Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

A variant of the S-3 was the ES-3A Shadow seen here with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) landing aboard USS Saratoga CV-60 in 1992. #es3a #s3viking #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The captive carry flights of the Enterprise on the 747SCA #747SCA #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Size comparison from Saturn V to Starship, which is your favorite? #spacex #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is more flight deck evolution from Essex to John F Kennedy. #aircraftcarrier #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Sea Shadow IX-529 underway off of San Diego, CA in 1994. It was an experimental stealth ship built by Lockheed for the United States Navy in the mid 80’s. #seashadow #ix529 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Well that landing didn’t go as planned! #usswasp #cv7 #f4f #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Lexington CV-2 firing her 8in guns in 1928. The Bureau of Construction and Repair was not convinced that aircraft were a sufficient armament for this ship and mandated that it have the 8”/55 caliber guns. #usslexington #cv2 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

How the Titan II missile silos were decommissioned. #titanii #titanmissilemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) the external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis STS-125 mission is lowered into high bay 3 in 2009. It was be installed on the mobile launcher platform and attached to the solid rocket boosters already there. Good view of the attachment points to the bottom of the orbiter. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A little bit about the C-133 at Pima Air and Space Museum #c133 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari Ll