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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Field AViation Delivers Dash 8 Q Maritime Surveillance Aircraft To The Icelandic Coast Guard

Dash 8 Q300In a formal ceremony held at its Toronto Pearson airport facilities, Field Aviation today delivered a highly modified Dash 8 Q300 Maritime Surveillance aircraft to the Icelandic Coast Guard.

The event, which attracted more than 150 invited guests, included Iceland’s Ambassador to Canada, Her Excellency Ms. Sigridur Anna Thordardottir and Georg Larusson, director general of the Icelandic Coast Guard.

The event was also attended by Mr. K. C. Maple, a Canadian who, in an attempt to sail the North Atlantic to Norway from Canada in 2004, encountered a violent storm off the coast of Iceland and in 16-foot seas was rescued by an Icelandic Coast Guard Super Puma helicopter.

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