Kingman Army Airfield Museum, WWII Aircraft, Air Force Gunnery School
A little bit of my trip to this interesting place, The Kingman Army Airfield Historical Society & Museum.
Some published info as follows: The Army Air Force was looking for a new location for a gunnery school for the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Kingman Army Air Field was a B17 gunnery training school for Army AirForce during World War Two. Over 36,000 gunners successfully completed the training at KAAF. The gunnery school added Co-pilot training and 2 WASP classes along the way. The gunnery training started in the classroom, moved to the ground to ground training and finally air to air training before receiving their gunnery wings.
When Allies were winning the war in May of 1945, Kingman Army Air Field became inactive and reassigned. Kingman Army Airfield was now Storage Depot 41 for the War Asset Administration in February 1946. The total of 5634 aircraft were salvaged and turned into aluminum ingots. Wunderlich was the contractor for the job. By the end of the 1940s, K.A.A.F was turned over to Mohave County. All air operations of Mohave County would operate out of the new Mohave County Airport.
Notice Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes Cartoons, the character Mascot for a lot going on during WW II, including this operation. You see him holding and shooting a machine gun, a proud soldier.
Many plane parts and wreckage is still in the ground around this area, guys with metal detectors continue finding it. If you're ever out in the area and find some war relics, as a courtesy, please give them to the museum.
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Aviation Graveyard - Kingman Arizona..!
I Find This Collection Of Photographs To Be MOST Eerie..!
Can You Imagine The Conversations That Took Place Among These Warriors When They Were Gathered Here, Knowing They Were Going To Smelter..!
WE Should Have Been Listening, To EVERY TALE THEY TOLD...
These Machines Of War And The Brave Men & Women Associated With THEM. ARE Responsible For The America That WE Know Today.
If EVER There Was Sacred GROUND It Was HERE..!
They Should Have Been Fenced In And Left @ Peace For ALL To Marvel..!
To Forever TELL Their Tales To Each Other, And Those That Understand..!
As A Kid Looking At These Photos It Was Different - To ME These Fighters And Bombers Were Just The Coolest Things Ever Made…
Then Around 20 Years Old I Began To Enjoy These Photos For What They REALLY Were.
Pictures Of The Most BEAUTIFUL Representations On Earth, Of Machines Designed To Do An Unpleasant Job..!
For PROBABLY 45 Years As I'm Now 66 - (59 When I Posted This To YouTube).
Call Me CRAZY But When I Look At These Photos TODAY...
I Can Hear These Magnificent Utensils Of WAR Talking To Themselves About Their Individual Objectives, Pursuits, And Provenance.
I'm Heartbroken, And Pensive As I Languish The Thought Of THEM Watching Each One Of Their Brothers And Sisters Go To Smelter Never To Return.
Can You IMAGINE The Conversations Between The Remaining Last Dozen Or So..?
The Thought Of The Last Two Or Three Brings A Tear To My Eye…
Then Their Was ONE - And WE As A People Don't Even Have A Photograph Or Know His Or Her Name..?
To Me They Were LIVING Things With HEARTS And Souls, Not Station Wagons...
We Do Not Deserve The Country Handed To Us By The Generation Represented In This Video…
Just Look At Today's State Of Affairs As Witness To What We Have Done With That Generation's Sacrifices.
Wake Up..! Look Back - Hind Site IS 20/20.
Lest We, As A Country, End Up Like These Grand Old Kings And Queens Of The Sky.
IT'S CRIMINAL - NOT TO HAVE SAVED DOZENS OF EACH Of THESE MAJESTIC MARVELS OF ENGINEERING, JUST FUCKING CRIMINAL..!
TUNNEL VISION FOR SURE. WE AS AMERICANS SHOULD HAVE HAD THE FORETHOUGHT TO BUILD A PRESERVE OR NATIONAL PARK SOMEWHERE OUT WEST ALONG THE COAST. TO HOUSE IN WORKING ORDER FOR DEMONSTRATION AND TOURS AND ACTUAL PASSENGER EXCURSIONS, ALL OF OUR EXAMPLES OF SUCH GENIUS.
SOMETHING THE LIKES OF A YELLOWSTONE MAYBE EVEN LARGER..? WITH AN AIRPORT, RAIL ACCESS, SUCH A PLACE WOULD HAVE INCLUDED RAIL, AVIATION, AND NAVAL HISTORY. SO GENERATIONS TO COME COULD MARVEL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL REPRESENTATIONS ON EARTH, OF AMERICA’S GLORIOUS DAYS OF GENIUS. SUBSIDIZED BY THE AMERICAN TAX PAYERS 100 FUCKING % - FOR AS LONG AS WE ARE A NATION..!
“FUCK DISNEYLAND - RIGHT UP YOUR LIBERAL ASS’S”..!
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As Posted In These Comments: By MY FRIEND WELDER...
The tumult and the shouting have died away. The B-17's and B-24's will never again assemble into strike formation in the bitter cold of embattled skies. Never again will the musical thunder of their passage cause the very earth to tremble, the source of sound lost in infinity and seeming to emanate from all things, visible and invisible.The great deep-throated engines are forever silent, replaced by the flat, toneless roar of the jets and the rockets.
But, on bleak and lonely winter nights in the English Midlands, ghost squadrons take off silently in the swirling mist of the North Sea from ancient weed-choked runways, and wing away toward the east, never to return. On other nights the deserted woodlands ring with unheard laughter and gay voices of young men and young women who once passed that way.
Recollections of all these fade a little with each passing year until at last there will finally remain only the indelible records of the all-seeing Master of the Universe to recall the deeds of valor excelled by no other nation, arm, or service. These sacred scrolls will forever remain the heritage of the free and untrampled people of this earth.
Colonel Budd Peasley, C.O. 384th Bomb Group (H), 8th Air Force
Time is fleeting......
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Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions in Kingman - Arizona
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Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions in Kingman - Arizona: Sitgreaves Pass, Arizona Route 66 Museum, Cool Springs Station, Kingman Visitor Center, Desert Diamond Distillery, Mohave Museum of History and Arts, Metcalf Park, Kingman Railroad Musem, Alpacas of the Southwest, Hualapai Mountain Park, Kingman Army Air Field Museum
WORLDS LARGEST us air force AIRCRAFT GRAVEYARD documentary
An interesting documentary about the world famous US Air Force bone yard for surplus or out dated aircraft. Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DM AFB) (IATA: DMA, ICAO: KDMA, FAA LID: DMA) is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona. It was established in 1925 as Davis-Monthan Landing Field. The host unit headquartered at Davis–Monthan is the 355th Fighter Wing assigned to Twelfth Air Force, part of Air Combat Command (ACC). The base is best known as the location of the Air Force Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), the aircraft boneyard for all excess military and government aircraft.
Overview[edit]
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is a key ACC installation. The 355th Fighter Wing (355 FW) is the host unit, providing medical, logistical, mission and operational support to all assigned units. This wing's combat mission is providing A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support and OA-10 forward air controllers to ground forces worldwide. The 355 FW provides initial and recurrent training to all U.S. Air Force A-10, OA-10 and EC-130 pilots and crews. The 355th is also the ACC's executive agent for INF and START treaty compliance.
One of the wing's tenant units, the 55th Electronic Combat Group, is tasked to provide command, control and communications countermeasures in support of tactical forces with its EC-130H aircraft; and, employing the EC-130E aircraft, provide airborne command, control and communications capabilities for managing tactical air operations in war and other contingencies worldwide.
Two other major tenants, the 563rd Rescue Group (structured under the 23d Wing, Moody Air Force Base) and 943rd Rescue Group (structured under the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base), are tasked to provide combat search and rescue support worldwide.
As the location of the Air Force Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is the sole aircraft boneyard for excess military and government aircraft. Tucson's dry climate and alkali soil made it an ideal location for aircraft storage and preservation.
History
The base was named in honor of World War I pilots Lieutenants Samuel H. Davis (1896–1921) and Oscar Monthan (1885–1924), both Tucson natives. Davis, who attended the University of Arizona prior to enlisting in the Army in 1917, died in a Florida aircraft accident in 1921. Monthan enlisted in the Army as a private in 1917, was commissioned as a ground officer in 1918, and later became a pilot; he was killed in the crash of a Martin bomber in Hawaii in 1924.
Origins[edit]
In 1919, the Tucson Chamber of Commerce aviation committee established the nation's first municipally owned airfield at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds. The rapid increase in aviation activities meant a move in 1927 to the site which is now Davis–Monthan Air Force Base. After the City of Tucson acquired land southeast of town for a runway in 1925, Charles Lindbergh, fresh from his nonstop crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, flew his Spirit of St. Louis to Tucson in 1927 to dedicate Davis-Monthan Field, then the largest municipal airport in the United States.
Military presence at the field began when Sergeant Simpson relocated his fuel and service operation to the site on 6 October 1927. He kept a log containing names of the field's customers, including Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Benjamin Foulois, and Jimmy Doolittle. Doolittle, awarded the Medal of Honor for his 1942 Tokyo raid, was the first military customer at the field on 9 October 1927. The combination of civil and military operations worked well until the early 1940s, when military requirements began to require the relocation of civil aviation activities.
World War II[edit]
Davis-Monthan Airport became Tucson Army Air Field in 1940, as the United States prepared for World War II. The first assigned U.S. Army Air Corps units were the 1st Bomb Wing, 41st Bomb Group and 31st Air Base Group, activating on 30 April 1941 with Lieutenant Colonel Ames S. Albro Sr. as commanding officer.[5] In its military role, the base became known as Davis-Monthan Army Air Field on 3 December 1941. Air Corps leaders utilize the airfield, sending Douglas B-18 Bolo, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers, for training and observation missions.
Postwar years
With the end of the war, operations at the base came to a virtual standstill. It was then the base was selected as a storage site for hundreds of decommissioned aircraft, with the activation of the 4105th Army Air Force Unit. The 4105th oversaw the storage of excess B-29s and C-47 Gooney Birds. Tucson's low humidity and alkali soil made it an ideal location for aircraft storage and preservation, awaiting cannibalization or possible reuse — a mission that has continued to this day.
Cold War[edit]
Airplane Boneyards
Airliner Boneyards and Storage Facilities
Commercial airliners have limited lifespans. Ultimately, they must be retired from service, stored in airplane boneyards or graveyards, and finally dismantled and scrapped.
Jetliners eventually reach end-of-life due to airframe wear and/or obsolescence. Some jetliners are temporarily taken off flying status, and must be stored in a environment that is conducive to preservation. Others are kept for spare parts for flying aircraft.
To protect airliners during their storage from wind and sun damage, engines and windows are tightly covered with white, reflective materials. A sealed airliner can thus be stored safely, for years, until the time comes to return it to active duty, or salvage. Eventually, all airliners are removed permanently from service and must be disposed of.
Airliner boneyards in the deserts of the western United States serve several functions: temporary storage, maintenance, parts reclamation, and scrapping.
Mojave Airport (MHV) in California
The Mojave Air and Space Port serves a variety of aviation and space industries. It is also a storage facility for commercial airliners, due to its vast area and dry desert conditions.
Large Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed, and Airbus aircraft owned by major airlines are stored at Mojave. Some aircraft reach the end of their useful lifetime and are scrapped at the Mojave aircraft boneyard, while others are refurbished and returned to active service.
Kingman Airport (IGM) in Arizona
The Kingman Airport & Industrial Park is located five miles north of Interstate 40 in Kingman, Arizona. It is home to more than 70 businesses, including the storage of airliners.
When we last visited in May of 2013, dozens of airliners were parked, including those from American Eagle, Continental, DHL, SAS and other airlines.
Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana, Arizona
The Pinal Airpark is located in Marana, Arizona, just northwest of Tucson. It acts as a boneyard for civilian commercial aircraft as well as a site for airliner storage and reconfiguration. Old aircraft are stored there with the hope that the dry desert climate will prevent any form of corrosion in case the aircraft is pressed into service in the future.
Among the current tenants at the airpark is the Evergreen Aircraft Maintenance Facility. Now known as Marana Aerospace Solutions, the company offers more than 600 acres of secured ramp and storage area for all sizes of aircraft.
Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA)
The Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) is located in Victorville, California. Also known as Victorville Airport, it is home to many aviation related businesses, including Southern California Aviation, a large transitional facility for commercial aircraft.
The facility is located on the site of the former George Air Force Base, in active service from 1941 to 1992.
Roswell International Air Center (ROW)
Located in Roswell, New Mexico, this facility was originally known as Roswell Army International Airfield during World War II, and Walker Air Force Base in later years.
At the time of its closure in 1967, the facility was the largest air base of the Strategic Air Command (SAC). During its active duty years, Walker supported B-29 Superfortress, B-50, KC-97, B-36 Peacemakers, B-47 Stratojets, KC-135 tankers, and B-52 Stratofortresses.
The Roswell International Air Center was developed after the close of the base. Two runways are provided, one at 13,001 feet, the other extending 9,999 feet.
Today, various industry are located at the Air Center, including aircraft repair and refurbishing companies which store airliners onsite.
Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)
Abilene Regional Airport in southeast Abilene, Texas is home to retired Saab 340 aircraft from American Eagle Airlines. The turboprops are parked in a corner of the airport’s property, near the intersection of Loop 322 and State Highway 36.
When American Eagle started looking for a place to store the Saabs, they settled on Abilene because the planes would be close to the airline's maintenance base where they could be kept in a condition in which they can easily be sold.
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✅ NEVADA Palm Springs Air Museum, aircraft outside the museum, watching FREE
The Palm Springs Air Museum
Aircraft outside the Air Museum, watching FREE.
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KMS Relay
Quick video of the KMS Relay at Kingman High School. Filmed with the Yuneec Q500+
The Summer of '72 - VA-52
VA-52 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as U.S. Navy Reserve Fighter Squadron VF-884 on 1 November 1949, and called to active duty on 20 July 1950. It was redesignated VF-144 on 4 February 1953, and VA-52 on 23 February 1959. The squadron was nicknamed the Bitter Birds from about 1951–1953, and the Knightriders from about 1960 onward. Its insignia evolved through several versions from 1951–1960.VA-52 was decommissioned on 31 March 1995
Huge Aircraft Boneyard - Feb 2016
Watch this driving tour through the huge aircraft boneyard located on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson, Arizona. Frequently estimated at 4,000 aircraft, the huge yard operated by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is responsible for storing all these aircraft. Some are picked over for parts to keep the rest of the fleet flying; some are in storage for future possible use; some will be scrapped outright. Watch closely and you'll see the occasional oddity like a YC-14, long-wing B-57, F-14, a set of B-36 Peacemaker engine nacelles, and more. When this video was made in February 2016, large acreage was devoted to storage of C-130 Hercules transports from several branches of U.S. service, along with Navy P-3 Orions and KC-135s. A row of B-1B Lancers is slowly giving up parts to keep the rest flying. A few B-52Gs are already cut into large pieces to meet treaty requirements; a few newer B-52Hs are stored intact. Coyotes roam freely among the aircraft. The views from the vehicle cover several rods and angles, so some of the same aircraft are seen more than once. Lots to see! The impact of this place is always amazing. The huge Pima Air & Space Museum nearby is the start and end point for public bus tours of the boneyard (as of the time this video was produced in 2016). Visitors wanting to experience the boneyard from the inside of a vehicle may contact the museum to learn the current status of tours. Tours sometimes fill up; tickets are available each morning of the tour on a first-come, first-served basis. Check with the museum for tour status beforehand! The Pima Air & Space Museum has a huge and still growing collection of aircraft making it one of the major air museum players in the United States. (Have you subscribed to the Airailimages Channel on YouTube? Shared this video link? Thanks!)
