Name | Born | Died | Position |
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Sam Babcock | Gray, Iowa, U.S. | November 5, 1901 inMay 1, 1960National City, California, U.S. | (aged 58) inFullback / Halfback |
Samuel Lyle Babcock played eight games for the Bulldogs during the 1926 NFL season. At age 25, he played at the wide back position along with being a fullback. He previously played college football for Syracuse University. | |||
John Kellison | Buckeye, West Virginia | November 3, 1886 inMay 7, 1971Marlinton, West Virginia | (aged 84) inHalfback |
John Snowden Kellison played for the Bulldogs from 1915 to 1921 where he won three Ohio League championships, in 1916, 1917 and 1919. After his playing days, Kellison became the athletic director at Marietta College as well as Washington & Jefferson College. He later became the head coach for William and Mary's football and basketball teams. In the 1940s he was an assistant coach, under Greasy Neale, for the Philadelphia Eagles. | |||
Marv Smith | Canton, Ohio, US | April 15, 1898 inApril 24, 1986 | (aged 88)Halfback |
Marvin McCammon Smith [1] played for the Bulldogs during the 1921 NFL season. Prior to joining the NFL, Smith attended Purdue University. |
Accident | |
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Date | 5 August 2013 |
Summary | Air crash |
Site | Hlíðarfjall, Iceland |
Aircraft type | Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
Registration | TF-MYX |
Flight origin | Reykjavík Airport, Iceland |
Destination | Akureyri Airport, Iceland |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Injuries | 1 |
The 2013 Hlíðarfjall air crash was an aviation accident where an air ambulance from Mýflug crashed on a race track in Hlíðarfjall, near Akureyri, Iceland, on 5 August 2013. The crash killed the pilot and flight medic and injured the co-pilot.[2]
References
edit- ^ 1989-1980 Necrology at Oldest Living Pro Football Players Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Garðar Örn Úlfarsson (21 June 2017). "Kveðst hafa varað flugstjórann við lágflugi fyrir brotlendingu á Akureyri". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
Category:2013 in Iceland Icelandic Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iceland
Airplane history
editName[a] | IDL[b] | Type | Origin | From | To |
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Maritime Patrol | |||||
Rán (I) | TF-RAN | Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina | United States | 1955 | 1966 |
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 equiped with a radar.[2] Damaged beyond repair after flipping over during a major storm while parked and sold for scrap in 1966.[3][4][5] | |||||
Sif (I) | TF-SIF | Douglas C-54 Skymaster | Portugal | 1962 | 1971 |
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.[6][7] | |||||
Helicopter | |||||
Eir (I) | TF-EIR | Bell 47J | United States | 1965 | 1971 |
Joint ownership by the ICG and the National Life-saving Association of Iceland. Named after the Norse mythology goddess Eir.[2] Crashed in October 1971.[8][9] |
Vessels
editThe following is a list of ships of the Icelandic Coast Guard, past and present. The Icelandic Coast Guard has operated several since the inception, as well as having leased commercial ships on occasion for short-term missions, with their history being widely covered in the Icelandic media through the years.[10][11][12][13]
Name | Type | From | To |
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ICGV Þór (I) | Armed trawler | 1926 | 1929 |
The first ship own by the Icelandic Coast Guard. Originally a trawler and later a Danish research vessel, it was bought by Björgunarfélag Vestmannaeyja in 1920 to be used as a rescue ship. In 1926, the Icelandic government bought the ship for the Coast Guard. It stranded in Húnaflói in 1929.[14] | |||
ICGV Óðinn (I) | Patrol vessel | 1926 | 1936 |
Arrived in 1926[15] and served until it was sold to Sweden in 1936.[16] | |||
ICGV Ægir (I) | Patrol vessel | 1929 | 1968 |
Arrived new in July 1929.[17] Used for coastal patrol, rescue and research.[18] Sold for scrap in 1968.[19] | |||
ICGV Þór (II) | Patrol vessel | 1930 | 1939 |
Built in Stettin, Germany, in 1922 as Senator Schäfer. Arrived in Iceland in 1930 and served with the Coast Guard until 1939. Used as a transport ship until sold to England in 1946. Stranded in Scotland in 1950.[20] | |||
ICGV Gautur | Patrol vessel | 1938 | 1964 |
Built in 1938 in Akureyri.[21] Originally named Óðinn (II) but renamed when a new Óðinn (III) arrived, Gautur is one of Óðinn's pseudonyms. Put up for sale in 1963[22] and sold a year later.[23] | |||
ICGV Baldur (I) | Fast patrol boat | 1946 | 1947 |
A fast patrol boat originally built for the Turkish Navy in 1943 but expropriated by the United Kingdom. Bought early in 1946 but used for less than a year and returned because of bad characteristics in rough seas.[24] | |||
ICGV Njörður | Fast patrol boat | 1946 | 1947 |
