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No need to appologize, I appreciate your insight on this topic. Thanks for sharing. Could'nt those engines be brought up from the bottom of that lake, or is it not cost effective? You would think they would be salvaged as I'm sure they are very rare.
Yes there was a flight of P-38's and a B-17 who all belly landed on the ice caps. One P-38 was recovered, restored and now flies again. She is appropriately named "Glacier Girl".
http://p38assn.org/glacier-girl.htm
http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=297
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuE1B9fH9EU
Ya I saw that episode a couple of years ago too. I thought it was something like the auxillary power unit or a heater in the rear of the plane was not bolted down properly and when the aircraft was taxiing it came loose and puncured a fuel line starting the fire. Either way it was very sad and...
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