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bone yards (aircraft storage)
there is one along Interstate 10 In southern Arizona, and I think
another in the Mohave Desert (Posibly Barstow) The aircraft at the Pinal Air Park west of I-10 are clearly visable from the freeway You can land a cessna at the Pinal Air park, however driving access is restricted. I've driven around the perimeter of the airport and got some great photos of airliners from US and foreign airlines. Northwest, Korean Air, and many others have planes just parked here. If an airline has extra aircraft, chances are good, they may be parked in the desert until the aircraft are needed. JOHN |
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"JA_MORAN" wrote in message .. . there is one along Interstate 10 In southern Arizona, and I think another in the Mohave Desert (Posibly Barstow) The aircraft at the Pinal Air Park west of I-10 are clearly visable from the freeway You can land a cessna at the Pinal Air park, however driving access is restricted. I've driven around the perimeter of the airport and got some great photos of airliners from US and foreign airlines. Northwest, Korean Air, and many others have planes just parked here. If an airline has extra aircraft, chances are good, they may be parked in the desert until the aircraft are needed. JOHN Mojave Airport has quite a few old airliners parked as does the Ca Logistics Airport (formerly George AFB in Victorville) |
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On Mar 18, 10:41 am, "Larry" wrote:
"JA_MORAN" wrote in message .. . there is one along Interstate 10 In southern Arizona, and I think another in the Mohave Desert (Posibly Barstow) The aircraft at the Pinal Air Park west of I-10 are clearly visable from the freeway You can land a cessna at the Pinal Air park, however driving access is restricted. I've driven around the perimeter of the airport and got some great photos of airliners from US and foreign airlines. Northwest, Korean Air, and many others have planes just parked here. If an airline has extra aircraft, chances are good, they may be parked in the desert until the aircraft are needed. JOHN Mojave Airport has quite a few old airliners parked as does the Ca Logistics Airport (formerly George AFB in Victorville) Are these in working condition, or is it mostly a scrap yard? |
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:43:26 -0700, JA_MORAN
wrote: there is one along Interstate 10 In southern Arizona, and I think another in the Mohave Desert (Posibly Barstow) The aircraft at the Pinal Air Park west of I-10 are clearly visable from the freeway The aricraft at Pinal Air Park are fucntional, and being stored for possible future use, as, I bleiev, are the aircraft in the Mojave. For a real boneyard, you ahve to go to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, the AFB being just north of I-10. Take the Kolb Road exit from I-10 and follow it north a mile or so, then drive along the fence. This is a real boneyard because the aircraft are not meant to fly again. The military, all branches, sends aircraft to DM to be stripped of usable electornics and stuff and then the plains are chopped up and melted down by nearby contractors. The place is HUGE with a wide variety of craft, some of which end up at the neighboring Pima Air and Space Museum, also close to I-10 and well worth a visit. After the Vietnam air hundreds of B-52s were sent to DM and lined up in long, long lines. You can land a cessna at the Pinal Air park, however driving access is restricted. I always wonder. During the Vietnam War this was the home of Evergreen Aviation, known to be an arm of the CIA. This was supposed to be a secret, but even the Alternative Yellow Pages listed for the CIA, "See Evergreen Aviation". At that time you couldn't get close to anything. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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"JimL" wrote in message oups.com... On Mar 18, 10:41 am, "Larry" wrote: "JA_MORAN" wrote in message .. . there is one along Interstate 10 In southern Arizona, and I think another in the Mohave Desert (Posibly Barstow) The aircraft at the Pinal Air Park west of I-10 are clearly visable from the freeway You can land a cessna at the Pinal Air park, however driving access is restricted. I've driven around the perimeter of the airport and got some great photos of airliners from US and foreign airlines. Northwest, Korean Air, and many others have planes just parked here. If an airline has extra aircraft, chances are good, they may be parked in the desert until the aircraft are needed. JOHN Mojave Airport has quite a few old airliners parked as does the Ca Logistics Airport (formerly George AFB in Victorville) Are these in working condition, or is it mostly a scrap yard? These birds can be made to fly on rather short notice. |
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