Abandoned aircraft graveyard in Delaware full of vintage planes, with some still in perfect condition
- Private airfield in Delaware is a graveyard full of vintage airplanes
- The airfield is covered with hundreds of aircraft left to rust
- But miraculously, a few planes remain in pristine condition
Published on Nov 22, 2024 at 6:35 PM (UTC+4)
by Kate Bain
Last updated on Nov 25, 2024 at 5:05 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This private airfield in Delaware is now a graveyard full of vintage planes.
Since it was abandoned in 2018, the airfield is now dotted with hundreds of aircraft left to rust.
Ranging from small airliners to military fighter jets, most of them are now little more than scrap metal eaten away by years of neglect.
But miraculously, a few planes remain in pristine condition.
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When YouTuber Luke Explores visited the airfield in western Delaware, he was shocked by the sheer size of the place.
“There’s dozens and dozens of planes, full body, just the shell, wings, everything,” he said.
“There’s dozens more than we thought and it just keeps going and going.
“It’s like a swamp of wings and metal.”
Luke predicted there ‘might be hundreds [of aircraft] here’.
He also noticed something bizarre about the abandoned aircraft.
Almost all of the vintage planes appeared to be stripped of their wings.
“We’re trying to figure out what they did with them, maybe they repurposed them, but there’s hundreds of aircraft bodies here,” he said.
Most were also without their engines, but not all.
Many still had their original controls too.
He suspected the parts were ‘probably worth a lot of money’ if restored well.
He’s probably right, but it would also cost a fortune to restore them properly.
Remember the guy who bought Elvis Presley’s private jet?
He wanted to restore it to its former glory, but was told it would cost him well over $6 million dollars.
Just like this YouTuber who found an abandoned plane in South Carolina, Luke discoered this airfield thanks to Google Maps.
“It looks like there were 200, 300 individual plane crashes, and to know that all these vintage planes were once owned and operated by someone is crazy,” he said.
Interestingly, Luke also spotted a few aircraft that appeared to be in pristine condition.
These were stored in hangers, and he suspected were most likely still in use.
He’s likely right too, because the Jenkins Airfield Aircraft Graveyard is officially still open.
It operates as a public airfield for private flyers, so there’s some life left at this airfield after all.
You can watch his video here:
Kate Bain is the Page Editor at supercarblondie.com. She is based in Dubai and coordinates coverage of the latest news across automotive, technology, and lifestyle. Kate has a bachelor's degree in business and post graduate in journalism. She is an experienced editor and journalist who has worked for News Corp, Daily Mail Australia, and Sky News. When she's not at work, you'll find her attached at the hip to her dog, Thor.
