Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is USS Lexington CV-2 in 1929 launching a Martin T4M-1. Lex had a black stripe around the top of her smoke stack and Saratoga had a vertical black stripe on the stack so aviators could identify each ship. #usslexington #cv2 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a Sikorsky HO3S-1 flying next to USS Leyte CV-32 in November 1948. The Navy was quick to integrate helicopters into carrier operations, especially for plane guard duties. #h03s #sikorsky #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at the rotating service structure closed around Orbiter Endeavour OV-105 for STS-123 in 2008, with only the tip of the external tank showing in this view. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

How the CH-46 at Pima Air and Space Museum got the nickname Phrog #ch46 #phrogsforever #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a mockup of the North American General Purpose Attack Weapon’ (NAGPAW), that the A-5 Vigilante would be developed from. #nagpaw #a5vigilante #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Per request, here is USS Saratoga CV-3 inn Puget Sound, 15 May 1945. After having been repaired from a Kamikaze attack in Feb. of 1945. #usssaratoga #cv3 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Successful Wet Dress Rehearsal for Artemis II. #artemisii #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the concept of SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) on the moon. At about 165 feet (50 m), Starship HLS will be about the same height as a 15-story building. An elevator on Starship HLS will be used to transport crew and cargo between the lander and the Moon’s surface. #spacex #starship #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A Greyhound trapping aboard Connie in 1966. #c2greyhound #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the concept of SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) with two Raptor engines lit, performing a braking burn prior to its Moon landing. #spacex #starship #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari