Military Aircraft Boneyards by Nicholas A. Veronico, A. Kevin Grantham, and Scott A. Thompson $24.95 Sold Out: No Longer Available

This volume takes an in depth look at what the United States military does with its surplus aircraft. From the first aircraft disposal problems of World War I through the modern AMARC facility at Davis-Monthan AFB, this book presents the fascinating story in both rare photos and detailed text. Well known is the large military scrapyard at Kingman, Arizona, after World War II, where nearly six thousand B-17s, B-24s, and other warplanes met their fate. Less known are the other half-dozen large scrapyards across the American southwest and southeast-their story is told here also in words and rare photos. Over 60,000 warplanes were scrapped after the war; the surviving warbirds today are the rare leftovers from the distant past.

Through the 1940s and 1950s aircraft storage was always a problem for the U.S. military trying to balance their budgets and a cold war with a potential hot war. The Navy maintained their storage and salvage depot at Litchfield Park, Arizona, while the USAF concentrated its effort at Davis-Monthan AFB near Tucson, Arizona. In the mid-1960s the two functions were combined at Davis-Monthan, and in the years since DMA has become the largest aircraft storage and salvage depot in the world. Through rare photos, interviews, and detailed research, the story of the post-war American military aircraft boneyards is told here in the most complete volume on the fascinating subject to date.

8.25" x 10.75", softcover, 128 pages, 90 color photos, 60 black and white photos. Published by Motorbooks Publishing Inc.

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