AIRPLANE GRAVEYARD 1000s of planes

[mouseybrown10]

ok im quite excited i just the slightly famous Airplane Graveyard in tucson arizona.
see:

http://www.virtualtucsonmagazine.com/vtmsections/valleypages/airplanegrave.html

there are thousands of planes on the ground.
worth looking at this, it's a very good picture and also high res.
CHECK IT OUT!!

[mouseybrown10]

if you like this or have downloaded it, please leave a post
otherwise it feels like no one knows about it.
thanks

[Monkey boy]

More details about this area can be found here

http://www.dm.af.mil/AMARC/aerial_gallery.html


Now here's a challenge, Can anyone identify ALL thye different types of Aircraft !!! :shock: :spin:

[McMaster_de]

Make a check by the Google Earth Community and you will see the types or most of them.

[Aaron-UK]

Is this a Northrop Flying Wing?

[McMaster_de]

That`s to small for a flying wing.

[Aaron-UK]

What do you think it might be? I'm stumped!

[Aaron-UK]

What do we think...?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_N-9M

Have I got it Master Finder?

[McMaster_de]

No I think not.

When the B-35 programme was cancelled completely, every test model was scrapped, with the exception of the N-9M-B. In 1982, volunteers of the Chino Planes of Fame Air Museum (Cal-Aero Field, Chino Airport, Chino, Ca 91710 (909)-597-3722) restored one, and Planes of Fame Air Museum has a flying example of one of four surviving flying experimental aircraft for the B-35 and B-29 bombers (Air & Space Smithsonian, October/November 2002, Volume 18, Number 4, p. 12) and another reference of 1993.

The N9M-B (the last of the four) managed to survive all these years, and was restored to flying condition over a period of 12 years by volunteers at the Chino 'Planes of Fame Museum' and flew again, for the first time after about 45 years, on November 11, 1994. The new civil registration of the N9M-B is 'N9MB'.

[Wally Zebon]

I'm able to recognise most of the aircraft on the ground, but the little round ones with the twin tails are really confusing me. Any ideas?

[McMaster_de]

These are Grumman E-1 Tracer.

[rockingroom]

wow I don't know much about planes but viewing this airport is amazing

[bwh2005]

i dont think its a airport i think its were the american air force store there planes when not in use :lol:

[Flying High]

Wow... I tried to find this place myself.. Nice Find... Well worth a look.

[BradG7]

I'm not quite sure, but I think this the US Airforce and Coast Guard aircraft storage facility. I saw a special on the History Channel about this, it might be on again, so keep a sharp eye out for it
Here is the website for AMARC (http://www.amarcexperience.com/) :whoa:

[Dweller_Benthos]

I always loved looking around this base, would like to go there in person some time. Too bad these are the newer pictures, in the older ones (they must be archived somewhere) there were a lot more of the larger planes (B-52?) that have since been chopped up for scrap. Isn't this the air base that was part of the nuclear reduction treaty? They had to store the planes there in wrecked condition for a certain amount of time for the Russians to be certain the US was keeping their part of the treaty.

D_B

[BradG7]

I wouldn't call it "wrecked" condition, but they do paint them with non-light absorbing stain, remove all fluids, and cover the cockpit to prevent damage from heat.

[needgirls69]

the graveyard is just to the east of the base, pretty cool, mostly bombers

[Lord SteveO]

That's a lot of planes for sure.

The ones i can ID are:

B52's, loads in the south section, some with the wings stacked next the them

UH-1 Huey hellicopters, in amongst the B52's, they look like small tadpoles without the rotors.

F4 Phantoms, in the south area.

A10 tankbusters. over near the highway in the middle. The have two big engines by their tails and are green.

F14's & F15's, some with their wings swept back.

C5A Galaxy transport planes, loat o these big ones over at the bit south of the main buildings.

[mclacr]

I saw a Northrop flying wing in the workshop of a company called Wiggins Connectors in Los Angeles in 1970. Now Adel Wiggins. (Re previous post)
http://www.mucheswarbirds.com/N9MBart.html

[bobonacus]

Only downloaded the prog yesterday, this is pretty amazing. I'm surprised the US military hasn't blanked this out!

[McMaster_de]

That's a lot of planes for sure.

