The Davis Monthan - Aircraft Boneyard

[@MetamorphicWonders]

That beeping on this film... i constantly kept pausing the film and checking all my smoke alarms before i realised its on the soundtrack!! Great film. Id love one of them as a gate guard!!

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for taking the time to write.... much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@MetamorphicWonders]

@@PaulDonovan I have a location with a number of abandoned Sea King Helicopters, I have filmed them and put them on my channel which may interest you.

[@brucebedford5121]

I was stationed at Davis Monthan in the 60's and saw many WWII bombers cut up, make one cry.

[@PaulDonovan]

Yes a crying shame. Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@BronzeGiant]

That was just criminal!

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@miguelcastaneda7236]

remember windy days there we were there field trip remember air man chaseing his vw bug as it rolled down tarmac...on plus side they did let us touch nuclear warheads

[@PaulDonovan]

@@miguelcastaneda7236 lol... thanks for writing. Regards Paul

[@freakindawgen]

I have worked on everyone of those T-34C from 1987-2009. Talk about putting the scrap money back into the DOD.....2009 we installed brand new carry through's and wing spars with new paint jobs. Spent quit a bit of money to do that just to send them to the boneyard and get 1% back for scrap. Almost brings me to tears as that is a sweet little airplane.

[@PaulDonovan]

That's crazy... thanks for taking the time to write. Regards Paul

[@valrabellkeys9867]

Excellent video! All the old planes there.. it's like a time machine.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thank you... we were so lucky to visit.... remarkable place. Regards Paul

[@peteschubel1804]

My aunt worked there in the 60's and early 70's in a clerical capacity, I visited her in the late 70's and she took me there where I was able to walk around and look at all the planes. Pretty neat stuff for an 18 year old kid. Chances are I saw some of the same planes featured in your video. Thanks for putting this up.

[@PaulDonovan]

Pete.... thanks for your comment... much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@raoulcruz4404]

There is a website that has aerial pictures of the boneyard dating back to the 50s. Scores of B-36 aircraft surrounded by a fence of their own propellers. Later photos show rows of B-58 Hustlers. I think it’s called Historic Aerials.

[@PaulDonovan]

thanks for that. I'll check it out ! Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

here it is.... www.historicaerials.com/viewer

[@xenophagia]

Thanks for uploading this. My mom was the chief of AMARG/DRMO for many years so I have a lot of great memories here.

[@PaulDonovan]

Really.... that's amazing... !! It's a very special place. Cheers Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@chrisalexander2478]

My old CH-46 is out there somewhere. I would pay good money to be able to walk up to her and visit for a few min once again. Such a sad place.

[@chrisalexander2478]

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[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment..... it is a sad place ! Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@djgamerx2752]

4:48 It hurts me and my heart seeing The tomcat..💔

[@PaulDonovan]

Same here.... !! regards Paul

[@djgamerx2752]

@@PaulDonovan yep

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@djgamerx2752]

@@PaulDonovan thank u..

[@djgamerx2752]

@Jeff R. I agree on the F-14 part it would be nice to keep them and not destroying them and it is Kc-135 and some B-52,F-,16,C-130,C-5 And B-1 lancer go back into service and they destroy some but they still fly

[@christopherfriesz1262]

FYI - The HH-60G that was seen flying around is only flown by the Air Force, Air National Guard, and Reserves. More than likely assigned to either the 55th or 305th Rescue Squadrons there are stationed at DM. The "HH" variant of the 60 is designated for search and rescue and helicopter of course. The HH-60G is also known as the Pavehawk, which has different equipment (avionics, defensive systems, weapons and etc) on board compared to other 60s. There are alot of different variants flown by different branches, nations, civilian and police counterparts. The Border Patrol 60's that fly out of DM were old UH-60A models, at least when I was assigned to the 55 Rescue Squadron from 2006-2010. Good info in this video. Miss seeing the bone yard, especially from above.

[@PaulDonovan]

Brilliant reply..... some great information there !! thank you so much for taking the time to write... very much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@jimmyhenderson2860]

I also was in the 55th. But they were MH60G's at the time. I was at Hurlbert Field from 91 to 98. Then at Kirtland from 2000 to 2005 as a contractor on HH60. Lots of time away from home with them.

[@jimnielsen4076]

It seems like there is part of this video missing & we don't see all the planes described. Fun to see the planes

[@PaulDonovan]

Jim... I was on the right side of the coach.... at times the guide was talking about aircraft on the left.... unfortunately I could see them !! regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@jimnielsen4076]

@@PaulDonovan thanks! Its on my list of places I want to visit along with the Intrepid & Air Force museum at Wright Patterson

[@Zman63]

Well regardless ....that is one place I would love to visit

[@PaulDonovan]

It was always on my bucket list..... amazing place.. 😎

[@brianvanveghel7815]

My dad was a civilian in the Airforce and had access to the bone yard and had taken me through it numerous times as a kid. Very good childhood memories. I still live in Tucson and I love going past it.

[@SuperVictorion]

at the end around 28:10 there appears to be a more bone-y bone-yard, which has a flying boat. Any history on that flying boat, or where that area is in relation?

[@PaulDonovan]

Hi.. I see it... hopefully someone on here can provide more information. Regards Paul

[@bob80q]

Coast Guard HU-16 "Albatross"; that looks like one of the civilian scrapyards adjacent to the boneyard.

[@TheMorsonFamily]

Been there a couple times. Took my kids through to look at them. Live in Phoenix now but it's such a cool place to visit

[@PaulDonovan]

We loved it. Linda and i live in the UK so a really big deal for us !! regards Paul

[@xishootstuffx]

I used to drive by there every day on my way to work. Always stared.

[@PaulDonovan]

It's an amazing place. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@joelibertelli7866]

I was stationed there 1966-1968 4453CCTW. Crew Chief on F4C Phantom. Loved every minute there.

[@PaulDonovan]

Brilliant... thanks for your comment !! regards Paul

[@dontroutman8232]

Thank you Joe. My pop flew RF-4C's in Nam, England and at Shaw.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@RiptideRigo]

Thanks for sharing your video. We miss our son already. He just left to Davis Monthan to work. The video just went up of his departure.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@adamsauer6516]

at 25.05 till 25:16 or so is the jstar aircraft . thats the test bird that went into storage the year this video was taken...it literally just arrived there a few months prior.. i had the pleasure of working them as they continue to still fly operational

[@PaulDonovan]

Brilliant.... thanks for that.. ! Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

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[@robertthorpe2179]

On my bucket list.

[@PaulDonovan]

Amazing place. Regards Paul

[@joebuchanan9563]

Jeez, I'm glad I wasn't on that tour bus. The driver couldn't get out of there fast enough! I'm glad I had a stop button to push and could go back and look at the scenes again.

[@PaulDonovan]

Joe.... we were just pleased to be actually there !! regards Paul

[@joebuchanan9563]

@@PaulDonovan Hi Paul, thanks for the reply. Yes, I can appreciate what you're saying. I've always wanted to visit there. Not sure of the date of your visit, but I'm sure some of the F-16's I worked on are still there. (IL Air National Guard) I'm also sure that most if not all of our old F-4 D models are already scrapped or blown out of the sky as drone targets. I'm sure it's a very interesting place and I would like to get up close and personal with some of the aircraft types that I'm not at all familiar with. Navy & Coast Guard for sure. thanks again and have a good one. :)

[@PaulDonovan]

@@joebuchanan9563 ... We were there 1st March 2017. Was always on my bucket list but for some reason I always thought it was in the middle of a distant desert area so didn't even think about visiting on our roadtrip. Imagine my surprise when nearing our hotel in Tucson I noticed, luckily, C47s all wrapped up right by the highway...... Checked the map... and wow ..there it was. Very lucky to get a trip the next morning from Pima Air & Space Museum. regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

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[@thedubstepaddict3675]

25:10 what kind of missile is this? Never seen it before, seems to be huge!

[@PaulDonovan]

Good question... hopefully someone will know !! Regards Paul

[@thedubstepaddict3675]

@@PaulDonovan thanks!

[@JckSwan]

Very interesting. Nice to see the Canberra. 🇬🇧 What are those little creatures scurrying around beneath some of the aircraft?

[@PaulDonovan]

lol... Hi.. 😎 they are Chipmunks. regards Paul

[@bgd73]

Thanks for this. We have the same last name, just a coincidence. Anyway.. I was a crew chief on the kc135e models with the Maine tails in the background. I have always wanted to go there and see what owned my life, parked for the good.

[@PaulDonovan]

barry g thanks for your comment. With your history you should definitely try and get there.... it is fascinating... but at the same time eerie and a bit sad to see all those magnificent machines sat there awaiting their fate. Cheers Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@Zoydian]

Damn I wish DM would turn into a gigantic museum, where aircraft come to rest without being destroyed. History would be preserved, and after all, the money they make out of scrap metal is insignificant compared to the historical value of each aircraft!

[@PaulDonovan]

I agree with you.... thanks for your comment, much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@jeffhallel8211]

Many collectible aircraft are towed across the highway to the Pima Air Museum.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@reaper378]

Great video thanks for sharing !

[@PaulDonovan]

Thank you... glad you liked it. You might find this interesting over in Australia.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ_SlWuNhpaJfKs Regards Paul

[@reaper378]

Paul Donovan cheers Paul I’ll check it out now :-)

[@reaper378]

Paul Donovan great stuff :-) Viscount prob my favourite old bird there.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@karlaiken6152]

Long overdue video of a "plane-lovers wet dream tour"!! Great stuff ! Very informative as well, with material not in two books I have on D-MAB. Have got to see this myself before I go in the pine box! Thank you very much.

[@PaulDonovan]

Hey ... Karl... you are welcome. It was always on my bucket list... but wrongly I thought it was located in a remote part of the Arizona desert.... so never planned to visit on this short roadtrip from the UK. Only by chance did we drive past a row of wrapped C130s on the way to our hotel in Tucson... when the penny dropped and I realised that the Davis Monthan Air Base was actually within the Tucson City Limits ..... amazing, surreal place !!! cheers Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@jamesdougherty7702]

Ok, at about 7 minutes to 7:20, there's something, about 3-4 of them, little critters running under the planes, what the hell are they???????

[@PaulDonovan]

Lol.... Chipmunks !! You might find this interesting.... my piece of military hardware... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX-9Yn2ZZrR7mdU Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

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[@g10s]

I was stationed at DM 88-92. Hasn't changed much. Celebrity row just has a few new planes. They use to have the original Boeing 707 there but moved to Washington. Very cool place to be stationed if you are a aviation nut.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment... much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@rosewhite---]

5:48 the F8 looks small! Photos always showed it as quite big! Or is that a 3/4 scal emodel?

