Operation Bolero II
Wed May 23, 2007 9:04 pm
Philadelphia, PA (May 22, 2007) On July 15, 1942, a United States Army-Air Force Squadron took off from America to aid our allies in the war torn European theatre: this mission was known as Operation Bolero. Due to insurmountable obstacles en route, the entire squadron of six P-38s and two B-17 bombers was forced to abort their mission and make an emergency crash landing on a remote ice cap in Greenland.
More than fifty-years later, “The Lost Squadron,” as it has become known over time, was encased in 268 feet of ice and had drifted miles from its original location. A recovery and restoration mission, taking more than 10 years and one million dollars, was successfully completed and the P-38 Lightning re-christened “Glacier Girl” was restored to her original flying glory.
On June 23rd 2007, General Henry Arnold’s 65 year-old directive to ferry this P-38 lightning to England will finally be completed. “Glacier Girl”, accompanied by “Miss Velma”, a P-51 Mustang, will depart from Jet Aviation at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey bound for the Flying Legends Air Show in Duxford, England. This trans-Atlantic mission, dubbed Bolero II, after the original WWII operation, remains as challenging as it is historic.
The world’s most advanced and exciting aviation website, http://www.AirShowBuzz.Com will provide unprecedented access to the flight thanks to Wingspeed, a company specializing in tracking, voice, and text communication for the professional aviation community. Viewers will be able to send questions to the pilots while in flight and receive answers from the cockpit. Wingspeed’s satellite network will also allow real time tracking of “Glacier Girl’s” historic journey. Experience “Glacier Girl’s” epic journey live and exclusively on http://www.AirShowBuzz.Com.
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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
More than fifty-years later, “The Lost Squadron,” as it has become known over time, was encased in 268 feet of ice and had drifted miles from its original location. A recovery and restoration mission, taking more than 10 years and one million dollars, was successfully completed and the P-38 Lightning re-christened “Glacier Girl” was restored to her original flying glory.
On June 23rd 2007, General Henry Arnold’s 65 year-old directive to ferry this P-38 lightning to England will finally be completed. “Glacier Girl”, accompanied by “Miss Velma”, a P-51 Mustang, will depart from Jet Aviation at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey bound for the Flying Legends Air Show in Duxford, England. This trans-Atlantic mission, dubbed Bolero II, after the original WWII operation, remains as challenging as it is historic.
The world’s most advanced and exciting aviation website, http://www.AirShowBuzz.Com will provide unprecedented access to the flight thanks to Wingspeed, a company specializing in tracking, voice, and text communication for the professional aviation community. Viewers will be able to send questions to the pilots while in flight and receive answers from the cockpit. Wingspeed’s satellite network will also allow real time tracking of “Glacier Girl’s” historic journey. Experience “Glacier Girl’s” epic journey live and exclusively on http://www.AirShowBuzz.Com.
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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
Wed May 23, 2007 9:08 pm
I was just wondering if Glacier Girl will stay in Oshkosh for the Air Venture.
Wed May 23, 2007 11:28 pm
mustangdriver wrote:I was just wondering if Glacier Girl will stay in Oshkosh for the Air Venture.
EAA has already advertised that she will be at Airventure.
Thu May 24, 2007 9:51 pm
They'll just HAVE TO RESCHEDULE!!!!!! My band is playing 23 June and I should be heading for Gennie on 12 July! 
It's a communist plot I say, a communist plot! Their all out to get me.......................................................................All I want to do is see the little airplanes, is that so bad!?
It's a communist plot I say, a communist plot! Their all out to get me.......................................................................All I want to do is see the little airplanes, is that so bad!?
Fri May 25, 2007 1:55 am
Don Martin wrote:They'll just HAVE TO RESCHEDULE!!!!!! My band is playing 23 June and I should be heading for Gennie on 12 July!
It's a communist plot I say, a communist plot! Their all out to get me.......................................................................All I want to do is see the little airplanes, is that so bad!?
As a longtime pro, I hear ya! It always sucks when gigs get in the way of stuff like this. Rock on bro.
John
Sat May 26, 2007 3:51 pm
Hi John,
I'm just a hard working
, amateur wannabe rock-god , but when we get a chance to show off our profound noise-making abilities, it's hard to say "No" and even harder still to back out, just 
, so we keep on Rockin'! 
Don
I'm just a hard working
, amateur wannabe rock-god , but when we get a chance to show off our profound noise-making abilities, it's hard to say "No" and even harder still to back out, just to see the little airplanes
, so we keep on Rockin'!
Don
Re: Operation Bolero II
Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:00 pm
http://airshowbuzz.com/forums/
They just posted an updated schedule of the flights:
Schedule as of 3 June 07
June 16, 2007 - P-38F & TF-51
Depart Chino, CA (KCNO)
June 18, 2007 -
Arrive Middlesboro, KY (1A6)
June 20, 2007 – PC-12/45
Depart SAT (KSAT)
Flight Time/Distance 3+45 / 896 nm 1461 lbs.
Arrive Middlesboro, KY (1A6)
June 21, 2007 - Depart Middlesboro, KY
Passengers – PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Rod Lewis Steve Hinton Ed Shipley
June 21, 2007 – PC-12/45 & P-38F
Depart 12:00 Middlesboro, KY (1A6)
Flight Time/Distance NM 3+07 / 546 nm 1599 lbs.
Arrive Teterboro, NJ (KTEB)
FBO: Jet Aviation
June 22, 2007 - PC-12/45
Depart Teterboro, NJ (KTEB)
Flight Time/Distance 2+00 / 351 nm 1065 lbs.
Arrive Bangor, ME (KBGR)
Note: PC-12/45 will stop in Bangor to pick up survival equipment for North Atlantic crossing while P-38F & TF-51 continue to KPQI.
June 22, 2007 - PC-12/45
Depart Bangor, ME (KBGR)
Flight Time/Distance +43 / 128 nm 386 lbs.
Arrive Presque Isle, ME (KPQI)
June 22, 2007 - P38F & TF-51
Depart Teterboro, NJ (KTEB)
Flight Time/Distance 2+43 / 464 nm
Arrive Presque Isle, ME (KPQI)
RON JUNE 22, 2007
June 23, 2007 – PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Depart Presque Isle, Maine (KPQI)
Flight Time/Distance 2+39 / 494 nm 1377 lbs.
Arrive Goose Bay (CYYR)
RON June 23 & 24, 2007 (Maintenance & Weather)
June 25, 2007 - PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Depart Goose Bay (CYYR)
Flight Time/Distance 3+42 / 675 nm 1899 lbs.
Arrive Frobisher Bay (CYFB)
Depart Frobisher Bay (CYFB)
Flight Time/Distance 2+34 / 487 nm 1326 lbs.
Arrive Sondre Stromfjord, GL (BGSF)
Note: Nine (9) hours prior notice to use aerodrome. 100LL fuel available on prior permission only. Jet-A2 available.
RON June 25 & 26, 2007 (Maintenance & Weather)
June 27, 2007 – PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Depart Sondre Stromfjord (BGSF)
Flight Time/Distance 1+47 / 339 nm 918 lbs.
Arrive Kulsuk (BGKK)
Note: VFR day only. Available on 2 hours prior notice. Runway 3900 ft. gravel.
Depart Kulsuk (BGKK)
Flight Time/Distance 2+06 / 397 nm 1071 lbs.
Arrive Reykjvik (BIRK)
RON June 27 & 28, 2007 (Maintenance & Weather)
June 29, 2007 – PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Depart Reykjvik (BIRK)
Flight Time/Distance 3+01 / 574 nm 1530 lbs.
Arrive Stornoway (EGPO)
Depart Stornoway (EGPO)
Flight Time/Distance 2+16 / 430 nm 1173 lbs.
Arrive Duxford (EGSU)
FLYING LEGENDS Air Show 2007
Imperial War Museum Duxford
July 7 & 8, 2007
Return Flight –
July 9, 2007 – PC-12/45 & P-38F
Depart Duxford (EGSU)
Flight Time/Distance 2+16 / 430 nm 1173 lbs.
Arrive Stornoway (EGPO)
Depart Stornoway (EGPO)
Flight Time/ Distance 3+01 / 574 nm 1530 lbs.
Arrive Reykjvik (BIRK)
RON July 9, 2007
July 10, 2007 – PC-12/45 & P-38F
Depart Reykjvik (BIRK)
Flight Time/Distance 2+06 / 397 nm 1071 lbs.
Arrive Kulusuk, GR (BGKK)
Depart Kulusuk, GR (BGKK)
Flight Time/Distance 1+47 / 339 nm 918 lbs.
