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“NotesLogsLists” FILE for the HISTORICAL DATABASE of AVIATION SITES in IRELAND


file begins after information below

17.10.2018 previous update 27.09.2018

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to express my sincere thanks to Roger D.Caird from Dublin- who in 2001 supplied many of the early civil aircraft lists which I have
used on a lot of the different landing sites. He also set up the first “frame” using MS Access for the first ‘notes’ file on the off-line database. Later
changed to Excel

Special mention has to be made of Jim Breslin from Athlone who hosted IrishAvSites on his server athloneweb.com I have to say a massive
THANK YOU to him- because without his assistance- input and persistence from 2009 until 2017 IrishAvSites online probably would never have
happened. He constructed the first website and developed it into the four main sections of sitedata and notes- (which he changed from Access to
Excel and was later renamed NotesLogsLists)- plus maps and a photo album.
These are the same sections I am now trying to redevelop- starting with the datalist and NotesLogsLists files and later the map will be improved and
updated. While the present map is viewable- some of the data is out of date- but cannot be corrected because the map is locked and cannot be edited.
The photo album will be added later.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Almost every site listed- including some mountains- is on private property and in a lot of cases the owners home. Inclusion of a site
in this database- DOES NOT GRANT RIGHT OF ACCESS. If you wish to gain entry to any site- you must first request permission
from the owner or the operator. If their answer is NO- please RESPECT their decision.

Please note: The database is not suitable for use as an Aerial Navigational Aid in the location of aviation sites.
The grid reference and co-ordinates are taken directly from OSI-OSNI & Google maps for each site- these could
in fact be transferred to a GPS unit for use in locating aviation sites from the air. But please note there is NO
guarantee that the grid’s or co-ords used are correct.

THE DATABASE text area’s consists of two files: NotesLogsLists (on Word –shown below) and Sitedata (on Excel).
The “Historical Database of Aviation Sites in Ireland”- is intended to be the foundation of an on-going listing of
all aviation sites in the country- from the 1780’s balloon era to the present day. It is intended to cover the island of
Ireland- all the off shore islands plus aviation activity within the old three mile (five kilometer) off shore coastal limit.
It is intended to list all sites and locations used for aviation of any discription. Many sites have extreamly little
known about them- while many more are at present unknown me. If you can add to the list- I would be delighted
to hear from you. Dispite my best efforts- errors will be found in a database of this size- when you spot them-
please let me know by using the “CONTACT ME” link not available yet
I would be oblidged if you would pass on any new information you may have knowledge of- also using the same link.
when it’s made available Meanwhile you can contact me- Hugo Wilhare- on facebook via messages

Personal data
In 1999 when I first started the “notes” file as it was known then- long before any thought of an online website- I tried to include as much phone contact info as I could find. I would also
include the full address. Remember this was long before mobile phones and Google maps came into general use. A land line phone number was the main and sometimes the only way
of making contact- or there was the address- sending a letter via the post office. So in 2009 when it was decided to place the file on the web- I realised I had to delete all personal and
private data. And because I had spent a massive amount of time gathering this data- I was reluctant just to totally dispose if it. Instead I decided to place it in a separate file for future
reference use if nessary. It is mainly at small private sites that censoring is used simply because a lot of these sites were/are also the private homes of the site owner/operator.

Counties or City names shown in blue on the file- will indicate that DELETED private and personal data is available at the discretion of Admin- but
ONLY for GENUINE REASONS which must be indicated in writing to admin. Information on ONLY one site at a time can be requested. If information
is requested on multiple sites- then only the first on the list may be given. The first site marked in this way is at ID 0054 a long scroll down!! use 0054 to search

user information for the “NotesLogsLists” file
Where possible- each site will contain information related to the location. This info is gathered from many
different sources. Rather than just “copy & paste” it will be condenced into usable concise data to give an
overall image of the use and activity that took/takes place at each location where information is available.

ABBREVIATIONS USED
a/c aircraft
bu broken up – aircraft usually means that the entire airctaft- or whats left of it was destroyed
or possibly parted out as spares source
cofa Certificate of Airworthiness
c/n construction number (in brackets) C/N C/n or s/n serial No. which can be confused with the military serial (military registration)
cr crash/ed
dam damaged repairable
dbr damaged beyond repair un-repairable- so broken up- destroyed or to spares source
f from
f/f first flight
f/l forced landing
ntu not taken up - registration NTU
c/o change of ownership C/O CO also as “care off” a third party- person or address
reg registration tail number (US)
scr scrapped
(sic) quoted or added silly error as used in general literature
soc struck of charge SoC RAF military speak for wfu
toc taken on charge ToC RAF on active service
wfu withdrawn from use totally beyond use-spares source only
wfau withdrawn from active use possibly stored complete
w/o written off
AAC Army Air Corps British Army aviation units
ALG Advanced Landing Ground RAF
FAA Fleet Air Arm RN
IAAC Irish Army Air Corps
IAC Irish Air Corps
IAS Irish Air Service military
MU Maintenance Unit RAF
RLG Relief Landing Ground
SLG Satellite Landing Ground RAF site used as MU aircraft storage areas
RAF Royal Air Force
RFC Royal Flying Corps
RNAS Royal Naval Air Service
RN Royal Navy
USAF United States Air Force
USAAF United States Army Air Force
USNAS United States Naval Air Service
USN United States Navy


BASED/VISITING AIRCRAFT
It is intended to include full details of all flying equipment that was based in or visited smaller the sites in Ireland over the same time line-
not as a separate listing- but noted only at it’s based or visiting location. VISITORS to the major Airports WILL NOT BE INCLUDED with
a few exceptions. This is a truly monumental undertaking which will take many years to complete- even with only a basic listing at each site.

There are two main sources of the data used in the “NotesLogsLists” file- related to military aviation in Ireland. The first is from
‘A History of the Royal Air Force & the United States Naval Air Service in Ireland 1913- 1923’ from the Irish Air Letter with excellent
coverage of British- US Naval and the fledgling Irish military aviation and the Air Britain historic aviation DVD ‘BASES’ This is a
detailed collection of all British military aviation activity in England- Ireland- Scotland & Wales since 1912.
Owning a copy of each is Highly recommend.

Sites where Military aircraft were BASED will show listings in separate groups as follows:
Military Unit Based/Movements
Military Aircraft Based/Movements
and where appropriate
Civilian Aircraft Based/Movements

All other sites will show Military movements INCLUDED within the chronological (date) listing of all based and plus some interesting visiting aircraft

My goal is to cover ALL aviation activity in Ireland over the time frame of the database. But- it would be an impossible task to include every
single movement that has ever taken place at every site in the country and that will probably always remain way out of my reach. I will try to
include ALL movements at general and light aviation sites- BUT only based activity at the Airports and because it is an “Historical” database
I have decided to limit the listing of based aircraft only to those registered prior to 31.12.1999- with maybe some exceptions for unusal or
historic visitors. I made this decision simply because I feel it would be totally impossible for me to keep track of the proliferation of aviation
activity that has taken at all Irish airports over the last 20 or so years. AND also because most of this data is readily available from various
specialist groups- societies and civil aircraft register which is published monthly by the Irish Aviation Authority showing all new registrations.
Some sites below do show comprehensive listings of activity- but even these are VERY far from being definitive. Some sites will remain blank
simply because no activity records exsist for them. But I will always rely mostly on contributions from visitors to the website to help fill in the
many- many gaps in the data.

CONSTRUCTION NUMBERS or not.
c/n also known confusingly as SERIAL NUMBERS by some manufacturers- which can cause mis-understandings with the military serial (registration) numbers.
While the vast majority of aircraft constructed around the world were issued with c/n’s- it would seem some manufacturers prior to 1920 did not
issue construction numbers to military airframes at the time of construction. However- when some RAF aircraft in active service were reconditioned
or upgraded prior to 1920- these belatedly received c/n’s. So far I have noted that all pre 1920’s military deHavilland’s and early Handly Page
machines were not issued with c/n’s. Possibly all manufactures followed this pratice during that period.
Again during the second world war- some military aircraft manufactors still had not incorporated c/n’s a part of the aircraft identity and because of the
vast increase in production- many original manufacturers had to contract out production to various other manufacturing companies. Most- if not all of
those companies also did not add identity c/n’s to any aircraft constructed by them and this is why the “no c/n” notice is so prevalent on military aircraft.

DATA in GREEN via Air Britain “Bases” The Encyclopedia of Airfields and Military Flying Units in Britain since 1912 wnen Ireland was British until 1922- BUT not since
with my input in blue The Encyclopedia of (MOST but not all landing site’s) Airfields and Military Flying Units in Britain (and Ireland) since 1912

DATA layout for aircraft on the NotesLogsLists file
from (location or UK postcode) based-visitor registration a/c type+c/n date arrived-date departed owner/operator to (location) then notes related to the site or new – only a few added so far or other info or other dates as required aircraft

DATA Lists These text areas of the database- consisting of sitedata and NotesLogsLists- can NEVER claim to be the definitive listing of aviation activity in Ireland-
however they may rightly claim to be the most comprehensive listing of Irish Aviation activity available anywhere- but because it is an ongoing process-
it will never be complete or for that matter never be up to date.

DATES and LETTER CODES for BASED- STORED & VISITING AIRCRAFT used on both files
date columns-first column indicates not always position
A probable date of arrival shown after the date 1st date column-usually refers to all aircraft
CO change of ownership shown after the date
D delivery date shown after the date 1st date column-usually refers to all aircraft
L aircraft leased shown after the date 1st date column and may appear in different areas of the database
N noted-based stored or visiting shown after the date 1st date column-this notation may also appear in many different areas
of the database
R date of registration shown after the date 1st date column-refers to all aircraft
RR re-registration of this aircraft and will appear anywhere on the list
RS restoration of a previous registration
S sold date
This column will also be used to show the order in which based aircraft arrived- by date- with the first/oldest arrival at the top.
This method is used on all sites to show progression of aircraft through the site. No OTHER progression indicator is used on the lists.
However this method is NOT used on the IRISH AIR CORPS register-that list follows the serial allocations ONLY which simplifies a serial search

RX or other double code letters sometimes apprears TIGHTLY BETWEEN the dates this is only because there is insufficient space to allow for a gap-
the R = registration & X = cancellation date-other letters can also appear as required

second column indicates
d probabal date of departure shown before or after the date 2nd date column
X date registration cancelled shown before or after the date 2nd date column

LIVE or SLEEPING AIRCRAFT
Reference is made in the NotesLogsLists file to aircraft as “Active” or “Current”.
Active obviously means that the aircraft is in normal flying condition.
Current means that the aircraft or parts of it are still extent- complete or dismantled- but not active for any number of reasons and usually
stored or possibly scrapped with parts still at this location. When aircraft cease to exsist in any form- they are of-course no longer current.
If there is no claimed ownership of the Current remains of an airframe- then the last known registered owners will be listed as the “owners”-
even if the registeration has been X’ed (cancelled)

LOOK UP-NO BASE HERE see definition at bottom of Site Types below



LONE BLACK LINES these lines are used in the file below as separators between aircraft LOGS and normal traffic
and in the IRISH AIR CORPS register all data within the lines relates to the aircraft shown in black text

PHOTOS P3 indicates “Hugos” photo’s taken at that location and will appear on the extream left of the text line. These are FREE to download and use as you wish-
listed on NotesLogsLists file my only request is to PLEASE make them attributal to Hugo Wilhare. Figure shows the number of available photos of the subject taken on the same day.
P-Indicates donated photos will also appear on the extream left of the text line.
Please note any photos marked with a red P ARE NOT FREE TO DOWNLOAD WITHOUT OWNERS PERMISSION.
this is a new addition - very few indicators have yet been added

POSTCODES ln some cases- aircraft previously based in the UK only will show the last UK postcode address associated with the aircraft. It will appear on the left
at the start of the row. this is a new addition - very few postcodes have yet been added.
Authorities in the Republic of Ireland have introduced postcodes here. They will NOT be used on the database because each separate code pinpoints
one single building only. Unlike the UK system where they show a cluster of about 25 buildings per code and does not identify individual structures.

REGISTRATIONS You will note some registrations show the number 2 directly after the letters. This indicates that this is the second allocation of these marks to an
airframe- which probably means the first allocation was not taken up and were then re-allocated to this airframe. On at least one occasion the
number 3 is used to show that this is the third time these marks were allocated and then finally used.

SITE NAMES There are three NAME categories
P=primary names usually the townland in which the site is located (named as per Ordnance Survey maps) or sometimes a location within a
townland.
P will NOT be indicated on the NotesLogsLists file below. however it WILL appear in the SITEDATA file
Primary names in the NotesLogsLists file will show as much site data and detail text as possible.
O=other names various other area names such as the nearest town and sometimes the site owners name may be used as Other Names
and will direct the user to the Primary name including it’s ID number.
O will NOT be indicated on the NotesLogsLists file below. However it WILL appear in the SITEDATA file
A=alternative spelling refers to local or popular spelling of that site. Names shown with alternative spellings- will direct the user to the Primary
name- including it’s ID number.
A is the only one of the three that will be indicated on both SITEDATA and the list below (with an A after the site name)


AVIATION SITE TYPES in IRELAND is MY definition of most of the site types found in Ireland - which is open to discussion

AERODROME Description used- probably before the First World War- to describe a location set aside primarily
for the use of aeroplanes. In everyday use until 1942- when Winston Churchill stated that from
that time on- all “Aerodromes” will be re-titled “Airfield” following the US entry into the European
conflict. Some publications still use the term “Aerodrome”- more out of nostalgia- rather than for any
hope of bringing the title back into general use.

AIRFIELD Since 1942- when the title of “Airfield” came into regular use to discribe any site from a large military
aviation base- right down to a private site with a single runway- with one hanger- plus training facilities.

AIRPORT Civil passenger and freight operations with regular schedualed services. Some airports started as military
bases and supported civil operations and roles were reversed at some sites in later years
As will be noted- some airfields today are regularly refered to as “Airports” which of course they can do- if
they so wish- but technically incorrect because of the lack of regular schedualed passenger services.

AIRSHIP MOORING-OUT STATION
First World War site used for the holding of and re-supply of airships away from their base stations.

AIRSHIP PATROL STATION
First World War military airships base.


AIRSTRIP Normally- private grass strip/s- from which one or more fixed wing aircraft operate. Some airstrip’s support
hard landing area’s- such as compacted gravel coated with grass- a mixture of grass and tarmac- through
to full tarmac and hangar/s- but no training.

BALLOON BASE Home location of the balloon- and usually not a launch site.

BALLOON LAUNCH SITE Self explanatory.

BASE Term used during WW2 by the United States military to define airfields under their.control. Sometimes used since WW2-
but the term is now dying out in Ireland.

BEACH STRIP This term is used for ANY aviation activity on sand.

DECOY SITES Second World War sites constructed in open country in order to resemble nearby airfields and
to attract enemy action away from the real sites.

EMERGENCY LANDING GROUND-ELG
Basically- a military landing ground- strategically positioned so as to receive aircraft in distress-
and as a location to land at- when the home base is not available- for any reason.

FIELD STRIP One off site- used only a couple of times- mostly before the second world war.
See flying circus reference below. The same title is now used for similar site’s to-day

FLYING CIRCUS SITES We have also referred to each site used by the flying circus and display groups of the 1930’s-
as a FIELD STRIP- because at that time the majority of private site’s were known as aerodrome’s
or landing ground’s. Title’s that seemed inappropriate for site’s that would in all probability see
very little use.

FREE FALL PARACHUTE DROP ZONE
Special landing area used by parachutists. Can be located on or off-airfield. Also shown as FFPDZ

GLIDER- FIELD/ AIRSTRIP/ BEACH STRIP
Location of glider activity. Some sites operate powered aircraft as tugs- while others use- or have
used- cables and or vehicles as glider launch systems

HANG-GLIDER / PARAGLIDER SITE
Self explanatory.

HELIBASE This is my definition of all military helicopter landing sites- large and small. Title used to show that
it is a military site only and does not reflect its size.

HELIPAD This title covers many private sites- from those with dedicated hard landing areas and marked
with a H- to the open grass area- with no markings- but with multiple helicopter activity.

HELIPORT Civil passenger and freight operations with regular schedualed services and/or a full helicopter
maintenance facility.

HELISTOP Title was used for the landing site at NORTH WALL- Dublin- (equated to the bus-stop). We thought
it would be a more appropriate for the sites that would see just one or two visitors- and sometimes
never be used again.
In 2004 when I decided to include helistops in the database- apart from the commercial operators
like Irish Helicopters and Celtic- there were only about 30 or so (private) helicopters in the Republic.
At the same time Northern Ireland only had a handful of private helicopters- but from 2005 on they
also experienced the same massive increase in helicopter traffic as did the Republic.
My thinking was that a helistop could turn out to be a helipad even if seldom used and that was still
the same in 2006 when we had 130+ privately owned Irish registered helicopters in the Republic
and almost as many carrying foreign registrations. Also those number‘s were increasing on a daily basis.
With that volume of helicopter traffic it did seem ridiculous to keep adding helistops to the database-
but as I have stated above there was always the possibility that a helipad may materilise from a helistop.

Obviously I was unable to keep up with the vast majority of helistop site’s. But I did record those that
came to my attention.
By 2009 helicopter operations both North and South had decreased dramatically as did helistop sites-
which eased this particular problem.

KITE BALLOON STATION First World War kite balloons were inflated at these sites- and transferred to warships-
attached to the ship by a winch system and used as lookout points from high above the deck.

LANDING STRIP Little used. Not an Airfield - nor an Airstrip. No Facilities.

LOOK UP-NO LANDING SITE HERE
This section is located at the BOTTOM of the NotesLogsLists file and is an Attempt at some coverage
of LOW LEVEL overflights- plus air shows or flying displays held away from airfields- airports etc- such
as Bray- Salthill- Portrush etc.

MICROLIGHT AIRSTRIP Similar to airstrip- but generally with a shorter landing/ take-off grass area- some are not suitable for use
by some group 1 fixed wing aircraft.

MILITARY LANDING GROUND
Military version of the “AIRSTRIP”. The title Landing Ground was used pre “World War Two” for some
private site’s.

MARINE Area of water based aviation. All private- civilian and military water based aviation activity will be
titled “MARINE”- and may be on a canal- river- lake- lough or on the open sea around the Irish coast.

MODEL FLYING SITE Some operators prefer to use the term “Radio Controlled” rather than “Model” for the site type.

OFF-SHORE This term is used for sea landings- accidents or incidents that have taken place around the coast
of the island of Ireland. As the majority of these took place prior to the 1960’s- we have generally
kept to within the old three mile (5km) limit from the coast- but depending on the incident- I may
cover some activity futher out from the coast.

OTHER SITES The database was set up in this manner so as to accommodate sites of ANY description related
to aviation in Ireland. It will be noticed that some site types used in the NotesLogsLists file are not
shown in the site types list above - this is intentional- as some of these sites are one off’s while
others may not be frequently used.

PARAMOTOR SITES These sites are normally suitable unprepared fields- with approaches free from obstacles.
All take off’s and landings are obviously INTO any sutable wind conditions that may be available.
At least 100m of a clear level run is required with no obstacles for safe operations.
Paramoter aircraft come in two different types. The first has a power pack strapped on the back
of the operator and when the parachute deploys- is foot launched . As such they are not required
to carry a civil aircraft registration in the UK. These aircraft are also exempted from registration in
the Republic of Ireland. Initially the sites we have placed on the database are primarily related to
this type of paramotor. The second paramotor type carries the power pack on a frame- which may
contain one or two seats and also a wheeled undercarriage. In this configuration the owner is
oblidged to apply for and display the UK civil aircraft registration on the aircraft. I am not sure if
the (Irish) IAA also have such a requirement.

STARFISH SITES Set up in remote areas in order to convince enemy night bomber crews that they were attacking
built-up or other strategic locations- used during Second World War.

TEMPORARY LANDING GROUND
As the title states a temporary version of the military landing ground.



The “NotesLogsLists” file for Aviation Sites in Ireland database
starts here

See above for Guide to both the NotesLogsLists and the sitedata files

this file- operates in (ID) Numerical order ONLY

0001 Abbey Galway Airstrip Private
see Newtown North 0263

0002 Abbeybraney Wexford Airstrip Private
Gusserane owner/operator Burke Corbett
Abbeybraney
11k SE of New Ross Gusserane
about 2.5k NE of Gusserane New Ross
Co Wexford

info fom Roger D.Caird
Possible base for the Snowflake Flying Group.

based? EI-BCN Piper J/3c-65 Cub (12335) 26.11.1976R Active Snowflake Flying group
visitor EI-BJO Cessna R.172K Hawk XP II (R172-3340) 22.06.1994N Padraig (Patrick) Hogan-(Donal?) G. Ryder (pilots on record flight-Peadar Conroy & Jarleth Conneely)

On 22.06.1994- during their record breaking flight around Ireland- North
& South- EI-BJO Cessna 172 landed at 61 different airfields/airstrips-
including Abbeybraney. They departed Galway 04:40 required refuelling
three times(Cork-Weston-Sligo) and finished the flight after 17 hours of
which 13h 50m was spent flying 1h 05m taxiing & holding and the remainder
refuelling- etc.

0003 Abbeyfarm Tipperary Landing Ground? / Field strip RAF/Private
Clonmel 1 owner ?
operator Sir Alan Cobham on 04.07.1933 at Abbey Farm
CWA.Scott on 21.05.1936 possibly Abbey Farm
3k W of Clonmel railway station Irish Aero Club on 04.06.1937 at Abbey Farm
directly S of the N24 roundabout and the rail line. Inishlounaght
Abbeyfarm
Clonmel
Co Tipperary

This may also have been the location of the landing ground used by the RAF
in Clonmel during 1921.

Abbeyfarm was possibly used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Tue 04.07.1933.
All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933 tour of
Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Abbeyfarm.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Crudd
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation owner Pilot
Youth of Britain II visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry (4) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham Joseph R.King sold to CWA.Scotts Flying Display
Youth of Britain III G-ABSJAirspeed AS.4 Ferry (5) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham CK Turner-Hughes sold to VT-AFO 00.04.1934
& JD.Parkinson
G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP (5148) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham F.Jaques sold to FG.London 00.08.1936
G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP (5143) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham H.Rawson sold to HR.Starkey-Howe 18.12.1935
G-ABBX deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth (1278) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham B.Wilson sold to GE.Archdale 00.09.1934
G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth (363) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham R.Warner sold to OR.Guard 00.11.1934
G-ABUL deHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth (3107) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933
G-ACEZ deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (3186) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham Charles WH.Bebb sold to Brooklands Av Ltd 00.10.1935
Youth of Ireland G-ACEX deHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth (4056) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham R Ogden sold to Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
Youth of Newfoundland G-ACEY deHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth (4057) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham W.Easdown sold to Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
Youth of New Zealand G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 (W.10-1) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham CH.Brernridge fatal crash Aston Clinton 22.09.1934
G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 (W.10-2) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham reserve aircraft CofA lapsed 23.09.1934 scr Malta
Youth of Britain-Austraila G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive (HP.35) 04.07.1933 Alan Cobham Aviation Ltd Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson 00.11.1935X
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock (2050/1) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham Geoffrey Tyson CofA lapsed 27.03.1935
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll (2920/2) 04.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham Charles WH.Bebb donated to CAE Brooklands 00.06.1934

possibly used by CWA.Scott's Flying circus visit to Clonmel on Sun 21.05.1936.
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display
Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham [with effect from 11.12.1935]

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.
1936 Tour-CWA.Scott’s Flying Circus Owner Pilot
visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry (4) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd Joseph R.King sold to Air Publicity Ltd 00.11.1936
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry (5) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd Joseph R.King sold.to.Air Publicity Ltd 00.11.1936
G-ACOK Avro 504N (F2588) no c/n RAF serial 21.05.1936 Launcelot John Rimmer/Percival Phillips Launcelot John Rimmer cr Rhyl 00.08.1938
G-ACRE Avro 504N (E9408) no c/n RAF serial 21.05.1936 Percival Phillips Percival Phillips cr Gamlingay 13.02.1938
G-ADDA Avro 504N (K1810) no c/n RAF serial 21.05.1936 Percival Phillips Percival Phillips 00.12.1946X
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet (679) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd HA.Shotter sold to A Harris 00.12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet (697) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd HA.Shotter CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet (696) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd HA.Shotter sold to JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone (15) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd ldwal Jones sold to LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone (9) 21.05.1936 BAC(1935)Ltd ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
G-ACUT Cierva Avro 671 Autogiro C.30A (725) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd AL Harris-RJ Ashley sold Malcolm & Farquh 00.03.1937
G-ADWG deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (3492) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd Winifred Crossle sold to Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Scott HM.14 Pou du Ciel (SFD.1) 21.05.1936 CWA.Scotts Flying Display Ltd Martin Hearn ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ACJI Short S.16 Scion (S.766) 21.05.1936 Launcelot J. Rimmer Launcelot J. Rimmer
? G-ABIF Southern Martlet 21.05.1936 Air Travel Ltd unconfirmed participant
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

The Irish Aero Club gave an air display here on Fri 04.06.1937.
visitor? EI-AAJ deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth (1866) 04.06.1937 Irish Aero Club unconfirmed participant
visitor? EI-AAU deHavilland DH.60G-III Moth Major (5032) 04.06.1937 Irish Aero Club unconfirmed participant

0004 Abbeyleix 1 Laios Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Abbeyleix
Co Laios

visitor G-EEVS Agusta A109A-11 30.05 1994N Norbrook laboratories Ltd

0005 Abbeyshrule 1 Longford Airfield Private
Drumanure owner Jim Byrne
Drimanure A Drumanure
Abbeyshrule
800m SW of Abbeyshrule 2 Co longford
22k WNW of Mullingar operator Abbeyshrule Development Co
AKA Courtney’s Field
5335n 0740w 2100ft grass r/w

The original airfield of this name was owned by Jim Byrne RIP- who sadly died in the crash of EI-BBP
on 20.09.1976. The airfield was opened in 1957 and closed 09.1976 on the death of the owner.
It was operated by the Abbeyshrule Development Co.

additional to info from Roger D.Carid
The old airfield was in the dog-leg of the canal. It was N of the canal and W of the road behind the Rustic Inn pub.
The farm on which the airfield was located was owned by Jim Byrne- it was Officially opened on 01.07.1957.


Extract by CFI George Farrah from Abbeyshrule 2- 21st Airshow 1992 [booklet]
Abbeyshrule 1
The fact that I was born and reared in Abbeyshrule meant that I couldn’t have escaped the flying bug. From a
very early age I was fascinated by aeroplanes. Perhaps I was one of the luckier ones- for my dream came
true in the mid 1950’s when a couple of Tiger Moths came to a sports event in Abbeyshrule- which incidentally
was held in the same field in which the present airfield Abbeyshrule 2 is located. Then I remember Tiger Moths
landing in the late Frank Kenny’s field in Castlewilder. As I had no bicycle at the time- so I had to walk to the bog
bridge which is situated at the east end of the present airfield and look across the River Inny at what I thought at
the time were two giant aeroplanes on the ground- as they looked so small in the air. (see Abbeyshrule 4 1502).
The following year (1957) the late Jimmy Byrne and three other pilots bought a B.A. Swallow- El-AGH- and kept it in
Abbeyshrule on Jimmy’s farm. Legend has it that the Swallow was being transported to Abbeyshrule by road-
and a few miles from Abbeyshrule it was removed from the lorry- rigged in a field and flown into Abbeyshrule
by Jimmy.
Things were only to get better for me when the late Johnny Farrell from Doughill bought a Tiger Moth from
John Kerr Jnr of Athboy (EI-AHJ- 06.11.1956-30.08.1958) He kept it in an open hanger in Abbeyshrule. As a
boy- I was very fortunate that I had to pass the airfield on my way to school and could look across the hedge
at the Tiger- morning and evening.
The Swallow was kept in an old Nissen hut as it’s wings could be folded back. Some of the other children and I
helped to take the Swallow out of the hut. Often I helped to stick on patches with red dope which Jimmy kept in
the hut- and I’d go down to McGoey’s petrol pump for a five-gallon drum of petrol which cost £1. Jimmy was an
ace pilot and whenever he got the opportunity to fly the Tiger’ he would give us the thrill of our lives.
In 1957 Abbeyshrule had its first Air Display. Aircraft included Tiger Moths- Swallows- Austers- Miles Messengers
and a de Havilland Dragon which was used to give joy flights at five shillings per head. I was longing for a flight-
but unfortunately I didn’t have five shillings. Also at the Display there was a paracute descent by Freddie Bond.
Sadly the flying stopped in the late 1950s and was not revived until the early 1970’s- when Abbeyshrule Aero Club
formed and Rallye El-ATS- was purchased.
I took my first flying lesson on the 17th June- 1973 with John Barkel- an ex-RAF Wing Commander who came
to Abbeyshrule as a flying instructor in 1972. My first solo flight on the 21st October- 1973 was the greatest
experience of my life. Unfortunately- John Barkel left Abbeyshrule in mid 1974- which meant we were flying with
different instructors who helped us out until the arrival of Paul Van Lonkhuyzen in late 1974.
I did the flight test for my private Pilots Licence on the 31st March- 1975 with Michael McCabe from the Department
of Transport. Michael encouraged me to work towards getting an instructor’s rating- as the club needed local people
to give flying instruction. I began my instructors course with the late Ian Swailes from Dundalk- who was also Chief
Flying Instructor (C.F.l.) at Abbeyshrule. This meant flying to Dundalk for tuition. This didn’t work out too well-
as Dundalk Flying Club was very busy every Sunday. I finished my instructor’s course with John Judge in Fethard.
I did my flight instructor’s test with Michael McCabe on the 09.05.1976. The first year I did 250 hours of instruction.
Abbeyshrule 2
Then I was appointed Chief Flying Instructor at Abbeyshrule 2 on the 24.05.1979- and I have logged in excess of
two thousand- hours since. (1992)

IAL 501 p.29 09.2016
On 5 August 1956 there was an air display at Abbeyshrule- attended by many aircraft from Weston- including the Dragon. There were displays by Tiger Moths and Provosts of the Air Corps.
In mid October 1956 there was another air show at Abbeyshrule- by then a licensed aerodrome. It was some 30 to 40 minutes flying from Weston. Major Morgan visited in his Auster EI-AGJ
and Swallow EI-AGA was also in attendance

based EI-AGH BA Swallow 2 (488) 04.05.1957R 18.04.1959 James Byrne & partners fatal cr 18.04.1959-12.02.1960X

1st Abbeyshrule 1 Air Show 15.07.1957 which included (also recorded as 21.07.1957 via Irish Air Letter No.502 p.20 10.2016)
Tiger Moth/s
Swallow/s
Auster/s
Miles Messenger/s
and a deHavilland Dragon
(log/photos for this event anyone?)
at which the Leinster Aero Club- the Shannon Aero Club- the Dublin Gliding Club and the Irish Parachute Club all put
in an appearance. As well as many Tigers- there were demonstrations by Chipmunks- Messengers and Swallows via Irish Air Letter No.502 p.20 10.2016
.

based EI-AHJ de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (86414) 30.08.1958R 01.12.1969 Johnny Farrell did Johnny fly from Drumanure (Abbeyshrule 1) during the
Tiger Moth’s registered period- which corresponds with the
airstrip’s non-op period
visitor EI-AMU BA Swallow 2 (449) 05.04.1963 Patrick Anthony (Tony) Doyle cr here 05.04.1963-11.03.1966X
Apparently- the airfield was non-opperational between late 1950’s and 1970
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 20.04.1970R Bruton & Farrar
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 22.12.1971R 00.06.1977 Longford Aviation
based EI-AVB Aeronca 07AC Champion (7AC-1790) 14.06.1971R 00.06.1977 GG.Bracken
based EI-AVU Stampe SV.4C (1060) 14.07.1972R 00.06.1977 SP.O’Carroll
based EI-AWR Melmo MFI-9 Junior (01-1963) 12.06.1973R 00.06.1977 W. Calder Potts
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (880) 12.01.1974R 00.06.1974 Longford Aviation
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8448) 28.06.1974R 13.11.1975 Robert Hall-Mike Skelly & Partner (Farrar-Hall-Skelly-McGinnity)
based EI-BAJ SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (171) 17.10.1974R 00.06.1977 Dublin Tiger Group
based EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M (172-1267) 02.05.1975R 00.06.1977 Fahey & Fitzgerald

Abbeyshrule 1 Kildare Flying Club Breakfast Patrol (log?) 10.05.1975

P fly-in visitor EI-ATM Piccard AX.6 (105) 00.00.0000N Wilf Wollet this balloon was sold to the Dublin Balloon Club 07.05.1971 and
flown by them until sold to Wilf Wollett 15.07.1974 he used the
balloon for just one year. It was withdrawn from use 26.07.1975.
These dates do not fit with any of the fly-in dates- except the
Kildare Flying Club Breakfast Patrol on 10.05.1975. EI-ATM did fly
at an event at abbeyshrule 1 / Drumanure but date is unknown.
Also in attendance at the same event were these aircraft:
P fly-in based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1582) 00.00.1972R Longford Aviation carrying the titles “Abbeyshrule Aero Club”
fly-in visitor EI-AOD2 Cessna 182J (182-57249) 00.00.0000 D.Rowan & T.Kileen noted in the foreground of the EI-ATM photo.
plus fly-in visitor ????? Auster?
plus fly-in visitor ????? Jodel?

