Aircraft Desert Bone Yards

[Mesabi Miner]

Sorry guys, I know this isn't a "regional's" question but I know someone has the answer. Anyone know of any aircraft "bone yards" out in the Phoenix/Tucson area that actually let you tour the grounds? I'm down here for a few days and just starting the internet research... Thanks guys.

MM

 

[wmudriver]

www.cactuswings.com will answer a lot of questions for you. Good luck...let us know if you see any of our Avro's down there.

 

[turbinesurgeon]

I just came from PHX and I saw a Mesaba mechanic there and he told me there is now 12 Avros at Pinal. As far as visiting that bone yard, you can't drive onto the airport because there is a guard there. You can however fly into that airport but you just can't wonder around. A good boneyard to visit is the one at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson. I think they still have tours given by the Pima Air and Space Museum. http://www.pimaair.org/

 

[PropPiedmont]

Don't walk around the Marana Pinal Airpark area. If you fly in there, don't stop and make sure no one sees you with a camera. The US Govt uses Marana for some of their CIA training and they love to confiscate cameras.

 

[Jack Mehoff]

check out the Pima Air Museum in TUS. They also do tours of the Davis Mothman AFB boneyard and the nuke missle silow also.

 

[Mesabi Miner]

Thanks guys. You all rule.

MM

 

[dogman]

Hey Mesabi miner? Were you ever a crew member on the Mesabi Miner?

 

[Z28_Pilot]

Hey Mesabi miner? Were you ever a crew member on the Mesabi Miner?

I was gonna ask that, I've never been a crew member, but have been on board several times when she would come through ESC.

-Z