Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is an Me-262 and a Ju-87 captured in the spring of 1945 in Innsbruck Airdrome, Austria. By January of 1945 there only 104 operational Stuka’s left in the Luftwaffe. #me262 #ju87 #luftwaffe #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a great example of the scale of Building 65 in comparison to the vertical stabilizer of the Vigilante. Also a good view of the Phased Array panels below the bridge. #ussenterprise #ra5c #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

This is a call to action to help Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 Page get Nimrod XV232 moved to a new home! #xv232 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Flashback to 1962 with Commander George Talley landing his Vought F8U-1 145375 on board USS Enterprise CVAN-65, 17 January 1962. This was the ship's first landing.#ussenterprise #cvan65 #f8crusader #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

USS Wolverine (IX-64) being converted from SS Seeandbee at Buffalo, New York, on 12 June 1942 #usswolverine #ix64 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Flashback to 2016 and Columbine II (The First Air Force One) engines came back to life! #columbinii #firstairforceone #constellation #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know during WWII used two converted paddle wheel steamers as training carriers in the Great Lakes? Here is USS Wolverine IX-64 at Buffalo, New York, in early 1942 just after completion. At left is the stern of SS Greater Buffalo, just beginning conversion to USS Sable IX-81. #usswolverine #ix64 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a good look at an F-117 about to tank up during daylight from a KC-10. #f117 #kc10 #blackjet #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A little bit about the SB2U Vindicator at the Battle of Midway. #sb2u #battleofmidway #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Saratoga CV-60 underway in the Med in April 1984. She had just come out of SLEP and CIWS installed along with a lot of other upgrades. #usssaratoga #cv60 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari