© 1989-1992 Louis A. Sapienza
Expedition member Dave Kaufman stands at the cockpit of the WWII P-38 Lightning 265 feet below the surface of the Greenland ice sheet.

The aircraft of the Lost Squadron were located by specialized ground penetrating radar in 1988 after 12 expeditions over 11 years. In 1992 Greenland Expedition Society members succeeded in melting down to and opening up a cavern around the aircraft. Disassembled and returned to the United States, the aircraft became the center of intensive 12 year restoration in Middlesboro KY to a complete zero hour air frame with 80% original parts. This project and these photographs became the basis for the Hyperion book "The Lost Squadron" by David Hayes and the Discovery Channel's "The Hunt for the Lost Squadron".

See more Lost Squadron images at the Digital Railroad Marketplace Blog.