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Bangkok Aeroplane Graveyard Becomes An Unlikely Home For Impoverished Familes

Impoverished Families Are Being Forced To Live In An Aeroplane Graveyard
George Bowden

Desperate families unable to pay the high rents of the developing city of Bangkok, Thailand, are taking shelter in abandoned passenger jets in an aeroplane graveyard.

Dismantled planes have been cast aside in a moderately sized plot to the east of the city close to the city's Ramkhamhaeng Road.

And now three families have turned the metal tubes into a home, though providing little comfort amongst the bizarre array of wiring and otherwise dangerous interiors.

Bangkok has seen a huge increase in the cost of property over recent years, and the families told photographer Taylor Weidman that they were living in the jets after being unable to afford to pay rent.

These stunning, poignant photos reveal the makeshift homestead.

People Are Living In Disused Airplanes In Bangkok
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Graffiti on a plane, home to three families in Bangkok (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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An elderly Thai lady sits in her room in a disused airplane (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai woman hangs laundry outside of her home in an airplane section (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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An umbrella hangs on the wall of a residence in a disused airplane (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai man smokes a cigarette outside his home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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The cockpit of a disused airplanes sits in a field (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai woman walks past a disused airplane (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai man walks through his home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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The disused airplanes are stored in a field (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A family spends time together in their home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai man is pictured inside his home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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The interior of a disused airplane (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai man walks toward his home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai man carries water to his home in a disused airplane (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai woman returns to her home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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An elderly Thai lady sits in front of her collection of toys (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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An elderly Thai lady opens the door to her room (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A young man brings goods into his home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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Oxygen masks are strewn across the floor (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A young Thai boy plays outside his home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai man fans himself with a piece of plastic (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A collection of toys which were thrown away by their original owners have been scavenged and displayed in a room (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai woman and her young son examine watches to see if they can be resold in their home in a disused airplane (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai woman and her grandson sit outside their home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A young Thai woman sits under a picture of the king in her home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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A Thai man climbs down from his home (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
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