- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Curtiss Kittyhawk IA (P-40E)
- Registration: NX94466 / SU-E (cn 15404)
- Views: 1399
- Location: Reykjavik (RKV / BIRK) , Iceland June, 2004
One of the nicer warbirds to stop over in Reykjavík. Alas it has become quite rare for such to brave the North Atlantic crossing and most are now sent back an forth by container. No photo opportunity there.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Curtiss Kittyhawk IA (P-40E)
- Registration: NX94466 / SU-E (cn 15404)
- Views: 1483
- Location: Reykjavik (RKV / BIRK) , Iceland June, 2004
Sneak Attack leaving Reykjavík after an overnight stop on the way to England. P-40s were based here during the Second World War.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3C Orion
- Registration: 156523 / LQ-9 (cn 285A-5517) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1229
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland June 7, 1978
From VP-56, Dragons, doing approach practice on runway 02. This is the 17th production example of the C-model Orion. It was retired to AMARC on Jul 20, 2004.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3C Orion
- Registration: 161011 / LK-1 (cn 285A-5695) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1420
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland October 10, 1982
P-3Cs from VP-26, Tridents seen basking in the sunlight after a shower. This Orion has never been through rework as indicated by the white surround to the national insignia.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3C Orion
- Registration: 161125 / LD-5 (cn 285A-5705) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1676
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland March 6, 1983
Landing practice in amazing light and slight cloud cover. Very visible are the SRS aerials under the fuselage and the horizontal stabilizer plus the array of sonobuoy tubes introduced with the P-3C model. Also visible is the powerful bite of the props.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II
- Registration: 63-7495 (cn 498) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2182
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland April 26, 1977
495 was the last of 13 F-4Cs for the 57th FIS, and arrived in February 1976. It left Iceland May 17, 1978 and went to the ADWC or Air Defense Weapons Center at Tyndall AFB.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II
- Registration: 63-7688 (cn 820) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1905
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland April 10, 1976
The most peculiar thing here is the off color greenish tint of the repainted tan areas on this F-4C. I saw a few more like this around the same time period. Better have photographic proof if a model looking like this is brought to a modelling competition!
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter (367-76-66)
- Registration: 52-0869 (cn 16563)
- Views: 1362
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland March 4, 1977
Time running out for this KC-97L, Stratofreighter that was sent to Davis Monthan in December this same year. Did not look too bad though.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (717-148)
- Registration: 59-1469 (cn 17957) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1291
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland June 6, 2011
Landing after doing its duty during Northern Viking 2011. These are getting a bit long in the tooth, but no retirement for some time.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Boeing PT-17 Kaydet (A75N1)
- Registration: TF-KAU / 27 (cn 75-1556)
East of Reykjavík. TF-KAU came to Iceland with the US Army Air Force in 1941, and carried the serial 41-7997. Bought by the Iceland Gliding Club in 1946. Crashed in 1953 and rebuilt by Capt. Erling Jóhannesson over a number of years.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3C Orion
- Registration: 157319 / LR-7 (cn 285A-5534) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1241
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland May 19, 1977
Landing on runway 20 at the start of the 1977 deployment for VP-24, Batmen. This P-3C has already gone through periodic maintenance (PAR) evident by the grey right up to fuselage national insignia. All P-3s were delivered with a white suround to the star.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II
- Registration: 63-7618 (cn 701) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1765
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland April 24, 1978
Sitting on the flightline on its last day in Keflavik with the 57th FIS. One of the F-4Es 66-0300 still has no squadron markings. It was also the last F-4E to leave in 1985, see another photo of it that day.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
- Registration: 82-0018 / FF (cn 831/C249) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1579
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland February 25, 1997
Taking off from runway 02 at Keflavik in snowy conditions without afterburners.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
- Registration: 77-0115 (cn 400/A327) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1322
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland May 12, 1996
F-15A 77-115 of the 101. FS. 102. FW. of the Massachussets ANG based at Otis AFB landing on runway 20 with a heavy rainshower in the background in May 1996. It had just been repainted and has no identifying markings except for the "Cape Cod" on the tanks.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
- Registration: 85-0101 / EG (cn 954/C343) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1669
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland August 4, 1997
Landing on runway 20 during exercise Northern Viking 97. Left wheel just touching down. (33rd FW, 58th FS) flown by Capt. Richard C. Tollini shot down MiG-29 with AIM-7M Jan 19, 1991, Desert Storm.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
- Registration: 77-0099 (cn 382/A311) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1975
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland May 19, 1996
Landing at dusk on runway 11. This aircraft was sent to AMARC as FH0136 Jul 31, 2006.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
- Registration: 91-0317 / LN (cn 1224/E182) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1304
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland July 2, 1998
Touching down on runway 29 after the flight from England. It was taking up station for the late 1998 watch at Keflavik.
- Air Force: Private - Fantasy of Flight
- Aircraft: Short S-25 Sunderland V
- Registration: G-BJHS / ML814 (cn SH974)
- Views: 1566
- Location: Off-Airport - Old Reykjavik Seaplane Base , Iceland July 23, 1993
Stopped over for a number of days, pending some maintenance while relocating to the Kermit Weeks Fantasy of Flight museum. This is the exact place where Sunderlands and Catalinas spent time during WW2.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing WB-47E Stratojet
- Registration: 51-2412 (cn 450465)
- Views: 2136
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland June, 1965
Photographed on the ramp at NAS Keflavik. Could not get very close.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
- Registration: 78-0470 / ZZ (cn 448/C003) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1593
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland July 26, 2005
An F-15C from the 18th Wing, based at Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan is a long way from home landing on runway 02.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
- Registration: 80-0038 / SL (cn 696/C187) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1467
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland August 1, 2006
80-0038 taking off from runway 11. This was the last F-15 to leave Keflavik on August 11 at 1130 hours, ending an American presence since 1951. 80-0038 was also the last 57th F-15 to leave when the Black Knights was disbanded in 1995.
- Views: 1240
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland September, 1964
One of the early P-3As from VP-8. In 1964 the Commander started calling all the men tigers and it wasn't long until the tiger became their symbol -
This earlier insignia only existed for a short time.
- Views: 1138
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland August, 1968
VP-24 Batmen was the only navy squadron permitted a female body in its insignia. The name stems from the time the squadron was testing the BAT missile with their P2V-6 Neptunes.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
- Registration: 140110 (cn 285B-5712)
- Views: 1495
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland March 30, 1998
Just turning out of the ASW parking area on to the south taxiway, the pilots keep a sharp lookout for traffic.P-3Cs from VP-10 and VP-66 visible in the background.