AMARG is a place where approximately 4000 airplanes are stored. Some of them will never fly again, and will be broken up. Some are in flight-ready status, which means they must be able to take to the air and be fully operational within 24 hours to one week. A portion of them may fly again, but need not be able to do so on short order. Here are a few photos I took of the planes through the window of the tour bus.
You’ll notice white patches on many of the aircraft here and at Pima. This is a spray-on substance designed to protect windows and other apertures. The concoction sprays on like paint and peels off like the sticky part of a post-it pad.
C-130 transport aircraft. Notice the skids so it can operate on snow!
F-16’s.
F-14’s. These are scheduled for destruction. The only F-14's currently in use belong to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hence the desire to get rid of spare parts.
B-2 swing-wing supersonic bomber. Note that the cockpit is only covered with a tarp. This indicates the plane is in flight-ready status, and could be prepped and flown out in perhaps only hours.
These F-4 Phantom jets are about to be rehabilitated and flown away to serve as drones by the USAF.
Here are airline 707’s that have been broken up to provide spare parts for the military. If you look closely, you can see an old BOAC liner and one that looks like it’s from Pan Am.
Here's a KC-135 that is being broken up for parts. Think of all the tails . . .
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Sweet pics!
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