IN the world's biggest plane graveyard, 4,000 planes of wars past lie untouched in an eerie formation.
The rusted carcasses of some of the most elite military aircraft ever to soar the skies litter the barren landscape of Arizona's south for miles.
Known as "The Boneyard", the site forms the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility on the globe and is located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
Officially named the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, it features planes from the US Air Force, Army, Coast Guard and Navy.
The spooky parking lot is spaced over 2,600 acres of land that has acted as a scrapyard since World War II and currently holds £30billion worth of military might.
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Some aircraft almost new, while some are hidden on protective covers to keep sand and dust at bay as they may be flown again.
Others have been pulled apart and boxed into pieces to be sent all over the world to help construct other planes.
But the worst of them are decaying, mangled and totally unrecognisable from their former glory.
The processes of dismantling or salvaging these retired beasts of the skies is long and laborious.
The exterior is washed, entrances are sealed, fuel is drained, weapons removed and protective coating sprayed by speciality painters.
The location was chosen because of Arizona's dry heat and low humidity, which helps to halt the destructive processes of rust and corrosion.
And desert land is both a readily available and cheap retirement home for such a sprawling collection of aircraft.
The toughness of the ground also allows the heavy planes to be moved around without the need to pave the land.
During the pandemic, more planes were grounded and consigned to the graveyard than during any other period in recent history.
Meanwhile, in Thailand another aircraft resting places where millionaires dump their unwanted planes has become a source of fascination.
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The strange storage site in Southeast Asia, located on the east side of Bangkok, has turned into an unusual tourist attraction.
Hundreds of visitors are keen to pay £7 to see the aircraft that are estimated to be worth around £36 million ($41m) each.
Most parts of the planes' interiors have been removed while debris is scattered around the aircraft.
Three Thai families even reportedly moved into the skeletons of the deserted planes in recent years.