[@PaulDonovan]

Full size as far as i know 😎

[@timothyhudson7999]

Nice video. I made a motorcycle ride from Altus, OK to DMAFB. Stayed at the FamCamp on base with all the snowbirds. On Golf Links Road they have twin turn lanes that are designed to kill motorcyclists. Whoever thought that word be a good idea doesn't ride a motorcycle.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment. I ride a Harley in the UK... regards Paul

[@sanfranciscobay]

27:00 Does anyone have a video or text link on how they apply/remove the white protective covering to the airplanes?

[@PaulDonovan]

Good point..... someone must know..! regards Paul

[@angelreading5098]

Its not that great it traps in moisture and peels badly over time,it is called cacooning.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@joseywales6146]

It's called spraylat and it's applied with a sprayer (NS) or brushed on for touch ups. It's removed by hand, just peeled off like dry latex paint.

[@tack9571]

Is it possible to buy one of those? Maybe a P-3C Orion?

[@PaulDonovan]

I don't think so...... maybe if you owned a museum they might let you have one. Regards Paul

[@tack9571]

@@PaulDonovan ok I see

[@thomasallen3818]

After WW2, my dad went back into The Civil Service at Davis Monthan Field Boneyard where he became assistant to the superintendent. In the ‘50’s when we would go to Tucson to visit friends and family, my dad would always take me to see his friends at the boneyard. In those days I was allowed to climb in and out and around the aircraft. He would lift me up into the B-17’s, B-25’s which were my favorite two planes. It’s a shame it’s gone to guided tours. People don’t know how to act in public anymore, and it’s ruined a lot of experiences for those who really care.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment. All these memories really add to the video.... very interesting. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

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[@randolfaquino9998]

Wow. If i could i will buy one of each and make a museum for dreamers.. I know they were built for war but they are beautiful

[@PaulDonovan]

they sure are.... we visited the RAF Museum at Cosford last Saturday.... some great aircraft there .. including TSR2 ... have you heard of it ? if not google it. here is the video ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bVhXypjpKjZpY regards Paul

[@randolfaquino9998]

@@PaulDonovan thanks! I had the chance to visit the Smithsonian Air. and Space Museum and I could not have enough in a day to feel the history and wonder of flight. More power to your chanmel!

[@PaulDonovan]

@@randolfaquino9998 Thank you Randolf... much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@infledermaus]

Fantastic. While I lived with my family on the base in the early 1960s (and attended 1st and 2nd grades at Lowell Smith elementary), I never got the tour you're giving. I grew up in Tucson across Golf Links. I recall that when we first moved off the base, there was a rather decrepit barbed wire fence around the north side where some aircraft were placed as a small museum. Lol! I love seeing the mountains! Good views of all 4 ranges. God, I love airplanes! Thanks!!

[@PaulDonovan]

Hi.... thanks for your comment... very much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@Mors_Inimicis]

Many thanks for taking the time to put this video up. What was Tucson like to stay in regarding hotels etc ? I am wondering whether to strike something off the bucket list one day but visiting DM and the ‘Boneyard’

[@PaulDonovan]

Hi.... you are welcome ! Tucson was great... we stayed in a nice , friendly hotel near downtown.... We were short on time ... just passing through really. I always thought the boneyard was way out in the desert somewhere so didn't research it before this roadtrip. Like you it had been on my bucket list for many years. It was only by luck that I noticed a load of C47s all wrapped up next to the highway... and said to my wife...." we need to turn round and photograph those" ... then the penny dropped ... it was the BONEYARD !! Managed to get on a coach tour the next morning... it was first come first served so we got there early. Trip departs from the Pima Air and space museum. I understand that you now have to book up at least a couple of weeks before.. online.. to do the tour. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

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[@firehawkordy]

The green H-1 was an HH-1K most likely an ex-HAL-4 or HAL-5 Gunship. These were assigned to two reserve squadrons that not only provided C/SAR and SAR assets to the Navy in time of war but supported the SEAL Teams as well. The history of both HAL-4 and 5 as well as their successors, HCS-4, and HCS-5 as well as HSC-84 and 85 can trace their lineage back to HA(L)-3 Seawolves and HC-7 of Vietnam fame as the gunship units were set up with the help of former Seawolf personal. I was able to help restore a K model gunship at NAWS China Lake in the Late 90s. as I was an Aviation Ordnanceman in HAL-5 and HCS-5 at different times in my career.

[@PaulDonovan]

Superb reply..... very interesting. Thanks for taking the time. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

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[@patton303]

How does one take a tour of this air base? I’ve always wanted to do it.

[@PaulDonovan]

The tour starts from the PIMA Air & Space Museum adjacent to the Boneyard. When we went you could not pre-book. You had to turn up at the museum ... first come first served. We took the first tour .... around 8.30am... got there very early 7.30ish... to be sure... although there was room for everyone. I understand you now have to pre-book on-line. Regards Paul

[@patton303]

Paul Donovan Cheers for that info. I’m actually planning a motorcycle trip to AZ from Colorado in the spring and already planned on checking out PIMA. Can’t wait to do this. Thanks!

