Jenkins Airfield Wyoming, Delaware October 2025

Jenkins Airfield Aircraft Graveyard is a sprawling collection of decommissioned light civilian aircraft that, over the years, have served as a valuable source of spare parts since 1956. Joseph Jenkins (1918 to 1916), a pilot since 1933 and World War Two veteran, opened the airfield in 1948 and started the scrap aircraft business in 1956, running it for 60 years. I met his son Joe Jenkins, who lives on-site he explained that, in his later years, he has begun winding down the business. He kindly allowed me to wander through the more open areas near his small hangars but asked that I not venture further, as his insurance company had raised concerns about potential hazards. Although I would have liked to stay longer, I respected his request. Even so, I managed to capture some striking and rather unusual images in the soft evening light—of aircraft I might not ordinarily have found interesting at all.

Piper J3L-65 Cub (N30933).

Left to right: Piper J3L-65 Cub (N30933) with Aeronca 7AC (N83826). Cessna 172M Skyhawk (N64013). Stinson Voyager 150 (NC97790). Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (N2303M) from 1946. Registered to Joe C Jenkins.

Left to right: Piper PA-23-160 Apache (N3354P).

Left to right: Cessna 140A (N5639C). Funk B85C (N77721). Mooney M.20F Executive (N6397Q).

Left to right: Cessna 150A (N7211X). Cessna 150L (N18217). Cessna 172 Skyhawk (N8710B). Cessna...

Left to right: Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche (N7047Y). Piper PA-28 Cherokee (N9887W). Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche (?).

Left to right: Mooney M.20 (?).