The Abandoned Journal: Airplane Crash

I decided to begin sharing a tiny morsel of my obsession with abandoned places and things by using my blog to post some of my adventures amongst them, for all of my fellow explorers out there and those on the internet hungry for a good discovery or history lesson.

Place/Subject: Douglas Super DC-3 airplane

Location: Sólheimasandur Beach, Iceland

Year built: Unkown

Year abandoned: 1973

History: "Once a symbol of the golden age of air travel, a Douglas Super DC-3 airplane lies hollow and forgotten on a deserted black beach in Iceland - untouched since it crashed more than four decades ago. The United States Navy cargo plane is now no more than a husk - dented and bruised by 41 punishing years of arctic gales and rain. Its tail and wings are gone and its windows are all smashed in since it was forced to crash land on Sólheimasandur beach on Saturday November 24 1973. The exact reason for the crash is not known, although some sources suggest the plane simply ran out of fuel after the pilot switched to the wrong fuel tank. Amazingly, the crew all survived the impact, but the plane was abandoned rather than recovered, meaning the weather-beaten remains are still standing at the crash site." (Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2643794/Left-rot-The-eerie-wreckage-crashed-U-S-Navy-aircraft-abandoned-Icelandic-beach-40-years-ago.html)

The Abandoned Journal: Bristow Factory

Place: Warehouse

Location: Bristow/Kellyville

Year built: Unknown

Year abandoned: Unknown

History:

42 Letters to People I Don't Know

Dear sister,

       I may have not met you yet, but I know that we already have something in common-- that's that we're both people of a second chance. Not because we are good, but because God is. Ephesians 1:7 says, "In Him we have redemption through His Blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's Grace."
       I know the road for you has been a rough one and, considering your circumstances today, became more far more rough than they ever should have. But God is with you-- just ask Him to be. I promise He'll listen.
       10 years ago, I lost everything - I was certain I was useless. But I was so wrong. God was only beginning His marvelous and big work in me. I was only on the title page of the indescribable story He is still writing in me today. Your story is still being written, too. Just ask our Maker God to take the pen from here. That was the best decision I ever made.
       You are so important, sister. I cannot wait for how your story turns out. Though I don't know you, I love you and am praying for you already. Not because we are good, but because God is.

 -Susie