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Irish Air Corps / FAO Mick Delaney
« on: August 10, 2003, 07:57:52 am »
Hi Guys,

Thanks for all your help, I managed to get back in touch with Mick again.


Regards,

Frank.

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Irish Air Corps / FAO Mick Delaney
« on: August 03, 2003, 08:34:04 pm »
Hi Guys,

If any of you out there know Mick Delaney, ex Light Strike Sqn / Air Corps could you please get him contact me.

He sent me pictures over the weekend which I downloaded and have in the database (pictures of the Silver Swallows crew & Fougas at IAT 97), but there was a problem with my mail server and his original emails got deleted so I've lost his email address and the information that went with the pictures.

It's not a life or death situation, I just would like to contact Mick and thank him for the pictures and get the picture info again.


Regards,

Frank.

123
Irish Air Corps / Ex Air Corps Seafire for sale
« on: November 12, 2003, 11:14:21 am »
Hi Guys,

I received an email a few days ago from a person in England who has an ex Irish Air Corps Seafire (naval version of the Spitfire) for sale.

These are extracts from the original email and the reply to my questions:

Quote

Email 1:  

I have in my possesion a partly restored ex IAC Seafire. Would there be any interested parties in this aeroplane being repatriated to Dublin as a fully restored static.
 
Email 2:  

I was hoping that there was an official IAC museum and that perhaps Euro money could be used to purchase the aeroplane.

Its made up from RX 168 (Ex IAC 157) and some fuselarge frames of PR 302 (Ex IAC 146). The kit is 99% complete with original Merlin 55M and Rotol Prop, so it is straight forward for me to assemble it.

The assembly, like the restoration so far, would be to a very high aviation standard. Price would be £750,000 (€1.1m). About £500,000 (€721,000) less than a flyer but if the engine and prop were overhauled it would fly.  (Total price: €1.8m)



If any person or organisation out there is seriously interested in this aircraft and has or can organise the money or knows where this aircraft could be housed in Ireland please contact me for more information.

I will only deal with questions that will result in the Seafire coming to Ireland and nowhere else.


Regards,

Frank.

124
Irish Air Corps / Any news on the PC-9 colour scheme?
« on: June 22, 2003, 05:37:36 pm »
Hi Guys,

Has anybody out there heard what the paint scheme of the new PC-9M's will be?

(Ignoring of course the fictitious drawings & pictures that were on this site, the IMO site and also in Air Forces Monthly.)


Regards,

Frank.

125
Irish Air Corps / New Picture Database
« on: June 20, 2003, 01:15:16 am »
Hi Guys,

You may or may not have noticed but I've added a picture database to the gallery sections of both the Air Corps and Helicopters sections of this website.

The reason for this is due to the phenomenal success of this website and the amount of pictures being submitted.  I've decided to set up a database where all the new pictures submitted to this site will be listed as it takes up too much of my time to be creating a new page for each new picture.  Also, because of this database, the submission to publication time is significantly reduced, as those of you who have recently submitted pictures will know.

I've added new pictures to the database, mostly of airliners as I've been out to Dublin Airport trying out my new digital camera, but there are also some new Air Corps pictures that have been submitted recently.

I've also started to transfer all the pictures on this website to this database. What this means is that you, the user, will be able to better narrow down your selection of picture without having to browse through numerous galleries.

Now this database is still being set up and it is being refined as I go along, but never the less it is working.  Pictures are displayed newest addition first, while the older pictures already on IrishAirPics.com are displayed last.

Click here for the IrishAirPics.com Picture Database

When you visit this page you will see a picture count, this count is take directly from the database so it is 100% accurate.  Right now as I post this message the count stands at 155 different pictures.

Please give me any feedback you may have or let me know if you have any problems using the database.


Regards,

Frank.

126
Irish Air Corps / Salthill Air Show, who's going?
« on: June 19, 2003, 10:38:35 pm »
Hi Silver,

I wouldn't say you'd have much problem getting out of Galway after the air show as long as you didn't mind hanging around Galway / Salthill for an hour or two after the show and giving the traffic some time to die down.

This year show is pretty impressive, there are three dedicated display teams / aircraft displaying:

The Red Arrows

Royal Netherlands Air Force Display PC-7

Luftwaffe Tornado "Blue Lightning"

So you'll have more that just fast jets zipping up and down at high speed, and as well as that you have the GASU EC135 and the new Air Corps S-61N on display, it would be a shame to miss the show, I can't wait for it.

As for the badges, I don't know what the story with them is yet, I haven't been in Galway for a few weeks to visit the shop but I hope to get a look at the prototype sometime next week.  

It looked ok on their computer screen but I'll have to see a finished one before deciding if I'll get more made.


Regards,

Frank.   '<img'>

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Irish Air Corps / Salthill Air Show, who's going?
« on: June 19, 2003, 08:05:28 pm »
Hi Guys,

Is anybody here going to the Salthill Air Show this year?

I know some of you guys from the IMO.com board will be going but for the guys who use this board only will you be there?

If you are going you should travel early, the traffic will be absolutely mental.  It's crazy when there just the air show but with a football final on in Salthill at the same time..... forget it!  

If you can you should stay overnight, either that or leave plenty of time for travel.

I'll be there early and you won't be able to miss me..... I'll be the one wearing the green bomber jacket with an IrishAirPics.com badge on it, I'll have 2 cameras swinging out of my neck and I'll be running around like a kid in a toy shop at Christmas!



I'll be pretty hard to miss so make sure you say hello if you can catch me.


See you all there,

Frank.

128
Irish Air Corps / Special Marchetti Paint Scheme?
« on: June 20, 2003, 01:19:57 am »
Hi Claudel,

Thanks for that info.  I think the person who wrote the email I spotted the original mention in got their facts wrong.

I know of that Cessna but forgot about it, and I suppose I kind of hoped the Air Corps had done up a special paint job for air shows or something.

Anyway, thanks again for your help,


Regards,

Frank.

129
Irish Air Corps / Special Marchetti Paint Scheme?
« on: June 17, 2003, 09:52:22 pm »
Hi Guys,

I saw a curious reference to a special Marchetti paint scheme in an email today:

"...Warrior in a twin colour yellow front end and dark blue rear
with the IAC roundel placed over the divide just behind the
cockpit...."

This aircraft was apparrently in Baldonnel this morning.

Anyone got any ideas or more information?


Regards,

Frank.

130
Irish Air Corps / Salthill Air Show 2003 Update
« on: June 17, 2003, 08:54:31 pm »
Hi Guys,

As most of you probably know the Luftwaffe are sending a display Tornado to this year's Salthill Air Show.

I've just added pictures of their display aircraft "Blue Lightning" to the air show website:



Click here to visit the website for more photographs and information: www.salthillairshow.com


Regards,

Frank.

131
Irish Air Corps / Garda Helicopters.
« on: May 17, 2003, 04:20:02 am »
Hi IM,

They are used daily by the looks of it, I see either the Squirrel or the EC135 over Dublin frequently.


Regards,

Frank.

132
Irish Air Corps / Where should the Irish Air Corps have bases abroad
« on: April 22, 2003, 07:41:24 pm »
Ok Guys,

Before this topic decends into a slagging match I'm locking it out, I'm not trying to censor anyone but we all know the direction that this topic will take so I'm nipping it in the bud while we're all still friends. '<img'>


Regards,

Frank.

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Irish Air Corps / Should the Air Corps get fighter jets?
« on: April 20, 2003, 04:06:20 pm »
Hi Guys,

A few weeks ago the Minister for Defence Mr. Michael Smith was asked about the purchase of fighter jets for the Air Corps, and it was put to him that it was a disgrace that the RAF would have to be called upon to defend us in the event of a terrorist attack and that the government should be purchasing fighter jets instead of a VIP jet.  The Minister responded by saying:
 
"On the very day I would announce the purchase of such jets, people would be complaining that the money should be spend on education ..... A government's job is to priortise what the country's needs are...."

Do you think the Minister is right or wrong with this statement?  

Would you support his decision to buy fighter jets?  

Do we need these aircraft?

Should the Air Corps be equipped with jets that at the very least would be capable of catching up with a "stray" jetliner?

Post your thoughts & answers here.


Regards,

Frank.




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