The AMARC Experience - The AMARC Experience

Wiggins Group

2018-01-29T13:51:02+00:00

During June 2003 sixteen Sikorsky H-53s departed AMARC for a new yard that was set up in a portion of the UAC yard located on South Wilmot Road. The helicopters were positioned in two opposing rows, one in the south half of the yard which contained four aircraft and the second row in the north half of the yard containing the remaining 11 aircraft. They were destined to be used for spares to support a number of other H-53's which had been purchased from active US Navy stocks for conversion into fire fighting helicopters.

The exact owner of this yard is not know at present but there are indications to it being owned by a concern called the Wiggins Group. For an unknown reason twelve of these helicopters returned to AMARC in October 2004 and were reallocated with new PCN codes. A complete summary of the helicopters can be seen below.

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Sikorsky H-53 Summary

PCN	Serial	Type	Arrival Date	AMARC Return Date
2J030	153287	CH-53A	20-MAY-2003	N/A
2J045	153309	CH-53A	20-MAY-2003	N/A
2J057	153705	CH-53A	20-MAY-2003	10-SEP-2004
2J043	153708	CH-53A	20-MAY-2003	N/A
2J037	153711	CH-53A	20-MAY-2003	N/A
2J086	157166	CH-53D	09-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J107	157734	CH-53D	07-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J097	157755	CH-53D	07-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J101	157756	CH-53D	07-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J099	157930	CH-53D	07-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J080	157931	CH-53D	09-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J105	158745	RH-53D	09-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J093	158746	RH-53D	09-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J102	158749	RH-53D	09-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J103	158755	RH-53D	09-OCT-2002	10-SEP-2004
2J081	162511	MH-53E	07-MAY-2003	10-SEP-2004

National Aircraft\Southwestern Alloys

2018-01-08T16:31:22+00:00

Now this REALLY was a scrapyard! Probably the only genuine aviation scrapyard in the area. This yard was bursting at the seams with aircraft bits and pieces and it is very difficult to work out what you are actually looking at most of the time. A pair of binoculars was very useful reading numbers and information off the various aircraft panels that are sometimes only several feet away from you. I will leave you to decide what constitutes an aircraft for your purposes, on this web site there has to be an identifiable piece of fuselage to be listed.

Three interesting additions that arrived between 2000 and 2001 are Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave 145873, Douglas C-82A 44-23033 and C-133B 59-0531. These aircraft were previously sitting in open storage at Tucson International Airport and were probably moved here due to the construction of a new building. The C-133 now, unfortunately, only consists on several large segments of fuselage, the other two are whole and located near the fence next to Kolb Road.

Below are some pictures of these aircraft while they were at Tucson IAP.

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Since the last AMARC inventory update many of the Beoing C-137's (707 and 720) that were being stripped of spares in AMARC area 22 have been cut into sections and moved to this yard. Here they will be melted down into ingots and sold on for recycling. The north side of the yard has been reorganised to accomodate these new residents and as a result aircraft previously hidden may now be visible. On the other hand the large fuselage sections may block views of previously identifiable airframes.

Western International

2018-01-08T10:48:39+00:00

Western International Aviation Inc. have played a high profile role in receiving ex. AMARC aircraft for many years. The main services they provide for their customers are restoration, storage and preparation of aircraft for road and air transporation. They have an impressive list of customers which includes NASA, the Smithsonian Institute, Pima Air & Space Museum, US Border Control and numerous foreign air forces and agencies.

The owner of Western International, John Gasho, SR. has many years experience of working with aircraft and was inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame during 2004 for his contribution to the aviation community.

Western International's yard covers an area of 18.8 acres and stores a large number of historic aircraft for their owners. The largest of these are a number of Douglas DC-7's which belong to a freight company based in Alaska. Also notable are a number of Lockheed P-2 Neptunes and a more moden Boeing T-43. Owing to the number of airframes which are worked on by this company there is always something new and interesting to be seen here.