Arrive Sondre Stromfjord (BGSF)
RON July 10, 2007
July 11, 2007 – PC-12/45 & P-38F
Depart Sondre Stromfjord (BGSF)
Flight Time/Distance 2+34 / 487 nm 1326 lbs.
Arrive Frobisher Bay (CYFB)
Depart Frobisher Bay (CYFB)
Flight Time/Distance 3+46 / 675 nm 1937 lbs.
Arrive Goose Bay (CYYR)
RON July 11, 2007
July 12,2007
Depart Goose Bay (CYYR)
Flight Time/Distance 3+423/ 607 nm 1748 lbs.
Arrive Bangor (KBGR) (Return survival equipment)
Depart Bangor (KBGR)
Flight Time/Distance 2+52 / 538 nm 1492 lbs.
Arrive Washington (KIAD)
RON July 12, 2007
July 13, 2007
Depart Washington (KIAD)
Flight Time/Distance 3+18 / 603 nm 1726 lbs.
Arrive Oshkosh, WI
RON July 13, 2007
Depart Oshkosh (KOSH)
Flight Time/Distance 4+24 / 1053 nm 1769 lbs.
Arrive San Antonio (KSAT) Rev. 05/31/07
They just posted an updated schedule of the flights:
Schedule as of 3 June 07
June 16, 2007 - P-38F & TF-51
Depart Chino, CA (KCNO)
June 18, 2007 -
Arrive Middlesboro, KY (1A6)
June 20, 2007 – PC-12/45
Depart SAT (KSAT)
Flight Time/Distance 3+45 / 896 nm 1461 lbs.
Arrive Middlesboro, KY (1A6)
June 21, 2007 - Depart Middlesboro, KY
Passengers – PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Rod Lewis Steve Hinton Ed Shipley
June 21, 2007 – PC-12/45 & P-38F
Depart 12:00 Middlesboro, KY (1A6)
Flight Time/Distance NM 3+07 / 546 nm 1599 lbs.
Arrive Teterboro, NJ (KTEB)
FBO: Jet Aviation
June 22, 2007 - PC-12/45
Depart Teterboro, NJ (KTEB)
Flight Time/Distance 2+00 / 351 nm 1065 lbs.
Arrive Bangor, ME (KBGR)
Note: PC-12/45 will stop in Bangor to pick up survival equipment for North Atlantic crossing while P-38F & TF-51 continue to KPQI.
June 22, 2007 - PC-12/45
Depart Bangor, ME (KBGR)
Flight Time/Distance +43 / 128 nm 386 lbs.
Arrive Presque Isle, ME (KPQI)
June 22, 2007 - P38F & TF-51
Depart Teterboro, NJ (KTEB)
Flight Time/Distance 2+43 / 464 nm
Arrive Presque Isle, ME (KPQI)
RON JUNE 22, 2007
June 23, 2007 – PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Depart Presque Isle, Maine (KPQI)
Flight Time/Distance 2+39 / 494 nm 1377 lbs.
Arrive Goose Bay (CYYR)
RON June 23 & 24, 2007 (Maintenance & Weather)
June 25, 2007 - PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Depart Goose Bay (CYYR)
Flight Time/Distance 3+42 / 675 nm 1899 lbs.
Arrive Frobisher Bay (CYFB)
Depart Frobisher Bay (CYFB)
Flight Time/Distance 2+34 / 487 nm 1326 lbs.
Arrive Sondre Stromfjord, GL (BGSF)
Note: Nine (9) hours prior notice to use aerodrome. 100LL fuel available on prior permission only. Jet-A2 available.
RON June 25 & 26, 2007 (Maintenance & Weather)
June 27, 2007 – PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Depart Sondre Stromfjord (BGSF)
Flight Time/Distance 1+47 / 339 nm 918 lbs.
Arrive Kulsuk (BGKK)
Note: VFR day only. Available on 2 hours prior notice. Runway 3900 ft. gravel.
Depart Kulsuk (BGKK)
Flight Time/Distance 2+06 / 397 nm 1071 lbs.
Arrive Reykjvik (BIRK)
RON June 27 & 28, 2007 (Maintenance & Weather)
June 29, 2007 – PC-12/45 P-38F TF-51
Depart Reykjvik (BIRK)
Flight Time/Distance 3+01 / 574 nm 1530 lbs.
Arrive Stornoway (EGPO)
Depart Stornoway (EGPO)
Flight Time/Distance 2+16 / 430 nm 1173 lbs.
Arrive Duxford (EGSU)
FLYING LEGENDS Air Show 2007
Imperial War Museum Duxford
July 7 & 8, 2007
Return Flight –
July 9, 2007 – PC-12/45 & P-38F
Depart Duxford (EGSU)
Flight Time/Distance 2+16 / 430 nm 1173 lbs.
Arrive Stornoway (EGPO)
Depart Stornoway (EGPO)
Flight Time/ Distance 3+01 / 574 nm 1530 lbs.
Arrive Reykjvik (BIRK)
RON July 9, 2007
July 10, 2007 – PC-12/45 & P-38F
Depart Reykjvik (BIRK)
Flight Time/Distance 2+06 / 397 nm 1071 lbs.
Arrive Kulusuk, GR (BGKK)
Depart Kulusuk, GR (BGKK)
Flight Time/Distance 1+47 / 339 nm 918 lbs.
Arrive Sondre Stromfjord (BGSF)
RON July 10, 2007
July 11, 2007 – PC-12/45 & P-38F
Depart Sondre Stromfjord (BGSF)
Flight Time/Distance 2+34 / 487 nm 1326 lbs.
Arrive Frobisher Bay (CYFB)
Depart Frobisher Bay (CYFB)
Flight Time/Distance 3+46 / 675 nm 1937 lbs.
Arrive Goose Bay (CYYR)
RON July 11, 2007
July 12,2007
Depart Goose Bay (CYYR)
Flight Time/Distance 3+423/ 607 nm 1748 lbs.
Arrive Bangor (KBGR) (Return survival equipment)
Depart Bangor (KBGR)
Flight Time/Distance 2+52 / 538 nm 1492 lbs.
Arrive Washington (KIAD)
RON July 12, 2007
July 13, 2007
Depart Washington (KIAD)
Flight Time/Distance 3+18 / 603 nm 1726 lbs.
Arrive Oshkosh, WI
RON July 13, 2007
Depart Oshkosh (KOSH)
Flight Time/Distance 4+24 / 1053 nm 1769 lbs.
Arrive San Antonio (KSAT) Rev. 05/31/07
Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:04 pm
Don Martin wrote:They'll just HAVE TO RESCHEDULE!!!!!! My band is playing 23 June and I should be heading for Gennie on 12 July!
It's a communist plot I say, a communist plot! Their all out to get me.......................................................................All I want to do is see the little airplanes, is that so bad!?
Maybe call in sick
I saw it in Chino, Sweet!
Lynn
Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:59 pm
SAAYY...He's departing Duxford/Cambridge the same day we are. You don't suppose he'd let me hitch a ride back with him.
BK...I know you're excited, but the ENTIRE FLIGHT PLAN including airport info. SHEESH
Mudge the exhausted
BK...I know you're excited, but the ENTIRE FLIGHT PLAN including airport info. SHEESH
Mudge the exhausted
Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:52 am
Who's Pilatus are they using ?
Robbie
Robbie
Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:33 am
Robbie Stuart wrote:Who's Pilatus are they using ?
Robbie
Rod Lewis' PC-12 and his Cessna Sovereign.
Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:47 am
Hmmm... Back in San Antonio on July 13th! Will have to see if that's a possibility to see. That'd be an event worth celebrating. Maybe bring some other old birds out...
Ryan
Ryan
Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:23 am
King wrote:Robbie Stuart wrote:Who's Pilatus are they using ?
Robbie
Rod Lewis' PC-12 and his Cessna Sovereign.
Thanks for the reply.
Robbie
Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:32 am
RyanShort1 wrote:Hmmm... Back in San Antonio on July 13th! Will have to see if that's a possibility to see. That'd be an event worth celebrating. Maybe bring some other old birds out...
Ryan
And they should be in San Antonio about noon on June 17th, on the way out.
Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:15 am
King wrote:RyanShort1 wrote:Hmmm... Back in San Antonio on July 13th! Will have to see if that's a possibility to see. That'd be an event worth celebrating. Maybe bring some other old birds out...
Ryan
And they should be in San Antonio about noon on June 17th, on the way out.
I'll be flying into SAT later that day coming back from Jamestown 400th anniversary events...
http://www.visionforumministries.org/events/jq/
Ryan