Davis Monthan Boneyard, March 2016

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Davis Monthan Boneyard, March 2016

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I visited the DM boneyard in Tucson, AZ, last week - here are some photos of new and interesting stuff there. Sorry about the quality of the photos - you spend the whole tour inside the bus, with all the internal reflections that entails, and the bus is moving at 20-30mph most of the time....

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EC-135C 62-3585, formerly of 7th ACCS, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB. Looking Glass a/c.


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C-23C 93-01322/N170Z, possibly for delivery to US Forest Service.


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E-2C 164353, formerly of VAW-124, USS George HW Bush, newly arrived at AMARG and being treated with Spraylat.


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C-130H 957 R Nor AF with 956 and 954 behind.


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The end of the line for a pair of F-16s.


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KC-135R 10304, formerly of 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall – note the RAF Mildenhall badge on the top of the fin.


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Hard to see in the background and barely glimpsed in the distance is an unidentified NATO E-3A Sentry – NATO is currently retiring a handful as a cost-cutting measure.



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The latest arrivals at AMARG first sit on this ramp to have their remaining fuel drained and light oil run through the engines. A C-130, four F-16s and a single F/A-18 can be seen here.



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They are then moved to another ramp area where other liquids and materials are removed and the process of covering the a/c begins.



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An EA-6B being processed



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C-27J 08-27012, formerly of Ohio ANG, now being processed to go to the US Coast Guard as 2703.


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A whole row of C-23s, including C-23C 88-01869 (ex-US Army), C-23B+ 93-01325 (ex-US Army) and C-23C 94-0314 (ex-Kentucky ANG).




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Masses of H-60s; closest is HH-60H 165122, formerly of HCSC-84.
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Re: Davis Monthan Boneyard, March 2016

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Great shots; interesting but saddening in equal measure for the aircraft that are unlikely to fly again. A few diorama ideas there though.....
Thanks for posting!
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Re: Davis Monthan Boneyard, March 2016

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Wow. Great pics. It must be a spectacular sight. Thanks for posting them.

How quickly can the mothballed things be resurrected, I wonder.

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Cheers, guys.

They can un-mothball them pretty quickly. Everything is inhibited, so they just need to un-inhibit and take off the Spraylat.
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Thanks for showing the pics. Very interesting.

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Nice shots Paul. F16's to the boneyard already. Makes me feel old.
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Cheers, guys.

Me, too, Jeff - F/A-18s in abundance as well.....
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Interesting that the Mansfield Boys lost their C-27Js so quickly after getting them. Thanks for posting the pictures.

I'll be down in Tucson and Yuma at the end of April. Might even take the Boneyard tour.

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You should, Jim - well worth the $7.

What will you be doing down there?
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Paul,

A friend wants to drag me along on an airplane spotting trip to Yuma. Tucson is a destination because that is where my Mom and brother live.

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Cool. Yuma should be good - USMC F-35s are there now alongside the AV-8Bs and all the helos. Have fun! 8-)
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