Western International have impressive facilities which includes a large hangar and their own propellor shop. Western International have restored numerous aircraft in their time and have specialist knowlegde of the Grumman HU-16 Albatross as well as many other types. One other side to Western's business is providing a unique back drop which is used as a set for film companies. For this reason the yard is not kept to it's tidiest as these companies prefer it that way.

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de Havilland C-7 Caribou

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Lockheed P-2 Neptune

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Specialized Aircraft

2018-01-08T10:40:09+00:00

The Specialized Aircraft yard is run by Charles 'Chuck' Wooten who's business is restoring aircraft. During my last visit it was obvious which aircraft types are currently being favoured with three HU-16's and four T-28's all being worked on. Three of the T-28's were stripped to bare metal which made them very difficult to identify, although one (137712) could been confirmed.

Also resident at the time was an ex. Royal Canadian Air Force C-45 and three ex. Coral Air Nomads (N421NE, N4812C and N4817E for all the readers interested in civil aircraft). These aircraft have moved around considerably in the last few years, having also been seen in the National/Southwest Alloys and Dross Metals yards. There was originally a fourth example (N420NE) but this was not seen at this time.

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At the end of 2001 or beginning of 2002 a number of aircraft belonging to SAM were moved from the adjoining Allied across to the other side of East Drexel to a small compound adjoining the UAC yard. For the purposes of this web site it is referred to as SAM 'Compound B'. This compound is believed to be run by Chuck Wooten's and so the aircraft contained within it are listed under this yard. An aerial view of this new yard can be seen on the right. The three wingless Nomads, which are not listed on this site are N421NE, N4812C and N4817E.

Allied Aircraft Listing

2018-01-08T09:53:32+00:00

Serial No.	PCN	Code	Aircraft Type	CN	Civil Reg.
131892	1U 043		Grumman HU-16C Albatross	G239	N7141H
131905	1U 038		Grumman HU-16C Albatross	G278	N7026N
131917	1U 003		Grumman HU-16C Albatross	G314	N7024Z
137853	HD 024	JL	Sikorsky UH-34G Seabat	9	N4674V
137912	1U 016		Grumman HU-16C Albatross	G385	N70270
137924	1U 017		Grumman HU-16C Albatross	G397	N7028C
137933	1U 002		Grumman HU-16C Albatross	G406	N70275
138460	HD 023		Sikorsky UH-34G Seabat	128
138492	HD 020		Sikorsky UH-34G Seabat	61	N582HS
140043	5T 065	G-767	North American T-28B Trojan	219-42	N265TM
141271	1U 022		Grumman HU-16C Albatross	G418	N70258
141605		CJ-101	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7379
141607			Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7380
141610		YF-40	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7382
141614		CJ-107	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7383
142362	1U 020		Grumman HU-16C Albatross	G369	N70252
145701	HD 079		Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat	1028
145729	3H 209	5D-400	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	712
145761		410	Sikorsky UH-34D	873
145784		404	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	953	N4215P
145857		CJ-105	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7384
145860		CJ-101	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7385
145861		CJ-108	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7387
145862		CJ-106	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave
145867	XK 013	CJ-102	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N93017
145869		CJ-110	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7389
145870		CJ-103	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7390
145872		CJ-104	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave		N7393
147151	3H 187	5W-409	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1061	N4215Q
147160	3H 033	5W-401	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1076	N42152
148073			Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1187	N42155
148755		5W-403	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1284	N4216H
148796	3H 162		Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1381	N4216N
149331		5W-407	Sikorsky UH-34D	1428
149340			Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1439
149354			Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1454	N4217M
149401			Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1503
152752	2P 113		Lockheed P-3B Orion	5194
44-9044	CC 243		Douglas C-54E Skymaster	27270
51-3821	CG 036		Douglas C-118A Liftmaster	43568	N99272
51-3823	CG 032		Douglas C-118A Liftmaster	43570	N53CP
52-1118	TB 308		Convair T-29C	357
53-0535	CK 220		Lockheed RC-121D Super Constellation	4350	N51006
53-3298	CG 029		Douglas C-118A Liftmaster	44669	N9148F
53-7788	CS 056		Convair C-131B Samaritan	240	N4394Y
53-8149	CJ 472		Fairchild C-119L Flying Boxcar
54-0619	CP 062		Fairchild C-123B Provider	20068
54-0994	XK 028		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N50119
54-0996			Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N50174
54-0997	XK 016		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N50226
54-0998	XK 026		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N50253
54-1000	XK 006		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51891
54-1422			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N62206
54-1424			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N37781
54-2814	CS 087		Convair C-131D Samaritan
54-2818	CS 079		Convair C-131D Samaritan	225	N4395W
54-2825	CS 080		Convair C-131D Samaritan	238	N43938
55-0616			Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51892
55-0623	XK 019		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51893
55-0628			Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave
55-0636	XK 031		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51894
55-0641	XK 018		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N50086
55-0643	XK 024		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave
55-0647	XK 020		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51897
55-0650	XK 014		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51899
55-3197			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N95487
55-3212			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N37783
55-3218			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw
55-4939			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N62203
55-4943			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw
55-4944			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw
55-5235			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N37786
56-0484	CF 079		Lockheed C-130A Hercules	3092	N137FF
56-1523	XB 023		Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N95488
56-1525	XB 043		Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw
56-1564			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N62205
56-1568			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N95492
56-4249	XB 006		Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N37790
57-1627			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N62208
57-1646			Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51900
57-1652	XK 017		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51901
57-1653			Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51905
57-1657	XK 025		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51907
57-1658	XK 027		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51908
57-1659			Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51910
57-2552	CS 084		Convair C-131E Samaritan
57-5932			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N37785
57-5937			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N37788
57-5944			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N37793
57-5964			Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw		N37784
58-0983	XK 023		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51912
58-0984	XK 003		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51917
58-0985	XK 004		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51914
58-0987	XK 009		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51918
58-0989	XK 029		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51915
58-0991	XK 012		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51921
58-0992	XK 002		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51916
58-0999			Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51923
58-1000	XK 008		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51925
58-1002			Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51926
58-1004	XK 021		Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave		N51927
62-4197	CL 007		Lockheed C-140B Jetstar	1329-5041
62-4200	CL 005		Lockheed C-140B Jetstar	1329-5044
65-9754	AHXA0483		Bell UH-1D Iroquois	4798
66-0863	AHXA0506		Bell UH-1D Iroquois	5346
66-16013	AHXA0516		Bell UH-1D Iroquois	5707
66-16384	AHXA0464		Bell UH-1D Iroquois	8578
66-16882	AHXA0421		Bell UH-1D Iroquois	9076
68-15635	AHXA0503		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	10565
68-15722	AHXA0443		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	10652
69-15175	AHXA0392		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	11463
70-15932	AHXA0680		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	12504
71-20005	AHXA0669		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	12829
71-20093	AHXA0683		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	12917
71-20093	AHXA0683		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	12917
72-21515	AHXA0681		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	13214
73-21821	AHXA0674		Bell UH-1H Iroquois	13509
USCG 1272	42037		Grumman HU-16E Albatross	G259	N7027F
USCG 2126	42019		Grumman HU-16E Albatross	G353	N333CV

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Jack's Government Surplus - H-34 Listing

