Agricultural "Crash" Monument - Norway, IL
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adgorn
N 41° 26.456 W 088° 41.546
16T E 358613 N 4589088
A small, 1940s, two-prop passenger plane, burrowed nose down into the ground, a partly smashed and gutted hulk.
Waymark Code: WM3M54
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2008
Views: 101
Sign says - "Dedicated to all farmers and Ag related business folks that have lived thru the 'Agricultural Crash' of the 1980's." Put there by Merv & Phyllis Eastwold, owners of the nearby Norwegian Implement Company. A memento of the "Farm-Aid" era.
Address: Hwy 71, Norway, IL
Directions: SW of town on Hwy 71.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Beech Craft C45H N3657G SNAF-461
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): public land near an intersection
inside / outside: outside
Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.