There’s technology that stretches back to the Second World War parked on the gentle alkali sands. Whereas many of the larger aircraft boneyards are reserved for military aircraft, the Mojave facility has over 1,000 commercial aircraft on site mixed with a handful of military craft. The airline recreated the first 747 flight operated by United in 1970 for the historic farewell journey. Another Major Desert Boneyard: The Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) in Victorville The Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) is located in Victorville, California. Dozens of movies, television episodes and commercials have been filmed at the locale over the years. When they were salvaging planes during the aircraft graveyard is home to some massive airliners and has been building its collection since the 1970s. After World War II, the Ontario aircraft boneyard at Cal-Aero Airfield east of Los Angeles was established. The planes at the museum detail Russia’s entire aviation history, going all the way back to the year 1909.
That’s because they’re going to be tearing them apart on a regular basis so for every one that comes in another one’s going out in pieces. Unlike some boneyards, you can’t actually go and visit this one in person, at least not up close and personal. The air base became the Southern California Logistics Airport after the Air Force pulled out in the mid-1990s. Teruel isn’t just home to an airplane graveyard, either. In fact, just like Alice Springs in Australia is home to a number of those Boeing 747 Max 8 from Asia, the American fleet were retired to the Southern California Logistics Airport. Not too shabby for a scrap operation.Because the job of the people who work at Air Salvage is to actually salvage these planes, their graveyard never really gets above that 60 plane mark. The footage showed off a sizable collection of defunct Soviet-era aircraft that were all neatly lined up and in very impressive condition. Commercial airliners have limited lifespans. Southern California Logistics Airport (IATA: VCV, ICAO: KVCV), also known as Victorville Airport, is a public airport located in the city of Victorville in San Bernardino County, California, approximately 50 mi (80 km) north of San Bernardino.Prior to its civil usage, the facility was George Air Force Base, from 1941 to 1992 a United States Air Force flight training facility. George was opened as an advanced flying school by the Army Air Corps back in 1941.

By 1946 there were over 600 B-29 Superfortress’ parked in this graveyard. These days they run salvage operations and can strip down 60 massive aircraft at a time over the course of a year for recycling. Aircraft types recently disassembled include Airbus A310 and A320, and McDonnell-Douglas MD-10 and MD-11s. But it’s just as likely that many of them are going to be resting in this arid Spanish climate until they’re stripped down for parts and completely forgotten. The boneyard is taken care of by the 309th … We highly recommend a visit to the March Field Air Museum.Airliner storage area at the Mojave Airport in the California desert The nose section of an Airbus airliner at a scrapping yard near the Southern California Logistics Airport (Staff Photo)Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, starting point for tours of the Davis-Monthan AFB AMARG FacilityB-17 Flying Fortress "Starduster" on display at the March Field Air Museum The Southern California Logistics Airport is a public airport located in the city of Victorville in San Bernardino County. SCLA is about 7 miles northwest of the city. While you can drive through some of the the streets and roads at SCLA, most business and industry areas are restricted. Drive west and the airport entrance will be on the right.SCLA is about 195 miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. How did this become the go-to spot for thousands of planes? And if you’re the kind of person who enjoys checking this out, they’re kind enough to give you a guided tour if you want to take the time to drive through the desert about 11-miles from the Tucson International Airport. Two large airplane boneyards exist in California today, the The two facilities are located only about 70 miles apart, within a driving time of about 1:25. There are over 4,000 military aircraft and even ballistic missiles parked out in the desert here, just baking in the dry Arizona sun waiting for something to happen.