Inside An Airplane Graveyard
 

So sad.

Why don't they recycle these old birds?

Mojave airplane graveyard - Photo #1 - seattlepi.com

Sad indeed. Should have posted yesterday - Halloween ;)

More related pictures.

Davis-Monthan
Kingman

They eventually do chop them up and recycle them after they've been parted out and everything and anything usable has been sold.

Do any of these boneyards allow folks to tour/walk around on their own?

Vagabond, I love that first photo. :) All that's left is just an empty shell of its former glory.

74plb

A whole day's worth
 

The Pima Air Museum used to offer a package which included a Davis-Monthan "Boneyard" tour and admission to the Titan Missile Museum (several miles south of Tucson). Here's a link:

Home : Pima Air & Space Museum : Tucson, Arizona

The more RJ's in bone yards, the better!:)

I like this one.....reminds me of walking around the city and seeing shoes on electrical wires.

http://www.seattlepi.com/mediaManage...628&height=471

I think at Davis-Monthan, the aircraft were kept in different categories...
1. To be parted out and recycled
2. Eventually/possibly return to flying status
3. Turned into drones (for example QF-4)
4. Eventually go to a museum or static display

I know that you can get a bus tour as mentioned previously, or you can also get a photo flight from the Tucson airport.