Nuts and Bolts of The Boneyard

[@patford8488]

I just visited Tucson for the first time. Flying home I saw all the planes stacked up and was curious. Had never heard of The Boneyard. Thank you for this video.

[@xenophagia]

So many great memories here. My mom was the chief of AMARG/DRMO for many years.

[@g10s]

I was stationed at DMAFB back in the late 80s and early 90s. Had the good fortune to be able to explore the many intriguing aircraft in AMARC/boneyard. It was almost too much fun.

[@makiwaga]

Nice vid 👌. 2 C-130Hs will be coming home to the Phil Air Force this year. They both come from Davis Monthan 😊.

[@okrajoe]

Fascinating to see all this classic hardware.

[@tonylittle8634]

I grew up literally across the street from where the B-52s were parked in the early 70’s. They were always being moved around.

[@ChipsMicrochips]

I'm a bit of a nerd but what a fascinating place. I could spend years checking out all the cool tech there.

[@davidcrawford1551]

Great video. Very intetesting. And I'm still waiting to visit to tick it off my bucket list. One day.I will.

[@thecoolinggod]

go, it's a great trip.

[@rustyangel3631]

Spent some good time there for aircraft battle damage repair which entails making a damaged aircraft serviceable to make it back to it's base during wartime operations. Very cool duty and Tuscon is a nice city.

[@Isham85]

wow this will be my bucket list - from malaysia-

[@andrewf1326]

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@roadpanzir]

This is a fascinating program!

[@RHP-pw8xt]

Very nice video. I guess we'd all like to work in such a place.

[@armenio1947]

Great video, excellent work. I'm always sad when I see planes like these ending up this way. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@TheDustysix]

Me Too! I am old and worn out from my Service in Military Aviation. I think of those that built them, maintained and flew them. As well as where they have been. Youth is only for the young.

[@knightrider4261]

Great video 👍

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Great video Thank you for Sharing Australia

[@mikemarcott4888]

My little brother Chris Marcotte used to work there I once went there with him pretty amazing

[@granskare]

we have seen this place. An A-10 pilot was our tour guide.

[@Mj-hr7wv]

0:21 those planes looked almost new & in good condition

[@michaelsnyder3871]

US service often buy more aircraft than Congress will fund operations for, so the services put new aircraft into cacoons and then exchange them with aircraft as they reach a specific flight hour limit. The B-1B is a typical example.

[@dracik5257]

i mean most aircraft dont really age with normal upkeep. those are clearly old as fuck

[@Jasonhb07]

@@dracik5257 To correct you, aircraft do age regardless of normal or excellent upkeep. US military aircraft have strict airframe hour limits. For example, the B-52's airframe life is maxed at 37,500 hours. Metal and composite fatigue cannot be corrected with routine maintenance.

[@ikdaboss380]

Wow!!!!! Just wow!!!

[@jessieblanton9875]

Give them all a cold start

[@jessieblanton9875]

Love to have a few in my yard

[@MrBig1gaz]

Love to work there !!

[@johnyapchinpaw8466]

That great from gravyard to earth parts

[@77Avadon77]

Cool.. you can give me one of those A-10's ;-)

[@youtubesecuritypatrolservi4362]

Holy shit man....small world! I am a new sub to your channel.

[@Newyorkian2023]

Brrtttt

[@benjaminwilliams3987]

Same here!! Lov that plane.first time i saw one graf germany 79 at tree top level man what a sound and sight.

[@kadebruce295]

Get some of that good brrrrrt action

[@mopar4838]

I’d take a huey

[@standartenfuhrerhanslanda4867]

Are the 30mm rounds sold separately?

[@1chish]

Somewhere in there are all of the RAF's last Harrier GR7 / GR9 aircraft in crates...

[@shawncheng404]

well done!

[@boymon132]

I like it the best video on youtube

[@sergjay7993]

the pick n pull of military aviation

[@DRAGNET-pn5vf]

I THINK I SAW R2D2 AND C3PO!

