Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Check out the left Orbital Maneuvering System, or OMS, pod on Orbiter Atlantis OV-104. The OMS provided the shuttle with thrust for orbit insertion, rendezvous and deorbit, and could provide up to 1,000 pounds of propellant to the aft reaction control system. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Let’s learn a little bit about the Direct Action Penetrator with the 160th SOAR. #mh60m #160thsoar #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Day 1 of moving B-52H Damage Inc II as we left Pima Air and Space Museum in 2022. #b52 #damageincii #b52roadtrip #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

How the helicopter helped save pilots on aircraft carriers. #aircraftcarrier #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Space Shuttles had a different number of thermal tiles between the Orbiters, but why? #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The RIM-8 Talos was one of the earliest Surface to Air Missiles equipped on US Navy vessel, with a range between 50 and 130 miles and a 465lb warhead. It was used to shoot down 4 MiG’s during the Vietnam War. #talos #rim8 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A bit more about the capabilities of the A-3 at Pima Air and Space Museum #aim54 #awg9 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at Orbiter Discovery OV-103 loaded on top of 747SCA 905 in 2012. #spaceshuttle #747sca #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Let’s learn about Phoenix PD’s Aerial Support Unit. #phoenixpd #astar #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at the Mk-12 Talos launcher on USS Long Beach CGN-9 and its two missile directors behind and above it. #usslongbeach #cgn9 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari