Davis-Monthan AFB

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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is located in Tucson, Arizona. They are most famous for the large aircraft "Boneyard" that is housed on the south end of the base where hundreds of planes sit, waiting to be scrapped, sold, or pressed back into service. That unit has gone by several names over the years, but the unit is currently called AMARG - the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. It used to be the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC).

The records of AMARC are online and searchable through their website, www.amarcexperience.com. Bear in mind that these records were added manually by volunteers and sometimes mistakes exist. If you find an error or have a question email them, they are quite helpful in double-checking or correcting errors.

Below is a list of the all of the Planes known to have been processed through AMARC in any of its iterations.

Type Serial Date In Date Out Comments
A-26A 64-17640 23 Oct 1969 31 Aug 1971 Sold to State of GA. Currently on Display at South Dakota Air & Space Museum.
A-26A 64-17647 22 Oct 1969 2 Oct 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, scrapped.
A-26A 64-17649 11 Jan 1970 31 Mar 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, scrapped.
A-26A 64-17651 5 Jan 1970 Unknown Preserved at KAI Museum, Seoul, Korea
A-26A 64-17653 11 Jan 1970 4 Jan 1974 Preserved at Pima Air & Space Museum, AZ.
A-26A 64-17655 16 Nov 1969 7 Mar 1980 This plane first arrived in Oct 1969, but it left and then came back. These dates are the most recent. Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, scrapped.
A-26A 64-17657 23 Oct 1969 25 Jul 1974 Sold to private party. Destroyed in crash, 9 Feb 1978.
A-26A 64-17658 23 Oct 1969 6 Apr 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, Scrapped.
A-26A 64-17660 29 Nov 1969 9 Apr 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, Scrapped.
A-26A 64-17661 11 Jan 1970 31 Mar 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, Scrapped.
A-26A 64-17664 23 Oct 1969 2 Apr 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, Scrapped.
A-26A 64-17665 22 Jan 1970 9 Apr 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, Scrapped.
A-26A 64-17666 12 Jan 1970 4 Jul 1970 Sent to Hurlburt Field as a display. The plane was dedicated on 4 Jul 1970, so it had to have left DM before then.
A-26A 64-17670 11 Jan 1970 31 Mar 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, Scrapped.
A-26A 64-17671 5 Jan 1970 21 May 1971 Sent to Florence Air & Missile Museum, eventually cannibalized.
A-26A 64-17674 23 Oct 1969 Unknown I'm not sure this plane was ever at DM since it was destroyed in a crash and dropped from the Inventory on 1 Jan 1969.
A-26A 64-17675 17 Jan 1970 1 Apr 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, Scrapped.
A-26A 64-17676 27 Oct 1969 27 Aug 1971 Sold to State of GA. Now on display at National Museum of the Air Force.
A-26A 64-17678 24 Oct 1969 9 Apr 1976 Sold to Allied Aircraft of Tucson, Scrapped.