[@Herbymac0811]

I think at the very least 1 of every type should be restored and preserved for display and posterity.

[@alexmaclean1]

Agreed. Our airforce base here has a museum just outside the base gates that anyone can go to for free. It has about 20 retired aircraft from WW2 up as well as a 5000sqft inside military history display. It's pretty cool and I think more people should get to see this stuff.

Many are. They're made up as gate guards. When I was in Air Force Basic Training almost every dormatory had a display aircraft in front of it. Mine had a Republic F-84 Thunder Jet mounted in front of the building. Other organizations can request a gate guard aircraft if they have the money for the prepped stripped shell, transportation costs and set up. You transport and set up. I don't see any reason why they would refuse a request. Beats shredding it into pop cans.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

I would hate to see these fabulous planes as target drones. Just makes me sad.

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

why? fabulous as they are, a lot of them are becoming quite dated, especially as the f-35 program makes more and more strides, the pilots custom helmet for the f-35 is more advanced than even some the fighters in the bone yard. they're not useless, if they can function as an unmanned drone and be used to save an support the lives of the infantry, all the better!!

[@TheDustysix]

At Tyndall AFB Florida the flightline has birds with orange tails. That is Death Row. It has to happen to test the efficacy of our weapons. As a Veteran that had worked in the industry as well, I think of all the people that built, maintained and flew them.

[@kinenebosco7060]

Didn't know planes are that. charitable ! Imagine denying self the pleasure to fly by donating parts to sickly aircrafts !

[@crosbonit]

It may have been the tinkling piano that caused you to be sad. You know the type they put in videos to generate sad feelings. I didn't notice it until the end when I started feeling sad when the guy said this is the end. Then I noticed the tinkling piano and snapped out of it.

[@papabits5721]

How much call for Vietnam era planes ?

[@aom808]

2:11 wow the guy one the cherry picker can hear him reading the manual 😆

[@destroyer3581]

Let me get a discount on one of them F16s or F4s

[@peterblackburn7269]

Destroyer f16 be great civilian get aroun plane painted cool colours!!🤗

[@dannyfischer8336]

all of the f4's are gone from the boneyard. they are converting f16 fighters as drones now.

[@mooglemy3813]

Watched this because if the title and is was brief time wise. Good vid and at least some of those planes keep other flying and some get returned to active service. What other country can do this even on a limited basis? None! Like to see a more in depth vid like refurbishing an A10 etc. Anyway well done for a brief peek!

[@naztry8106]

Bro I literally went to this place a couple weeks ago

[@MrSilverfish12]

"okay Im just gonna test to see if the seat ejects"

[@marcosramos4596]

Didn't know they also hold planes for other countries and federal agencies

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

how do we buy planes from yall

[@tack9571]

That's exactly what I was wondering. I'm looking to buy a P-3C Orion from them

[@jessieblanton9875]

B 17 need a cold start ever day keep oil moveing

[@vanofmemes]

0:21 737 ????

[@manuelvillamil9809]

Itsablackline Aviator Nope; C-9s... (DC-9)... but there might be a few T-43 (737-200) there...

[@daystatesniper01]

This is a bloody good video , very informative

[@robertviking1869]

daystatesniper01 thank you! I shot this over 4days and also edited it. Nice to know it’s appreciated!

[@traw7021]

Robert Viking, Shut the fuck up, you didn’t do shit but take credit for somebody else’s work. Lame ass

[@theonlybuzz1969]

That’s gotta be the best job in the world, well besides mine that is. Good job guys..

[@traw7021]

Phil Boardman And what do you do for a living, if you don’t mind my asking?

[@jacobkemp1183]

Our C-130H's will probably end up here, once the new C-130J-30 Super turn up. 1 C-130 & 2 P-3K2 will stay in New Zealand. You guys have got our TA/A-4K Skyhawks and Italian built MB-339CK Aermacchi's, still a swore point in NZ

[@keithweedt7236]

Does the F 15 75029 have anything left of it?