The ones i can ID are:

C5A Galaxy transport planes, loat o these big ones over at the bit south of the main buildings.


These are Lockheed C-141 Starlifter.

[Lord SteveO]

Ah well maybe i was wrong, the tail fins look very similar but its hard to see the plane clearly.

[lem9891]

I have been aware of the military aircraft graveyard at D-M, AFB for some time. Does anybody know if there is a civilian aircraft graveyard equivalent to this one?

[McMaster_de]

Look here:

http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlfile4271/Jet-Graveyard-at-Marana,-Arizona.htm

[tcoker]

I Wrote to AMARC and here is the answer I got. I did not upload all of his attachments, just the two that mattered.

Raine Robert D Civ AMARC/CC-PA


Dear Mr. Coker,

Thank you for your e-mail to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) regarding the identification of an unidentified "aircraft" in the attached pictures. Much as I would like to tell you this is some exotic piece of aviation hardware - such as a captured WWII German flying wing, an exotic UAV, and so on - in reality it is the horizontal stabilizer from a C-5 Galaxy.

The unusual appearance of these stabilizers comes about after AMARC reclaims leading edge skins (that is the front of the air foil), the control surfaces and the stabilizer "tip skins" - i.e. the ends of the wing. Since they come off a C-5, these stabilizers are huge. Some Civil Air Patrol cadets on a visit suggest that the stabilizers needed only an engine to become an airplane unto themselves. In fact, they are more valuable for their parts, which support the operational C-5 fleet.

I've attached some photos of the stabilizer, from the ground and aerial photos showing the whole C-5 storage area with several of the stabilizers placed on wooden modules to keep them off the ground. The following is a brief description of what you are seeing in each photo:

Photo 1: "AMARC-C-5 area" - This aerial photo was taken approximately April of 2004. Note the C-5 horizontal stabilizers (red circles) on modules and on (upper right) still on the C-5 itself. The aircraft along the top of the photo are C-141 Starlifters and have since been sold for scrap metal. Additionally, there are now thirteen C-5s at AMARC - all of their horizontal stabilizers have been removed with the exception of number 13.

Photo 2: "C-5 Horizontal stab ground view-sm" - This is a view of the leading edge of a C-5 horizontal stabilizer supported by white wooden modules. It is "tied-down" using steel cables attached to three foot augers. AMARC's caliche soil holds these augers securely and prevents aircraft and aircraft parts (such as the stabilizer) from moving during summer monsoon winds. Note on the far right of the picture, this stabilizer's tip-skin (stabilizer's left) has been reclaimed and likely returned to operational service.

Photo 3: "C-5 Horizontal stab in stand-foreground - ground view in C-5 area-sm" - This is a view of the C-5 horizontal stabilzer - minus leading edge and tip skins, and control surfaces - in its cradle after it was moved from AMARC area 8 to area 22 (near the C-5s). The front edge of another C-5 horizontal stabilizer, supported by white wooden modules, is visible on the extreme lower left of the photo. An orange traffic cone sits in front of it.

Photo 4: "C-5 Horizontal stab near C-5 in storage area-sm" - This C-5 horizontal stabilizer - minus control surfaces - can be seen between the left wing and fuselage of the upper C-5 located in AMARC area 22. (The aircraft along the right side of the photo are C-141 Starlifters that have been sold as scrap since this photo was taken.)

Photo 5: "C-5 horizontal stab-on stand-near F-4s -from west-sm" - Viewed from the west, this C-5 horizontal stabilizer, minus the leading edge and wing-tip "skins," and the control surfaces, was stored in AMARC's area 8 near the Titan missiles and across from the F-4s. It has since been moved to area 22 near the C-5s

Photo 6: "C-5-horizontal-stab-near-F-4s-sm" - This C-5 horizontal stabilizer, minus the leading edge and wing-tip "skins," and the control surfaces, was stored in AMARC's area 8 near the Titan missiles and across from the F-4s. It has since been moved to area 22 near the C-5s



Hope that helps.

Sincerely - Rob Raine


//SIGNED//

Robert D. (Rob) Raine, GS-11

Public Affairs Specialist

Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC)












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From: Tom Coker []
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 7:54 AM
To: AMARC.PA
Subject: Please ID this aircraft for me


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This is at AMARC. The jpg's are from Google Earth. Attached are two photos of the object in question and 1 photo for oreintation. Thanks for your time.

