AERIAL ICE RECONNAISSANCE 



During the period 5 September 1972 to 31 August 1973 a 

 total of 83 ice observation flights were flown. Pre-season 

 flights made in January accounted for 6 flights, and the 

 remaining 77 flights were made during the ice season. 

 There was no requirement for any post-season flights. The 

 objective of the pre-season survey was to study the iceberg 

 distribution patterns in the Labrador Sea and to evaluate 

 the iceberg potential of the developing ice season. The 

 season flight objectives were to locate the southwestern, 

 southern, and southeastern limits of icebergs, to evaluate 

 the short term iceberg potential of the waters immediately 

 north of the Grand Banks, and occasionally to study the 

 iceberg distribution along the Labrador Coast. The flight 

 statistics shown in Table 1 do not include the flight 

 time required to make the passages between U.S. Coast Guard 

 Air Station, Elizabeth City, North Carolina and the operat- 

 ing bases for crew relief or aircraft maintenance. 



Table 1 - Aerial Ice Reconnaissance Statistics 

 September 1972 to August 1973 



Number of Flights Flight Hours 





 34.2 

 34.2 



28.0 

 54.9 

 94.5 

 83.6 



113.5 



65.3 



44.7 







484.5 



518.7 



