The White Falcon - 14.03.1964, Blaðsíða 6

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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, March 14, 1964
PI J OT TUBE — Two students from the Mechanics School of Reykja-
vik examine the pitot tube, the instrument used to motivate the air-
speed of the F-102, during a tour of Iceland Defense Force facilities
last Saturday.
Mechanics Students Tour
Naval Station Facilities
Fifty-five students of the Mechanics School of Reykja-
vik, accompanied by the school’s principal, Mr. Gunnar
Bjarnason, were conducted on a tour of Iceland Defense
Force facilities last Saturday.
The students, between the ages of 20 and 25, visited
the Defense Force to see first-hand the equipment and
mechanical methods used to main-
tain aircraft operating from the
Keflavik International Airport.
The students arrived on the
Base at 10:30 a.m. and were con-
ducted on a tour of the facilities
of the Armed Forces Radio and
Television stations. Mr. SigurSur
Jonsson, chief engineer of AFRTS,
briefed the students on television
operation and maintenance, while
Lt. Claire E. Brou, Naval Station
Service Information Officer, ex-
plained the nature of the radio
station and the “White Falcon.”
Following the tour of the broad-
cast and telecast facilities, the
visiting students toured the many
shops of the Public Works De-
partment. CMCS H. E. Hoffman
answered many queries from the
students and explained the opera-
tion of heavy equipment and re-
pair gear.
After lunch at the Terminal Ho-
tel Restaurant, the group walked
through a “Willy Victor” and
were briefed by Lt. Cdr. I. D.
Hozey, Assistant Officer in
Charge of the Airborne Early
Warning Squadron.
From the Early Warning plane,
the 55 students visited Hangar
831 for a first-hand look at the
F-102 Delta Dagger and the
SP2H Neptune patrol plane. Air
Force 1st Lt. Robert G. Buckey
was on hand to answer questions
and explain the mission of the
F-102. Lt. Earl H. Cushing, Lt.
(jg.) Carl K. Mount and Lt. (jg.)
James F. Maurer answered similar
queries concerning the Neptune
patrol craft.
BIDDING A LAST FAREWELL — Before Mr. Mathias boards a
VW-13 ,fWillie Victor” on his return trip to Argentia, Newfoundland,
he is bid farewell by Cdr. Frank Rogers OinC VW-13 Detachment 13,
Lt. Claire E. Brou, Service Information Officer, and Cdr. “Al” Hibbs
who served as escort officer for the congressman.
FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH — White Falcon reporter, Gordie
Webb, gets the story straight from the horse’s mouth in an interview
conducted March 5.
IMaval Station Hosts
85 “Polar” Ponies
Eighty-five Icelandic ponies spent two days on the Naval
Station last week as they were being prepared for ship-
ment to Switzerland.
The first of the ponies arrived at the Naval Station on
Wednesday, March 4, where they were inspected and num-
bered before final departure of their homeland by aircraft
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Modified Odinn
Takes On Copters
The Icelandic Coast Guard has
modified the afterdeck of one of
its ships, the OSinn, so that it
can accomodate new SA-34 air-
sea rescue helicopters based at
Naval Station Keflavik.
Iceland’s Coast Guard and the
Naval Station often work together
in rescue operations near this
North Atlantic island.
March 6, the first practice land-
ings by the new copters were
staged three miles from the Naval
Station.
At sea landings have been made
before aboard the OSinn, but with
the smaller, less powerful CH-
IDE helicopter.
Your Personal Affairs
(A weekly series from the Service
Information Office designed to
keep the serviceman aware of im-
portant information regarding
personal affairs.)
Bank Accounts. You Should
consider making your bank ac-
count a joint account with your
wife or next of kin. This applies
to both savings and checking ac-
counts. The reason is simple: If
an account is in your name only
and you go overseas, or if you
die, your family may be without
money at a time it is urgently
needed.
Most States make it possible to
set up joint bank accounts with
fright of survivorship.” This
means that if either party dies,
the other person becomes sole
owner of the money in the account.
But whether you have a joint ac-
count or an individual one, notify
your family of its location. Your
banker can advise you about the
legal aspects of your State’s joint
savings account right of survivor-
ship.
The laws of some States per-
mit you to simplify the settlement
of your estate by putting many
personal affairs in joint status
with right of survivorship. De-
pending upon the State concerned,
it may be possible to make your
survivor the immediate and un-
questioned owner of stocks, bonds,
and other personal property (and
perhaps real estate) if the pro-
perty is held in the joint names
with right of survivorship.
Congressman Mathias
Visits Naval Station
Congressman Charles N. Mat-
hias, (R. Md.), from Maryland’s
Sixth District, paid a visit to
the Naval Station last week in
conjunction with his role as a
Lieutenant Commander in the
Naval Reserve.
Congressman Mathias arrived in
Iceland March 4 on a tour of
North Atlantic Naval Commands
as part of his two-week active
reserves training.
During his tour of the Station,
Congressman Mathias was inter-
viewed on Armed Forces Radio
and Television by Lt. Claire E.
Brou, Service Information Of-
ficer.
The Congressman commented on
his naval career, his entry into
politics and his impressions of
Iceland during his brief visit. Mr.
Mathias departed Iceland en route
to Washington March 6.
two days later.
The Icelandic ponies, which are
the only known five-gaited Euro-
pean saddle horses, will be used
largely for sport riding at their
Switzerland destination. Their
five-gaitedness consists of a walk,
trot, gallop, pace, and the run-
ning walk which is known only
in a few breeds of horses.
The Icelandic pony has received
many awards for its fine show-
manship and has been prized by
its owner as a hard working
horse of amazing strength. It’s
ability to work was illustrated
when it was sent to various points
in Europe some 20 to 30 years
ago to be worked in mines.
The versatile pony of German
origin was first seen on the island
apm'oximately 1000 years ago
when they were brought to Ice-
land by the settlers. Today they
are considered to be one of the
purest descendants of the original
horse breed of Northern Europe,
perhaps due to the fact that no
horses or ponies have been im-
ported to Iceland in the last 800
years.
The most recent shipment to
Switzerland was hand picked by
the buyer from various horse
farms in Iceland, the majority of
which were from the Southeastern
coast of the island.
The average age of the ponies
ranged between four and nine
years, a young croup considering
they live to be 25 to 30 years old.
The main export of the Icelandic
ponv is to Germany and Switzer-
land, however a few shipments
have been known to reach the Uni-
ted States, and in April of 1960
the first 42 ponies were sent to
Canada. Last year an approxi-
mate total of 303 ponies were ex-
ported.
During the summer months
personnel based at Keflavik have
a chance to become better acquain-
ted with the Icelandic thorough-
bred through various horse farms
near the Station, whose owners
rent their stock for local riding.
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