 Glacier Girl
is the lone survivor of the "Lost Squadron." On July 15, 1942, a flight of six P-38s and two B-17s were faced with dense clouds, extreme cold, and low fuel. Their only option was an emergency landing on the Greenland icecap.
Fifty years later, from under over 250 feet of compacted snow and ice, a P-38 again saw the light of day. And today she’s known as Glacier Girl, living and flying in the warm Texas skies. Bob Cardin was the project manager of the Greenland Expedition Society that ingeniously and successfully extricated the plane and rebuilt it to be the oldest and most authentic example of a P-38 |
 Our weekend kicked off on Friday, January 29,
with Bob Cardin relating the extrication and restoration of this
remarkable P-38. Accompanied by photographs both on and under the icecap,
the audience could almost feel the -40 degree winds. |
  Following the presentation and discussion,
everyone retired to the Cravens Hangar to admire Jack Croul's pristine
P-38 and enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres provided by Middle Ridge Winery and
East Meets West Catering. |
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