The Boneyard: Where Aircrafts Go to Die

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If visiting, be sure to visit the Pima Air and Space museum—they have the biggest air museum and had their pick of decommissioned aircraft. Then, be sure to visit the Titan II missile silo museum, which is a working decommissioned nuclear silo. They completely walk you through a launch. Seriously good museums.

Greetings from tucson! I can't believe Simon is covering us...

I have a family member who works the yard. It’s mind blowing how much cool stuff is stored there.

Watching him break the wing off that f-14 kind of hit me in my heart

Lots of folks in the comments are mentioning the Pima Air Museum, which is literally across the street from the boneyard. It's the best air museum I've ever seen. They have great ex military tour guides that drive you around the outside displays in a covered tram. There are numerous buildings full of displays from different eras. There is also a bus that can pick you up at the front of the museum and take you on a guided tour of the boneyard. I believe you have to buy these tickets in advance of your visit. Well worth it.

I was a tour guide at the Boneyard in the mid-80s while stationed at DM. I later came back to Tucson and been working there for over 19 years.

Pima Air and Space Museum is one of the best of any museums I have ever visited.

The idea that Iran is so desperate to keep their Tomcats in service that they'd pay Karen from Sedona millions of dollars for a new cockpit clicky bit is hysterical

Fun fact: Iran actually bought an even 80 F-14s, but the revolution happened while the last one was still on the production line, so the US Navy took it.

I was stationed at DM from 02-07. Then came back in '15 - '20. I started out loaded and maintaining the weapons systems on the A-10 in the 357th Squadron "The Dragons". We had a barrel shortage one time on our A-10's and went to the boneyard to remove some from A-10's that were being retired. Also, pulled tons and tons of GCU's (gun control unit) for our aircraft out of ones in the boneyard. Its a cool place, on the backside of the boneyard where it backs up to the road leading to the shooting range. Is where alot of the older and completely mothballed aircraft and aircraft parts.

Fyi: prior to any transformers trampling through the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, two high-school students were breaking into the expansive aircraft storage facility to find something that could be used as a science project. This was the scenario depicted in the 1985 film, "My Science Project" which did have scenes filmed at the video discussed boneyard of Davis-Monthan AFB. (Btw, the reason you may not have heard of the film, "My Science Project" is because it was a "time-travel" type of film that was released and overshadowed by another time-travel film that same year, i.e., "Back to the Future.")

"Aircraft" is either a singular or plural noun. No need for the 's' at the end.

The word 'aircraft' covers both the singular and the plural . . . . just sayin'.

"Aircrafts"?? Is that like "Sheeps" and "Deers"?

Simon says the Air Force split from the U.S. Armed Forces, they split from the U.S. Army. A slip of the tongue I know, but seems like that would be super confusing for someone not familiar with the branches of America's military.

Aircrafts?!??!? What next? Sheeps? Fishes?

If you ever visit AZ please make an effort to go to the air museum in Tucson. It was my favorite museum in AZ to go to when I lived in AZ. And yes that dirt is a bugger to dig holes for trees.

The plural of aircraft does NOT require an 's'.