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Irish Air Shows / DC3 in Aer Lingus Colours for Bray 2017

« on: July 20, 2017, 10:13:59 pm »

Here's Springbok Classic Air DC3, ZS-NTE arriving into Shannon in June for a new coat of paint;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/shanair/35119506702

She's now wearing Aer Lingus' 1950's livery with the tail# of EI-ACD and due to appear at the Bray Air Show.

http://uk.flightaware.com/photos/view/951273-538591ba984c80a97a64d27c39e17d19625ba54e/staffpicksweek/sort/votes/page/2/size/fullsize

Well done to all involved. 

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Neither of the pictures are mine.

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Irish Air Corps / Easter 2016

« on: March 27, 2016, 05:09:45 pm »

Well done to all involved in the Easter 2016 Commemoration flypast, in what were obviously difficult conditions.

Also, whooHoo! Smoke! Where did that come from?

 


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Aviation News / former IAC Spit 159 down

« on: September 07, 2015, 01:17:22 pm »

The former Irish Air Coprs Supermarine Spitfire T9 Tail #159 was involved in a wheels up landing in Kent today (7th Sept).

It's not the first time she's landed on her belly. Luckily there were no reports of injuries. Hopefully pilot and machine will be back flying again soon.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-34174822

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitfire-mj772.html

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Air Corps News / Examiner - ‘If terrorists take a plane in Irish space, it’s game over’

« on: February 11, 2015, 02:26:40 pm »

From The Irish Examiner, 11th Feb 2015

Ireland is "Europe’s weakest link" in air defence cover because our Air Corps is so poorly equipped it cannot defend our airspace against hijackers taking over commercial aircraft or intrusions by foreign military aircraft.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/if-terrorists-take-a-plane-in-irish-space-its-game-over-311909.html

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Irish Air Corps / Air Corps 2015 Hawk & Falcon ops

« on: February 05, 2015, 10:24:29 am »

From The Journal.ie with Defence Forces video, explaining the Hawk and Falcon operations being undertaken at Casement by the Air Corps.

http://www.thejournal.ie/air-corps-birds-casement-1919540-Feb2015/

You were perhaps expecting a different kind of Hawk and Falcon?

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Aviation News / Bears & Typhoons

« on: January 30, 2015, 10:46:12 am »

It seems that a couple of VVS Bears were intercepted by RAF Typhoons off the Irish west coast.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-31050512

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/russian-nuclear-bomber-planes-fly-off-west-coast-of-ireland-as-british-typhoon-fighters-scrambled-30949988.html

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Aviation News / Angolan Alouette III crash

« on: January 30, 2015, 10:35:37 am »

From Allthingsaero.com

During a flying display on January 21 2015, a Sud Aviation/Aérospatiale SA-316B Alouette IIIA helicopter rotor severs its tail during a maneuver. The helicopter belonged to the National Angolan Air Force (FAN) at Saurimo (Lunda Sul). The display was a part of the celebrations of the 39th anniversary of the Angolan Air Force. The pilot and co-pilot of the helicopter survived.

with video

http://allthingsaero.com/general-aviation/video-angola-helicopter-crash-rotor-severs-tail

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Irish Air Corps / Air Corps' Photo Friday

« on: January 26, 2015, 09:31:33 pm »

A little competition for this parish perhaps! 

https://www.facebook.com/148942718466693/photos/a.154082837952681.30515.148942718466693/1027228110638145/?type=1

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Aviation Waffle / 19th Jan 2015 - Happy 75th EIDW!

« on: January 19, 2015, 12:27:14 pm »

January 19th 2015 is Dublin Airport's 75 Birthday.

Dublin Airport officially opened at 9:00am on January 19, 1940. It was a cold Friday morning when the inaugural flight - an Aer Lingus Lockheed 14 bound for Liverpool - departed from Collinstown Airport, as it was then known.

http://www.dublinairport.com/gns/about-us/history.aspx

Here's a picture from the early days (with a hat tip to Old Ireland on Twitter)



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Aviation Waffle / UK "spares" - get your wish list ready

« on: January 13, 2015, 12:26:51 pm »

According to The Irish Times 12th Jan 2015, a new agreement is to be signed between the Irish and UK governments that

... will involve the Irish Army training British soldiers in peacekeeping operations as part of a wide-ranging deal involving closer co-operation between the two defence forces. Another aspect of the agreement provides that the Irish Army will be provided, free of charge, with equipment that is surplus to the requirements of the British army.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ireland-and-uk-agree-historic-defence-agreement-1.2062356

So, what relatively fresh ex-Army Air Corps or ex-RAF items might be of interest?

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UK Air Shows / Lancasters @ Portrush 2014

« on: August 10, 2014, 02:00:05 pm »

The BBMF and Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Avro Lancasters are due at the Portrush show on both 6th & 7th of September.

http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx

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Aviation Waffle / Getting tight with the Blue Angels

« on: April 22, 2014, 05:17:07 pm »

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyk-XHuOyBM[/youtube]

 

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Military Photography / One for Machlooper - RAF Video

« on: January 22, 2014, 04:32:15 pm »

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjvgC1cKQGA[/youtube]

Best viewed full screen and in HD.

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Aviation Waffle / Coast Guard S-92 v S-61

« on: January 20, 2014, 11:11:48 am »

A question for the assembled parish brains trust ...

Watching the recent RTÉ coverage of the ICG heli feel upgrade http://www.rte.ie/news/player/2014/0114/20505465-latest-state-of-the-art-helicopter-added-to-coast-guard-fleet/ Chris Reynolds, Director of ICG states that one of the benefits that the S92 brings over its predecessor is that the S61 couldn't go direct Galway to Dublin during the winter, but would have to route around the coast to make the journey.

Is this true and if so why?

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Aviation News / RAF C17 in South Sudan rescue mission

« on: December 20, 2013, 11:06:58 am »

RAF C17 files to Juba to evacuate UK citizens from the country, only to find an earlier arrival, a Nova B737-500 had suffered a nose wheel collapse and had blocked the runway ... C17 still makes it in.

http://avherald.com/h?article=46d3d1cc

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raf-evacuates-britons-from-south-sudan

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