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This story was surely told here before, but maybe some of the pics and info is still new to some.
 In short (from WIKIPEDIA):

 

On 15 July 1942, due to poor weather and limited visibility, six P-38 fighters of 94th Fighter Squadron/1st FG
and two B-17 bombers of a bombardment squadron were forced to return to en route to the British Isles during.
The aircraft were forced to make emergency landings on the ice field. All the crew members were subsequently
rescued. However, Glacier Girl, along with the unit's five other fighters and the two B-17s,
were eventually buried under 268 feet of snow and ice that had built up over the ensuing decades.

 
 
Amazing Pictures of the rescue of "Glacier Girl"
 
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/15-p-38-glacier-girl-pictures.html

The whole story of "Glacier Girl"
 
http://p38assn.org/glaciergirl/index.htm

 

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Then...

 

...and now!

 

P-38-GlacierGirl.jpg

 

 

 

 

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