[@PaulDonovan]

@@patton303 You are very welcome. Hope you have a fantastic time. Regards Paul

[@Russellsperry]

I love this video, and one day I’ll come out, and see them in person. I have 1000 acre ranch, and I wish I could fill it with aircraft to educate the people. It’s painful to know that so many amazing aircraft are being scrapped, and not admired! I’m in the middle of Oklahoma, if anybody has any ideas?

[@PaulDonovan]

I'm glad you like it. Hopefully someone will have some ideas. Regards Paul

[@Thegaming_husky]

Its sad to see all the old airplanes getting scraped.

[@PaulDonovan]

Indeed 🙄 Although 20% will fly again and many are used for spare parts. Regards Paul

[@masonrh1234]

1:02 “if you’ll notice that big as- that big area on the belly”

[@PaulDonovan]

Funny.... well spotted ... lol !

[@jerrysmith7166]

Lol I caught that as well... was I going to say ass really? The short answer is no! I am professional at everything I do!

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

@Donald Rhine We thought it was amazing..... compared to anything we have in the UK. Regards Paul

[@idanceforpennies281]

Have you heard that they have taken back some B-52s from Davis-Monthan?

[@PaulDonovan]

Yes amazing. I saw a video report recently. ,, ah here it is from May last year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXvTYpydeMSKiLM regards Paul

[@ryanflood635]

This is insane. you have more aircraft in storage at this one base than the UK has in the whole country lol.

[@PaulDonovan]

That's probably true !! lol thanks for your comment. Regards Paul

[@ryanflood635]

@@PaulDonovan It is, iv had a look after watching this. some aircraft of note, we have 60 x Chinooks / 20 x A400 Atlas / 8 x C-17 / 28 x C130J / 220x Typhoons / 17 x F35b / 10 x Reaper Drones. / and the Army has 50 x Apache / 34 x Super Lynx. The Navy has 55 x Merlin / 28 x Lynx.. we also have lots of other small aircraft but only in small numbers. i think i spotted double that amount of aircraft in the first 10 mins of the video let alone by the end of it. amazing to see in all honesty.

[@PaulDonovan]

Very interesting Ryan...... successive Governments have whittled our defences down to well below what I'm comfortable with. We once had a formidable navy.... now look at how many ships we have... scary !! I regularly go to UK Government vehicle disposal auctions and are shocked at just how much equipment is being sold off... particularly ex-reserve stuff with hardly any use..... surely better to keep storing them, just in-case instead of selling off for a fraction of their original cost. I've several videos of these auctions on my KZbin channel... here's one which included two Sea King helicopters ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJC1qH2BgbmCf80

[@ryanflood635]

@@PaulDonovan Yeh it really is scary the way the governments are running riot, selling land, assets, everything! all while putting us more and more in debt. they run the defences down to a fraction of what is safe, i guess because they rely solely on the submarines and the obvious payloads which in the grand scheme makes even more scary. lol. i dunno all doom and gloom at the minute in the uk, it drives me insane... anyway iv subscribed, il have a look through your videos i can use them as references for my model making. thanks buddy.

[@PaulDonovan]

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[@natewilliams3211]

I probably work on most of those KC 136's tanker along with the B 52D's. F 4 's all models while station in Thailand.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your Comment. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

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[@thetruthz13]

Awesome video. Really interesting, thanks

[@PaulDonovan]

Thank you..... it was a dream come true to visit there. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@FlyToChina0071]

Nice video. Would have loved to be on this tour :-). First time for me to see engines stores as separate components in pressurized tanks / compartments . Off course this is the most expensive single component on the plane, so if it has some value left, it makes sense to keep it... Cheers Adam (From Denmark)

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@donl5941]

Very nice. Thank you. I was last there in 1971 and somewhere I have photos of the many C-121 Connies and C-119 Globemasters there at the time. A couple corrections to comments your guide made: NAS Fallon is in Nevada, not California. CH-53's were never part of the Marine Corps Executive (Marine One) Squadron. Maybe he was confusing it with the VH-3's that served in the role for years. By definition though, ANY Marine Corps aircraft with the President aboard would be designated Marine One be it a 53, CH-46, A-4, A-6, F-18, anything, even those aircraft aren't part of the regular executive transport fleet. Thanks again.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thank You.... and many Thanks for taking the time to write such an interesting reply. Much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@bob80q]

C-119 was the "Flying Boxcar", and HMX-1 did in fact operate CH-53s for a number of years because I saw them at Quantico.

[@adamsauer6516]

alot of these planes are from the 60s to 90s when the airforce/navy downsized after the end of the coldwar.. we rarely send airplanes to the boneyard anymore. most have been sitting there for 30 years already

[@PaulDonovan]

thanks for your comment. much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@barryb.benson7909]

It breaks my heart to see the tomcat, a10, kc135s, c130, sea stallion, f16 ect💔

[@PaulDonovan]

agreed. Regards Paul

[@swaghauler8334]

If it eases your pain, those A10s, KC135s, C130s, and F16s are being sacrificed to keep their brethren flying. This is the Aircraft equivalent of going to the "junkyard" to get a part for an older car. It is REALLY EXPENSIVE to produce parts for aircraft that are no longer being produced or are being produced in a different "configuration" (as aircraft are built, they evolve and newer planes may NOT use the same parts as older ones). This base helps THE WORLD with that issue.

