Angel’s Flight

Just in case you’re wondering what happened to the angels we all prayed for: They crash-landed next to a brothel in the Nevada desert…

In 1978 the owner of a little brothel in the Nevada Desert came up with a brilliant publicity stunt: A contest. If you could parachute from a plane and land on a mattress that was placed in the center of a large star painted on the desert floor, you would be the lucky winner of a night with the lady of your choice!
The 70’s, being the time of Evel Knievel, Smokey and the Bandit, and Dirty Harry, hair brained, testosterone fueled stunts like that were the definition of cool. So what could possibly go wrong?
Unsurprisingly, just about everything! Several half naked girls, a young and inexperienced pilot, some strong winds and the plane came down faster than it went up and crashed right next to the brothels welcome sign.  Luckily no one was hurt in the accident, and the clever owners decided that the wreck was enough of a spectacle to attract people from the road, so there it stayed.

The brothel has long since closed its doors but the sign and the plane remain by the side of the road.