PRINCETON, Minn. — While many were asleep, a massive move took place to ensure a critical piece of history will be preserved for years to come.
An S2F or “Stoof” plane was in jeopardy of becoming scrap metal until late Tuesday evening, when moving crews began slowly driving the plane down the back roads from the Anoka County Airport to the Princeton Municipal Airport.
The plane was so big, it took up more than one lane of traffic at times which is why organizers decided to move it during the overnight hours to avoid traffic.
Built to serve in the Cold War, the plane was once used to hunt for Soviet submarines along American coastlines.
The American Wings Air Museum was its home, but the museum fell on hard times and couldn’t afford to keep the plane anymore, so it was donated to the local nonprofit Flight Expo. The plane will now be used to educate future generations about a critical time in aviation history.