P-38 LIGHTNING/41-7630








Serial #: 41-7630
Construction #: 5757
Civil Registration:
N5757
N17630
Construction #: 5757
Civil Registration:
N5757
N17630
Model(s):
P-38F-1-LO Lightning
Name: Glacier Girl
Status: Airworthy?
Last info: 2025
P-38F-1-LO Lightning
Name: Glacier Girl
Status: Airworthy?
Last info: 2025
History:
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 41-7630.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
- Forced landing along with 4 P-38s and a B-17, Greenland, on delivery to England, July 15, 1942.
-- Buried in snow for nearly 50 years, wich turned to solid ice.
Pat Epps/Greenland Expedition Society, 1981-1994.
- Recovered from under 260 feet of ice, 1990-1992.
Roy Schoffner/Greenland Expedition Society, Atlanta, GA, January 12, 1994-2002.
- Registered as N5757.
- Recovery complete, August 1, 1992.
- Shipped to USA by helicopter, ship, barge and truck.
- Restored to airworthy, Middlesboro, KY, October 1992.
- Engine run up for first time, September 2001.
- First flight, October 26, 2002
- Flown as 17630/Glacier Girl.
Roy Schoffner/Lost Squadron Museum, Middlesboro, KY, October 7, 2002-2006.
- Registered as N17630.
Tony Raftis/Provenance Fighter Sales, Murrieta-French Valley Airport, CA, October 2006-2007.
Rod Lewis/Lewis Aeronautical LLC/Lewis Vintage Collection, San Antonio, TX, March 13, 2007-2023.
- Flight to England for airshow appearances abandoned at Goose Bay, Lantador due to engine trouble, June 28, 2007.
- Flew in USAAC scheme as 17630/Glacier Girl.
Air Legends Foundation, San Antonio, TX, October 04, 2023-2025.
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 41-7630.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
- Forced landing along with 4 P-38s and a B-17, Greenland, on delivery to England, July 15, 1942.
-- Buried in snow for nearly 50 years, wich turned to solid ice.
Pat Epps/Greenland Expedition Society, 1981-1994.
- Recovered from under 260 feet of ice, 1990-1992.
Roy Schoffner/Greenland Expedition Society, Atlanta, GA, January 12, 1994-2002.
- Registered as N5757.
- Recovery complete, August 1, 1992.
- Shipped to USA by helicopter, ship, barge and truck.
- Restored to airworthy, Middlesboro, KY, October 1992.
- Engine run up for first time, September 2001.
- First flight, October 26, 2002
- Flown as 17630/Glacier Girl.
Roy Schoffner/Lost Squadron Museum, Middlesboro, KY, October 7, 2002-2006.
- Registered as N17630.
Tony Raftis/Provenance Fighter Sales, Murrieta-French Valley Airport, CA, October 2006-2007.
Rod Lewis/Lewis Aeronautical LLC/Lewis Vintage Collection, San Antonio, TX, March 13, 2007-2023.
- Flight to England for airshow appearances abandoned at Goose Bay, Lantador due to engine trouble, June 28, 2007.
- Flew in USAAC scheme as 17630/Glacier Girl.
Air Legends Foundation, San Antonio, TX, October 04, 2023-2025.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2023.
Flightaware.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2023.
Flightaware.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Photo Source(s):
Chris Fahey via Steve Hinton.
Mint Moore III.
Pat Carry.
Robert N. Abbott Jr.
Brian Lockett - Goleta Air & Space Museum
Research Assistance:
Pat Carry/WIX
Chris Fahey via Steve Hinton.
Mint Moore III.
Pat Carry.
Robert N. Abbott Jr.
Brian Lockett - Goleta Air & Space Museum
Research Assistance:
Pat Carry/WIX