Man Buys Luxury ’70s Jet With Checkered Past, Turns It Into Posh Airbnb With King Bed—Look Inside

Man Buys Luxury ’70s Jet With Checkered Past, Turns It Into Posh Airbnb With King Bed—Look Inside
JetStar II in Airbnb form. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Courtesy of Apple Camping
Michael Wing
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The true story of how a Lockheed L-1329 went from ferrying members of a crime syndicate around North Africa to its eventual seizure could have made a probing Netflix miniseries about international drug smuggling.

Instead, Wales-based proprietor Jacob McCarthy, 28, acquired the ‘70s-era luxury private jet—which he claims had been owned by cartels—to be the swanky and dangerous cohort for his hotel park of aircraft-themed suites.

Michael Wing
Michael Wing
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Michael Wing is a writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada, where he was born and educated in the arts. He writes mainly on culture, human interest, and trending news.
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