Comments on: Exhuming the Glacier Girl

By: JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:57:22 +0000

Back again.

By: JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 01:55:06 +0000

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By: JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:21:10 +0000

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By: JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 12:38:43 +0000

I find myself wondering why they went to such trouble to salvage a plane in very poor condition while others are still in existence.

By: McWillimas

McWillimas — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:18:26 +0000

I am son of of man who rebuilt the engage on the B-17 or so he said .His name was William Frazer he told my older brother, my older Sisters and i , as we grew up that he not bring them up up the engage only rebuild them. My father passed two years ago and im just looking for something for the grand kids to be proud of.

If any one has a link that may help id ask you to share it. Any thy thing will help

By: gene myrick

gene myrick — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:59:11 +0000

how come nobody reconiguises pizzagalli construction co. for getting the plane out of the ice ?

By: skypilot

skypilot — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:48:23 +0000

If you think this project was a waste of money you don’t have a clue! The effort that went into locating these planes was a great undertaking within itself. Recovery of “Glacier Girl” was nothing short of incrediable when you think about it but a great example of “Good Ole Boys” at their very best!

I visited Middlesboro many times during the restoration and met several of the guys responsible for such a great job.

She is a beauty! This is an incrediable aircraft and I hope to see at an air show in the future. Thank you Roy, Bob, Steve and everyone else for making this possible!

By: badmoonryzn

badmoonryzn — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:38:43 +0000

These old airplanes represent an important time in history where we could have lost our freedom. Look mow many countries did lose theirs for a while. The aircraft were a big part of how we won the war an I think it is important no one ever forgets how and why that war came about and how it ended. Many of us lost fathers, brothers and other loved ones in the time from 1941 to 1946 and those young men of an average age of 18 never got to experience what we have today. They gave their lives so we can live in freedom with all kinds of toys to play with. I think the Air Force should take care of a few of these airplanes. Think about what those people thought of back then and what technology they never got to see because of their sacrifices. No, I am glad someone took the time and money to rebuild the P-38 so we can all give some thought to those years and all of the people who gave their lives so we may live in peace. I think there was somewhere near 60 million lives lost during WW2. That is a lot of people. It is hard to even comprehend, so we need to never forget what caused that mess. No amount of money is too much if we can keep something like that from happening again. I wish the government had thought ahead to preserve some more of the great airplanes. Considering how much money the current administration is throwing away now which accounts for more than any have spent in the last 50 years I would want to see as many of these old planes taken care of and flown by our own Air Force just for the people to see. It would be nice to see one of the SR-71s fly every once in a while, but they cost a million or two just to put up in the air, but still I would like to see one fly at an airshow once ot twice a year. I love this country and all of our achievements. Is there room for improvement, yes always. We must always strive for improvement, however I cannot thing of a better place to live than right here in the good ol’ USA!

By: johnsparky505

johnsparky505 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:31:35 +0000

By the time I was born early in 1959, the P-38 Lightning was fast becoming a distant memory. When the Discovery channel came to be, I was infatuated with a show called “Wings”, telling stories of how, and why these planes were needed. For some reason the P-38 became my favorite. I loved learning about the designer, Kelly Johnson. He was a genius, mastermind at the Lockheed Aircraft Co. The old footage from the late 1930’s and 1940’s was cool too! I went to an air show at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Indiana once, and there was a “38” there. You should have seen the look on the pilots face when I walked up and asked him,” Is this a “J” model?” Shocked he said, “yes, how old are you?” I told him and he asked me how the heck I knew that. I told him,,”well sir,,,I watch wayyy too much tv.” LOL. So when I first read about Glacier Girl in Readers Digest,,I was hooked. And when I saw the program on TV,,more than once I was elated. It IS an important part of history. And the way these people came together to bring her up and restore her was nothing less than phenominal!!!

By: supercalafragalistic

supercalafragalistic — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:15:53 +0000

When I read this article I thought of my father and how much excitement he had toward repairing a 1967 Gleaner Combine. If a person is mechanically inclined the thought of repairing an old aircraft must be a most tintilating endeavor.