A very long-distance shot at Mena, this was a 727-228/Adv N191RD. At the time I thought she looked vaguely familiar however was only when we arrived back home in the UK I realised that she was the former Ariana Afghan Airlines YA-FAX. Now, that *is* a rare bird! Several websites list her as currently for sale.

This was a telephoto shot across the runway at Mena and shows the former Delta Airlines Boeing 727-232/Adv N543DA minus her engines. I did not identify the white 727 behind her, thought that she might have been a former USAF C-22 however I cannot find any photos of these with that small 'stars and stripes' on the vertical tail fin. I think that the 737 to the left is ZS-SID which makes her a former South African Airways 737-244/Adv, then South African Airways Cargo.

This was the final surprise at Mena. We had driven round the airfield to the large hangar where the former Ariana Afghan 727 was located and I noticed a small gravel road behind which was roped off after about 100'. Just behind the hangar in the shade there was a collection of derelict Basler Turboprop Conversion DC-3's including thgis one in what seems to be a camoflage scheme named 'Vega' with a number '70' on the nose as well as a badge with a stylised symbol of the African continent. She is the former SAAF 6870 which was sold to the US as N332RD.

I believe that this is a Beech 1900 however I am not sure which model she is. The small 151 on the main undercarriage door is a big clue no doubt! Grounded anyway...

Where do all those light aircraft go when they die? This photo shows just part of a large compound at Mena AR which held dozens of light aircraft hulks - Musketeers, Bonanzas, Apaches, Comanches and Cherokees; they all end up at places like this.

This was next to the road adjacent to a hangar the other end of the smaller runway, I think this company repaired commuter sized aircraft. These are the sad remains of BAe Jetstream 31 N404MX formerly operated by Eastern Metro Express.

This old lady was definitely grounded at Mena. I ran a search on the painted-on registration N570TB but came up with a blank. I think that she is a former U.S. Army Beech U-8D Seminole which was based upon the old Beech Model 50 Twin Bonanza.

Maybe a Beechcraft Model 23.

This hulk was hidden behind a hangar at Mena. She clearly is HI-302CA which I understand is from the Dominical Republic, being a Beech A24R Musketeer Super R (later re-named the Sierra) c/n MC-40.