The Past Of These 15 Abandoned Airplanes Represent A Haunting Tragedy

11. MIKOYAN MIG-23M

The Mikoyan used to be a part of the Central Aerodrome Museum at Frunze Central Airfield.

12. F-101B VOODOO

Originally designed as a long-range bomber escort, this abandoned F-101B Voodoo rests on a snow-covered field at Fort Indiantown Gap in Pennsylvania. This particular plane was never actually flown by the Pennsylvania National Guard — it was flown by the North Dakota Air National Guard.

13. JET PROVOST

The U.K. used this jet to train pilots in jet-powered aircraft flying. This particular Jet Provost remains discarded in a field outside of Bristol in the U.K.

14. JUMBO JET 747

The plane was once called the Juan T. Trippe and was the centerpiece of the famous Pan Am company. It was built in 1970 as the world’s first commercial jumbo jet. It was purchased by a South Korean couple after it was decommissioned, and they turned it into a fancy Asian restaurant. Sadly, it went out of business, but the structure remains.

15. Al-Bakr Air Base, Iraq

In the 1980s, the Al-Bakr Air Base was considered to be the most important airfield in Iraq. The area sustained heavy damage during the first Gulf War. By 2003, the MiG-23s found at the former base were in a poor state.