Continuing the warbird series.... Shot taken above Chino, California on March 31st, 2007 in this historic formation of history. Planes originated from the Planes of Fame Museum; Chino Airport, CA. -------------------------------------------- A very historical flight of two World War 2 Lockheed P-38 Lightnings. The Lightnings will be the focus of the 2007 Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino, California and will fly in formation with a third, as of unknown, P-38 Lightning during the airshow. The P-38 Lightning was used in both theaters, however it can be argued that it's popularity stems from it's service in the Pacific theater where it often tangled with Zeros and other Japanese aircraft. The P-38 Lighting is attributed to the shooting down and death of Admiral Yamamoto of the Japanese forces. The P-38J Lightning nearest to the camera is called "23 Skidoo" and painted after a real WW2 scheme. This P-38 has gone through a many number of paint schemes in the past few years. It was once known as 'Joltin Jose' and kept that scheme until just a few years ago when it was repainted to 'Porky II'. In preparation of the 2006 Planes of Fame Airshow and the intigration of the 475th museum into the Planes of FAme Museum, the P-38 was repainted to the '23 Skidoo' scheme it wears today. The P-38F Lightning in the distance is probably one of the most famous WW2 planes in recent history. Known as 'Glacier Girl', this P-38 was found under miles of ice in Greenland. On July 15, 1942, six P-38s and two B-17 bombers took off from Presque Isle Air Base in Maine headed for Britain. A series of problems with bad weather occured, and the entire squadron was forced to land on a remote ice cap in Greenland. Thankfully, none of the crew of any of aircraft was killed, and within a few days they were picked up and rescued. The aircraft, however, remained on the ice cap and eventually became buried in 25 stories of ice and drifting a mile from where they originally landed. 50 years later, a team of explorers decided to find the 'lost squadron' and bring one P-38 back. Burrowing down into the ice with an ice melting tunnel machine, they dangerously took apart the P-38 in the ice and brought it up piece by piece. Once the P-38 was recovered, a 10 year restoration began. Her first flight since the crash landing was on October 26, 2002. Steve hinton, president of the Planes of Fame Museum, will be flying 'Glacier Girl' through the route it wasintended to take to Britian, a historic flight that will finally complete the mission that was started in 1942.