- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47A Skytrain
- Registration: N345AB / 43-30652 / W7-R (cn 13803)
Whiskey 7 on the way to Prestwick after stopping over in Reykjavík the night before.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47A Skytrain
- Registration: N345AB / 43-30652 / W7-R (cn 13803)
Whiskey 7 on the way to Prestwick after stopping over in Reykjavík the night before.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Beech UC-45J Expeditor (18)
- Registration: N9440 / 64 (cn 8690)
Photographed after leaving Reykjavík Airport for its continued journey from the USA to France. It did serve with both the USAF and the USNavy.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Registration: N74589 / 42-24064 / ID-N (cn 9926)
Had a meeting with this C-47 while leaving Reykjavík Airport for England on the way to the 70th anniversary celebrations of D-day on June 5/6. Caught an almost full prop disc at 1/60 seconds.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Registration: N74589 / 42-24064 / ID-N (cn 9926)
Had a meeting with this C-47 while leaving Reykjavík Airport for England on the way to the 70th anniversary celebrations of D-day on June 5/6. Caught an almost full prop disc at 1/60 seconds.
- Air Force: Iceland - Coast Guard
- Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma
- Registration: TF-LIF (cn 2210)
I had this opportunity to photograph all three of the ICG Super Pumas from a hilltop outside Reykjavik. I was put there by the first of them and then they came by.
- Air Force: Iceland - Coast Guard
- Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma
- Registration: TF-SYN (cn 2384)
After the three Super Pumas had finished their posing, TF-SYN posed a bit for me. It is looking rather well in its new colors, having arrived from overhaul in Norway the day before.
Taken from a HH-60P waiting to line up on the tanker. Taken in almost a whiteout between two cloud layers, and thus no colors at all with the completely gray Hercules.
- Air Force: Private - Friends of DC-3
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47A Skytrain
- Registration: TF-NPK / 43-30710 / 34 (cn 13861)
Built for the US Army Air force and rolled out on October 1, 1943. Spent all of its wartime service in Iceland and in 1946 sold to Flugfélag íslands. Served untill 1973, when it was converted for fretilizer spraying and used that way until 2006. Flyable.
- Air Force: Norway - Air Force
- Aircraft: General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
- Registration: 295 (cn 6K-24) Aircraft Info
This Norwegian F-16 just finished taking on fuel from one of the TDY KC-135 tankers based at NAS Keflavik. It was working with the F-15s of the 85th Operations Squadron, that hosted the TDY fighters for six to twelve weeks each.
- Air Force: Iceland - Coast Guard
- Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS-332C1 Super Puma
- Registration: LN-OBX (cn 2001)
This leased Super Puma, LN-OBX arrived in Reykjavík on Saturday, October 7, 2011. This photo was taken of it during the first flight with two Icelandic pilots. The photo ship was Dauphin, TF-SIF.
- 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: Private
- Aircraft: Boeing PT-17 Kaydet (A75N1)
- Registration: TF-KAU / 27 (cn 75-1556)
TF-KAU came to Iceland with the US Army Air Force in 1941, and carried the serial 41-7997. My first attempt to get a front view out of a Piper Super Cub. Captured with my first DSLR, Canon EOS10D and the 70-200 mm lens at 70 mm, F/8 and 1/250 sec.
- 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: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: Canadair CE-133AUP Silver Star 3
- Registration: 133571 (cn T33-571)
A CE-133 Silver Star from 434 Squadron flying alongside a Canadair CE-144 from the same unit during an exercise with the Keflavik based F-15C Eagles. Note the underwind ECM pods.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker (717-100)
- Registration: 56-3654 (cn 17403)
Alongside the tanker in a tight turn to the right. We had two F-15Cs and two Norwegian F-16As along for the flight, but my photos are mostly unusable. Severe reflections in the F-15 canopy from the low sun angle. But who says no to an F-15 flight.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
- Registration: 77-0110 (cn 395/A322) Aircraft Info
Having just finished taking on fuel, this F-15A from the Massachussets ANG, breaks away after refuelling. It is without any unit markings at this time, having just come out of the paint shed.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing E-3A Sentry (707-300)
- Registration: 76-1605 (cn 21435/924) Aircraft Info
Taken atop a barrel roll of F-4E, 66-0323 above the formation of Boeing E-3A, 76-1605, F-4Es, 66-0330 and 66-0382. The photo was a well kept secret for some years, the pilot asking it not be shown to USAF officials, because rolling over an E-3 was banned.
- Air Force: France - Navy
- Aircraft: NHI NH-90NFH
- Registration: 7 (cn 1181)
Had an opportunity to photograph this brand new NH90 from the Coast Guard Super Puma, TF-GNA. Taken over the snow covered mountains of soouthern Iceland.
- Air Force: France - Navy
- Aircraft: NHI NH-90NFH
- Registration: 7 (cn 1181)
Had an opportunity to photograph this brand new NH90 from the Coast Guard Super Puma, TF-GNA. Taken over the snow covered mountains of soouthern Iceland.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
- Registration: 79-0036 / EG (cn 573/C105) Aircraft Info
Another aspect of the formation of F-15Cs photographed from a Canadian Challanger. The F-15 pilots were very cooperative, which makes for good photographs.
- Air Force: Iceland - Coast Guard
- Aircraft: Aerospatiale SA-365N Dauphin 2
- Registration: TF-EIR (cn 6301)
Leased temporarily for the Coast Guard, and still in original markings, this Dauhine served the Coast Guard for four years.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3C Orion
- Registration: 159319 / LK-319 (cn 285A-5609) Aircraft Info
Flying by one of the most picturesque waterfalls in Iceland. It is call Dynjandi and falls off the northern side of the mountain. The air was pretty rough on this side of the fjord, and therefore the props look almost stationary.
- Air Force: Norway - Air Force
- Aircraft: General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
- Registration: 687 (cn 6K-59) Aircraft Info
Taking on fuel over the Snaefellsnes paninsula. Taken with a wide angle lens to get the fuselage and wings into the photograph. The tanking usually is at about 20.000 feet.