23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Retired Fleet
Commercial airliners rest in the Mojave Desert, their wings overlapping in dense patterns as they await dismantling or storage. From above, the aircraft boneyard becomes a map of global travel paused — a place where decades of airborne movement converge in a single, silent landscape.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2025 |
| Photo Location: | California, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS R5m2 |
| Copyright: | © Alex Visbal |