Ian Abbot / Flickr USMC R4D-8 / C-117, photographed in a contractor’s yard adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, May 1996. That's what I'd recommend anyone do if they are thinking of visiting.F-14 Tomcat at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr F4 Phantom at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr A10 Warthog at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr F111 at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr Lined up F4 Phantoms at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr B-1 Bomber being disassembled at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr KC- 135 at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr F-16s lined up in front of KC-135s at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Frank Kocalcheck / Flickr F-14 Tomcats at Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) – Roger Smith / Flickr USMC R4D-8 / C-117, photographed in a contractor’s yard adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, May 1996.
It made for a nice walk, and a little sense of wonder. It was cool just being there, seeing those aircraft with my own eyes. If you really want such footage, I'd start the process now of contacting the USAF, and maybe, if you're really patient, and persistant, you can get some sort of approval down the line.įinally, I'm not some kind of right-wing nutjob, but I am a little patriotic. But what's the point? What are you going to use this footage for? A reel? To show what? To appeal to what kind of client? The best footage, without question, would be to fly directly over the boneyard. I suppose you could get one shot, lasting maybe 10 seconds, from a couple hundred feet up, seeing them in the distance a little. The airplanes are set back a little more than you may think. I question whether you'd really get any decent footage. Would they send security or police to you and try to find out what the hell you're doing? Maybe. It seemed obvious though that's what this person's job was.Īre you getting the idea? What I'm saying is that if you were to fly a drone here, it's pretty likely the drone would be seen by a few people. One security SUV of some sort drove by the outside perimeter on Irvington, I didn't get a close look at the sign on it's door, what branch.Put another way, in case you're a total idiot, this is not just some airplanes out in the middle of the desert, this place belongs to the USAF, has security, cameras, dogs, etc. There are signs all over the place letting you know this is part of the USAF base.Not a lot of people, but a few could be seen. There were both vehicles, and individuals working within the boneyard, including a survey team.There was construction going on at the end of the boneyard.No, your drone wouldn't get in their way, but. There are aircraft taking off and landing all the time from nearby Davis-Monthan USAF base. Here is the facility at a glance: As of last month, there were 3,281 aircraft of 80. While this is a "boneyard" it's connected to an ACTIVE Air Force Base. The Air Force has operated the so-called 'airplane boneyard' in Tucson since 1946.Here's why I immediately decided against it: Airplane Graveyard at Davis 6000 E Valencia Rd Tucson AZ 85756 (520) 574-0462. Even though it's apparently legal along E. Get directions, reviews and information for Airplane Graveyard at Davis in Tucson, AZ. It was immediately apparent once arriving I would not try to fly a drone here, that it could be a bad idea, and I'd strongly recommend no one do so.