50 Years of the Desert Boneyard David Monthan AFB Arizona by Philip D. Chinnery
Of the 112 pages in this book, only 4 do not contain photographs. Every one of the photos is on full color. There’s a picture of a C-124C Globemaster, taken in 1972, that looks as if I took it with my digital camera yesterday (2008). The photo’s are that nice. This books covers the early years of Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona from WWII until today. Don’t look for a lot of photos of WWII warbirds in this one, though. DMAFB mostly housed B-29’s after the war, all the other warbirds and bombers were mostly stored at Altus, OK; Kingman, AZ; and Ontario, CA. Whats fascinating about this book is the Cold War era bombers and fighters. Also some of the photos of the preserved Century Series fighters are stunning. There’s a ground eye view of F-4’s…nose to tails…as far as the eye can see. Some of the aircraft look as if they still have more missions in them…more adventures and glory to capture, while others are broken up into barely recognizable pieces or have weed’s growing through their useless hulks. You’ll find yourself spending hours looking over the photos and reading the beautiful descriptions, then return to the cover and start reading the actual history of the field. Overall, a great buy for any aviation enthusiast.
Book Number: MBI 50 Years
ISBN: 9780760301876
