Iceland Fokker 27 Bomber

[Nick]

In the 17 February 1979 Flight International is a report on military sales stopped by President Carter;

Iceland were refused permission to buy LGBs or cluster munitions. They were apparently planning to put bombs on their Fokker 27 Friendships 
This was at the time of the Cod War with Iceland and Britain clashing in the Atlantic over fishing rights.

Lots of other whifs in the list including the potentially lethal supply of C-Rations to Nicaragua!
XV-15 for Italy and F-8s for Indonesia. C-5 Galaxy for West Germany, Bell 206 TOW for over 20 countries etc.

[PR19_Kit]

Iceland were refused permission to buy LGBs or cluster munitions. They were apparently planning to put bombs on their Fokker 27 Friendships 
This was at the time of the Cod War with Iceland and Britain clashing in the Atlantic over fishing rights.

Brings to mind thoughts of standing patrols of flight-refuelled Lightnings shooting down Icelandic F-27s! 

[Nick]

Brings to mind thoughts of standing patrols of flight-refuelled Lightnings shooting down Icelandic F-27s! 

I can just see RN Phantoms flying CAP over the fishing fleet while an Icelandic Coast Guard boat rams the Ark Royal! 
If fishing boats start disappearing while in Iceland waters and the only clue is that an airliner flew overhead at the time, how would we know what happened?

But can you imagine the case if the Icelanders decide that NATO isn't worth it and invite the Soviet Union in for help?

[Weaver]

Iceland were refused permission to buy LGBs or cluster munitions. They were apparently planning to put bombs on their Fokker 27 Friendships 
This was at the time of the Cod War with Iceland and Britain clashing in the Atlantic over fishing rights.

Brings to mind thoughts of standing patrols of flight-refuelled Lightnings shooting down Icelandic F-27s! 

Or the Nimrods getting those Sidewinder pylons a few years earlier....

[PR19_Kit]

I can just see RN Phantoms flying CAP over the fishing fleet while an Icelandic Coast Guard boat rams the Ark Royal! 

A good way to minimise maintenance on Icelandic Coast Guard boats I imagine. It'd go down with all hands and I imagine the Ark would hardly notice as she was built to WWII standards of hull armour.

[zenrat]

Ah, the Cod War.
My childhood imagination made it much more interesting than it really was.  I also completely misunderstood about Guerrilla Warfare...

[Captain Canada]

Interesting. Would be a neat build that's for sure. It's also something I'd never heard of, but am interested in learning more. We have had a similar run in with them over Hans Island. Everybody knows it's ours 

I had built a Canadair Challenger Surveillance bird armed with Sidewinders for the occasion. Another I'm sure I have never really finished.

In another related note, Canada came pretty close to a Turbot War with Spain. I thought a few fishing vessels shouls have found th bottom of the sea over that one. Especially repeat offenders.

[NARSES2]

Ah, the Cod War.
My childhood imagination made it much more interesting than it really was.  I also completely misunderstood about Guerrilla Warfare...

My memories are of the number of chippies that shut

[Geoff]

But can you imagine the case if the Icelanders decide that NATO isn't worth it and invite the Soviet Union in for help?

OH YES!  '79, so Mig-21s, Mig-23, 25. Bears. No No No ......need meds!!!!!!!!!!

[scooter]

But can you imagine the case if the Icelanders decide that NATO isn't worth it and invite the Soviet Union in for help?

And so it begins... 

One of four Tupolev Tu-124 Mainline assigned to Keflavik Air Defense Base

[Mossie]

Ah, the Cod War.
My childhood imagination made it much more interesting than it really was.  I also completely misunderstood about Guerrilla Warfare...

My memories are of the number of chippies that shut

I'm too young to remember the wars themselves, but it devastated the fishing industry on the Humber.  What I do remember is the effects for years to come (only now really starting to see real recovery) on the local economy.

[martinbayer]

Ah, the Cod War.
My childhood imagination made it much more interesting than it really was.  I also completely misunderstood about Guerrilla Warfare...

Perhaps you thought it involved the largest extant genus of primates by physical size?

Martin

[zenrat]

Exactamundo.

News reports would say Guerrillas had attacked a hotel and i'd be imagining them dressed up like extras from Planet of the Apes charging in and pinching all the bananas from the kitchens.

[NARSES2]

Exactamundo.

News reports would say Guerrillas had attacked a hotel and i'd be imagining them dressed up like extras from Planet of the Apes charging in and pinching all the bananas from the kitchens.

You're weird, you know that don't you ? Sort of thought I would have had. Obviously has to do with living in the Croydon area 

[zenrat]

Stop with the flattery Chris you're making me blush.

I wasn't living there then.  I must have been attracted there in later life by my intrinsic weirdness.