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AIRPLANE BONEYARDS
Airliner Boneyards
A COLLECTION OF PICTURES
BY SARO DI BARTOLO AND GIULIETTA LACONEO
Commercial airliners have limited lifespans. Ultimately, they must be retired from service, stored in airplane boneyards or graveyards, and finally dismantled and scrapped.
Jetliners eventually reach end-of-life due to airframe wear and/or obsolescence. Some jetliners are temporarily taken off flying status, and must be stored in a environment that is conducive to preservation. Others are kept for spare parts for flying aircraft.
To protect airliners during their storage from wind and sun damage, engines and windows are tightly covered with white, reflective materials. A sealed airliner can thus be stored safely, for years, until the time comes to return it to active duty, or salvage. Eventually, all airliners are removed permanently from service and must be disposed of.
Airliner boneyards in the deserts of the western United States serve several functions: temporary storage, maintenance, parts reclamation, and scrapping.
Mojave Airport (MHV) in California
The Mojave Air and Space Port serves a variety of aviation and space industries. It is also a storage facility for commercial airliners, due to its vast area and dry desert conditions.
Large Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed, and Airbus aircraft owned by major airlines are stored at Mojave. Some aircraft reach the end of their useful lifetime and are scrapped at the Mojave aircraft boneyard, while others are refurbished and returned to active service.
Kingman Airport (IGM) in Arizona
The Kingman Airport & Industrial Park is located five miles north of Interstate 40 in Kingman, Arizona. It is home to more than 70 businesses, including the storage of airliners.
When we last visited in May of 2013, dozens of airliners were parked, including those from American Eagle, Continental, DHL, SAS and other airlines.
Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana, Arizona
The Pinal Airpark is located in Marana, Arizona, just northwest of Tucson. It acts as a boneyard for civilian commercial aircraft as well as a site for airliner storage and reconfiguration. Old aircraft are stored there with the hope that the dry desert climate will prevent any form of corrosion in case the aircraft is pressed into service in the future.
Among the current tenants at the airpark is the Evergreen Aircraft Maintenance Facility. Now known as Marana Aerospace Solutions, the company offers more than 600 acres of secured ramp and storage area for all sizes of aircraft.
Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA)
The Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) is located in Victorville, California. Also known as Victorville Airport, it is home to many aviation related businesses, including Southern California Aviation, a large transitional facility for commercial aircraft.
The facility is located on the site of the former George Air Force Base, in active service from 1941 to 1992.
Roswell International Air Center (ROW)
Located in Roswell, New Mexico, this facility was originally known as Roswell Army International Airfield during World War II, and Walker Air Force Base in later years.
At the time of its closure in 1967, the facility was the largest air base of the Strategic Air Command (SAC). During its active duty years, Walker supported B-29 Superfortress, B-50, KC-97, B-36 Peacemakers, B-47 Stratojets, KC-135 tankers, and B-52 Stratofortresses.
The Roswell International Air Center was developed after the close of the base. Two runways are provided, one at 13,001 feet, the other extending 9,999 feet.
Today, various industry are located at the Air Center, including aircraft repair and refurbishing companies which store airliners onsite.
Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)
Abilene Regional Airport in southeast Abilene, Texas is home to retired Saab 340 aircraft from American Eagle Airlines. The turboprops are parked in a corner of the airport’s property, near the intersection of Loop 322 and State Highway 36.
When American Eagle started looking for a place to store the Saabs, they settled on Abilene because the planes would be close to the airline's maintenance base where they could be kept in a condition in which they can easily be sold.
TWA Kiss, Constellation Celebration 1944, Jack & Helen Vanderbilt Frye, Howard Hughes
'Mr. & Mrs. TWA' at Washington D.C. April 17, 1944
Welcome to the glamorous early years of TWA, this was the face of Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. under the tenure of longtime president Jack Frye and his beautiful wife, the former Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. (Jack was just 40, and Helen was 35!)
Lockheed Constellation, second unit off the line. The airliner that enabled TWA to claim the first scheduled Trans-Atlantic service, continuing around the world!
TWA Constellation Celebration (April 17th, 1944) with Jack & Helen Frye, Howard Hughes, and Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones (Roosevelt Administration). TWA hostess is Dorraine Strole (Dodie) Palmer and Rita P. Crooks (dark hair).
This a short clip of a longer color film which showcases the 1944 record Connie flight with pilots Jack Frye and Howard Hughes. The reception took place on April 17th, 1944. Helen and Jack Frye as seen ascending the ramp to a TWA Constellation NC 310310 before the stunning airliner takes off on a promo flight over Washington D.C.
Cross-Country-Record!
Air route was from (BUR) Burbank CA., over Kingman AZ., Taos N.M., Wichita KS., St. Louis MO., Cincinnati OH., with arrival at Washington D.C. As the plane rocketed over the Southern Rockies and Northern New Mexico it encountering unfavorable weather and turbulence. Over Kansas icing necessitated a climb to 18,500 feet in order to stay above the weather. Soon the sleek airliner was racing over the cities of St. Louis and Cincinnati. At this juncture the 'Connie' was in the capable hands of TWA's most experienced pilot, President Frye. In no time the Connie reached Washington National Airport (DCA) after circling once it swooped in for a perfect touch down amid a waiting crowd of military leaders, reporters, and civilian guests. The swift 2400-mile flight was over. Cross-country record-- 6 hrs. 58 min. with average cruise speed of 327 M.P.H.
At the Statler Hotel (now the Capitol Hilton in Washington D.C.) Jack and Helen Frye host a party for 1500 guests in the Presidential Dining Room, this to commemorate the record flight of the Constellation just days earlier, the world’s largest land-based transport. Howard Hughes attends too, and contrary to popular rumor of the day which states Howard never shakes hands out of fear of germs, he stands by graciously beside Jack and Helen and proudly shakes nearly 1000 of them! This promo, hosted by the Fryes and Transcontinental & Western Air, celebrates the future of TWA, a grand introduction to Trans-World air travel via the futuristic Constellation airliner, an event all but forgotten today!
Jack and Howard intended to build a fleet of Constellations for TWA and make all other airlines obsolete-- the very first fast planes. This is why they were building the plane in secret. Unfortunately, with the onset of the war, the Army asked what they were doing. Subsequently, a deal was made, whereby TWA would fly the planes for the Army Air Force. Helen Frye- (1974) Red Rock News
The Constellation Flight was quite a drain on me, and I, like you, would have liked nothing better than to have been along. I am glad that it’s over with; it’s been on my mind for five years. Those maiden flights always cause some anxiety. Helen Frye (July 03, 1944). Letter to Robby Robinson, Jack & Helen's Lockheed Electra Jr. NC18137 TWA pilot.
'The foundation of TWA was seeded with dreams, dedication, and hard work.'
For the complete overview of Jack and Helen Frye's life-- See the historic-biography on Amazon-
'The Jack & Helen Frye Story - The Camelot Years of TWA'
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'The Jack and Helen Frye Story' at
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WW2 Ghost Airfield
Lets explore the old Abandoned WW2 Auxiliary Airfield in Buckeye, Arizona!
Goodyear Auxiliary Satellite Airfield #6
Also this very location is known to the locals as Froggy Bottom and was used as a local drag strip in the late 1970's and early 1980's until the local authorities put a stop to that.
