P-38, Glacier Girl's First Air Show

Arrival and flight of Glacier Girl, the P-38 recovered from under almost 300 feet of ice in Greenland. First part of the video shows Glacier Girl, a P-40, a Hellcat, and a Corsair of the Planes of Fame sponsored 2003 Freedom Tour beating up the runway with low passes on arriving at Columbia, MO. on Friday evening. It was completed only two days before the Columbia, Mo "Salute to Veterans" airshow after an eleven year restoration effort. It contains 80% original parts. For more aviation photos of other airshows check out Midwest Aviation Photography at http://rcavi8tor.zenfolio.com/

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Aviation
• P-38
• lightning
• airshow
• airplane
• aircraft
• WWII

[rcavi8tor]

Yeah, but at least it isn't the *(%& elevator music drowing out the engines like on a DVD you pay $20 for. Never could figure out why the people that produce those think I want to listen to elevator music when a P-38 or Mustang engine is running. That commercial jet's timing could have been a lot better.

[rcavi8tor]

All P-38 versions from the F through the L variant used a version of the Allison V-1710 engine. Perhaps you are confusing the P-38 with the P-51 that did use the Merlin Rolls Royce engines although the original P-51 variant, the A model, used Allison engines. The B/C model Mustangs and D Mustangs all used the Merlin.

[HappyFoxIsHappy]

Facepalm@ the people spinning the prop at 3:11 , they're lucky the engine didn't kick on and slice one or two of them in half.

[rcavi8tor]

@HappyFoxIsHappy

Rotating the props is standard procedure to prevent hydraulic lock on radial engines which would severely damage the engine when it is started. The ignition is not on while this procedure is done so there is no chance of the engines starting. Since the P-38 uses inline Allisons it shouldn't have been necessary. They were probably being cautious since they had just finished the eleven year restoration just two days before this was taped.

[jgstargazer]

The P-38 is such a beautiful plane.  Next chance I get I'm heading down to the hobby store to buy me a model of a P-38 1-72 or larger scale and paint it just like Glacier Girl!

[Lurvakt]

That was awesome footage of my favorite ww2 plane! Thanks for uploading that! I only wish I coulda been there in person for that show! :D

[Hickmaann90]

What a beatiful Girl.

I can´t wait to see the other P-38s

I hope they can recover those B-17, too.

[MrDjvaughn]

THAT IS SO COOL TO SEE A "P-38" THAT THEY FOUND AND "REBUILD"HER"AND"FLY"AGAIN",,!­..

[planeguy52]

A p38 flying wing with an A10 Wharthog. Incredible.

[PirateSygnal]

@HappyFoxIsHappy Negative. The magnetos are turned off. It won't fire up.

[pryletoncyo]

Majestic. I think the rescue of this plane from under hundreds of feet of ice was worth it. It's a beautiful plane, very non-standard configuration even for the time. The double tail reminds me of the Electra that Amelia Earhart flew last. It's so nice to see an original P-38 restored to flying condition after spending almost a half a century under ice.

[rjo3737]

The enthusiasts trying to recover the aircraft ran out of money. And time.

Roy Shoffner funded the rescue. Without him, the rescue may never have happened in time.

I worked for Roy's son John, in the UK at their plastics plant, so took a keen interest in the events.

I do not understand the implied criticism in an earlier post about the sale of the aircraft, insinuating disloyalty.

Bravo to Roy Shoffner and those guys.

[MrJerry196]

I watched the programme about this aircraft, rescued from it's icey tomb,getting it back to their home location and then re-building her to flying condition using 80% of the original parts is a fantastic feat, the restorers,deserve a good pat on the back for bringing this fantastic aircraft back to airworthiness for us all to enjoy and also a fitting tribute to all those that flew the P38 during and after WW2

[titansteelminer]

Yes, Glacier Girl is a wonder. However, as anything else in this world, money talks and the current owners aren't the rebuilders. The Shoffner family in Middlesboro KY, along with other investors, sold the P38 after it was constructed.

Sad fact of life for us here in KY. Enjoy your toy, but this wasn't her first air show, maybe for you guys but not for us here in Bell County KY.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@TravisModel92

Precisely the reason I stopped going to airshows. The jets are flight prepped and the noise drowns out the experience of the old warbirds. Planners should allow time between flight displays. It's bad enough to have to listen to an airshow announcer who likes to listen to himself talk or horrible music blasting from 20-foot tall speakers. Small airshows without the fuss are much better.