Aerial ice reconnaissance was accomplished by U.S. Coast Guard 

 Lockheed HC130B aircraft from the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station at 

 Elizabeth City, North Carolina. During the preseason flights the 

 aircraft operated from U.S. Air Force Base Goose Bay, Labrador; 

 U.S. Air Force Base Sondrestrom, Greenland; Canadian Forces Base 

 Summerside, Prince Edward Island; and Torbay Airport St. John's, 

 Newfoundland. During the iceberg season the aircraft operated out 

 of Canadian Forces Base Summerside, Prince Edward Island; Torbay 

 Airport St. John's, Newfoundland; and Gander Airport, Newfoundland. 



On 28 February the Ice Reconnaissance Detachment deployed to 

 Summerside from Elizabeth City. Occasionally, during periods of 

 good visibility, the aircraft operated from St. John's due to its 

 close proximity to the Grand Banks. The main base remained at 

 Summerside until 2 September when the Detachment returned to the 

 United States. Twice during the season, during 21-25 May and 16-19 June, 

 it was necessary to deploy two C-130 aircraft to take advantage of 

 forecast improvement in on scene weather conditions. A C-130 was 

 not deployed 4-7 August, 20-23 August and 25-30 August due to poor 

 weather present over the area and no forecast for improvement for 

 at least several days. 