RECORDED: February 9, 2012
LOCATION: Buckeye, Arizona 85326
GPS: 33°26'31.49 N 112°30'43.51 W
Filmed & edited by the youtube channel: ArizonaPublic:
Another great tour of the Goodyear/Buckeye Auxiliary Airstrip was filmed by a fellow Arizonian and uploaded to his youtube channel ArizonaAdventures:
HISTORY:
Arizona, Goodyear Auxiliary Army Airfield #6 was built in 1943 as one of a large number of satellite airfields for the United States Air Force, which was the largest single-engine advanced training base in the world during World War Two. According to a 1992 Army Corps of Engineers Report, the Goodyear Auxiliary #6 property consisted of a total of 1,159 acres.
According to the History of Luke AFB (obtained by David Brooks from the public affairs office at Luke AFB), Goodyear Field (#6) had three 4,000' x 300' runways, and the construction costs for its airdrome was $263,000. Among Luke's auxiliary airfields, Fighter & Goodyear Fields boasted the most facilities, each having separate buildings for crew chiefs, operations, supply, barracks, pit latrine, crash truck shed, generator shed and a control tower. The earliest depiction the Goodyear auxiliary airfield which has been located was on the March 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy).
A 1949 aerial photo (courtesy of John Arthur) depicted the Goodyear Aux #6 airfield in its original configuration, with 3 runways & a parking ramp on the southeast side. Several small buildings were just east of the parking ramp.
The site was declared excess & deeded to the State of Arizona in 1949, but was then reestablished & expanded by the Air Force later that same year. It was last used for emergency landings, dart target launchings, and as an emergency drop zone for flight training missions from Luke AFB. Luke AF #6 was depicted as an active airfield on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional chart (courtesy of John Voss), which described the longest runway as being a 5,300' hard-surfaced strip. The Army Corps of Engineers indicated that the site was declared excess in 1957.
However, Luke AF #6 was still depicted as an active airfield on the 1966 Phoenix Local aeronautical chart (courtesy of John Voss). Luke AF Aux #6 was evidently closed at some point between 1966-71, as it was labeled closed on the August 1971 USAF Tactical Pilotage Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). At some point between 1966-71 the primary runway was apparently lengthened to its ultimate configuration of 6,200'. That may indicate that it was used at a relatively late period in its history for jet aircraft, as 6,200' is longer than the typical runway of a WW2 era training field.
You can clearly see the numbers 312 and a red scorpion painted on the pavement during this video footage. It is told that the 312thTFTS FS scorpions role was training and was disbanded in 1991.
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The “Boneyard”
Commonly referred to as the “Boneyard,” the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., contains about 5,000 retired military aircraft throughout 2,600 acres. Crews at the Boneyard preserve aircraft for possible future use, pull aircraft parts to supply to the field, and perform depot-level maintenance and aircraft regeneration in support of Air Force operations. Video by Jamie Chapman - 2D Audiovisual Squadron
Largest Aircraft Boneyard in the World: 4,000 PLANES
This is the largest aircraft boneyard in the world, with over 4,000 planes! It is at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, in conjunction with the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tuscan, Arizona. You'll see tons of B-1 Bombers, B-52s, hundreds of F-16s, F-18s, Helicopters, and so much more that I can't list.
PLEASE NOTE! If you want to see the boneyard tour, be sure NOT to go on a weekend. The Museum is open 7 days a week, but the bus tours to the boneyard only operate Monday through Friday. Also, make sure you get there early, because the boneyard tours sell out fast! I got there at 11am, and the earliest bus tour that still had open seats was at 3pm. I got there just in time.
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The Airplane Boneyard
Yesterday's Air Force: The Boneyard (short version). HD Video by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Kurtz | Defense Media Activity - Air Force | Date: 10.24.2014. An Air Force history feature on the Boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, where Air Force planes go after they've flown their last mission. More military & aviation videos at
Destination Arizona 60 second intro
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