Welcome the AMARC Experience website!
The purpose of this site is to provide a comprehensive source of information to all those interested in aviation on the important job that the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) carries out in support of the various branches of the US Military and other Government agencies. If this is your first visit a good place to start is our About AMARC Experience page accessed using the 'User Guide' menu at the top of this page, followed by the pages under the 'About AMARG' menu.
We hope you enjoy your visit.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please note that this is an unofficial site and that the information is not provided as a service of the United States Air Force or 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group . The official 309 AMARG web Site can be found by clicking HERE.
Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II 81-0987
Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II 81-0987 was flown into AMARC on September 18, 2003 onboard a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy from Almed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. It was dismatled on pallets but damage that could be seen to the rear of its fuselage made it instantly recognizable as one of the most famous A-10 Thunderbolts to have ever been in service.
IMPORTANT: The AMARC Experience is an unofficial site and that the information is not provided as a service of the United States Air Force or AMARC. The official AMARC Site can be found by clicking HERE.
Web Site Aims
This web site has now been running since the year 2000. Its primary aim is to provide an insight into the important work that AMARG carries out on behalf of the various US military services and information on the various aircraft that pass through the facility. Our database is an ongoing project which is used to capture the known aircraft arrivals and dispositions, their previous units and ultimate fate. One important aim of the web site is to capture memories and experiences that visitors have of individual aircraft, aircraft types and units. This can be done by looking up aircraft in the database and then accessing the comments web page by clicking on the underlined tail number in the list.
Browser Compatability
We try and keep this web site available to everyone, irrespective of what Internet browser they use. We do not have the ability or time to test the web site for compatability on all browsers and their different versions but accessing it using the one of the browsers listed below should not cause an issue. If you find an issue using your particular browser/version please let us know and we will look into what can be done to improve this. If you are using another browser not in the list above and confirm that it is compatible please let us know so we can add it to our compatability list.
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- If you would like to use pictures or information from this web site please let me know beforehand so that I can ensure that material not belonging to me is not used without permission from the rightful owners. Thank you. - Comments submitted onto this web site must be approved by the Administrator before they appear to other visitors. Spammers and nuisance submissions have prompted this change to come about, we're sorry for any inconvenience this causes but we feel that it is a neccessary step to take. - We try and respond to all messages received as soon as possible but sometimes due to work or other commitments there may be some delay in replying. Please be patient and please send a chase up message if you think you have been forgotten. - This site has been designed to look its best with your computer screen resolution set to 1024x768 or higher.
AMARG is located in the city of Tucson, Arizona, USA. Arizona is a south western state which borders Mexico. One of the reasons that the facility was developed here is the dry, arid environment which exists in the area all year round.
Tucson is located in the very south of Arizona, approximately 70 miles from the Mexican border.
Sitting at the base of the Santa Catalina mountains, Mount Lemmon at 9,157 feet high dominates the views and can be seen in many of the pictures on this web site. Inevitably the mountains attract the rains and thunderstorms, especially in the monsoon season (July/August) during the afternoon. Although the rains during this period can be heavy they are usually short in duration.
Apart from AMARG, Pima Air & Space Museum and the aviation scrapyards there are many other things to see and do in the Tucson area. If you'd like to find out more about Tucson and Arizona we would recommend using the Visit Tucson web site or the Google search engine.
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