[@bigbodyalan7054]

Can have a Marine Corp ch 46

[@josepablotassara8990]

All the aircraft that I flew in are either beer cans or in some museum 😎

[@UncertifiedBombexpert]

What’s the point of being in the Air Force if it is all in unmanned, I mean almost all of the people who join literally want to fly not sit in a chair and control an aircraft through a computer and if you take away the pilots ability to fly than what’s the point.

[@homerfry9234]

You realize what SMALL percentage fly? Ever been on a base? 99% of the people you see dont fly.

[@UncertifiedBombexpert]

I live on base and there are more pilots than you think

[@jessieblanton9875]

Keep all a live may need them with out dam enternet

[@robertfeeley9738]

I want a job there, only problem is that I am 74 years old, but having a job there would postpone my retirement.

[@juanpatrick1771]

They're actually not die, they're stored for future and get upgraded

[@turbojoe2]

Whats with the bird nest at 1:22? Symbolic?

[@kellysavalas5937]

Planes should give out organ donor cards. Planes dontaing parts to keep other ones alive.

[@mikeleahy573]

"B1B jack screw assembly? Sure. How many do you need?"

[@khaledsarhan8319]

How much is c130 as aretired plane?

[@solomonpilot2510]

THE BONE YARD THE BONING YARD !

[@jessieblanton9547]

C.130 COULD BE USED AS A HOME TO SOME.ONE

[@JohnSmith-nh3bc]

GREAT CO-OP WORK TERMS DISMANTLING OLD FOR NEW. WE DON'T JUST HAVE MILITARY MIGHT LOOSELY HANGING ALL OVER THE PLACE. MAY CUT POLLUTION LEVELS IN MINING FOR ORE!

[@colline7829]

Could I buy a plane and rebuild it

[@scottcrabtree3239]

Only if it is an aircraft that has no top secret/classified anything in it. And, you have to acquire quite a few licenses, as well.

[@ronaldnwansor3763]

NO

[@bw_l560]

Collin Eberhart No, they don’t sell to the public.

[@bubbazametti]

yes they do

[@Perich29]

If I could I would take the C130 and used them for freighter transport and put freight on these planes and fly them from Santa Monica to Hawaii back and forth, just like dedicated truck drivers does for C.R. England, that would be a great opportunity for the pilot to fly these planes hauling freights.

[@jessieblanton9875]

Any of them that wood carry a pay load cold start ever day

[@vaidasvaidas1481]

Lithuania needs military planes

[@thierrydevant7690]

How bad is that, abandoned beautiful planes.

[@ash7700]

Finally, a decent soundtrack. I could do without the official spokespeople, though.

[@sidwalters7455]

Can a civilian buy an aircraft from the bone yard ?

[@cromlaughsatyourfourwinds8333]

I agree but I think it's a better way to die than being turned into soda cans.

[@antr7493]

F-16 into a drone?? Sad

[@waterheaterservices]

Our tax dollars at work

[@danielschannel1992]

Why are these planes in the junkyard? Can't they be used again?

[@yodawg3469]

Many have went beyond their life cycle's and have fatigue

[@mooglemy3813]

Watch the vid again and listen to what is said,

[@michaelsnyder3871]

This is not a junk yard. Aircraft are stored here when Congress doesn't provide sufficient funds to operate the fleet and then swapped as those in service reach targeted flight hours. Other aircraft are in war reserve, maintained at a point where a simple overhaul can return them to service to replace losses or expand the force. Some are there awaiting Foreign Military Sales or transfer to allied air services.

[@jasonwills1116]

Iwantoworkthere?

[@tristandacunha4752]

Do they bring f-22s and f-35s?

[@tack9571]

Not yet

[@kylelytle4251]

What the hell is a QF-16 target?

