{"id":36095,"date":"2025-08-03T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T12:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=36095"},"modified":"2025-08-03T14:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T12:46:27","slug":"solheimasandur-plane-wreck","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/solheimasandur-plane-wreck\/","title":{"rendered":"Solheimasandur Plane Wreck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Douglas C-117D 17171 is a local tourist attraction, located on Iceland\u2019s southern coast, the abandoned US Navy DC-3 aircraft crash-landed on the black sand beach in 1973. Fortunately, all crew members survived the emergency landing. Over time, the fuselage has become an iconic photo spot, contrasting starkly against the vast volcanic landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solheimasandur Plane Wreck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Path to Wrecked DC-3 Plane <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u00f3lheimasandur, 871<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/29\/iceland\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"474\">Iceland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d456395.8303973518!2d-20.02396868985902!3d63.45910637389044!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x48d739a755286129%3A0xedc60e1d7a9cb464!2sSolheimasandur%20Plane%20Wreck!5e0!3m2!1snl!2snl!4v1754224224220!5m2!1snl!2snl\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aircraft collection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solheimasandur-Plane-Wreck.png\" alt=\"Solheimasandur Plane Wreck\" class=\"wp-image-36096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solheimasandur-Plane-Wreck.png 507w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solheimasandur-Plane-Wreck-420x302.png 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solheimasandur-Plane-Wreck-240x173.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>17171<br><br>TF-ISB (FD939)<\/td><td>Douglas C-117D<br><br>Douglas Dakota 3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reaching the Solheimasandur Plane Wreck requires a 45-minute walk from the designated parking area, as driving directly to the wreck is prohibited to protect the fragile environment. Tourists are advised to dress appropriately for changing weather and to respect the site by avoiding climbing on the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With its dramatic setting and historical significance, the Solheimasandur Plane Wreck remains a powerful symbol of resilience and a must-see stop for those exploring Iceland\u2019s unique natural wonders.  Its state is becoming very bad. A replacement aircraft has been found in an ex RAF Dakota which was stored at Keflav\u00edk airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Douglas C-117D 17171 is a local tourist attraction, located on Iceland\u2019s southern coast, the abandoned US Navy DC-3 aircraft crash-landed on the black sand&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36095","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36095"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36098,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36095\/revisions\/36098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}