Friday, May 25, 2012

Catalina, g-pbya ,visits Reykjavik ,Iceland ,for an airshow .photos and video

Next monday there will be an airshow in Reykjavik.
And this monday is a public holiday in Iceland .
This afternoon there came a guest that will take part in the airshow .
That guest is the PBY Catalina .
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s
produced by Consolidated Aircraft.
The Catalina was the most successful aircraft of its kind;
no other flying boat was produced in greater numbers.
When the Catalaina had stopped in Reykjavik, the guys,that flew the Catalina in Iceland , when it was used here for passenger service, they came and lined up in front of the Catalina.
It was great to see these old flying heros together and two Dc-3´s and a Catalina in Reykjavik.
This Catalina is operated by Plane Sailing Air Displays Limited on behalf of Catalina Aircraft Limited .
When the Catalaina had stopped in Reykjavik, the guys,that flew the Catalina in Iceland , when it was used here for passenger service, they came and lined up in front of the Catalina.
It was great to see these old flying heros together and two Dc-3´s and a Catalina in Reykjavik.
This Catalina is operated by Plane Sailing Air Displays Limited on behalf of Catalina Aircraft Limited


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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Former CEO of Iceland Bank convicted and fined - photos and video

Mr. Sigurður Einarsson,former CEO of Kaupthing bank was convicted in an Icelandic court yesterday and fined to pay back to Kaupthing ( arion bank ) 500 million kronas.
He had gotten loans from Kaupthing,to buy stocks in Kaupthing.
The stocks where used as sequrity for the loans.
Many others got similar loans ,so what will happen now is not known.

 Other news
 For many - summer starts when the football season is over ,for others it is when school is over ,but here in Iceland , in my opinion, ,it starts when the first cruise liner arrives in Reykjavik.
And this morning at 8 o´clock,the first cruise liner arrived,so , summer has arrived.
And as you can see on the photos and video - the weather was not to bad - calm and warm.









Sunday, May 6, 2012

Supermoon on may 5th 2012 - over Iceland - photos and video

Took these photos and video in Reykjavik,at around 22:15 hours .
Clear skies and very calm.
Beautiful scenery and the Moon made a great apperance.
Great to see come over the mountains in the southeast of Reykjavik,here in Iceland .