Boneyard Archives

News Mar. 26, 2021, 3:17 PM

‘Wise Guy’ is back: The 2nd B-52 ever resurrected from the Air Force’s ‘boneyard’ rejoins fleet

"Wise Guy" joins "Ghost Rider," the first B-52 to be regenerated, and brings the Air Force B-52 fleet up to full strength at 76 total aircraft.

News Mar. 15, 2021, 2:55 PM

How the world’s largest airplane boneyard stores and regenerates 3,100 retired aircraft

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) stores retired military aircraft in the Arizona desert.

News May. 16, 2019, 2:56 AM

The US Air Force just resurrected a 60-year-old B-52 bomber from its ‘boneyard’ to fight another day

The US Air Force has brought a B-52 bomber back from the dead, pulling “Wise Guy” out of the “boneyard” for continued service. The aircraft was delivered to the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base on Tuesday for continued service. This bomber is only the second B-52 to […]