Patterson Field | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Patterson_Airfield.jpg) Patterson Airfield, 2022 | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Defunct |
| Serves | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Location | Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Coordinates | 63°57′31″N 22°32′31″W / 63.95861°N 22.54194°W |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Iceland_adm_location_map.svg)  Patterson Field Location in Iceland | |
Patterson Field is a former military airfield in Reykjavík/Reykjanesbær (Reykjanes), Iceland.
The Airfield placed near the Naval Air Station Keflavik (NAS Keflavík) or can be called Meeks Field.
Iceland served as a crucial link between Europe and North America during WWII. Hitler considered invading Iceland, but British and Canadian forces preempted this by occupying the island on May 10, 1940. The presence of British and Canadian troops, the strain on British forces, and the US's concern for Atlantic shipping lanes eventually integrated Iceland into American defence plans.[1]
- ^ "Five Icelandic Forts". Your Friend in Reykjavik. Retrieved October 12, 2024.