Photos of "Glacier Girl" July 23, 2003
These images were taken with a Sony digital camera.
Thanks to Bob Cardin for permitting me to get so close to the plane.
[click on thumbnail photo to see it larger]
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1. Identification Lights, located under of main fuselage between the nose
gear and boarding ladder. The front of the plane is to the right. These lights
could be switched on all together or independently and provided a means of communication
during times of radio silence. |
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2. Cockpit, with left window rolled down (very much like a car window). |
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3. This view shows the boarding ladder extended. |
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4. Left main gear well, looking forward. |
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5. Rear view of one of the four Prestone radiators. |
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6. Another view of the cockpit. |
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7. Storage compartment in the aft section of the right boom. The
door is on the inboard side of the boom. |
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8. Top portion of the elevator's external mass balance. |
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9. Lower tail and rudder detail. |
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10. Tail and Rudder, full view. Note the light just above the gap
between 7 and 6. Also note the modern-day registration number NX17630. |
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11. Battery compartment on the aft section of the left boom, outboard
side. |
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12. Polished aluminum 'mirror.' It's more oval than I thought. |
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13. Shell ejector chutes, right side. |
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14. Profile of guns. |
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15. On early Lightnings, the letters 'U. S.' appeared under the right wing
and 'ARMY' appeared under the left wing. |
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16. On of the main landing gear tires. A dark blue hub cap covers
the wheel. |
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17. Intake of a Prestone radiator. |
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18. Front view. |
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19. Front view of left engine and propeller. |
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20. Under the right wing tip. Note the blue-green navigation light. |
