In the late 1960s Hugh Hefner was in his prime and his magazine empire was at its peak with around a quarter of US college men reading Playboy each month. What else would an extravagant magazine publisher want to do than buy his own giant private jet to live out the A-list lifestyle? Naming the plane The Big Bunny, Hefner proceeded to transform the $5.5 million (£3.65 million) stretch DC-9 into his dream party jet, with on board showers, a round bed covered in fur and even a disco area for Mile High soirées. This was no normal jet, which became apparent from the moment guests were greeted by the air hostesses on the tarmac.Hugh Hefner bought his own private jet in the late 1960s and customised it to be the perfect mile-high party venueHe paid $5.5 million (£3.65 million) for the stretch DC-9 and kitted it out with a shower, TV room and luxury bedroomInstead of budget airline food, Hefner and his celebrity clientèle dined on lobster and roast beef in the lounge areaElvis Presley borrowed the aircraft and it was used to transport orphans to the US when the Vietnam War ended
I lent it to _ to fly to concerts and I lent it to Yul Brynner,' he said.