Anyone looked at the Boneyard on Google Maps lately?

[ClearedHot]

They updated with some high-res pictures...holy crap we have dismantled a great air force. 500 F-16's, 200 F-15's, 20 B-1's, A lot of Old B-52's and F-4's...kind of sad to look at.

[ThreeHoler]

There's something still alive in there...quick! Kill it! Kill it!

[Guest FullOtto]

Quite a nice view, great quality pics. I do see a lot of empty lots, would like to visit and see how they determine its finally time to scrap something.

[gimmeaplane]

Surprised they kept this one...

[ClearedHot]

Trying to figure out what this one is.

Looks like they have a few more of them over here.

Are they D-21 drones?

Edited July 6, 2011 by ClearedHot

[ThreeHoler]

Yep, that's a D-21. You can see the sign on the ground in front the one in your first link...just like the picture above...probably the same drone. The other two appear to be D-21s as well.

Edited July 6, 2011 by ThreeHoler

[sentrymechanic]

Surprised they kept this one...

If I remember correctly that one is on one of the bus tour roads

[contraildash]

I was went through there back in 05/06 and recently retired F-14s were all over the place. Now there are like one or two. Apparently they have already scrapped the entire fleet at the boneyard. Pretty sad.

F-14s Scrapped

Edit: add link to the reason.

Edited July 7, 2011 by contraildash

[Guest Crew Report]

Sad to see all of those Buff's sliced up.

[TAMInated]

Where are all the hogs' wings?

[jango220]

One of the -60 guys from Tuscon (he might be on here too?) posted some recent pictures over on Jetcareers.

Edited July 7, 2011 by jango220

[Guest]

Where are all the hogs' wings?

On the Hogs flying today.

[Right Seat Driver]

Quite a few Wurtsmith BUFFs still sitting there. The resolution is amazing though, the MI ANG F-4s I watched growing up by KMTC are still sitting there with their kick ass paint job. As a kid I never thought I would see C-model Vipers in the Boneyard.

Sad to see all of those Buff's sliced up.

Or the E-model -135s.

[JarheadBoom]

The Marines were touring the boneyard as well...

[Victory103]

Hmm, no shadow on the -53?

[OverTQ]

That place is Mecca for pilots.

[Breckey]

Too bad we can't salvage parts from old aircraft. The man cave needs an ejection seat and a control stick beer tap

[ClearedHot]

Too bad we can't salvage parts from old aircraft. The man cave needs an ejection seat and a control stick beer tap

I have a T-38 Pitot Tube hanging over the bar in the Man Cave.

[Clayton Bigsby]

Quite a few airline 707s there. Parts source for the E-3s and E-8s?

Edited July 8, 2011 by Clayton Bigsby

[Crosswind]

Almost all the Hog wings and landing gear have be repurposed on current aircraft. You can't see it on Googlemaps, but as you drive around the Boneyard (I did last year) you see almost all hogs on wooden platforms because they don't have any landing gear. Boeing is suppose to make new wings to replace the "new" old wings. Hell of an aircraft.

[Right Seat Driver]

Quite a few airline 707s there. Parts source for the E-3s and E-8s?

That and the E and R model mods for the -135.

[HuggyU2]

Hmmmm... don't see any U-2's in there.

[Guest]

*Edit to add that, on a separate note, it sucks seeing jets (i.e. actual tail numbers) that you've flown sitting out there rotting. Ohh well.

It really sucked taxiing an entire squadron of jets through the gate to the glue factory.

[Napoleon_Tanerite]

Quite a few airline 707s there. Parts source for the E-3s and E-8s?

yep

[Bergman]

*Edit to add that, on a separate note, it sucks seeing jets (i.e. actual tail numbers) that you've flown sitting out there rotting. Ohh well.

You got that right. Makes me feel old. Damn.