This huge plane graveyard is like Disney for aerospace buffs

Its official name is the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, or the AMARG. It's located on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and has been collecting airplane skeletons since 1946. Tucson's low humidity, small amounts of rain, high altitude and alkaline soil all rust and corrode metal at a slower rate, making it the perfect place for The Boneyard-- plus, since the ground is hard and dry, they didn't have to pave anything to be able to move the planes around.

Some planes are stored here with the intention of using them again, while others are scrapped, but every plane that comes to stay at The Boneyard has its guns, ejection seats, and classified hardware removed. Then the plane is sealed to protect it from the elements. The facility even once processed old ICBMs, dismantling them and reusing some parts for satellite launches. Fun fact: after the START I treaty in the 1990s, this is where 365 B-52 bombers were dismantled. To do this, they originally used a 13,000 pound guillotine-- before transitioning to saws that allowed them more control. Russia verified the process via satellite.