On 15 July 1942, because of poor weather conditions, six P-38 fighters and two B-17 bombers en route to the British Isles were forced to return to Greenland . They made emergency landings on the ice field, with all the crew members subsequently rescued. But Glacier Girl (shown here), along with the other aircraft, was buried under 268 feet (82 m) of snow and ice that built up over the ensuing decades. Glacier Girl was dug out of the ice, restored, and was able to take to the skies again in October 2002. Since then Glacier Girl has appeared in air shows across the United States.
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