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Glacier Girl
Glacier Girl is a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, World War II fighter plane, 41-7630, c/n 222-5757, restored to flying condition after being buried beneath the Greenland ice sheet for over 50 years.
Glacier Girl was part of the Lost Squadron.
On 15 July 1942, due to poor weather and limited visibility, six P-38 fighters of 94th Fighter Squadron/1st FG and two B-17 bombers of a bombardment squadron were forced to return to Greenland en route to Great Britain during Operation Bolero and made emergency landings on the ice field. All the crew members were subsequently rescued, but Glacier Girl, along with the unit's five other fighters and the two B-17's, were eventually buried under 268 feet (82 m) of snow and ice that built up over the ensuing decades.
Fifty years later, in 1992, the plane was brought to the surface by members of the Greenland Expedition Society after years of searching and excavation. The aircraft was eventually transported to Middlesboro, Kentucky, where it was restored to flying condition. The excavation of Glacier Girl was documented in an episode of The History Channel's Mega Movers series, titled "Extreme Aircraft Recovery".
The Lightning returned to the air in October 2002.
On June 22, 2007, Glacier Girl departed Teterboro Airport, New Jersey, in an attempt to fly across the Atlantic Ocean to Duxford, England, to complete the flight it had begun 65 years earlier. On 28 June, however, a coolant leak in the number-two (right) engine grounded the plane in Goose Bay, Labrador. On July 22, 2007, repairs were completed in Labrador, which included installation of two overhauled Allison engines. Glacier Girl returned to the U.S. on July 23, and can now be seen at air shows in the USA.[citation needed]
In 2007, Glacier Girl was sold to Lewis Energy's CEO, Rodney Lewis.
In April 2016, a team en route to the crash site in Greenland and under the guidance of veteran pilot and explorer, Ron Sheardown, was interviewed while at the airport in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, regarding plans to recover a second P-38.
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Glacier Girl
Glacier Girl is a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, World War II fighter plane, 41-7630, c/n 222-5757, restored to flying condition after being buried beneath the Greenland ice sheet for over 50 years.
Glacier Girl was part of the Lost Squadron.
On 15 July 1942, due to poor weather and limited visibility, six P-38 fighters of 94th Fighter Squadron/1st FG and two B-17 bombers of a bombardment squadron were forced to return to Greenland en route to Great Britain during Operation Bolero and made emergency landings on the ice field. All the crew members were subsequently rescued, but Glacier Girl, along with the unit's five other fighters and the two B-17's, were eventually buried under 268 feet (82 m) of snow and ice that built up over the ensuing decades.
Fifty years later, in 1992, the plane was brought to the surface by members of the Greenland Expedition Society after years of searching and excavation. The aircraft was eventually transported to Middlesboro, Kentucky, where it was restored to flying condition. The excavation of Glacier Girl was documented in an episode of The History Channel's Mega Movers series, titled "Extreme Aircraft Recovery".
The Lightning returned to the air in October 2002.
On June 22, 2007, Glacier Girl departed Teterboro Airport, New Jersey, in an attempt to fly across the Atlantic Ocean to Duxford, England, to complete the flight it had begun 65 years earlier. On 28 June, however, a coolant leak in the number-two (right) engine grounded the plane in Goose Bay, Labrador. On July 22, 2007, repairs were completed in Labrador, which included installation of two overhauled Allison engines. Glacier Girl returned to the U.S. on July 23, and can now be seen at air shows in the USA.[citation needed]
In 2007, Glacier Girl was sold to Lewis Energy's CEO, Rodney Lewis.
In April 2016, a team en route to the crash site in Greenland and under the guidance of veteran pilot and explorer, Ron Sheardown, was interviewed while at the airport in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, regarding plans to recover a second P-38.