Posted on 02/24/2010 5:01:00 PM PST by Steelfish
The Boneyard: World's 'Biggest' Plane Cemetery Up Close [Pics in URL]
Dubbed The Boneyard, but officially known as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility, this sprawling US airbase is reputed to be the world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Spread across the huge 2,600 acre site, equivalent in size to 1,430 football pitches, is a collection of over 4,000 retired aircraft including nearly every plane the US armed forces have flown since World War II.
Now, for the first time, a series of high resolution satellite images of the four square mile-site have been released by Google Earth. They show in incredible detail the full range of aircraft found at the site.
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Alas, ole 22647 was buried there. I miss the ole bird.
Yup. grew up there, we used to ride out bicycles out to look at the take and put activities during summer vacation.
I love the heat so much, I moved to AK : b
“My” T-37 (3409) is in the yard. Great jet. Wish I would just make a bid and bring it back.
[I love the heat so much, I moved to AK : b]
Oh, I couldn’t bear the cold in Alaska! I’ll stay right here in Texas, lol.
ping
Damn that’s a lot of hardware.
Wow. Thanks.
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