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I heard that Connie sent people out to drain fuel out of the airplane and cut down trees so that the airplane could get out and make it the rest of the way to Oscoda...but there are a lot of legends out there.
It was a BAX dc-8 not Connie. BAX was flying it up to OSC empty for maintenance on the gear. At the time I think Timco was running the show up there.
BAX ended up getting a ferry permit that required a certain amount of headwind component. If I remeber correctly the crew was relieved of their duty and a managment crew came in and flew her out about a week later when the conditions were sufficient.
The local Fire department evacuated most of the homes that were located within the departure path of 26. They used about 3000-4000 feet to get airborne.