log Abbeyshrule 1 fly-In 09-10.08.1975 via Irish Air Letter p.04 09.1975 No. 007 all aircraft listed were noted on 10.08.1975
visitor EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat (2208) 10.08.1975 WG.Rafter
visitor EI-AMK Auster J/1 Autocrat (1838) 10.08.1975 Leinster Aero Club/Irish Aero Club
visitor EI-AMO Auster J/1N Aiglet (2792) 10.08.1975 OMAC Builders
visitor EI-AUM Auster J/1 Autocrat (2612) 10.08.1975 TG.Rafter
visitor EI-AYN Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander (804) 10.08.1975 Aer Arran Teo
visitor EI-BBA Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander (444) 10.08.1975 Aer Arran teo
visitor EI-AOO Cessna 150E (150-61225) 10.08.1975 Limerick Flying Club
visitor EI-APF2 Reims Cessna F.150G (F150-0112) 10.08.1975 Midland Flying Club
visitor EI-ATH2 Reims Cessna F.150J (F150-0426) 10.08.1975 Irish Aero Club
visitor EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 10.08.1975 Irish Aero Club
visitor EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 10.08.1975 Irish Tank & Pipe Co
(F172-1092)
based EI-BAG Cessna 172A (172-47571) 10.08.1975 Irish Parachute Club
visitor EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 10.08.1975 Joyce Aviation
display visitor IAC206 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0346) 10.08.1975 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC208 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0348) 10.08.1975 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC209 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0349) 10.08.1975 Irish Air Corps
visitor G-AWPV Reims Cessna F.172H Skyhawk 10.08.1975 Maurice John McChesney
(F172-0585)
visitor EI-AOD2 Cessna 182J (182-57249) 10.08.1975 D.Rowan-T.Kileen
visitor EI-ATL Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-4674) 10.08.1975 Kildare Flying Club Ltd
visitor EI-ANT Champion 7ECA Citabria (7ECA-38) 10.08.1975 Setanta Flying Group
visitor EI-AUB deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (86509) 10.08.1975 FE.Bigger
visitor G-BAFA American Aviation AA-5 Traveller 10.08.1975 Truman Aviation Ltd
(AA5-0201)
visitor EI-AWR Melmo MFI-9 Junior (01.1963) 10.08.1975 Cantara Business Services
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 10.08.1975 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AUE SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1359) 10.08.1975 Munster Aero Club
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (880) 10.08.1975 Longford Aviation
visitor N45037 Naval Air Factory N3N (2633) 10.08.1975 Commander Aircraft Sales
visitor EI-BAP Piper J-3C-65 Cub L-4J (12499) 10.08.1975 J.Molloy
visitor G-ARBX Piper PA-18 Super Cub (18-7355) 10.08.1975 Archibald Alexander Alderdice
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8448) 10.08.1975 Robert Hall-Mike Skelly & Partner
visitor N80WT Piper PA-23 Aztec (27-2554) 10.08.1975 Brian Carpenter
visitor G-AVRY Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-4089) 10.08.1975 Roses Flying Group
visitor N1221J Rockwell 112A Commander (221) 10.08.1975 N.Hanlon 28.05.1975R EI-BBB (still carrying N reg as late as 10.08.1975)
visitor G-AVGJ SAN Jodel DR1050 (265) 10.08.1975 Raymond Frank Peck
visitor EI-AVT SNCAN Stampe SV-4C (399) 10.08.1975 J.Gallagher
visitor IAC214 Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette 111 (2122) 10.08.1975 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (106) 10.08.1975 Norbert Reilly
visitor EI-BAF Thunder AX-6-56 (027) 10.08.1975 DE.Williams

based EI-AYS Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8448) 13.11.1975R 00.06.1977 Robert Hall-Mike Skelly-Farrah-McGinnitty
based EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airedale (B.509) 18.11.1975R 00.06.1977 Kerry Gliding Club 00.06.1977X pending sale-see 17.07.1977
based EI-BBP SOCATA MS.893E Rallye (12483) 10.03.1976R 20.09.1976 T.Gannon crashed Galtee Mountains 20.09.1976 killing 3 crew en-route
Kilbrittain-Abbeyshrule
visitor D-ECRM Reims Cessna FR.172H (F172H-0296) 17.06.1976N Bittner-Michela
stored dismantled EI-ANN deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth (83161) 00.07.1976N Dublin Tiger Club 12.11.1965X after a short Irish career- having been registered on
06.10.1964. The cancellation resulted from a crash at Culmullen
on 18.10.64 where the aircraft was reportedly damaged beyond
repair. After storage in the Kilcock (location?) area for
many years- 'ANN moved to Abbeyshrule 1 in 07.1976 along with
Tiger- EI-AOP. Then moved to Abbeyshrule 2 when Drumanure
closed .Still present and dismantled at Abbeyshrule 2 during the
1990’s- it was owned by a group of six for future rebuild.
Moved out in 2010.
stored dismantled EI-AOP deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth (84320) 00.07.1976N Dublin Tiger Club 24.09.1965R and like 'ANN 12.09.1985X following an accident-
also at Culmullen- this time in 1974. Also like 'ANN it moved to
Abbeyshrule 1 for rebuild. Then moved to Abbeyshrule 2 when
Drumanure closed. Owned by the same group of six as EI-ANN.
Moved out in 2010.
based G-ATIW GEEMS MS.892A Rallye Commander 150 15.07.1976R 17.09.1976 J.Clyne
(10561)

Log Abbeyshrule 1 Fly-in/Air Show 07-08.08.1976. via the Irish Air Letter No.19 - 09.1976 p09 all aircraft listed were noted on 08.08.1976
visitor G-BAFA American Aviation AA-5 Traveler (0201) 08.08.1976 Lewis Flying group Ltd (IoM)
visitor EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat (2208) 08.08.1976 William G.Rafter
visitor EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (106) 08.08.1976 Norbert Reilly
visitor EI-AMK Auster J/1 Autocrat (1838) 08.08.1976 Leinster Aero Club/ Irish Aero Club
visitor EI-AUM Auster J/1 Autocrat (2612) 08.08.1976 TG.Rafter
visitor EI-ALP Avro 643 Cadet (848) 08.08.1976 John O’Loughlin
visitor EI-AYN Brittain Norman BN-2A-8 Islander (704) 08.08.1976 Aer Arann Teo pleasure flights
visitor EI-AOO Cessna 150E (150-61225) 08.08.1976 F.Higgins
visitor EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150G (F150-0273) 08.08.1976 Garda Flying Club
visitor EI-ATH2 Reims Cessna F.150J (F150-0426) 08.08.1976 Irish Aero Club
visitor EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 08.08.1976 Victor Mike Flying Group
visitor EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0218) 08.08.1976 H.Harold
visitor EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-1196) 08.08.1976 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1092) 08.08.1976 PJ.Meade
visitor EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 08.08.1976 M.Concannon
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1262) 08.08.1976 Iona National Airways
display visitor IAC208 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0348) 08.08.1976 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC209 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0349) 08.08.1976 Irish Air corps
display visitor IAC210 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0350) 08.08.1976 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-AOD2 Cessna 182J (182-57249) 08.08.1976 D.Rowan-T.Kileen
visitor EI-ARN Cessna 182H / Wren 460 (182-56196/96) 08.08.1976 Helicopter Maintenance
visitor EI-ATF2 Cessna 182G (182-55135) 08.08.1976 A.Leonard or C.Keane
visitor EI-AYJ Cessna 181P (182-62470) 08.08.1976 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-ANT Champion 7ECA Citabria (7ECA.36) 08.08.1976 Setanta Flying Group
visitor EI-BBT Aeromere Falco F8L Series 3 (216) 08.08.1976 A.Johnson
visitor G-AWSU Laverda Falco F8L Series 4 (416) 08.08.1976 Gerrard Connoly-Michael Slazenger
fly past only IAC215 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (357) 08.08.1976 Irish Air Corps
fly past only IAC218 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (390) 08.08.1976 Irish Air corps
visitor N70WT Hughes 269B (79-0429) 08.08.1976 Welltrade Ltd
visitor G-AXIH Bucker Bu133 Jungmeister (011) 08.08.1976 Roy Edwin Legg
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 08.08.1976 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AUE SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1359) 08.08.1976 Munster Aero Club
visitor EI-AUG SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 08.08.1976 Roadstone Ltd
(11080)
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 08.08.1976 H.Lynch & partners
visitor EI-AUP SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1143) 08.08.1976 Dundalk Aero Club
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (880) 08.08.1976 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AYV SOCATA MS.892A Rallye 150 (10482) 08.08.1976 North West Aero Club
visitor EI-BBG SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (2592) 08.08.1976 Weston Ltd
visitor EI-BBO SOCATA MS.893E Rallye (12522) 08.08.1976 M.Gavin
based EI-BBP SOCATA MS.893E Rallye (12483) 08.08.1976 T.Gannon cr in the Galtee Mountains 20.09.1976 killing three crew including
Jim Byrne owner of Abbeyshrule 1 airfield
based G-ATIW SOCATA MS.892A Rallye 150 (10561) 08.08.1976 R.Clyne G-ATIW change of ownership to R.Clyne 15.07.1976R. temporarily
moved to Weston 11.1976 prior to registration marks EI-BCH being
added. 17.09.1976R
visitor N45037 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (2633) 08.08.1976 Commander Aircraft Sales
visitor EI-BAP Piper J/3c Cub L-4J (12499) 08.08.1976 J.Molloy
visitor EI-BBV Piper J/3c-65 Cub L-4J-P1 (13058) 08.08.1976 C.Cronin
visitor EI-ADV Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3459) 08.08.1976 Robert E.Levis
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8448) 08.08.1976 Farrar-Hall-Skelly & McGinty
stored damaged EI-AOP2 deHavilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (84320) 08.08.1976 Dublin Tiger Group reported as badly damaged at Culmullen during 1974
visitor EI-ATK Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-24120) 08.08.1976 Mayo Flying Club
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (28.1049) 08.08.1976 MP & D.Goss
visitor G-ATVC Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six (32-99) 08.08.1976 John Joseph Irwin & five partners
visitor G-AXXA Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-5606) 08.08.1976 Spencer Aviation Ltd Biggin Hill 10.08.1976R Newbury Air Services
visitor G-AZVV Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-7205171) 08.08.1976 Michael Robert Woodgate
visitor G-BASJ Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-7305136) 08.08.1976 Merseyside Trailer Sales & Servicing
visitor G-BCXD Aerotec Pitts S.2A Special (2088) 08.08.1976 Kelly Aeroplane Ltd> change of ownership 05.08.1976X to new owner 03.09.1976
visitor EI-BBB Rockwell 112A Commander (444) 08.08.1976 N.Hanlon (Ireland) Ltd
display visitor G-AZLE Boeing A75N1 Stearman (75-8543) 08.08.1976 Anthony E.Poulson
visitor EI-BAF Thunder AX-6-56 (027) 08.08.1976 DE.Williams named “Foggy Dew”
visitor EI-BBE Champion 7FC Tri-Traveller (7FC-393) 08.08.1976 G.Treacy
display visitor ? Hughes 269 08.08.1976 ? details required please.

based EI-BCH SEEMS MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 R17.09.1976 R.Clyne see G-ATIW above
(10561)
based EI-BBP SOCATA MS.893E Rallye (12483) ( 20.09.1976) T.Gannon from Kilbrittain to Abbeyshrule- never made it-cr
in the Galtee Mountains 20.09.1976 sadly killing three
crew including Jim Byrne owner of Abbeyshrule airfield

ABBEYSHRULE 1 – Drumanure via Irish Air Letter December 1976 No.022 page 03 (info sent to the Irish Air letter 00.12.1976)
The Irish Aviation Historical Society recently provided us with an up-date on the status of this airfield
At the request of the wife of the late owner of the Drumanure airfield site (Abbeyshrule 1)- the department of Transport have withdrawn the licence applicable to this airfield.
Based aircraft were flown to a temporary strip some half-mile?? from the village of Abbeyshrule (at Castlewilder (ID1501)1.5 miles to NE). A licence is being sought for this field. At
least one aircraft- MS.892A Rallye G-ATIW / EI-BCH moved to Weston as a temporary measure.

ABBEYSHRULE 2 - Cloonbrin
At the same time plans have being laid and finances arranged for yet another field near the village (Abbeyshrule 2) by Longford Aviation Ltd as developers. Longford Aviation
are proposing a hard surface runway of 2350ft (720m) with a displaced threshold of 250ft to allow for an approach over the river Inny. A second- grass- runway of 1600ft (490m)
is also invisaged.The proposed development would be capable of handling aircraft up to Britten-Norman Trilander size. If finance permits- consideration will be given to further
development of the Longford Aviation strip-particularly to the installation of radio and navigation aids.

0006 Abbeyshrule 2 Longford Airstrip/Airfield Private
Cloonbrin operater Longford Aviation Ltd
Cloonbrin
21k WNW of MullingarAbbeyshrule Co Longford
In the Townland of Cloonbrin 044-57742 (day
044-57424 (evening)

I prefer to use the name of the townland in which the site is located as the primary site
name- unless the site is on a named location within the townland such as a House-
Castle or other feature- then that will be used as the primary name.
But some locations are so well known by their current title- it would be of no benefit to
use the actual townland in which the site is located as the primary name.
Abbeyshrule 2 is a case in point- named after the local village while the airfield itself is
actually in the townland of Cloonbrin- 1.25k NE of the village.

Info via Irish Air Letter p13 & p18 No.055 dated 08.1979
ABBEYSHRULE AIRSTRIP: The completion and comnissioning of a new 600 metre tarmac runway
at AbbeyshruIe marks a further phase in the development of this airstrip. The existing
airstrip was opened after the closure of the old Abbeyshrule airfield following the death
of its owner Jim Byrne in a flying accident in September 1976. Work was completed on the
new grass strip in time for the 1977 Abbeyshrule display and work started on the erection
of a hangar in January 1978. This is now leased to Bruton Aircraft Engineering Ltd.
The new runway was laid by Roadstone Ltd and expenditure on developing the airfield mounts to
£80-000 to date-
The recent air display was the occasion of an editorial visit . Outside the hangar
lay the remains of Navion NC285RS which crashed at Belmullet- Co. Mayo.
This aircraft was c/n 4-1192- registered to Ricairdo R. Stone of Boulder-Colorado. Inside the
hangar undergoing maintanance were Rally's EI-AWU & 'YI- Falco EI-BCJ2 and Stampes EI-BAJ
EI-BAU. Resident in the hangar were Cub EI-BAP ancl Auster EI-BEU. (see 12-13.08.1978 below)


After the death of Jim Byrne on 20.09.1976 and subsequent closure of Abbeyshrule 1- Drumanure
(Drimnaure ) it was decided to open a new airstrip on land at Cloonbrin- 1.5k NE of the old site.
It started life as a grass strip- but because of the soft landing area- it was quickly decided to
add a tarmac runway. Activity did take place prior to the airfield receiving its licence on
28.07.1977 and it was officially opened on 01.08.1977. First Airshow held on 07.08.1977.
In the spring of 1994 a new hangar was built- and during June 1994 a new taxiway was added.
A runway extension was carried out late 2000/early 2001- bringing the total length from 575m to 799m.

About the same time a new company Ultraflight constructed hangars and facilities on the
northern side of the runway.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 22
Home to two flying clubs and two training organisations (2006) including Ultraflight 044-457777.
Midland Aviation operated by David Bruton is the maintainance company based on the southern
side of the airfield at 044-57468. Main flying activity is on the northern side but most privately
owned aircraft are hangared on the south side.
Avoid flying over local houses. Possible light turbulence over trees on approach to 28. PPR by
phone. Standard join and circuits 800ft agl.
coffee in clubhouse both hangars. Toilet in hangar northside and beside mobile home southside.
Lunch in the Rustic Inn. Avgas at the airfield. 2k for Mogas at Abbeyshrule village & 4k at Lagan.


HOW IT ALL BEGAN. The Fly In Weekend.
Copied from the program of the 21st Air Show weekend 08.1992.
Written and researched by Pat Mullen - Club Member.
On Sunday- August 7th 1955- a crowd of approximately 1-500 people gathered on the bank
of the Inny River to watch the sports and aquatic events. Abbeyshrule Sports was one of the big
annual events in the Midlands during the 40's and 50's. For this particular Sunday in August the
posters and advertisements in the local papers read 'Abbeyshrule Sports and Air Display'. At
4pm three World War 2 Tiger Moth aeroplanes (from the Irish Aero Club)- flying in formation-
arrived overhead to give a spectacular display of loops- rolls- stall turns- etc. The highly skilled
pilots flying those machines on that day were Capt. P. W. 'Darby' Kennedy- David Montgomery and
George Donohue. Ironically- the present 600 metre tarmac runway is laid on the same field where
that crowd gathered to watch birth the of aviation in Abbeyshrule. I am glad to say that boyhood
a dreams of flying aircraft have become reality for myself and many others. In 1956- a lot of hard
work went into the preparation of a new venue for the airshow- and on August 5th a crowd estimated at
6-000 (largely pedestrians and cyclists) paid two shillings admission to see the first parachute descent
by Fred Bond- -  the first lady pilot- Rosemary Kennedy- spinning her aircraft from 5-000 ft.- - and the
first display by an Irish Air Corps Officer- Capt. Quinn- flying a Provost.
The display was officially opened by General Sean McKeon and the total gate receipts amounted to
£682.00. Two other pilots of that era come to mind - Dave 'Monkey' Morgan and Barry Egan. The 1957
Air Show provided thrilling aerobatics- this time a massed parachute descent by Fred Bond- Vic
Williams and Norman Hoffman. Model flying was intro- duced for the first time- and joy flights were
available at ten shillings a time in an eight- seater De Havilland Dragon. Flying eased off for a number
of years in the 60's- but a few enthusiasts were determined to revive it. In 1970 Abbeyshrule Aero Club
was formed- a Rallye trainer aircraft was purchased and flying was available to all interested. Demand
for flying lessons was such that queueing or booking was the order of the day. Voluntary instructors
were kept busy until the arrival of a full time instructor in the spring of '72. This man- John Barkel- was
an ex-RAF Wing Commander. Soon the P.P.L.s (Private Pilot's Licence) were being issued.
There were bigger things to come for Abbeyshrule.The Airshows were making the headlines- and year
by year the standard was raised. World class acrobatic pilots led thousands of spectators with
outstanding displays in Pitts Specials- Zlins- Robins- Tiger Moths- Stampes and Falcos. Speed and
noise were provided by such famous aeroplanes as the Hawker Hunter Fighter (Air Speed Record of
723 m.p.h.in 1957)- The Spitfire (Battle of Britain fame)- the Sea Fury (Fastest Propeller Fighter) and
the Fouga jets of the Irish Air Corps. Other memorable feats were low passes by Aer Lingus 747
Jumbo and a One Eleven jet by Ryanair. Great credit for the success of flying in Abbeyshrule must go
to the organisers- pilots- flying instructors- sponsors- land owners and the local people. I must include
especially the pioneers of aviation in Abbeyshrule. Sadly- many of them have passed away but they will
always be remembered by everyone associated with flying in the Midlands. Looking back over all the
years of flying and twenty Airshows- I hope the 21st will be most spectacular of all. Pat Mullen.

based EI-BCJ2 Aeromere F.8L Falco 3 (204) 19.01.1977R 00.00.2013 D.Kelly temporarily based Dublin & Weston 10.1976-01.1977 until
Cloonbrin was ready
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 00.06.1977 20.07.1979 Longford Aviation to Midland Aviation 20.07.1979
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (0880) 00.06.1977 00.07.1987 Longford Aviation to Devlinmore 1 00.07.1987
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 00.06.1977 14.08.1980 Robert Hall-Mike Skelly- to Mike Skelly 14.08.1980
Farrah-McGinnitty
based EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airedale (B.509) 17.07.1977R current HF.Igoe

Abbeyshrule 2 - 1st Fly In took place on 07.08.1977
The Abbeyshrule Aero Club was granted it’s licence on 28.07.1977. The new airfield is at
Cloonbrin and is 0.75mile (1.5km) NE of Abbeyshrule village. The first aircraft to land there that
day were the aero clubs two Rallyes EI-ATS & AWU together with visiting Rockwell
Commander 112 EI-BBB and Falco EI-BBT- this machine staging a display of aerobatics.
The Abbeyshrule Aero Club’s annual air display was held on Sunday 7 August- though
the fly-in normally a two day affair was not held due to the newness of the field. The weather
was up to the usual standard we have come to expect of Abbeyshrule- that is to say excellent
and the spectators numbered close to five thousand who saw a display of aerobatics by G-AXIX
a Bucker Jungmeister and Falco EI-BBT- a flypast by a Cessna 414 and displays by Rallyes- Air
Corps Magister and a hot-air balloon.

Log Abbeyshrule 2 07.08.1977 fly-in via the Irish Air Letter 09.1977 No.31 p.03 - plus additional information added all aircraft listed were noted on 07.08.1977
visitor G-AVUX Reims-Cessna F.172H (F172-0476) 07.08.1977 St Angelo Aviation Club
visitor EI-AYK Reims-Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 07.08.1977 J.Meade
(F172-1082)
visitor D-EGMO Piper PA-18 Super Cub (18-3195) 07.08.1977 ?
visitor EI-BBV Piper J3/c-65 Cub (13058) 07.08.1977 F.Cronin
visitor EI-BCM Piper J3/c-65 Cub (11983) 07.08.1977 Kilmoon Flying Group
aerobatic display visitor EI-BBT Aviamilano F.8L Falco III (216) 07.08.1977 A.Johnson-D.Whelan
based EI-BCJ2 Aviamilano F.8L Falco III (204) 07.08.1977 D.Kelly
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 07.08.1977 Longford Aviation
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (880) 07.08.1977 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AWJ SOCATA MS.893A Rallye (10664) 07.08.1977 W.Phelan
based EI-BCH SOCATA MS.892A Rallye 150 (10561) 07.08.1977 R.Clyne
visitor EI-BCS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (2550) 07.08.1977 JJ.Martyn-J.O’Neill
visitor EI-BDB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (2924) 07.08.1977 Weston Ltd
visitor EI-AYV SOCATA MS.892A Rallye 150 (10482) 07.08.1977 North West Aero Club (Carrickfin)
visitor EI-AUG SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 07.08.1977 Roadstone Ltd
(11080)
visitor G-BDKB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 150ST (2631) 07.08.1977 Dickson Bros. Ltd
visitor EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat (2208) 07.08.1977 WG.Rafter
visitor EI-AUM Auster J/1 Autocrat (2612) 07.08.1977 TG.Rafter
visitor EI-BBE Aeronca 7FC Tri-Traveller (7FC-393) 07.08.1977 Guy Treacy
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8448) 07.08.1977 Farrar-Hall-Skelly-McGinty
visitor EI-BAV Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8347) 07.08.1977 JP.Montcalm
visitor EI-ARN Cessna 182H Skylane-Wren 460 07.08.1977 Irish Parachute Club last two of c/n also given as 96
(182-56196/26)
visitor EI-APF2 Reims-Cessna F.150G (150-0112) 07.08.1977 Midland Flying Club
visitor EI-AVM Reims-Cessna F.150L (150-0745) 07.08.1977 Irish Aero Club
aerobatic display visitor G-AXlH Bucker Bu133 Jungmeister (011) 07.08.1977 Roy Edwin Legg
fly past only EI-AWW Cessna 414 (414-0163) 07.08.1977 Tom Farrington
aerobatic display only IAC217 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (359) 07.08.1977 Irish air corps
aerobatic display only IAC217 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (390) 07.08.1977 Irish air corps
visitor G-BEXW Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer 07.08.1977 Woodgate Aviation Ltd
(28-7790521)
visitor EI-ANT Champion 7ECA Citabria (7ECA-38) 07.08.1977 Setanta Flying Group
visitor EI-BBB Rockwell 112 commander (221) 07.08.1977 N.Hanlon (Ireland) Ltd
visitor G-BDAZ Thunder AX7-77A (035) 07.08.1977 Thunder Balloons Ltd

based EI-BEU Auster J/4 (2069) 11 or 12.05.1978R 16.10.1980X George Farrar restored to G-AIJM

The new Abbeyshrule airfield was formally opened 02.06.1978 by Mr. Tom Fitzpatrick Minister of State for Transport and Tourism.
The opening was followed by a banquet in the Rustic Inn. Based at the new airfield was Bruton Aircraft Engineering Ltd- set up by
Sammy Bruton and equiped to deal with airframe and engine checks. It was planned to expaid the service to include engine overhauls.

log Abbeyshrule 2 02.06.1978 official opening via Irish Air Letter p.02 No.041 07.1978 all aircraft listed were noted on 02.06.1978
based EI-BAJ SNCAN/Stampe SV.4c (171) 02.06.1978 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor EI-BBT Aviamilano F.8L Falco III (216) 02.06.1978 Neil (A) Johnson-D.Whelan
based EI-BCJ2 Aviamilano F.8L Falco III (204) 02.06.1978 D.Kelly
visitor EI-BCL Cessna l82P Skylane (182-64300) 02.06.1978 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-BAP Piper J/3c L-4J Cub (12499) 02.06.1978 Johnny Molloy
visitor EI-BCM Piper J/3c-65 Cub (11983) 02.06.1978 Kilmoon Flying Group
visitor EI-BBB Rockwell Commander 112 (221) 02.06.1978 N.Hanlon (Ireland) Ltd
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (28-1049) 02.06.1978 Cherokee Group
visitor EI-ATJ Beagle 121 Pup 100 (B.121/029) 02.06.1978 Wexford Aero Club
visitor EI-AUE SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1359) 02.06.1978 Munster Aero Club
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 02.06.1978 J.O’Connor-PJ.Ryan
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (880) 02.06.1978 Longford Aviation
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 02.06.1978 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AOO Cessna 150E (150-61225) 02.06.1978 R.Hasset
visitor EI-AWE Reims-Cessna F.150L (150-0877) 02.06.1978 Third Flight Group
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22.8448) 02.06.1978 Farrar-Hall-Skelly & McGinty
visitor EI-BCP Druine D.62B Condor (RAE618) 02.06.1978 Condor Group
visitor EI-BDO Reims-Cessna F.152 (F150-1457) 02.06.1978 Iona National Airways

visitor G-AVHJ Wassamer WA.41 Super Baladou IV (138) 03.06.1978N David Gerard Pickering-John Gerard Weir f Jersey via Dublin
stored dismantled EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airdale 2 17.07.1978R 06.12.2001 HF.Igoe 11.08.1991N suggested as a spares source in the proposed
rebuild of EI-BAL

Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in log? 12-13.08.1978
based EI-BFO Piper J/3c-65 Cub (12701) 11.09.1978R 00.00.1993 M.Molloy registered with c/n of 8911
based EI-BGE Reims-Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 21.12.1978R 26.02.1981 JI.Robinson departed 26.02.1981-09.03.1981X and restored to G-BEUR
(R172-1491
based EI-BFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2415) 02.02.1979R 18.04.1979 Bruton Aircraft and Engineering Ltd reservation late 1978-leased to Ormond Flying Group
18.04.1979 Holycross
stored damaged NC285RS Navion (4-1192) 00.06.1979N Ricairdo R. Stone the rermains of NC285RS Navion lay open stored outside the
hangar-it was roaded here after force landing due lack of fuel
nr Eagle Island VOR Belmullet 11.06.1979
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 20.07.1979 01.06.1991 Midland Aviation to ATS Group see 01.06.1991

Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in log 10-12.08.1979 via Irish Air Letter No.055 09.1979 p13 all aircraft listed were noted on 12.08.1979
visitor -radio cotrolled model flying display 12.08.1979
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 12.08.1979 Midland Aviation
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 12.08.1979 J.O’Connor-PJ.Ryan
visitor EI-AWJ SOCATA MS.893A Rallye (10664) 12.08.1979 W.Phelan
visitor EI-AYT MS 894A Rallye Minerva 220 (11065) 12.08.1979 Dublin Gliding Associates
visitor EI-BBW SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 12.08.1979 TP.Higgins
220GT (12003)
based EI-BCH SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 12.08.1979 R.Clyne
150 (GEMS) (10561)
visitor EI-BCW SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1783) 12.08.1979 B.Lawlor
visitor EI-BDK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2561) 12.08.1979 P.Colman
visitor EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 12.08.1979 J.O’Neill
based EI-BFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2415) 12.08.1979 Bruton Aircraft and Engineering Ltd
visitor EI-BGA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (2549) 12.08.1979 T.Daly
visitor EI-BGB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1913) 12.08.1979 M.Slattery
based EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rallye Commodore 12.08.1979 DA.Weldon
180GT (12824) visitor EI-BGS SOCATA MS.893E Rallye Commodore 12.08.1979 Matt Farrelly
180GT (12675
based EI-BGU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (0875) 12.08.1979 M.Neary
visitor G-ATWZ SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 12.08.1979 Langcroft-Smith & Co
150 (10636)
visitor F-BRJE SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1307) 12.08.1979 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton 20.08.1979R EI-BHK
visitor EI-BGK Cessna P.206D (P206-0548) 12.08.1979 Shannon Executive Aviation
visitor EI-ADV Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3459) 12.08.1979 RE.Levis
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (28-1049) 12.08.1979 Cherokee Group
visitor G-BELR Piper PA.28-140 Cherokee (28-7725094) 12.08.1979 Danial McSorley
visitor G-BEXW Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer 12.08.1979 Woodgate Aviation Ltd
(28-7790521)
visitor G-BGNX Piper PA.28 RT-201T Turbo Cherokee 12.08.1979 Dickson Brothers Ltd 06.08.1979R
Arrow IV (28R-7931051)
based EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airedale (B.509) 12.08.1979 HF. Igoe
visitor EI-AVM Reims-Cessna F.150L (150-0745) 12.08.1979 Victor Mike Flying Group
visitor EI-AWE Reims-Cessna F.150L (150-0877) 12.08.1979 Third Flight Group
visitor EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0218) 12.08.1979 Garda Flying Club
visitor EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat (2208) 12.08.1979 WG.Rafter
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8448) 12.08.1979 Farrar-Hall-Skelly & McGinty
flying display only IAC216 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (358) 12.08.1979 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC217 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (359) 12.08.1979 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC218 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (390) 12.08.1979 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-AWH Cessna 210J Centurion (210-59670) 12.08.1979 O’Donnell-Buckley-O’Leary & Herihly
visitor G-BGBN Piper PA-38-112Tomahawk (38-78A0511) 12.08.1979 Air Navigation & Trading Co Ltd
based EI-AWR Malmo MFI-9 Trainer (01.1963) 12.08.1979 WM.Calder-Potts EI-AWR had been at Abbeyshrule for a considerable time before
restoration. 26.09.1991N at Ballymount Road Lower (ID 2568)
on restoration and again noted in Bray 07.2014 undergiong a
major overhaul.
flying display only G-BBEE Gates Learjet 25B (25B-135) 12.08.1979 Pendelton Aviation
visitor EI-AYH Cessna 172B Skyhawk (172-48211) 12.08.1979 JA.Kane-AA.Kelly
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 12.08.1979 Frank Fahey-Brendan Fitzgerald
(F172-01262)
visitor EI-BCK Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 12.08.1979 Iona National Airways
(F172-01543)
visitor EI-BGH Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 12.08.1979 Iona National Airways
(F172-01789)
visitor G-AVUX Reims Cessna F.172H Skyhawk 12.08.1979 St Angelo Aviation Club Ltd
(F172-00476)
visitor G-AWPV Reims Cessna F.172H Skyhawk 12.08.1979 John Francis McMahon-Raymond destroyed 17.10.1979
(F172-00585) Thomas Dickson-Richard Eugene Tracey t/a Lakesand Aviation
visitor G-BAAS Reims Cessna F.172E Rocket 12.08.1979 Emire Bridlington Ltd
(F172-00040)
display visitor IAC203 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-343) 12.08.1979 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC206 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-346) 12.08.1979 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC207 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-347) 12.08.1979 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC208 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-348) 12.08.1979 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-BHE Agusta-Bell 206B Jetranger (8405) 12.08.1979 Airwork (Irl) Ltd demonstration of crop spraying
visitor EI-BBV Piper J/3c-65 [L-4J-P1] Cub (13058) 12.08.1979 Felix Cronin
visitor EI-BEN Piper J/3c-65 [L-4J-P1] Cub (12546) 12.08.1979 JJ.Sullivan with frame No. 12376
visitor EI-BFO Piper J/3c-90 Cub (12701) 12.08.1979 M.Slattery
visitor EI-BEY Naval Aircraft Factory N.3N-3 (2633) 12.08.1979 Huntly & Huntly
display visitor G-BCOW Hawker Sea Fury T Mk.20 (ES3615) 12.08.1979 Spencer Robert Flack
visitor EI-ANT Champion 7ECA Citabria (7ECA.36) 12.08.1979 Setanta Flying Group
visitor EI-AOD2Cessna 182J Skylane (182-57249) 12.08.1979 Oscar Delta Flying Training Co
visitor EI-BCL Cessna l82P Skylane (182-64300) 12.08.1979 Iona National Airways
visitor G-BFXX Grurmman American AA-5B Tiger 12.08.1979 Cabair Ltd apparently de-registered? between 18.01.1979 & 20.08.1979 (AA5B-0917)
visitor EI-AVB Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-1790) 12.08.1979 GG.Bracken
visitor EI-BGI Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1607) 12.08.1979 Iona National Airways
display visitor G-AXIH Bucker Bu133 Jungmeister (011) 12.08.1979 Roy Edwin Legg
visitor EI-BBB Rockwell Comrnander 112 (221) 12.08.1979 N.Hanlon (Ireland) Ltd
visitor EI-BCF Bensen B.8M Gyrocopter (47941) 12.08.1979 P & E.McLoughlin

based EI-BHK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1307) 20.08.1979R 31.03.1980 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton to Sligo
owner change to J.Lawlor-B.Loyns Thurles 16.03.1981-crashed
on take-off from Erris- Boyle ID 0597 13.08.1981 when EI-BHK
failed to clear telegraph wires on take-off suffering a nose wheel
collapse and causing damage to the propellor and nose. Two on
board were uninjured. The aircraft was dismantled and taken to
Abbeyshrule for repairs-16.02.1985N stored dismantled & again
on 15.11.1985 when it was rebuilt repainted & flying again
based F-BRRO SOCATA MS.893A Rallye Commodore 28.09.1979N 12.10.1979 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton f Southampton via Dublin 27.09.1979 t Abbeyshrule 28.09.1979
180 (11422) on delivery 12.10.1979R EI-BHN to Bruton Aircraft & Engineering
based EI-BIG Moravan Zlin Z.526 Trener Master (1086) 07.12.1979R Paul Von Lonkhuyzen
based EI-BHN SOCATA MS.893A Rallye Commodore 11or12.10.1979R 13.01.1981 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd to Sligo 26.01.1981 180 (11422)
visitor G-RGKS Piper PA.28-161 Warrior (28-7916221) 19.12.1979N Woodgate Aviation
visitor G-BGTH Piper PA-23 Aztec 250F (27-17954063) 02.02.1980N Western Flying Services
temporarily based F-BULQ SOCATA MS.887 Rallye 125 (2169) 02.03.1980N 18.03.1980R arr 26.02.1980 delivered via Dublin prior to 18.03.1980R EI-BIT
based Dublin?
based EI-BIT SOCATA MS.887 Rallye 125 (2169) 18.03.1980R P.Lacey & Morton

Log Abbeyshrule 2 Irish Air Letter 05.1980 p.13 No.063 Easter Sat 05.04.1980 all aircraft listed were noted on 05.04.1980
open storage EI-AWR Malmo MFI-9 Trainer (01.1963) 05.04.1980 WM.Calder Potts noted as “still stored outside”
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (880) 05.04.1980 Longford Aviation
based EI-AYI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (189) 05.04.1980 Irish Air Training Group
stored on rebuild EI-BAG Cessna 172A (172-47571) 05.04.1980 Cork Parachute Club acc Inch Kerry 03.10.1976 to SNN 03.04.1980X to Abbeyshrule 2
date? dismantled
in Bruton hangar.
based EI-BAJ SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (171) 05.04.1980 Dublin Tiger Group
based EI-BIG Moravan Zlin Z.526 Trener Master (1086) 05.04.1980 Paul Van Lonkhuysen
based EI-BCJ2 Aviamilano F.8L Falco srs 3 (204) 05.04.1980 D.Kelly
visitor G-BAEJ American Aviation AA-5 Traveller (AA5-0200)05.04.1980 Ake Vikander

based EI-BCH SEEMS MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 16.04.1980R 31.10.1980 Oliver [Sammy] Bruton
(10561)
stored on rebuild EI-BAG Cessna 172A (172-47571) 00.05.1980A? Cork Parachute Club acc Inch Kerry 03.10.1976 to SNN. 03.04.1980X to Abbeyshrule 2
date? dismantled
in Bruton hangar.
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180T Aiglon (268) 14.05.1980R 23.03.1981 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd del Abbeyshrule via Dub 24.05.1980
based EI-BIU Robin R.2112 Alpha (175) 14.05.1980R 07.11.1985 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd del Abbeyshrule via Dub 24.05.1980
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180T Aiglon (268) 24.05.1980A 23.03.1981 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd 14.05.1980R-op by Abbeyshrule Aero Club
visitor F-GCAA Robin DR400/160 (1410) 26.05.1980N Avions P. Robin
visitor N5552U Cessna P.206 09.06.1980N Cessna Aircraft Co? demonstrator
based EI-BJD Mooney M.20K Turbo 231 (25-0389) 21.07.1980A 13.08.1981 Elam Corps 09.07.1980R

Abbeyshrule 2 19-20.07.1980 Society of Amateur Aircraft Constructors- Air Rally and Fly In-log?
Log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in via Irish Air Letter 08-10.08.1980 p.13 No.068 all aircraft listed were noted on 10 08 1980
based EI-BEU Auster J/4 (2069) 10.08.1980 George H.Farrar
visitor EI-BIV Bellanca 8KCAB Super Decathlon (464-79) 10.08.1980 Aerocrats Flying Group
visitor EI-BCM Piper J/3c-65 Cub L-4H-PI (11983) 10.08.1980 Kilmoon Flying Group
based EI-BFO Piper J/3c-90 Cub (12701) 10.08.1980 Johnny Molloy
visitor EI-BCP Druine D.62B Condor (RAE-618) 10.08.1980 Condor Group
based EI-BAU AIA Stampe SV-4C (1996) 10.08.1980 SP.O’Carroll
display visitor G-FURY Hawker Sea Fury FBII Mk.1 (224) 10.08.1980 Spenser Robert Flack
based EI-BIG Moravan Zlin Z.526 Trener Master (1086) 10.08.1980 Paul Van Lonkhuysen
visitor EI-BBT Aviamilano F.8L Falco Srs 3 (216) 10.08.1980 A.Johnson-D.Whelan
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS880 B Rallye Club (1582) 10.08.1980 Longford Aviation
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (880) 10.08.1980 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-BCS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (2550) 10.08.1980 J. Martyn & J. O'Neill
visitor EI-BCW SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club(1783) 10.08.1980 L. Prendergast
visitor EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 10.08.1980 J.O’Neill
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 10.08.1980 Galway Flying Club
visitor EI-BGA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (2549) 10.08.1980 T.Daly
visitor EI-BGB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1913) 10.08.1980 M.Slattery
based EI-BGD SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (2287) 10.08.1980 M.Kavanagh
stored based EI-BGN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1853) 10.08.1980 T. Guckin-E.Browne Although the first owners of EI-BGN were based in Sligo
and the second in Cork- it appeared to have spent most of
it’s life parked here at Abbeyshrule 2
visitor EI-BIM SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (305) 10.08.1980 D.Miller
visitor EI-BIW SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1144) 10.08.1980 Brian Carpenter
based EI-BCH SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 10.08.1980 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
(10561)
visitor EI-BFM SOCATA MS.893E Rallye 180GT (12958) 10.08.1980 Weston Ltd
visitor EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 180GT (12824) 10.08.1980 DA.Weldon
visitor EI-BHF SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 10.08.1980 B.Mullen
(10742)
visitor EI-AVB Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-1790) 10.08.1980 GG.Bracken
based F-BKUN Morane-Saulnier MS 885 Super Rallye 10.08.1980 (C.Brady & C.Groom) 09.02.1981R EI-BKE cr Ballyclumuck 05.04.1981 wreck
(278) subsequently stored Abbeyshrule 2 & reduced to spares
visitor EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (106) 10.08.1980 Norbert Reilly
based EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airedale (B.509) 10.08.1980 HF.Igoe
visitor EI-AUC Reims Cessna F.150K (F150-0040) 10.08.1980 Fifteen Aero Club Ltd
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 10.08.1980 Victor Mike Flying Group Ltd
visitor EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-1196) 10.08.1980 20th Air Training Ltd
visitor EI-BGI Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1607) 10.08.1980 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-BIB Reims Cessna F.152 II (F152-1724) 10.08.1980 Galway Flying Club
based G-AWUP Reims Cessna 150H (F150-0381) 10.08.1980 Robert Hiliare Timmis
visitor EI-AWV Grumman AA-5 Traveller (AA5-0319 10.08.1980 JA.Martin
visitor G-BAEJ American Aviation AA-5 Traveller (AA5-0200)10.08.1980 Ake Vikander
visitor D-ELHA Reims Cessna F.172G Skyhawk (F172-0310)10.08.1980 ?
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1262) 10.08.1980 Frank Fahey-Brendan Fitzgerald
visitor EI-BCK Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1543) 10.08.1980 Iona National Airways
based EI-BGE Reims Cessna F.172N (F.172-1491) 10.08.1980 JI.Robinson
visitor EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG (F177-0010/00117) 10.08.1980 P.Maguire
visitor EI-AOD2Cessna 182J (182-57249) 10.08.1980 Oscar Delta Flying Training Co
visitor EI-AWH Cessna 210J (210-59067) 10.08.1980 O’Donnell-Buckley-O’Leary-Herlihy
visitor EI-BET Reims Cessna F.337G Skymaster 10.08.1980 Donegan-Mead
(F337-0084/01791)
visitor G-BHCW Piper PA-22-150 Caribbean (22-3006) 10.08.1980 Terence Shaw t/a Tredair
visitor PH-MIC Piper PA-23-250 Aztec (27-7405239) 10.08.1980 Milair
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (28-1049) 10.08.1980 Cherokee Group
visitor EI-BGF Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow 10.08.1980 Arrow Group
(28R-30121)
visitor G-BGKR Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II 10.08.1980 CSE Aviation Ltd
(28-7916220)
visitor G-BGNV Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar 10.08.1980 Cabair Ltd
(GA7-0078)
visitor G-BHBC Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar 10.08.1980 Cabair Ltd
(GA7-0058)
visitor EI-BGL Rockwell Commander 690B (11507) 10.08.1980 Flightline Ltd
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180T Aiglon (268) 10.08.1980 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd
based EI-BIU Robin R.2112A Alpha (175) 10.08.1980 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd
based EI-BJD Mooney M.20K Turbo 231 (25-0389) 10.08.1980 Elam Corps del Abbeyshrule 21.07.1980
visitor EI-BHT Beech 77 Skipper (WA-77) 10.08.1980 Avair Ltd
visitor EI-BHU Beech 77 Skipper (WA-78) 10.08.1980 Avair Ltd
flying display only G-HUNT Hawker Hunter MkIV (41H-680277) 10.08.1980 Spencer Robert Flack
flying display only EI-BBH Bristol B.175 Britannia (13436) 10.08.1980 Aer Turas
flying display only JY-DCA Britten Norman BN-2A-6 Islander (861) 10.08.1990 Alia/Royal Falcons Parachute Team
flying display only JY-RJG Aerotek/Pitts S.2A Special (2116) 10.08.1980 Royal Jordanian Falcons
flying display only JY-RJH Aerotek/Pitts S.2A Special (2124) 10.08.1980 Royal Jordanian Falcons
flying display only JY-RJJ Aerotek/Pitts S.2A Special (2173) 10.08.1980 Royal Jordanian Falcons
display visitor IAC208 Reims Cessna FR.172H (348) 10.08.1980 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC209 Reims Cessna FR.172H (349) 10.08.1980 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC210 Reims Cessna FR.172H (350) 10.08.1980 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC222 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-01-289)10.08.1980 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC225 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-05-292)10.08.1980 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC226 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-06-293)10.08.1980 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC228 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-07-295)10.08.1980 Irish Air Corps

not based EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 14.08.1980N 21.07.1994 Mike Skelly on long term rebuild in Abbeyshrule area and Longford town
21.07.1994X by owner
visitor EI-BCP Druine D.62B Condor (RAE-618) 18.08.1980 Condor Group dam to wing at Abbeyshrule on 18.08.1980-repaired
stored damaged EI-ARN Cessna 182H-Wren 460 (182-56196/26) 00.09.1980A Helicopter Maintaince op by Irish Parachute Club- remains roaded to Abbeyshrule
following crash at Edenderry 16.05.1980
visitor YU-ZUS Rockwell Commander 700 (70019) 18.09.1980N Milair f Eindhoven- t Abbeyshrule
stored dismantled EI-AYL2 Beagle A.109 Airdale (B.507) 22.09.1980R 14.02.2001 James Ronan reg deleted owners request 14.02.2001X-restored to G-ARRO
03.04.2001R Spanhoe
stored dismantled EI-AMD SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (5080) 27.11.1980N Morane Aircraft Ltd 08.06.1981X out of service for long time-used as spares source?
some reports indicate that the airframe may have gone to
Charleville Co Cork late 1980?
based EI-BKE SOCATA MS.885 Super Rallye (278) 09.02.1981R 05.04.1981 C.Brady-M Groom cr Ballyclumuck- Wexford 05.04.1981-remains eventully returned
to Abbeyshrule during 1984
based EI-BKP Zenair CH200-AA Zenith (2-563) 04.03.1981R 03.03.1989 L.McEnteggart 13.03.1989X - 22.03.1989R G-BPTO
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180T Aiglon (268) 23.03.1981R 07.12.2012 Robin Aiglon Group 07.12.2012X to Danmark
based EI-BGC SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1265) 01.07.1981R ?? P.Moran was active but no X date - fate unknown-probably scrapped as
spares source at Abbeyshrule 2
based EI-BLB Stampe et Vertongen SV.4C (323) 27.07.1981R 01.06.1997 JE.Hutchinson & RA.Stafford cr 01.06.1997 Jamestown Canal sadly killing
Oliver (Sammy) Bruton RIP X30.08.2010 by IAA

Log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 08-09.08.1981 via Irish Air Letter 09.1981 080 p.13 all aircraft listed were noted on 09.08.1991
visitor EI-BIJ Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 (8432) 09.08.1981 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-BJV Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8567) 09.08.1981 Joseph Kelly
visitor EI-BKT Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8562) 09.08.1981 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-AOO Cessna 150E (150-61225) 09.08.1981 R.Hasset
visitor EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150G (F150-0273) 09.08.1981 Liberty Flying Group
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 09.08.1981 Victor Mike Flying Group Ltd
visitor EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L (F159-1196) 09.08.1981 20th Air Training Ltd
visitor EI-BBN Reims Cessna F.150M (F150-1281) 09.08.1981 Iona National Airways Ltd
visitor EI-BHH Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0239) 09.08.1981 H.Harold
based G-AWUP Reims Cessna 150H (F150-0381) 09.08.1981 Robert Hiliare Timmis
visitor EI-AWE Reims-Cessna F.150L (150-0877) 09.08.1981 Third Flight Group
visitor G-BGIA Reims Cessna F.150 (F150-82172) 09.08.1981 AG.Christmas Ltd
based EI-BIU Robin R.2112A Alpha (175) 09.08.1981 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd
visitor EI-AYD Grumman American AA-5 Traveller 09.08.1981 K.Walters
(AA5-0380)
visitor EI-BJF Grumman American AA-5 Traveller 09.08.1981 B.O’Shea
(AA5-0568)
visitor EI-BJS Gulfstream American 5B Tiger (AA5B-0979) 09.08.1981 P.Morrisey
visitor G-BAFA AMERICAN AA-5 Tiger (AA5-0201) 09.08.1981 Truman Aviation Ltd
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 09.08.1981 Longford Aviation
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (880) 09.08.1981 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AYI Morane MS.880B Rallye Club (189) 09.08.1981 Irish Air Training Group
visitor EI-AYT SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 09.08.1981 Dublin Gliding Club
(11065)
visitor EI-BBO SOCATA MS.893E Rallye 180GT (12522) 09.08.1981 M.Gavin
visitor EI-BBW SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 09.08.1981 TP.Higgins
(12003)
stored dismantled EI-BDH SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1270) 09.08.1981 P.Moran
visitor EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 09.08.1981 J.O’Neill
visitor EI-BFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (2415) 09.08.1981 Ormand Flying Group
visitor EI-BGB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1913) 09.08.1981 M.Slattery
based EI-BGC SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1265) 09.08.1981 P.Moran
visitor EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 180GT (12824) 09.08.1981 DA.Weldon
stored dismantled EI-BGN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1853) 09.08.1981 E.Burns
visitor EI-BHB SOCATA MS.887 Rallye (2162) 09.08.1981 G. Drudy & J. Martin
visitor EI-BHN SOCATA MS.893A Rallye Commodore 180 09.08.1981 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering
(11422)
visitor EI-BHP SOCATA MS.893A Rallye Commodore 180 09.08.1981 Wicklow Flying Group
(11459)
visitor EI-BIM SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (305) 09.08.1981 D.Miller
visitor EI-BKU SOCATA MS.892A Rallye 150 (10990) 09.08.1981 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering
stored remains? EI-AVT SNCAN Stampc SV.4C (399) 09.08.1981 J.Gallagher X date? After acc nr Castlebridge 06.06.1976
based EI-BAJ SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (171) 09.08.1981 Dublin Tiger Group
visitor EI-BLB SNCAN Stampc SV.4C (323) 09.08.1981 J.Hutchison
visitor EI-BDO Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1457) 09.08.1981 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-BGJ Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1664) 09.08.1981 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-BIB Reims Cessna F.152 II (F152-1724) 09.08.1981 Galway Flying Club
based EI-BIG Moravan Zlin Z.526 Trener Master (1086) 09.08.1981 Paul Von Lonkhuyzen
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 09.08.1981 Robin Aiglon Group
visitor EI-BJB Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-925) 09.08.1981 M.Rogers
based EI-AYL2 Beagle A.109 Airedale (B.507) 09.08.1981 J.Ronan
visitor EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat (2208) 09.08.1981 WG.Rafter
visitor EI-AUM Auster J/1 Autocrat (2612) 09.08.1981 TG.Rafter
visitor EI-AWR Malrno MFI-9 Junior (01.1963) 09.08.1981 G.Fawcett
based EI-AWH Cessna 210J Centurion (210-59670) 08.08.1981 O’Donnell-Buckley-O’Learry & Herihly
visitor EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 09.08.1981 M.Concannon leased to Kingdomair (Farranfore)
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M (F712-1262) 09.08.1981 Frank Fahey-Brendan Fitzgerald ownership change to Iona National Airways 14.08.1981
visitor EI-BCK Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1543) 09.08.1981 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-BGH Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1789) 09.08.1981 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-BKL Reims Cessna F.172F (F172-0140) 09.08.1981 Irish Parachute Club
visitor EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (106) 09.08.1981 Norbert Reilly
visitor EI-AOD2Cessna 182J (182-57249) 09.08.1981 Oscar Delta Flying Training Co
visitor IAC213 Aerospatiale SE316B Alouette III (2116) 09.08.1981 Irish Air Corps
display visitor G-ARZB Beagle-Miles Wallis WA116 Srs 1 (B.203) 09.08.1981 Kenneth Horatio Wallis
visitor EI-BET Reims Cessna F.337G Super Skymaster 09.08.1981 Donegan & mead
(F337-0084/01791)
visitor G-AVHJ Wassmer WA-41 (138) 09.08.1981 DG.Pickering-JG.Weir-TG.Hart
visitor EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sadan (15AC-467) 09.08.1981 G.Treacy
flying display only G-HUNT Hawker Hunter MkIV (41H-680277) 09.08.1981 Spencer Robert Flack
visitor EI-BBV Piper J/3c-65 Cub L4J-P1 (13058) 09.08.1981 Felix Cronin
visitor EI-BEN Piper J/3c-65 Cub L4J-P1 (12546) 09.08.1981 JJ.O’Sullivan with frame number 12376
visitor EI-BFO Piper J/3c-90 Cub (12701) 09.08.1981 M.Slattery
visitor EI-BIO Piper J/3c-65 Cub (12657) 09.08.1981 Monasterevin Flying Club
visitor EI-AOB Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-20667) 09.08.1981 Dr HJR.Henderson
visitor EI-BDR Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-3980) 09.08.1981 Oliver “Sammy” Bruton
visitor EI-BGF Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow 09.08.1981 Arrow Group
(28R-30121)
based EI-BCJ2 Aviamilano F.8L Falco Srs 3 (204) 09.08.1981 D.Kelly
based G-AWSU Laverda F8L Falco Srs 4 (416) 09.08.1981 Dr Michael Slazenger
flying display only IAC225 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-05-292)09.08.1981 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC227 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-01-294)09.08.1981 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC230 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-06-297)09.08.1981 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC231 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-07-298)09.08.1981 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-BIV Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon (464-79) 09.08.1981 Autocrats Flying Group
visitor EI-ADV Piper PA-12 super Cruiser (12-3459) 09.08.1981 Robert E.Levis
visitor EI-BLA Piper PA-23-250 Aztec C (27-3321) 09.08.1981 National Aluminium
visitor EI-BBB Rockwell 112 Commander (221) 09.08.1981 WJ.O-Connor
visitor EI-BKA Pitts S.2A Special (2165) 09.08.1981 Captain Arthur Wignell

based EI-BJD Mooney M.20K Turbo 231 (25-0389) 13.08.1981R 13.08.1981 Elan Corps owner changed &13.08.1981X same day - then to HB-DGE
stored EI-ABU Spartan 3 Seater 1 (102) 00.01.1982A Robert A.Clark (deceased) moved from storage near Cloughjordan Co Tipperary to
Bruton Aircraft Engineering at Abbeyshrule 2. The reason for
the move was the death of its owner- Robert A.Clark
based EI-BMA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1965) 26.01.1982A 21.02.1984 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd del Abbeyshrule 2 29.05.1982-delayed due dam 12.12.1981
at Haverfordwest on delivery as F-BTJR
based G-ATSB Piper PA-23-25O Aztec C (3405) 25.02.1982A 23.06.1982 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd 04.03.1982X as sold in Ireland to Abbeyshrule 2 on 25.02.1982A
26.03.1982R EI-BML
based EI-BMJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2594) 10.03.1982R 13.09.1982 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd to Galway Flying Club
based EI-BML2Piper PA-27-250 Aztec C (27-3405) 26.03.1982R 16.05.1986 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd del to Abbeyshrule 2 on 25.02.1982-roaded to Shannon area for
spares & 16.05.1986X
visitor G-NASH Grumman American AA-5B Cheetah 02.05.1982N Barnbair f Southampton
(AA5-0617)

based EI-BMA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1965) 02.06.1982R CTC Group arr Abbeyshrule 2 f.Belfast 29.05.1982

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 08.08.1982 via Irish Air Letter p.13 No.093 10.1982 all aircraft listed were noted on 08.08.1982
display visitor G-BONE Pilatius P2-06 (26) 08.08.1982 Aeromech Ltd in Swiss Air Force training marks
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 08.08.1982 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 08.08.1982 P.Mulhall
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (880) 08.08.1982 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AYA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 08.08.1982 D.Bothwell-D.Naylor-P.Walsh-D.Coyle
visitor EI-AUG SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 08.08.1982 Roadstone Ltd
(11080)
visitor EI-BCH SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 08.08.1982 Condor Group
(10561)
visitor EI-BCS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2550) 08.08.1982 J.Murphy
visitor EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 08.08.1982 J.O’Neill
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 08.08.1982 Gerry Moorhead
visitor EI-BFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2415) 08.08.1982 Ormond Flying Group
visitor EI-BGA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2549) 08.08.1982 JJ.Frew
based EI-BGC SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1265) 08.08.1982 P.Moran
visitor EI-BIM SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (305) 08.08.1982 D.Miller
visitor EI-BGG SOCATA MS.893E Rallye Commodore 08.08.1982 MJ.Hanlon
180GT (12824)
EI-BHN SOCATA MS.893E Rallye Commodore 180 08.08.1982 Kieron O’Connor
(11422)
visitor EI-BMJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2594) 08.08.1982 Weston Ltd
display based EI-BIU Robin R.2112A Alpha (175) 08.08.1982 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd
based EI-BMO Robin R.2160 Acrobin (116) 08.08.1982 Robin Group
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180RD Aiglon (268) 08.08.1982 Robin Aiglon group
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 08.08.1982 Victor Mike Flying Group Ltd
visitor EI-AWE Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0877) 08.08.1982 Third Flying Group
visitor EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-1196) 08.08.1982 20th Air Group Ltd
visitor EI-BIB Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1724) 08.08.1982 Galway Flying Club
visitor EI-BIE Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-0362) 08.08.1982 DF.McElin
visitor EI-BIN2 Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1843) 08.08.1982 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-AOK2Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0208) 08.08.1982 RJ.Cloughley-NJ.Simpson
visitor EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 08.08.1982 M.Concannon leased to Kingdomair
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1262) 08.08.1982 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-BGH Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 08.08.1982 Iona National Airways
(F172-1789)
visitor EI-BKL Reims Cessna F.172 F Rocket (F172-2122) 08.08.1982 Irish Parachute Club
visitor EI-BLL Reims Cessna F.172P Skyhawk II 08.08.1982 JJ.Spollen
(F172-1262)
display visitor IAC243 Reims Cessna F.172K (F172-0671) 08.08.1982 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-BJH Slingsby RA.45 Nipper T.66 III (S.104/1588) 08.08.1982 S.O’Rourke
visitor EI-BIV Bellanca 8KCAB Super Decathlon (464-79) 08.08.1982 Aerocrarts Flying Group
visitor EI-BML2 Piper PA-23-250 Aztec C (27-3405) 08.08.1982 Bruton Aircraft & Engineering Ltd
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (28-1049) 08.08.1982 Cherokee Group
visitor EI-BLK Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee (28-7790542) 08.08.1982 J.Sundival
visitor EI-BBV Piper J/3c-65 Cub L4J-P1 (13058) 08.08.1982 F.Cronin
visitor EI-BFO Piper J/3c-90 Cub (12701) 08.08.1982 M.Slattery
visitor G-AVHJ Wassmer Super Baladou (168) 08.08.1982 David Gerald Pickering
John Gerald Wier-Thomas Gemmel Hart
visitor EI-AVL Auster J/5F Aiglet (2783) 08.08.1982 George Flood
visitor EI-BJV Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (8567) 08.08.1982 Joseph Kelly
visitor EI-BJF Grumman American AA-5 Traveler 08.08.1982 B.O’Shea also listed as a Gulfstream American
(AA5-0568)
visitor EI-BMT Grumman American AA-5 Tiger (AA5-0625) 08.08.1982 T.Drury
visitor EI-BHV Champion 7EC Traveler (7EC-739) 08.08.1982 M.McDowell
based El-BCJ2 Aeromere F.8L Falco III (204) 08.08.1982 D.Kelly also listed as Aviamalino F.8L
visitor EI-BIP Beech A200 Super King Air (BB-687) 08.08.1982 Avair Ltd
flying display only IAC228 SIAI Marchetti SF26OWE Warrior (24-07-295) 08.08.1982 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC229 SIAI Marchetti SF26OWE Warrior (24-08-296) 08.08.1982 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC230 SIAI Marchetti SF26OWE Warrior (24-09-297) 08.08.1982 Irish Air Corps
display visitor EI-BAF Thunder AX-6-56 (027) 08.08.1982 Wilf G.Wollett
display visitor G-BOOK Aerotek Pitts S.1S modified (1-0017) 08.08.1982 Brian Kenneth Lecomber
display visitor EI-BKA Pitts S.2A (2165) 08.08.1982 Captain Arthur Wignall
display visitor EI-BLP Short SD-330 (SH-3078) 08.08.1982 Avair Ltd
display visitor EI-AVU AIA/Stampe SV.4C (1060) 08.08.1982 SP.O’Carroll
stored dismantled (G-BIDS) SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (1277) 08.08.1982 Neil J.Braken ex F-BSTV minus tail-no marks-EI-BMH was previously noted
chalked on the tail of G-BIDS ntu-to Ireland 02.1982 how?
EI-BMH 19.02.1982R but never officially carried these marks
display visitor? 70-2370? General Dynamics F-111 08.08.1982? USAF confirmation required - did these aircraft actually display
display visitor? 70-2414? General Dynamics F-111 08.08.1982? USAF confirmation required - did these aircraft actually display
Main hangar during fly-in 08.08.1982
stored dismantled El-BAG Cessna172A (172-47571) 08.08.1982 ?Bruton aircraft EI-BAG 03.04.1980X
undergoing rebuild EI-BAJ SNCAN/Stampe SV.4C (171) 08.08.1982 Dublin Tiger Group
visitor EI-BAU AIA/Stampe SV.4C (1096) 08.08.1982 SP.O’Carroll
visitor EI-BLB SNCAN/Stampe SV.4C (323) 08.08.1982 J.Hutchinson
visitor EI-BIG Moravan Zlin Z.526 Trener Master (1086) 08.08.1982 P.Van Lonkhuyzen
visitor G-AVCU Reims Cessna F.150G (F150-)129) 08.08.1982 Peter Ronald Moss listed in error as G-AWCU-probably G-AVCU as shown
stored EI-BKK Taylor JT.1 Monoplane (1421) 08.08.1982 FJ.Hoysted
stored dismantled EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airedale (B.509) 08.08.1982 HF.Igoe
visitor EI-ANT Champion 7ECA Citabria (7ECA-38) 08.08.1982 Setanta Flying Group
stored dismantled EI-BKE Morane Saulnier MS.885 Super Rallye (278) 08.08.1982 C.Brady-C.Groom crashed Ballyclumack Co Wexford 05.04.1981
stored damaged EI-ATH2 Reims Cessna F.150J (F150-0426) 08.08.1982 Irish Aero club storm damaged Cork 10.03.1982-to Abbeyshrule 04.1982
dismantled to spares 16.05.1986X
stored dismantled EI-BDB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2924) 08.08.1982 ?Bruton Aircraft fuselage only-25.06.1981X
damaged dismantled F-BTJR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1965) 08.08.1982 ?Bruton aircraft a section of a fuselage marked F-BTJR which was damaged
enroute to Ireland for reg as EI-BMA was subsequently rebuilt
using parts of another Rallye- the damaged sections remained
here.
stored EI-ABU Spartan 3 Seater (102) 08.08.1982 ?Bruton Aircraft dismant:led. and stripped of its fabric covering showing red
paint underneath to its silver outer colour

stored damaged G-AWUP Reims Cessna 150H (F150-0381) 00.00.1983A 01.02.1984 Robert Hiliare Timmis roaded to SRS Shannon 01.02.1984 for storage-G-AWUP
09.01.1989X
based G-ATMP Cessna 210F Centurion (210-58735) 16.02.1983R 02.06.1983 P.Parke to Ireland 23.05.1983-see EI-BOD 02.06.1983 below
based on repair EI-BOD Cessna 210F Centurion (210-58735) 02.06.1983R 16.11.1983 P.Parke G-ATMP was damaged here late 05.1983-EI-BOD delivered
to Dublin 16.11.1983
visitor G-AWHX Rollason Beta B.2 (RAE-04) 06.08.1983N JJ. Cooke
visitor G-AXTO Piper PA-24-260 Comanche C (24-9004) 06.08.1983N Elecwind (Clay Cross)

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 07.08.1983 via Irish Air Letter 10.1983 p.13 No.105 all aircraft listed were noted on 07.08.1983
based G-HILT SOCATA TB-10 Tobago (298) 07.08.1983 Peter Hilton arr 29.07.1983-08.08.1983R EI-BOF to John Condron
based EI-AVU AIA/Stampe SV.4C (1060) 07.08.1983 SP.O’Carroll
based EI-BAU AIA/Stampe SV.4C (1096) 07.08.1983 SP.O’Carroll
undergoing rebuild EI-BAJ SNCAN/Stampe SV.4C (171) 07.08.1983 Dublin Tiger Group
visitor EI-BLB SNCAN/Stampe SV.4C (323) 07.08.1983 J.Hutchinson
visitor EI-AYB Gardan GY-80 Horizon (156) 07.08.1983 Westwing Flying Group
based EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (880) 07.08.1983 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-BCM Piper J/3C Cub L-H4 (11983) 07.08.1983 Kilmoon Flying Group
visitor EI-BFO Piper J/3C-90 Cub (12701) 07.08.1983 M.Slattery
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 07.08.1983 P.Mulhall
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 07.08.1983 Longford Aviation
visitor EI-AYT2 SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 07.08.1983 RC.Cunningham
(11065)
visitor EI-AYI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (189) 07.08.1983 Irish Air Training Group
visitor EI-BCH SEEMS MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 07.08.1983 Condor Group
(10561)
visitor EI-BCS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2550) 07.08.1983 J.Murphy
visitor EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 07.08.1983 M.Concannon leased to Kingdomair
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1262) 07.08.1983 Iona National Airways
stored on rebuild EI-BAG Cessna 172A (172-47571) 07.08.1983 Cork Parachute Club acc Inch Kerry 03.10.1976 to SNN cx 03.04.1980 to Abbeyshrule 2
date? in Bruton hangar.
visitor EI-BLL Reims Cessna F.172P Skyhawk II 07.08.1983 JJ.Spollen
(F172-2122)
visitor EI-BDK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2561) 07.08.1983 Limerick Flying Club
based EI-BGD SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (2287) 07.08.1983 M.Kavanagh
stored dismantled EI-BGN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1853) 07.08.1983 E.Burns EI-BGN cx 10.08.1983
visitor EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 07.08.1983 J.O’Neill
visitor EI-BGA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2549) 07.08.1983 T.Daly
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 07.08.1983 Gerry Moorhead
visitor EI-BFB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (3044) 07.08.1983 Weston Ltd
display visitor IAC205 Reims Cessna FR.172H (345) 07.08.1983 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC207 Reims Cessna FR.172H (347) 07.08.1983 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC210 Reims Cessna FR.172H (350) 07.08.1983 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC243 Reims Cessna FR.172H (350) 07.08.1983 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC222 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (21-01-289) 07.08.1983 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC228 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-07-295) 07.08.1983 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC229 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-08-296) 07.08.1983 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC2?? SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior () 07.08.1983 Irish Air Corps
display visitor G-FURY Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 (224) 07.08.1983 Spencer Flack
display visitor ?? Pitts? 07.08.1983 ? Falcons
display visitor ?? Pitts? 07.08.1983 ? Falcons
visitor EI-BHN SOCATA MS.893A Rallye Commodore 180 07.08.1983 K.O’Driscoll-A.Corcoran-
(11422) J.Pilkington-T.Brady
visitor EI-BHB SOCATA MS.887 Rallye 125 (2162) 07.08.1983 Hotel Bravo Flying Club
visitor EI-BGB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1913) 07.08.1983 GN.Atkinson
visitor EI-BFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2415) 07.08.1983 Ormond Flying Group
based EI-BMA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1965) 07.08.1983 W.Rankin
based EI-BMB2 SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2505) 07.08.1983 Glyde Court Developments
visitor EI-BCF Bensen B8-M Gyrocopter (47941) 07.08.1983 Terry Brennan
visitor EI-BNU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1913) 07.08.1983 P.Doyle
visitor EI-BIT SOCATA MS.887 Rallye 125 (2169) 07.08.1983 Tango Flying Group
visitor EI-BIM SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (305) 07.08.1983 D.Miller
visitor EI-BCW SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1783) 07.08.1983 H.Clarke
visitor EI-BFP SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2942) 07.08.1983 Weston Ltd
display visitor EI-BKA Aerotec Pitts S.2A Special (2165) 07.08.1983 Captain Arthur Wignall
visitor EI-BIS Robin R.1180RD Aiglon (268) 07.08.1983 Robin Aiglon Group
visitor EI-BJC Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-4927) 07.08.1983 RJ.Bentley
visitor EI-BIJ Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (8432) 07.08.1983 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-BKT Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (8562) 07.08.1983 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-BJV Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (8567) 07.08.1983 Joseph Kelly
visitor EI-BMV American Aviation AA-5 Traveller 07.08.1983 DM.Lummes
(AA5-0200)
visitor EI-BNR American Aviation AA-5 Traveller 07.08.1983 Victor Mike Flying Group
(AA5-0202)
visitor G-BIXU Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger 07.08.1983 Peacock Salt Ltd
(AA5B-1184)
visitor G-BAGR Robin DR.400-125 DR.400-140 Petit 07.08.1983 James David Last-Hugh Jones-
Prince (753) Fredrick Capell Aris
based EI-AVL Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer (2783) 07.08.1983 G.Flood
visitor EI-BNK Cessna U.206 Stationair (182-01706) 07.08.1983 Irish Parachute Club
visitor EI-BNO2 SNIAS AS.350B Ecureuil (1647) 07.08.1983 MV.O’Brien
visitor G-AXTO Piper PA-24-260 Comanche (24-4900) 07.08.1983 Jean Lesley Richardson
display visitor G-FIRE Vickers Armstrongs Supermarine Spitfire 07.08.1983 Classic Air Displays Ltd
FR Mk XIV.E (6S-648206)
based EI-BDR Piper PA-28-160 Cherokee C (28-3980) 07.08.1983 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor EI-APF2 Reims Cessna F.150F (F150-0112) 07.08.1983 LO.Kennedy
visitor EI-AUC Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat (F150-0040) 07.08.1983 Fifteen Aero Club Ltd
visitor EI-AUO Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat (F150-0074) 07.08.1983 Kerry Aero Club
visitor EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0218) 07.08.1983 Garda Flying Club
visitor EI-BBE Champion 7FC Tri Traveller (7FC-393) 07.08.1983 Aeronca Flying Group
visitor EI-BHH Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0239) 07.08.1983 H.Harold
visitor EI-BJM Cessna A.152 Aerobat (152-0936) 07.08.1983 Leinster Aero Club
visitor EI-BMN Reims Cessna F.152 II (F152-1912) 07.08.1983 Iona National Airways
based G-ATMP Cessna 210F Centurion (210-58735) 07.08.1983 Patrick Parke arrived Abbeyshrule 2 around 16.02.1983
based EI-BIG Moravan Zlin Z526 Trener Master (1086) 07.08.1983 P.Van Lonkhuyzen
based EI-BIU Robin R.2112A Alpha (175) 07.08.1983 Bruton Aircraft & engineering
visitor F-BXPS Rockwell 112TC Commander1 (13026) 07.08.1983 Ste. Slibail
visitor EI-BIV Bellanca 8KCAB Super Decathlon (464-79) 07.08.1983 Aerocrats Flying Group
visitor EI-BBM1Camoron 0-65 Balloon (165) 07.08.1983 Dublin Balloon Club
based EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airedale (B.509) 07.08.1983 HF.Igoe
visitor EI-BKS Eipper Quicksilver MX (IMA-001) 07.08.1983 Irish Microlights Ltd
visitor G-MJGY Ultrasport Puma 440 (700/02) 07.08.1983 Airsports Aviation Ltd (in UK) G-MJGY 27.06.1983X to Ireland- disappeared after showing here
& at Fairyhouse on 21.08.1983 with John Byrne as pilot. By 1999
it was reported as scrapped
visitor EI-BLA Piper PA-23-250 Aztec C (27-3321) 07.08.1983 National Aluminum
visitor G-AWHX Rollason Beta B.2 (RAE/04) 07.08.1983 Jeremy John Cooke
stored EI-BCJ2 Aeromere F. 8L Falco (204) 07.08.1983 D.Kelly

based EI-BOF SOCATA TB-10 Tobago (298) 08.08.1983R 18.08.1986 John Condron arrived Abbeyshrule 2 29.07.1983-returned to UK 03.08.1986
EI-BOF 18.08.1986X & restored to G-HILT 19.08.1986
based EI-BOL Piper PA-31-325 Turbo Navajo (31-776) 21.09.1983R National Aluminium (Manufacturing) Ltd
visitor EI-ATJ Beagle 121 Pup 100 (B121-029) 22.09.1983N Wexford Aero Club
based for rebuild EI-APT Fokker D.VII/65 Replica (02) 00.00.1984N 00.06.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N902AC 03.06.1985
based for rebuild EI-APU Fokker D.VII/65 Replica (01) 00.00.1984N 00.06.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N903AC 03.06.1985
based for rebuild EI-APV Fokker D.VII/65 Replica (03) 00.00.1984N 00.06.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N904AC 03.06.1985
based for rebuild EI-APW Fokker DR.1 Triplane Replica (001) 00.00.1984N 00.06.1985 Lynn Garrison arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N403BM 20.04.2009
based for rebuild EI-ARC Pfalz D.III Replica (PPS/PFLZ/1) 00.00.1984N 00.04.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N906AC 02.06.1985
based for rebuild EI-ARD Pfalz D.III Replica (PT.16) 00.00.1984N 00.04.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N905AC 02.06.1985
based for rebuild EI-ARI Slingsby T.56 SE.5a Replica (1591) 00.00.1984N 00.06.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N908AC 02.06.1985
based for rebuild EI-ARJ Slingsby T-56 SE.5a Replica (1592) 00.00.1984N 00.06.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N909AC 02.06.1985
based for rebuild EI-ARK Slingsby T.56 SE.5a Replica (1593) 00.00.1984N 00.06.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N910AC 02.06.1985
based for rebuild EI-ARL Slingsby T.56 SE.5a FQplica (1594) 00.00.1984N 00.06.1985 F.Ryder/Allan Clark arr fr Powerscourt for rebuild & created out to US-reg X28.05.1985
to N912AC 02.06.1985
stored dismantled EI-AUD SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1605) 00.00.1984N current? Kilkenny Aero Club damaged in accident 25.06.1983-location? to spares
stored damaged EI-BKE SOCATA MS.885 Super Rallye (278) 00.00.1984N current? C.Brady-M.Groom see 09.02.1981 above-to spares-cx 16.09.1986
based? EI-BMA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1965) 21.02.1984R 13.06.1989 Hugh Twomey-George Curren & Trinity aviation
visitor G-BEKO Reims Cessna F.182Q Skelane (F182-0037) 23.05.1984N DW.Clark-Land Drainage
visitor G-BJMR Cessna 310R-II (310R-1624) 26.05.1984N A One Transport
visitor G-AVUH Reims Cessna F.150H (F150-0244) 06.07.1984N Sunderland Flying Club
visitor HB-FJP Beech A36 Bonanza (E951) 07.07.1984N E. Blauenstein
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 11.08.1984N F. Rogers? Gerry Moorhead

Abbeyshrule 2 Fly-in 1984? Full Log? aircraft listed were noted on 13.08.1984
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 13.08.1984 F. Rogers? Gerry Moorhead fly-in?
visitor G-AVLW Sportavia Fournier RF.4D (4025) 13.08.1984 P.J. Sellar & B.N. O’Brien fly-in?
visitor G-AVNZ Sportavia Fournier RF.4D (4030) 13.08.1984 Cobra Group fly-in?
visitor G-BOOK Pitts S1.S Special (1-0017) 13.08.1984 Brian Kenneth Lecomber fly-in?

visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 18.08.1984N F. Rogers? Gerry Moorhead
based EI-BIG Moravan Zlin Z.526 Trener Master (1086) 26.08.1984N Paul Von Lonkhuyzen
visitor G-BHIR Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow B 20.09.1984N ISS Industrial & Scientific Services
(28R-35614)
based EI-BAU AIA Stampe SV.4C (1096) 29.09.1984N SP. O’Carroll
visitor N9059H Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1815) 19.10.1984N 23.10.1984 Air View Ltd?
based EI-BGD SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (2287) 14.11.1984N current? M Kavanagh 08.1991 reported as on long term overhaul-no further info-probably
scrapped
visitor EI-ATJ Beagle 121 Pup 100 (B121-029) 01.12.1984N Waterford Aero Club
based G-AWUU Reims Cessna F.150J (F150-0408) 00.00.1985A 16.05.1985 Sean Gerald McNulty 16.05.1985R EI-BRA see same date below
visitor G-AXIE Beagle B.121 Pup (B121-087) 09.02.1985N 09.02.1985 Ian James Ross-
Douglas John Mason-
George Edward Corlett
under rebuild EI-AYA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (2256) 16.02.1985N Dundalk Aero Club
P under rebuild EI-APT Fokker D.VIII Replica (01) 16.02.1985N (Sammy Bruton)
P under rebuild EI-APV Fokker D.VIII Replica (02) 16.02.1985N (Sammy Bruton)
P under rebuild EI-ARD Pfalz D.II Replica (PT.16) 16.02.1985N (Sammy Bruton)
P based G-AWTR Beechcraft A.23 19A Musketeer Sport III 16.02.1985N James Donoher-Patrick Donoher
(MB-411)
stored dismantled EI-BPP Eippeer Formance Quicksilver MX (3207) 12.03.1985N current? James(Jim) A. Smith noted dismantled 09.08.1991 & again 00.01.2003
based EI-AVU SV-4C Stampe (AIA) 20.03.1985N 00.04.1985 Bruton Aircraft Engineering Ltd created out to US-28.05.1985X to N901A (as part of replica
movements above 00.06.1985)
visitor EI-BHT Beech 77 Skipper (WA-77) 16.04.1985N Waterford Aero Club
based EI-BRA Reims Cessna F.150J (F150-0408) 16.05.1985R 00.05.1985 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor G-BKCCPiper PA.28-180 Cherokee Archer 30.05.1985N Classic Aeroplane Limited
(28-7405099)

Abbeyshrule 2 Fly-in 1985? Full Log? aircraft listed were noted on 10.08.1985
visitor G-ATSY Wassamer WA.41 Super Baladou IV (117) 10.08.1985 Horizon Flying Group fly-in?
visitor G-BIBT Gulfstream AA.5B Tiger (AA5B-1047) 10.08.1985 11.08.1985 Fergusons (Blyth) Ltd fly-in?

visitor G-AZFO Piper PA.30 Twin Comanche 160 (30-1917) 23.08.1985N 24.08.1985 Handhorn Ltd
visitor G-AXRU Reims Cessna F.150K 25.08.1985N Arrival Enterprises Ltd
based EI-BIS Robin R.1280TD Aiglon (268) 02.11.1985N The Robin Aiglon Group
reserved EI-BSB Jodel D 112 Club (Wassmer) (1067) 13.11.1985R 23.06.1987 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton reserved prior to official registration 23.06.1987-noted at
Abbeyshrule 2 as EI-BSB on 15.11.1985
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 17.12.1985R 09.07.1996 P.Kearney 09.07.1996R to Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
on extensive rebuild EI-AVB Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-1790) 00.00.1986A 26.07.1989 GG.Bracken sold to P.Ryan Galway 26.07.1989R
stored damaged EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 11.04.1986N current J.O’Neill severly storm damaged at Castlebar 14.12.1985 remains to
Abbeyshrule 2 as spare source
based EI-BRY Cessna 210M Centurion (210-62725) 06.01.1986R 16.10.1986 The 210 group crashed Clonsilla Dublin 16.10.1986-18.04.1988X-remains stored
in UK
stored damaged EI-BBI SOCATA MS.892E Commodore 150ST 00.04.1986N noted in damaged state. Dismantled and awaiting rebuild.
(2663) (see 10.08.1991)
stored damaged EI-ATH2 Reims Cessna F.150J (0426) 01.04.1986A storm damaged Cork 10.03.1982-16.05.1986X fuselage at
Abbeyshrule 2 01.04.1986 to spares source
visitor G-BHLX Grumman American AA-5B Tiger 05.06.1986N 07.06.1986 Tiger Aviation (Jersey) Ltd
(AA5B-0573)
stored dismantled EI-BIE Reims Cessna F.152 Aerobat (F152-0362) 21.07.1986N DF.McEllin storm dam twice Castlebar 1984-fuselage noted here 21.07.1986
X25.05.1987 R10.06.1987 G-STAP

P2 visitor G-AZMA SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire II (65) 10.08.1986N Irene Joyce Bishop-Michael Kirk-T/a KK Aviation fly-in?
visitor G-BGBA Robin R.2100A Club (133) 10.08.1986N 14.08.1986 Derek Faulkner
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 15.08.1986R 11.01.2007 John Condron 11.01.2007X restored to G-BMIX 12.01.2007R- but noted at Biggin Hill
06.2009 still as EI-BSV

Abbeyshrule Fly-in 08-10.08.1986 Log?
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB.20 (579) 30.11.1986N John Condron t Cork
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 18.12.1986R 15.11.1989 The 210 Group 15.11.1989X and re-reg 30.11.1989R to the same owners-remained at
Abbeyshrule 2
visitor G-BHLX Grumman American AA-5B Tiger 20.12.1986N 22.12.1986 Tiger Aviation (Jersey) Ltd
(AA5B-0573)
stored on rebuild EI-BKU SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 00.01.1987N following several years storage at Abbeyshrule- EI-BKU was being
(10990) rebuilt here in late 1986 using parts of EI-BOP which crashed at
Coonagh on 29.03.1986.
based EI-BUJ SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 27.02.1987R 03.04.1991 to Mayo Flying Club/Tom Cunniffe Castlebar.
(10737)
P visitor G-AZZV Reims Cessna F.172L Skyhawk 23.07.1989N Century Composites Ltd
(F172-0883)
visitor G-BMUF Cessna R182 Skylane RG (R182-00056) 25.07.1987N 25.07.1987 Wilson Feeds
visitor G-BJWH Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1919) 06.08.1987N Metronote Aviation Ltd

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 09.08.1987 via Hugo all aircraft listed were noted on 09.08.1987
visitor EI-BUT GEMS MS.893A Rallye Commodore 180 09.08.1987 Thomas Keating
(10559)
stored dismantled EI-AYL2 Beagle A.109 Airdale (B.506) 09.08.1987 J.Ronan
visitor EI-BJC Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-4927) 09.08.1987 RJ.Bentley
visitor EI-BFO Piper J/3C-90 Cub (12701) 09.08.1987 M.Slattery
visitor G-BJWH Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1919) 09.08.1987 Metronote Aviation Ltd arrived on 06.08.1987
visitor EI-APF2 Reims Cessne F.150G (F150-0112) 09.08.1987 LO.Kennedy
based EI-BCH SEEMS MS.893A Rallye Commodore 180 09.08.1987 Condor Group
(10561)
visitor EI-BOY Murphey Sprite (153/SAAC.8) 09.08.1987 Anthony Murphey
visitor EI-BIS Robin R.11809RD Aiglon (268) 09.08.1987 Robin Aiglon Club
visitor EI-BUC Jodel D.9 Babe (PFA.929) 09.08.1987 Liam Maddock
visitor EI-BKP Zenair CH-200-AA Zenith (2.563) 09.08.1987 L.McEnteggart
visitor G-BHLX Grumman American AA-5B Tiger 09.08.1987 Tiger Aviation (Jersey) Ltd
(AA5B-0573)
visitor G-BDWA SOCATA MS.Rallye 150ST (2695) 09.08.1987 Hugo Cowan
visitor EI-BSU2 Champion 7KCAB Citabria (124) 09.08.1987 Sean & Stephen Donohue
visitor EI-ABI2 deHavilland DH.84 Dragon 2 (6105) 09.08.1987 Aer Lingus PLC
visitor EI-BIJ Agusta Bell AB206B Jet Ranger II (8432) 09.08.1987 Celtic Helicopters
visitor EI-BUV Cessna 172RG Cutlass (172RG-0710) 09.08.1987 J.Spollen
visitor EI-BUL Aerotech MW5 Sorcerer (1) 09.08.1987 J.Greene
visitor EI-BCN Piper J/3C-65 Cub (12335) 09.08.1987 Snowflake Flying Group
visitor EI-ANT Champion 7ECA Citabria (7ECA.38) 09.08.1987 P.Ryan
visitor EI-BSX Piper J/3C-65 Cub (13255) 09.08.1987 J.O’Dwyer
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-1049) 09.08.1987 Rathcool Flying Group 13.08.1987X (long gap) then reg to B.Healy Strandhill 09.06.1988
visitor EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat (2208) 09.08.1987 WG.Rafter
visitor EI-APS2 Schleicher ASK.14 (14008) 09.08.1987 M.Slazenger
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 09.08.1987 Galway Flying Club
visitor I-ROVI Aviamilano Falco F.8L Srs 2 (117) 09.08.1987 Johnston Brian McBride based Newtownards. Cr 09.09.1989 Strangford Lough sadly killing
the two crew
visitor EI-AND Cessna 175A (175-56444) 09.08.1987 J.Braithwaite (Ireland) Ltd just out of full restoration
display visitor IAC243 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0343) 09.08.1987 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC203 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0348) 09.08.1987 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC208 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0349) 09.08.1987 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC209 Reims Cessna F.172K (F172-0671) 09.08.1987 Irish Air Corps
fly-by display EI-BSY BAC 111 525FT (266) 09.08.1987 Ryanair Ltd
visitor OY-BOV/SE-ZBE Thunder Colt AX6-56Z (531) 09.08.1987 D.Hooper 02.07.1986R EI-BSQ not shown on the envelope-only on metal plate
in basket

based dismantled G-FALL Cessna 182L (182-58955) 00.02.1988A 01.09.1988cxOliver (Sammy) Bruton arr by road-EI-CDP 20.05.1991R to Sammy-rebuilt-reg to Irish
Parachute Club 14.01.1997
based EI-BKM Zenair CH-200 RW-AA (2.471) 05.02.1988R 00.05.1992 D.van de Braam 28.02.1994X was w/o when EI-BKM collided with the stationary G-TOYS
at Trim 20.05.1992.
G-TOYS was noted at Westpoint hangar early 01.1993.It was sold in UK
as spares source.
Correction in error I presented a list to the Irish Air Letter 08.1992 p.10
showing EI-BKM as attending the annual Carrickfin Fly-in on 22.05.1992
which was impossible as it was w/o at Trim two days previously. This
should have been noted as Rallye 150 EI-BKU.
visitor EI-BNR Grumman-Amerlcan AA-5 Traveler 21.02.1988 Victor Mike Flying Group overran on landing and crashed into the River Inny 21.02.1988. The
(AA5-0202) aircraft was borne away by the strong current until it became lodged
at the canal bridge 150 metres downstream. The four occupants on
board were ok and even managed to keep relatively dry- but the aircraft
was extensively damaged.
P 23.04.1988 visitor N30405 Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II 22.04.1988N 25.04.1988 Robert Siegel Illinois USA
(28-7916083)
visitor G-ASHA Reims Cessna F.172D (F172-0008) 04.06.1988N Derek Anthony Smith-David John Cattermore-Clive Robert Bavington-Ronald Soar
based EI-BVY Heinze Zenith CH-200 RW-AA (2-582) 07.06.1988R active Michael Francis Skelly-J.Matthews
visitor EI-EDR Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow 12.06.1988N ED.Ryan
(28R-7435265)

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 05-06-07.08.1988 Hugo all aircraft listed were noted on date shown
P visitor D-EEED Piper PA-28RT-201 Cherokee Arrow IV 05.08.1988 B.Karsteins f.Bielfeld
(28R-7918253)

P4 visitor N444M Grumman G.44A Widgeon (1411) 06.08.1988 Cobbaircraft over-nighted and departed 10.30am on the 6th
P visitor EI-BVJ2 Chevron 2.32 (009) 06.08.1988 William T.King & Stanley J.Dunne

P EI-BVJ2 Road Transporter 06.08.1988 Tailfin-wings-engine retracted? Looks a little bit draggy to me!!.
visitor EI-BVF Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 06.08.1988 Ryanair Ltd
(F172-1777)
visitor G-ETON Maule M5-235C Lunar Rocket (7292C) 06.08.1988 James Rodney Heaton
visitor EI-AOK2 Reims-Cessna F172G Skyhawk 06.08.1988 RJ.Cloughley & NJ.Simpson
(F172-0208)
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinadad (579) 06.08.1988 J.Condron
visitor EI-BBV Piper J/3C-65 Cub L4J-P1 (13058) 06.08.1988 F.Cronin
visitor D-EEED Piper PA-28RT-201 Cherokee Arrow IV 06.08.1988 B.Karsteins
(28R-7918253
visitor EI-AND Cessna 175A (175-56444) 06.08.1988 M & A.Cooke
visitor EI-BIS Robin R.11809RD Aiglon (268) 06.08.1988 Robin Aiglon Club
stored on rebuild EI-BAG Cessna 172A (172-47571) 06.08.1988 Cork Parachute Club acc Inch Kerry 03.10.1976 to SNN cx 03.04.1980 to Abbeyshrule 2 date?
visitor EI-BKP Zenair CH-200-AA Zenith (2.563) 06.08.1988 L.McEnteggart
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 06.08.1988 P.Kearney
visitor EI-BVS Cessna 172RG Cutlass (172RG-0908) 06.08.1988 J.Spollen
visitor EI-APF2 Reims Cessne F.150G (F150-0112) 06.08.1988 LO.Kennedy
visitor EI-BIO Piper J/3c-65 Cub 06.08.1988 Monastereavin Flying Group
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 06.08.1988 The 210 group
P based EI-BCH SOCATA MS.892A Rallye 150 (10561) 06.08.1988 Condor Group
P visitor EI-BCW SOCATAS MS.880B Rallye (1783) 06.08.1988 H.Clarke & D.Lodge
P visitor EI-BIU Robin R2112A (175) 06.08.1988 Wicklow Flying Group
P visitor EI-BWH Partenavia P68C (212) 06.08.1988 K.Buckley
P visitor G-AYDZ CEA Jodel DR200 [modified] (1) 06.08.1988 Frank Maurice Ward
P visitor G-BNUP Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II 06.08.1988 Lydd Airport Group Ltd registered EI-BXU 03.10.1988
(28-7716097)
P2 visitor G-ETON Maule M.5-235C Lunar Rocket (7292C) 06.08.1988 James Rodney Heaton
P visitor G-BOCS Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III (34-33112) 06.08.1988 BAE Systems Flight Training (UK) Ltd
P2 based EI-BVY Zenair 200-AA-RW (2-582) 06.08.1988 Mike Skelly

visitor EI-ADV Piper PA-12 super Cruiser (12-3459) 07.08.1988 Robert E.Levis
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-1049) 07.08.1988 B.Healy 13.08.1987X (long gap) then 09.06.1988R to B.Healy Strandhill
stored on rebuild EI-BKU SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 07.08.1988 Limerick Flying Club after several years storage here- EI-BKU was being rebuilt in late
(10990) 1986 using parts of EI-BOP which cr Coonagh on 29.03.1986.
registered to Limerick FC (Coonagh) Ltd on 14.02.1989
visitor EI-BSX Piper J/3C-65 Cub (13255) 07.08.1988 J.O’Dwyer
visitor EI-AUM Auster J/1 Autocrat (2612) 07.08.1988 TG.Rafter
visitor EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat (2208) 07.08.1988 William G.Rafter
visitor EI-BHB SOCATA MS.887 Rallye 125 (2162) 07.08.1988 Hotel Bravo Flying Club
visitor EI-BBN Reims Cessna F.150M (F150-1281) 07.08.1988 North West Aero Club
visitor EI-BVR Robinson R.22 Alpha (0452) 07.08.1988 Robinson Group
visitor EI-BBO SOCATA MS.893E Rallye 180GT (12522) 07.08.1988 JG.Lacey-AF.Morton
visitor EI-BUZ Robinson R.22HR Alpha (0242) 07.08.1988 Westair Ltd
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 07.08.1988 Gerry Moorhead
visitor IAC243 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0343) 07.08.1988 Irish Air Corps Irish Air Corps air display team “Swallow’s” support aircraft
visitor EI-BCP Druine D.62B Condor (RAE-618) 07.08.1988 Tony Delaney
visitor EI-BSU2 Champion 7KCAB Citabria (124) 07.08.1988 Sean & Stephen Donohue
undergoing restoration EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 07.08.1988 P.Mulhall
visitor EI-BVE Jodel D.9 Babe (547) 07.08.1988 J.Greene
visitor EI-BMV American Aviation AA-5 Traveller 07.08.1988 Roy C.Cunningham
(AA5-0200)
visitor EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG (F177-0010/00117) 07.08.1988 P.Maguire & P.Palfrey
based EI-BMO Robin R2160 Alpha Sport-Acrobin (116) 07.08.1988 Robin Group
visitor EI-BUN2Beechcraft 76 Dutchess (ME.371) 07.08.1988 172 Flying Group
visitor EI-BUA Cessna 172M Skyhawk (172-65451) 07.08.1988 Blake Norton
visitor EI-BUT GEMS MS.893A Rallye Commodore 180 07.08.1988 Thomas Keating
(10559)
visitor EI-BCN Piper J/3C-65 Cub LH-4(12335) 07.08.1988 Snowflake Flying Group
P visitor EI-BPL Reims Cessna F.172K (F172-0758) 07.04.1988 Phoenix Flying Club
visitor EI-BUR Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A0363) 07.08.1988 Leoni Aviation
visitor EI-BDL Evans VP-2 (SAAC-4/VS-2101) 07.08.1988 J.Duggan
visitor EI-BHW Reims Cessna F.150F (F150-0013) 07.08.1988
visitor EI-AWE Reims-Cessna F.150L (F150-0877) 07.08.1988 Third Flight Group
visitor EI-BIM SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (305) 07.08.1988 D.Miller
fly past display only EI-BVH BAC 111-561RC [Rombac] (407) 07.08.1988 Ryanair Ltd
flying display only IAC225 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-05-292)07.08.1988 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC227 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-01-294)07.08.1988 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC230 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-06-297)07.08.1988 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC231 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-07-298)07.08.1988 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-BSN2Cameron O-65 (1278) 07.08.1988 Wilf Wollett
visitor EI-BST Bell 206B Jet Ranger (1584) 07.08.1988 Celtic Helicopters pleasure flights
visitor EI-BPJ Cessna 182A (182-34949) 07.08.1988 Falcoln Parachute Club

visitor D-EEKF Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1260) N 12.08.1988 B.Karsteins
visitor D-DEED Piper PA-28RT-201 Cherokee Arrow IV N 12.08.1988 M.Peitaneir
(28R-7918253)
visitor EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 180GT (1503) 09.10.1988N T.Tougher
based? EI-BYC Bensen B-8MR (?) 24.02.1989R 00.00.1993 Cornelius Kirwan based?-probably never visited here-cx 06.07.1994 as dismantled
by new owner J.Bresnan
long term rebuild EI-AVW Auster J/N Alpha (3384) 13.04.1989R X31.05.1991Alex Baily owner eimgrated to Austraila and shipped EI-AVW out also about
11.1990 R12.1992 as VH-KSP
visitor G-AZXD Reims Cessna F.172L (F172-0878) 24.04.1989N Birdlake Ltd
visitor G-BOFV Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995207) 24.04.1989N Kevin Anthony Summer
& Peter William Skinmore
visitor G-TRIP Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP 28.04.1989N Anthony Patrick James-Ivo Farini
(32R-8013132)
based EI-BYH Cessna 340A (340-0316) 11.05.1989R X14.05.1996 M.Baily X14.05.1996- sold in the US as N56ME
visitor D-EMES Piper PA-28-201R T Arrow (28R-7003214) 05.07.1989N N. Amler
visitor N3036A Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II ( HYPERLINK "http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=34-7970003&u=cn" \o "Click here to search for construction number 34-7970003" 34-7970003) 08.07.1989N ? US Certificate Issue Date for N3036A was 15.11.1989 X04.09.2001

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 06.08.1989 Hugo all aircraft listed were noted on 06.08.1989
visitor EI-BHT Beechcraft B.77 Skipper (WA-77) 06.08.1989 Waterford Aero Club
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 06.08.1989 P.Mulhall
visitor G-GCAT Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee B 06.08.1989 John Joseph Feeney
very high fly-by EI-BXR ATR 42-300 (107) 06.08.1989 Ryanair Ltd
visitor EI-XMA Robinson R.22 Beta (0681) 06.08.1989 Spectra Laboratories
P2 visitor EI-BVQ2 Camoron SS Can (1717) 06.08.1989 T.McCormack Club Orange Can
visitor EI-ABI2 deHavilland DH.84 Dragon 2 (6105) 06.08.1989 Aer Lingus PLC
based EI-AWP deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (85931) 06.08.1989 T.Lyons

visitor EI-AND Cessna 175A (175-56444) 13.08.1989N M & A.Cooke from IoM
visitor G-BHLX Grumman American AA.5B Tiger 14.08.1989N Tiger Aviation (Jersey) Ltd
(AA5B-0573)
based EI-BDR Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-3980) 17.08.1989R 30.04.1990 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton to Farrenfore
P visitor D-KGAE Scheibe SF.25c Falke (4221) 14.09.1989N LSV Schwerte /Ruhr
based EI-BYS Robinson R.22 Beta (0832) 21.09.1989R Gorge Vincent Maloney
visitor EI-AND Cessna 175A (175-56444) 15.10.1989N M & A.Cooke to IoM
stored damaged EI-BDP Cessna 182P Skylane (182-60687) 13.11.1989R current? Oliver (Sammy) Bruton reg cx 27.11.1998 and used as spares source over time
based EI-BYD3 Cessna 150J Commuter (150-70878) 20.11.1989R 25.09.1990 JA.Lyons-MJ.Kelly change of ownership 25.09.1990 to the Kestrel Flying Club
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 30.11.1989R Active The 210 group
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinadad (579) 03.12.1989N J.Condron
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 07.01.1990N The 210 group f.Eglinton
maintenance based EI-BYH Cessna 340A (340-0316) 00.02.1990A 00.07.1991 M.Baily dam on arr for CofA-major overhaul completed 07.1991-cx 14.05.1996
to USA as N56ME
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N (210-63070) 25.02.1990N 210 Group f.Waterford
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 25.02.1990N J.Condron f.Waterford
P(3) temporarily based EI-BMU Monnet Sonerai II LW (SAAC014-01224) 09.03.1990A 00.00.1992 P.Forde-D.Connaire noted 09.03.1990 still painted white -minus wings
visitor G-BUMP Piper PA-28-181 Archer II (28-7990437) 12.03.1990N H.McClarke f.Dublin
based EI-BJT Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0818) 13.03.1990R 19.02.1997 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton registered to Sligo Aero Club 19.02.1997
based EI-BMO Robin R2160 Alpha Sport-Acrobin (116) 19.03.1990N Robin Group f.Knock
visitor EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 22.03.1990N M.Conconnon f.Knock
P visitor D-EDRZ Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer III 23.05.1990N ?
(28-43235)
P visitor EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 23.05.1990N Keiron O’Connor
P3 visitor EI-BKK Taylor JT1 (PFA1421) 30.05.1990N Waterford Aero club?
visitor G-AYKT SAN Jode D.117 (507) 13.07.1990N Geoffrey Wright
based EI-CCA Beechcraft Musketeer A23-19A (MB.411) 18.07.1990R 25.03.1992 J.Donoher see 25.03.1992 below
P visitor EI-ADV Piper PA-12 super Cruiser (12-3459) 11.08.1990N Robert E.Levis
P visitor EI-BCE Brittain Norman BN-2A-26 Islander (519) 11.08.1990N Aer Arran pleasure flights at fly-in
based EI-BYD3Cessna 150J Commuter (150-70878) 25.09.1990R 31.01.1992 Kestrel Flying Club cx 00.02.1992 for possible change of ownership-nothing further!
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 20.10.1990N J.Condron t.Dublin
visitor N30405 Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II 29.12.1990N Robert Siegel f.Dublin
(28-7916083)
based EI-CCF Aeronca 11AC Champion (11AC-540) 10.01.1991R active Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P temporarily based EI-BMU Monnet Sonerai II LW (SAAC014-01224) 26.04.1991N P.Forde & D.Connaire resprayed dark green
P2 based C-GTLJ Stolp Starduster Too SA300 (HB1980-1) 26.04.1991N (John Keane) EI-CDQ R26.06.1991 to John Keane
P5 based/ visitor D-EGRN Extra EA300 (15) 26.04.1991N Richard Goode
P visitor EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 26.04.1991N ST.Scully
(F172-1092)
based EI-CDP Cessna 182L (182-58955) 20.05.1991R 14.01.1997 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton t.Irish Parachute Club Clonbulloge 14.01.1997
based EI-CFF Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3928) 23.05.1991R Jerimiah O’Dwyer & John Mollow
visitor G-JFWI Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk (F172-1622)01.06.1991N Staryear Ltd t.Dublin
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 01.06.1991R 14.06.2011 ATS Group deregistered as WFU 14.06.2011
P visitor un-reg Rutan Cosy [centre section only] (?) 23.06.1991N ? SAAC fly-in airframe 1 under construction elsewere
P visitor un-reg Rutan Cosy [centre section only] (?) 23.06.1991N ? SAAC fly-in airframe 2 under construction elsewere
based EI-CDQ Stolp SA300 Starduster TOO (HB.1980-1) 26.06.1991R John Keane

log Abbeyshrule 2 07.07.1991 via Irish Air Letter 08.1991 No.200 p.11 aircraft listed were noted on shown
based EI-CDQ Stolp SA300 Starduster TOO (HB.1980-1) 07.07.1991 John Keane
based EI-CDU Cessna 150F (150-52962) 07.07.1991 Blue Heron Aircraft Services freshly resprayed no registration
based EI-CDV Cessna 150G (150-66677) 07.07.1991 Blue Heron Aircraft Services freshly resprayed no registration
based EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-74428) 07.07.1991 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton freshly resprayed no registration

visitor EI-CCA Beech 19A Musketeer (MB-411) 09.07.1991N J.Donoher on CofA awaiting work-reg 18.07.1990 but still unmarked by
09.07.1991
based EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-74428) 15.07.1991R 15.05.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton moved to Weston 15.05.1998 floats removed-on u/c
based EI-CDU Cessna 150F (150-52962) 17.07.1991R 00.08.1991 Blue Heron Aircraft Services moved to Shannon-noted 23.08.1991
based EI-CDV Cessna 150G (150-66677) 17.07.1991R 00.08.1991 Blue Heron Aircraft Services moved to Shannon-noted 20.08.1991
stored EI-ABU Spartan 3 Seater 1 (102) 00.08.1991 EI-ABU- has been brought to Hampshire in the UK for restoration
by Ron Souch. It was roaded out during 08.1991. The aircraft
had been in storage for many years at Cloughjordan and was
moved to Abbeyshrule 2 in early 1982- at least one report states
late 1970’s EI-ABU X00.04.1992
visitor G-AVYL Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee D (28-4622) 06.08.1991N Cherokee G-AVYL Flying Group f Isle of Man via Dublin
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N (63070) 08.08.1991N 210 Group t&f Eglinton
based EI-CFK Varga 2150A Kachina (VAC-155-80) 08.08.1991R 00.10.1991 William M. Patterson to Letterkenny 00.10.1991

log Abbeyshrule 2 hangar 10.08.1991 fly-in weekend Hugo all aircraft listed were noted on 10.08.1991
visitor EI-AND Cessna 175A (175-56444) 10.08.1991 M&A Cooke Normally based in the Isle of Man- minus its engine.
stored dismantled EI-ANN deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth (83161) 10.08.1991 J.Finnigan & Partner X12.11.1965 after a short Irish career- having been R06.10.1964
The cancellation resulted from a crashed at Culmullen on
18.10.1964 where the aircraft was reportedly damaged beyond
repair. After storage in the Kilcock area for many years- 'ANN
moved to Abbeyshrule 2 during 07.1976 along with Tiger- EI-AOP.
Still present and dismantled at Abbeyshrule 2- it is owned by a group
of six for future rebuild.
stored dismantled EI-AOP deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth (84320) 10.08.1991 Dublin Tiger Group R24.09.1965 and like 'ANN X12.09.1985 following an accident- also
at Culmullen- in 1974. Also like 'ANN it moved to Abbeyshrule 2 for
rebuild- owned by the same group of six as EI-ANN. It has been
reported that the rebuild will involve combining the remains of both
'ANN and 'AOP to produce one complete aircraft.
stored EI-ARW SAN Jodel DR.1050 (118) 10.08.1991 JH.Patterson Still current although crashed at Carnmore 28.07.1986. At
Abbeyshrule 2 for possible future rebuild
stored EI-ATK Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-24120) 10.08.1991 Mayo Flying Club crashed Knock 14.02.1987-stored as spares source.
stored damaged EI-AUP SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1143) 10.08.1991 Dundalk Aero Club EI-AUP was “retired from use” and stored here in 1992?
(probable typo for 1982) Instead it was “sold” to (an) unnamed
person/s at Coonagh.It was damaged in a landing accident there
01.09.1983. It was then roaded back to Abbeyshrule 2 and noted
dismantled here 04.09.1985. Eventully going to spares.
open storage EI-AYA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (2256) 10.08.1991 D.Bothwell-D.Naylor ex Dundalk. EI-AYA was in temporary open storage here on date
P.Walsh & D.Coyle shown. R11.03.1994 to Limerick Flying Club
stored dismantled EI-AYL(2)Beagle A.109 Airdale (B.507) 10.08.1991 J.Ronan long term hangar storage
stored dismantled EI-BAL Beagle A.109 Airdale (B.515) 10.08.1991 Sammy Bruton X29.06.1979 hangar stored possibly since around that date and
was to be a long term rebuild project
stored dismantled EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airdale (B.509) 10.08.1991 Sammy Bruton EI-BBK was also hangar stored here and on possible long term
rebuild
stored damaged EI-AYT(2)SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 10.08.1991 Kieron O’Connor Forced landed Pallasmore- Nenagh enroute Weston-Coonagh on
(11065) 12.11.1989 and remains initially to Weston then to Abbeyshrule
as a spares source.
based EI-BAJ Stampe SV.4C (171) 10.08.1991 Dublin Tiger Group dismantled for long term rebuild.
P stored parts EI-BBB Rockwell International 112 (221) 10.08.1991 N.Hanlon (Ireland) Ltd cr Weston 26.10.1981- destroyed by fire-the tailplane- rudder and
fin were at Abbeyshrule 2 noted in scrap area 22.06.1991 behind
private hangers
stored damaged EI-BBI SOCATA MS.892E Commodore 150ST 10.08.1991 Kilkenny Flying Club noted at Abbeyshrule 2 in 04.1986 in damaged state. Dismantled
(2663) and awaiting rebuid
stored EI-BCJ2 Aeromere F.8L Falco 3 (204) 10.08.1991 D.Kelly currently awaiting some minor work and renewal of CofA. first
noted by me [Hugo] stored 15.06.1984
stored damaged EI-BDB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (2924) 10.08.1991 Weston Ltd crashed Kippure Mountain 28.07.1978-remains to Abbeyshrule 2
for use as spares source. X25.06.1981
stored damaged EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (2618) 10.08.1991 J.O’Neill suffered storm damage at Castlebar 14.12.1985-used as spares
source.
stored dismantled EI-BGD SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (2287) 10.08.1991 M.Kavanagh on long term overhaul.
stored dismantled EI-BGS SOCATA MS.893E Rallye 180GT (12675) 10.08.1991 Matt Farrelly cr near Limerick 20.07.1990 (which corrects previous year of 1980)
to Abbeyshrule 2 as spares source OR storm damaged at Clane
00.03.1991 to Abbeyshrule 2 as spares source-nothing left by
00.11.1998
stored damaged EI-BKE SOCATA MS.885 Super Rallye (278) 10.08.1991 C.Brady & C.Broom named the "Nosiest Tin" cr Ballyclumack- Co. Wexford 05.01.1981
to spares source
stored damaged EI-BNR Grumman American AA-5 (AA5-0202) 10.08.1991 Victor Mike Flying Group cr Abbeyshrule 2 21.02.1988 when overran into River Inny. The
aircraft was borne away by the strong current until it became lodged
at the canal bridge 150 metres downstream. The four occupants on
board were ok and even managed to keep relatively dry- but the
aircraft was extensively damaged. to spares support where it
languished for many years.
stored damaged EI-BOP SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 10.08.1991 Limerick Flying Club cr Coonagh 29.03.86 and remains to Abbeyshrule 2 as spares
(11748) support
stored N52178 Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-74428) 10.08.1991 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton Tailfin & Rudder only showing registration N52178. This aircraft
became EI-CFP with a new tailfin & rudder on 15.07.1991
visitor EI-BPJ Cessna 182A (34949) 10.08.1991 Falcon Parachute Club based Edenderry- EI-BPJ was on a major overhaul here.
visitor EI-BPS Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche 10.08.1991 Group Air on engine overhaul.
(30-1002)
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinidad (579) 10.08.1991 John Condron damage in a wheels up landing here 25.05.1991- repaired &
flying again
based EI-BYH Cessna 340A/RAM Conversion (340A.0316)10.08.1991 00.05.1996 M.Baily suffered a heavy landing here 05.1990- (not 02.1990) -major
overhaul almost complete 08.1991. departed here to Elstree UK
05.1996 Irish reg X14.05.1996 then R N56ME & flown to US where
it’s still active (2016)
based EI-CCA Beech 19A Musketeer (MB-411) 10.08.1991 J.Donoher on rebuild and for CofA renewal.
visitor EI-CCQ Slingsby T.61F (1974) 10.08.1991 Kerry Aero Club R15.07.1991- to be based at Farranfore-CofA complete and
delivery date?.
based EI-CDP Cessna 182L (58955) 10.08.1991 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton R20.05.1991-arrived here by road 01.1988 as G-FALL-undergoing
rebuild
visitor EI-CFK Varga 2150A Kachina (VAC-155-80) 10.08.1991 William M.Patterson 08.08.1991R EI-CFK. It was rare in this part of the world and only
one of its type to gain Irish marks. Designed and built in the USA
by the Varga Aircraft Corp.- it’s a tandem two seater of low wing
configuration with retractable undercarriage. The cockpit canopy is
reminiscent of the Chipmunk- but is sideways hinged. Power is
provided by a 150hp Lycoming O-320A. 'CFK was built in 1979. Its
UK marks G-BLWG R14.03.1985 and on X07.06.1991. During part
of that period it was base at Ross Point Donegal where it suffered
an accident. Sammy Bruton had to traval to Ross point in order to
replace a wing.
Sold 06.06.1990 to William Paterson based at Carrigans Co Donegal
where it had another incident. it was roaded to Abbeyshrule 2 where
repairs were now almost complete preparatory to becoming Irish.
While the register gives the base as Abbeyshrule 2- it will in fact
return to Carrigans- Co. Donegal with the same owner.
based EI-CFP Cessna 172P (74428) 10.08.1991 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton marks EI-CFP were allocated slightly in advance & stand for Cessna
Float Plane. ex N52178 and damaged as such at Lough Erne
Co. Fermanagh-purchased by Sammy Bruton and taken by road to
the Abbeyshrule 2 area initially- then to the airfield 07.1991. The
fuselage is now on wheels for rebuild but will be restored to floatplane
configuration on compleation.

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 10-11.08.1991 Hugo via Irish Air Letter 09.1991 No.201 p.11 all aircraft listed were noted on dates shown
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880 Rallye Club (1582) 10.08.1991 ATS Group
based EI-AWP deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth (85931) 10.08.1991 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
based EI-BIS Robin R.1080TD Aiglon (268) 10.08.1991 Robin Aiglon Group
based EI-BJT Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0818) 10.08.1991 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
based EI-BMA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1965) 10.08.1991 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
stored EI-BPP Eipper Quicksilver MX (3207) 10.08.1991 James Smith separate hangar
based EI-BUF Cessna 210M Centurion (210-63070) 10.08.1991 210 Group separate hangar
based EI-CDQ Stolp SA.300 Starduster 10.08.1991 John Keane
P visitor G-AYGN Cessna 210K Centurion (210-59329) 10.08.1991 John William O'Sullivan
visitor EI-BUN Beech 76 Duchess
visitor G-BFPP Bell 47J-2 (2851) 10.08.1991 David Fordham
based EI-CDU Cessna 150F (150-52962) 10.08.1991 Blue Heron Aircraft Services moved to Shannon late 1991
based EI-CDV Cessna 150G (150-66677) 10.08.1991 Blue Heron Aircraft Services moved to Shannon late 1991
P visitor G-AYGN Cessna 210K Centurion (210-59329) 10.08.1991 John William O’Sullivan
visitor EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0218) 10.08.1991 Garda Flying Club
P2 visitor EI-CFK Varga 2150A Kachina (VAC.155.80) 10.08.1991 William M.Patterson 2 days after Irish registration
P visitor EI-CCQ Slingsby T.61F Venture T2 (1974) 10.08.1991 Kerry Aero Club
P stored dismantled EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-74428) 10.08.1991 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor EI-BYL Zenair CH-250 Zenith (MS/FAS2866) 10.08.1991 J.Martyn
based EI-BIG Moravan Zlin Z526 Trener Master (1086) 10.08.1991 P.Van Lonkhuyzen

visitor EI-CFF Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12.3928) 11.08.1991 J.O’Dwyer
visitor EI-CCZ Cessna 150L (150-0820) 11.08.1991 Commercial Enterprises
visitor EI-BYY Piper J3/c-65 (22288) 11.08.1991 A.Haihes
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 11.08.1991 P.Mulhall
solo aerobatics visitor G-BOIH PITTS S-1E (PFA 009-10970) 11.08.1991 Stuart Leslie Goldspink
very high flypast EI-CFC SAAB 340B (255) 11.08.1991 Aer Lingus Commuter
visitor IAC168 deHavilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 11.08.1991 Air Corps
(C./0464)
stored EI-BKK Taylor JT.1 Monoplane (PFA-1421) 11.08.1991 Waterford Aero Club
P2 stored dismantled EI-BGS SOCATA MS.893E Rallye Commodore 11.08.1991 M.Farrelly storm damaged at Clane 00.03.1991 to Abbeyshrule 2 as 180GT (12675) spares source nothing left by 00.11.1998
visitor EI-AYN IRMA/BN-2A-6 Islander (704) 11.08.1991 Aer Arann pleasure flights
visitor EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-1196) 11.08.1991 John Barrow
visitor EI-AOK2Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0208) 11.08.1991 RJ.Cloughley & NJ.Simpson
visitor EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1092) 11.08.1991 ST.Scully
visitor EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 11.08.1991 Garda Flying Club
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1262) 11.08.1991 Falcon Aviation
visitor EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1225) 11.08.1991 B.Harrison
visitor EI-BSC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1651) 11.08.1991 S.Phelan
visitor EI-BUA Cessna 172M Skyhawk II (172-65451) 11.08.1991 Blake Norton
visitor EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J (F172-0486) 11.08.1991 Kieron O’Connor
visitor EI-BYX Champion 7GCAA Citabria (7GCAA-40) 11.08.1991 J.Keane
visitor EI-BSU2Champion 7KCAB Citabria (7KCAB-124) 11.08.1991 RJ.Bently
visitor G-BPZI Christian Eagle II (T0001) 11.08.1991 Robin Ian Warman-
Alan Thomas Fines
visitor IAC168 DeHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk (C.1/0464) 11.08.1991 Irish Aer Corps from Gormanstown
solo aerobatics visitor D-EGRN Extra EA300 (15) 11.08.1991 Louisa Charlotte Alice G-OHER R05.09.1990 but on 11.08.1991 was still carrying marks
D-EGRN only
solo aerobatics only IAC220 Fouga CM.170 Super Magister (299) 11.08.1991 Irish Aer Corps
visitor EI-BUC Jodel D.9 Bebe (PFA.929) 11.08.1991 Liam Maddock
visitor EI-BVE Jodel D.9 Bebe (547) 11.08.1991 J.Greene
visitor EI-BFO Piper J/3c-90 Cub (12701) 11.08.1991 M.Slattery
visitor EI-BIO Piper J/3c-65 Cub (12657) 11.08.1991 Monasteravin Flying Club
visitor EI-BYY Piper J/3c-85 Cub (22288) 11.08.1991 A.Haines
visitor EI-ADV Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12.3459) 11.08.1991 Robert Levis
visitor EI-CFH Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12.3110) 11.08.1991 G.Treacy
cr en-route G-BBUG Piper PA16 Clipper [modified] (16-29) 11.08.1991 James Dolan-Scafftex Scaffolding damaged in precautionary landing enroute Eglinton-Abbeyshrule 2
fly-in10.08.1991 to be dismantled and roaded back to Eglinton for
repair
visitor EI-BXU Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior 11.08.1991 William T.King
(28-7716097)
visitor EI-BYE Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain 11.08.1991 EI Air Exports
(31-7305118)
visitor IAC203 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-343) 11.08.1991 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-BUZ Robinson R.22HP (0242) 11.08.1991 Westair Ltd
visitor EI-CCT Robinson R.22 Beta (0847) 11.08.1991 Air Investments
visitor EI-BCP Rollason D.62B Condor (RAE.618) 11.08.1991 Anthony Delaney
visitor EI-CFC Saab SF.340B (fly past only)
flying display only IAC222 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-01-289)11.08.1991 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC225 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-05-292)11.08.1991 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC230 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-06-297)11.08.1991 Irish Air Corps
flying display only IAC231 SIAI Marchetti SF.260WE Warrior (24-07-298)11.08.1991 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2429) 11.08.1991 Gerry Moorhead
visitor EI-BIM SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (305) 11.08.1991 D.Miller
visitor EI-BJK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 110ST Galopin 11.08.1991 Jordan Larkin Flyng Group
(3226)
visitor G-ARXW Morane Saulnier MS.885 Super Rallye(100) 11.08.1991 Albert Fred Danton-Albert Kennedy
visitor EI-BKU SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 11.08.1991 Limerick Flying Club
(10990)
visitor EI-BUT GEMS MS.893A Rallye Commodore 180 11.08.1991 Thomas Keating
(10559)
visitor EI-BKK Taylor JT.1 Monoplane (PFA.-1421) 11.08.1991 Waterford Aero Club
based EI-BKM Zenair CH-200-AA Zenith (2.471) 11.08.1991 D.van de Braam X28.02.1994 when w/o in collision with G-TOYS at Trim 20.05.1992
the Enstrom was noted at Westpoint hangar early 01.1993. and then
sold in UK as spares source.

visitor EI-CDX Cessna 210K (210-59329) 16.08.1991N Falcon Aviation R14.08.1991 first visit as Irish-ex G-AYGN
visitor D-EEJK Reims Cessna F.172P (2117) 17.08.1991N Lufthansa Flying Club f. Ostend via Dublin
visitor G-ESTE GULFSTREAM AA-5A (AA5A-0780) 24.08.1991N McGeoghan Plant Hire f.Liverpool via Dublin
&Excavators Ltd
visitor G-BKOA SOCATA MS.893E Rallye 180GT Gillard 05.09.1991N 08.09.1991 T.Bernard Conway f&t Dublin
(12432)
visitor EI-BPJ Cessna 182A (182-34949) 14.09.1991N Falcon Parachute Club f.Waterford
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinidad (579) 06.10.1991N John Condron t&f Dublin
visitor EI-CEC Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Cheiftain 23.10.1991N M.Knopek f.Dublin
(31-7652017)
based EI-CDZ Luscombe 8A Silvaire (3301) 23.10.1991R 03.08.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton N06.11.1991-to Coonagh on lease to Limerick Flying Club dates?
X03.08.1995 when restored to G-BSTX on 04.08.1995 and based
Kilkeel Co Down
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinidad (579) 29.12.1991N John Condron t&f Dublin
visitor EI-CEC Piper PA31-350 Navajo Chieftain 10.01.1992N M. Knopek t.Carnmore-Galway
(31-7652017)
P visitor EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (106) 31.01.1992N Norbert Reilly
P visitor EI-BIU Robin R2112A (175) 31.01.1992N Wicklow Flying Group
P visitor EI-CDP Cessna 182L (182-58955) 31.01.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P2 based OO-RAZ Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 31.01.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton R13.05.1992 as EI-CFO
P3 based EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-74428) 31.01.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton on under-carriage N03.1992 nearing end of major overhaul
and return to floats
visitor EI-CDU Cessna 150F (150-52962) 00.02.1992N Blue Heron Aircraft Services blown over at Shannon during 12.1991 and returned to
Abbeyshrule 2 for repairs
P visitor EI-CAX Cessna P.210N (P210-00215) 22.02.1992N Norbert Dunne
based EI-BVY Zenair CH-200AA-RW Zenith (2-582) 01.03.1992N Mike Skelly f.Strandhill-Sligo
P based EI-BCJ2 Aeromere F.8L Falco (204) 02.03.1992N D.Kelly
based EI-CCA Beechcraft 19A Musketeer Sport (MB-411) 25.03.1992R 00.00.0000 PF.McCooke
P based EI-CDZ luscombe 8A Silvaire (3301) 27.03.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton dark photo from faulty SLR film camera
P visitor EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (106) 23.04.1992N Norbert Reilly
P based EI-BAO Reims Cessna F. 172G (F172-0278) 24.04.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor N30405 Piper PA28-161 Warrior II (28-7916083) 24.04.1992N R. Siegel f Dublin
visitor N30405 Piper PA28-161 Warrior II (28-7916083) N 26.04.1992 R. Siegel t Cork
visitor N30405 Piper PA28-161 Warrior II (28-7916083) 28.04.1992N R. Siegel f Cork
visitor N30405 Piper PA28-161 Warrior II (28-7916083) N 29.04.1992 R. Siegel t Dublin
based EI-CFO Piper J/3C Cub 65 (11947) 13.05.1992R 24.05.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton ex OO-RAZ -moved to trim 24.05.1995
visitor EI-BMO Robin R.2160 Aiglon (116) 24.05.1992N Robin Group f.Dublin
P based EI-CDP Cessna 182L Skylane (182-58955) 00.06.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton minus engine
P based N734JZ Cessna 172N Skyhawk II (172-68902) 04.06.1992A 18.06.1992 Transatlantic Ferry Services Ltd Atlantic delivery flight arrived 04.06.1992 via SNN as N734JZ to
Abbeyshrule 2. N12.06.1992 EI-CFY R18.06.1992
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 11.06.1992N J.Condron f.Dublin
P visitor EI-EIO Piper PA-34-200 Seneca II (34-7670274) 12.06.1992N M. Casey
P2 visitor OO-IAC Stinson 108.3 (108.5243) 12.06.1992N J.Cousins (1949-1992) R17.07.1992 as EI-CGC to Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
based EI-CFY Cessna 172N Skyhawk II (172-68902) 18.06.1992R 05.04.1995 Transatlantic Ferry Services Ltd ex N734JZ see 04.06.1992 - moved to Weston 05.04.1995
visitor G-BBUE Grumman American AA-5 Traveler 26.06.1992N SJ. Southwell-Gray f.Dublin
(AA5-0479)
based EI-CGC Stinson 108 Voyager (108-5243) 17.07.1992R 27.11.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton see 27.11.1998 below Stinson Voyager- EI-CGC has had an
uneventful history since its construction in 1948 and appears to
have had only one owner prior to Sammy Bruton since new. Built
by the Stinson division of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. at
Wayne- Michigan in 1948- it was first registered as OO-JAC to
J. Cousins- Antwerp in 05.1949. during 08.1955 these marks
were reassigned to a Beech Bonanza for J. Cousins and the
Stinson was reregistered OO-IAC still with J.Cousins. It remained
with this owner according to the 1989 edition of the Air Britain
Belgian register. The CAA register computer printout describes the
aircraft as a "Jaguar" but an AB editorial inspection of the aircraft
at Abbeyshrule 2 N06.1992 (still in OO- marks) confirms it definitely
is a Stinson Voyager. but also recorded as a “Station Wagon”

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 08-09.08.1992 Hugo all aircraft listed were noted on date shown
P2 visitor N405FD SIAI Marchetti SF.260D (770) 08.08.1992 dep 10.00am
P based EI-CFY Cessna 172N Skyhawk II (172-68902) 08.08.1992 Transatlantic Ferry Services Ltd
P2 based OO-BMT Cessna 172M Skyhawk II (172-62309) 08.08.1992 Hibenian Flying Club delivery via Dublin 05.07.1992 R30.07.1992 EI-CGD to Hibenian (M.Meuleman) Flying Club
P visitor EI-BYS Robinson R.22 Beta (0832) 08.08.1992 George Maloney
P2 visitor EI-CDP Cessna 182L Skylane (182-58955) 08.08.1992 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P based EI-CFO Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 08.08.1992 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P2 visitor EI-BFO Piper J/3c Cub 90 (12701) 08.08.1992 M.Slattery
P12 flying display 098-315-XO SOCATA TB.30 Epsilon (098) 08.08.1992 Armee de l'Air display team P12 flying display 101-315-XR SOCATA TB.30 Epsilon (101) 08.08.1992 Armee de l'Air display team
P12 flying display 121-315-YL SOCATA TB.30 Epsilon (121) 08.08.1992 Armee de l'Air display team
P visitor D-EHUV Robin DR-400 Regent 180 (1596) 08.08.1992 08.08.1992 Benzom Basar Wetzlar GnbH t.Dublin
P3 stored dismantled EI-BPP Eipper Quicksilver MX (3207) 08.08.1992 James Smith
P6 fly past 65-0978 Lockheed HC-130P Hercules (382-4130) 09.08.1992 United States Air Force
P visitor EI-ANT Aeronca 7ECA Champion (7ECA-38) 09.08.1992 Sean Dononoe
P visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-1049) 09.08.1992 Ben Healy
P2 visitor EI-BDK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2561) 09.08.1992 Limerick Flying Club
P2 visitor EI-BFF Beech A23 Musketeer Super 3 (MA-352) 09.08.1992 Limerick Flying Club
P visitor EI-BMO Robin R.2160 (116) 09.08.1992 Robin Group
P visitor EI-BVK Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A0966) 09.08.1992 Pegasus Flying Group
P visitor EI-BYY Piper J/3c Cub 85 (22288) 09.08.1992 A.Haines
P visitor EI-CEJ Robinson R.22 Beta (1244) 09.08.1992 Helifly Ltd
P2 visitor EI-CFF Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3928) 09.08.1992 J.O’Dwyer
P3 visitor EI-CFH Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3110) 09.08.1992 Guy Treacy
P visitor G-MWTU Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R (SW-WA-501) 09.08.1992 Michael Tom Jones
P7 flying display IAC222 SIAI Marchetti SF260 WE Warrior (24-01-289)09.08.1992 Irish Air Corps display team
P7 flying display IAC228 SIAI Marchetti SF260 WE Warrior (24-07-295)09.08.1992 Irish Air Corps display team
P7 flying display IAC229 SIAI Marchetti SF260 WE Warrior (24-08-296)09.08.1992 Irish Air Corps display team
P7 flying display IAC231 SIAI Marchetti SF260 WE Warrior (24-10-298)09.08.1992 Irish Air Corps display team
P flying display IAC222 SIAI Marchetti SF260 WE Warrior (24-01-289)09.08.1992 Irish Air Corps singleton
P flying display IAC228 SIAI Marchetti SF260 WE Warrior (24-07-295)09.08.1992 Irish Air Corps singleton
P flying display IAC231 SIAI Marchetti SF260 WE Warrior (24-10-298)09.08.1992 Irish Air Corps singleton
P visitor EI-AYN Brittain Norman BN-2A-8 Islander (704) 09.08.1992 Aer Arann pleasure flights
P3 visitor EI-CHL Bell 206L Long Ranger III (51154) 09.08.1992 Celtic Helicopters Ltd pleasure flights
visitor ????? A10 USAFE Help!!

P visitor EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan (15AC-467) 11.08.1992N John Lynch
P based EI-CFO Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 11.08.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P visitor EI-CDZ Luscombe 8A Silvaire (3301) 12.08.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton leased to Limerick Flying Club
P based EI-BJT Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 (38-78A0818) 21.08.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P visitor EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150G (F150-0273) 21.08.1992N Liberty Flying Group
P visitor EI-BUT GEMS MS.893A Rallye (10559) 21.08.1992N Tom Keating
P visitor EI-CDZ Luscombe 8A Silvaire (3301) 21.08.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton leased to Limerick Flying Club
P visitor EI-CGD Cessna 172M Skyhawk II (172-62309) 21.08.1992N Hibernian Flying Club
P visitor G-BRFB Rutan long EZ (PFA 074A-10646) 21.08.1992N Robert Alexander Gardiner
P7 visitor G-BRFB Rutan long EZ (PFA 074A-10646) 22.08.1992N Robert Alexander Gardiner
P5 based EI-BIS Robin R-1180 TD Aiglon II (268) 22.08.1992N Robin Aiglon Group family group-1st flight
P visitor EI-BVE Jodel D.9 Babe (547) 22.08.1992N J.Greene
P2 visitor EI-BRU Evens VP-1 Volksplane (V-12-84-CQ) 23.08.1992N R.Smith & T.Coughlan
P2 visitor G-ARDS Piper PA-22-150 Caribbean (22-7154) 23.08.1992N Alexander C.Donaldson
P visitor G-BITA Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub (18-8109037) 23.08.1992N James & Susan Anne Spencer McCullough
P based EI-CFO Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 00.09.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P visitor EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150M (F150-1196) 04.10.1992N Donegal Aero Club
based EI-AFE Piper J/3C Cub 65 (16687) 07.10.1992R 07.05.1994 Oliver [Sammy] Bruton N22.02.1993 & N02.02.1995 to J Conlon Kildare
R07.05.1994
based EI-CGH Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63524) 16.11.1992R James J. Spollen
P based EI-BAJ SNCAN/Stampe SV.4c (171) 18.11.1992N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton restoration almost complete
P visitor G-AYMO Piper PA-E23-250 Aztec C (27-2995) 18.11.1992N Colin James Dunn passing overhead after t/o
P based/visitor EI-CGH Cessna 210 Centurion II (210-63524) 18.11.1992N J.Spollen
P based G-ATFY Reims Cessna F.172G Skyhawk (F172-0199) 18.11.1992N Hugo Cowen
based G-ATFY Reims Cessna F.172G Skyhawk (F172-0199) 23.12.1992R 05.08.2003 Hugo Cowen change of ownership 05.08.2003-to Perth UK
stored damaged EI-BMV American Aviation AA-5 Traveler 00.00.1993A E.Tirney-KA.Harrold stored pending repairs after accident at Brittas Bay 21.03.1993
N00.00.2003 completely stripped
(AA5-0200)
stored dismantled EI-ATL Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC.4674) 00.00.1993A Oliver [Sammy} Bruton to spares
based EI-CHJ Reims Cessna F.172K Hawk XP2 18.02.1993R 05.03.1996 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton to Westpoint Flying Club Dublin (F172-0611)
visitor EI-AND Cesssna 175( 175-56444 ) 18.02.1993N MA. Cooke f.Eglinton
P based EI-AFE Piper J/3C Cub 65 (16687) 22.02.1993N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton blue/white scheme
P based EI-BYZ Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995202) 22.02.1993N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P2 based EI-CCB Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995179) 22.02.1993N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P based EI-CHJ Reims Cessna F.172K Hawk XP (F172-0611)22.02.1993N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P visitor EI-CHN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (0901) 22.02.1993R-N P.Furlong photo taken on actual registration date

Abbeyshrule 2 Vintage day 30.05.1993 log-photos anyone?

stored dismatled G-BSUH Cessna 140 (8092) 04.06.1993A 28.04.1995 Kennedy John O'Brien CAA X28.04.1995 damaged T/o Gowran Grange 00.06.1993
fueslage N12.08.1994 & N02.02.1995
visitor G-SACT Piper PA-28-161 Cadet (28-41048) 29.05.1993N Sherburn Aero Club f.Dublin
based EI-AWP D.H. 82a Tiger Moth (85931) 05.05.1993R 27.11.1998 Oliver [Sammy] Bruton R27.11.1998 Anne P.Bruton
P visitor EI-BGJ Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1664) 17.06.1993N Hibernian Flying Club
P2 based EI-CHJ Reims Cessna F.172K (F172-0611) 17.06.1993N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 04.07.1993N J.Condron f.Wroughton
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 29.07.1993N J.Condron t&f.Dublin
based EI-CCB Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995179) 00.08.1993R 23.09.1999 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton X23.09.1999 at owners request R24.09.1999 as G-HSFT
based EI-BUF Cessna 210F (63070) 01.08.1993N 210 Group t.Dublin
visitor N130WA deHavilland Canada DHC-2 Heaver (591) 01.08.1993N Freebird Wilderness Tours f.Shannon
visitor G-BRZR Piper PA-22-150 TriPacer (22-4942) N05.08.1993 W.Treacy t.Strandhill
based EI-BUF Cessna 210F (63070) 10.08.1993N 210 Group t.Dublin
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 11.08.1993N J.Condron t&f.Dublin
visitor EI-BOO Piper PA-23-250 Aztec C (27-2754) 13.08.1993N Kieran O’Connor t&f.Dublin
visitor G-NATT Rockwell Commnder 114A (1-1538) 25.08.1993N Northgleam Ltd f.Eglinton

Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in air show 07-08.08.1993 full log anyone?
based EI-CCO Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-79951590) 02.09.1993R 12.10.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton X12.10.1998 R12.10.1998 to G-FSFT
based EI-BIS Robin R1180TD Aiglon (268) 04.09.1993N The Robin Aiglon Group t&f.Eglinton
visitor G-BEXY Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Cruiser 27.10.1993N Euroaer Training f.Waterford
(28-7753232)
based EI-BIS Robin R1180TD Aiglon (268) N11.11.1993 The Robin Aiglon Group t.Dublin
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 28.01.1994N J.Condron f.Dublin
based EI-BYZ Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995202) 11.03.1994R 12.10.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton X12.10.1998 to UK as G-GSFT visitor
P3 visitor EI-CDZ Luscombe 8A Silvaire (3301) 21.03.1994N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton leased to Limerick Flying Club Coonagh
visitor SE-GHM Robin DR.400/180R Remorqueur (1385) 25.04.1994N D. Lodge f.Waterford X00.05.1994 to EI-CKA R30.05.1994
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N (63070) N04.05.1994 210 Group t.Eglinton
based EI-AFE Piper J3C-65 Cub (16687) 07.05.1994R John Conlon
visitor EI-BFF Beech A23-24 Musketeer Super 3 (MA-352) 07.05.1994N Limerick Flying Club t&f.Dublin
visitor EI-CDX Cessna 210K (59329) 22.05.1994N Falcon Aviation f.Eglington
visitor PH-SWM Piper PA28-181 Cherokee Archer II N22.05.1994 Rent a Plane BV t.Dublin
(28-7690404)
P based EI-BAJ SNCAN/Stampe SV.4c (171) 23.05.1994N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P based EI-CCB Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995179) 23.05.1994N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P visitor EI-BFM SOCATA MS.893E Rallye (12958) 23.05.1994N FM Group
P visitor EI-CDQ Stolp SA.300 Starduster Too (HB.1980.1) 23.05.1994N J.Keane
P based EI-CFO Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 23.05.1994N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P visitor EI-CFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1850) 23.05.1994N Kilkenny Flying Club
P based EI-CGC Stinson 108.3 23.05.1994N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P based EI-CKA Robin DR.400/180R Remorqueur (1385) 23.05.1994N D.Lodge
P3 visitor EI-BRS Cessna P172D Skyhawk (P172-57173) 23.05.1994N David Hillery interior refurbishment almost complete
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 24.05.1994N The Robin Aiglon Group f.Eglinton
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N (63070) 24.05.1994N 210 Group f.Eglinton
visitor OY-DMH Beech C33 Debonair (CD-928) N29.05.1994 V.Petersen t.Dublin
based EI-CKA Robin DR.400/180R (1385) 30.05.1994R David & Breda Lodge noted carrying the full Irish registration EI-CKA on 23.05.1994
based EI-CKC Auster J/1 Autocrat (1873) 08.06.1994R 18.05.1995 George Henry Farrar 18.05.1995X restored to G-AGVN 18.05.1995 & still based here
visitor G-BGWO Jodel D.112 (227) N11.06.1994 K. McBride t.Eglinton
visitor N30405 Piper PA28-161 Warrior II (28-7916083) N18.06.1994 R.Siegel t.Dublin
based EI-CDQ Stolp SA.300 Starduster Too (HB.1980.1) 21.06.1994R 16.03.1998 Aiden O’Rouke 16 03 1998X owners request-to UK & registered G-UINN on
16.03.1998
P based EI-AYS Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8448) 06.07.1994N Michael Francis Skelly regd 12.09.1994 spent many years on rebuild by M.Skelly in
Abbeyshrule area.
P visitor EI-BHP SOCATA MS893A Rallye (11459) 06.07.1994N Spanish Point Flying Club
P2 based EI-CKC Auster V J/1 Autocrat (1873) 06.07.1994N George Farrar

