Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Did you know there was a naval variant of the Me109? It was the Bf-109T (T=carrier) planned as a carrier based fighter from the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin. #me109 #bf109t #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

You can climb into this HU-25 at Pima Air and Space Museum #uscg #hu25 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Hangar 2 under construction at NAS Moffett Field in 1943. #moffettfield #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out the F-15 ACTIVE in flight above the Mojave desert in 1998. The large forward canards are actually the tail surfaces from an F-18. #f15 #f15active #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A look at the airstrip at Khe Sanh in 1968. #khesanh #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A little bit about Space Shuttle landings. #spaceshuttle #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know during the Vietnam War, EC-121’s flying over the Gulf of Tonkin would fly at low altitude to bounce their radar off the ocean to be able to track North Vietnamese MiG’s? This technique had been learned while patrolling around Cuba. #ec121 #awacs #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A closer look at the launch of a Scooter from an aircraft carrier and how the bridle detached. #a4skyhawk #catapult #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out the F-111B during testing aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43 in 1968. #f111 #f111b #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know the Tu-4 was a copy of the B-29? #b29 #tu4 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari