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Spread out in the desert under the scorching sun, this 10.5sq km graveyard – part of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base – is the final resting place for more than 3,280 decommissioned aircraft, including virtually every model of plane used by the US Military since the Second World War. Known to locals as ‘The Boneyard’, the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group is thought to be the largest aircraft graveyard in the world.

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If you were to find yourself driving down South Kolb Road in Tucson, Arizona, you’d find yourself in full sight of a much more unusual view. Wet, damp (ACMI), dry and hybrid lease contracts for airlinesĪirplane wing with blue sky and the sun setting in the background. Providing aircraft charter solutions for orchestras Pharmaceutical specific charter solutions adapted for sensitive goods Working together with travel agents and tour operators Tailored aircraft charters for film & media productionĪrranging charters for sporting events, organisations & athletes Personnel and cargo solutions for the industry Providing aircraft charters for the music industries Individual or large charter programmes for governments Supporting freight forwarders with their logistical requirements Time sensitive and secure aircraft charters in emergenciesĪssisting event organisers with their logistics requirements It took a month to fully demolish a Boeing 747 but just a few days to demolish a Boeing 737.Aircraft leasing and cargo charter solutionsĬharter for key personnel or time-sensitive cargoĪssisting travel departments around the world The useful parts such as engines, avionics and interior are usually stripped out for sale. Huy gave us a tour and explained how they tear down airplanes, using an excavator.

Wide fuselage on the B777 with seats on the side removed.

Ex Singapore Airlines B777 at Victorville, Ca Ex Singapore Airlines B777 at Victorville, Ca Huge landing gear door on the Boeing 777 Air Hollywood have bought this plane to convert it into a filming studio. It is incredibly wide, as the seats have been taken out the fuselage. Then we visited a ex VIM VP-BVY (ex Singapore Airlines 9V-SQH and ex Scoot 9V-OTE) B777-200/ER. The cockpit window was missing and all the valuable avionics and instruments have also been taken out. I strongly recommend you watch the video to get more insight of the airplane graveyard in Mojave and Victorville.Īirplane Graveyard Victorville, Ca Ex United Airlines at airplane graveyard Victorville, Ca Standing on the wing of ex-Qantas B747 Almost touching the winglet of the ex Qantas B747-400 Video No doubt the coolest thing was to stand on the wing of this ex-Qantas B747-400.

This is how you climb into the B747 without jetbridge from the Avionics Bay Then I stepped inside an ex-Qantas B747 and found my way onto the 747 wing! I could almost touch the winglet! All the instrument in the cockpit was taken out include the seats. Much to my surprise, the interior was kept intact.

I went inside an ex-Thai Airways B747-400, to take a look at the interior. Airplane Graveyard Mojave, Ca Airplane Graveyard Mojave, Ca Airplane Graveyard Mojave, Ca Airplane Graveyard Mojave, Ca Below are some of the photos from Mojave airplane storage. It is end of the line for most planes in the graveyard. More than 100 planes were stored there, mostly these are widebody aircraft. I visited Mojave, Ca, which is a famous airplane graveyard in the Californian desert.