Swedes auction teddy bear airdrop plane
The money will be spent on struggle for a free Belarus, says the lot announcement.
The single-engine Jodel from 1968 appeared on eBay on the night of September 17. The cost was $1 and now it is 500!
“The only modification is a small manhole near the back window that we used for dropping teddy bears. The airplane can be used right now. The money will be spent on democracy in Belarus,” the lot description says.
According to the seller, the plane was used to cross the Lithuanian-Belarusian border on the morning of July 4, 2012 and to throw teddy bear on Ivatsevichy. The pilots photographed Minsk and left Belarus.
The event drew a wide response worldwide. Several people including photographer Anton Surapin were detained on suspicion of helping Swedish advertiser Per Cromwell. The frontier guard who let the plane cross the border was imprisoned for 2 years.
