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Glacier Girl

P-38 Lightning recovered from underneath several feet of ice in a Greenland glacier

 

The Lockheed P-38, depending on your source, was the first aircraft in the world to exceed 400 miles per hour. It was used on all fronts on which the U.S. Army Air Force fought in World War II and was in continuous production throughout the war, one of few aircraft to claim that distinction.

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Uploaded on November 1, 2009
Taken on October 31, 2008