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Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:18 pm

SS GUMP?

So what's the story with this C-170?
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Franklin engine, CS prop, Sportsman STOL, etc., etc...
Seized by US Marshalls:
http://www.aso.com/listings/spec/ViewAd ... &dealerid=

Could be a great deal for someone...
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:22 pm

Re: SS GUMP?

I see it is located in Midland, Texas. Must have been a drug running plane?? :-k
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:39 pm

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Well, the bidding is in Texas, but the aircraft is in Anchorage.
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:41 pm

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sweet control lock
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:43 pm

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AKclimber wrote:Well, the bidding is in Texas, but the aircraft is in Anchorage.


yep :oops: I was switched around ](*,)

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Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:02 pm

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http://www.adn.com/2009/06/26/844397/bust-at-manley-marijuana-farm.html

It was a drug runner... it was the Gold Mine Marijuana Plane.
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:19 pm

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Thanks for that link 907.
Here is the rest of the story I found:
http://www.newsminer.com/bookmark/5117721
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:26 pm

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Whoever buys it, I want the placard!!!! =D>

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Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:10 pm

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It's good he used a checklist while drugrunning.

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Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:15 pm

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L-19 wrote:It's good he used a checklist while drugrunning.

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Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:27 am

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Hmm, I remember seeing a couple beat-looking 170s on the line at Manley over the past couple years. Have pictures of them someplace...

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