Comments on: Boneyard, Tucson http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:48:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jeff http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-199055 jeff Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:49:02 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-199055 I didn't come across any A-6Es, don't know if they store Navy planes here, but I think there are only a select few A-6's that aren't now part of a reef off Virginia Beach. That plane could carry so much payload it was only second to the B-1 when I was working on them in 1988 - 92, or so I was told... Too bad the wings fell off of them... they served us well in Vietnam and Desert Storm... I didn’t come across any A-6Es, don’t know if they store Navy planes here, but I think there are only a select few A-6’s that aren’t now part of a reef off Virginia Beach. That plane could carry so much payload it was only second to the B-1 when I was working on them in 1988 – 92, or so I was told… Too bad the wings fell off of them… they served us well in Vietnam and Desert Storm…

]]> By: Phillip http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-12239 Phillip Sun, 23 Apr 2006 01:38:15 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-12239 The "population" of the F-14 Tomcat section is about to increase by quite a sum.... *sob* =( The “population” of the F-14 Tomcat section is about to increase by quite a sum…. *sob* =(

]]> By: Ross Vallely http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-10094 Ross Vallely Mon, 06 Mar 2006 03:46:12 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-10094 As an Aviation buff, it sadly shows to us how wasteful the great American nation is, that it can create such terrific manufacturing capability and technology, only to park it all up as soon as a 'better' model comes on stream...I guess it's great they are all redeemable; melted-down and re-used or 'rebuildable', compared to photos I've seen of hundreds of aircraft bulldozed into holes around the Pacific at the end of WWII [worth million$ today to warbird collectors], but does it mean that this great nation is so paranoid about anyone else having them that they have to do this? Come on USA, there has to be a better way, we love what you CAN DO, it's what you DO DO........COMPRENDRE-VOUS???? As an Aviation buff, it sadly shows to us how wasteful the great American nation is, that it can create such terrific manufacturing capability and technology, only to park it all up as soon as a ‘better’ model comes on stream…I guess it’s great they are all redeemable; melted-down and re-used or ‘rebuildable’, compared to photos I’ve seen of hundreds of aircraft bulldozed into holes around the Pacific at the end of WWII [worth million$ today to warbird collectors], but does it mean that this great nation is so paranoid about anyone else having them that they have to do this? Come on USA, there has to be a better way, we love what you CAN DO, it’s what you DO DO……..COMPRENDRE-VOUS????

]]> By: Trebuchet http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-10075 Trebuchet Sun, 05 Mar 2006 09:17:35 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-10075 We were taken on a tour around the outside of the 'graveyard' fence back a few yrs ago, and it seemed to take forever (yes it really is that BIG!). Our guide told us that for anyone with the right credentials and the right number of 0's in their bank account, they can turn a plane around and have it ready to fly out in 3-4 days (his words). Apparently the Sultan of Brunei has done some shopping there in the past. We were taken on a tour around the outside of the ‘graveyard’ fence back a few yrs ago, and it seemed to take forever (yes it really is that BIG!). Our guide told us that for anyone with the right credentials and the right number of 0’s in their bank account, they can turn a plane around and have it ready to fly out in 3-4 days (his words). Apparently the Sultan of Brunei has done some shopping there in the past.

]]> By: Tyler http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-3028 Tyler Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:12:44 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-3028 After seeing this, I decided to visit the museum. We missed the bus tour of the boneyard, but the PIMA Air & Space Museum alone was worth the trip from Phoenix. You can even take your picture on the steps of an old Air Force One. About 30 minutes away is the nation's only Titan II Missle Museum, where you actually go down inside the silo (they sell tickets at the PASM). I recommend both stops to anyone in the area. After seeing this, I decided to visit the museum. We missed the bus tour of the boneyard, but the PIMA Air & Space Museum alone was worth the trip from Phoenix. You can even take your picture on the steps of an old Air Force One.

About 30 minutes away is the nation’s only Titan II Missle Museum, where you actually go down inside the silo (they sell tickets at the PASM). I recommend both stops to anyone in the area.

]]> By: slacker http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-1682 slacker Wed, 18 May 2005 20:41:02 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-1682 Man I was going to suggest this one but then I found it. Man I was going to suggest this one but then I found it.

]]> By: Propaganda http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-1512 Propaganda Tue, 17 May 2005 16:12:13 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-1512 There's a b52 there, well i think it's a b52 atleast, you can't scrap a b52. There’s a b52 there, well i think it’s a b52 atleast, you can’t scrap a b52.

]]> By: Matt http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Matt Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:06:55 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-486 Some more horizontal shots of the base: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?placesearch=Tucson%20-%20International%20%28TUS%20%2F%20KTUS%29&distinct_entry=true Some more horizontal shots of the base: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?placesearch=Tucson%20-%20International%20%28TUS%20%2F%20KTUS%29&distinct_entry=true

]]> By: Donal http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Donal Sat, 16 Apr 2005 22:58:02 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-483 Interactive arial photo of the AMARC Plane Graveyard http://www.amarcexperience.com/AMARCTour.asp See what planes are where, see ground level photos. Interactive arial photo of the AMARC Plane Graveyard http://www.amarcexperience.com/AMARCTour.asp
See what planes are where, see ground level photos.

]]> By: shreddies http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/comment-page-1/#comment-281 shreddies Tue, 12 Apr 2005 19:27:56 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/07/boneyard-tucson-az/#comment-281 They're still there for me! They’re still there for me!

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