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'Overnight flight' with an Airbnb DC-3

 

Fans of Airbnb and fans of the famed DC-3 have a new opportunity to appreciate both at a 1941 plane turned into an Airbnb in the trees on a Wisconsin lakeside. It rents for $349 a night.

Originally a military C-47 flying supply routes in the Pacific during World War II, it later had a long civilian career before coming into the hands of Joe Draeger, who owns two other unusual Airbnbs: a former barn that caters to large groups and a treehouse that he says is "really more of a cabin on stilts."

Draeger bought the plane that creates 'modern' DC-3s with turboprop engines using parts from several older planes for each one. The Airbnb DC-3 wasn't usable for that, but suited Draeger's needs. The cockpit was gone, but he was able to create a facsimile from parts to allow guests to 'take the wheel.'

The cockpit of a 1941 DC-3 is seen on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, north of Antigo, Wis. The cockpit has been restored to look as the plane did when it shuttled supplies during World War II. But not all the equipment is original. The seats for example, were designed for a race car. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

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