Glacier Girl

Last on the list of Amazing Things Found in Ice is The Glacier Girl, a P-38 aircraft, was found in Greenland buried in ice. It was dug out of the ice and restored to its optimal condition to fly. On 15 July 1942, in the midst of World War II, six Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter planes were ordered to make an emergency landing in Greenland. The reason for this was bad weather and poor visibility. The airmen on the downed plane were rescued, but the plane was abandoned and became buried beneath the ice. One of these six planes was recovered in 1992, 50 years later. The Greenland Expedition Society excavated it from a depth of 264 feet. It took years for them to recover the plane.

This backstory inspired her nickname, "The Glacier Girl." She was then transported to Middlesboro, Kentucky, where mechanics evaluated her and returned her to flight status. After her rehabilitation, The Glacier Girl took her first flight in October 2002. Rodney Lewis, the CEO of Lewis Energy, eventually purchased her in 2007.

Found: 1992

Location: Greenland