- The plane, an Ilyushin IL-78, was grounded in 2009 in Gwinn when a Texas mechanic owed money by the plane’s owner called the sheriff
- At least a half-dozen creditors claimed rights to the plane, and it took years for the courts to sort out
- The plane today has a clean bill of sale and could soon be sold to groups aiding in recovery after the wars in Ukraine or Gaza
One of the Upper Peninsula’s most enduring sagas — the grounding of a Russian cargo jet marooned near Marquette for 16 years — may soon come to an end after years of lawsuits, police investigations and feuding over ownership.
The tale that touches Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Pakistan and Texas and involves expired visas, an unpaid mechanic, multiple financiers, the local sheriff and the FBI may soon end…
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