List of aircraft of the Icelandic Coast Guard

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The following is a list of aircraft of the Icelandic Coast Guard , past and present. The Icelandic Coast Guard has operated 22 aircraft since the inception of its air wing, as well as having leased commercial aircraft on occasion for short-term missions, with their history being widely covered in the Icelandic media through the years. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Airplane history

Sif (IV) is the latest maritime surveillance plane in the ICG service Bombardier Dash 8-Q314, Iceland - Coast Guard JP7656625.jpg
Sif (IV) is the latest maritime surveillance plane in the ICG service
Syn (I) was the longest serving aircraft in ICG history, having served for 33 years. Icelandic Coast Guard Fokker F-27 Watt-1.jpg
Syn (I) was the longest serving aircraft in ICG history, having served for 33 years.
Name [lower-alpha 1] IDL [lower-alpha 2] TypeFromTo
Rán (I)TF-RAN Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina 19551966
Built in 1945 and bought by the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration from the U.S. Navy in September 1954 after it had been damaged close to Þórshöfn in Langanes earlier in the year. Bought by the ICG on 10 December 1955 and named after Rán, the goddess and a personification of the sea. In regular use until 1963 and was the first Icelandic aircraft to be equipped with a radar. [8] Damaged beyond repair after flipping over during a major storm while parked and sold for scrap in 1966. [9] [10] [11]
Sif (I)TF-SIF Douglas C-54 Skymaster 19621971
Bought used from a Portuguese airline in 1962 to replace Rán (I) and named after Sif, the golden-haired goddess associated with earth and the wife of Þór, the god of thunder. [12] [13]
Sýr (I)TF-SYR Fokker F27 Friendship 200 19721980
Bought used from All Nippon Airways to replace Sif (I) and named after one of the numerous names of Freyja, the goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr. Used for search and maritime surveillance and saw extensive use during the second and third Cod Wars. [8] Sold to Flugleiðir in December 1980. [14]
Syn (I)TF-SYN Fokker F27 Friendship 200 19762009
Syn was bought new in 1976 and used until 2009 for search and maritime surveillance. [8] Named after Syn, the goddess associated with defensive refusal. As of 2021, Syn is preserved at the Icelandic Aviation Museum. [15]
Sif (IV) TF-SIF Bombardier DHC-8-Q314 2009Present
Ordered in May 2007 and arrived in July 2009. [16] [17] [18] Used for maritime surveillance and replaced Syn (I). [19] Due to budget cuts following the 2008 Icelandic financial collapse, Sif was frequently leased to Frontex to fly border control missions. [20] [21]