[@barryb.benson7909]

@@swaghauler8334 Thanks! Atleast they have a purpose instead of sitting there

[@PaulDonovan]

@@swaghauler8334 Excellent comment. Thanks for taking the time to write. Regards Paul

[@swaghauler8334]

@@PaulDonovan Thank you for posting the video. I really enjoyed it.

[@keithweedt7236]

The aircraft I crewed is there and now in pieces. That is a sad feeling.

[@PaulDonovan]

🙄

[@robertheinkel6225]

I probable have several there that I worked on.

[@HenauderTitzauf]

Spent 23 years in the USAF and saw some acft I never knew we had in the inventory. But, I see some of the early friends of the jet age that I worked on. Whee whizz, the other services have oohrah, hoorah, so I’ve adopted the whee whizz , besides Fly, Fight, Win! The tails do tell a story just by their insignias. Damn what a sea of F4’s.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for taking the time to write. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@robertheinkel6225]

I was surprised to see some KC-135R model tankers being parked.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment... sorry for the delay responding. Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@mikesolomon923]

Greetings! ! Lol for this nice showing the memory of the kind thank you for well explaining that keep smiling lol politely have a merry Christmas and happy new year

[@PaulDonovan]

Well.... as we were sat in the tour bus.... things to the right are at 3 o'Clock ... Surely you have heard that before ? He also mentioned 9 o'clock a lot.... but that referred to aircraft on the left of the bus which I couldn't film.... so I left that part of the commentary out. lol you might find these Seaplanes interesting.... filmed at around 11 o'Clock kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKDOl52KqbiUp5Y regards Paul

[@mikesolomon923]

@@PaulDonovan greeting! Hi! Thank you for explaining everything loved it all. Keep smiling with lol politely merry Christmas and happy new year

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

I forget his name, but there was a big guy that looked like Grizzly Adams that worked there and helped us ship and reassemble our EA-6B

[@PaulDonovan]

Lol.... thanks for your comment. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@danielsloan2509]

cannot believe Steve Ritchies aircraft is at the bone yard. should be at the Air Force Musuem. what a shame. that is history

[@PaulDonovan]

AGREED !! Thanks for your comment Daniel !! regards Paul

[@michaelthomas7178]

McCain did a wet start on a 4 on the Forestal. Causing fire and many deaths.

[@IMRROcom]

That was not any of the five planes that Capt. R.S. Ritchie scored a win with. Each kill he made was in a different aircraft and that was not one of those five aircraft

[@Slickgoodlin]

Snopes.com says, "FALSE". www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-mccain-fire-uss-forrestal/ "A fabricated story blames the fluke 1967 aircraft carrier fire on the negligence of then-Navy bomber pilot and future United States Senator John McCain."

[@derekheuring2984]

@@Slickgoodlin You do know, don't you that Snopes is the CNN of the fact check world?

[@rainerxtc1465]

Devastating American military power , I am Brazilian and a big fan of the United States , the greatest military and economic power in the world , these cemeteries alone have more military planes than the entire South America 👏👏 I am happy to have a neighbor like you usa, a neighbor extremely brave in protecting democracy, and fighting against evil.

[@PaulDonovan]

agreed.. ! thanks for your comment.

[@pizzasubs]

during that one portion of the video when it showed all those engines sitting in the background, in a way those looked like the ones Anakin Skywalker used on his pod Racer......lol...

[@PaulDonovan]

lol... 👍😊

[@joedoakes8307]

WHY , have they preserved so many phantoms ? Do they think they might be reconditioned and put back into service due to some kind of national emergency ?

[@PaulDonovan]

Good Question... I'm sure someone on here will know the answer. Regards Paul

[@florian_kopr]

I read that the F4 is now used as Target Drones, maybe thats why they still are in storage, until they get pulled and used for that

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

I can't say too much, but I did extensive research and testing on an EA-6B we got from there back about 15 years ago!

[@PaulDonovan]

Hey... come on..... tell us more !! Regards Paul

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

@@PaulDonovan I worked at a leading university and we had an ONR contract to do research on the hydraulic problems they were having on their A-6 platforms when carrier landing. So we spent months hooking up computer control to all of the valves and electrical systems, adding flow and pressure sensors. We had her jacked up on the tripods and a mule to run pressure... so we then could actuate flaps, slats, landing gear, etc. in a sequence of landing. Like having a life sized RC airplane to play with!

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

When we received the plane (EA-6B) it came on 2 flatbeds... we had to assemble it inside our big truck bay... We decided to put the wings on (via 2 fork lifts) folded up... WRONG! we couldn't do our tests in that position, so off they came and back on in the down position! I remember very well the 122 bolts in each wing root!

[@PaulDonovan]

Many many thanks for taking the time to write..... very interesting. Much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

@@PaulDonovan Another associate of mine was sent out the the airbase to build a full scale model of our garage bay door (approx. 12X12) to see if the fuselage without the wings on could actually be brought into our truck bay. They did have to cut one of the "points" off the root edge on one side with a K-12 saw so it could be waggled through the door!

[@Nils_Hammarsten]

Cockpits would make great simulators. Cut install wires and a dome shaped screen. Hydraulic is extra and not necessary.

