This VP-46 Orion is a long way from its home base at Moffett Field. It was quite a surprise to get some of the west coast P-3 units to deploy to Keflavik in 1980-82. Here shooting landings which was normal crew training.
This Connie was saved from the breakers by the Pima Museum. It is now fated to go to another museum at Chino, California and will hopefully be preserved there.
Stopping on the way to Europe and taking time to give the 57th FIS F-4s a little ECM practice. This EB-57E is from the 17th DSES and still carries its bicentennial markings on the rear fuselage. Sent to MASDC July 25, 1979. Now at Castle Air Museum, CA.
VP-7, Black Falcons were deployed to Keflavik four times, in '52, '56, '59 and '64. Here some of them are already in the new light gull grey scheme being introduced, but others are still in the seaplane grey color that was introduced in 1957.
Only one EC-121T on the ramp. The others might be in the hangar for maintenance or on patrol over the long reaches of the North Atlantic. Here only five months are left of the EC-121T time in Iceland.
Taken from the top of hangar 885, the largest on the base and for a long time the resident hangar for the AEW units and the rescue units, both helicopters and tankers, plus the tankers deployed to support the 57th FIS with their F-4s and F-15s.
One of two EC-121s that I photographed from the roof of hangar 885 which now seems only fit for tearing down for steel reclamation. If so, it will be a big landmark removal on the field.
To my knowledge, there were only three of the EC-121Ts still with the upper radome in service with the 79th AEW&CS during the last year of service in Iceland, 307, 424 and 425.
From the 182nd TFS, Texas ANG. Shown landing at Keflavik for a two week stint with the 57th FIS. Landed late in the evening so the sun was nearly straight behind the aircraft while landing on runway 12. This F-4 went to AMARC as FP0057 Apr 21, 1987.
This Hawker Hunter Mk. 58 belongs to a company called Northern Lights Combat Air Support, from Montreal, Canada who operate 12 of these on training contract with various forces. C-GZIB and C-GZIC were on the way to France via Exeter, England.
Served with the 57th FIS at NAS Keflavik and was among the first contingent to land on July 5, 1962. Salvaged due to a broken wingspar by June 11, 1971. Placed on display on Oct 21, 1972, commemorating the 1000th intercept of a Russian bomber.
These Hawker Hunter Mk. 58s belong to a company called Northern Lights Combat Air Support, from Montreal, Canada who operate 12 of these on training contract with various forces. C-GZIB and C-GZIC taking off on their way to France via Exeter, England.