When a person dies, he is either covered in a grave or is burnt. But have you thought about where does the damaged machinery is taken after no use? To get more specific concerning this article, we will learn about where are the impaired airplanes taken or kept when they become useless. Moreover, we would learn about the largest airplane graveyard in the world. World’s Largest Aircraft Boneyard.
About the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DM AFB)
Located in the United States, the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is an air force base sited 5 miles in the southeast direction of downtown Tucson, Arizona. World’s Largest Aircraft Boneyard
This airbase was established in the year 1925. The Davis–Monthan Landing Field was permitted by the main authority of this place and thereby the base got its name. Some of the related aspects with this air force base are mentioned as follows:
- The major hosting unit of this field i.e Davis–Monthan AFB is the 355th Wing (355 WG). Moreover, it is assigned to the 12AF (Twelfth Air Force).
- The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is the main portion of Air Combat Command (ACC).
- This region is popularly known as the setting of the Air Force Materiel Command’s 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309 AMARG). Also, it is the aircraft boneyard (or the graveyard) for approx. all the military pieces of equipment that have been rendered useless. The military tools and the other U.S government aircraft materials are kept here. Along with the fighting tools, the aerospace vehicles are also placed when either broken or damaged by any means.
- Being a key ACC installation area, this air force base is the 355th Wing providing A-10 Thunderbolt II close to the air support system. Also, this 355th unit hosts the medical, missionary, logistical, and other operational support o all the units present in the proximity.
Associated history.
This aircraft boneyard base was originally named in the decency of Samuel H. Davis (1896–1921) and Oscar Monthan (1885–1924) (Lieutenants of World War I). Both of these pilots were residents of Tucson. The incidents leading to their death is mentioned as follows:
- Davis who had been a student of the University of Arizona joined the army in 1917. He died in the Florida aircraft accident in the year 1921.
- Monthan on the other hand was designated a ground officer in 1918. He was martyred after the crash of a Martin B2 bomber that took place in Hawaii in the year 1924.
Major bombardments over the area.
After world war I that took place in the region, some of the major bombardments were trained over this field. Some of them are listed as follows:
- (13 May – 4 July 1942) – 34th Bombardment
- (August – 1 November 1942) – 94th Bombardment
- (23 June – 30 July 1942) – 302nd Bombardment
- (20 June – 1 October 1942) – 308th Bombardment
- (4 November – 2 December 1942) – 380th Bombardment
- (23 January – 5 April 1943) – 382nd Bombardment
- (24 December 1942 – 1 February 1943) – 389th Bombardment
- (26 January – 1 March 1943) – 392nd Bombardment
- (1 March – 10 April 1943) – 399th Bombardment
- (April – 2 May 1943) – 400th Bombardment
- (1 April – 8 June 1943) – 446th Bombardment
- (1 May – 5 July 1943) – 449th Bombardment
- (1 May – 3 June 1943) – 451st Bombardment
- (20 September – 1 November 1943) – 459th Bombardment
- (15 August – 17 October 1945) – 466th Bombardment
- (9 November 1943 – March 1944) – 486th Bombardment
- (3 April – 13 July 1945) – 489th Bombardment
- (1 October – 11 November 1943) – 491st Bombardment
- (1 March – 29 July 1943) – 444th Bombardment
- (20 November – 1 December 1943) – 499th Bombardment