[@PaulDonovan]

That's what I thought. Regards Paul. Sorry for the late reply.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@rosewhite---]

F8 Crusader looks really smalll! I thought it was a big plane? Is that a 3/4 scale model?

[@PaulDonovan]

No... full size !! regards Paul

[@speshul7525]

Can you buy the fuselage, for a home

[@PaulDonovan]

I don't think so. Regards Paul

[@monkey555500]

amazing...love it

[@PaulDonovan]

Thank you. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Great video thank you For Sharing Australia

[@PaulDonovan]

You are very welcome. Thanks for your comment. Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@USMCHammer]

Sorry to tell you BUT on the F8 crusader when the wing was raised you would see that there is a flat spot where the wings come together , and it was used as a speed brake to help slow down the aircraft. Also you said that "G " was your body's weight., also wrong. The G is called G force which has to do with gravity and it's force on the body. I worked on the F8 in the Marine Corps ( 1963-1967) and i worked on the ejection seats, which were made by Martin Baker. Semper Fi

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment.... much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@Fetherko]

Paul Donovan won a Nobel prize! 😃

[@PaulDonovan]

Thank you... gratefully received 😎👍 Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@Fetherko]

@@PaulDonovan I was there in 1991. And www.ubs.com/Nobel

[@bluewaffle1957]

"5.00" the B-57 is a bomber not an attack fighter, thats why it has the "B" designation.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

@Noel White Many thanks for that. its great to get all these interesting comments on this video. you might find this video I shot in 2018 at Queensland Air Museum interesting. regards Paul kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ_SlWuNhpaJfKs

And, that model was an EB-57E a converted B-57. It was used by the Air Defense Command (ADC) Defense Systems Evaluation Squadrons (DSES). It evaluated the capabilities of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) systems. Was on them in 74-75 at Malmstrom AFB. Hell of a beauty in flight. The basic air frame has been used in many variants en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_B-57_Canberra

[@tomroot6013]

@ Thanks for doing this Vid, I am a 22 Year USMC Veteran 1973-1995, Gunny! Was on the A6E-Intruder, and OV-10, Bronco Flightlines, as an Avionics Tech! I saw every one of those Birds in my career, throughout the world, and in Desert Storm! The Docent, was Incorrect on many things, but did a fair enough job! If I had that job, I could really keep talking about Every One of the Aircraft, for too long! I could have easily Doubled your Tour time! LOL

[@seminolerick6845]

Funny... the F117 , was our premier 'stealth' bomber, despite the 'F' designator... many aircraft are multi platformed.

[@GRosa250]

It’s incredible that we’ve built so many planes and helicopters. Guess that’s one of the reasons we’re so in debt.

[@derekheuring2984]

in the 1964 State of the Union address, Democrat President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed, “This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.” In the 56 years since that time, U.S. taxpayers have spent over $30 trillion on anti-poverty programs. Adjusted for inflation, this spending (which does not include Social Security or Medicare) is three times the cost of all U.S. military wars since the American Revolution. You might want to rethink your comment.

[@GRosa250]

Derek Heuring do you know how to read? The second sentence in my comment says “Guess that’s one of the reasons we’re so in debt.” Any idea what ONE OF THE REASONS meant? It means there was many reasons and I pointing out ONE of them. So instead of making yourself look like an idiot in the future, you can rethink your comment.

[@derekheuring2984]

@@GRosa250 Good. So you agree that Welfare programs are a huge waste of money and contribute greatly to the the national debt. See how easy that was? Have a nice evening and don't be so angry all the time.

[@GRosa250]

Derek Heuring yes you’re correct, good night sir.

[@PaulDonovan]

I'm glad you gentlemen resolved that amicably... regards Paul

[@horseyhorselips3501]

You mentioned F-101, on my 9th Birthday June 1964 my dad brought me to work with him at Niagara Falls AirForce Base and I was bouncing on a trampoline at the wearhouse at base Shipping and Receiving till my dad said I’m having to much fun and I’m to go run around outside but don’t get run over by a Fighter Jet!!! So I went to the base gym and I was working out on the gym equipment and a man walked in and asked if I was an AirForce Brat and I told him No my dad works Civil Service in shipping and receiving. He asked my dads name and I told him Walt Orzolick. He said he knew my dad and asked me if I wanted to go for a ride with him, I was kind of thrown and asked him where are you going to take me. He said he was the pilot 👨‍✈️ to an F-101 Voodoo Fighter Jet and he had to go on a mission and was going to take me for a ride in his Fighter Jet. I said Yeah Sure. Next thing I know his ground crew found the smallest flight suit for me and was helping me in it and rolling up the legs and sleeves for me and helped me climb into the Navigator Seat 💺 and strapped me in putting the flight helmet on with the oxygen mask and we taxied off into the air above NiagaraFalls it’s self and he did a barrel roll where I passed out and he was ordered to return to base Was the best Birthday Gift I ever had. My dad worked at that base from 1955-1970 and he also built the shed for the Fighter Jets to Strafe and blow up during the Air Shows every Summer, and in 1970 he (dad) had to go to Aberdeen Proving Grounds to learn how to pack and ship out all the Nuclear War Heads for the ICBM’s in Niagara County and Erie County back in those days

[@PaulDonovan]

Hi Michael... thanks for taking the time to write such an interesting and charming comment. Very much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@robertredfern8905]

