North, Central & S.American Boneyards

E-1 missing wings? They are Carrier aircraft whose wings fold. So they may be folded to take less acerage in their parking:D

I’ve just had a look at Davis Monthan AFB on Google, how many aircraft are there awaiting scrapping?

These are the E-1 Tracer… the AEW version of the C-1 Trader/S-2 Tracker.

More photos here:
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=Grumman%20G-117%20E-1%20Tracer&distinct_entry=true

Yes that looks like them, only they have had their wings taken off 🙁 poor things, they look at bit like ticks on google earth lol

Here is a bit from the Dominican Republic via Google Sat. Looks like quite a colloection of A/C bones there. Anyone have better pics or knowlege of what lies there? This is just east of Santo Domingo, looks to be an airforce base. There are several aircraft as gate guards out front.

That is from the northeastern part of San Ysidro AB. I wonder if there might be an A-26 sitting in the middle to the far right of the photo. Anyone know a general or something down there that can give the okay to photograph the a/c dump?

T J

…. but good luck getting an intact airframe from them! Just ask the folks who got the F-14s:eek:

You could always try the scrap/salvage yards across the fence.

In 2000 I stopped by one to pick up a tailgate for a vintage Jeep I was restoring. It has various Jeeps, surplus office equipment and a dozen or so H-34s (Wessex, S-58).

They were as removed from D-M, some military equipment was missing as were the rotor blades, but they were intact and had their faded military paint.

The cost, $10,000. Not a bad buy…even with the rotor systems and engine overhaul it would still be semi-cost effective.

Actually,the E-2 has a circular dome.

These are the E-1 Tracer… the AEW version of the C-1 Trader/S-2 Tracker.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/e-1.htm

More photos here:
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=Grumman%20G-117%20E-1%20Tracer&distinct_entry=true

Roundish planes, E-2 Hawkeye’s perhaps? Googleing around Davis Marathon is astounding, but good luck getting an intact airframe from them! Just ask the folks who got the F-14s:eek:

From Google earth, Davis Monthan AFB, just enormous 😮


I’ve been meaning to ask what are the round-ish aircraft?

Here is a bit from the Dominican Republic via Google Sat. Looks like quite a colloection of A/C bones there. Anyone have better pics or knowlege of what lies there? This is just east of Santo Domingo, looks to be an airforce base. There are several aircraft as gate guards out front.

And the original image from Salvadoran’s Air Force files. The real scan size is 3000 x 1020 px Enjoy 😎

Douglas B-26B Invader FAS 602. Ilopango c. 1980s. Photo via C/w.com

Regarding photos of the Oshkos Corsiar. The aircraft is a Brewster built F3A-1 Buno 04634 crashed in North Carolina Dec 1944. The aircraft was recovered by Lex Cralley of Princeton, Minnesota from the North Carolina crash site in the early 1990’s. Currently registered on F.A.A. registry as N4634 pending restoration.

North, Central & S. American Boneyards

Fuselage remains of poss B-26 44-35999. Somewhere TX late 1970s. Photo D. Lane via D. Felton.

El Salvador AF (FAS) Boneyard. Ilopango c.late 1980s. Fm L->R An unid FAS #59, the X FAG B-26C poss FAS 605 and Capt Leiva’s Ouragan FAS 702. (Sharkmouth). Ouragan FAS 702 was one of the poss victims of the insurgent attack at Ilopango c. 1982.

Mystery F4U

Don Tulio Soto (D.T.S):

Does the aft section of this fuselage looks familiar to you? Photo AEC. Oshkosh, WI 2005.F4U Buff/FAH169

While not exactly at a boneyard the F4U pictured below was seen at Oshkosh, WI c. 2005. The blue canopy frame and the some blue paint on the right wing may indicate some Latin origens. Photo A.E. C.
Can some of the readers/F4U folks help with its background/poss Buno? Tks

That is the Brewster Built Corsair.
Came out of a swamp in North Carolina.
No connection to Latin America that I know of…

North, Central & S. American Boneyards

While not exactly at a boneyard the F4U pictured below was seen at Oshkosh, WI c. 2005. The blue canopy frame and the some blue paint on the right wing may indicate some Latin origens. Photo A.E. C.
Can some of the readers/F4U folks help with its background/poss Buno? Tks

North, Central & S. American Boneyards

Couple of Honduran AF F4Us at the main boneyard in Tegucigalpa. c. 1977. At the center of this picture the controversial FAH 692.Others in clockwise position: FAH 602, FAH 603, (Wings Folded), FAH 616 & F-86K 1000. Photo J.B via C/w.com

North, Central & S. American Boneyards

Bird-eye view of a Nicaraguan AF Boneyard. Managua. Nov-1986. At least 3 T-28As & others are shown. Photo J.T via c/w.com

North, Central & S. American Boneyards

F-86 Sabre Folks:

Among the surprises found at this Honduran AF (FAH) boneyard c. 1977 was the central fuselage of an F-86K, X Venezuelan AF (FAV), X Luftwaffe sample still wearing USAF markings. Photo Via C/w.com

The story goes that FAH acquired 6 F-86Ks samples disassembled from the Venezuelan AF c.1970 which was part of a lot that FAV bought fm Luftwaffe c. 1960s. FAH S/Ns Known: 55-4882 (FAH 1100)/ 55-4899 (FAH 1101).

Does anyone has data, photos of any of the storage Luftwaffe F-86K sites c. 1960s? Were all the US samples put together? Tks