Accidents and incidents

• In July 1969, Douglas R4D-6 41-50187 of the United States Air Force
  United States Air Force
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  was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Þórshöfn Airport.

External links

• http://www.mats.is/fotoweb/Preview.fwx?position=2&archiveType=ImageFolder&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc&search=BITH&fileId=0A68A75B3DC177DFC72276FB0D6689479E87B4ACFE3187291662EC14C960CD8C0DA7EE2C4E5F77A266086794992D1110B28747AE4228822050699446EF9F3DEB95BE20D96EC10BDF7268962F5E7F4D77AB5B5261181A473B20A6D2EDEC3C492BFEC57D99A6D7495CC15089F4ED03D593Aerial picture of the new Þórshöfn Airport (BITN), viewing south with the town of Þórshöfn in the background 2 nm away]
• Aerial picture of the old Þórshöfn Airport (BITH).