Airpark - Airplane graveyard?

[ctp93]

Anyone have any idea where there is some old planes parked in Texas? There are some really neat airplane graveyards in California I have found, but I am having a hard time locating one in Texas. Surely there is one around?

I need some old planes for a shoot coming up, and we'd like to do it in Texas if anyone knows of a place.

Thanks,
Todd

[Hanky]

Most stuff goes to drier climate however there is a wrecking yard in Lancaster.

[CaptainTom]

This same question was asked a couple of months ago.
Try to google aircraft graveyard, aircraft salvage, airplane salvage.

[ctp93]

Actually, it might have been me asking. haha

I have forgotten where all I asked. Nothing too much turned up last time I was looking. I did find one in Nashville that might have to do the trick.

Thanks,
Todd

[J Eddington]

There is ONE plane sitting in an OLD gas station just outside of Paris TX east on hwy 82

[Daniel Bates]

I'd direct you to the Boneyard at Davis-Monthan, but unfortunately that is in Arizona.

[jerrykr]

They still have a few at Pate's Museum on 377 between Ft Worth and Granbury.

[Mark McCall]

Todd,
I shoot ALOT of derelict planes during my travels.
There's a pretty fair sized outdoor aircraft museum on FM400 just a couple of miles N. of Slaton, Tex.
The planes are all parked on hard ground.

There's an F4, F14 Tomcat, F8 Crusader, a Navy VooDoo, P-80, F105 Thunderchief, Cobra attack chopper, T-2 Buckeye, a few jeeps and trucks.
BTW...that F4 had a Mig kill in Vietnam.

I've shot a few of these planes myself, and I plan on eventually shooting that Tomcat.

Here's an aerial shot of layout:

[Mark McCall]

Originally Posted by J Eddington

There is ONE plane sitting in an OLD gas station just outside of Paris TX east on hwy 82

You mean this one:

[rmoser]

You could try Ardmore (the airport to the north east of Ardmore, OK, not Ardmore Executive which is downtown Ardmore). The last time I flew in there there were a bunch of commercial airliners parked around in various stages of disarray. I don't know how open they'd be to having you wander around, though; it's an operating airport (although small) and there's a Flight Services station and tower.

Rob

[hbwise]

There is the museum at Meacham in FW. They have war birds mostly, but lots of neat stuff. They were happy to let me take pictures of the planes.

[bondarnes]

If you are looking for interesting planes, I can't help, but if you just want planes there are three or four dozen American Eagle prop jobs parked at the airport in Abilene. Nothing exciting, but a lot of them. I think American upgraded to all jets even for the commuter routes.

[emirikol123]

Thanks so much for showing us that place outside of slaton I had no idea it was there. I know where I'll be sometime this week.