Man buys a Bmibaby Boeing 737 for £4,000 and buries it in his garden
Plane lifted into back garden as bunker takes shape
Dave Billings, 45, spotted a redundant Bmibaby Boeing 737-500 fuselage on Facebook Marketplace, bought it for £4,000, and used a huge crane to lower it into a hole in his lawn in Hilton, Derbyshire. Helped by five volunteers, he's turning the cabin into an underground "man cave" that will connect to an existing room beneath his garden. The plane, built in 1993 and retired in 2013, once flew holidaymakers from East Midlands Airport.
"The worst thing if you're buying a Boeing 737 is how do you go and get it?"
- bajard
A 737 fuselage is made of aluminum, which will corrode with rain, salts, and sulfates present in most soils.
- defrost
He aims to apply for retrospective planning permission on the project, which he hopes to have finished by February.
Ouch - I hope he's got a few channel fans on local council and doesn't get bitten on the regs.
- walthamstow
> He aims to apply for retrospective planning permission on the project, which he hopes to have finished by February.
Isn't that a bit risky? Is the idea that his YouTube popularity will mean the council won't say no?
Also, Bmibaby, what a blast from the past
- Nashooo
He should talk to Colin furze
- Lerc
Heh. My partner has to put up with my ideas of digging up the driveway into a trench laying down containers and then putting a new driveway on top.