Aircraft graveyard in California
Aircraft graveyard in California
Hi
I know there is an aircraft "graveyard" in the desert near LA but can someone give me a precise location, how long to get there etc. Any other tips appreciated.
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BBK
Ps actually I don't near that it is near LA hence me asking!
I know there is an aircraft "graveyard" in the desert near LA but can someone give me a precise location, how long to get there etc. Any other tips appreciated.
regards
BBK
Ps actually I don't near that it is near LA hence me asking!
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You might be referring to the old George AFB at Victorville.
Many thanks for the info guys.
I think it was Mojave that colleagues had visited before. I'm aware of Victorville but didn't know there was a graveyard there too.
Does either allow visits or are they off limits?
Thanks again!
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BBK
I think it was Mojave that colleagues had visited before. I'm aware of Victorville but didn't know there was a graveyard there too.
Does either allow visits or are they off limits?
Thanks again!
regards
BBK
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BBK, Mojave did, and possibly still do, provide tours subject to various conditions. Victorville most certainly don't. You can however see quite a lot from outside the fence line.
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I forgot about Mojave! Funny thing is, I went there about a dozen years ago, and yet have never been to Victorville. I remember the ex-TWA CV880s and the two C-133s at Mojave... are they all still there?
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I have been to both Davis Monthan in Tucson and Mojave some years ago. It was the most amazing landscape I've ever experienced. Here's some of the work I did there.
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There's also El Mirage. Occasionally used for film props etc.
It has some film editted in with a 'Top Gear' shoot at Inyokern Airport.
Mojave is a public airport so you can get reasonably close to the boneyard.
There are also a few curiosities on the eastern end of Camarillo, which is also worth a look for the CAF hangar.
It has some film editted in with a 'Top Gear' shoot at Inyokern Airport.
Mojave is a public airport so you can get reasonably close to the boneyard.
There are also a few curiosities on the eastern end of Camarillo, which is also worth a look for the CAF hangar.
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BBK , I did Mojave a few years back and one of the guys that does refuelling ,u
brought us on a tour around the whole place ,we got up close and personal to the TWA Convair 880s and the C-133s a lot of US Air F100s and the ex APSA CV 990 no problem i think he charged us $10 per head.
brought us on a tour around the whole place ,we got up close and personal to the TWA Convair 880s and the C-133s a lot of US Air F100s and the ex APSA CV 990 no problem i think he charged us $10 per head.
