Where aeroplanes go to die...

Pinal Airpark, Azirona is an air field with a difference. Its got your standard landing strip and hangers but its also home to literally hundreds of planes both civilian and military. The arid desert climate allows for the perfect preservation of planes which are generally filled with a rubber solution prior to storage. Opened in 1943 Pinal was originally known ar Marana Army Air Field and despite being closed in 1948 would end up as a CIA flying school during the Vietnam War before becoming a 'bone yard' for planes. Although planes stored at Pinal have the hope of returning to service many end up being scrapped: whether because they're militarily redundant or are simply out of date technologically. The airpark itself isn't open to the open to the public, a great shame because as the pictures below demonstrate the site of hundreds of planes aligned in such a uniform manner is something quietly spectacular.