Alaskan bought an abandoned 1950s plane for $5,000 at an airport then realizes he has to get it home without flying

This Alaskan man bought himself an abandoned 1950s plane for $5,000 but then realized he had to get it home without flying.

The plane had been abandoned at the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska.

It sat there for years, until the airport gave it to the Aviation Museum, who subsequently put it up for auction.

When it ended up at Everts Air Cargo camp, they sold it on to a YouTube channel – with a big catch.

EXPLORE SBX CARS – Supercar auctions starting soon powered by Supercar Blondie

Why this abandoned $5,000 plane nearly ended up ‘killing’ this YouTuber

When it comes to abandoned planes, you never quite know what you’re going to get.

In the case of these deserted military aircraft, they were left in a state of desolation.

On the opposite end of the spectrum was this Aero Commander 680 FLP. Which, given its age, had held up remarkably well.

Or so they thought. Had this Alaskan plane actually held up?

The YouTube channel for Fly8MA flight school took a closer look.

When the main presenter took a look around the interior, he found that it was in a rough state but could still be deemed airworthy.

Not that it’d been flying anywhere anytime soon – as this plane had to be taken apart and moved out.

You read that right, they needed to take this plane apart and move it off the grounds themselves, all the way up to the Alaskan town of Big Lake.

That’s no small feat.

How did they get on with dismantling this aircraft?

As the video’s title suggested, this was a tough job.

To put things into perspective, the only thing they managed to achieve on the second day was remove one of the propellers.

But they had big machinery to work with and were soon making good progress.

When Friday rolled around, the team opted to take a break for the weekend.

And when in Alaska, what better way to unwind than to do some flying and take in the stunning views?

Hopefully, this weekend of relaxation would set them up to hit the ground running on Monday and get the job done.

It’d be nice to see this plane all put back together in its new home.

But, understandably, this isn’t a job you can do overnight.

As it turned out, using machinery to move heavy pieces of aircraft wasn’t something you should cut corners on.

Because, you know, health and safety is important.

To see them tackling this mammoth job for yourself, head over to the FLY8MA YouTube channel.

DISCOVER SBX CARS: The global premium car auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie