It's a controversial topic: the status of the Ilyushin IL-78, a Russian made military plane sitting at Sawyer International Airport in Marquette County for close to a year and a half, but Wednesday ownership has been established and there are new plans for the plane
The 230 ton Russian-made military plane was on its way from Texas to Pakistan a year-and-a-half ago when it stopped at Sawyer for refueling and never left