Iceberg Reconnaissance and Communications 



During the 1990 Ice 

 Patrol year, 96 aircraft sorties 

 were flown in support of IIP, 

 43 for transit to St. John's, 

 Newfoundland and 53 for ice 

 observation. The ice obser- 

 vation flights were made to 

 locate the southwestern, 

 southern, and southeastern 

 limits of icebergs. In addition 

 6 logistics flights were neces- 

 sary to support and maintain 

 the patrol aircraft. Tables 3 

 and 4 show aircraft use during 

 the 1990 ice year. 



Aerial ice reconnais- 

 sance was conducted with 

 SLAR-equipped U. S. Coast 

 Guard HC-130H and HU-25B 

 aircraft. The HC-130H aircraft 

 deployed from Coast Guard 

 Air Station Elizabeth City, 

 North Carolina, and HU-25B 

 aircraft deployed from Coast 

 Guard Air Station Cape Cod, 

 Massachusetts. 



The HC-1 30 'Hercules' 

 aircraft has been the platform 

 for Ice Patrol aerial recon- 

 naissance since 1963. This 

 was the third year for the HU- 

 25B to serve as an Ice Patrol 

 platform. Although the HU- 

 258 does not have the range 

 of the HC-1 30, it can serve as 

 an excellent complement and 

 is normally capable of cover- 

 ing a majority of the IIP op- 

 erations area. 



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