East German Air Force Mil Mi-24 Hind on display, a fearsome Soviet-era armored gunship and troop carrier.

Spotted at an air show a few years ago f16 us Air Force thunder birds

North America YF-107A at the Pima Air and Space Museum.

Convair B-36 Peacemaker at Pima Air and Space Museum. 2024

I tried to get artsy with this black-and white shot of these E2 Hawkeyes. I was really curious why they cut the head off of a couple of them. Maybe for simulators?

Row after row of S2 Trackers. These planes were spared from the smelter (for now anyway) to support the current S2s in service as fire bombers.

Sorry for the fence, but I couldn’t help getting shots of this derelict S2.

Another Albatross waiting to be melted down, just outside of Davis Monthan AFB near Tucson, AZ

A heap of metal is getting ready for the smelter, just off base near Davis Monthan AFB

E2 Trackers sitting in the desert. They are used as a supply for parts, to keep the fleet of converted fire tankers active.