Members of Freehold Township PBA Take On Boeing 737 At Annual Plane Pull
Proceeds of the Plane Pull will benefit Special Olympics New Jersey.
This weekend members of the Freehold Township PBA 209 may face one of their toughest challenges as they participate in the 2012 Plane Pull. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 the Freehold Township PBA will work together to pull a Boeing 737 plane weighing over 93,000 lbs. across the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport. The Freehold Township PBA team, led by Detective Todd Smith, has participated in this event for the past six years. In 2011, they raised $1,100 at the Plane Pull. The department also participates in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey. At the Plane Pull, each team will compete in two events: Fastest Pull, in which the teams attempt to pull the aircraft 12 feet in the …
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Princesslayoff
8:13 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
I was there, have been every year since they started doing it. Haven't gotten the final results yet, but I think we pulled in about 12 seconds and the time to beat was 6.something. Dont know of you can do videos or not, but this is one I made last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyzhKq6xxtk&feature=youtube_gdata_player more ›