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Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

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Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by Keflavik69 » Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:01 am

Since apparently several Fightercontrollers like to see some more photos from Keflavik I will post more in the coming days.

ImageKeflavik July 1969, 57FIS Base Flight by arnold booy, on Flickr

ImageKeflavik July 1969. RF-5A 89104 on delivery to Norway by arnold booy, on Flickr

ImageKeflavik July 1969, F-102A 56-1455 57FIS by arnold booy, on Flickr

ImageKeflavik July 1969. VC-121J 131635 NAS Keflavik by arnold booy, on Flickr

ImageKeflavik July 1969 C-119G 51-2702 ex R.Norwegian AF by arnold booy, on Flickr

I hope you like them.
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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by MCB » Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:11 am

Very nice Arnold. Regards to you and JPB. See you out and about sometime when we have a little normality again.

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by Punkrunner62 » Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:12 pm

Very nice once again Arnold, than you for this treat.
Cheers.

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by Hunter49 » Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:05 pm

Great pics of great aircraft, very sharp images. all the best wishes Rob

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by fisherman » Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:10 pm

Superb set Arnold, some of the best photography I have seen from this era. Number 3 is a corker :thumb:

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by Mustang531 » Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:44 pm

Thanks for sharing further shots from your portfolio, all nice subjects and love the C-119, we don't see many photos of these.

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by reheat module » Sun Dec 05, 2021 4:54 pm

Used to love going into Kef with the Nimrod fleet, - good to see the old wind sock stuck at 90° - haha 😂 nothing changes...
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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by LM47 » Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:00 pm

A superb post..thank you.

Any shots of C-54Q '91998' ?

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by paddyboy » Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:42 am

Awesome photographic nostalgia Arnold :thumbs:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by eagle driver » Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:21 am

Excellent set once again ,thank you.

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by dragonchaser » Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:55 am

Another stunning collection, I too love the C119, but again all are fabulous.

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by jpickers56 » Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:46 am

Nothing not to like there, very nice set and great to see something from back in the 60's, very nostalgic, more please.

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by Stratocruiser » Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:24 am

SUPER, SUPER, SUPER!
As with your 'Part 1' I am truly grateful to you for sharing such superb and nostalgic pics :thumbs:
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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by haveblue » Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:49 pm

Some great stuff from your Keflavik posts Arnold. Very difficult to pick a highlight from them all but it would have to be the F102s for me (but there are many close seconds). Must have been a great place to be with all the ferry flights staging through. Like others on here it would be great to see more.

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by luxto » Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:17 am

Wonderful stuff Arnold and many thanks for sharing them - brought back memories of seeing 131635 many times at Mildenhall.
Although 57thFIS F-102's weren't a rare sight in Scotland they certainly were in England which is why I went home well pleased when I saw a pair visiting Upper Heyford in late Feb'68 - 0-61341 and 0-61455. I was also lucky to see 2 pairs of the squadrons T-Birds at 'Heyford as well - 0-35244 plus 0-35470 in April'68 and 0-35470 together with 0-60758 in October'68. Then, it was a long wait for me before the 57thFIS showed up again, this time with F-4E's.

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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by Keflavik69 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:42 am

Thank you very much for your kind comments Luxto. You saw some interesting 57FIS T-33's. Less than a year later they were replaced by O-80540, O-80583 and O-80627. They were gone when I went back to Keflavik after some years during the Phantom era.
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Re: Keflavik July 1969 Part 2

Post by slogen51 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:34 pm

Don't know what to say but superb

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