Aircraft boneyard
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Aircraft boneyard is an American term for a storage area for aircraft that are retired from years of service or lack thereof. Most aircraft at boneyards are either kept for storage or turned into scrap metal. Deserts, such as those in the Southwestern United States, are good locations for boneyards since the dry conditions reduce corrosion.
While some are privately owned and operated, others belong to the US Air Force and other divisions of the military such as the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
[edit] Locations of notable aircraft boneyards
- Pinal Airpark, Arizona
- Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
- Scrapper's Row, Oklahoma
- Mojave Spaceport, California
- Roswell International Air Center, Roswell, New Mexico contains the remains of several large passenger and cargo jets, including at least 2 747s and 5 707s.
