Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Any landing you can walk away from… A3D-2 from VAH-9 after its nose wheel collapsed during recovery aboard the carrier USS Saratoga CVA-60 in 1959. Note the open canopy as a high altitude strategic bomber the A3D was not equipped with ejection seats and the crew was expected to jump out with parachutes in case of an emergency. #a3d #usssaratoga #cv60 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A look at the Artemis II launch and the SRB’s. #artemisii #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

This is a funny one, if you go on Google Maps, someone renamed Admiral Kuznetsov in Murmansk Russia, wonder if it has Yelp reviews… #russiannavy #admiralkuznetsov #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

A bit more about the Hustler at Pima Air and Space Museum #b58 #hustler #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here are the guided missile frigates Klakring FFG-42, Curts FFG-38, and USS Underwood FFG-36 under construction in 1983. #perryclass #ffg #frigate #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Check out the Mark 75 76mm/62-caliber gun mounted amidships on the guided missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis FFG-60. It was located on the deck house amidships and a firing rate of 80 to 100 rounds a minute. #mark75 #otomelara #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Hornet CVS-12, prime recovery vessel for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission. A Sea King hovers over the scene of the splashdown of the command module. #apollo12 #usshornet #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Which is your favorite NASA bird in this photo? #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out the YC-125A Raider at Pima Air and Space Museum #yc125 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

We are back in the UK at the end of this week with Nimrod Preservation Group XV232, let us know what you would like to learn about Nimrod XV232? #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanston #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari