Where Air Force Birds Go To Die

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Aircraft from all military services cover the desert landscape of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. Bennie Davis via U.S. Air Force

THE BONEYARD: Where Air Force Birds Go To Die -- Business Insider

Air Force boneyards appeal to the child in us. The rows of rusted out planes look like old, forgotten toys, which a child could reach out and grab and lift into the air again.

The feeling is even stronger for airmen.

In an excellent article in Airman Magazine, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Bates describes retired Col. Bill Hosmer admiring a derelict F-86 Sabre:

To retired Col. Bill Hosmer, it’s still beautiful. He walks around the old fighter and stares in admiration. He slides a hand over the warped metal fuselage and a flood of memories rush over him.

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