2018-01-08T09:21:14+00:00

Serial No.	PCN	Code	Aircraft Type	CN	Arrived / First Noted	Last Reported	Last Updated
138469	HD 018		Sikorsky UH-34G Seabat		JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
139017	HD 035		Sikorsky UH-34G Seabat		JUL-00	11-JUN-02	12-JUN-01
143895	HD 118		Sikorsky UH-34J Seabat	592	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
143977	3H 201	5D-402	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	491	JUL-00	22-JUL-00
145677	HD 127		Sikorsky UH-34J Seabat	912	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
145688	HD124		Sikorsky UH-34J Seabat
148018	HD 090	7X-301	Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat	1277	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
148095	3H 240		Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1209	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
148114			Sikorsky HUS-1A Seahorse	1251	JUL-00	27-SEP-00
148115	3H 211	5T-405	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1252	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
148766	3H 219	5L	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1317	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
150250	3H 239		Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1635	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
150255	3H 228	5T	Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw	1651	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
53-4479	XJ 180		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	28	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4483	XJ 105		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	32	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4487	XJ 130		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	41	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4489	XJ 024		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	43	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4492	XJ 040		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	50	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4507	XJ 136		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	69	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
53-4509	XJ 103		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	71	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4521	XJ 012		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	83	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4523	XJ 084		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	85	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
53-4529	XJ 146		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	91	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
53-4533	XJ 015		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	95	JUL-00	27-SEP-00
53-4536	XJ 184		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	98	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
53-4537	XJ 061		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	99	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4538	XJ 073		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	100	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4546	XJ 149		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	108	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4548	XJ 186		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	110	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
53-4549	XJ 089		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	111	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
53-4552	XJ 115		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	114	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
53-4554	XJ 014		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	116	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-0904	XJ 187		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	174	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
54-0905	XJ 090		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	175	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
54-0917	XJ 169		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	197	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2861	XJ 027		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	242	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2879	XJ 039		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	277	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2882	XJ 111		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	282	JUL-00	11-JUN-02	12-JUN-01
54-2884	XJ 151		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	284	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2887	3H 253		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	287	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-2889	XJ 058		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	289	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
54-2890	XJ 118		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	290	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2891	XJ 188		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	291	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-2892	XJ 137		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	292	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2894	XJ 079		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	294	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-2895	XJ 074		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	295	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2896	XJ 138		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	297	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-2900	XJ 016		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	303	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2907	XJ 062		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	311	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2909	XJ 032		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	314	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-2998	XJ 078		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	326	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3000	XJ 041		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	338	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3004	XJ 002		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	332	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3005	XJ 120		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	344	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-3006	XJ 018		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	345	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3008	XJ 123		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	347	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
54-3009	XJ 043		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	348	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3011	XJ 160		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	351	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-3012	3H 256		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	352	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	21-JAN-01
54-3013	XJ 008		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	353	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3018	XJ 174		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	364	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-3022	XJ 057		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	368	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-3023	XJ 048		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	369	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3029	XJ 173		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	382	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3031	XJ 080		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	384	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
54-3036	XJ 072		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	391	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
54-3037	3H 258		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	392	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
54-3039	HD 009	JE	Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	394	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
54-3041	XJ 093		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	404	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
54-3042	XJ 157		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	405	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
54-3043	XJ 052		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	406	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4462	XJ 150		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	416	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4465	XJ 009		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	423	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
55-4470	XJ 172		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	428	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4477	XJ 181		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	438	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4479	XJ 157		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	440	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
55-4481	XJ 001		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	442	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
55-4482	XJ 107		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	443	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4486	XJ 017		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	471	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4489	XJ 134		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	495	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4494	XJ 182		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	506	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4500	XJ 159		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	548	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
55-4501	XJ 155		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	560	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
56-4284	XJ 178		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	616	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
56-4285	3H 262		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	617	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4287	XJ 166		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	619	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4290	XJ 161		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	626	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
56-4293	XJ 019		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	642	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
56-4294	XJ 167		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	644	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4295	XJ 054		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	645	JUL-00	27-SEP-00
56-4297	XJ 030		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	652	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4298	XJ 139		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	660	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
56-4299	XJ 003		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	661	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4301	XJ 076		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	663	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4306	XJ 168		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	674	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4310	XJ 049		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	685	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4314	XJ 086		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	703	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
56-4318	XJ 119		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	716	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4325	3H 265		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	733	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4335	XJ 029		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	758	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
56-4337	XJ 036		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	764	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
56-4340	XJ 098		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	772	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
56-4341	XJ 183		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	773	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1688	XJ 179		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-795	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1703	XJ 020		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-847	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1704	XJ 067		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-848	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1710	XJ 087		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-877	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1716	XJ 065		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-894	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1718	XJ 060		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-899	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1719	XJ 148		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-900	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1722	XJ 124		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-903	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1727	XJ 070		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-919	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
57-1729	XJ 142		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-921	JUL-00	27-SEP-00
57-1731	XJ 152		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-925	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1733	XJ 064		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-936	JUL-00	11-JUN-02
57-1734	XJ 171		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-937	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1737	XJ 158		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-940	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1740	XJ 143		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-957	JUL-00	27-SEP-00
57-1741	XJ 093		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-958	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1744	XJ 053		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-967	JUL-00	05-JUN-01
57-1764			Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-1020	JUL-00	27-SEP-00
57-1770	HD 032		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	58-1029	JUL-00	05-JUN-01	12-JUN-01
63-13206	HD 027		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	1756	JUL-00	27-SEP-00

