Unbelievable Locations That Can Only Be Seen on Google Earth

The Airplane Boneyard 

This is an airplane graveyard for retired military aircraft. Located in Tucson, Arizona, the government needed a baren place to temporarily drop their trash to be recycled. Most of these planes have moved, but some still stand. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.