Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here was the end of the line for USS Coral Sea CV-43 at the Baltimore Fairfield Terminal in 1993. It took 7 years to complete due to legal, financial and environmental issues. Along with a bomb found in a welded shut locker. #usscoralsea #cv43 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari

Did you know USS Enterprise CVN-65 was a part of the Cuban Missile Crisis? #ussenterprise #cvn65 #cubanmissilecrisis #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Call the Ball! Here is a look at what it is like when you are landing aboard USS Ford CVN-78, unlike the Nimitz Class, there are only 3 arresting cables compared to 4. #ussford #cvn78 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari

Facts and trivia about the F-117 at Pima Air and Space Museum #f117 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

This is how USS Enterprise CVN-65 is looking these days, mast and radars removed. Even the life rafts are gone too. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari

Here is a cutaway of a Space Shuttle, it also gives you an idea of how small the living space was for the crew. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Carrier comparison, USS Enterprise CV-65 above and USS Forrestal CV-59 below. The obvious change was the island structure, Big E had the island further back with two elevators in front and one behind. Forrestal had two elevators behind the island and one in front. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #ussforrestal #cv59 #boneyardsafari

Orbiter Discovery OV-103 atop a NASA Boeing 747SCA as it flies over the Space Launch Complex No. 6 at Vandenberg in 1984. #spaceshuttle #ov103 #nasa #boneyardsafari #vandenbergafb

How about some AC-130 trivia! #ac130 #c130legacy #usaf #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 being lifted off its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter by two overhead cranes at Space Launch Complex Six in 1985. The crane on the left is from the mobile service tower and the crane on the right is from the shuttle assembly building. #enterprise #ov101 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari