Davis-Monthan AFB's role in the storage of military aircraft began after World War II, and continues today.
It has evolved into "the largest aircraft boneyard in the world".
The Air Force Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is responsible for storage and reclamation for as many as 4,000 aircraft at any given time.
With the area's low humidity in the 10%-20% range, meager rainfall of 11" annually, hard alkaline soil, and high altitude of 2,550 feet allowing the aircraft to be naturally preserved for cannibalization or possible reuse, Davis-Monthan is the logical choice for a major storage facility.
This video highlights the storage and reclamation areas at AMARG as well as aircraft which have been stored there over the decades.
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19 фев 2023
