The Historic Aviation Bone Yard, Military aircraft storage facility in Tucson, United States.
The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group extends across 2,600 acres, housing thousands of retired military aircraft in Arizona's desert environment.
The facility began operations in 1945 at Davis-Monthan Field to store Boeing B-29 Superfortress and Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft after World War II.
The facility represents American military aviation heritage through its collection of aircraft from multiple branches of service spanning numerous conflicts and eras.
Tours operate Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM through the Pima Air and Space Museum, requiring advance reservations and government identification.
The location's low humidity, minimal rainfall, alkaline soil, and high altitude create perfect conditions for natural aircraft preservation without risk of corrosion.
Location: Tucson
Address: Tucson, AZ 85707, USA 85707 Tucson
Opening Hours: Lundi-Vendredi 09:00-17:00
GPS coordinates: 32.14999,-110.83584
Latest update: March 4, 2025 21:19
Around the world, thousands of airplanes, ships, and vehicles reach the end of their service life and are sent to storage or dismantling sites. These locations mark the final destinations of transportation machines: some wait in the Arizona desert where over 4,000 military aircraft are preserved thanks to the dry climate, others are anchored in Suisun Bay in California as strategic reserves, while still others are dismantled at industrial sites in Chittagong, Bangladesh, where workers recover metal from large commercial ships. Some of these sites have taken unusual forms: in Bangkok, former passenger planes have been converted into homes where residents live; in Alliance, Nebraska, 39 gray cars replicate the exact arrangement of Stonehenge. From Roswell to rusted wrecks in Staten Island and abandoned radioactive vehicles near Chernobyl, these locations tell the comprehensive story of machines that have transported generations of travelers and goods.
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