Overview
This country's largest military aircraft storage center began in the heady days following the end of World War II. At first only a small desert site holding bombers and transports in reserve for possible future use, it later became more of a salvage and parts recovery operation, and in many cases, a final resting place known as the boneyard. In the 1950s and 1960s, with new wars erupting in Korea and Vietnam, certain aircraft stored in this desert center were once again in demand, and this famed storage and salvage facility in Tucson, Arizona, answered the call. Numerous photographs taken both from the air and on the ground show the reader vistas of the 4,000 total airplanes stored at this site, while a detailed appendix gives a comprehensive listing of all the aircraft types currently at AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group). In many cases, the numbers are quite staggering and are sure to surprise the reader.
Full Product Details
Author: Nick Veronico ,
Ron Strong
Publisher: Specialty Press
Imprint: Specialty Press
Dimensions:
Width: 28.50cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.549kg
ISBN: 9781580071390
ISBN 10: 1580071392
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 February 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
In all, it makes for not only a fine read, but also one that brings to this editor quite a bit of nostalgia as I see on these pages actual aircraft on which I've worked or been associated. It is a book that I can easily recommend to you. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, February 2010-- (02/01/2010) Veronico and Stong's cool compendium promises endless enjoyment for historians and modelers alike. Strongly recommended. -Model Aircraft Monthly, David L. Veres, May 2010-- (05/01/2010) Overall, this is a great reference of a lesser known aviation subject, and should hopefully inspire some to try an AMARG model. -Internet Modeler, reviewed by Chris Banyai-Riepl, March 2010--Internet Modeler (03/01/2010) Product mention.--FineScale Modeler (04/01/2010) This book will be of interest to the modeler, aviation enthusiast/historian alike. I can recommend it to all that like the subject. -IPMS, reviewed by Hub Plott, April 2010-- (04/01/2010) This is a title that will find equal appeal amongst modelers, historians and aviation enthusiasts everywhere. It is a fascinating study and the photographs are diverse and representative of the collections that have been and are currently stored. -Hyperscale, reviewed by Al Bowie, April 2010-- (04/01/2010) Product mention.--Touch & Go Newsletter (Society for Aviation History) (05/01/2010) Book mention.--Aeroplane (08/01/2010) Product review.--Book News (11/01/2010) Product mention.--Book News (11/01/2010)
In all, it makes for not only a fine read, but also one that brings to this editor quite a bit of nostalgia as I see on these pages actual aircraft on which I've worked or been associated. It is a book that I can easily recommend to you. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, February 2010-- (02/01/2010) Product mention.--FineScale Modeler (04/01/2010) This is a title that will find equal appeal amongst modelers, historians and aviation enthusiasts everywhere. It is a fascinating study and the photographs are diverse and representative of the collections that have been and are currently stored. -Hyperscale, reviewed by Al Bowie, April 2010-- (04/01/2010) Book mention.--Aeroplane (08/01/2010) Product mention.--Book News (11/01/2010) Veronico and Stong's cool compendium promises endless enjoyment for historians and modelers alike. Strongly recommended. -Model Aircraft Monthly, David L. Veres, May 2010-- (05/01/2010) Overall, this is a great reference of a lesser known aviation subject, and should hopefully inspire some to try an AMARG model. -Internet Modeler, reviewed by Chris Banyai-Riepl, March 2010--Internet Modeler (03/01/2010) This book will be of interest to the modeler, aviation enthusiast/historian alike. I can recommend it to all that like the subject. -IPMS, reviewed by Hub Plott, April 2010-- (04/01/2010) Product mention.--Touch & Go Newsletter (Society for Aviation History) (05/01/2010) Product review.--Book News (11/01/2010)
Author Information
Nicholas A. Veronico is a science and technology writer who works for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific at the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Science Center at NASA Ames. He is the author of more than two dozen books on military and aviation subjects, and served as the lead scriptwriter for Scrapping Aircraft Giants, a Discovery Channel documentary on commercial aircraft scrapping. Ron Strong always had an interest in aircraft and photography. While serving in the Air Force, Strong worked on aircraft with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico and with a Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida. He later worked at the Alameda Naval Air Rework Facility in Flight Test. For the past 25 years, he has worked for NASA performing wind-tunnel testing on civilian aircraft. The last eight years at NASA have been spent working on the SOFIA program.
