Alcock and Brown Centenary

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vulcan57
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Alcock and Brown Centenary

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The Irish Air Corps did a flypast of Clifden, Co. Glaway of Saturday 15th June to mark the centenary of the first transatlantic flight by Alcock and Brown.

Image_G8A0048 by Roger Harrison, on Flickr

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Rick
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Re: Alcock and Brown Centenary

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No. 4 is a beaut :clap:
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Tomorrow.

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Very cool - and a travesty we haven't done anything in the UK!

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Re: Alcock and Brown Centenary

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Very nice, love the last two. :clap:

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Nice Shot in no.4, Shows off Connemara quite beatifully

Cant belive it was 14 years ago since the Replica did the actual flight accross the atlantic.
Cheers

George

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At least the Irish remembered. :facepalm:
Great shots btw. :clap:

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Nice pics and shows that the sun does shine in Ireland. No 4 shows Clifden beautifully.

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Fabulous shots, I echo the sentiments about number 4 :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Number 4 is a photo of the week and no mistake.

Glad the Irish put on a bit of a show to mark the event.

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Absolutely lovely shots! :clap:
Thomas

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