Where aeroplanes go to die.....

Just found this

That's a lot of planes! Would love to see a B52 upclose.

Some text to go with the planes: http://www.desertusa.com/mag06/apr/airplane.html

They mention about being able to organise tours....!

Wow really interesting! Check out the oil patches around the active A10s near the runway - you never notice spillages on black tarmac at airport normally.

Wow really interesting! Check out the oil patches around the active A10s near the runway - you never notice spillages on black tarmac at airport normally.

Originally posted by woggledog
Just found this:

That's a lot of planes! Would love to see a B52 upclose.

There's one at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford that you can get fairly close to...

Thanks for the link. Interesting stuff.

Originally posted by woggledog
Just found this:

That's a lot of planes! Would love to see a B52 upclose.

There's one at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford that you can get fairly close to...

Thanks for the link. Interesting stuff.

We took a drive around part of the (massive) perimeter a couple of years ago but, regretably, didn't have time to take a tour as we were heading south to the Titan missile silo in Green Valley which is definitely worth a visit if you have 2 or 3 hours to spare in the Tucson area:

http://www.atomictourist.com/titan.htm

We took a drive around part of the (massive) perimeter a couple of years ago but, regretably, didn't have time to take a tour as we were heading south to the Titan missile silo in Green Valley which is definitely worth a visit if you have 2 or 3 hours to spare in the Tucson area:

http://www.atomictourist.com/titan.htm

Ahhh yes the plane graveyards!

Anyone who has driven out of LAS will be fairly familiar with the sights of 744's parked up way out on the horizon.

Numerous examples of these airplane graveyards can be found on a.net (Goodyear, Tuscon etc etc).

And its not just old planes that get sent out there- a number of Zoom 767's have just been sent out to the desert as they await new owners and VS of course had a couple of 742's stored out there post 9/11 (High as a Kite et al IIRC).

Ahhh yes the plane graveyards!

Anyone who has driven out of LAS will be fairly familiar with the sights of 744's parked up way out on the horizon.

Numerous examples of these airplane graveyards can be found on a.net (Goodyear, Tuscon etc etc).

And its not just old planes that get sent out there- a number of Zoom 767's have just been sent out to the desert as they await new owners and VS of course had a couple of 742's stored out there post 9/11 (High as a Kite et al IIRC).

[Scrooge]

Originally posted by willd


Anyone who has driven out of LAS will be fairly familiar with the sights of 744's parked up way out on the horizon.

Huh..where [?]

[Scrooge]

Originally posted by willd


Anyone who has driven out of LAS will be fairly familiar with the sights of 744's parked up way out on the horizon.

Huh..where [?]

Thought these Retirement homes were only at LGW & MAN?

Thought these Retirement homes were only at LGW & MAN?

Ah, happy memories of 5000 miles on the way to the graveyard in the Mojave desert.

Iain

Ah, happy memories of 5000 miles on the way to the graveyard in the Mojave desert.

Iain

Originally posted by northernhenry
Thought these Retirement homes were only at LGW & MAN?

[:o)][:o)][:o)]

Originally posted by northernhenry
Thought these Retirement homes were only at LGW & MAN?

[:o)][:o)][:o)]

[HighFlyer]

Originally posted by iforres1
Ah, happy memories of 5000 miles on the way to the graveyard in the Mojave desert.

Iain

Very happy memories [:D]

Mojave is a great experience, just a shame that you cant get out of the vehicle to get a closer look at some of the planes.

Thanks,
Sarah

[HighFlyer]

Originally posted by iforres1
Ah, happy memories of 5000 miles on the way to the graveyard in the Mojave desert.

Iain

Very happy memories [:D]

Mojave is a great experience, just a shame that you cant get out of the vehicle to get a closer look at some of the planes.

Thanks,
Sarah

Originally posted by pjh

Originally posted by woggledog
Just found this:

That's a lot of planes! Would love to see a B52 upclose.

There's one at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford that you can get fairly close to.........

In fact you can get right in under it & stand up in the wheel wells.

Same goes for the SR71 Blackbird [y]

Couldn't beleive I was kneeling under one of those & able to touch it [oo]

Originally posted by pjh

Originally posted by woggledog
Just found this:

That's a lot of planes! Would love to see a B52 upclose.

There's one at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford that you can get fairly close to.........

In fact you can get right in under it & stand up in the wheel wells.

Same goes for the SR71 Blackbird [y]

Couldn't beleive I was kneeling under one of those & able to touch it [oo]

Just uploaded a pic of the SR71 at the Smithsonian at Dulles, VA.

http://www.v-flyer.com/forum/flyer_viewphoto.asp?photo_id=3578

Amazing aircraft..... We need another cold war, methinks!

Just uploaded a pic of the SR71 at the Smithsonian at Dulles, VA.

http://www.v-flyer.com/forum/flyer_viewphoto.asp?photo_id=3578

Amazing aircraft..... We need another cold war, methinks!

Originally posted by woggledog

We need another cold war, methinks!

Be carful of what you wish for, the way the Russians feel at the moment they may just start to throw a few sticks around. Or even turn the gas off, then it would be really cold[:p]

Iain

Originally posted by woggledog

We need another cold war, methinks!

Be carful of what you wish for, the way the Russians feel at the moment they may just start to throw a few sticks around. Or even turn the gas off, then it would be really cold[:p]

Iain