Had a very enjoyable visit to the Air Corps today...
Irish Air Corps - PC9M - 260 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps - Cessna FR 172 - 203 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps - PC9M by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps - AW 139 - 279 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps - PC9M - 261 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps - PC9M's - 260/262 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps - EC 135T2 - 272 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps - EC 135 - 271 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Eagle Section - Irish Air Corps - PC9M by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps - Eagle Section taxi back to the ramp by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps and Sunshine...again..
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Re: Irish Air Corps and Sunshine...again..
Nice selection of images, the PC-9 looks very smart in the grey colour scheme! Even the C172 looks smart
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Ledheadpilot27 wrote:Nice selection of images, the PC-9 looks very smart in the grey colour scheme! Even the C172 looks smart
I half remember seeing those 172s on delivery around 1968/9 was it Bournemouth?
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Re: Irish Air Corps and Sunshine...again..
Always enjoy seeing shots of this air arm's inventory and these are great. You've no idea how much I'd like to see one of the -172s at RIAT or elsewhere and those PC-9s definitely look the business. Someone please reform the Silver Swallows!
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Rare to see the I.A.C. PC9's with machine gun pods fitted.
Re: Irish Air Corps and Sunshine...again..
Excellent set of images. Many thanks for sharing them
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Thank's for the comments guy's...
They have a couple of aircraft fitted with the pods all the time now as they visit the range regularly...
I half remember seeing those 172s on delivery around 1968/9 was it Bournemouth?[/quote]
The Reims Rocket entered service in 1972 and they are looking at replacing they at the moment...
A couple more shots from the visit...
Irish Air Corps - Gulfstream IV - 251 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps PC9M - 260 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
warferry wrote:Rare to see the I.A.C. PC9's with machine gun pods fitted.
They have a couple of aircraft fitted with the pods all the time now as they visit the range regularly...
Ledheadpilot27 wrote:Nice selection of images, the PC-9 looks very smart in the grey colour scheme! Even the C172 looks smart
I half remember seeing those 172s on delivery around 1968/9 was it Bournemouth?[/quote]
The Reims Rocket entered service in 1972 and they are looking at replacing they at the moment...
A couple more shots from the visit...
Irish Air Corps - Gulfstream IV - 251 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr
Irish Air Corps PC9M - 260 by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr