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Photo ID 120217 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 15C Eagle, 80 0048
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Taken from F-15D, 80-0057 during climbing after an overflight of Reykjavík airport . This woke up the US Embassy in town, which was not happy at not having been informed or asked. The tower controllers were really happy having eagerly granted the visit.
Photo ID 120206 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4C Phantom II, 63 7576
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The 57th FIS of course made this into their bicentennial bird, like so many other units did with any aircraft that had 76 somewhere in its serial. 576 arrived in Iceland on February 7, 1975 and left on April 13, 1978 to the ADWC.
Photo ID 120205 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4C Phantom II, 63 7576
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F-4C 63-7576 was the 57th FIS bicentennial bird and carried this treatment for most of 1976 and well into 1977. Shown here taking off from runway 02.
Photo ID 120203 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4E Phantom II, 66 0300
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This is the real 66-300, not the one that was displayed outside the Air Forces Iceland headquarters from 1993 to 2007 and still exists in Iceland. This aircraft is marked up as the 57th FIS commanders plane, and was the last F-4 to leave Iceland.
Photo ID 120202 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4E Phantom II, 66 0336
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F-4E, 66-336 landing on runway 02 in January 1980. At this time the Black Knight marking was in the original position on the tail, and the two checkerboard stripes also.
Photo ID 120201 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4C Phantom II, 63 7618
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Here shown about to leave Iceland after its service with the 57th FIS. In this instance it has the partial paintwork that was applied to 63-7589. The third grey F-4C for the 57th FIS. was 63-7685, which came so late that it never received any sqn. marks.
Photo ID 120200 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4C Phantom II, 63 7618
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Breaking off after a low approach to runway 02.
Photo ID 120194 by Baldur Sveinsson. Norway Air Force General Dynamics F 16A Fighting Falcon, 282
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The Royal Norwegian Air Force came to do DACT training with the Hawian ANG. This photo of NoAF 332 Sqn was taken when the last of four F-16s landed in a snowstorm on runway 20.
Photo ID 120193 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4E Phantom II, 66 0300
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The last F-4E Phantom waiting to taxi onto the runway for departure at 1100 hours on 18. November 1985 as one of the new F-15Cs takes off. The sun shines horizontally on the aircraft at this time of year and day. 66-0300 was sold to Turkey in 1987.
Photo ID 120192 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4E Phantom II, 66 0328
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The F-4E makes a missed approach for a group of visiting college students, one of whom is perhaps a bit close to the runway.
Photo ID 120191 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Navy General Dynamics F 16C Fighting Falcon, 87 0258
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One of the F-16Cs from Wisconsin National Guard landing on one wheel on runway 02 after its morning mission.
Photo ID 120190 by Baldur Sveinsson. Netherlands Air Force General Dynamics F 16A Fighting Falcon, J 192
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One of the Dutch F-16s that took part in the Northern Viking 1997 exercise, make a rather spectacular departure on the way home after the exercise finished. He is looking at the photographer.
Photo ID 120174 by Baldur Sveinsson. Chile Navy Pilatus PC 7 Turbo Trainer, 214
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Imagine my surprise when this PC-7 came in for landing at Keflavik on this sunny day. However it landed on the very little used runway 07, which is not in use now. I just got into place in time. The spot above the canopy is the another turning for final.
Photo ID 120173 by Baldur Sveinsson. Chile Navy Pilatus PC 7 Turbo Trainer, 214
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This Pilatus PC-7 was being ferried new from the factory to Chile via Keflavik.
Photo ID 120160 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force Lockheed EC 121T Warning Star L 1049, 52 3412
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Waiting for still another mission to extend the radar coverage over the North Atlantic.
Photo ID 120159 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Navy Douglas C 117D Skytrain, 17191
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Standing in front of the weather office, 17191 is ready for another flight to one of the radar stations around Iceland.
Photo ID 120158 by Baldur Sveinsson. Germany Air Force Tupolev Tu 154M, 11 02
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Landing on runway 20 at Keflavik. Former East German transport taken on charge by the Luftwaffe. Collided with a USAF C-141 over the coast of Namibia in 9/13/1997!
Photo ID 120037 by Baldur Sveinsson. Canada Air Force McDonnell Douglas CF 188A Hornet CF 18A, 188736
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Parked after a heavy rainshower after arrival at Keflavik for exercise Northern Viking 2008.
Photo ID 120002 by Baldur Sveinsson. Denmark Air Force General Dynamics F 16AM Fighting Falcon, E 188
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Landing at Keflavik during the 2010 March deployment for the NATO airspace patrols. A formation landing is always nice to behold.
Photo ID 120001 by Baldur Sveinsson. USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F 4E Phantom II, 66 0328
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The first F-4Es to arrive in Iceland were 66-334 and 66-328, here shown with temporary markings applied only to 334 and 328. All the others were painted grey in Iceland before they were dressed up in squadron markings.
Photo ID 119999 by Baldur Sveinsson. UK Air Force Avro 696 Shackleton AEW 2, WR960
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Photographed on approach to Keflavik. Fortunately this Shackleton is one of the few that still survive in the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Sad to see these wonderful machines being reduced to scrap, as so many of its contemporaries.
Photo ID 119998 by Baldur Sveinsson. UK Air Force Avro 696 Shackleton AEW 2, WL756
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Taxying for a static display at Keflavik.
Photo ID 119997 by Baldur Sveinsson. Denmark Air Force General Dynamics F 16AM Fighting Falcon, E 199
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Landing at Keflavik during the 2010 March deployment for the NATO airspace patrols. A formation landing is always nice to behold.
Photo ID 119986 by Baldur Sveinsson. Italy Air Force Eurofighter F 2000A Typhoon EF 2000S, MM7310
Photo ID: 119986
Italian Air force Typhoon 36-32 taxying out for takeoff at Keflavik during exercise Northern Viking 2011.
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