Helicopter history

During her 22-year career, Sif (III) is credited to have been involved in the rescue of around 250 lives. AS-365N Dauphin 2 of The Iceland Coast Guard (cropped).jpg
During her 22-year career, Sif (III) is credited to have been involved in the rescue of around 250 lives.
During a six-day period in 1997, Lif rescued 39 sailors in three separate incidents. Puma TF-LIF IMG 7691 (9516038864).jpg
During a six-day period in 1997, Líf rescued 39 sailors in three separate incidents.
Syn (II) in the briefly used orange paint scheme. Super Puma TF-SYN IMG 7193 (13311885534).jpg
Syn (II) in the briefly used orange paint scheme.
Name [lower-alpha 1] IDL [lower-alpha 2] TypeFromTo
Eir (I)TF-EIR Bell 47J 19651971
Was bought in 1965 and jointly owned by the ICG and the National Life-saving Association of Iceland, [22] which provided half of the funds needed. [23] Named after the Norse mythology goddess Eir. [8] Crashed in October 1971. [24] [25]
Gná (I)TF-GNA Sikorsky S-62 19721975
The first specialized search and rescue helicopter operated by the ICG. [26] Bought used from the United States Coast Guard in partnership with the National Life-saving Association of Iceland [27] and named after the Norse mythology goddess Gná. [8] Crashed in Skálafell in 1975 after a shaft in the tail propeller broke. [28]
HuginnTF-HUG Bell 47G 19731980
Bought used from the Icelandic Defence Force and named after Huginn, one of Óðinn's ravens. Suffered from frequent breakdowns. [29] Damaged after a hard landing on ICGV Ægir in 1975. Out of service by 1978 and sold around 1980. [30] [31]
MuninnTF-MUN Bell 47G 19731980
Bought used from the Icelandic Defence Force and named after Muninn, one of Óðinn's ravens. Suffered from frequent breakdowns. [29] Out of service by 1978 and sold around 1980. [30] [31]
Gróa (I)TF-GRO Hughes 500C Defender 19761980
Named after the völva (seeress) Gróa. On 17 November 1980 it collided with a power line at Búrfell power plant, [32] [33] crashing 50 meters from the plant's mess hall. [1] [34]
Rán (II) TF-RAN Sikorsky S-76 Spirit 19801983
Arrived new in 1980 and was the second Coast Guard aircraft to bear the name Rán. Crashed in Jökulfirðir in November 1983, killing its four man crew, [35] in what remains the deadliest accident in the ICG history and nearly caused the shutdown of its helicopter program. [4] [1]
Gróa (II)TF-GRO Hughes 500C Defender 19811986
Arrived in October 1981. Bought as a replacement for Gróa (I). [36] In August 1985, its engine was damaged after a drunken man broke in to the hangar where it was stored and tried to start it. [37] Sold in 1986 to finance a replacement helicopter. [38]
Sif (II)TF-SIF Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin II 19841985
Leased from Aérospatiale while waiting for the arrival of Sif (III) and operated from October 1984 to July 1985. [39] [40]
Sif (III) TF-SIF Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin II 19852007
Arrived new in 1985 and was involved in several high profile rescue missions during its 22-year career. In 1987, it rescued the crew of Barðinn GK after it ran aground in the cliffs in the western part of Snæfellsnes. [41] [42] [5] In 2007, Sif was damaged beyond repair after an emergency sea landing and was later donated to the Icelandic Aviation Museum. [5]
Gróa (III)TF-GRO Eurocopter AS 350B Ecureuil 19861999
Bought in January 1986 [38] and arrived in April the same year. [43]
Líf TF-LIF Aérospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma 19952020
Named after Líf from Norse mythology. Used for maritime surveillance and search and rescue operations. [44] Is the longest serving helicopter in the history of the ICG and gained national fame when it rescued 39 sailors in three separate incidents during a six-day period in March 1997. [45] Decommissioned ind 2020, put in storage and scheduled for sale. [46] [47] In June 2022, had an official farwell and was moved from the ICG Reykjavík's hangars to Keflavík ahead of a sale. [48]
SteinríkurLN-OBX Aérospatiale AS-332C Super Puma 20062008
Leased in January 2006 and named Steinríkur after the Icelandic name of the character Obelix from the French comic book series Asterix. [49] Leased again from 2007 to 2008. [50] [51]
Eir (II)TF-EIR Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin II 20072010
Leased in January 2007 from CHC Helikopter Service to replace Sif (III). [52] Suffered from frequent breakdowns and was returned in 2010. [53]
Gná (II)TF-GNA Aérospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma 20072019
Leased from 2007 until early 2019. [54] [55] In April 2014, Gná suffered a serious gearbox failure when it was about 20 nautical miles from land and was immediately flown ashore where it made an emergency landing in a field near the town of Kvísker in Öræfi. [56] In October 2013, Gná rescued 11 sailors from the burning cargo ship Fernanda. [57] [58] In November 2018, TF-GNA rescued 15 sailors from the stranded cargo ship Fjordvik in Helguvík. [59]
Syn (II)TF-SYN Aérospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma 20122019
First leased for 12-months and arrived in February 2012. [60] Replaced in 2019 by Gróa (IV). [61] Was the only helicopter to adopt the briefly considered orange color scheme. [62] [63]
Eir (III)TF-EIR Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma 2019Present
On long-term lease from Knut Axel Ugland Holding of Norway. Arrived in March 2019 and replaced Gná (II). [64] [65] [66] In May 2020, TF-EIR made an emergency landing in Sandskeið following a failure in the gearbox. [67] [68] In March 2021, the helicopter rescued a BBC film crew after their boat started taking on water in the vicinity of Hlöðuvík in Hornstrandir. [69] [70]
Gróa (IV)TF-GRO Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma 2019Present
Arrived in July 2019 on long-term lease from Knut Axel Ugland Holding of Norway and replaced Syn. [71] [61] [66] During the November 2020 Coast Guards mechanics strike crisis, Gróa was the only operational rescue helicopter in the country. [72] [73]
Gná (III)TF-GNA Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma 2021Present
On long-term lease from Knut Axel Ugland Holding of Norway. Arrived in May 2021. [74] [75] In 2024, it appeared in the fourth season of True Detective . [76]

Notes

  1. 1 2 All ICG aircraft bear names that originate from Norse mythology. According to the ICG, its aircraft should be referenced by either their given name or their identification letters (IDL) when covered in the media. [7]
  2. 1 2 The identification letters (IDL) are always five and serve as both the international identification of the aircraft and telecommunication call sign. All identification letters start with TF, which is Iceland's electronic communications call sign, which was assigned to it approx. 100 years ago. [7]

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