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 07.08.1994 via Irish Air Letter 09.1994 No.237 p11 all aircraft listed were noted on 07.08.1994
visitor 81-0952 Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II (0647) 07.08.1994 US Air Force. “SP”
based EI-BCJ2 Aviamilano F.8L Falco Srs 3 (204) 07.08.1994 D.Kelly
visitor EI-ETC Aeronca 15AC Sedan (15AC-429) 07.08.1994 H Moreau
visitor G-BVMU Aerostar YAK-52 (9411809) 07.08.1994 Aerobuild Ltd-YAK UK displayed dogfight routines with LY-AMO
visitor EI-BFF Beech A23 Musketeer Super 3 (MA-352) 07.08.1994 Limerick Flying Club
visitor EI-CCA Beech 19A (MB-411) 07.08.1994 PF.McCoole
visitor G-BFPP Bell 47J-2 (2851) 07.08.1994 James Francis Kelly
visitor EI-AYN Brittain Norman BN-2A-8 Islander (704) 07.08.1994 Aer Arann Teo pleasure flights & parachute drop
P visitor EI-BVC Cameron N-65 (1566) 07.08.1994 E.Shepperd Aer Rianta titles
visitor EI-CKJ Cameron N-77 (3305) 07.08.1994 F.Meldon Goodfellas/Green Isle colours
visitor G-BOYZ Laser Z.200 (10) 07.08.1994 Mark Graham Jeffries aerobatic routines
fly-by only IAC250 CASA/IPTN CN-235-100 (19) 07.08.1994 Irish Aer Corps
visitor EI-AUO Reims Cessna F.150K (F150-0074) 07.08.1994 Kerry Aero Club
visitor EI-AWE Reims Cessna F.150L (F.150-0877) 07.08.1994 Third Flight Group
visitor EI-CCZ Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0820) 07.08.1994 Commercial Enterprises
visitor EI-CDU Reims Cessna F.150F (F150-62962) 07.08.1994 Blue Heron services
visitor EI-CDV Reims Cessna F.150G (F150-66677) 07.08.1994 Blue Heron services
visitor EI-BNC Reims Cessna F.152-II (F152-1894) 07.08.1994 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1092) 07.08.1994 ST.Scully
visitor EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M (F172-1225) 07.08.1994 Vincent O’Reilly
visitor EI-BRS Cessna P.172D (P172-57173) 07.08.1994 D.Hillary
visitor EI-BSC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1651) 07.08.1994 S.Phelan
visitor EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J (F172-0486) 07.08.1994 A.Ross in main hangar
visitor EI-CFY Cessna 172N (172-68902) 07.08.1994 Transatlantic Ferry
visitor G-YORK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk 07.08.1994 Paul John Smith
(F-172-1354)
display visitor IAC205 Reims Cessna F.172H Rocket (F172-0345) 07.08.1994 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC210 Reims Cessna F.172H Rocket (F172-0350) 07.08.1994 Irish Air Corps
display visitor IAC243 Reims Cessna F.172K (F172-0671)0 07.08.1994 Irish Air Corps
based EI-CDP Cessna 182L (182-58955) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton in main hangar
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N (210-63070) 07.08.1994 The 210 Group in private hangar
visitor EI-AVC Reims Cessna F.337F Super Skymaster 07.08.1994 Christy Keane (Saggart) Ltd minus props and some panels-probably CofA
(F337-0032)
visitor EI-BYH Cessna 340A/RAM Conversion (340A-0316) 07.08.1994 M.Baily
visitor G-BPZI Christen Eagle II (T0001) 07.08.1994 SamuelL David Quigley
visitor EI-AWP deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth (85931) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton in main hangar
flying display only ???? F-15E Strike Eagle (?) 07.08.1994 United States Air Force 492nd Fighter Squadron-serial unknown
flying display only ???? F-15E Strike Eagle (?) 07.08.1994 United States Air Force 492nd Fighter Squadron-serial unknown
visitor EI-CCD Grob G.115A (8108) 07.08.1994 M.O.D Aviation
based EI-BVY Heintz Zenair CH-200AA-RW Zenith (2-582) 07.08.1994 Mike Skelly
visitor EI-BRH Mainair Gemini Flash (316.585.3) 07.08.1994 J.Deeney
visitor G-MYCN Mainair Mercury (901-0492-5-W696) 07.08.1994 Cecil Smyth Robinson
visitor EI-CIK Mooney M.20C (2620) 07.08.1994 AP.Aviation
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1582) 07.08.1994 ATS Group
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 07.08.1994 Ormond Flying Club
based EI-BCS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2550) 07.08.1994 Organic Fruit & Vegetables of Ireland no engine
based EI-BGB SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1913) 07.08.1994 Limerick Flying Club no engine
based EI-BHK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1307) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor EI-BNU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1204) 07.08.1994 P.Doyle
visitor EI-CFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1850) 07.08.1994 Kilkenny Flying Club
visitor EI-BUJ SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 07.08.1994 Mayo Flying Club (Tom Cunniffe)
(10737)
visitor EI-BBO SOCATA MS.893E Rallye Commodore 07.08.1994 Trim Flying Club
180GT (12522)
based EI-BIF SOCATA MS.894E Minerva Rallye 235E 07.08.1994 Empire Enterprises
Gabier (13121)
visitor EI-BBV Piper J3/c-65 Cub L-4J-PI (13058) 07.08.1994 Felix Cronin
based EI-CFO Piper J3/c-65 Cub L-4H-PI (11947) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor EI-CFH Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3110) 07.08.1994 Guy Treacy
visitor EI-CKH Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub (18-7248) 07.08.1994 G Brady & Keenan
visitor EI-CIG Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub ( 18-7203) 07.08.1994 Kieran A. O’Connor banner towing
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 07.08.1994 Mike Skelly in own new hangar
visitor G-APUR Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer (22-6711) 07.08.1994 Philip Joseph Hewitt
visitor G-APXR Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer (22-7172) 07.08.1994 Anthony Troughton
visitor G-ARAI Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer (22-7421) 07.08.1994 Trevor Richards
visitor EI-BXU Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee (28-7716097) 07.08.1994 William T.King
visitor EI-CIF Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-2853) 07.08.1994 E.Tierney
visitor G-BPHE Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II 07.08.1994 Pool Aviation Ltd
(28-7916536)
visitor EI-EDR Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow 07.08.1994 Victor Mike Flying Group
(28R-7435265)
visitor G-BSUF Piper PA-32RT-300 Cherokee Lance II 07.08.1994 Michael John Parker
(32R-7885240)
visitor EI-BJT Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0818) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor EI-BVK Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A0966) 07.08.1994 Pegasus Flying Group
based EI-BYZ Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995202) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton still in European College of Aeronautics colour scheme
based EI-CCB Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995179) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton still in European College of Aeronautics colour scheme
based EI-CCO Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-79951590) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton still in European College of Aeronautics colour scheme
flying display visitor G-IIII Christian Pitts S.2B Special (5010) 07.08.1994 Brian Kenneth Lecomber aerobatic routines
based EI-BIS Robin R1180TD Aiglon (268) 07.08.1994 The Robin Aiglon Group
visitor EI-BYS Robinson R-22 Beta (0832) 07.08.1994 George Maloney
visitor EI-CEF Robinson R-22HP (0286) 07.08.1994 Santail Ltd
visitor EI-JWM Robinson R-22 Beta (1386) 07.08.1994 Jair Aviation
visitor G-BHMA Sipa 903 (61) 07.08.1994 Herbert James Taggert
visitor EI-GFC SOCATA TB-9 Tampico (141) 07.08.1994 Galway Flying Club
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 07.08.1994 John Condron in own hangar
flying display based EI-BAJ SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (171) 07.08.1994 Dublin Tiger Group
based EI-BLB SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (323) 07.08.1994 J.Hutchison
visitor EI-CJR SNCAN Stampe SV.4A (318) 07.08.1994 C.Scully-P.Ryan
based EI-CGC Stinson 108-3 Station Wagon (108-5243) 07.08.1994 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton in main hangar
based EI-CDQ Stolp SA.300 Starduster Too (HB.1980.1) 07.08.1994 Aiden O’Rourke all black with gold trim Guinness colour scheme.
based EI-CGB Team Minimax (SAAC-036) 07.08.1994 M.Garvey in main hangar-almost complete
visitor G-MVMG Thruster TST Mk 1 (8128-TST-112) 07.08.1994 Adrian David McCaldin
visitor LY-AMO Yakovlev YAK-18 (853007) 07.08.1994 Julian Michael Roach (as G-BVVO) dogfight routines with G-BVMU

log Abbeyshrule 2 12.08.1994 Hugo all aircraft listed were noted on 12 08.1994
P based EI-BYZ Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995202) 12.08.1994N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P based EI-CCO Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-79951590) 12.08.1994N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P based EI-CKC Auster V J/1 Autocrat (1873) 12.08.1994N George Farrar
P visitor EI-CDQ Stolp SA.300 Starduster Too (HB.1980.1) 12.08.1994N J.Keane Guinness colours – awaiting addition of registration
P4 visitor EI-CKH Piper PA-18.95 Super Cub (18-7248) 12.08.1994N Brady & Keenan
P based EI-CFO Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 12.08.1994N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P stored dismantled G-BSUH Cessna 140 (8092) 12.08.1994N Classic Cessna group
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 12.09.1994R 21.12.2000 Michael Francis Skelly 21.12.2000X by owner (see 21.12.2000 below)

log Abbeyshrule 2 02.02.1995 Hugo all aircraft listed were noted on 02 02.1995
P visitor EI-AFE Piper J/3c Cub 65 (16687) 02.02.1995N John Conlon Cub yellow scheme
P visitor EI-BJJ Aeronca 15AC Sedan (15AC-226) 02.02.1995N Michael Garvey minus wings
P visitor EI-CHN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (0901) 02.02.1995N P.Furlong
P visitor EI-CUB Piper J/3c – 65 Cub (16010) 02.02.1995N Galway Flying Club
P stored dismantled G-BSUH Cessna 140 (8092) 02.02.1995N Classic Cessna group

P based EI-CFO Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 00.04.1995N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P4 based EI-CLE Quad City Challenger II 13.04.1995R 18.03.1998 M.Tormey 00.04.1995N 18.03.1998X- 19.03.1998R G-MZNA to
SP.O’Carroll Tandragee
(CH2-0894 or UK1193-SAAC48)

log Abbeyshrule 2 27.04.1995 Hugo all aircraft listed were noted on 27 04.1995
P based EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1370) 27.04.1995N Ormond Flying Club at Abbeyshrule 2 for more than a year 1995-1996
P visitor EI-BPL Reims Cessna F.172K (F172-0758) 27.04.1995N Phoenix Flying Club
P2 visitor EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-74428) 27.04.1995N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P visitor EI-GFC SOCATA TB-9 Tampico (141) 27.04.1995N Galway Flying Club

based G-AGVN Auster J/1 Autocrat (1873) 18.05.1995R 12.09.2005 George Henry Farrar change of owner-to Kilrush 12.09.1995-noted Pallas West
09.2004 apparently based
P visitor G-YORK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 27.05.1995N Paul John Smith
(F172-01354)
based EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 30.06.1995R 27.11.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton

log Abbeyshrule 2 fly-in 13.08.1995 via Irish Air Letter 09.1995 No.249 p.10 all aircraft listed were noted on 13.08.1995
This years Fly-In and Air Display had some what better weather than recent years - despite the overcast conditions
there was no rain. US Air Force participation was low key after last year's two F-15s - just one C-130 which did just two
fly pasts interspersed with a leisurely tour of the local countryside - most disappointing. The Hercules- a C-130E
01260 is operated by the 37th. Airlift Squadron based in Ramstein- Germany. In contrast the Air Corps put in a spirited
display with their CN235 Maritime which showed the Air Force how it should be done with a variety of fast and slow
runs with tight circuits in between. The first jet visitor to Abbeyshrule (as opposed to fly bys) was Jet Provost
XN461(G-BVBE) which featured the standard RAF training colour scheme; it certainly used most of Abbeyshrule's modest
runway on each take off. The by now inevitable Yakovlev's were represented by YAK-50 G-BWCF- a newly delivered
machine and more interestingly YAK-11 G-BTUB. Laser Z.200 G-BOYZ put on its usual display of seemingly
impossible aerobatics. The first item- opening the show was Aer Turas DC-8-63F EI-CGO which was nearing the end of
its regular Chicago-Dublin freighter run for Aer Lingus.

On the visitors front- there was a very big turnout of Irish visitors plus a strong Northern Ireland contingent. The
German's also arrived in some force as can be seen from the listing. The Cessna 140 was in concours condition - gleaming
polished metal with just a small amount of period paint trim. The Dornier 27 was most unusual but photo opportunities
were marred somewhat by the variety of sleeping bags hanging from it to be aired and the tents pitched around it.
Cessna Cardinal EI-POD is a very new delivery and was not registered up to the time of the last editorial visitor to the
register on 22 July. Auster Aiglet G-AMZU did not arrive until after the display ended.

A review of the main hangar revealed the fuselage of Cessna 150 EI-AVM with wings- tailplanes and fin removed for major
overhaul. There was a red Falco which we presume is EI-BCJ2 in the process of a major overhaul while Cessna 172 EI-BAO
was in primer awaiting repaint while Team Minimax EI-CGB remains in an unfinished condition with no apparent progress
over the past two years. At the back of the main hangar was Cessna 140 G-BSUH in a dismantled condition. This aircraft
was involved in a take off accident at Gowran Grange 06.1993. There is wealth of other dismantled aircraft and components
in the main hangar but time precluded a more thorough survey.

The Aer Turas DC-8- USAF C-130E and Air Corps CN.235 did not land. Aer Arann's Islander EI-AYN was also engaged in
parachute dropping as well as participating in the display and joy riding before and afterwards.

based EI-BCJ2 Aeromere F.8L Falco (204) 13.08.1995 D.Kelly
visitor EI-BJC Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-4927) 13.08.1995 Eamonn Griffin
visitor EI-CCF Aeronca 11AC Chief (11AC-540) 13.08.1995 Guy N.Atkinson leased from Sammy Bruton
visitor EI-BJJ Aeronca 15AC Sedan (226) 13.08.1995 Archie Alderdice
visitor EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan (467) 13.08.1995 John Lynch
visitor EI-CHV Agusta A.109A (7149) 13.08.1995 Celtic Helicopters
visitor G-AGVN Auster 5 J/1 Autocrat (1873) 13.08.1995 George Henry Farrar
visitor G-AMZU Auster J/5F Aiglet (3108) 13.08.1995 Flying Flicks: Trustees>
Andrew Robert Martin Eagle
Catherine Blaniad Ann Eagle
John Andrew Longworth
visitor EI-ATJ Beagle B.121 Pup (029) 13.08.1995 L O’Leary
visitor G-BOPD Bede BD-4 (632) 13.08.1995 Stanly Thomas Dauncey
visitor EI-CJM Bell 206B Jet Ranger (1761) 13.08.1995 A McConnell
visitor EI-BIV Bellanca 8KCAB (464-79) 13.08.1995 Autocrats Flying group
visitor EI-AYN Brittain Norman BN2A-8 Islander (704) 13.08.1995 Galway Aviation Services trading as Aer Arann
visitor G-BRWV Brugger MB.2 Colibri (PFA/43-11027) 13.08.1995 Samuel Joseph McCollum
visitor G-BOYZ Carmichael Laser Z.200 (10) 13.08.1995 Mark Graham Jeffries
visitor IAC252 CASA/IPTN CN.235-100M (85) 13.08.1995 Irish Air Corps gave a spirited display
visitor D-EHSC Cessna 140 (14442) 13.08.1995 Peter Lendle?
based G-BSUH Cessna 140(8092 13.08.1995 Kennedy John O'Brien 28.04.1995X
visitor EI-APF2 Reims Cessna F.150 (F150-0112) 13.08.1995 LO Kennedy
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150 (F150-0745) 13.08.1995 P.Kearney
visitor EI-AWE Reims Cessna F.150 (F150-0877) 13.08.1995 Third Flight group
visitor EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150 (F150-1196) 13.08.1995 Donegal Aero Club
visitor EI-CHM Cessna 150M (150-79288) 13.08.1995 Keiran A O’Connor
visitor EI-BMN Reims Cessna F.152 II (F152-1912) 13.08.1995 BMN Group
visitor EI-AOK2 Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-0208) 13.08.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
based EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-0278) 13.08.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-1262) 13.08.1995 Falcon Aviation
visitor EI-BGH Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-1789) 13.08.1995 Golf Hotel Group
visitor EI-BIC2 Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-1965) 13.08.1995 Oriel Flying Club
visitor EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-1225) 13.08.1995 B Harrison
visitor EI-BJO Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-3340) 13.08.1995 P Hogan & G Ryder or
Carnmore Aviation Group
visitor EI-BVF Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-1777) 13.08.1995 1st Phantom Group
visitor EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-1653) 13.08.1995 Angela Helen Hooper
visitor G-AWLF Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-0536) 13.08.1995 Gannet Aviaton Ltd
visitor IAC203 Reims Cessna F.172 (F172-0343) 13.08.1995 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-POD Reims Cessna 177B (177-02729) 13.08.1995 Trim Flying Club
visitor EI-BCL Reims Cessna 182 (F182-64300) 13.08.1995 Frank Doherty
visitor EI-BPJ Cessna 182J (182-34949) 13.08.1995 Falcon Parachute Club
visitor EI-CDP Cessna 182L (182-58955) 13.08.1995 oliver (Sammy) Bruton
visitor EI-BUF Cessna 210L (210-63070) 13.08.1995 The 210 group
visitor EI-AVC Reims Cessna F.337F Super Skymaster 13.08.1995 Christy Keane (Saggart) Ltd
(F337-0032)
visitor EI-BYH Cessna 340A (340-0316) 13.08.1995 M Baily
visitor EI-CHR CFM Shadow Srs.BD (063) 13.08.1995 Noel Irwin
visitor EI-BBE Champion 7FC (7FC-393) 13.08.1995 Padraig Forde & Donal Connaire
visitor EI-BYX Champion 7GCAA (7GCAA-40) 13.08.1995 PJ.Gallagher
visitor G-BNZR Clutton FRED Srs. II (PFA/29-10727) 13.08.1995 Robert Mervyn Waugh
based EI-AWP D.H. 82a Tiger Moth (85931) 13.08.1995 Oliver [Sammy] Bruton
visitor G-RSSF Denny Kitfox mk.2 (PFA/172-12125) 13.08.1995 Robert Winston Somerville
visitor D-EIBE Dornier Do.27A-1 (310) 13.08.1995 ?
fly past only EI-CGO Douglas DC-8-63F (45924) 13.08.1995 Aer Turas
display team only IAC216 Fouga CM.170 Magister (358) 13.08.1995 Irish Air Corps
display team only IAC217 Fouga CM.170 Magister (369) 13.08.1995 Irish Air Corps
display team only IAC220 Fouga CM.170 Magister (299) 13.08.1995 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-CAD Grob G-115A (8104) 13.08.1995 Ian Valentine
visitor EI-CCD Grob G-115A (8108) 13.08.1995 MOD Aviation
visitor G-BCEO Grumman American AA-5 Traveler 13.08.1995 Nicholas Frederick Lyons
(AA5-0575)
display visitor G-BVBE Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3A 13.08.1995 Roland Eddie Todd Full RAF/1FTS colour scheme and marked as XN461
(PAC/W/9269)
visitor EI-CJS Jodel-Wassamer D.120A (339) 13.08.1995 Liam Maddock
visitor 70-1260 Lockheed C-130E Hercules (4410) 13.08.1995 United States Air Force 37th Airlift Squadron also recorded as a C-130J-30
visitor G-KRIS Maule M.5-235C (7357C) 13.08.1995 Peter Young T/A Coleraine
Landscape Services
visitor EI-GER Maule MX7-180A (20006C) 13.08.1995 P.Costigan
visitor EI-CHI Mooney M.20C (1188) 13.08.1995 Cork Flying Club
visitor EI-CIK Mooney M.20C (2620) 13.08.1995 AP.Aviation
visitor D-EBRW Mooney M.20J (24-3280) 13.08.1995 ?
visitor G-MYWI Pegasus Quantum 15 (7006) 13.08.1995 William Hampton McMinn
visitor EI-AFE Piper J3C-65 Cub (16687) 13.08.1995 John Conlan
visitor EI-BBV Piper J3C-65 Cub (13058) 13.08.1995 F.Cronin
visitor EI-BIO Piper J3C-65 Cub (12657) 13.08.1995 Monsterevin Flying Club
visitor EI-CCH Piper J3C-65 Cub (7278) 13.08.1995 Michael Slattery
based EI-BFO Piper J3C-90 Cub (12701) 13.08.1995 D.Gordon
visitor EI-ADV Piper PA12 Super Cruiser (12-3459) 13.08.1995 Robert E.Levis
visitor EI-CFH Piper PA12 Super Cruiser (12-3110) 13.08.1995 G.Tracey
visitor EI-ANY Piper PA18-95 Super Cub (18-7152) 13.08.1995 Bogavia Group
visitor EI-CKH Piper PA18-95 Super Cub (18-7248) 13.08.1995 G.Brady & C.Keenan
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 13.08.1995 Mike Skelly in own hangar
visitor G-APUR Piper PA22-160 TriPacer (22-6711) 13.08.1995 Philip Joseph Hewitt based Clontilew house G-APUR Piper PA22-160 TriPacer (22-6711)
visitor G-APXR Piper PA22-160 TriPacer (22-7172) 13.08.1995 Anthony Troughton
visitor G-BUXV Piper PA22-160 TriPacer (22-6685) 13.08.1995 Tom McManus
visitor EI-AOB Piper PA28 Cherokee (28-20667) 13.08.1995 J.Surdavil et al
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA28 Cherokee (28-1049) 13.08.1995 Piper Aero Club
visitor EI-CIF Piper PA28 Cherokee 28-2853) 13.08.1995 E.Tirney
visitor N30405 Piper PA28-181 Archer II ( 28-7916083) 13.08.1995 Robert Siegel
veisitor D-EBCI Piper PA28-181 Archer II (28-7690247) 13.08.1995 ?
visitor D-EFIR Piper PA28-181 Archer II (28-8090275) 13.08.1995 ?
visitor G-BPAY Piper PA28-181 Archer II (28-8090191) 13.08.1995 Colin Rees
visitor G-BGII Piper PA32-300 Six (32-7840182) 13.08.1995 Donald Lindsay Paul Milligan
visitor D-GOFY Piper PA34-34-200T Seneca (34-8170041) 13.08.1995 ?
visitor EI-BJT Piper PA38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0818) 13.08.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
based EI-BYZ Piper PA44-180 Seminole (44-7995202) 13.08.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
based EI-CCB Piper PA44-180 Seminole (44-7995179) 13.08.1995 European Collage of Aeronautics
visitor EI-CKA Robin DR.400/180 (1385) 13.08.1995 D.Lodge
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 13.08.1995 Robin Aiglon Group in main hangar
based EI-BIU Robin R.2112A Alpha (175) 13.08.1995 Wcklow Flying Group
visitor EI-BMO Robin R.2160 (116) 13.08.1995 Robin Group
flying display visitor EI-BYS Robinson R-22 (0832) 13.08.1995 George Maloney
visitor EI-JWM Robinson R-22 (1386) 13.08.1995 JAIR Aviation
visitor G-PILE Rotorway Exec 90 (5143) 13.08.1995 James Bailie Russell
based EI-ATS SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1582) 13.08.1995 ATS Group in main hangar
visitor EI-AUJ SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1370) 13.08.1995 Ormand Flying Club based Cloughjordan on complete restoration here mid 1995 to
mid 1996
visitor EI-AYA SOCATA MS880B Rallye (2256) 13.08.1995 LimerickFlying Club
visitor EI-BCS SOCATA MS880B Rallye (2550) 13.08.1995 Organic Fruit & Vegetables
of Ireland
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA MS880B Rallye (2429) 13.08.1995 John Power
visitor EI-BGB SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1913) 13.08.1995 LimerickFlying Club
based EI-BHK SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1307) 13.08.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
stor EI-BIM SOCATA MS880B Rallye (0305) 13.08.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton A00.05.1995 from storage in Strandhill/Sligo
visitor EI-BNU SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1204) 13.08.1995 P.Doyle
visitor EI-CFV SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1850) 13.08.1995 Kilkenny Flying Club
visitor EI-CHN SOCATA MS880B Rallye (0901) 13.08.1995 P.Furlong
visitor EI-BBI SOCATA MS892 Rallye 150 (2663)- 13.08.1995 Kilkenny Flying Club
visitor EI-BGG SOCATA MS892 Rallye 150 (12824) 13.08.1995 MJ.Hanlon
visitor EI-BUJ SOCATA MS892 Rallye 150 (10737) 13.08.1995 T.Cunniffe (Mayo Flying Club)
visitor EI-BUT GEMS MS893 Commodore 180 (10559) 13.08.1995 Tom Keating
visitor EI-BIF SOCATA MS894-235 (13121) 13.08.1995 William (Billy) Patterson
(Empire Enterprises)
visitor EI-BUG SOCATA ST.10 Diplomate (125) 13.08.1995 J.Cooke
visitor EI-GFC SOCATA TB-9 Tampico (141) 13.08.1995 Galway Flying Club
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 13.08.1995 John Condron in own hangar
visitor G-MWOM Solar Wings Pegasus Quasar 13.08.1995 John Howe
(SW-WQQ-0412)
based EI-BAJ Stampe SV.4 (171) 13.08.1995 Dublin Tiger Group
based EI-BLB Stampe SV.4 (323) 13.08.1995 J.Hutchison in main hangar
visitor EI-CJR Stampe SV.4 (318) 13.08.1995 C.Scully & P.Ryan
visitor EI-CIZ Steen Skybolt (001) 13.08.1995 J.Keane
based EI-CGC Stinson 108-3 (5243) 13.08.1995 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton in main hangar
based EI-CDQ Stolp SA.300 Starduster (HB.1980-1) 13.08.1995 Aidan O’Rourke in main hangar
flying display visitor EI-CGB Team Minimax (SAAC 036) 13.08.1995 M.Garvey
visitor G-MTZA Thruster TST Mk 1 (8048-TST-068) 13.08.1995 Richard William Skelton &
Raphael Stewert O'Carroll
visitor G-BVRV Van's RV-4 (793) 13.08.1995 Anthony Troughton
visitor EI-CKX Wassamer Jodel D.112 (1166) 13.08.1995 J.Green
visitor G-BOHV Wittman W.8 Tailwind (PFA 031-11151) 13.08.1995 Robert Arthur Povall another source shows the c/n as 621
flying display visitor G-BTUB Yakovlev YAK-C.11 (172623) 13.08.1995 Mark Graham & John Robert Jefferies
flying display visitor G-BWCF Yakovlev YAK-50 (852904) 13.08.1995 Mark Graham & John Robert Jefferies
Three unidentified microlights landed at start of display 13.08.1995 any takers on the registrations of these three

Abbeyshrule 2

P stored dismantled EI-BPJ Cessna 182A Skylane (34949) 13.09.1995N Falcon Parachute Club
P visitor EI-CDX Cessna 210K Centurion (210-59-329) 13.09.1995N Falcon Aviation
P visitor EI-CFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1850) 13.09.1995N Kilkenny Flying Club

Abbeyshrule 2

based EI-BMN Reims Cessna F.152-II (F152-1912) 03.11.1995R 30.01.2003 BMN group to Sligo-Strandhill
stored damaged EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) early 1996 X27.11.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton roaded here after acc at Weston-reg to Sammy 02.08.1996
deleted 27.11.1998 as removed from service- broken up
probably never active between 1996 and delation
based EI-CMN Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-1617) 26.01.1996R 02.04.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton to David Graham et al Birr 02.04.1998
P based EI-AYS Piper PA-22 Colt 108 (22-8448) 05.02.1996N Michael Skelly minus prop
P visitor EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 180 GT (12824) 05.02.1996N J.Hanlon
P visitor EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk II 05.02.1996N Angela H.Soper
P based EI-CMN Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-1617) 05.02.1996N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton 26.01.1996R EI-CMN -noted without markings- N2363M faintly
visible on tailfin
based EI-BIF SOCATA MS.894E Minerva Rallye 235E 04.04.1996R 19.08.1996 William Rankin-Michael Drake 18.08.1996X to G-BWWG
(13121)
based EI-AOK2 Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0208) 09.05.1996R 27.11.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton to David Bruton
P based EI-CMN Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-1617) 16.06.1996N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P based EI-CLE Quad City Challenger II 16.06.1996N M.Tormey
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 09.07.1996R 18.12.1996 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton to John Cowell 18.12.1996 Castlebar (airfield closed 2002)
P visitor D-EOCQ SIAI Marchette S.208 (2-24) 02.08.1996N ?
P2 based LY-AFA Yakovlev Yak-52 (822608) 02.08.1996N ?
P visitor EI-CHN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (0901) 02.08.1996N P.Furlong
P based EI-BAO Reims Cessna F. 172G (F172-0278) 29.08.1996N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P visitor N170ER Cessna 170A (170-27107) 29.08.1996N ?
P based LY-AFA Yakovlev Yak-52 (822608) 29.08.1996N ?
based EI-BJJ Aeronca 15AC Sedan (15AC-226) 19.09.1996R 25.10.2011 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton 25.10.2011X as withdrawn from service-presumed stored
Abbeyshrule 2 probably broken up
based EI-AUC Reims-Cessna F.150K Aerobat (F150-0040)11.10.1996R 14.08.1998 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton to Garda Aviation Club 14.08.1998 Dublin
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 18.12.1996R 09.02.2004 John Cowell Castlebar?-see 09.02.2004 below
based EI-AYB Gardan GY-80-180 Horizon (156) 31.01.1997R Active Jim Smith date shows change of ownership- previous owner was Jim Smith
noted on complete rebuild in Cavan during the mid 1990’s
based EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1653) 14.02.1997R 03.02.2006 Kieran Dardis & partners see 03.02.2006 below
P based EI-AWP deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth (85931) 31.03.1997N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
P based EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II floatplane 31.03.1997N Oliver (Sammy) Bruton on floats on land
(172-74428)
based EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rally Commodore 02.05.1997R 05.07.1999 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton see 05.07.1999 below
158GT (12824) P visitor EI-BIT SOCATA MS887 Rallye 125 (2169) 22.06.1997N Spanish Point Flying Club
based EI-BJT Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (3878A0818) 18.06.1998R Active S.Corrigan-W.Lennon
based EI-MAT Pearce Jabiru SK (0129) 09.07.1998R 20.07.1999 Matthew Tormey 20.07.1999X
based EI-COY Piper J/3C Cub 65 (22519) 05.11.1997R 04.11.2003 Patrick McWade see 04.11.2003 below
based EI-AWP deHavilland DH82a Tiger Moth (85931) 27.11.1998R Active Anne P.Bruton
based EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 27.11.1998R 00.04.2002 David Bruton 00.04.2002X-roaded to Skegness in 08.2002- where it was
to be re-built. R22.10.2000 as N259SA to Southern Aircraft Consultancy
Trustee noted North Cotes 2009R as N259SA but still carrying EI-BAO
and still on a very slow rebuild
based EI-CGC Stinson 108 Station Wagon (108-5243) 27.11.1998R 08.01.2002 Anne P.Bruton see 08.01.2002 below
based EI-AOK2 Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0208) 27.11.1998R 00.04.2002 David Bruton deleted by IAA-roaded out to Skegness as spares source
based EI-BHK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1307) 27.11.1998R 18.09.2000 David Bruton wfu 18.09.2000-probably used as spares source and
remains finally scrapped
based OK-DUU-15 Urban-Air UFM-11 Lambada (03-11) 27.03.1999R ?A Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight noted 01.09.2002 & 00.07.2006
based G-BCRN Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0261)11.04.1999R 29.04.1999 David Bruton registered EI-CTI 29.04.1999 see below
based EI-CTI Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0261) 29.04.1999R 30.09.2003 David Bruton see 30.09.2003 below
stored EI-AWE Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0877) 01.07.1999R 06.02.2004 David Bruton to G-IAWE based Dublin
based EI-BXT Rollason-Druine D.62B Condor (RAE-626) 20.07.1999R 30.08.2002 Sylvia Bruton to The Condor Group 30.08.2002
based EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rallye Commodore 05.07.1999R 00.12.2003 James Dowling-Michale Martin to Waterford arr late 2003 as spares source-31.12.2006X
150GT (12824)

Log Abbeyshrule 2 Air Show 07-09.08.1999 all aircraft listed were noted on 09.08.1999
The Abbeyshrule 2 Airshow and Fly-In was held over the weekend of 7-9.08.1999. This years show was not up to the
standards of previous years within terms of the variety and quality of participating acts- but was significant in that it
marked the first appearance of the RAF in the form of four Birmingham University Air Squadron SAL Bulldogs. The
weather which was mainly overcast did not help either. The following list was compiled on Sunday 09.08.1999.

visitor EI-IRV Aerospatiale AS.350B Ecureuil (1713) 09.08.1999 Santail Ltd-Eddie Irvine
visitor EI-CHV Agusta A.109A (7149) 09.08.1999 Celtic Helicopters pleasure flights
visitor EI-PMI Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8614) 09.08.1999 Ping Golf Equipment Ltd
based G-AGVN Auster 5 J/1 Autocrat (1873) 09.08.1999 George Henry Farrah 18.05.1995R 12.09.2005
visitor EI-BUN2 Beech 76 Duchess (ME.371) 09.08.1999 Kieran O’Connor
display visitor EI-BIV Bellanca 8KCAB Citabria (464-79) 09.08.1999 Aerocrats Flying Group Ltd
fr UK TA9 3AF based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 09.08.1999 Martine Charlotte Garland registered to David Bruton 23.09.1999
(2086)
stored damaged G-BSUH Cessna 140 (8092) 09.08.1999 Bruton Aircraft Engineering 28.04.1995X remains from crash
visitor EI-COP Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-1058) 09.08.1999 High Kings Flying Group
based EI-CTI Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0261) 09.08.1999 David Bruton 29.04.1999R
visitor G-APVS Cessna 170B (26156) 09.08.1999 Norman Simpson
visitor N5428C Cessna 170 (19462) 09.08.1999 28 Charlie Inc Trustee
stored dismantled EI-AOK2 Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0208) 09.08.1999 David Bruton 09.05.1996R
display visitor IAC203 Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0343) 09.08.1999 Irish Air Corps
based EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0278) 09.08.1999 David Bruton 27.11.1998R
stored dismantled EI-BIC2 Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 09.08.1999 (David Bruton) fuselage only
visitor EI-BSC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1651) 09.08.1999 S.Phelan
stored dismantled EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J (F172-0486) 09.08.1999 Oliver Bruton 02.08.1996R fuselage only
visitor EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG(F177-0010/00117) 09.08.1999 Brian Palfrey & partners
visitor EI-POD Cessna 177B (177-02729) 09.08.1999 Trim Flying Club
stored dismantled EI-BDP Cessna 182P (182-60687) 09.08.1999 Oliver Bruton 13.11.1989R wings only
stored dismantled EI-BPJ Cessna 182A (182-34949) 09.08.1999 Falcon Parachute Club fuselage only-stored from 03.1998
visitor EI-GSM Cessna 182S (182-80188) 09.08.1999 Westpoint Flying Group
display visitor EI-BNK Cessna U206F (206-01706) 09.08.1999 Irish Parachute Club para drop
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N (210-63070) 09.08.1999 210 group 18.12.1986R
visitor EI-CAX Cessna P.210N (P210-00215) 09.08.1999 John J.Dunne
visitor EI-CGH Cessna T.210N (T210-63254) 09.08.1999 JJ.Spollen
based EI-AVC Reims Cessna F.337F (F337-00032) 09.08.1999 Christy Keane (Saggart) Ltd
visitor EI-BYX Champion 7GCAA (7GCAA.40) 09.08.1999 PJ.Gallagher
display visitor EI-ABI 2 deHavilland DH84 Dragon (6105) 09.08.1999 Aer Lingus
based EI-AYB Gardan GY-80 Horizon 09.08.1999 James (Jim) Smith newly restored 00.04.1999N
display visitor ????? Gates Learjet C-21A (?) 09.08.1999 United States Air Force “Reno 21” serial and c/n required please
display visitor EI-CTG Stoddard Glasair RG (721R) 09.08.1999 Kevin Higgins
visitor G-BXNU Jabiru UL (PFA 274-13218) 09.08.1999 James Smith
visitor EI-CEX Lake LA4-200 (1115) 09.08.1999 Derg Develments Ltd
based OK-DUU-15 Urban Air UFM-11 Moira Lambada 09.08.1999 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight
(03/11)
visitor EI-GER Maule MX-7-180A (20006C) 09.08.1999 Patrick Joseph Lanigan Ryan
visitor EI-CIK Mooney M20C (2620) 09.08.1999 AP.Aviation
visitor N33PV Partenavia P.68TC (347-33/TC) 09.08.1999 Southern Aircraft Consultancy
display visitor G-BWGT Percival Jet Provost P.84 Mk 4 09.08.1999 Roland Eddie Todd
(PAC/W/21624)
visitor G-CWOT Phoenix Currie Wot (PFA 3019) 09.08.1999 John Paschal Conlan
visitor EI-CCH Piper J3C-65 Cub (7278) 09.08.1999 Michael Slattery
visitor EI-CMN Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-1617) 09.08.1999 David Graham et al
visitor G-BBUG Piper PA-16-150 Clipper (16-29) 09.08.1999 James Dolan
display visitor EI-CIG Piper PA-18 Super Cub (18-7360) 09.08.1999 Keiron O’Connor
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 09.08.1999 Michael Skelly 12.09.1994R for some years it was under reconstruction in
Abbeyshrule - away from the airfield.
visitor EI-UFO Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer (22-4942) 09.08.1999 William Treacy tailwheel conversion
visitor D-EBCI Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II 09.08.1999 ?
(28-7690247)
visitor D-ECDT Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Arrow 3 09.08.1999 ?
(28R-7803150)
visitor D-EGAN Piper PA-28-181 Archer 2 (28-8590023) 09.08.1999 ?
visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (28-1049) 09.08.1999 Sligo Aero Club
visitor EI-BSO Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee B (28-25449) 09.08.1999 Hugh Hanley
based EI-BJT Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0818) 09.08.1999 S.Corrigan & W.Lennon 18.06.1998R
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 09.08.1999 Robin Aiglon Group 23.03.1981R
visitor G-SBMO Robin R.2160 Alpha Sport (116) 09.08.1999 Boyle Ultain Simpson
Dennis Henderson
Michael Mannion (dec’)
display visitor G-ERBL Robinson R-22 Beta (2711) 09.08.1999 George Vincent Maloney
visitor G-JANI Robinson R-44 Astro (0110) 09.08.1999 Myraluck Transport Ltd
visitor EI-BXT Rollason D.62B Druine (RAE.626) 09.08.1999 The Condor Group
display visitor XX521 Scottish Avation Bulldog T Mk1 (207) 09.08.1999 Royal Air Force “G”
display visitor XX670 Scottish Avation Bulldog T Mk1 (328) 09.08.1999 Royal Air Force “C”
display visitor XX671 Scottish Avation Bulldog T Mk1 (329) 09.08.1999 Royal Air Force “D”
display visitor XX699 Scottish Avation Bulldog T Mk1 (348) 09.08.1999 Royal Air Force “F”
visitor D-EOCQ SIAI-Marchetti SF.208 (2-24) 09.08.1999 ?
display visitor IAC-222 SIAI-Marchetti SF. 260WE Warrior 09.08.1999 Irish Air Corps
(24-01-289)
display visitor IAC-231 SIAI-Marchetti SF. 260WE Warrior 09.08.1999 Irish Air Corps
(24-10-298)
display visitor EI-MES Sikorsky S.61N (61-776) 09.08.1999 Bond Helicopters Ltd
stored dismantled EI-AYA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (2256) 09.08.1999 Limerick Flying Club Ltd
stored dismantled EI-BDK SOCATA MS.880 Rallye (2561) 09.08.1999 Limerick Flying Club Ltd minus engine & tailplane
based EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 180GT (12824) 09.08.1999 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton 02.07.1997R
based EI-BHK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1307) 09.08.1999 David Bruton 20.08.1979R
visitor EI-BNU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1204) 09.08.1999 P.Doyle
visitor EI-CFV SOCATA MS.880b Rallye (1850) 09.08.1999 Kilkenny Flying Club
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinidad (579) 09.08.1999 John Condron 15.08.1986R
display visitor EI-CIZ Steen Skybolt (001) 09.08.1999 J. Keane
display visitor IAC-195 Sud SE3160 Alouette III (1151) 09.08.1999 Irish Air Corps
visitor G-BVGE Westland Whirlwind HAR Mk10 (WA100) 09.08.1999 James Francis Kelly ex XJ729 based 7k ENE of Mullingar
display visitor LY-AHF Yakovlev Bacau Yak-52 (888615) 09.08.1999 Andrew Robert Richards