Named after Njörðr the god of wind, fertile land along the seacoast, as well as seamanship, sailing and fishing. A fast patrol boat originally built for the Turkish Navy in 1943 but expropriated by the United Kingdom. Bought early in 1946 but used for less than a year and returned because of bad characteristics in rough seas.[24] | |||
ICGV Bragi | Fast patrol boat | 1946 | 1947 |
Named after Bragi the god of poetry. A fast patrol boat originally built for the Turkish Navy in 1943 but expropriated by the United Kingdom. Bought early in 1946 but used for less than a year and returned because of bad characteristics in rough seas.[24] | |||
ICGV Sæbjörg | Patrol and rescue ship | 1965 | |
Built in 1947 to 1948. Owned by the National Life-saving Association of Iceland but operated by the ICG.[20] Returned to the National Life-saving Association in 1964.[25] | |||
ICGV María Júlía | Patrol, research and rescue vessel | 1950 | 1969 |
Named after one of those who financed her construction. Joint ownership by the ICG and the National Life-saving Association of Iceland. Operated by the ICG. Decommissioned in the late 1960s[26] and sold in 1969.[27] | |||
ICGV Þór (III) | Offshore patrol vessel | 1951 | 1982 |
Built in 1951 for the Coast Guard. The third coast guard ship to bear the name, she was the flagship of the fleet and served in all three Cod Wars conflicts between Iceland and the United Kingdom. Sold in 1982.[14][28] | |||
ICGV Albert | Patrol and rescue vessel | 1956 | 1978 |
Built in 1956 and jointly owned by the ICG and the National Life-saving Association of Iceland, now ICE-SAR. Operated by the ICG. Decommissioned and sold in 1978.[29] | |||
ICGV Óðinn (III) | Offshore patrol vessel | 1960 | 2006 |
An offshore Patrol Vessel named after Óðinn the all-seeing father of the gods. Decommissioned in 2006 and turned into a museum ship.[30] | |||
ICGV Ægir (II) | Ægir class | 1968 | 2020 |
Danish-built Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel named after Ægir, the king of the sea. It was the flagship of the ICG during the last two Cod Wars. It was decommissioned in 2020 and put up for sale.[31] | |||
ICGV Árvakur | Lighthouse tender and patrol ship | 1969 | 1988 |
A lighthouse tender and patrol ship built in Holland in 1962 for the Department of Lighthouses and arrived in 1963. Transferred to the Coast Guard in 1969. Decommissioned in 1988 and put up for sale.[32] Sold in 1990/1991 and later became embroiled in a scandal when its owner sold it again to Ireland.[33][34] | |||
ICGV Týr | Armed whaler | 1972 | 1974 |
Armed whaler (Hvalur 9) borrowed during the second Cod War[35] It was nicknamed Hval-Týr by the Icelanders and Moby Dick by the British.[36] | |||
ICGV Hvalur 8 | Armed whaler | 1973 | 1974 |
Armed whaler (Hvalur 8) leased during the second Cod War.[37] | |||
ICGV Týr (II) | Ægir class | 1974 | 2021 |
Danish-built Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel named after Týr, the god of combat and heroism. It was decommissioned in 2021 and put up for sale.[38][39][40] | |||
ICGV Baldur (II) | Armed trawler | 1975 | 1977 |
Named after the god Baldr, son of Óðinn. An armed trawler which served in the third Cod Wars conflict between Iceland and the United Kingdom. Due to its sharp stern, Baldur could inflict heavy damage on British ships colliding with its stern section and knocked out three frigates during the conflict.[41] | |||
ICGV Ver | Armed trawler | 1976 | 1976 |
Built in 1974 in Poland for Krossvík hf. in Akranes. Operated by the ICG in the last Cod War in 1975–1976.[42] | |||
ICGV Baldur (III) | Hydrographic survey and patrol vessel | 1991 | present |
Icelandic-built Baldur-class hydrographic survey and patrol vessel named after Baldur, god of beauty and more.[43] | |||
ICGV Þór | Offshore patrol vessel | 2011 | present |
Chilean-built UT 512L Type (enlarged UT 512 Type) offshore patrol vessel commissioned in late 2011 and the flagship of the service. Named after Þór, the god of thunder, lightning and troll slaying.[44] | |||
ICGV Óðinn | Special operation vessel | 2015 | present |
Icelandic-built special operation vessel named after Óðinn, the all-seeing father of the gods. It is attached to the Coast Guard's bomb disposal and special operations unit.[45][46][47] | |||
ICGV Freyja | Offshore patrol vessel | 2021 | present |
South Korean-built offshore patrol vessel commissioned in late 2021. Named after the goddess Freyja.[48] |
Test
editName | Type | From | To |
---|---|---|---|
ICGV Þór (I) | Armed trawler | 1926 | 1929 |
The first ship own by the Icelandic Coast Guard. Originally a Danish trawler, it was bought by Björgunarfélag Vestmannaeyja in 1920 to be used as a rescue ship. In 1926, the Icelandic government bought the ship for the Coast Guard. It stranded in Húnaflói in 1929.[14] | |||
ICGV Óðinn (I) | Patrol vessel | 1926 | 1936 |
Arrived in 1926[49] and served until it was sold to Sweden in 1936.[50] | |||
ICGV Þór | Offshore patrol vessel | 2011 | present |
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