Boneyard Timelapse Is A Powerful Reminder Of Once Great Aircraft Military by Chris Clarke - 02/08/201702/09/2017 When the military decides the time has come to retire one their aircraft, it's usually sent to rest on a spot of desert in the 2,600 acres of the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Commonly known as the "Boneyard." The