Celebrate National Aviation Day with these amazing photos

Aug. 19 is National Aviation Day, established in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to celebrate the history and development of aviation. The date was chosen to honor the birthday of aviation pioneer Orville Wright.

To celebrate, we've rounded up some of the past year's most popular aviation galleries. Take a tour of New Mexico's "airline boneyard" with the gallery above, then scroll down for more amazing photos.