Abbeyshrule 2
based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 23.09.1999R Active David Bruton
(2086)
based OK-FUU-31 Urban-Air UFM Samba (03-10) 24.08.2000R 07.07.2006 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight re-registered EI-DRM 07.07.2006 & still based-see 07.07.2006
below
based EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 21.12.2000R 18.01.2001 21.12.2000X registered N209SA 18.01.2001 see just below
based N209SA Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 18.01.2001R Active Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
based EI-SAM Extra EA.300/200 (031) 19.07.2001R 02.11.2001 David Bruton see 02.11.2001 below
based G-ATMC Reims Cessna F.150F (F150-0020) 14.08.2001R Active George Henry Farrah
& Dolores C.Cunnane
based EI-BRX Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0160) 17.08.2001R 21.12.2001 Lakeland Aeroclub Ltd see 21.12.2001 below
based EI-SAM Extra EA.300/200 (031) 02.11.2001R 21.10.2004 Sylvia & David Bruton see 21.10.2004 below
based EI-BRX Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0160) 21.12.2001R 22.05.2002 Auburn Air Ltd 22.05.2002X. R27.05.2002 to G-BACM to SN15 2DD (UK postcode)
29.05.2002X as sold in Ireland (probably never left Abbeyshrule 2
see 29.07.2002 below)
based OK-GUA-16 Urban-Air UFM Samba (?) 00.00.2002 Active? Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight 01.09.2002N
based EI-CGC Stinson 108 Station Wagon (108-5243) 08.01.2002R Active A.Dennis Weldon dam in landing accident Kilrush 20.07.2003-since repaired
& Lesley Shoebridge and flying again
reg restored & based EI-CUJ Cessna 172N Skyhawk (172-719850) 23.01.2002R 25.03.2003 Gerry Farrell & Derek Liddy 03.05.2001X-stored unregistered-see 23.05.2003 below
reg restored & based EI-BRX Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0160) 29.07.2002R 03.09.2002 David Bruton 03.09.2002X owners request-gone to UK as G-JHAC reg
16.09.2002 to BA13 4QZ (UK postcode)
based EI-BXT Rollason-Druine D.62B Condor (RAE-626) 30.08.2002R 02.08.2008 The Condor Group crashed Colehill & destroyed 02.08.2008 two crew injured
20.08.2010X by the IAA
based OK-EUU-56 Urban-Air UFM-11 Lambada (12-11) 01.09.2002R 27.02.2006 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight 27.02.2006R EI-DNV to Fergus Maughan- Straffan
based EI-CTI Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0261) 30.09.2003R 00.01.2003 John Logan & Tony Bradford 29.04.1999R stored Ballynacarrigy
based EI-CUJ Cessna 172N Skyhawk (172-719850) 25.03.2003N Active Michael Nally 27-03.2003R
based EI-COY Piper J/3C Cub 65 (22519) 04.11.2003N 16.01.2007 David Bruton & William Flood 05.09.1995R see 16.01.2007 below
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 09.02.2004R Active Tojo Air Leasing Ltd
based N21JW Akrostar (2358??) 26.08.2004N noted being un-crated late 08.2004- type & reg to be confirmed
based EI-SAM Extra EA.300 21.10.2004R Active David Bruton

log Abbeyshrule 2 via Ian Thompson 30.10.2004

based EI-BJT Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0818) 30.10.2004 Sean Corrigan & Winifred Lennon 18.06.1998R
based N51ER Champion 7GCAA Citabria (484-2004) 30.10.2004 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc 14.04.2004R

based EI-CGH Cessna 210N Centurion II (210-63524) 30.10.2004 James J.Spollen 16.11.1992R
based N209SA Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 30.10.2004 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc 18.01.2001R
based EI-BVY Heintz Zenith CH.200AA-RW (2-582) 30.10.2004 J. Matthews- Michael Skelly 07.06.1988R
and T. Coleman
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (579) 30.10.2004 John Condron 15.08.1986R
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 30.10.2004 Robin Aiglon Group 23.03.1981R
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N (210-63070) 30.10.2004 210 group 18.12.1986R
visitor EI-COP Reims/Cessna f.150L (1058) 30.10.2004 High Kings Flying Group
stored wreck EI-BDP Cessna 182P Skylane (182-60867) 30.10.2004 27.11.1989X Oliver (Sammy) Bruton stored here from 13.11.1989- broken up as spares source &
finally scrapped 1993
visitor EI-BYF Cessna 150M Commuter (150-76654) 30.10.2004 Twentieth Air Training Group
visitor EI-AWR AB.Melmo MFI-9 Junior (01.1963) 30.10.2004 Michael Whyte and Jim Brennen
visitor G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150- 63089) 30.10.2004 19.08.2015X Auburn Air Ltd based Movenis (1039) owners address Graystones Co Wicklow
Cx by the CAA
stored as scrap EI-CFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (1850) 30.10.2004 15.10.2000X Kilkenny Flying Club 15.10.2000X as scrapped- hulk stripped- when noted
based EI-CLQ Reims/Cessna F.172N Skthawk II 30.10.2004 Kieran Dardis & Partners 14.02.1997R
(F172-1653)
based G-ATMC Reims/Cessna F.150F (F150-0020) 30.10.2004 George H.Farrah & D.Cunnane 14.08.2001R
based EI-AYB Gardan GY-80 Horizon (156) 30.10.2004 James B.Smith 00.04.1999N
based EI-BPP Eipper Quicksilver MX (3207) 30.10.2004 James A.Smith 12.03.1985R
stored damaged EI-CAA Reims/Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 30.10.2004 27.11.1998X Oliver (Sammy) Bruton damaged 12.1993. cx as WFU-wreck noted dumped
stored damaged EI-BIC2 Reims/Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 30.10.2004 Oriel Flying Club Ltd noted dumped
(F172-1965)
stored damaged EI-BPJ Cessna 182A Skylane (182-34949) 30.10.2004 Falcon Parachute Club Ltd Crashed 06.1995. open stored dismantled 13.09.1995N
dumped 30.10.2004N.
stored damaged G-BSUH Cessna 140 (8092) 30.10.2004 28.04.1995X Classic Cessna Group Damaged Gowran Grange 00.06.1993-noted stored here
12.08.1994-noted
dumped 30.10.2004
stored dismantled EI-BHB SOCATA MS.887 Rallye 125 (2162) 30.10.2004 Hotel Bravo Flying Club Dismantled 1991-noted dumped 30.10.2004
stored EI-BBI SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 150ST (12663) 30.10.2004 Kilkenny Airport Ltd Wing only-hanging on hangar wall.
stored damaged EI-BNR Grumman American AA-5 Traveller (0202) 30.10.2004 22.07.1988X Victor Mike Flying Group Over-ran into river Inny 21.02.1988-used as spare source
dumped?
stored dismantled EI-BKE Morane MS.885 Super Rallye (278) 30.10.2004 16.09.1986X C.Brady & C.Groom 09.02.1981R cr Ballyclumuck 05.04.1981-severly damaged
aircraft returned to Abbeyshrule 2 as spares source-stripped
hulk noted dumped 30.10.2004.
stored damaged EI-AYT2 SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 30.10.2004 Kieran O’Connor Damaged Pallasmore Nenagh 12.11.1989-remains initially to (11065) Weston then to Abbeyshrule 2 (date?)
stored damaged EI-BFI SOCATA Rallye 100ST Galopin (2618) 30.10.2004 Joseph O’Neill storm damaged Castlebar 14.12.1985-remains to Abbeyshrule 2
noted 11.04.1986
stripped hulk noted-listed as scrapped 1995??
stored damaged EI-CHN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye (901) 30.10.2004 Limerick Flying Club (Coonagh) 23.04.2003N dismantled-cancelled 03.07.2003 no reason given
listed as scrapped.
stored damaged EI-ATK Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-24120) 30.10.2004 Mayo Flying Club Badly dam Knock 14.02.1987-to Abbeyshrule 2 as spares source-
10.08.1991N here.stripped hulk by 2004.
visitor EI-SAT Steen Skybolt 30.10.2004 Capt B.O’Sullivan
visitor EI-CDP Cessna 182L (182-58955) 30.10.2004 Irish parachute Club Ltd
based EI-AWP deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II (85931) 30.10.2004 Anne P.Bruton 27.05.1989N as based
visitor EI-AYF Reims/Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0218) 30.10.2004 Limerick Flying Club (Coonagh) Ltd
based EI-BXT Rollason Druine D.62B Condor (RAE.626) 30.10.2004 The Condor Group 30.08.2002R
based EI-COY Piper J/3c-65 Cub (22519) 30.10.2004 David Bruton & William Flood 05.11.1997R
based G-BVPD CASA 1-131E Jungmann Srs 2000 (2086) 30.10.2004 David Bruton 23.09.1999R
based EI-SAM Extra EA.300/120 (031) 30.10.2004 David & Sylvia Bruton 02.11.2001R
based EI-AVM Reims/Cessna F.150L (F150-745) 30.10.2004 Tojo Air Leasing Ltd or J.Logan 09.02.2004R
&T.Bradford
visitor EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 30.10.2004 Kawasaki Distributors (Ireland) Ltd
(F172-1884)
based EI-DGR Urban Air Lambada UFM-11UK (17/11) 30.10.2004 Matthew Tormey 21.07.2004R
based OK-IUA 68 Urban Air Lambada UFM-11 (?) 30.10.2004 UltraFlight Flight Training Club 00.00.2004R?
based EI-CUJ Cessna 172N Skyhawk II (172-71985) 30.10.2004 M.Nally 27.03.2003R
based OK-FUU 31 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (?) 30.10.2004 UltraFlight Flight Training Club 00.00.2004R?
visitor EI-NVL Jora SPOL (C129) 30.10.2004 Neil Van Lonkhuyzen
visitor EI-DGA Urban Air Lambada UFM-11UK (16/11) 30.10.2004 Dr Peter & Daragh Dunkin
visitor EI-DGY Urban Air Lambada UFM-11 (10/11) 30.10.2004 Desmond McMorrow
based OK-GUA 24 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (?) 30.10.2004 UltraFlight Flight Training Club 00.00.2004R?
stored G-MWJU Solar Wings Pegasus Quasar 30.10.2004 Kevin Daly wing hanging from roof-fuselage on the ground-22.04.2006R to
(SW-WQQ 0351) EI-DKC see below


stored I-6351 Tecnam P.92/EM Echo S (543) 12.10.2005N R29.12.2006 Padraic Gallogly?? noted 06.08.2006 apparently stored- see 29.12.2006R EI-DRU below
based EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1653) 03.02.2006 03.10.2008 Just Having Fun 172 Group see 03.10.2008 below
stored EI-DKC Solar Wings Pegasus Quasar 22.04.2006R Kevin Daly ex G-MWJU wing hanging from roof-fuselage on the ground
(SW-WQQ 0351
based EI-DRM Urban-Air UFM Samba (03-10) 07.07.2006 Active Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight
Abbeyshrule 2 Fly-In 05.08.2006 via Antoin Daltun-Irish Air Letter No. 383 11.2006 p.13
visitor IAC208 Reims Cessna FR172H (0346) 05.08.2006 Irish Air Corps
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F150L (0745) 05.08.2006 Tojo Air Leasing Ltd
based EI-AYB Gardan YVES 80 Horizon 180 (156) 05.08.2006 James B Smith on overhaul
based EI-AYF Reims Cessna FRA150L (0218) 05.08.2006 Sylvia Bruton
visitor EI-BBE Champion 7EC Tri Traveler (393) 05.08.2006 R McNally & C Carey
visitor EI-BBV Piper J3C-65 Cub (13058) 05.08.2006 Felix Cronin marked as 480762
based EI-BHI Bell 206B Jet Ranger (906) 05.08.2006 George Tracey
based EI-BIS Robin R1180TD Aiglon (268) 05.08.2006 The Robin Aiglon Group
visitor EI-BPL Reims Cessna F172K (0758) 05.08.2006 Phoenix Aviation Ltd
visitor EI-BSC Reims Cessna F172N (1651) 05.08.2006 Sean Phelan
based EI-BSV Socata TB20 Trinidad (579) 05.08.2006 John Condron-Condron Concrete Ltd
based EI-BUF Cessna 210F (63070) 05.08.2006 210 Group
visitor EI-BYF Reims Cessna F150M (76654) 05.08.2006 High Kings Flying Group Ltd
visitor EI-CNG Air & Space 18A Gyroplane (18-75) 05.08.2006 Pat Joyce
based EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 05.08.2006 Tojo Air Leasing Ltd
(F172-01884)
visitor EI-CXC Raj Hamsa 502T (333 IDEN 44SU) 05.08.2006 Tommy McDevitt

Gilmar log 05.10.2006 northern side Abbeyshrule 2 e -plus additional data
visitor G-AWBA Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow 05.10.2006 March Flying Group
(28R-30528)
based G-BUZA Denny Kitfox Mk 3 (172-12547) 05.10.2006 Alan O’Brien
based EI-DGA Urban AirUFM-11UK Lambada (16-11) 05.10.2006 Dr Peter & Daragh Dunkin based EI-DGP Urban AirUFM-11UK Lambada (15-11) 05.10.2006 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight visitor EI-DGT Urban AirUFM-11UK Lambada (14-11) 05.10.2006 A & P Aviation Ltd based EI-DBX Magni M-18 Spartan (18-032181) 05.10.2006 M.Concannon
based EI-DGY Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada (10-11) 05.10.2006 Desmond McMorrow based EI-DKC Pegasus Quasar (SW-WQQ-0351) 05.10.2006 K.Daly based EI-DRM Urban-Air UFM10 Samba (03-10) 05.10.2006 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight based EI-NVL Urban Air Jora (C129) 05.10.2006 N.van Lonkhuyzen based EI-XLA Urban-Air UFM10 Samba XLA (XXLA-35) 05.10.2006 Ultraflight / MatthewTormey based OK-DUA-14 Urban Air Jora (?) 05.10.2006 D.McLaughlin based OK-GUA-24 Urban-Air UFM10 Samba (14-10) 05.10.2006 ? based OK-KUA-16 Urban-Air UFM10 Samba XXL 05.10.2006 ?
(SA-XL-28) plus an unidentified Jora in paint-shop
Gilmar log 05.10.2006 southern side Abbeyshrule 2 -plus additional data
visitor G-AXTP Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-3791) 05.10.2006 M.Whyte visitor G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 05.10.2006 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
based G-ZBLT Cessna 182S Skylane (182-80910) 05.10.2006 K.Dardis-Cessna 182S Group
stored I-6351 Tecnam P.92/EM Echo S (543) 05.10.2006 Padraic Gallogly??
visitor EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150H (F150-0273) 05.10.2006 Ormand Flying Club Ltd
based EI-AWP deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (85931) 05.10.2006 Anne P.Bruton
based EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0218) 05.10.2006 Sylvia Bruton
based EI-BCM Piper J/3c-65 Cub L-4H-P1 (11983) 05.10.2006 Kilmoon Flying Group
open stored dismantled EI-BIC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 05.10.2006 current Oriel Flying Club deleted 18.11. 2002-owners request-crashed Castlebar 1995
based EI-BIS Robin 1180TD Aiglon (268) 05.10.2006 The Robin Aiglon Group
visitor EI-BIV Bellanca 8KCAB Super Decathalon (464-79) 05.10.2006 Autocrat Pilots Ltd
based EI-BSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinidad (579) 05.10.2006 John Condron deleted 11.01.2007-owners request-to G-BMIX 11.01.2007
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion II (210-63070) 05.10.2006 210 Group
open stored damaged EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 05.10.2006 current Oliver (Sammy) Bruton roaded here after acc at Weston-reg to Sammy 02.08.1996-
deleted 27.11.1998 as removed from service- broken up and
probably never active between 1996 and X27.11.1998.
visitor EI-CTT Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II 05.10.2006 Conair Group
(28-7716305)
visitor EI-MCF Cessna 172R Skyhawk (172-80799) 05.10.2006 Galway Flying Club Ltd
visitor EI-NFW Cessna 172S Skyhawk (172S-9861) 05.10.2006 Galway Flying Club Ltd
based EI-SAM Extra EA 300/200 (031) 05.10.2006 David Bruton
based EI-SAT Steen Skybolt (1) 05.10.2006 Capt B.O’Sullivan
visitor N172AM Cessna172M (172-64993) 05.10.2006 Pacific Network Air

based EI-DRU Tecnam P.92/EM Echo S (543) 29.12.2006R Active Padraic Gallogly ex I-6351
based EI-COY Piper J/3C Cub 65 floatplane (22519) 16.01.2007 00.00.2008 William Flood converted to floatplane here and flown out via Royal canal to
Lough Owel

Brian Dillon log Thu 03.07.2008 Abbeyshrule 2 via Irish Spotters
 INCLUDEPICTURE "http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/space.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET 
based OK-NUA 18 Urban Air UFM10 XXL Samba (?) 03.07.2008 Ultraflight? 23.06.2008X
based OK-NUA 19 Urban Air UFM10 XXL Samba (UNK-07) 03.07.2008 Ultraflight 23.06.2008X
based EI-MTZ Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-68) 03.07.2008 Martina Motz
based EI-EAI Sukhoi SU-26M2 (01-04)  03.07.2008 David Bruton

based EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 03.10.2008 Active Edmond Finnamore
(F172-01653)

Gareth Whitehead log Abbeyshrule 2 23.10.2008 via Airfields forum
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 23.10.2008 Tojo Air Leasing Ltd
based EI-AWP de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (85931) 23.10.2008 Anne P.Bruton based EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0218) 23.10.2008 Sylvia Bruton
visitor EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 23.10.2008 D.Gallagher
(F172-01092) visitor EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 23.10.2008 Figile Flying Group
(F172-01225) based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 23.10.2008 The Robin Aiglon Group visitor EI-BIV Bellanca 8KCAB Super Decathlon (464-79) 23.10 2008 Aerocrat Pilots Ltd based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion II (210-63070) 23.10.2008 210 Group visitor EI-BVK Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A066) 23.10.2008 M.Martin visitor EI-CAC Grob G-115A (8092) 23.10.2008 G.Tracey visitor EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 23.10.2008 Just Having Fun 172 Group
(F172-01653) based EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 23.10.2008 Top Air Leasing Ltd
(F172-01884) visitor EI-CTG Stoddard-Hamilton SH-2R Glasair II (721R) 23.10.2008 K.Higgins based EI-CUJ Cessna 172N Skyhawk II (172-71985) 23.10.2008 M.Nally based EI-DGA Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada (16-11) 23.10.2008 Dr Peter & Daragh Durkin based EI-DGP Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada (15-11) 23.10.2008 M.Tormay based EI-DGY Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada (10-11) 23.10.2008 Desmond McMorrow visitor EI-DOY PZL110 Koliber 150 (04940072) 23.10.2008 Limerick Flying Club based EI-DRM Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (03-10) 23.10.2008 Mathew Tormey based EI-DZE Urban-Air UFM-10 Samba (14-10) 23.10.2008 Paul Keane based EI-DZL Urban Air UFM-10 XXL Samba (SAXL64) 23.10.2008 Mathew Tormey based EI-MTZ Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-68) 23.10.2008 Martina Motz
based EI-SAT Steen Skybolt (1) 23.10.2006 Capt B.O’Sullivan
stored F-GAIF Wassmer WA-81 Piranha (804) 23.10.2008 ? see F-GAIF 12.10.2013 visitor G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 23.10.2008 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
based G-BUZA Denney Kitfox 3 (1178/PFA 202-12312) 23.10.2008 Alan O’Brien based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 23.10.2008 David Bruton
(2086)
based G-CBBL Scottish Aviation Buldog 120/121 23.10.2008 Andrew Cunningham as XX550:Z in RAF colours
(BH121/243) visitor G-MYRR Letov LK-2M Sluka (05) 23.10.2008 BC.McCartan visitor G-TBSV Socata TB-20 Trinadad GT (2169) 23.10.2008 John Condron/Condron Concrete Ltd based N20981 Cessna 172M (172-63885) 23.10.2008 International Air Services Trustee
based N46PJ Cessna 551 Citation IISP (551-0027) 23.10.2008 Citiaion Films International based N717HL Beech 58P (TJ-160) 23.10.2008 Dawson lion inc / Owen Dennis based N730WF Cirrus Design SR-22 (1147) 23.10.2008 R & R Flying Inc Trustee 25.01.2011X based N88SU Sukhoi Su-29 (90-03) 23.10.2008 Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee based OK-GUA 16 Urban-Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (UNK-01) 23.10.2008 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight OK-MUA 81 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba unable to locate any data related to this registration based OK-NUA 18 Urban Air UFM10 XXL Samba (?) 23.10.2008 Ultraflight? based OK-NUA 19 Urban Air UFM10 XXL Samba (UNK-07) 23.10.2008 Ultraflight

log Beemer 28.03.2009 Abbeyshrule 2 via North West Air News-plus additional data added- P = photos available at log source
Visitor D-EOWI Reims/Cessna F.172N (F172-1733) 28.03.2009 Air Shampoo Flight Academy based EI-AWP de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth (859310 28.03.2009 Anne P.Bruton based EI-AYF Reims/Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0218) 28.03.2009 Sylvia Bruton
P visitor EI-BAJ SNCAN/Stampe SV.4c (171) 28.03.2009 Dublin Tiger Group just of major overhaul prior to change of ownership P stored damaged EI-BDP Cessna 182P Skylane (182-60687) 28.03.2009 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton registration X27.11.1998 and used as spares source over time
P open store dismantled EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 28.03.2009 J.O’Neill severly storm damaged at Castlebar 14.12.1985 to Abbeyshrule 2
as spares source P open store damaged EI-BIC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 28.03.2009 Oriel Flying Club deleted 18.11. 2002-owners request-crashed Castlebar 1995 based EI-BIS Robin R.1180T Aiglon (268) 28.03.2009 The Robin Aiglon Group P open store dismantled EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 28.03.2009 Keiran O’Connor wreck stored since 00.10.1998- X27.01.1998 as wfu -fuselage
still extent
visitor EI-CTG Stoddard Hamilton Glasair RG (721R) 28.03.2009 Kevin Higgins based EI-CUJ Cessna 172N Skyhawk (172-71985) 28.03.2009 M.Nally based EI-DUV Raytheon Beech 95-B55 (TC-1618) 28.03.2009 John Given P based EI-EAI Sukhoi SU-26M2 (01-04) 28.03.2009 David Bruton P based EI-SAT Steen Skybolt (1) 28.03.2009 Capt. Brian O’Sullivan
open store dismantled EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 28.03.2009 Waterford Aero Club badly damaged in t/o accident Trim 20.08.2008
P2 (28-7615212) open store based F-GAIF Wassmer WA.81 Piranha (804) 28.03.2009 Tom Byrne F-GAIF cx 29.06.2007 as exported to Ireland - see 12.10.2013 based G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 28.03.2009 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
P open store dismantled G-BSUH Cessna 140 (8092) 28.03.2009 Kennedy John O’Brien fuselage only- first noted 12.08.1994 in hangar- reg cx 28.04.1995 based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 28.03.2009 David Bruton
(2086)

P visitor G-CDJU CASA 1-131E Series 2000 (1078) 28.03.2009 B.Roemer P visitor G-IJMI Extra EA 300/L (1193) 28.03.2009 Dep Promotions Ltd based G-TBSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinidad GT (2169) 28.03.2009 Condron Concrete/John Condron based G-ZBLT Cessna 182S Skylane (182-80910) 28.03.2009 Kieran Dardis/Cessna 182S Group

Paul Grogan log Abbeyshrule 2 via Irish Air Letter No.419 11.2009 p.26-plus additional data added
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 29.07.2009 Tojo Air Leasing Ltd
based EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0218) 29.07.2009 Sylvia Bruton
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD (1980) 29.07.2009 The Robin Aiglon Group
based EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 29.07.2009 Top Air Leasing Ltd
(F172-01884) based EI-EAI Sukhoi Su-26 (01-04) 29.07.2009 David Bruton
based G-TBSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinidad GT (2169) 29.07.2009 Condron Concrete/John Condron based G-CBBL Scottish Aviation Buldog 120/121 29.07.2009 Andrew Cunningham as XX550:Z in RAF colours
(BH121/243)
stored F-GAIF Wassmer WA-81 Piranha (804) 29.07.2009 Tom Byrne see F-GAIF 12.10.2013

Paul Grogan log Abbeyshrule 2 via Irish Air Letter No.419 11.2009 p.26-plus additional data added
based EI-AWP de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth (859310) 09.08.2009 Anne P.Bruton
based EI-AYB Gardan GY-80-180 Horizon (156) 09.08.2009 James B.Smith
visitor EI-BAJ Stampe SV.4C (171) 09.08.2009 Dublin Tiger Group
visitor EI-BVK Piper PA-38 Tomahawk (38-79A0966) 09.08.2009 M.Martin
based EI-CAP Cessna R182 (182-00056) 09.08.2009 Michael John Hanlon
based EI-DUV Raytheon Beech 95-B55 (TC-1618) 09.08.2009 John Given based EI-SAT Steen Skybolt (1) 09.08.2009 Capt. Brian O’Sullivan
open storage dismantled EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 09.08.2009 Waterford Aero Club badly damaged in t/o accident Trim 20.08.2008
(28-7615212) based EI-XLA Urban-Air UFM10 Samba XLA (XXLA-35) 05.10.2006 Ultraflight / MatthewTormey
based G-ATMC Reims Cessna F.150F (0020) 09.08.2009 George Henry Farrar-Doleres Cunnane
based G-BOMN Cessna 150F (63089) 09.08.2009 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 09.08.2009 David Bruton
(2086)
based OK-LUA 36 Urban-Air Samba XXL (?) 09.08.2009 Ultraflight? based G-ZBLT Cessna 182S Skylane (182-80910) 09.08.2009 Kieran Dardis/Cessna 182S Group

Colman Corcoran log-plus Mark Willis input- Abbeyshrule 2 Fly-In 13.09.2009 p.25 Irish Air Letter 10.2009 No.418-plus additional data added
visitor D-EFDL Grumman American AA-5 (0645) 13.09.2009 ?
visitor EI-ANY Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub (18-7152) 13.09.2009 The Bogavia Group
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F150 (0745) 13.09.2009 Tojo Air leasing
based EI-AWP DH-82A Tiger Moth (85931) 13.09.2009 Anne P.Bruton
based EI-AYB Gardan GY-80 Horizon (156) 13.09.2009 James B.Smith
based EI-AYF Reims Cessna FRA15OL (0218) 13.09.2009 Sylvia Bruton
based EI-AYK Reims Cessna F172M (1092) 13.09.2009 Dominic Gallagher
visitor EI-BAJ Stampe SV-4C (171) 13.09.2009 Dublin Tiger Group
visitor EI-BBV Piper J-3C-65 Cub (13058) 13.09.2009 Felix Cronin
visitor EI-BCM Piper J-3C-65 Cub (11983) 13.09.2009 Kilmoon Flying Group c/o Brian Molloy
stored damaged EI-BDP Cessna 182P Skylane (182-60687) 13.09.2009 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton EI-BDP 27.11.1998X and used as spares source over time
open storage dismantled EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 13.09.2009 J.O’Neill severly storm damaged Castlebar 14.12.1985 to Abbeyshrule 2 as
spares source
active/ stored? condition? EI-BGV Grumman-America AA-5 Traveller 13.09.2009 ?
(AA5-0773)
stored dismantled EI-BHB MS 887 Ralle 125 (2162) 13.09.2009 ? fuselage only-was probably spares source
open stored damaged EI-BIC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 13.09.2009 Oriel Flying Club 18.11.2002X owners request-overran Castlebar 13.04.1995
removed to Abbeyshrule 2 shortly after.
visitor EI-BIO Piper J3C-65 Cub/L-4J-PI (12657) 13.09.2009 Helena Duggan
visitor EI-BIR Reims Cessna F172M (1225) 13.09.2009 Figile Flying Group
based EI-BIS Robin R1180TD Aiglon (268) 13.09.2009 The Robin Aiglon Group
visitor EI-BLN Eipper Formance Quicksilver Sprint (MX01) 13.09.2009 J.Conway suggested as scrapped 1999-confirmation please active or not
visitor EI-BVK Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A066) 13.09.2009 M.Martin
visitor EI-BVY Zenith CH-200AA-RW (2-582) 13.09.2009 Mike Skelly
visitor EI-BXT Druine D62B Condor (RAE/626) 13.09.2009 The Condor Group
stored damaged EI CAA Reims Cessna F172J (F172-0486) 13.09.2009 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton 02.08..1996R Damaged aircraft arrived here early 1996.
27.11 1998X probably to spares source. Fuselage only- noted
13.09.2009.
visitor EI-CAC Grob G-1115A (8092) 13.09.2009 George Tracey
based/visitor EI-CGH Cessna T.210N (210-63524) 13.09.2009 James Smith/J.Spollen Initally based until moved to Ballyduff Tullamore
visitor EI-CIM Avid Aircraft Avid Mk 4 (1125D) 13.09.2009 Paul Swan
visitor EI-CJS Jodel D-120A Paris-Nice (339) 13.09.2009 Anthony Flood
visitor EI-COT Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk II 13.09.2009 Togo Air Leasing Ltd
(F172-01884)
based EI-COY Piper J-3C Cub Floatplane (22519) 13.09.2009 William Flood
visitor EI-CPP Piper J3C/65 Cub (12052) 13.09.2009 Eamon Fitzgerald
based EI-DGP Urban UFM-11 Lambada (15/11) 13.09.2009 Matthew Tormey
visitor EI-DGV ATEC Zephyr 2000 (Z509702A) 13.09.2009 Michael Donoghue
based EI-DGY Urban UFM-11 Lambada (10/11) 13.09.2009 Desmond McMorrow
visitor EI-DIY Rans RV-4 (3254) 13.09.2009 John Anthony Kent
visitor EI-DKN Ela Aviac 07 Autogyro (45) 13.09.2009 Seamus Brennan
visitor EI-DKT Hamsa RA-3 X-Air 582 (798) 13.09.2009 Iain Brereton
visitor EI-DKZ Reality Escapade 912 (JAESC0040) 13.09.2009 Jerry Deegen
visitor EI-DNV Urban UFM-11 Lambada (11/11) 13.09.2009 Fergus Maughan
visitor EI-DRL Raj Hamsa RA-3 X-Air jab (1005) 13.09.2009 Brian Lake
based EI-DRM Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (03/10) 13.09.2009 Howard John & Elizabeth Marie cox
visitor EI-DUV Beech B55 Baron (TC-1618) 13.09.2009 John Given damaged
visitor EI-DXT Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (10/10) 13.09.2009 Noel Irwin
visitor EI-DZE Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (14/10) 13.09.2009 Paul Keane
visitor EI-DZF Pipistrelle Sinus 912 (254) 13.09.2009 Light Sport Aviation Ltd
visitor EI-DZK Robinson R22 (3179) 13.09.2009 Eirecopter helicopters Ltd
based EI-DZL Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (SAXL64) 13.09.2009 Matthew Tormey
visitor EI-EDC Reims Cessna FA152 (F152-0376) 13.09.2009 Kieran O’Connor
visitor EI-EEH BRM Land Africa (0115/912ULS/K4/08-LA) 13.09.2009 Padraig Higgins
visitor EI-EES Ela Aviac 07R Autogyro (0604048071) 13.09.2009 Derek Doyle on IAA civil aircraft register as c/n (060404807)
visitor EI-GKL Robinson R22 (3570) 13.09.2009 Eamonn Duffy
visitor EI-JIM Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XLA (SAXL43) 13.09.2009 Jim Smith
visitor EI-MTZ Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL68) 13.09.2009 Martina Motz
visitor EI-OFM Reims Cessna F172N (1988) 13.09.2009 Carol Phillips
visitor EI-SAT Steen Skybolt (3474) 13.09.2009 Capt. Brian O'Sullivan
stored EI-WRN Piper PA28-151 Warrior (28-7615212) 13.09.2009 ? Waterford Aero Club Fuselage only
based EI-XLA Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XLA (XXLA-35) 13.09.2009 Ultraflight / MatthewTormey
also given as Kevin Dardis
open storage based F-GAIF Wassmer WA.81 Piranha (804) 13.09.2009 Tom Byrne F-GAIF X29.06.2007 as exported to Ireland - see 12.10.2013
visitor G-ASRB Druine D62B Condor (RAE/608) 13.09.2009 Brian Joseph Douglas
based G-ATMC Reims Cessna F150F (F150-0020) 13.09.2009 George Henry Farrar-Doleres Cunnane
visitor G-BAEV Reims Cessna FRA150L (F150-0173) 13.09.2009 Brian Doyle
visitor G-BOMN Cessna 150F (63089) 13.09.2009 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
visitor G-BUZA Denney Kitfox 3 (PFA 172-12457) 13.09.2009 Alan O'Brien
based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 13.09.2009 David Bruton
(2086)
visitor G-BYEH CEA Jodel DR250/160 (15) 13.09.2009 Nicholsons Decommissioning Ltd
visitor G-BZSG Pegasus Quantum 15-912 (2086) 13.09.2009 Samuel Andrews
visitor G-CBBL SAL Bulldog (B120/243) 13.09.2009 Andrew Cunningham as XX550:Z in RAF colours
visitor G-CBRL YAK-52 (833708) 13.09.2009 Peter Stephen Mirams according to G-INFO de-registered 05.06.2008 to Germany- but
apparently still G reg over a year later
visitor G-CCEW Mainair Pegasus Quik (7966) 13.09.2009 Norman Finlay Mackenzie
visitor G-CCOU Mainair Pegasus Quik (8012) 13.09.2009 David Edgar John McVicker
visitor G-CCWF Raj Hamsa X-Air (BMAA/HB/331) 13.09.2009 Frank Loughran
visitor G-CDCT Ecektor EV-97 Eurostar (UK 2117) 13.09.2009 Gary Raymond Nicholson
visitor G-CDEM Raj Hamsa X-Air (BMAA/HB/421) 13.09.2009 Robert John Froud
visitor G-CDIP Best Off Skyranger 912 (BMAA/HB/429) 13.09.2009 Michael Sterling
visitor G-CDIY Evektor EV-97A Eurostar (PFA 315-14345) 13.09.2009 Robert Ernest Woolsey
visitor G-CEEW Ikarus C42 FB100 (0609-6847) 13.09.2009 Dan McCartan
visitor G-CETV Best Off Skyranger 912 (BMAA/HB/532) 13.09.2009 Kenneth John Gay
visitor G-CWAY Ikarus C.42 FB100 (0707-6907) 13.09.2009 Martin Conway
visitor G-CWOT Phoenix Currie Wot (PFA 3019) 13.09.2009 Derek Doyle & Helena Duggan
visitor G-FOXB Aeroprakt A22 (PFA 317-13878) 13.09.2009 Gary Daniel McCullagh
visitor G-MATT Robin R.2160 Acrobin (97) 13.09.2009 Vincent Patrick O'Brien
visitor G-MTCH Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R 13.09.2009 Michael Doyle
(SW-TB-1126 & SW WA-1124)
visitor G-MTKW Mainair Gemini Flash IIA 13.09.2009 Joseph Henry McIvor
(569-887-5 & W358)
visitor G-MYWK Pegasus Quantum 15 (7011) 13.09.2009 John Raymond Bluett
visitor G-MZEM Pegasus Quantun 15-912 (7277) 13.09.2009 Liam Henry Black
visitor G-OLFZ P+M Aviation Avi Quik GT 450 (8354) 13.09.2009 Alan John Boyd
visitor G-TBSV Socata TB20 Trinidad (2169) 13.09.2009 Condron Concrete Ltd
based G-ZBLT Cessna 182S (182S-80910) 13.09.2009 Kieran Dardis Trustee of Cessna 182S Group
based N88SU Sukhoi SU-29 (90-03) 13.09.2009 Bahamair LLC pilot & operator David Bruton
visitor N120CS Cessna 525 CitationJet (525-0490) 13.09.2009 York House Real Estate Kft Inc noted stored
visitor N717HL Beech 58P Baron (TJ-160) 13.09.2009 Dawson Lion Inc
based OK-DGP Samba Urban Air UFM-11 Lambada 13.09.2009 Ultraflight wings only
(15/11)
based OK-DUU Urban Air Samba 13.09.2009 unable to locate any data related to this registration
based OK-GUA 16 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (UNK-01) 13.09.2009 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight
based OK-MUA Urban Air Samba 13.09.2009 unable to locate any data related to this registration
based OK-NUA 18 Urban Air UFM10 XXL Samba (?) 13.09.2009 Ultraflight?
based OK-MWA? Urban Air Samba 13.09.2009 unable to locate any data related to this registration
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Log 04.03.2012 Abbeyshrule 2 via North West Air News Ports of Call Extracts April 2012 with additional dat added by Hugo

