Engineer buries Boeing 737 fuselage beneath his Derbyshire garden

Dave Billings bought a stripped Boeing 737-500 fuselage for £4,000 and is incorporating it into an underground complex at his home in Hilton, Derbyshire. He says the project is primarily for recreation, with potential use as a shelter, and aims to finish it by next February.

• Billings bought the fuselage with friends in December 2025 and had it lowered into a 14-foot-deep hole at his home in Hilton, Derbyshire.· 1 source
• The plane is being added to a bunker complex with tunnels and hidden rooms; planned features include electricity, water, ventilation and a usable toilet.· 1 source
• Billings describes the project as mainly recreational, says he hopes to finish by next February, and plans to apply for retrospective planning permission.· 1 source