I was about eight years old, living on a farm in British Columbia, Canada. They had F-101 Voodoo jets at Comox AFB, on Vancouver Island. They were flying over our farm practicing for an air show when there was a mid-air collision. My brother, sister, and I were riding behind our farm tractor, on a wagon with a load of fence rails, when we heard the bang. Looking up I saw four jets going in different directions with two of them coming down in flames. I thought it was the beginning of a war. As I watched I saw two parchutes open and drift down through the smoke of the crash. Both of the jets crashed about a mile from our place, one in a farmer's field, and the other in the woods near the beach. There was much concern because part of a wing, still in flames, came to rest against the side of a shed where the farmer kept the feul for his farm machinery. Both pilots were able to eject, but both co-pilots were killed in the crash. I watched my mom perform first aid on one of the pilots, who had a broken arm.

[@tranhau3818]

Are many of them able to be in service again?

[@PaulDonovan]

Hi..... 20% will fly again. 20% scrapped and the rest used for spare parts for in service aircraft. cheers Paul

[@robertheinkel6225]

All the flyable F-4s were converted to target drones. They are now converting F-16s to also be target drones. All they have to do is make one last flight, and fall in the ocean, after being shot down, usually by a missle.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@jorgepalles8558]

I am surprised to see several B1 Lancer disabled.

[@PaulDonovan]

Great looking aircraft.... regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@sdot40k]

Only if the Wright brothers could take the same tour

[@PaulDonovan]

That would be amazing..... the look on their faces.. ! My father was born in 1902... a almost a year before their first flight. My dad died in 1993.... what I life he had.... the growth of aviation... two world wars... etc etc... and hardly ever complained about anything.

[@honorkemp]

great to see these planes its rare to see military aircraft in the UK we cannot afford them

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment... much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@keithweedt7236]

Where is all the C141s ?

[@PaulDonovan]

I don't know.... maybe they just didn't drive past them

[@robertredfern8905]

I used to be an avionics tech. Worked a lot of different airframes, but I always liked the C-141s. I was at Altus AFB, OK. when they got their first B models. Later in my career I became a loadmaster on C-141B aircraft and got my 1000 hour flying pin. I missed them too.

[@chriscampion9906]

As i watch thos i have to keep telling myself as he says destroy disassemble an scrap that uts actully the best .being a nechanic my whole life an long before the pats changing dynesty we used to fix an repair.😊

[@pwengineering9070]

Be great to purchase an A-4 2 seater.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@dchalkie]

Nice video, thank you 👍

[@PaulDonovan]

Thank you..... it was a dream come true to visit there. Regards Paul

[@pa5wd]

18:53 Un avión de aerolíneas argentinas?

[@PaulDonovan]

I would think that they are all American ?? Regards Paul

[@martinfederico1710]

si, parece ser un boeing 707 de aerolíneas argentinas

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@jeraldleung6009]

Why kept there very good conditions, not recycling them. Perhaps in case wars (quicker rather building the new ones), put in updated engines and electronic.

[@PaulDonovan]

They are slowly scrapping some of them..... 20% will fly again... and many are used for spare parts. Regards Paul

[@325hpls1]

How can I go on this tour?

[@PaulDonovan]

Hi... You have to book at least two weeks in advance. The coach tour starts from the Pima Air and Space Museum which is on the edge of the Boneyard. Here is a link to their website that explains it all. Regards Paul pimaair.org/tour-boneyard/

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@jerrycatron1990]

Where did the Hound dog GAM 77 go?

[@PaulDonovan]

I've no idea.... hopefully someone can answer your question ! regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@higgme1ster]

Why didn't he tell the old one-liner about the flying boom operator laying on his belly and passing gas?

[@PaulDonovan]

I don't know.... can you enlighten us please ?? regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@chewy5563]

Just think how many barrels of oil you could get for all them planes

[@PaulDonovan]

Quite a lot I would imagine.... cheers Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@davewellings6210]

Thanks for the great tutorial on US military aircraft. Air domination wins wars. Is this facility open to the public?

[@PaulDonovan]

You are welcome. You can catch a tour bus at the PIMA Air and Space museum kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s adjacent to the Boneyard !! regards Paul

[@paulfrancis8836]

How the blazes do you remember everything about all those airplanes ? I can't think past a 747, and I don't even know anything about that one.

[@PaulDonovan]

lol... regards Paul

[@dontroutman8232]

We read books.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@richardhancock2297]

Why have that done this with all the planes ?

[@PaulDonovan]

They have more than they need !! regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@protoculture289]

The F14 is still the most beautiful fighter jet ever. Well at least it is for me 😅

[@PaulDonovan]

😎👍

[@ВладимирХ-ю1г]

Хорошее видео и коментатор молодец. Лайк.

[@PaulDonovan]

😎 you might find this interesting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX-chYCMedOSjqs regards Paul

[@VPPAF]

stealth plane i love that

[@PaulDonovan]

VPPAF agreed... Very funny 😎

[@dontroutman8232]

Just a little Air Force Humor. I got to "see" am invisible B-2 Bomber, 2 decades ago at Peterson AFB.

[@juanmanuelrodriguez1823]

Y don't see the f117?

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@tuffguy428]

22:19 There were FIVE American Vietnam Aces!!!! Three Air Force and two Navy. (And he said he was a retired fighter pilot??????) Hmmmm.....

