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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: lazydog on June 30, 2009, 03:58:50 PM
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well i'm sure most of you guys seen it.but i watched the history channel today about how they dug this thing out from under 250 ft. of ice.and spent almost 10 years to restore the 38.have to tell ya when this plane lifted of the ground with over 1000 people watching it was awesome.brought a tear to my eyes .almost makes you wanna learn how to fly the damn thing.
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here she is flying with lefty`s white lightning now owned by RedBull
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4339/rl5.jpg)
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awesome pic TB :aok
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http://www.mediafire.com/?wrjywyzmqnm (http://www.mediafire.com/?wrjywyzmqnm)
I like yours better TB.
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She's a beautiful bird
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/8.jpg)
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/6.jpg)
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I was standing next to a Pearl Harbor veteran at Glacier Girl's first flight. We drove 10 hours in one day just for the flight. The weather was a bit low but they flew her anyway. Quite a moving experience overall.
I saw GG on display at the Dayton Airshow a couple years later. Amazing restoration job.
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I remember going to the EAA in the early 90's when they were first retrieving them. They showed pics in a tent of what they were doing etc and what they found. Last year was the first time I've been at the EAA since then and I was very glad to see Glacier Girl there on display.
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It's such a cool story, never gets old hearing it.
They took the cannon out and and gave it a test firing after all those years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p8h43TRXwk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p8h43TRXwk)
Love this pic
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/06/22/us/22glacier.6600.jpg)
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That pic is COOOOOL! :lol seriously
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cactus, excellent video. Really gives you a sense of how powerful the 20mm is.
Amazing that it worked after all those years too.
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Seen her in person a couple of years ago at the Gather of Mustangs and Ledgends...so pretty.
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z235/nathanyoung1980/S2010004.jpg)
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It's such a cool story, never gets old hearing it.
They took the cannon out and and gave it a test firing after all those years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p8h43TRXwk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p8h43TRXwk)
Love this pic
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/06/22/us/22glacier.6600.jpg)
Didn't the guy say that there were 5 more buried in the ice? Wheres my shovel? :x
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Didn't the guy say that there were 5 more buried in the ice? Wheres my shovel? :x
The Danes were burned bad enough on Glacier Girl, those other 5 will stay there. It's a shame too.
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:aok
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There's a couple B-17's down there too, crushed even worse than the P-38's are.
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well i'm sure most of you guys seen it.but i watched the history channel today about how they dug this thing out from under 250 ft. of ice.and spent almost 10 years to restore the 38.have to tell ya when this plane lifted of the ground with over 1000 people watching it was awesome.brought a tear to my eyes .almost makes you wanna learn how to fly the damn thing.
http://www.p38assn.org/glacier-girl.htm
this one documents her restoration in kentucky.
http://www.p38.com/glaciergirl/default.html
http://www.p38assn.org/glacier-girl-continued.htm#links
20mm cannon right out of the ice......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p8h43TRXwk
first takeoff....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upHgSsyvMs0
there;s more........and good find dude!!!!!
listne to those allisons!!! :D
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Great video cactus.
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Read the Book some time ago.................. some very persistant guys they were........