The modern day Aircraft Boneyard – Storage and Destruction of Warplanes in Tuscon Arizona

A virtual visit to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC), better known as the Aircraft Boneyard. Planes that are taken off active service are flown here to await redeployment, or destruction.

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F-14 Tomcat at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr [Via]

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F4 Phantom at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr [Via]

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A10 Warthog at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr [Via]

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F111 at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr [Via]

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Lined up F4 Phantoms at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr [Via]

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B-1 Bomber being disassembled at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr [Via]

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KC- 135 at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr [Via]

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F-16s lined up in front of KC-135s at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr [Via]

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F-14 Tomcats at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Roger Smith / Flickr [Via]

Next Page, Dakota’s, B-52s and more!

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USMC R4D-8 / C-117, photographed in a contractor’s yard adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, May 1996. Ian Abbot / Flickr [Via]

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USMC R4D-8 / C-117, photographed in a contractor’s yard adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, May 1996. Ian Abbot / Flickr [Via]

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The first and last Boeing YAL -1 Airborne Laser at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – KamrenB Photography / Flickr [Via]

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USMC R4D-8 / C-117 at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – SearchNet Media / Flickr [Via]

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USMC R4D-8 / C-117 at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Ian Abbott / Flickr [Via]

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F106A picture taken in 1996 at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Ian Abbott / Flickr [Via]

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B-52 picture taken in 1996 at Stratfortress at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Ian Abbott / Flickr [Via]

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B-52G left for treaty verification, picture taken in 1996 at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Ian Abbott / Flickr [Via]

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Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Clements Vasters / Flickr [Via]

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C-5 Galaxy at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Clements Vasters / Flickr [Via]

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A-10 warthog at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Clements Vasters / Flickr [Via]

 

Joris Nieuwint

Joris Nieuwint is a battlefield guide for the Operation Market Garden area. His primary focus is on the Allied operations from September 17th, 1944 onwards. Having lived in the Market Garden area for 25 years, he has been studying the events for nearly as long. He has a deep understanding of the history and a passion for sharing the stories of the men who are no longer with us.

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