[@PaulDonovan]

thanks for your comment. Regards Paul

[@pcpablo2]

Too bad they didn't start this at the end of WWII. Just think of rows of B-29s, B-17s, B36s, B 47, Mustangs, etc, etc. What a shame!

[@PaulDonovan]

it was was established in 1946 as the 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit to house Boeing B-29 Superfortress and Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft... plus others !!! regards Paul

[@junkerju58]

At the end of world war 2 in Europe. The US government ordered to destroy most remain aircrafts as it was more economical to do so instead of flying or bringing them back home. Had a book that showed rows of P51, mustangs canopies stacked in rows while the fuselage were axed and burned. The P47 Thunderbolts were likewise destroyed the same way. Pilots and mechanics had a grand time flying and destroying what was left of the luftwaffe including bf 109, me 262, first turbine powered jet.

[@PaulDonovan]

@@junkerju58 Thanks for taking the time to comment... much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@StephensCustomModels]

@@junkerju58 Some of the stuff left behind was a "sorry your town got shot up, here some scrap metal to help ya out".

[@derekheuring2984]

@@junkerju58 So true. I'm an RCAF veteran and amateur historian. I wish I was around at the end of WWII with a little cash in my pocket because Canada was selling surplus aircraft for pennies on the dollar. Here's some actual initial prices: Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke (Blenheim), Cessna Crane, Westland Lysanders: $15 each. Unsold Fairey Battles were later sold for $1.00 apiece! P51D's were selling for $500 each in the Fifties. Those were the lucky aircraft. Unbelievably, all of Canada's B24's were burned, their remains crushed and then buried. Canada's B25's fared slightly better and were cannibalized for whatever parts were usable. Canada's BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) had remote bases all across Canada and surplus aircraft presented a liability as bases were being shut down so local farmers were usually the recipient of the Crown assets disposal largess. For decades after the war, surplus aircraft lay rotting in farmers' fields after they were purchased for their tires and the gasoline in their tanks. A few survived to fly again: a Hawker Hurricane was found languishing in a field in 1965 and was restored to flight capability. It later appeared in the movie "The Battle of Britain" and last I heard resides at the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum although I have heard a rumor that it was destroyed in a recent fire unfortunately.

[@VistaThaiGuy]

So sad...wonder which ones I have flown on or have seen...🙄

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment. Regards Paul

[@BrettonFerguson]

At the boneyard they allow you to touch the airplanes, climb on them, stick your head inside if any have their windows open. You can't touch them if you are riding on a tour bus that isn't stopping. I would walk. I'd much prefer to go by myself, or with friends, than go with tourists on a tour bus. The owners should rent golf carts. I would be willing to pay extra to rent a golf cart for the day, to drive around the place. When I saw an interesting plane, I could stop and look at it, touch it, maybe stick my head inside.

[@PaulDonovan]

I'm pretty sure the only way to see the boneyard is on the tour bus !! no option to get up close and personal. Regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@GIB6138]

Are there any B-58 Hustlers left?

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@robertredfern8905]

There were only 5 left back in the 1980s when I was stationed at Edwards AFB. Three were in museums, one was on the photo/test range at Edwards AFB, California, and the last I don't remember.

[@TSemasFl]

To bad they don't sell those aircraft or I'd have a F4 Phantom sitting in my back yard.

[@PaulDonovan]

Lol.... that would be great... I have to make do with another type of Military Machine... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX-9Yn2ZZrR7mdU regards Paul

[@nyomanhendrapandiawanamba1333]

Nailed it. 💗

[@PaulDonovan]

thanks.... 👍😎

[@kevinmurphy8569]

B -57 is B for bomber , The Canberra flew in Korea and Vietnam by the Australian Air Force.

[@PaulDonovan]

Thanks for your comment. Regards Paul

[@robertbass9032]

@@PaulDonovan I believe NASA still flys one for high altitude experiments.

[@PaulDonovan]

@@robertbass9032 Really... that's very interesting. Many thanks Paul

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@robertheinkel6225]

During Desert Storm, one of our KC-135E model, tail number 0013, encountered severe wingtip vortex from another tanker, ripping off both left wing engines, and damaging the engine mounts on the right side. Parts of the upper wing panels on the left wing were ripped off. She made it back to her launch base, and was repaired enough to fly back to Grissom IN., once back at home station, it was decided to convert her to a "R" model. It was flown to depot for repair, and. Ever seen again. Too much structural damage. I suspect it made a one time flight to the boneyard.

[@PaulDonovan]

thanks for your comment. Much appreciated. Regards Paul

[@mannymelendez3605]

are any of these planes for sale to a private citizen who would like to upgrade them to FAA standards, or to any government from the third world countries who would like to keep them active in their old air forces with the proper maintenance????

[@PaulDonovan]

My understanding is not to private citizens..... third world countries possibly.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul

[@joeb6853]

I'll purchase a big one so to make it a restaurant or a vacationing home.

[@PaulDonovan]

Good idea.. 😎👍👌

[@dontroutman8232]

We have a KC-50 (or close cousin of one), as a theme restraunt in Colorado Springs.

[@PaulDonovan]

Here is the nearby amazing Pima Air & Space Museum... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OUg3Skm7eDa6s regards Paul