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Jack's Government Surplus

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During July 2000 a large number of Sikorsky H-34 helicopters where purchased from the Bob's Air Park on South Wilmot Road and were moved to their new home 2 miles away (See Bob's departure list). These aircraft had been stored in long rows at Bob's for many years and before that they were resident in the Allied yard just down the road in East Drexel Road. Over 120 Army H-34 and US Navy variants were purchased by Jack's Government Surplus with a view to sell them on to private collectors, organisations, museums and even film companies.

Jack's Government Surplus has a small premises split over 2 locations. The storage yard was seperate from the main office and contains the majority of the helicopters, with only one or two examples in the yard attached to the office.

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Jack's Government Surplus is located on E.Cindrich Road, which is a portion of a road which leads between the Pima Air & Space Museum (the road exits onto Valencia just opposite the West side of the museum) and the large powerstation which sits on South Alvernon Way. This road zig-zags through many car scrapyards and past the road leading to DMI Aviation. If you travel from the Pima Air & Space Museum end, the storage yard can be found on the left about half a mile past Jack's main office which is located on the right hand side of the road.

Many of the H-34's were in poor condition after being in storage for such a long time, many no longer had visible markings making it extremely difficult to identity them. Some examples in the listings on this web site could only be identified using the faded MASDC inventory numbers or manufacturers id plates. To add to the problems the helicopters were closley packed into the yard making it difficult to see what was in there even if you are given permission to have a look around. From the outside the yard, at ground level, very few helicopters could be seen.

Over the years only a few of the helicopters appear to have been sold, including 2 delivered to a paint ball adventure centre called Command Post at Maricopa, Phoenix, AZ. Pictures of these aircraft can be seen on their web site., they were ....

Serial No.	PCN	Code	Aircraft Type	CN	Arrived / First Noted	Last Reported
54-0885	XJ125		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	132	JUL-00	27-SEP-00
55-4473	XJ071		Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw	431	JUL-00	27-SEP-00

In December 2010 the whole of Jack's helicopter stock was advertised as being for sale and any that were not sold were to be scrapped. An advert on the Barnstormers web site read ...

SIKORSKY • AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR FOR PART OUT • 114 (that's not a misprint) Sikorsky H-34 S-58 airframes full of parts. Parts, airframes or entire lot. No Engines, records on most. LOCATED in TUCSON. Lost lease on lot. All must go by February 28, 2011. Will assist in loading. Custom Goose neck trailer available for sale that will haul 2 at once behind a heavy pickup. 9 more and more parts in Everett WA. 1 of the 9 in restricted and is close to flying. 1 complete but needs airframe repair. Scrap man offered 1000 each but I hate to see them scrapped •

It is understood that by September 2011 the helicopters were disposed of with most being shredded on site, although a few with some noteworthy service history were saved including UH-34Ds 148115 and 150255. 150255 went to the Wings and Rotors Museum, French Valley airport, Murrieta, CA. where it has been restored.

Google Earth does show six H-34 still stored in the yard. They are sitting at the very back behind the many Government surplus vehicles that now take the helicopters place. The serials of these remaining (if indeed they still remain) is not known.

Jack's Government Surplus - H-34 Listing

Other Scrapyard Aircraft

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Minden Air Corporation

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Minden Air Corporation run by Len Parker and Janet Shepardson are specialists in the aerial fire fighting business. In support of their operational fleet of Lockheed P-2 Neptunes they operate a yard on East Drexel that contains several P-2 and various other types of aircraft. It is a small yard and all of the aircraft in it can be seen from outside the premises. Click here to see an aerial view of the yard which will give you a good idea to its layout. The yard is dominated by two C-130 Hercules fuselage's that are positioned next to the fence.

In 2000 two HU-25 Retrievers that were originally at Bob's Air Park moved to here. I believe one of them to be 130027 but the other is unknown at present.

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United Aeronautical Corporation

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The United Aeronautical Corporation yard can be found at the junction of Wilmot Road and Drexel Road and has the areas greatest number of airframes. Consisting of E-2 Hawkeye, S-2 Tracker, F-8 Crusader, E-1 Tracer and T-2 Buckeye, all closely stored and as a result very difficult to read from the outside. The yard is actually made up of 2 compounds, which for the purpose of this web site will be called A and B.

Compound A backs on to the Western International yard and can be best viewed from South Wilmot Road. If you go on a tour of the Western International yard you can get good views of the back of this compound and can also get good photographs by using a long zoom/telephoto lens.

The 2 A-4 Skyhawks are just forward fuselage sections but are still standing on their undercarriage. 8 of the E-2 Hawkeyes face towards the back of the yard, they are tailess and missing the majority of their wings. The other 3 E-2s are whole and facing Wilmot Road. These left AMARC more recently and were stated as being destined for Egypt. However they were replaced by new build Hawkeyes fresh from the factory that were allocated identical serial numbers as the ones they replaced in this deal.

Most, if not all, the S-2 Trackers in this compound are for the US Forestry Service\Californian Department of Forestry (CDF). They are gradually being delivered to Marsh Aviation who have a conversion/production line at Mesa-Falcon Field Airport, Phoenix, AZ.

The A-7 Corsairs are just tailess fuselage sections, the majority of their other parts lay beside them and in large piles around the rest of the yard.

Compound A. Summary Table as of 12 July 2001.

Aircraft Type	No. Resident
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk	2
Grumman E-1 Tracer	1
Grumman E-2 Hawkeye	11
Grumman S-2 Tracker	14
Vought A-7 Corsair	11

Compound B is to the West side of the property and good views can be obtained from both Wilmot and Drexel Road. This compound is extremely tightly packed and viewing the inner positioned aircraft is difficult, see the picture below to get an idea of the problem of aircraft blocking out aircraft!

The F-8 Crusaders, A-7 Corsairs and T-2 Buckeye's have been sectioned and are all in poor condition. Between 2000 and 2001 all of the F-8 Crusasers were moved to a new location right next to the Drexel Road fence. This makes it much more possible to identify them with the use of the AMARC park codes that are stenciled onto the fuselages. The tails of these aircraft, with some serial numbers on them, are located along from the fuselages but are obscured by piles of fuel tanks and containers.

The 2 C-130E Hercules are the newest arrivals, the nose of 64-0553 can be found in the DMI yard. The F-8 Crusaders were moved to make way for these 2 aircraft.

Compound B. Summary Table as of 12 July 2001.

Aircraft Type	No. Resident
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk	1
Grumman E-1 Tracer	48
Grumman S-2 Tracker	74
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	2
Rockwell T-2 Buckeye	17
Vought A-7 Corsair	25
Vought F-8 Crusader	19

Last Updated : December 2001