# Man buys Boeing 737 on Facebook, buries it in backyard as a war bunker, party pad

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-buys-boeing-737-on-facebook-buries-it-in-backyard-as-a-war-bunker-party-pad/
- Published: 2026-11-09T18:17:32+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/lifestyle/man-buries-boeing-737-in-backyard-building-party-bunker/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A £4,000 Boeing fuselage is being buried beneath a Derbyshire garden.
- A hidden lift in a red phone box will lead into the plane.
- The project is planned as a party space and possible shelter.

## Summary

New details show engineer Dave Billings plans to add a concealed lift inside a red phone box, taking visitors down to the buried plane. He says the project is mainly intended as a place for family parties and relaxation, though it could also serve as a shelter during a major conflict.

Billings, 45, bought the stripped Boeing 737-500 fuselage with friends for £4,000 and lowered it into a 14-foot-deep hole at his home in Derbyshire. The wider underground complex has cost at least £50,000 and includes tunnels and hidden rooms; he estimates another £13,000 for concrete, reinforcing mesh and insulation. He hopes to stock three to six months’ supplies, finish by next February and apply for retrospective planning permission.

## Coverage

- [New York Post: Man buys Boeing 737 on Facebook, buries it in backyard as a war bunker, party pad](https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/lifestyle/man-buries-boeing-737-in-backyard-building-party-bunker/)
- [Daily Mail: Father buys Boeing 737 fuselage on Facebook and buries it in his garden in bid to build underground fallout shelter and party bunker](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16278637/Father-buys-Boeing-737-fuselage-Facebook-garden-underground-shelter-party-bunker.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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