4076 - Tucson, Arizona, United States

Eight kilometres from downtown Tucson is Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. It was established in 1925. It is home of the 355th Wing assigned to the Twelfth Air Force, part of Air Combat Command. However, the base is better known as the location of Air Force Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, which is an aircraft boneyard for all excess military and US government aircraft and aerospace vehicles.

The 309th takes care of nearly 4000 aircraft, which makes it the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world. The arid climate prevents the aircraft from corroding. The ground is so hard that they do not sink in the ground.

There are four categories of storage for aircraft at the 309th:

Long Term - aircraft are kept intact in inviolate storage for future use. No parts are removed without the express permission of appropriate program office.
Parts Reclamation - aircraft are kept, picked apart, and used for spare parts.
Flying Hold - aircraft are kept intact with regular running of their engines, towing to lubricate their bearings and servicing fluids.
Excess of DoD needs - aircraft are sold off whole or in parts.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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