The Bone Yard in Tucson

[Ray S S]

Greetings here are some pics for Shaun and Hammered. They like war planes and these are from an email I
got recently. Enjoy.

The following is all the info that was in the email.....

The Bone Yard near Davis Monthan Air Force base, 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 is difficult to comprehend the size of the 'Bone Yard' and the number of aircraft stored there.

If you are ever in the Tucson area, the weekly tours of the Bone Yard are still given by 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. The 3rd largest Air Force in the world is sitting on the ground here.
And, of course the important thing to remember , is that they are all capable of being returned to service if
the need arises.

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who did not." Thomas Jefferson.

 

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[hammered]

Great post Ray , the picture of the F4's brought back some memories .


hammered

 

[Frankn]

Now1 I know where SAC went.

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[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Loved it, I pass by them everytime I go to Tucson. The one question that bugs me, is where will they get the crews to fly them in an emergency? I don't know about today, but in my pilot class there were only 24 of us. The crews that flew them are now growing older, many will no longer pass the physical.

Don Jose de La Mancha

 

[Ray S S]

Thanks guys for your replies, I am glad you liked them

Don Jose, You bring up a good point. But wouldn't a lot of our Air Force pilots be able to fly them? It
doesn't seem like they would be so difficult that today's pilots couldn't take some quick re-training to adapt
them to to the older controls. But, I suppose their controls, compared to controls of today, are probably
similar to comparing the driving of the very first automobiles to the ones of today.

Ray

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Good evening Ray; the controls and their usage are basically similar to today's also, but I was referring the the physical condition of the pilots and crews that flew them. Most are "over the hill" as they say, unfortunately that applies to me also. snifffff while I love to think so, I couldn't take the stresses of fighter aircraft any more, possibly the bombers yes, but even there ??. When could I take my nappie and coffee break?

Don Jose de La Mancha