World’s Largest Boneyard

Decommissioned planes are brought to the Davis-Monthan Air Force boneyard in Tucson, AZ to take advantage of the dry climate and hard desert soil.
Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress", Tucson, AZ

It’s easier to preserve the machines in dry air, and their wheels easily roll on the desert soil. Some of the planes come here to be modernized and get back into the air. Some become spare part donors. And some are recycled to get aluminum.

The metal in the can of soda you recently had could have been flying 30’000 feet (10 km) high in the sky a few years ago.

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