[@scubathehun]

An F 16 fighter turned into a target drone, usually for missile practice.

[@jessieblanton9875]

Like them all just dont let them go to junk yard

[@allex2451]

I want to buy me an A10. what's the cost LOL

[@gvainola]

0:48 YOU...DONT....DO....THAT...TO....A10...WARTHOG

[@scottcrabtree3239]

Do they go for fewer parts taken from many aircraft, or many parts from fewer aircraft?

[@alanpartridge2140]

If there is a design flaw in a part I'd imagine it's fewer parts from many aircraft

[@skilletthandle]

where is this located?

[@tack9571]

Just outside of Tucson AZ

[@ms.sammanthalee5156]

why not use the shells as tiny houses for the home less..........

[@mssedmebich1621]

B 52's are still flying but, we're already parting out B1's?

[@aibpresto]

They're pretty old now. Prototypes flying in the 70's and they were put in service in the early 80's.

[@mooglemy3813]

B52s still have a purpose and role and they are updated with engines and so on. Still a great workhorse and delivery vehicle so you can't necessarily egpquate or reason why based on age, comes down to cost and the role they still play and if they are viable militarily.

[@michaelsnyder3871]

The USAF initially bought more B-1Bs than Congress will provide operational funding for so some are put into storage and swapped out when the planes in service reach certain flight hour limits.

[@Just-an-ordinary-average-guy]

BONEs are a maintenance headache. Lack of spare parts and the years of abuse have taken a toll on them. They retired alot of the problem children and put them in storage to be parted out. They want to retire them all by 2030 along with the B-2s.

[@Sircliffe]

6:53

[@jessieblanton9875]

Build a air wolf out of that junk or a house on wheels

[@markbaxter2763]

AM I the only one who wonders why the Forest Service needs a AH1 Cobra attack helicopter? Let alone that many?

[@JohnSmith-nh3bc]

MAYBE SOME OF THESE TRAINERS ARE STILL PRETTY GOOD AND SAVE AFTER BURNER LIFE AND TIME.

[@ronaldnwansor3763]

EL is rapid city where THE ELSWORTH AFB is

[@mechanicdave4899]

Ronald N I’m in rapid. It was my last base.

[@MrCJNice]

The Philippines can purchase those F14, F16, A-10 and C130's. we only got 2 left C130 that is still capable of flying. they need those to defend the West Philippine Sea from China aggression.

[@jeekboi]

i generally dont like the idea of converting a manned aircraft to a drone

[@IronManXXX]

Is Romeo married I wonder..

[@tedrobinson5743]

How about just a couple of gun barrels from An A10's Vulcann I Promise to give em a good Home & only Shoot Beer Cans Ha Ha👻☠️😋

[@harrisonnordmeyer4338]

Ted Robinson remember those in the shelter are being fixed

[@alexp9847]

*gulp*

[@clipcrew5068]

Can i get one to build apartment :)

[@TheDustysix]

I could make comments, but old worries stop me. Old Farts will understand.

[@roc8083]

These yards are full of rats, snakes and turantula's

[@jasonwills1116]

Phantomisinthemuesiumacrostheroad.

[@jessieblanton9875]

C 130 make a good home people

[@joenock3466]

Unfortunately there is an end to life in all things

[@manuelvillamil9809]

joe nock ... they just come back as beer cans!! The circle of life... Miller High Life”! “Hey, that 6 pack was gone fast.... maybe they came from F-16”

[@udontknowme7798]

Iran need some parts for F-4, F5, and F-14 plus plus

[@jessieblanton9875]

Auto parts

[@dannyfischer8336]

I would have wanted to be there after all of the world war two planes started showing up.

[@mikerodrigues2906]

Fuck I would love to work there

[@tomspeed2000]

They forgot brings F22 Reptiles here?

[@jessieblanton9547]

C-130s could be used for a home for the homeless people get them off the street 6 big c.130 wood make a good home for the homeless