A vintage P-38 has been discovered entombed beneath 340 feet of glacial ice in Greenland by the non-profit organization, Arctic Hot Point Solutions. The aircraft was identified as part of the Lost Squadron, a group of six P-38 Lightnings and two B-17 Flying Fortresses forced down in a Greenland blizzard on July 15, 1942. The squadron was enroute to aid the Allied war effort in the British Isles when they were forced down on the glaciers. While all crewmembers were safely rescued nine days later, the aircraft were abandoned.
Another WII P-38 Lightning Found Beneath the Ice in Greenland
Key Takeaways:
- A vintage P-38 Lightning aircraft, "Echo," from the WWII "Lost Squadron" has been discovered entombed under 340 feet of glacial ice in Greenland.
- The "Lost Squadron" was a group of US aircraft forced down during a 1942 blizzard, whose crews were rescued but the planes were abandoned.
- The presence of "Echo," first detected in 2011, was recently confirmed when a heat probe retrieved aircraft hydraulic fluid from the suspected site.
- This discovery follows the 1992 recovery and restoration of another P-38 from the same squadron, "Glacier Girl."
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