About this piece
Beneath the midnight sun in southern Iceland lies the wreckage of an American DC aircraft. During the Cold War, Keflavík Airport served as a strategically important military base for the United States, from which they monitored Soviet movements in the Atlantic. The aircraft and its crew were en route from the port town of Höfn to Keflavík, but something went terribly wrong along the way. Shortly after takeoff, the captain realized he would need to make an emergency landing. Due to dense, turbulent fog, he was unable to navigate properly, and only at the last moment did he spot the beach where he could bring the aircraft down—just six meters from the ocean. To this day, the exact cause of the near-disaster remains uncertain. The entire crew survived without injury—though undoubtedly marked by the trauma of the event.
Poetry
The poem featured in this piece was written by Hans Pilgaard.
Materials
Photograph on heavyweight photo paper.
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