Davis Monthan scrap yards 22 March 2024

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Davis Monthan scrap yards 22 March 2024

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With a few people from our 4Aviation group we decided to pay a quick visit to the scrap yards along Wilmot Road. So inbetween Tucson and Davis Monthan we took a small detour towards said road which lies more or less opposite of the Pima Museum.
Apart from a few other types the main occupant of this scrap yard is the Grumman S-2 Tracker. Around 70 of them can be found here. There are also a couple of E-2 Hawkeys but they are in the back and almost out of sight.

The last remaining example of the C-130A Hercules with the so called Roman nose.
ImageC-130_54-1632_USReserves by René Klok, on Flickr

ImageHU-16_51-0043_USAF by René Klok, on Flickr

Unfortunately I have had no luck in finding the identity of this HU-16.
ImageHU-16_USAF by René Klok, on Flickr

Lots of Trackers.
ImageS-2_148728_USNavy by René Klok, on Flickr

ImageS-2_148722_USNavy_02 by René Klok, on Flickr

ImageS-2_148722_USNavy_03 by René Klok, on Flickr

ImageS-2_133132_USNavy_01 by René Klok, on Flickr

ImageS-2_133132_USNavy_02 by René Klok, on Flickr

Three C-130s in the back and an unknown A-4 Skyhawk on the right.
ImageS-2_149869_USNavy by René Klok, on Flickr

ImageS-2_148750_USNavy by René Klok, on Flickr

ImageS-2_148737_USNavy_01 by René Klok, on Flickr

One of four former Royal Australian Navy Trackers.
ImageS-2_N12-153598_RoyalAustralianNavy_01 by René Klok, on Flickr

All four former Australian Trackers.
ImageS-2_N12-153598_RoyalAustralianNavy_02 by René Klok, on Flickr

Three other Skyhawks lie behind this TA-4J.
ImageA-4_154641_USMarines_01 by René Klok, on Flickr

At the end of the day we drove along East Drexel Road where you can find these former Coast Guard HH-52A's
ImageHH-52_1407_USCoastGuard by René Klok, on Flickr

ImageHH-52_1463_USCoastGuard by René Klok, on Flickr

Hope you like this selection.
Groeten, Regards,
René

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Re: Davis Monthan scrap yards 22 March 2024

Post by Alpha Kilo One »

It is definitely likeable!
Great job!
"Nix bliev wie it es"
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