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The purpose of the expedition to recover the Lockheed P-38 "Lighning" aircraft is to make these significant artefacts of world history available to museums and air-shows world-wide.

Lost Squadron Recovery does not start from scratch. Already in 1992 one of the planes was recovered. This bird is flying again and can be seen on air shows all over the world.

The IceScope did prove: all five P-38 still covered by snow and ice are still in a good shape.


More information about it here, if you´re not already informed:

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As far as our planning goes -- we're still looking for workers. One reason for this is that we've had to turn down some applicants because they don't meet the criteria required for the job. But there's still time! People who aren't afraid of cold weather and hard work are welcome.

They are there and we will get them

Come on join !

I'd like to join in something like that but I don't think I'd qualify. Hell, just looking into my deep freeze give me the shivers (literally).

Dman... the thing is rusty and dead and still looks mean!

... was given the name "Glacier Girl". More about her here and here!

And now let´s get out the remaining ones !

:FI:Airway wrote:And now let´s get out the remaining ones !

Are you going?

I would like to - but I can´t.

I´m visiting evning school for 4 years, so until 2009 earliest.
It´s a further education, giving me the technician / engineer title if I´m succesful.
But I can´t break my education to help the LSR, even if I would really like to go.


As far as theit planning goes, they´re still looking for workers.
One reason for this is that they had to turn down some applicants because they don't meet the criteria required for the job.
But there's still time! People who aren't afraid of cold weather and hard work are welcome !!!!!!!!

People who aren't afraid of cold weather and hard work are welcome !!!!!!!!

I'm afraid of both.

:FI:AltarBoy wrote:
I'm afraid of both.

The immigration authority gave me 50 € for that information - another 50 if I can hand them a picture of you.

Would you please be so kind........

I could really use the money - it´s christmas !

Our airport manager, a military aircraft/history buff came up with an interesting question. If the polar ice caps and glaciers are melting, why did they have to dig 290 feet through ice to get to the P-38's?

:FI:Igor wrote:Our airport manager, a military aircraft/history buff came up with an interesting question. If the polar ice caps and glaciers are melting, why did they have to dig 290 feet through ice to get to the P-38's?

Pressure

Ever done that experiment with a weighted cord and a block of ice?

Add to that the fact that the glacier is constantly on the move (due to the same principle).

Of course they could wait another 20 years and just go in and load them on trucks,recover them from the ocean bed whatever ,but there will probably be no gas left to fly them

That treasure doesn´t belong to anyone, yet

Who comes first, will get it and can do with it whatever they want to.

Airway,

Well, not exactly...The aircraft are probably still property of the US government....It doesn't make a whole lot of sense....If your ship sunk in international waters its probable up for grabs...But the P-38's and B-17 landed in Greenland...a territory of Denmark (why would they want Greenland?) and ally of the US during the Great Patriotic War.....

Igor

Greenland...a territory of Denmark (why would they want Greenland?)

It does give pause for thought....


Maybe their counting on Global Warming to reveal a hibernating Glycol-blooded frog the size of New York waiting to hand the world to them?

Damn thing would probably have a name, too. And a tongue that would snap out to New Brunswick.

Sorry Igor, but they have confirmation of this from all the officially relevant organizations. The Danish government has certified this and the US army has long since relinquished any right to the planes.

Don´t you think they figure that out before starting the recovery?

That would be bad to recover the planes and go home with nothing.