WW2 plane will fly to England - 65 years late
A World War II fighter plane once entombed under
hundreds of feet of snow and ice in Greenland is taking to the skies again to
complete the mission it began nearly 65 years ago.
A World War II fighter plane once entombed under
hundreds of feet of snow and ice in Greenland is taking to the skies again to
complete the mission it began nearly 65 years
ago.
The P-38, dubbed Glacier Girl after being recovered, was scheduled to take off from New Jersey on Friday for another leg of a journey to Duxford, England. It should arrive there June 29.
The plane was part of a group that became known as the Lost Squadron. Brad McManus, 89, the last living pilot from the mission, will be flying alongside for the first 100 miles, or 160 kilometers, as a passenger in a small private Piper Cheyenne plane.
The restored P-38, once one of the fastest aircraft on the planet with a top speed of more than 400 miles an hour, arrived at Teterboro Airport on Thursday.
If you’re a boy growing up during a war, it’s likely you will have a favorite airplane. The P-38 has always been mine.
The P-38, dubbed Glacier Girl after being recovered, was scheduled to take off from New Jersey on Friday for another leg of a journey to Duxford, England. It should arrive there June 29.
The plane was part of a group that became known as the Lost Squadron. Brad McManus, 89, the last living pilot from the mission, will be flying alongside for the first 100 miles, or 160 kilometers, as a passenger in a small private Piper Cheyenne plane.
The restored P-38, once one of the fastest aircraft on the planet with a top speed of more than 400 miles an hour, arrived at Teterboro Airport on Thursday.
If you’re a boy growing up during a war, it’s likely you will have a favorite airplane. The P-38 has always been mine.
Posted: Sat - June 23, 2007 at 07:00 AM