Leaving Norwich , after a visit to the paint shop...With the new operators colours/design...

Seen for the first time in the new paint scheme...

First flight March 30th 1965, deliv new to SAS, their 1st DC-8-55 on April 27th 1965 as SE-DBD "Folke Viking". In June 1970 SE-DBD was transfrd to Scanair. October 1979 N721UA, and leased to TAE as EC-DIH in november 1979. Sept 16th 1980 N916R ONA, May 14th 1982 TF-FLB Icelandair (leased from ONA in basic ONA colours). January 15th 1986 TF-FLB Icelandair, 1987 TF-FLB repainted to FI colours and named "Sudurfari". 02-1988 5N-AWE Kabo Air, converted to freighter. Later 6N-OCM, 5N-MKE, 9G-MKE, 9T-TDA, 9Q-CAQ and 9T-TCN. wfu at Kinshasa 2018. Seen repainted at gate. Shot through Terminal window

FI577 is pictured waiting for the pushbak tug before departing back to Reykjavik (KEF). This was Icelandair's inaugural service to LOWI.

Lining up on r23 for departure. Date not logged, taken summer of 1985.

First flight at Renton 5th March 1968, and del. to American Flyers Airline as N12826 April 1st 1968. In May 1971 Icelnadair TF-FIA named "Solfaxi", as their 2nd B727-100QC. in 1976 TF-FIA was repainted to the new Flugfelag Islands livery. October 1979 the new Icelandair ("Flugleidir") was after the merger between Flugfelag Islands and Loftleidir, and rr to TF-FLG. In 1982 TF-FLG was repainted to the new Icelandair livery, with new name "Heimfari". 31st October 1989 sold to UPS and converted for cargo. April 1990 N940UP UPS ship 940, and re-enginged with two new RR Tay 651-54. Scrapped 2008.

Ex OE-LMQ, SE-RYH, EI-FYH and N1786B. [Nikon D750 + Nikkor AF-S 70-200/4]

FI574 taxiies in after landing on rw15 and the flight from Reykjavik (KEF).

First flight 1969, del new to KLM November 25th 1969 as PH-DEK, DC-8 no 500, named "David Livingstone". May 1973 leased two years to Philippine Airlines. Must have been one of the last KLM aitrcarft to be repainted to the blue top livery, ca 1978 or 79. November 1984 TF-FLV for Icelandair, "Vesturfari". May 1990 converted to freighter DC-8-63F op for Aer Turas as EI-CAK. July 1994 N786AL Air Transport International, Juloy 2004 9G-FAB Johnsons Air. 2010 wfu in UAE and broken up Sorry I could not avoid the tree...

Original livery

In the colors of Icelandair but already registered with Cabo Verde Airlines

Ex LN-BKC. [Nikon D500 + Nikkor AF-S 200-500/5,6]

FI555 is pictured lifting off rw25R at the start of the rerturn fligh to Reykjavik (KEF).