Author Topic: Glacier Girl last flight (Read 1014 times)

CMC Airboss · « **on:** February 15, 2005, 01:53:51 PM »

I heard over the weekend that the P-38F Glacier Girl's last flight is on February 18th. The source was Mark Allen of Underwater Admiralty Services whose group retrieved a B-17 from a lake in Labrador. I was left with the impression that the newly restored B-17 "Liberty Belle" would be participating in the same event. I don't know where this event will be but I'm assuming Middlesboro, Kentucky.

MiG

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2005, 02:29:00 PM »

And than its collecting dust in a museum??

that would be a waste

SunTracker · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2005, 02:36:14 PM »

I'm in Louisville, KY. Anyone want to go watch the last flight?

FiLtH · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2005, 02:37:10 PM »

Id rather see it in a museum than crash a year from now. Always seems to happen. Its not a wild animal that deserves to be free!

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2005, 02:39:48 PM »

Still just don't say never than it will be ok.

Im gonna miss it for sure

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2005, 02:44:27 PM »

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Originally posted by FiLtH
Id rather see it in a museum than crash a year from now. Always seems to happen. Its not a wild animal that deserves to be free!

yeah, it's a Lightning, not a Mustang or a Wildcat...

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2005, 02:49:30 PM »

There's a Lightning on display at the Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian center.
-SW

Golfer · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2005, 02:55:32 PM »

Suntracker, sure! If the Wx is good enough I'd be happy to fly to the event. It's great...63 and sunny! To walk outside and honestly feel warmth is a nice change of pace.

my email if you're interested.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2005, 03:12:23 PM »

I heard Straiga will be flying Glacier Girl.

SunTracker · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2005, 03:21:37 PM »

I cant seem to find anything about the last airshow they are having. I sent an email to the Glacier Girl webmaster, hopefully I can get some info.

mars01 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2005, 03:21:46 PM »

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I heard Straiga will be flying Glacier Girl.

LOLHROTFFPM.

Yeah after all that work it's just going to rot in a museum. What was the point in making it airworthy.

It should be flown no doubt about it. Bummer to hear it's wings will be clipped.

Pongo · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2005, 03:27:36 PM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
I heard Straiga will be flying Glacier Girl.

baaad boy.lol

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2005, 03:32:09 PM »

Mr. Roy Schoffner, the owner, and Bob Cardin, the guy who managed the project and who takes care of everything that relates to the plane, have both said that it will only be flown for an as yet undefined length of time, and then be retired. One goal was to have it complete the Bolero mission and return to the states. So, yes, it WILL be retired. But I do not know if it will be soon or not. The insurance on the plane is excessively expensive, and only Steve Hinton is allowed to fly it, so flight time is already very short, and hard to arrange. It is extremely expensive to keep it airworthy as well. Mr. Roy has funded the vast majority of the project out of his own pocket, he is old and is not well. I can see his position.

mars01 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 15, 2005, 03:40:06 PM »

I can't think it is any worse to insure and maintain than one of the flying B17s.

Honestly, locked in a museum or a glacier seems like same fate.

AWMac · « **Reply #14 on:** February 15, 2005, 03:52:39 PM »

But, but, but we could use the money for other more worthy thngs instead of keeping a B17 airworthy. We could spend the money on reseach to see if lobsters actually feel pain in a pot of boiling water or why a ducks "quack" doesn't echo.....