
This is the bizarre aircraft graveyard which is situated in the heart of Thailand's capital Bangkok. But more unusually, the hulking remains of the former passenger jets are several families who have made their homes inside the cavernous holds of the jumbo jets.

With the high rise skyscrapers of downtown Bangkok looming in the background, these three families eke out an existence amid the ruined aircraft.

The three families began living in the jets because they were unable to afford to rent anything in the area.

Instead, they collect and recycle rubbish and scrap metal earning just a few dollars every day.

Three families have taken to living in several abandoned aircraft in a field near the centre of Bangkok in an effort to save money

The families scavenge for a living, collecting rubbish and scrap metal for recycling earning only a few dollars each day

Any valuables have already been stripped from the aircraft, including many of the windows meaning the jets are no longer watertight

The residents have slung hammocks and converted the galley into a storage area and a make-shift bunk bed

The passenger jets, one of which is believed to be a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, were left in the private field several years ago

Some of the hulls have had their cockpits removed, but the ingenious residents have blocked up the hole to make it habitable

All of the interior panels surrounding the windows and overhead lockers have been taken down leaving more space inside the cabin

The residents are even believed to allow tourists to look around their home and take photographs in return for a small payment

Some of the aircraft still have wing sections, while others only have small parts of the tail, the rest having been broken up and recycled

The impoverished families manage to eke themselves an existence from rubbish and scrap metal the gather from around the city

Some of the families do not even have a mattress and sleep instead on mats strewn across the aircraft's floor

The families have made improvised cooking facilities in the rear of one of the aircraft where the galley used to be

The emergency oxygen supplies that drop down in the event of an emergency now lie forlornly on the floor of the aircraft

The people have managed jerry-rig an electricity supply so they can enjoy the most basic of luxuries such as an electric fan

Some of the aircraft still have to be fully cleared for the families to move in, although the remaining scrap might make them some money

Inside the aircraft there is a permanent gloom since the cabin lights and all the valuable cabling has been stripped away and recycled

The families collect bottles and cans from around the city which can then be sold onto metal merchants who will recycle the material

The ingenious residents have specially adapted this motorbike to create an unusual dumper truck to carry large amounts of valuable scrap

The families have concreted in some of the aircraft sections to create 'permanent' homes amid the middle of the scrapped aircraft

All around the families, there are high tower blocks, but they are unable to afford any of the apartments with their meagre income

The families sort through their discoveries to find out what can be resold and what is only worth scrap

Despite the highly unusual living accommodation, the families still have some toys for their younger children

Getting in and out of some of the 'homes' is more precarious in some aircraft than others, with this man's improvised steps