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587:. 8 February 1975. p. 11
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595:– via
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103:Registration
70:Hjarðarnes,
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882:Nite-Writer
652:S-58 family
550:7 September
522:7 September
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415:7 September
387:7 September
348:7 September
341:Þjóðviljinn
306:7 September
267:7 September
201:Snæfellsnes
189:Hvalfjörður
131:Snæfellsnes
126:Destination
72:Hvalfjörður
1550:Categories
1493:Ljósufjöll
1398:(May 1947)
1390:(May 1943)
1046:See also:
772:production
597:Tímarit.is
556:Tímarit.is
463:Tímarit.is
421:Tímarit.is
354:Tímarit.is
312:Tímarit.is
273:Tímarit.is
238:References
162:Fatalities
146:Passengers
51:1975-01-17
1388:Hot Stuff
1036:Operators
972:Whirlwind
942:Chickasaw
797:Whirlwind
488:helis.com
215:in 1983.
170:Survivors
138:Occupants
133:, Iceland
129:Vegamót,
74:, Iceland
1423:Glitfaxi
962:Seahorse
957:Seaguard
893:Piasecki
852:Defender
842:Airliner
835:OHA-S-55
781:Westland
645:Sikorsky
591:4 August
457:4 August
94:Operator
79:Aircraft
39:Accident
1097: (
1095:in 1975
947:Choctaw
847:Bearcat
826:Orlando
770:License
193:Iceland
120:Iceland
59:Summary
49: (
1485:TF-RÁN
1415:Geysir
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1303:Nov 29
1293:Nov 17
1283:Nov 12
1273:Oct 30
1263:Oct 14
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1183:Jul 31
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1163:Jun 24
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1123:Jan 17
1017:Topics
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952:Seabat
792:Wessex
714:CH-126
654:&
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107:TF-LKH
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1477:1980s
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1407:1950s
1380:1940s
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1193:Aug 3
1153:Apr 4
1113:Jan 9
922:Elite
804:WS-55
697:HSS-1
260:Vísir
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