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01-05-2016, 11:32 PM

Article Found on Wikipedia

On August 1975 Drug smugglers landed a Douglas DC-4 on a 1000 foot airstrip which had been bulldozed out of the forest only hours beforehand. The DC-4, designed for runways of 3000 feet or longer, managed to stop in less than 500. Numerous bales of marijuana were unloaded from the aircraft, which was then abandoned. As one might expect, a large four engine piston aircraft roaring about the countryside at low level in the dead of night attracted considerable attention from the locals, and law enforcement in particular. Numerous suspects were quickly apprehended in the following days. Charges were dropped against many.

The DC-4 had been seized by authorities as evidence. Various schemes for disposing of the aircraft were proposed. One involved using helicopters to airlift the ship out of the woods to the nearest proper airport. Another was to turn the site into a local tourist attraction. At length though, the aircraft was auctioned off to the highest bidder on the courthouse steps. The new owner lengthened the airstrip out to roughly 3500 feet and flew the aircraft out shortly thereafter.

A semi-documentary, semi-drama of the whole affair "titled in hot pursuit " was filmed and released in 1977. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mph3KhbkzpE

The site of the airstrip is overgrown now. It is described as being just west of Ga. Highway 100 on Treat Mountain, southwest of Fullwood Springs, GA.

Nearby cities: Rome, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, Opelika, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°53'58"N 85°20'26"W

01-05-2016, 11:34 PM

The guys in charge of disposing the aircraft must have been on drugs a tourist attraction cmon really what are you smoking

02-07-2016, 06:39 PM

Dang ol nuttin butta bunch a boon Howard's man

St. Phatty · 02-09-2016, 09:36 PM

That's a lot of trouble for brick weed, if it was brick weed.

02-10-2016, 03:31 AM

Dang on you got that riaght man

matt11 · 02-11-2016, 02:51 PM

A tourist attraction? Who in the hell would pay to go see that?

stoned-trout · 02-11-2016, 04:45 PM

are they sure there wasn't blow and heroin on board too...them planes aint cheap....yeehaw

Lester Beans · 02-11-2016, 06:09 PM

That is flat out amazing to park a dc-4 in 500'. Props to the pilot, that's scary as fook to attempt.

Kind of strange to not have an exit plan. Guessing Trout is on to something , must have been quite the load, planes ain't cheap that's for sure.

Cool story, would love to meet the cat that landed that hog, well done.

Oh yeah and that's great, guy buys it dozes runway and flies off. Bet he got that plane for a song!

stoned-trout · 02-11-2016, 06:43 PM

prob same pilot that landed it.....yeehaw

02-11-2016, 09:14 PM

I read another article where they had qualudes on board

01-05-2016, 11:32 PM	#1
LoungeLizard Guest Posts: n/a	Polk County pot plane Article Found on Wikipedia On August 1975 Drug smugglers landed a Douglas DC-4 on a 1000 foot airstrip which had been bulldozed out of the forest only hours beforehand. The DC-4, designed for runways of 3000 feet or longer, managed to stop in less than 500. Numerous bales of marijuana were unloaded from the aircraft, which was then abandoned. As one might expect, a large four engine piston aircraft roaring about the countryside at low level in the dead of night attracted considerable attention from the locals, and law enforcement in particular. Numerous suspects were quickly apprehended in the following days. Charges were dropped against many. The DC-4 had been seized by authorities as evidence. Various schemes for disposing of the aircraft were proposed. One involved using helicopters to airlift the ship out of the woods to the nearest proper airport. Another was to turn the site into a local tourist attraction. At length though, the aircraft was auctioned off to the highest bidder on the courthouse steps. The new owner lengthened the airstrip out to roughly 3500 feet and flew the aircraft out shortly thereafter. A semi-documentary, semi-drama of the whole affair "titled in hot pursuit " was filmed and released in 1977. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mph3KhbkzpE The site of the airstrip is overgrown now. It is described as being just west of Ga. Highway 100 on Treat Mountain, southwest of Fullwood Springs, GA. Nearby cities: Rome, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, Opelika, Alabama Coordinates: 33°53'58"N 85°20'26"W
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01-05-2016, 11:34 PM	#2
LoungeLizard Guest Posts: n/a	The guys in charge of disposing the aircraft must have been on drugs a tourist attraction cmon really what are you smoking
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02-07-2016, 06:39 PM	#3
LoungeLizard Guest Posts: n/a	Dang ol nuttin butta bunch a boon Howard's man
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02-09-2016, 09:36 PM	#4
St. Phatty Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 2,376	That's a lot of trouble for brick weed, if it was brick weed.
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LoungeLizard Guest Posts: n/a	Dang on you got that riaght man
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matt11 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Zeta Reticuli Posts: 247	A tourist attraction? Who in the hell would pay to go see that? __________________ What we think, we become. -Buddha-
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02-11-2016, 04:45 PM	#7
stoned-trout if it smells like fish Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: bible hill estates Posts: 8,328	are they sure there wasn't blow and heroin on board too...them planes aint cheap....yeehaw __________________ SML..iff mi spellin and centances suk and yoo don't lyke itt too fukkin bad;/?.....I once was asked what I would say upon getting to the gates of heaven??? m/r is a visitors badge an option??? I would like a few drinks at the bar... YEEHAW....vote for real legalization not sum bullshit...free the weed or kiss my ass...you wont be getting my tax money..
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02-11-2016, 06:09 PM	#8
Lester Beans Frequent Flyer Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ~ In The Garden Pulling Weeds ~ Posts: 3,223	That is flat out amazing to park a dc-4 in 500'. Props to the pilot, that's scary as fook to attempt. Kind of strange to not have an exit plan. Guessing Trout is on to something , must have been quite the load, planes ain't cheap that's for sure. Cool story, would love to meet the cat that landed that hog, well done. Oh yeah and that's great, guy buys it dozes runway and flies off. Bet he got that plane for a song!
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02-11-2016, 06:43 PM	#9
stoned-trout if it smells like fish Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: bible hill estates Posts: 8,328	prob same pilot that landed it.....yeehaw __________________ SML..iff mi spellin and centances suk and yoo don't lyke itt too fukkin bad;/?.....I once was asked what I would say upon getting to the gates of heaven??? m/r is a visitors badge an option??? I would like a few drinks at the bar... YEEHAW....vote for real legalization not sum bullshit...free the weed or kiss my ass...you wont be getting my tax money..
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02-11-2016, 09:14 PM	#10
LoungeLizard Guest Posts: n/a	I read another article where they had qualudes on board
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