On Nov 21, 1973, a DC-3 (R4D) belonging to the United States Navy ran out of fuel and crash-landed at Sólheimasandur in south Iceland. There were no fatalities. The remains of the fuselage are still lodged at the original crash site amid the black sand plains of Sólheimasandur, presenting a visual straight out of a science fiction movie.
DC-3 wreckage at Sólheimasandur
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 Makro Planar
The Eagle has crashed
5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS II
United States Navy's DC-3
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 Makro Planar
Hi there, I stumbled upon your site as I was looking up new photos of the plane wreck. You might like to know that the actual date of the crash is November 21st. There is an article in the Icelandic Morgundbladid newspaper about the incident which dates November 22nd. I have done extensive research on this topic : ) Cheers, Jutta
Thanks. I have now corrected the date.
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I sometimes watch the show “Man vs Wild” on the Discovery Channel here in the USA. I think this aircraft was featured at the end of the “Iceland: Fire and Ice” episode.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/manvswild/episode/episode.html
Nice shots with a moody atmosphere.
Nice !