Where airplanes go to die
 

Sent to me by a fellow poster to this site. Rather sad-



Telstar Logistics' slideshow on Flickr

If you had told Mr. Douglas back in 1968 that the DC-9's his company was making then would be flying well into the next century, I am sure he would have laughed. But the first plane I ever flew in (a North Central DC-9) is probably sitting at the A Concourse in Detroit right now.

That's a lot of metal!

Not a single DC-8 pictured..........:D

Those are some of the best graveyard shots I've seen...Is that Mojave?

Also, isn't that the launch 747? I thought that had been donated to Smithsonian, to be used at a later date? Maybe it's not the same plane?

hey i believe that's right on Alvernon in tucson right across from AMARC Davis Monthan AFB (ie the boneyard) ... i believe i've seen that Somali bad boy before? The guy runs the junk shop and tried to sell the Pan Am logo to a friend of mine for 1k. Ive got several pieces out of there myself no logos though. This is a private parts vendor right? Looks familiar i might be way off...planes are laying to rest everywhere these days.

I want to get the Lodestar and restore it!

Very cool and thanks for posting. My favorite is the picture with the luggage still there. That's priceless!

THERE'S my suitcase! I told lost baggage that it never made it off the plane!
Pic #6

I saw a television show once where movable surfaces were polished and made into coffee tables and alike. I would love to have some of that stuff to tinker with and eventually display in my home.

I'll be there's a great story about those bags.