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50 Years of the Desert Boneyard: Davis Monthan A.F.B., Arizona Paperback – September, 1995

by Philip D. Chinnery (Author)

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Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks International; 1st edition (September 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0760301875
ISBN-13: 978-0760301876
Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 11 customer reviews
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The slow creak of a old bomber as it gently sways in the desert wind...

ByStephen Fenderon December 2, 2007

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Of the 112 pages in this book, only 4 do not contain photographs. Every one of the photos is on full color. There's a picture of a C-124C Globemaster, taken in 1972, that looks as if I took it with my digital camera yesterday (2008). The photo's are that nice. This books covers the early years of Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona from WWII until today. Don't look for a lot of photos of WWII warbirds in this one, though. DMAFB mostly housed B-29's after the war, all the other warbirds and bombers were mostly stored at Altus, OK; Kingman, AZ; and Ontario, CA. Whats fascinating about this book is the Cold War era bombers and fighters. Also some of the photos of the preserved Century Series fighters are stunning. There's a ground eye view of F-4's...nose to tails...as far as the eye can see. Some of the aircraft look as if they still have more missions in them...more adventures and glory to capture, while others are broken up into barely recognizable pieces or have weed's growing through their useless hulks. You'll find yourself spending hours looking over the photos and reading the beautiful descriptions, then return to the cover and start reading the actual history of the field. Overall, a great buy for any aviation enthusiast.

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ByJesse Jameson March 21, 2013

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I'm a big fan of boneyards books, this is a good one, not the best, Some great pics and good background info, Veronico's AMARG scrapbook is superior in the pics dept, I'd suggest getting both, as I did.

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Absolutely Loved It

ByJimboon January 26, 2017

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Another good book on airplane bone yards. Our government sure was extremely wasteful after the war.

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ByAmazon Customeron November 5, 2011

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I just love the Boneyards. Apart from the fact that most of the aircraft that are placed there will be turned into scrap eventually, it's important to me that what does enter is recorded. I am not a local to the US so I don't get there personally enough for my liking but I love what others have recorded for me. Therefore, it's no surprise that I have given this a 5 star rating.

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Davis Monthan Boneyard History

ByAll Winon January 19, 2014

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Very good overview of the history of this aircraft boneyard with many good quality photos and at a reasonable price.

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GREAT BOOK ON THE BONEYARD

ByMichael Panzaon April 1, 2003

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Having lived around the boneyard for a number of years this book helped me remember some of it. My father would and still passes by alot of the airplanes today on his way to work or what ever. It was interesting to read it from an Englishman's point of view.

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Great Book on the Boneyard

ByBookGuyon August 15, 2001

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This is a worthy successor to Philip D. Chinnery's previous pictorial essays on the Boneyard (1987's "Desert Boneyard", and 1989's "Desert Airforce"...both out-of-print). The format is larger, and the quality of the photos is excellent. There's also a tantalizing mix of aircraft...you can hardly wait to turn the page and see what glorious old bird is baking in the hot desert sun on the next page. You really get a feel for the place, and you see more on these pages than you'd ever get to see in real life; mostly because the tours don't take you everywhere Chinnery was able to go. You'll see F-105s, F-102s, F-100s, F-4s, A-7s, F-111s, B-52s, even A-10s, C-141s, F-14s, F-15s and F-16s. Plus other, much older aircraft, helicopters, utility aircraft and aircraft types too numerous to mention. There's a fine section on the early history of the base, and descriptions of the storage process, too. I think you'll like it.

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Interesting photos but no vision or context

This is the third volume of photos in author Chinnery's series on the Davis-Monthan 'boneyard.' This volume distinguishes itself by making a passing attempt at providing history...Read more

Published on November 13, 2008 by Jersey Kid

A great coffee table book

This book has much detailed information on the history of the storage yard at Davis-Monthan AFB, in Tucson Arizona.Read more

Published on April 16, 2001 by Amazon Customer

Excellent but sad pictures of retired aircraft

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