An eerie aircraft resting place has sprung up in Thailand where two private jets worth a total of £72million were dumped – while dozens of derelict military aircraft gather dust at a huge site in Arizona, US. 11 Two planes abandoned in ThailandCredit: Barcroft Media 11 Lines of military aircraft have been left to collect rust in ArizonaCredit: Wikipedia 11 The two MD-82 aircraft were to become outdoor barsCredit: Barcroft Media 11 There are over 4000 aircraft outside Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in TucsonCredit: . Southeast Asia’s strange warehouse, located on the east side of Bangkok, has been turned into an unusual tourist attraction. Hundreds of visitors are willing to pay £7 (300 baht) to see the aircraft, which are estimated to be worth around £36 million ($41 million) each. Most of the planes interior has been removed and debris is scattered around the aircraft. However, despite the fact that they were no longer able to fly, the investors came up with a great way to redefine them. The two planes, operated by Orient Thai Airlines, were to become outdoor bars. However, the bold plans were abandoned after the businessman financing the project collapsed. Photographer Dax Ward, who visited the site, previously discussed the doomed business deal – which resulted in the plane rotting away. He explained: “The planes were supposedly put there a few years ago by a foreign investor who wanted to create a special outdoor bar using the fuselage as a stage for the bands and service rooms for the bar crew. “The project was a fiasco and the foreign investor left the site as is. “As far as I know, there are no plans to move them, although the land they rest on is quite expensive.” As the registration numbers of the two planes have been painted over, it is difficult to decipher when the planes were used or retired. He added: “It is very eerie in the cemetery. 11 Airplane graveyard has become a tourist attraction in BangkokCredit: Wanderers & Warriors 11 The skeleton of a plane in the eerie graveyardCredit: Wanderers & Warriors 11 Aircraft have been split Credit: Wanderers & Warriors “There are children’s toys and other personal belongings strewn around, left by people who have stayed there for whatever reason, it almost makes it feel like a crash site. “In Thai culture, places like this are often considered haunted, even if no one has died at the site.” It’s very spooky in the cemetery. Dax Ward Three Thai families have reportedly moved into the wreckage of derelict planes in recent years. They started charging tourists for a look inside their strange houses – giving people an alternative view to airplanes. Meanwhile, private jets aren’t the only aircraft that have been flown by owners in the United States. Thailand’s quirky tourist hotspot is unusually dwarfed by the size of this desert dump. In Tuscon, Arizona, USA, over 4,000 military aircraft have been left to collect rust in a massive scrap yard. Known as The Boneyard, the storage area located outside Davis-Monthan Air Force Base houses abandoned airplanes. The site hosts demilitarized aircraft auctioned off by the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center AMARC. The aircraft can be broken down for parts, melted down for scrap, or regenerated. The site, considered the largest airplane graveyard in the world, was chosen for its location.- Arizona’s dry climate means it takes longer for planes to rust. 11 The planes were gathering dust after their owner crashedCredit: Barcroft Media
11 The aircraft reportedly cost around £36m eachCredit: Barcroft Media 11 The Thailand location has strangely become a tourist attractionCredit: Barcroft Media 11 Many aircraft will be destroyed for spare partsCredit: Wikipedia Inside the private jet ‘graveyards’ where millionaires dump their £200m planes to rot as they buy newer models