Tom Coker
Canyon Lake, TX

[McMaster_de]

That is great! Many thanks for your request to the ARMAC and their answer.

[chris2007tadley]

most are phantoms theres apachies b 52s a couple of steaths f 15 f 14 tomcat typhoons maverics mustangs harriers tank busters hurceles mirages straterfotreses rafels crusaders tigers starfighters beachmans radiodances sonars planes theres even a few migs omfg loades harriers (which are britsh planes created by the british NOT! the americans they as usual take all the glory just like in ww2) ok now im bore but i named a few :hair:



now u shud be like :shock: :stare: and then u shud by me a pint :givebeer:


most look to be from dersert storn era

[ssnandra]

wow this is amazing !!!!!, im no tsure but i think some planes have been submerged into the soil, by one wing, maiing them appear sideways, can some one confirm this, kmz file attached.

also i saw someone post a post about flying wings, just wante to ask if anyone knew about RC flying wings, i need tips on building ones - e.g. substitute for a servo and where to buy a cheap reciever and transmitter.

i found the planes when viewing the mass graveyard (airplanes), great post, i saw one on these in a tv doc once, the government owned one and they are NOT in use, but 95% still work, but you can buy them for 10 million dollers for the old 1 jet ones, its a rip off as they are no use to the government!

[Dalreg]

wow this is amazing !!!!!, im no tsure but i think some planes have been submerged into the soil, by one wing, maiing them appear sideways, can some one confirm this, kmz file attached.

also i saw someone post a post about flying wings, just wante to ask if anyone knew about RC flying wings, i need tips on building ones - e.g. substitute for a servo and where to buy a cheap reciever and transmitter.

i found the planes when viewing the mass graveyard (airplanes), great post, i saw one on these in a tv doc once, the government owned one and they are NOT in use, but 95% still work, but you can buy them for 10 million dollers for the old 1 jet ones, its a rip off as they are no use to the government!

They are not sideways. They have had the wings removed so all you see is the fuselage(sp).

[Jolanta Zofia Nowak]

Someone told me it's sited out in Arizona because of the minimal rainfall and hence minimal deterioration ... no rust!!!

[Gandolf]

There is also one in west Texas. Same reason applies. Can't remember exactly where it is though. D**m getting old sucks.:sadyep:

[Appletom]

There is also one in west Texas. ~ ~ Can't remember exactly where it is though.

I saw an article in yesterday's El Paso Times and meant to see if I could find the place and post a placemark.

Here's the El Paso Times article (http://www.elpasotimes.com/living/ci_6601475). Here's the posting on the Lost Destinations website (http://www.lostdestinations.com/airplane.htm).

I've spent 30 minutes going up and down Highway 20 (Alameda Ave) in GEarth and can't find this place. Anybody else want to hunt around and see if you can find it? All I know is that it that the honey farm mentioned in the newspaper article is in zip code 79838.

I might be able to drive out there on Thursday. If so, I can mark where it is, then come back to GEarth and post a placemark.

BTW, the owner doesn't like for it to be called an "Airplane Graveyard". From the El Paso Times:"No such thing," its owner, Nolan Carter, says. "It's a salvage yard for airplane parts."
Because of a posting on an Internet site called Lost Destinations, the legend about El Paso's airplane graveyard keeps growing.
Carter, a retired pilot who owns the yard, has not seen the Web site that features his property. "I have no idea what they said about it. I'm not into the Internet," he said.

[sladys]

I guess I have found it. :yep:

Nolan Carter Aircraft & Parts in Fabens, TX. Just outside El Paso.

It looks like airplane parts around the building. Unfortunately in not very hi res. :(

[Appletom]

Very good Sladys. Amazing that a guy in Denmark can find something 33.8 miles away from my house, and I missed it every time I looked.

But I agree, that one item does look like a plane w/o wings. I still might drive by Thursday morning.

[sladys]

I know the same problem.

Even here in little Denmark it sometimes isn't easy to find what you search. You know where, but you can't see it.

Especially when the image isn't that clear as elsewhere.