What a neat story and wonderful ending. Good stuff. It made all the papers
everywhere.
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Cc: <jonmac@heritagemotorcentre.org.uk>; <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 8:30 AM
Subject: Glacier Girl....
> "....breaks the bonds of the surly earth" for the first time since the
early
> 40s.
>
> I was watching national TV Monday morning and got very excited. As a pilot
> there was great pleasure in seeing the first flight footage of a restored
> WWII
> P-38, that was wrestled out of about 300 feet of ice, starting in the
early
> 80s. Destined for England, there was bad weather and fuel depletion
resulting
> in forced landings of American built aircraft.
>
> It's a great story and it belongs to one of the FoT. Without the and
vision
> and efforts of this FoT and his partner, this P-38 would not be flying.
>
> Although he was not interviewed, I think I saw him with a cell phone
clamped
> to his ear...he is pretty unmistakable. Especially when he arrives at the
> track with his TR4 race car pulling a trailer with racing tires and pit
bike.
>
> With some inducement, perhaps this adventurous FoT member might share some
of
> the story. It might begin with him "Rolling The North Pole" in a
Bonanza....
>
> I hope I am not putting you on the spot, Richard.
>
> One of the Great American adventures, I think.
>
> Joe Alexander
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