How The World’s Largest Airplane Boneyard Stores 3,100 Aircraft | Big Business

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group stores thousands of retired military, forest service, and NASA aircraft in the Arizona desert. The massive collection of F-16s, C-5s, B-52s, A-4 Skyhawks, and others would be the world’s second largest air force. But the planes don’t just come here to die. Parts are reclaimed and entire planes are regenerated so they can go back into service. MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: How 1.1 Billion Flowers Are Imported And Inspected In The US For Valentine’s Day How 40 Million Cork Wine Stoppers Are Harvested A Day How 800 Million Pounds of Himalayan Salt Are Mined Each Year ------------------------------------------------------ #Airplane #Aircraft #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: Subscribe: BI on Facebook: BI on Instagram: BI on Twitter: BI on Amazon Prime: How The World’s Largest Airplane Boneyard Stores 3,100 Aircraft | Big Business