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Nathan
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The boneyard: I don't think this is recent photos but still......sometimes you just want to cry!! :x :x

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11 B-1 Bones in the boneyard...hmmmm, did those get pulled out and back into inventory or are those just "parts" at this point?

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That place is both depressing and fascinating...

Anyone else notice the "HI MOM" carved into the desert at the corner of S Kolb Rd and E. Escalante Rd. In the A-10 storage area :lol:

What an amazing variety of aircraft...

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All is see on the link is beer cans and pots. :(
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There are also the chopped up B-52s left in place for the Russian satellites to verify.
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I can still see a C-121, several C-47's/C-117, a C-119, the hulk of a C-133( :evil: :x ), several versions of the B-57, a whole bunch of HU-16's. A few years ago there was still a KC-97 there but I can't seemed to find it on the map. I guess the scap man got her! :cry:

Any idea what the plan is for the C-133 and HU-16's? Also looks like the A-7 inventory is about gone and the B-52's seemed to have been worked over good. I was hoping a few of the silver early model B-52s could be saved.... :x

Yes its interesting but also sad! All the sad and mad smileys that are going to be on this thread! :x :( :evil: :x :shock: :? :( :cry: :x

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How old is this image? I did find my buddys Willy Fudd that were suppose to go down and start putting engines on this winter.

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RNDMTRS4EVR wrote:
How old is this image? I did find my buddys Willy Fudd that were suppose to go down and start putting engines on this winter.

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My guess is late spring or early summer of 2005 judging by where planes are located at Pima.

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...someday I will have to digitize them...then you will really be crying
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Here's a photo of the same location from Bing. It makes an interesting comparison with the other image.

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And the bird's eye view provides fantastic resolution!

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Dave Lindauer wrote:
Here's a photo of the same location from Bing. It makes an interesting comparison with the other image.

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v ... &encType=1


That one is a little newer. Around May 2007 I think. It is either a weekend or lunchtime because my car isn't in the lot at Pima. :D

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Yeah you can even see the B-36 out back at Pima. Interesting that it's more complete in the "bird's eye" view.
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11 B-1 Bones in the boneyard...hmmmm, did those get pulled out and back into inventory or are those just "parts" at this point?


I believe those are A-models (if remembering properly from the tour).

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Dave Lindauer wrote:
Here's a photo of the same location from Bing. It makes an interesting comparison with the other image.

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v ... &encType=1


From that view they sure disposed of a lot of B-52s. I wonder how many are still in storage.
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