Desert Airplane Storage Photos
Desert Airplane Storage Photos

Photography: Current Desert Airplane Storage

Sam Chui·
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I recently flew a Sling TSI airplane from the Sling Pilot Academy over the California desert of Mojave and Victorville; where you can see hundreds of airplanes parked and in storage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here is some incredible photography by focalflight, which is our photoship, who took the photos of our planes, during mid-air.

We flew in formation with a Sling TSI (me inside), a Sling NGT (trainer aircraft) and a Tecnam twin engine.

a group of airplanes flying in the sky
a group of planes flying in the sky

It is Super Bloom time! Flowers are blooming. With the recent rains, the fields have become green.

a group of planes flying in the sky
two planes flying in the sky

Mojave, Ca

We first flew over Mojave, Ca. Down there are the usual suspects in the graveyard. You can find many B747s and MD-11s there. You can see more from my detailed report here.

The only recent addition was a Qantas B747-400/ER registration VH-OEG.

a plane flying over a field
Airplane graveyard over Mojave, Ca
a plane flying over many airplanes
Airplane graveyard over Mojave, Ca
a plane flying over a field of airplanes
a plane flying over a lot of airplanes

Victorville, Ca

Next we headed over to Victorville, Ca. There are lot of new airplanes that have been flown into Victorville for temporary storage. One runway (03/21) was closed to make room for airplanes to park on it. You can see many Delta and Southwest aircraft parked on the taxiway and the closed runway.

There are also many brand new B737 MAXs stored, along with the usual FedEx DC-10s and other retired 747 widebodies.

an aerial view of airplanes on a runway
Airplane storage over Victorville, Ca
a group of airplanes on a runway
Airplane storage over Victorville, Ca
an aerial view of airplanes parked on a runway
Airplane storage over Victorville, Ca
an aerial view of airplanes parked on a runway
Airplane storage over Victorville, Ca
a white airplane flying over a field of planes
a white airplane flying over a runway
a small airplane flying over a city
an aerial view of airplanes in a field
a plane flying over a field of planes
a white airplane flying over a lot of planes
a plane flying over a runway
a plane flying over a runway
a group of airplanes on a runway
a group of airplanes on a runway
a group of airplanes in a field
Sling NGT over airplane storage over Victorville, Ca
a group of airplanes in a field
Sling NGT over airplane storage over Victorville, Ca

You can see more from my detailed report here.

Inside The Airplane Graveyard

Thanks to FocalFlight for the awesome air2air photography. Thanks to Sling Pilot Academy for providing the aircraft.