Lightnings in South Africa

PeterN2 · Post by **PeterN2** » Sun May 27, 2007 5:20 pm

I wish we could see this in the UK. Still my favourite aircraft.

Regards

Peter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vjQe92- ... ed&search=

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:46 pm

Nice find Peter, the Lightning is one of my all time classic jet favourites.

The gent keeping those Lightnings in the air, Mike Beacheyhead, also offers flights in the two-seater versions, though it is very expensive.

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http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk ... ercity.jpg[/pic]

The 2 aircraft above are the T5 twin seat versions. Other aircraft in the collection are...

Buccaneer

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Hunter

http://www.incredible-adventures.com/gr ... hunter.jpg[/pic]

Strikemaster

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Karl/Pa. · Post by **Karl/Pa.** » Mon May 28, 2007 3:25 pm

Oh, I thought you meant REAL lightnings.

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Post by **Niner Delta** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:43 pm

That's what I thought, too.

Vern.

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:54 pm

Vern, is that the P38 that was dug out of the ice in Greenland?

Karl did a post a while back but the link doesn`t seem to work now.

Joe

Karl/Pa. · Post by **Karl/Pa.** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:04 pm

Try this one Joe.

http://p38assn.org/glacier-girl.htm

Post by **Niner Delta** » Thu May 31, 2007 2:32 am

Not sure if that pic is Glacier-Girl, but supposedly there are only 3 flying P-38s left, and they were all 3 at the Planes of Fame Chino Air Show within the last couple of weeks.

After airshow, G-G will be flying to England in June for a tour.

Here is photo at them at airshow, G-G is the one in front.

Also a great close-up of a Rolls-Royce Spitfire engine at same airshow.

This is short video of Glacier-Girl at Chino.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaGN6veTC5A

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:41 am

Thanks for the extra info gents, Glacier Girl is coming to the UK for the Flying Legends Airshow at Duxford Cambridge, and i will be there to see it.

It is flying over with a P51 Mustang, "Miss Velma" and will be a epic flight in itself. Heres the flight plan and some more info on the two Warbirds trip to the UK..

Glacier Girl and Miss Velma Scheduled Stops

DATES EVENTS NAT LOCATION

Jun 16, 2007 1st Leg Chino, CA

Jun 21, 2007 2nd Leg Middlesboro, KY

Jun 22, 2007 3rd Leg Teterboro, NJ

Jun 23, 2007 4th Leg Presque Isle, ME

Jun 25, 2007 5th Leg Goose Bay, Labrador, NL

Jun 25, 2007 6th Leg Frobisher Bay, NU

Jun 27, 2007 7th Leg Kangerlussuaq, GL

Jun 27, 2007 8th Leg Kulusuk, GL

Jun 29, 2007 9th Leg Reykjvik, IS

Jun 29, 2007 10th Leg Stornoway, GB

Jul 07-08, 2007 Flying Legends Duxford, Cambridgeshire, GB

Jul 09, 2007 11th Leg Duxford, Cambridgeshire, GB

Jul 09, 2007 12th Leg Stornoway, GB

Jul 10, 2007 13th Leg Reykjvik, IS

Jul 10, 2007 14th Leg Kulusuk, GL

Jul 11, 2007 15th Leg Kangerlussuaq, GL

Jul 11, 2007 16th Leg Frobisher Bay, NU

Jul 12, 2007 17th Leg Goose Bay, Labrador, NL

Jul 12, 2007 18th Leg Bangor, ME

Jul 12, 2007 Final Destination Oshkosh, WI

*Schedule subject to change

A recovery and restoration mission taking more than ten years and costing over a million dollars brought this legendary P-38 Lightning, now known as Glacier Girl, to her original flying glory. On June 23, 2007, Glacier Girl will finally complete her fabled World War II transatlantic mission when she departs from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey bound for Duxford, England.

“This monumental flight will bring closure to Operation Bolero as well as pay homage to the brave aviators who beat the odds to survive certain death on that polar ice cap in Greenland during World War II,” said pilot Steve Hinton, who will fly Glacier Girl in her transatlantic flight in June. “It’s thrilling to be a part of this historic event.”

Dubbed Operation Bolero II, after the original WWII operation, the mission remains as challenging as it is historic. Glacier Girl will be accompanied by the P-51 Mustang Miss Velma, a vintage WWII U.S. war bird that will be flown by air show legend Ed Shipley. The P-51 will be equipped with Wingspeed Corporation’s satellite-based aircraft communications technology that will allow anyone on the ground to communicate with the pilots via email communications and receive answers from the cockpit while the planes are in flight. Wingspeed’s network will also allow real time tracking of Glacier Girl’s historic journey exclusively at AirShowBuzz.com, a new social networking and user-generated/content-sharing Web site for aviation enthusiasts.

“It’s an honor to be Steve’s wingman as we trace the same flight path that Glacier Girl flew over 60 years ago,” said Shipley, US Air Force Heritage Flight pilot and founder of AirShowBuzz.com. “Wingspeed’s cutting edge communications technology will allow us to chat with enthusiasts from anywhere on the globe while we’re in flight, so the world can experience this with us.”

After landing, Glacier Girl will remain in Duxford for the renowned

Flying Legends Air Show on July 7 and 8, where she will be featured alongside an impressive line-up of over 50 aircraft from both the WWI and WWII era. Glacier Girl will then return to the U.S. for EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI, where she will fly the U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight.

Heres the cover of the Flying Legends pamphlet...

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Post by **Niner Delta** » Thu May 31, 2007 3:53 pm

Joe,

PLEASE take your camera.

The stop at Middlesboro, KY is because that is where the plane was restored before being sold to Steve Hinton.

I noticed that on the Duxford program the prices are listed in GBP, I thought you used euros. I think it says a ticket on day of show is 23.95 GBP, that is about $47 USD, hope that is for both days.

Vern.

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:21 pm

Vern, I ALWAYS take cameras to Flying Legends

The actual price, per day on the gate, is £29.95 per person. We always used to go in for the two days of the show when the advance tickets were a lot cheaper than on the gate prices. Now there is only a couple of quids difference.

I am hoping the weather gets a lot better between now and the weekend as we are camping near the airfield for 3 nights.

Unfortunately P38 Clacier Girl can not make it to Duxford

http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/

Joe