- Air Force: Norway - Air Force
- Aircraft: Westland Sea King Mk43B
- Registration: 073 (cn WA754)
- Views: 1480
- Location: Reykjavik (RKV / BIRK) , Iceland October 4, 2007
Visting with the Icelandic Coast Guard. Starting engines on taxiway Alpha that runs straight in front of the Coast Guard hangar. This Seaking serves with 330 squadron, which operated Northrop N-3PBs in Iceland during WW2.
- Air Force: Norway - Air Force
- Aircraft: Westland Sea King Mk43B
- Registration: 073 (cn WA754)
- Views: 1267
- Location: Reykjavik (RKV / BIRK) , Iceland October 8, 2007
Visting the Icelandic Coast guard for cooperative exercises and leaving for home after the visit, taking off from runway 19. 330 squadron was the unit that operated the Northrop N-3PB in Iceland during WW2.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver (DHC-2)
- Registration: 150192 (cn 514/1290)
- Views: 1322
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland June, 1967
Photographed at the 1967 Reykjavík Airshow. According to Baugher it was ex-USAF 52-6128. Became N99830 (Hillsborough County Civil Defense, FL), then C-GOER.
- Views: 1200
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland May 5, 2008
The first NATO aircraft to stand watch at Keflavik International Airport after the USAF left were Mirage 2000 from the French AF. They stayed in Iceland for six weeks.
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- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland August, 1968
One of the first squadrons to get the P-3B model was VP-24, Batmen, shown here on the ramp at Keflavik in 1968. It arrived at MASDC on Sep 9, 1993 after finishing its USN service.
- Air Force: Greece - Air Force
- Aircraft: LTV Aerospace TA-7H Corsair II
- Registration: 161219 (cn TH02)
- Views: 1600
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland July 10, 1980
The second TA-7H for the Greek AF. Landed in Keflavik while on delivery to Greece.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II
- Registration: 75-0293 / DM (cn A10-0042) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1210
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland June 30, 1976
Shown landing for a stopover at Keflavik on the way home from the 1977 Paris Airshow.
- Views: 2066
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 19, 1981
First operated by the USAF but seen here at Duxford in French Air Force markings as it later served with 11 Sqn Armee de l'Air. Now restored in the original USAF colours and located in the American Air Museum at Duxford.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star (L-1049)
- Registration: 52-3414 (cn 4332)
- Views: 1507
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland October 27, 1976
Well lit by the autumn sun, 414 seems lonely on the ramp this time.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3C Orion
- Registration: 158226 / QE-5 (cn 285A-5571) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1151
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland June 5, 1985
VP-40 was to my knowledge only deplyed once to Keflavik at least while squadron code letters and BuNos were indentifiable. It was during the VP-40 deplyment that overpainting of the code letters and numbers started.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3C Orion
- Registration: 158918 / LF-8 (cn 285A-5590) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1195
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland March 22, 1978
VP-16, Eagles deployed to Keflavik more than once with their P-3Cs like the one shown here. Later they got the P-3C Update II.5 and also brought those to Keflavik.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3C Orion
- Registration: 158918 / LF-8 (cn 285A-5590) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1103
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland March 23, 1978
All of the VP-16 P-3s had nose number coinciding with the last digit of their BUNo, like this one. They managed that also with their Update II.5 series that they brought to Keflavik later.
- Views: 2800
- Location: Virginia Beach - Oceana NAS / Apollo Soucek Field (NTU / KNTU) , USA - Virginia July 31, 1985
Photographed on a personal visit to NAS Oceana. I still like the old type of gull grey over white more than the dull grey overall dirt seeking paintwork. I later learned that this aircraft crashed the day after I photographed it.
- Views: 1374
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland July 12, 2006
Had engine problems on the way to Fairford, and was being prepared for flight tests. Rotors are folded for storage.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Martin EB-57B Canberra
- Registration: 52-1516 (cn 99)
- Views: 2045
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland August 8, 1981
As the EB-57Bs were mostly retired to AMARC in late 1981, this was probably their last visit to Keflavik. 1516 is now at USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL.
- Air Force: Greece - Air Force
- Aircraft: LTV Aerospace TA-7H Corsair II
- Registration: 161219 (cn TH02)
- Views: 1396
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland July 10, 1980
Second TA=7H for the Greek Air Force stopped at Keflavik on it ferry flight. It is not always sunny in July, but photos like this tell a story and record history.
- Air Force: Guatemala - Air Force
- Aircraft: Israel IAI Arava 201
- Registration: 872 (cn 0047)
- Views: 1596
- Location: Reykjavik (RKV / BIRK) , Iceland June 30, 1976
Photographed during delivery at Reykjavík. Ex 4X-IBT.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
- Registration: 58-0540 (cn 580-1509)
- Views: 1456
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland January 29, 1981
Here are the three T-Birds of the 57th FIS on the flight line showing the start of painting out the arctic red high visibility markings. 592 is farthest away and has no repainting. 575 had its wing tanks already grey and 540 has only the nose still red.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Northrop F-5E Tiger II
- Registration: 160792 / 05 (cn R1039) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1540
- Location: Virginia Beach - Oceana NAS / Apollo Soucek Field (NTU / KNTU) , USA - Virginia July 31, 1985
Ex USAF 73-0858, here belonging to VF-43 at NAS Oceana, this F-5E was struck of charge in 2007. Here it in a line with some of the F-21 Kfirs also from VF-43.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Hawker Sea Fury T20
- Registration: G-BCOW / 253 (cn ES.3615) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1607
- Location: Reykjavik (RKV / BIRK) , Iceland June 3, 1980
Just landed after a ferry flight from Prestwick on a delivery to the US. Earlier registrations were: VX281, G-9-64, D-CACO. It then became: N8476W, NX281L and then at last G-RHNF with the Royal Navy Historic Flight where it was repainted in a new scheme.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Hawker Sea Fury T20
- Registration: G-BCOW / 253 (cn ES.3615) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1484
- Location: Reykjavik (RKV / BIRK) , Iceland June 3, 1980
Just landed after a ferry flight from Prestwick on a delivery to the US. Earlier registrations were: VX281, G-9-64, D-CACO. It then became: N8476W, NX281L and then at last G-RHNF with the Royal Navy Historic Flight where it was repainted in a new scheme.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
- Registration: 58-0540 (cn 580-1509)
- Views: 1809
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland July 25, 1978
A beautiful July day catches all three of the T-birds assigned to the 57th FIS in 1978-79, lined up on the ramp. The code 3 on the fin was a training aid for the Phantom pilots to tell which T-bird they were intercepting.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
- Registration: 58-0575 (cn 580-1544)
- Views: 1694
- Location: Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) , Iceland April, 1982
In 1981 the three T-33As of the 57th had the red arctic high visibility markings on the nose, fin and wing tip tanks removed by overpainting with the grey basic color. A photo from January 1981 shows that this had started then and went on gradually.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: North American T-2C Buckeye
- Registration: 157041 / 33 (cn 352-11) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2060
- Location: Virginia Beach - Oceana NAS / Apollo Soucek Field (NTU / KNTU) , USA - Virginia July 31, 1985
VF-43 has a few T-2Cs among other types. It is one of the few squadrons that operate a number of different types at the same time.