Flugblogg
  • Home
  • Airlines
  • Airports
  • Helicopters
  • Lifestyle
  • About Us
Flugblogg
Support Us
  • Home
  • Airlines
  • Airports
  • Helicopters
  • Lifestyle
  • About Us
The fourth Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft is due to be delivered to the RAF on Tuesday 3rd November 2020 // Source: RAF
  • Lifestyle
  • News

Royal Air Force got “Spirit of Reykjavik”

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • November 2, 2020
  • 2 minute read

The newest maritime patrol aircraft Poseidon MRA1 (based on Boeing 737) for Royal Air Force will be named “Spirit of Reykjavik”, UK Ministry of Defence stated. The plane is expected on Lossiemouth airbase tomorrow.

According to RAF, the name was choosen “in honour of the role played by the Icelandic capital and its people in enabling the Allied victory during the Battle of the Atlantic”. During the WWII the foundation of Reykjavik airport (ICAO: BIRK), new base for seaplane and refuelling port allowed RAF to extend their patrol area in North Atlantic and to defend allies convoys against Axis submarines wolfpacks.

Flight Lieutenant AW Fraser and his crew, stand in front of their Consolidated Liberator I, AM929/H, of 120 Squadron RAF, at Reykjavik, Iceland, after sinking the German type IXD2 submarine U-200 on 24 June 1943 // Source: RAF

“The connection between RAF maritime flying and Iceland is particularly significant for CXX Squadron. The anti-submarine warfare tactics we use today can be traced to those developed by CXX Squadron and other RAF units during the missions flown from Reykjavik. We look forward to rekindling the warm relationship between the RAF maritime aviation community and the people of Iceland.”

“The connection between RAF maritime flying and Iceland is particularly significant for CXX Squadron. The anti-submarine warfare tactics we use today can be traced to those developed by CXX Squadron and other RAF units during the missions flown from Reykjavik. We look forward to rekindling the warm relationship between the RAF maritime aviation community and the people of Iceland,” said Officer Commanding CXX Squadron James Hanson.

The fourth Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft is due to be delivered to the RAF on Tuesday 3rd November 2020 // Source: RAF
The fourth Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft is due to be delivered to the RAF on Tuesday 3rd November 2020 // Source: RAF

The connection between CXX Squadron and Reykjavik was cemented by His Majesty King George VI approving the addition of an Icelandic Falcon, standing on a demi-terrestrial globe, to the official squadron badge.

Total
4
Shares
Share 4
Tweet 0
Share 0
Related Topics
  • history
  • RAF
  • Reykjavik
Previous Article
Icelandair Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-ISJ without engines in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg
  • Airlines
  • News

With revenue drop by 81%, Icelandair experiences 38% net profit loss after Q3 2020

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • October 27, 2020
View Post
Next Article
  • Airlines
  • News

Mýflug sells one of its three Beechcraft King Air

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • November 4, 2020
View Post
You May Also Like
Icelandair Boeing 767-300ER reg. TF-ISW in Keflavik airport // Source: Ívan Elís
View Post
  • Airlines
  • News

Icelandair departs to the South Pole first time on Boeing 767

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • February 24, 2021
View Post
  • Airlines
  • News

Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX came back to Iceland from Spain

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • February 14, 2021
The new director of aviation security at Keflavík Airport Auður Ýr Sveinsdóttir // Source: Isavia
View Post
  • Airports
  • News

Isavia hires the new director of aviation security at Keflavík Airport

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • February 7, 2021
The ideologist of WOW air resurection Michele Roosevelt Edwards // Source: RÚV
View Post
  • Airlines
  • News

Michele Ballarin announced the launch of WOW air flights in 2021. However, there is no prooves for this

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • February 7, 2021
Bluebird Nordic Boeing 737 reg. TF-BBJ experienced taxiway excursion in Keflavik airport // Source: VF (Hilmarbragi)
View Post
  • Airlines
  • News

RNSA: Icing caused taxiway excursion of Bluebird Nordic Boeing 737 in Keflavik

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • January 6, 2021
Keilir Aviation Academy Diamond DA20 TF-KFC crahs in Western Fjords // Source: Umhverfisstofnun (Sigurlína Hilmarsdóttir)
View Post
  • General aviation
  • News

RNSA: Strong downstream caused the emergency landing of Keilir Aviation Academy Diamond DA40 in Western Fjords in 2020

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • January 6, 2021
The first delivery of anti-COVID19 vaccine in Iceland // Source: Flightradar24
View Post
  • Lifestyle
  • News

The first portion of the anti-COVID19 vaccine has arrived in Iceland on a private jet

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • December 28, 2020
Inside Leif Erikson terminal in Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia
View Post
  • Airports
  • News

Keflavik airport will get the new automatic border control equipment from France

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • December 16, 2020
Flugblogg on Facebook
Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons

Flugblogg

2 days ago

Flugblogg

Photos from Landhelgisgæsla Íslands/Icelandic Coast Guard's post ... See MoreSee Less

  • Likes: 10
  • Shares: 0
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Flugblogg

2 days ago

Flugblogg

Icelandair departs to the South Pole first time on Boeing 767 ... See MoreSee Less

Link thumbnail

Icelandair departs to the South Pole first time on Boeing 767

flugblogg.is

Icelandair Boeing 767-300 TF-ISN has departed from Keflavik to Cape Town as ICE1010 today, 24.February, at 18:09UTC . Th...
  • Likes: 76
  • Shares: 3
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Flugblogg

3 days ago

Flugblogg

Photos from Luftforsvaret's post ... See MoreSee Less

  • Likes: 15
  • Shares: 0
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Load more
Subscribe to be informed

All copyrights are reserved. Partial copying of materials, video or audio is allowed only with the mentioning of the source: Flugblogg.is
With all inquiries write us to
inboxflugblogg @gmail.com

Flugblogg
Aviation blog with reviews of Icelandic aviation trends, interviews with aviators, aviation analysts and reports on general aviation. Here you will find reviews of the flights of Icelandic airlines, planes, helicopters, routes and airports.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.