Here are 3 DC-3's which reside now in presumably someone's field a couple hundred feet from the rest of the farm. There used to be 5 total, but two were removed likely due to a nearby area which works on planes, meaning they were probably scrapped or restored. We felt like exploring this before the snow and sub-0 temperatures came, and since we went there at night without my tripod, I had to use the flash and autofocus feature which are two things I don't usually use on my camera, so the quality isn't the best, but I think they still look pretty cool.







^This one seems to have served in WWII itself judging by its markings.


^This is the interior of one of the planes, goes to show why we couldn't really make it to any of the cockpits very easily. Maybe another time via a window, door, or hatch on the fuselage. I apologize for the bad focus here.

The days are probably numbered on these, especially knowing 2 planes have now disappeared. The LLC that owns this plat, recently snatched up all 4 plats surrounding it, 2 plats on the other side of the tracks, and 2 plats with airplane hangars across the street. They also own the plat with the farm house on the street that is in line with planes. If the home is still occupied, it is unclear if they are associated with the LLC or if they rent, but the LLC is based in Texas....

That seemed to be my conclusion as well. My brother is a pilot and knows much of the aviation related things in the area. The house nearby never seems to have any lights on at night and I've never seen a car on the property, but it seems to be in very good shape, so someone must be taking care of it. After researching the address I can confirm it is owned by the LLC but I wish to know if someone actually still lives there.

I was wondering also what site or however do you find the ownership of the plats? I found one that works but it makes you pay for some plats.

Posted by Thecurious I was wondering also what site or however do you find the ownership of the plats?

GIS data. It's free data, and available in most counties across the country. Some are better than others, and offer a complete history of ownership for free. This particular county only shows the current owner, but a more complete report is available for a fee.

The way each GIS site works can vary, so you'll probably fumble for a bit with each. But after a while you'll learn to navigate them all. I use Google to find the GIS for whatever county/state. Occasionally, you'll find a county that has nothing, or a site that is impossible to navigate. 9/10 it's pretty easy once you've figured the quirks out.

Example:

Google "Green Bay Wisconsin county of" to find the county name.

Google "Brown County Wisconsin GIS"

It may not return in the first result, but it is almost always on the top half of the page. After a while you'll be able to spot the right one, but in general you are looking for a ".gov" link or a link with "ArcGIS" in it. After that, with one you've not used before, you'll probably fumble a bit to get to the actual interactive GIS map, but you'll find it. I'll PM you a couple to play with....

I might be remembering incorrectly, but I think there were three planes there back when I explored it in 2021, so the other two have been missing for a while. Great pics, even with the darkness yours still came out better than mine without all the overgrowth in the way. Here's my pics with some historical research if you're curious.

Posted by Aran I might be remembering incorrectly, but I think there were three planes there back when I explored it in 2021, so the other two have been missing for a while. Great pics, even with the darkness yours still came out better than mine without all the overgrowth in the way. Here's my pics with some historical research if you're curious.

Wow, I had no idea this was actually I pretty popular spot. I was talking with my brothers friend at the gym and he told me he knew of a cool place. I didn't have the balls to go during the day since I'm a noobie to experiences with getting caught, but perhaps another time.

How did you end up getting to the cockpit? It may have been different from when you were there, but all of the fuselages were covered in parts of the plane and other junk, making the only way to get to those cockpits is by climbing, and definitely not something I wanted to do in the darkness and a friend with me who has a broken knee currently.

Also using the flash was a gamble. Since I have DSLR camera and don't use my phone for pics like that, the flash is incredibly bright. I bet to cars nearby and the nearby house I probably stuck out like a sore thumb, if someone even lives there. I guess I'll just have to sneak back across those fields during the day since I guess it's a pretty low risk spot and see what I can do. Thanks for sharing.

I was wondering if you could PM the way you got there? For future reference if I go back I want to see if I can find a quicker/safer route.