747 Graveyard

One weekend I discovered a field in suburban Bangkok being used to cut up two old Orient Thai Airways' 747s. Curious, I went back early one morning to poke around and got excellent footage of the planes and what is left as they are turned to scrap.

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[igmarjade]

what is the exact address?

[christao17]

@igmarjade - Ramkhamhaeng Soi 105

[christao17]

@igmarjade - Bear in mind that this was shot a year ago. I have no idea if it is still there.

[jc19960607]

Hello I am looking for parts cockpit.repondez me via private message please

[christao17]

@jc19960607 - I'm not selling airplane parts. The video was simply of a disassembly that is happening nearby.

[master4112]

This is a very weird way of stripping a plane. A LOT of those parts are still useable which is the most worrying thing, because it proberly means that they are being re-used after being removed that way. Using torches is what creates the fires, if the torch is too hot it will set fire to the aluminium. The oxygen masks could give a clue to its age, They are dated and get (should) replaced every 6 years. some of those masks havent been made for 10-20 years!

[christao17]

@master4112 - I would imagine that if the parts were still usable, they wouldn't simply be junking the plane. Perhaps I'm wrong, though.

[madisonelectronic]

Lose the poetry.

[Btackland]

Your descriptions make it feel like a news story. I like it. :)

[christao17]

@tediek - Correct. It is in a residential neighborhood about halfway between the center of the city and the airport.

[fiverats1]

Coffee shop? I'm gonna find it and go to it!

[christao17]

@taissyrful - L'avion est vendu comme ferraille. S'il vous plaît excuser mon français si elle est incorrecte.