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Old 04-17-2012, 08:16 AM
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bogbeagle
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Default RE: Lost Spitfires located!

The P-38s have been located and at least one of them has been recovered. I think that there is a Liberator there, too.

They are about 100 down, embedded in the ice of a glacier. Squashed.

IIRC, they were on a ferry flight and forced-landed after running out of fuel.

Somewhere, there is a TV documentary explaining the recovery process. In essence, a vertical shaft was created by melting the ice.

Interesting story and a remarkable achievement ... though I can't really see the fascination with rebuilding old warplanes.