place.

So has anyone identified the rare plane? :roll:

Where's Mike? :D
clue is in the no's on the side of it ;) only 1 every built or so I was told

Pete, there was a row of 10+ B1's breaking for spares will find photos, they still use 60 of them but are all now 'non' nuke armed as part of the peace treatys with Russia.
All the RAF harriers are here now after been 'bought' (well almost given) to the US air force
RAF tornado sq 4 were also there training, they went there just to practise 'shooting off some live ammo' in the desert

Our hotel was a about 4 miles from the US base & by pure luck out balcony faced this way so @ night watching the sun go down with a few beers, nice a peacefull ;) watching alsorts of stuff flying around, all day & every night.
8 A10's landing together & in the dark dont know what they were but 2 fighter taking off with afterburners alight & then going straight up well past 45 degrees until they dissappeared.
Will never forget been in the pima museum & a black B52 coming not very high @ all for landing, that was some sight to behold & hear

Want to back here, forget the cars

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 12 9:42 am
by Ivor
Ah, based on the Super Sabre, I'll read up about that one.

I'll have the Blackbird though, ideal for a trip to the supermarket...in Arizona! ;)