Beginning Small
Although Campbell had already started out on his journey of renovating freight vans, he decided it would be infinitely more inventive and original to do the same with a huge plane. He also thought that it would be much more challenging and fun, as well as holding to the belief that these old planes should be made more use of than just scrap metal. Space wasn’t an issue as he already owned 10 acres of land, but a lot of money was still needed; he had to buy and then transport a plane back to his land in Oregon.
Purchasing a Plane
Bruce Campbell had decided to buy a Boeing 727 aircraft back in 1999. He found one available for purchase from Olympic Airways based at Athens Airport, and handed over $100,000 for it. Once obtained, however, the real struggle began – getting the gigantic aircraft from Athens Airport back to Hillsboro, Oregon. This would have been a difficult flight path even if it were an ordinary flight. Campbell was no small-minded transporter, however.