Bizarre Finds in the Least Expected Locations: Unveiling the Unbelievable!

9. WWII P-38 Found in Greenland Beneath 300 Feet of Ice

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Where: Greenland Sheets of Ice Year Found: 1992; Estimated Value: $1.75 million* While battling for the Allies in the British Isles in July 1942, a fleet of P-38 Lightning fighter planes and two B-17 bombers encountered a severe blizzard. The pilots of the airplane made an emergency landing in Greenland. Thankfully, the crew was saved, but the planes were abandoned. WWII Founding of P-38 Greenland's Under 300 Feet of Ice @best_at_travel/Twitter The craft known as the Lost Squadron was buried by the constantly changing ice sheets of Greenland. In 1992, one of the P-38s was recovered from the ice, even though it was covered, and was put back into operational order. This was dubbed the "Glacier Girl," and it encouraged people to continue looking for the Lost Squadron. In 2018, another one was discovered.