Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Well Artemis II is back in the barn, VAB. We will see how long this takes to resolve, it kept the crawler crew busy! #artemisii #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out USS Saratoga CV-3 in 1929, the elevator next to the island was the shape of a T. The poor layout made launching a full airwing strike difficult, as the first group of planes would often waste excessive fuel circling while waiting for the remaining aircraft to be cycled up from the hangar. #usssaratoga #cv3 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

A few facts about the Thud. #f105 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Super Guppy is still flying strong for NASA and has been supporting Artemis II, the volume of space for cargo it can move is invaluable. #superguppy #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here the arresting line breaks during this Wildcat’s landing. #f4f #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at the changes to the flight deck from USS Yorktown CV-5, to USS Wasp CV-7, to USS Essex CV-9. #aircraftcarrier #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

NASA crawler is due to be back to work moving Artemis II back to the VAB today. #nasacrawler #artemisii #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the shuttle crew escape systems (CES) tractor rocket test that was conducted at Hurricane Mesa, Utah in 1987. It was a preliminary ground test of the tractor rocket that was followed with in-air evaluations. The tractor rocket was fired from side hatch mockup #ces #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is NASA's 3/8th-scale remotely piloted research vehicle landing on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards AFB, CA, in 1975. #f15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The Zulu Cobra has come a long way from the first days of the Cobra, and the latest iteration is the ability to carry the Red Wolf cruise missiles. #ah1w #ah1 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari