# U.S. AIR FORCE AIRPLANE BONEYARD MILITARY AIRCRAFT STORAGE AND DISPOSITION FILM 23404

This is the story of the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center or MASDC. Here at mark 0:42 are USAF planes lying in wait in the Arizona desert. It is an older, priceless air force. Many of this aircraft had been used to fight in battles in World War II and they are worth fortunes to taxpayers and as parts. There’s no air force like it in the world. Until 1965, the military services maintain separate storage facilities and hence there is a private company known as MADC located at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona. Their mission is the storage and disposition of the aircraft for future contingencies. Over half of the incoming planes are placed on post status for possible return to out of service as seen at mark 3:05 . Each new arrival immediately undergoes in-processing procedures as seen at mark 3:30 . High valued parts are removed, inventories are taken. System are drained, flushed and refilled with the corrosion preventative. Also its engines as seen at mark 4:40 are also taken care of to avoid corrosion. At mark 4:50 , the wheels and tires are changed to old and war tires for their stay in storage. Canopies and windows are clothed with protective materials and all openings are sealed as seen at mark 5:00 . Preserved aircrafts receives periodic attention as seen at mark 5:20 . Because of the sensitivity of its mission. As seen at mark 5:40 , there are engineers who conduct test on corrosion growth and experimenting the control techniques. This experiment will…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/23404DesertBonanza)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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