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Glacier Girl

As HorusJ mentioned, Rod Lewis has owned the aircraft for about the past 6 years, with it and his vast collection of airworthy warbirds usually based in either San Antonio or El Jardin, Texas, where Lewis has his own private airport. For a complete run-down on the current aircraft in the collection, you can view the collection's website here: http://www.lewisairlegends.com/

In 2007, just shortly after Rod Lewis purchased "Glacier Girl", he also funded and headed the recreation of the original Atlantic crossing that it had never completed. Named Operation Bolero II, after the original name of those 1942 flights, the aircraft ran into a potentially serious engine problem before it could reach Greenland, requiring it to turn back - thus it yet again could not complete the flight to England. Terry, I'm thinking that that is what your mind was picking up, in regards to the aircraft's where-abouts. Had it completed the flight to England, the plan was to display it that summer at a few air shows in England, before either flying it or shipping it back to the U.S. There was some talk shortly after of a "Bolero III", but nothing ever came of it. The TF-51D "Miss Velma", owned by The Fighter Collection (based at Duxford, UK), had just completed restoration at Chino, CA shortly before the flight, and also was part of it. It made the full journey accross, and has been based at Duxford with TFC since then.

At this year's Oshkosh event, Rod Lewis also has his P-40C Tomahawk and Russian-marked B-25J (authentic scheme, except for the nose art) at the show. He's got great taste in warbirds and interesting/authentic warbird paint schemes, but not so much when it comes to nose art (personally, I think he ruined his B-25, Thai-marked Bearcat, and one of his two Tigercats, by adding the phony nose art to them, that all looks too modern).

Although not often seen outside of the aircraft's private home, I love the authentic markings on his P-47 - it would be awesome to see out and about more than it has: http://www.lewisairlegends.com/aircraft/balls-out/

At their home locations, the aircraft aren't accessible to the public, but here is a rare photo showing just some of the collection housed together (either at the San Antonio or El Jardin location). Note Glacier Girl in the foreground:

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With many thanks to Rod Lewis, "Glacier Girl" has been flown to Oshkosh for almost every year he has owned it. Rod is checked out in the aircraft and flies it regularly - a great pilot himself. Steve Hinton performed yet another stunning display in the aircraft at this past Monday's show.

(Also, as can be seen by the aircraft in the collection, he's got the market just about cornered with Bearcats!)
 
Glacier Girl doesn't have operating turbos (the only one that has in recent years is Ron Fagen's P-38L "Ruff Stuff"), and though I don't know about his P-47, I would guess not. I do know that the Flying Heritage Collection's P-47 did or does have a working turbocharger, as does Westpac Restoration's own P-47 (who also restored FHC's P-47).
 
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