There’s a boneyard in Arizona where hundreds of aircraft, including several Boeing 747s, are retired and scrapped. The ...

The Douglas A-26 Invader was one of America's most successful attack bombers, serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam before ...

There are approximately 8,000 "end-of-life retired aircraft" sitting in deserts, jungles, and storage yards across the globe. Another 11,000 planes are expected to join them over the next 10 years.

Former Air Force pilots reflect on the Boneyard, aka the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.

Sept. 2013 – The C-27J mission officially ends in Mansfield, with all four aircraft having been delivered to the boneyard. Sept. 2013 – Air Force purchasing officials at Wright-Patterson Air Force ...

Developing a strategic aircraft reserve -- Aircraft storage and disposal -- Along the storage rows -- Scrapping the big fleets -- Inventory by aircraft type -- Boneyard tours and Pima Air & Space ...

The supersonic bomber underwent an “intensive” regeneration and depot maintenance effort by US Air Force technicians. A formerly retired Boeing B-1B Lancer heavy bomber has returned to the skies after ...

You've very likely had the same thought, perhaps during a long flight: Where do old airplanes go, once they're no longer fit to fly? What do you do with a Boeing 747-400, a massive plane that's more ...

Origins and evolution of nose art -- Fighter nose art and markings -- Bomber and patrol paint -- Tanker and transport art -- Helicopters and special use aircraft siris_sil_1037399 ...