stored wreck EI-ARN Cessna 182H (182-56196/26) 04.03.2012 Irish Parachute Club Wren 460 conversion - wings only seen – crashed Edenderry
(Eskermore?) 16.05.1980
visitor EI-AUM Aurster J/1 Autocrat (2612) 04.03.2012 TG.Rafter


based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 04.03.2012 TOJO Air Leasing Ltd
based EI-AYB Sud Avation Gardan Gy80/180 Horizon 04.03.2012 James B.Smith
(156)
stored wreck EI-BIC Reims-Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 04.03.2012 Iona National Airways/ Damaged beyond repair Castlebar 13.04.1995 – fuselage
open stored since at least 1999.
(F172-1965) Sammy Bruton/David Bruton 18.11. 2002X at owners request-cr Castlebar 1995
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 04.03.2012 Robin Aiglon Group R09.08.1981
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 04.03.2012 The 210 Group R18.12.1986
stored wreck EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 04.03.2012 (Sammy) roaded here after acc at Weston- R02.08.1996 to Sammy
X27.11.1998 as removed from service-broken up – probably
was never active between 1996 and delation-in open storage
visitor EI-CAP Cessna R182 (182-00056) 04.03.2012 Michael John Hanlon
visitor EI-CFO Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 04.03.2012 James T. Wilson & partners base given as Trim
based EI-CGH Cessna 210N (210-63524) 04.03.2012 James(Jim) A. Smith R00.08.2004
visitor EI-COZ Piper PA28-140 Cherokee (28-26796) 04.03.2012 Liam Anthony Tattan R30.05.2007
based EI-DGY Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada (10-11) 04.03.2012 Desmond McMorrow
visitor EI-DGV ATEC-Zepher 2000EJ-912UL (Z590702A) 04.03.2012 Kevin Higgins
based EI-DZL Urban Air UFM-10 XXL Samba (SAXL64) 04.03.2012 Matthew Tormey
visitor EI-ERN VPM-M16 Gyrocopter (16-08-4654) 04.03.2012 ? 31.05.2011 to 13.07.2012
visitor EI-JIM Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XLA (SAXL43) 04.03.2012 Jim Smith
based EI-NVL Jora SPOL (C129) 04.03.2012 Alex McAllister et al
stored wreck EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 04.03.2012 Waterford Aero Club Ltd badly damaged in t/o accident Trim 20.08.2008-wings/fuselage
(28-7615212) in open storage
based EI-XLA Urban Air Samba XLA (XXLA-35) 04.03.2012 Kieran Dardis
open storage F-GAIF Wassmer WA.81 Piranha (804) 04.03.2012 Tom Byrne cx from the French register on 29.06.2007 as exported to Ireland
stored here since arrival - see F-GAIF 12.10.2013
based G-ATMC Reims Cessna F.150F (F150-0020) 04.03.2012 George Henry Farrah-Dolores C.Cunnane
based G-AWYL CEA DR253B (143) 04.03.2012 Thomas Cornelius Van Lonkhuyzen
visitor G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 04.03.2012 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
based G-BUZA Denny Kitfox Mk 3 (172-12547) 04.03.2012 Alan O’Brien
based G-CBBL Scottish Aviation Buldog 120/121 04.03.2012 Andrew Cunningham as XX550:Z in RAF colours
(BH121/243)
visitor G-TBSV SOCATA TB20 (2169) 04.03.2012 Condron Concrete Ltd based Ballyduff Tullamore
based G-ZBLT Cessna 182S Skylane (18280910) 04.03.2012 Kieran Dardis/Cessna 182S Group
based N554CF Beech King Air E90 Corporate (LW-66) 04.03.2012 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee ex Weston to CCS LLC Trustee 01.09.2012
visitor N707XJ Cessna 177A (177- 01340) 04.03.2012 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
based N717HL Beech 58P (TJ160) 04.03.2012 CAS LLC Trustee
visitor N1033Y Cessna 172S (172S10598) 04.03.2012 Maurice La Biche possibly based
based OK-GUA 16 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XLL 04.03.2012 Ultraflight?
(UNK-01)
based OK-NUA 18 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL 04.03.2012 Ultraflight?
(SAXL 72 & or (14.07.15)) is this a genuine Urban Air construction number
OK-NUA 19 ????? 04.03.2012 Ultraflight? unable to locate any data related to this registration
based? OK-NUA 22 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (86 XXL) 04.03.2012 Ultraflight?

Log Kevin Dupuy 19.04.2012 Abbeyshrule 2 via North West Air News: Ports of Call Extracts June 2012- with additional data added by Hugo
visitor EI-ARW San/Jodel DR.1050 (118) 19.04.2012 Joseph Davy
visitor EI-AUM EI-AUM Auster J/1 Autocrat (2612) 19.04.2012 TG.Rafter
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 19.04.2012 Tojo Air Leasing Ltd
based G-ATMC Reims Cessna F.150F (F150-0020) 19.04.2012 George Henry Farrah & Dolores C.Cunnane
visitor G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 19.04.2012 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
based EI-AYB Sud Avation Gardan Gy80/180 Horizon 19.04.2012 James B.Smith
(156)
stored damaged EI-BDP Cessna 182P Skylane (182-60687) 19.04.2012 current? Oliver (Sammy) Bruton reg cx 27.11.1998 wings/fuselage used as spares source over time
visitor EI-CAP Cessna R182 (182-00056) 19.04.2012 Michael John Hanlon
based G-ZBLT Cessna 182S Skylane (18280910) 19.04.2012 Kieran Dardis/Cessna 182S Group
stored dismantled EI-BIC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 19.04.2012 current Oriel Flying Club deleted 18.11. 2002-owners request-crashed Castlebar 1995 wings
and fuselage dismantled open stored
stored damaged EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 19.04.2012 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton roaded here after acc at Weston-reg to Sammy 02.08.1996
deleted 27.11.1998 as removed from service- broken up
probably never active between 1996 and delation
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 19.04.2012 Robin Aiglon Group R09.08.1981
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 19.04.2012 The 210 Group
visitor EI-CGH Cessna T.210N Centurion (210-63524) 19.04.2012 James Spollen
visitor EI-COZ Piper PA28-140 Cherokee (28-26796) 19.04.2012 Liam Anthony Tattan R30.05.2007
stored dismantled EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 19.04.2012 Waterford Aero Club wings/fuselage
(28-7615212)
visitor EI-DGY Urban Air Lambada UFM-11 (10/11) 19.04.2012 Desmond McMorrow
based EI-DUV Raytheon Beech 95-B55 (TC-1618) 19.04.2012 John Given
based EI-DZL Urban Air UFM-10 XXL Samba (SAXL-64) 19.04.2012 Matthew Tormey based EI-EHY Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-36) 19.04.2012 John Keena
based EI-ESB Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-53) 19.04.2012 Gerrard Creegan
based EI-MTZ Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-68) 19.04.2012 Martina Motz
based? OK-GUA Samba 19.04.2012 ? insufficient registration information in order to determine which
airframe these marks actually relate to.
based? OK-NUA Samba 19.04.2012 ? insufficient registration information in order to determine which
airframe these marks actually relate to.
based EI-EOF Jabiru SP-430 (232 19.04.2012 John Bermingham
based EI-ERN VPM- Magni M16 Gyrocopter (16-08-4654) 19.04.2012 ? ex I-9254. X13.07.2012 as Exported to France but apparently still
marked as EI-ERN in Ireland on 19.04.2013
based EI-NVL Urban Air Jora (C129) 19.04.2012 Alex McAllister et al
based G-BUZA Denny Kitfox Mk 3 (172-12547) 19.04.2012 Alan O’Brien
based G-CBBL Scottish Aviation Buldog 120/121 19.04.2012 Andrew Cunningham as XX550:Z in RAF colours
(BH121/243)
visitor G-KELL VANS RV-6 (PFA 181-12845) 19.04.2012 Kevin Andrew Keigher
visitor G-TBSV SOCATA TB20 (2169) 19.04.2012 Condron Concrete Ltd based Ballyduff Tullamore
based N554CF Beech King Air E90 Corporate (LW-66) 19.04.2012 CCS LLC Trustee ex Weston (or Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee?)
based N717HL Beech 58P (TJ-160) 19.04.2012 CAS LLC Trustee
based N29081 Cessna U206C 19.04.2012 Indy Aero LLC

Log 14.05.2012 Abbeyshrule 2 via North West Air News Ports of Call Extracts July 2012 - with additional data added by Hugo
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0745) 14.05.2012 Tojo Air Leasing Ltd
based G-ATMC Reims Cessna F.150F (F150-0020) 14.05.2012 George Henry Farrah & Dolores C.Cunnane
based G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 14.05.2012 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
based EI-AWP deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (859310) 14.05.2012 Anne P.Bruton
based EI-AYB Sud Avation Gardan Gy80/180 Horizon 14.05.2012 James B.Smith
(156)
stored damaged EI-BDP Cessna 182P Skylane (182-60687) 14.05.2012 current? Oliver (Sammy) Bruton reg cx 27.11.1998 wings/fuselage used as spares source over time
dumped
visitor EI-CAP Cessna R182 (182-00056) 14.05.2012 Michael John Hanlon
based G-ZBLT Cessna 182S Skylane (18280910) 14.05.2012 Kieran Dardis/Cessna 182S Group
stored dismantled EI-BIC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 14.05.2012 current Oriel Flying Club deleted 18.11. 2002-owners request-crashed Castlebar 1995 wings
and fuselage dismantled open stored
stored damaged EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 14.05.2012 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton roaded here after acc at Weston-to Sammy R02.08.1996
X27.11.1998 as removed from service- broken up
probably never active between 1996 and delation
based EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 14.05.2012 Tojo Air Leasing Ltd
(F172-01884)
based EI-BIS Robin R.1180TD Aiglon (268) 14.05.2012 Robin Aiglon Group R09.08.1981
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 14.05.2012 The 210 Group
based EI-CGH Cessna 210N Centurion II (210-63524) 14.05.2012 James Smith
visitor EI-BVK Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A0966) 14.05.2012 M.Martin 30.05.2012R to Briian Lowe
visitor EI-COZ Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-26796) 14.05.2012 Liam Anthony Tattan R30.05.2007
stored dismantled EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 14.05.2012 Waterford Aero Club wings/fuselage
(28-7615212)
visitor EI-DGY Urban Air Lambada UFM-11 (10/11) 14.05.2012 Desmond McMorrow
based EI-DUV Raytheon Beech 95-B55 (TC-1618) 14.05.2012 John Given
based EI-DZL Urban Air UFM-10 XXL Samba (SAXL-64) 13.05.2012 Mathew Tormey
based EI-EHY Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-36) 14.05.2012 John Keena
based EI-ESB Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-53) 14.05.2012 Gerrard Creegan
based EI-MTZ Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-68) 14.05.2012 Martina Motz
based EI-XLA Urban-Air UFM10 Samba XLA (XXLA-35) 14.05.2012 Ultraflight / MatthewTormey
based EI-EOC Vans RV-6 (23830) 14.05.2012 Declan McCann
visitor G-KELL VANS RV-6 (PFA 181-12845) 14.05.2012 Kevin Andrew Keigher
based EI-EOF Jabiru SP-430 (232) 14.05.2012 John Bermingham
visitor EI-ERN VPM- Magni M16 Gyrocopter (16-08-4654) 14.05.2012 ? ex I-9254. X13.07.2012 as Exported to France but apparently still
marked as EI-ERN in Ireland on 19.04.2013
based EI-NVL Urban Air Jora (C129) 14.05.2012 Alex McAllister et al
based G-BUZA Denny Kitfox Mk 3 (172-12547) 14.05.2012 Alan O’Brien
based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 14.05.2012 David Bruton
(2086)
visitor G-CBBL Scottish Aviation Buldog 120/121 14.05.2012 Andrew Cunningham as XX550:Z in RAF colours-normally based Newtownards
(BH121/243)
visitor G-TBSV SOCATA TB20 (2169) 14.05.2012 Condron Concrete Ltd based Ballyduff Tullamore

Log Dave Hughes 10.06.2012 Abbeyshrule 2 via North West Air News August 2012 - with additional data added by Hugo
visitor EI-OFM Cessna 172N (172-1043) 10.06.2012 Carol Phillips was visiting- with
visitor G-LAZZ Glastar (PFA 295-13059) 10.06.2012 Alun Neil Evans from Haverfordwest
based N20981 Cessna 172M (172-63885) 10.06.2012 International Air Services Trustee noted first logging of this here for three years-
visitor ‘N8004B’ 10.06.2012 ? an unrecorded twin was hiding away but reg not right so help
needed on this one.
I checked N800AB- N800LB- N8008B- N8000B no match with a twin piston.

N8004B was a Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer
(1022) was for a while based at Lough Owel- Mullingar.
visitor EI-COZ Piper PA28-140 Cherokee (28-26796) 10.06.2012 Liam Anthony Tattan R30.05.2007 is still parked minus an engine.
stored dismantled EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 10.06.2012 Waterford Aero Club wings/fuselage dismantled in open storage
(28-7615212)
visitor G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150- 63089) 10.06.2012 19.08.2015X Paul Anthony Chamberlaine based Movenis (id1039) owners address Graystones Co Wicklow
open stored F-GAIF Wassmer WA-81 Piranha (804) 10.06.2012 Tom Byrne see 12.10.2013
visitor G-TBSV SOCATA TB20 (2169) 10.06.2012 Condron Concrete Ltd based Ballyduff Tullamore - here for maintenance and preparing to
leave for its home strip

Log 02.05.2013 Abbeyshrule 2 via North West Air News July 2013 with additional data added by Hugo
based D-ECXA Xtremeair Sbach 342 (109) 02.05.2013 David Bruton back from Breighton
based EI-AWP deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (859310) 02.05.2013 Anne P.Bruton
stored dismantled EI-BIC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 02.05.2013 current Oriel Flying Club deleted 18.11. 2002-owners request-crashed Castlebar 1995 wings
and fuselage dismantled and open stored-probably to spares source
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 02.05.2013 The 210 Group
stored damaged EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 02.05.2013 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton roaded here after acc at Weston-reg to Sammy 02.08.1996
deleted 27.11.1998 as removed from service- broken up
probably never active between 1996 and delation
visitor EI-CAP Cessna R182 (182-00056) 02.05.2013 Michael John Hanlon
based EI-DRU Tecnam P.92/EM Echo S (543) 02.05.2013 Padraic Gallogly ex I-6351 EI-DRU lives in its own hangar
based EI-DUV Raytheon Beech 95-B55 (TC-1618) 02.05.2013 John Given
stored F-GAIF Wassmer WA-81 Piranha (804) 02.05.2013 Tom Byrne see F-GAIF 12.10.2013
stored G-BJKX Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1881) 02.05.2013 Eglinton Flying Club X19.01.1989 as PWFU came to rest inverted after crash landing on
hilltop at Doon Glebe Newmills W of Letterkenny 24.09.1988 two
on board uninjured
stored? G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 02.05.2013 ? X19.08.2015 by the CAA
based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 02.05.2013 David Bruton
(2086)
visitor G-KELL VANS RV-6 (PFA 181-12845) 02.05.2013 Kevin Andrew Keigher
visitor G-TBSV SOCATA TB20 (2169) 02.05.2013 Condron Concrete Ltd based Ballyduff Tullamore
based G-ZBLT Cessna 182S Skylane (18280910) 02.05.2013 Kieran Dardis/Cessna 182S Group
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LAAS log via Abbeyshrule 2 Colman Corcoran (reg- type & info only) of all based aircraft as of 30.06.2013 with additional data added by Hugo
based EI-AGD Taylorcraft C.2 [Plus D] (108) 30.06.2013 Gerrard Lynch based EI-AGJ Auster 5-J/1 Autocrat (2208) 30.06.2013 William G.Rafter
based EI-ARW SAN/Jodel DR1050 (118) 30.06.2013 Joseph Davy moved here after the closure of Moyne/Mansellstown
based? EI-AUM Auster 5-J/1 Autocrat (2612) 30.06.2013 TG.Rafter dam landing accident Seven Parks Farm (base) 21.03.2010- probably
under repair or overhaul here
based EI-AWP deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (859310) 30.06.2013 Anne P.Bruton
based EI-AYB Gardan GY-80-180 Horizon (156) 30.06.2013 James B.Smith
stored damaged EI-AYT2 SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 30.06.2013 Kieran A. O’Connor forced landed Pallasmore (West?)- Nenagh enroute Weston-Coonagh
(11065) on 12.11.1989. remains initally to Weston and then to Abbeyshrule 2
as spares source.
stored damaged EI-BDP Cessna 182P Skylane (182-60687) 30.06.2013 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton registration cx 27.11.1998 and used as spares source over time
open stored damaged EI-BFI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100ST (2618) 30.06.2013 J.O’Neill severly storm damaged at Castlebar 14.12.1985 to Abbeyshrule 2 as
spare source
based EI-BHI Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (906) 30.06.2013 George Tracey
open stored damaged EI-BIC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 30.06.2013 Oriel Flying Club 18.11.2002X owners request-overran Castlebar 13.04.1995-removed
to Abbeyshrule 2 04.1995.
stored dismantled EI-BPP Eippeer Formance Quicksilver MX (3207) 30.06.2013 James(Jim) A. Smith noted dismantled 09.08.1991+00.01.2003
based EI-BUF Cessna 210N Centurion (210-63070) 30.06.2013 The 210 group
based EI-BVY Heinze Zenith CH-200 RW-AA (2-582) 30.06.2013 Michael Francis Skelly
open stored damaged EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 30.06.2013 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton roaded in after acc at Weston-02.08.1996R to Sammy -X27.11.1998 as
removed from service- broken up and probably used as spare source
so never active between 1996 and X date
based EI-CAP Cessna R182 Skylane RG II (R182-00056) 30.06.2013 RJ.Hanlon
visitor EI-CFO Piper J/3c Cub 65 (11947) 30.06.2013 James T. Wilson & partners base given as Trim
based EI-CGH Cessna 210N (210-63524) 30.06.2013 James(Jim) A. Smith
based EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 30.06.2013 Just Having Fun 172 Group
(F172-01653) based EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 30.06.2013 Top Air Leasing Ltd
(F172-01884) based EI-COY Piper J/3c-90 Cub (22519) 30.06.2013 William Flood on floats-operate’s from the River Inny Abbeyshrule based Lough Owl
based EI-CUJ Cessna 172N Skyhawk (172-719850) 30.06.2013 Michael Nally
based EI-DGP Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada (15-11) 30.06.2013 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight based EI-DGY Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada (10-11) 30.06.2013 Desmond McMorrow based? EI-DNV Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada (11-11) 30.06.2013 Fergus Maughan base given as Ardclough-Straffan
based EI-DRU Tecnam P.92/EM Echo S (543) 30.06.2013 Padraic Gallogly ex I-6351
visitor EI-DUV Beech 95-55 (TC-1618) 30.06.2013 John Given Weston based
based EI-DZL Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-64) 30.06.2013 Matthew Tormey
based EI-EHY Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-36) 30.06.2013 John Keena
based EI-EOC Vans RV-6 (23830) 30.06.2013 Declan McCann
based EI-EOF Avtech Jabiru SP-430 (232) 30.06.2013 John Bermingham
based EI-ESB Urban Air Samba XXL (SAXL-53) 30.06.2013 Gerard Creegan
based EI-EXY Urban Air Samba XXL (86 XXL) 30.06.2013 Matthew Tormey
based EI-GER Maule MX-7-180A (20006C) 30.06.2013 Patrick Joseph Lanigan Ryan
based EI-LSA CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS 30.06.2013 Directsky Aviation Ltd
(CC11-00096)
based EI-MTZ Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (SAXL-68) 30.06.2013 Martina Motz
based EI-NVL Jora SPOL (C129) 30.06.2013 Alex McAllister et al
open storage dismantled EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 30.06.2013 Waterford Aero Club badly damaged in t/o accident Trim 20.08.2008-fuselage to
(28-7615212) Abbeyshrule 2 mid 2009 based EI-XLA Urban Air Samba XLA (XXLA-35) 30.06.2013 Kieran Dardis
based G-ATMC Reims Cessna F.150F (F150-0020) 30.06.2013 George Henry Farrah-Dolores C.Cunnane
stored G-BJKX Reims Cessna F.152 (F152-1881) 30.06.2013 Eglinton Flying Club reg 19.01.1989X-probably used as spare source-no other
recorded sightings at Abbeyshrule 2
visitor G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 30.06.2013 Paul Anthony Chamberlaine
based G-BUZA Denny Kitfox Mk 3 (172-12547) 30.06.2013 Alan O’Brien
based G-BVPD Jungman 1-31E Srs 2000 Jungmann 30.06.2013 David Bruton
(2086)
based G-BZLT Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 (BMAA/HB/125) 30.06.2013 GS.Miller
based G-CBBL Scottish Aviation Buldog 120/121 30.06.2013 Andrew Cunningham as XX550:Z in RAF colours
(BH121/243) based G-COMB Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B 30.06.2013 Commanche Court Flyers
(30-1362)
based G-KELL Vans RV-6 (181-12845) 30.06.2013 Kevin Andrew Keighter
based G-KONG Slingsby T67M/200 (2041) 30.06.2913 William Hillick
based G-TBSV SOCATA TB.20 Trinadad GT (2169) 30.06.2013 Condron Concrete Ltd
based D-ECXA Xtremeair Sbach 342 (109) 30.06.2013 David Bruton
open storage F-GAIF Wassmer WA.81 Piranha (804) 30.06.2013 Tom Byrne F-GAIF X29.06.2007 as exported to Ireland see F-GAIF 12.10.2013 based N88SU Sukhoi Su-29 (90-03) 30.06.2013 Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee
based N209SA Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 30.06.2013 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc.Trustee
based N554CF Beech E90 (LW-66) 30.06.2013 Sky Clad Inc Trustee
based N707XJ Cessna 177A (177-01340) 30.06.2013 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
based N717HL Beech 58P (TJ-160) 30.06.2013 CAS LLC Trustee based N20981 Cessna 172M (172-63885) 30.06.2013 International Air Services Trustee based OK-GUA 16 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (UNK-01) 30.06.2013 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight based OK-KUA 16 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (?) 30.06.2013 Matthew Tormey/UltraFlight ??
based OK-LUA 36 Urban-Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (?) 30.06.2013 Ultraflight? based OK-NUA 18 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (?) 30.06.2013 Ultraflight?
Credits for above data: Colman Corcoran with aditional information from Mark Willis plus more additional data via Hugo
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log Beemer 12.10.2013 Abbeyshrule 2 via North West Air News-plus additional data added by Hugo
visitor EI-BAT Reims/Cessna F.150M (F150-1196) 12.10.2013 Krzysztof Kacprzak
stored dismantled EI-BIC Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1965) 12.10.2013 Oriel Flying Club deleted 18.11. 2002-owners request-crashed Castlebar 1995
wings and fuselage dismantled open stored  
visitor EI-BIV Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB (464-79)
based EI-BUF Cessna 210 N Turbo Centurion (210-63070) visitor EI-BVK Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A0966) 12.10.2013 Brian Lowe stored damaged EI-CAA Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 12.10.2013 Oliver (Sammy) Bruton roaded here after acc at Weston-reg to Sammy 02.08.1996
X27.11.1998 as removed from service- broken up probably
never active between 1996 and delation
based EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 12.10.2013 Top Air Leasing Ltd
(F172-01884) based EI-DRU Tecnam P.92/EM Echo S (543) 12.10.2013 Padraic Gallogly ex I-6351 EI-DRU lives in its own hangar
based EI-DZL Urban Air UFM-10 XXL Samba (SAXL64) 12.10.2013 Mathew Tormey visitor EI-FDF Urban Air UFM 10 XXL Samba (SAXL73) 12.10.2013 Robert Linehan
EI-FDP Urban Air UFM 10 XXL Samba 12.10.2013 ? unable to locate any data related to this registration possibly
a “mis-pole” noted in error
stored dismantled EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 12.10.2013 Waterford Aero Club wings/fuselage in open storage
(28-7615212)
open stored F-GAIF Wassmer Piranha WA.81 (804) 12.10.2013 ? stored? G-BOMN Cessna 150F (150-63089) 12.10.2013 ? X19.08.2015 by the CAA visitor G-TBSV SOCATA TB20 (2169) 12.10.2013 Condron Concrete Ltd based Ballyduff Tullamore
visitor SE-IED Cessna A185 F Skywagon (185-18503320) 12.10.2013 The Tandem Skydive Club

While the above listing for Abbeyshrule 2-Cloonbrin gives comprehensive coverage of movements from 1977- it is not by any means the definitive listing.
Any additions- or corrections would be most welcome via “CONTACT ME” on home page not yet available you can get me Hugo Wilhare on facebook

0007 Abbeyshrule 3 Longford Marine Private
see Royal Canal 1210

0008 Abbeyville Dublin Helipad Private
see Kinsaley 0840

0009 Abercorn Barracks Down Helibase British Army
Ballykinlar owner/operator British Army
Abercorn barracks
3.25k E of Dundrum Ballykinler
Co Down

military helipad here was closed about 2007 and
new construction took place during 2008 obliterating
all signs of the landing pad.
aerial view of the pad on NIEA website map viwer
These aerials are undated- but are obviously pre 2007.

0010 Achill Island 1 Mayo Airstrip Private
see Tonatanvally 2443

0011 Achill Island 2 Mayo Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator? Location? Achill Island
possibly one of the beaches Co Mayo
microlights on Achill was mentioned to me on a visit
there around 2000- but no futher info was avaliable

0012 Achill Strand Mayo Beach Strip Private
owner Mayo County Council
operator Skycraft
Achill Strand
exact location yet to be found Achill Island
Co Mayo

possible location on W side of strand- 200m S of Achill Sound Bridge- close to the shore.

Irish Air Letter 10.1989 No.178- p05
The only recorded use was on 10.07.1957 when EI-AKH2 DH 89A Dragon Rapide of
Skycraft landed here to load up with crayfish for delivery to France. This was a trail
run- but when the cargo was found to be dead on arrival at Dublin- the idea was
abandoned.

visitor EI-AKH deHavilland DH89A Dragon Rapide (6870) 10.07.1957 Skycraft

0013 Adamstown 1 Wexford Airstrip Private
Wexford 4 owner/operator Frank Doyle & John Duggan
Murntown or Barntown or possibly Raheenakennedy- Adamstown
Location ? Co Wexford

based EI-CGF Luton LA-5 Major (PFA.1208) 31.07.1992 Active Frank Doyle & John Duggan c/n also given as SAAC/019 & PAL1124 first flight after extensive
rebuild took place here on 26.09.1997
visitor G-DORB Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (3955) 02.10.1991 Dorb Crest Homes Ltd IAL 12.1991 issue No. 204 p19
f. Adamstown t. Waterford t. Drogheda. there are about 10
locations in Ireland named Adamstown. probabal site is
the townland of that name midway Drogheda & Dundalk

0014 Adare Limerick Helistop/pad Private
owner/operator?
Location? Probably Adare Manor Hotel 0015 Adare
Co Limerick

visitor IAC246 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6181) 04.09.1998 Irish Air Corps

0015 Adare Manor Hotel Limerick Helipad Private
owner/operator Adare Manor Hotel
Adare
Co Limerick
061-396566

visitor IAC-??? ?helicopter? 00.00.1986 Irish Air Corps private? transport for Michael Keating TD when he tried to
buy Adare Manor for the State without informing the
government (RTE 1 20.00 25.05.2010)

0016 Aghada Cork Seaplane Patrol Station RNAS/USNAS
Queenstown [renamed Cobh in 1921] owner/operator RNAS/USNAS
Aghada
Queenstown
Marine aerodrome with shore facilities Co Cork
exactly 4.5k ESE of Cobh/Queenstown- on the nothern shore
of the Whitegate peninsular in the eastern area of Cork harbour

United States Naval Air Station Queenstown was the first US Naval Air Station established in Ireland. It was close to the village
of Aghada on the eastern side of Cork Harbour (across the harbour from Queenstown/Cobh). NAS Queenstown was commissioned
on 22.02.1918 with Lieutenant Commander Paul J. Peyton- USNRF- Naval Aviator 47 in command.
History
At the start of America's involvement in the First World War- five sites in Ireland - Queenstown- Wexford- Lough Foyle- Whiddy Island and
Berehaven - were identified to be operated by the United States Navy in support of allied operations against enemy submarines. This
station supplied patrols and convoys from Cape Clear on the west- south into the English Channel to the sector covered by the aerial
patrols from the north coast of France- and southeast and east to the sectors covered by the stations in the southwest of Wexford and
England. The Queenstown/Aghada base was built on lands commandeered under the  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_of_the_Realm_Act_1914" \o "Defence of the Realm Act 1914" Defence of the Realm Act 1914.
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford Ireland" U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford Ireland
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Whiddy_Island_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland" U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Lough_Foyle_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Lough Foyle Ireland" U.S. Naval Air Station Lough Foyle Ireland
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Berehaven Ireland" U.S. Naval Air Station Berehaven Ireland

Operations
The base's six hangars and three slipways were operational by September 1918. It operated as a seaplane base- assembly and repair
location for aircraft- and as a training station for pilots. The station's aircrews- using Curtiss H-16 flying boats would fly a total of 64 war p
atrols and record three bombing attacks against German submarines. By the end of World War I- the base had approximately 24 planes
and over 1000 personnel.[

End of hostilities and closure
With the end of the war- the U.S. Naval Air Stations Anti-submarine warfare patrols in Ireland were discontinued and all aircraft grounded
and disarmed. Armistice was on 11 November 1918- and NAS Queenstown closed 20 April 1919 although some remnants of the slipway
remain.

info via Roger D.Caird
U.S.Navy flying boats were based at Aghada – Queenstown- Whiddy Island- Wexford and Lough Foyle

The text below was taken from the excellent Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication: ISBN 0 9508231 1 2
A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923
page 30
Queenstown NAS
The first personnel for the Naval Air Service arrived at Queenstownon 06.02.1918.
They were quartered in a camp taken over from the British Army at Aghada in the eastern
end of Queenstown Harbour- four miles by water and twenty miles by road from
Queenstown. The camp- located on the top of a hill- was known as Timbertown on
account of its wooden huts land was one mile from the site selected for the construction
of the hangars. The base was formally commissioned by the Navy on the 22.02.1918-
the base commander being Lt. Commander Paul J. Peyton.
When the US forces arrived- work had already started on the seaplane base- performed by
T.J. Moran & Co- contractors for the British Admiralty. This work had commenced on 15.12.
1917 and already the concrete base for the three hangars had been laid- as had the concrete
apron in front of the hangars- the sea wall- the slipway and the road behind the hangars.
The contractor was kept on for a time by the Navy- and erected the first hangar. All the
other work on the base was completed by the Navy’s own Enlisted Construction Force.
The first shipment of material arrived from the United States in Dublin in March 1918 and was
sent by rail to Midleton and then by lorry to Aghada.The ship brought portable buildings-
hangar material- tools etc and thereafter a steady supply of equipment and material continued
to arrive.
By 01.04.1918- construction work had started in earnest. The hangar material was piled up on
the concrete apron and work started on building the hangars and other camp buildings.
As there was a great deal of excavation and concrete work still to be done- enquiries were
made about the availability of steam shovels- concrete mixers- dump cars- etc- equipment
which did not seem to be in general use in the country. Considerable ingenuity had to employed
to acquire the necessary equipment. An immense antiquated steam shovel was eventually
located in an old gravel pit some 30 miles away. It had been abandoned by a bankrupt
contractor three years before- had been out in the weather ever since and was in a terrible
condition. It appeared to be- however- the only such implement available.
On investigating further- a junk dealer was found in Dublin who said that the Contractor
owed him a large bill and that he had a lien on the steam shovel. After much argument with
the bankrupt contractor- the junk dealer and others- the machine was rented- loaded onto trucks
and taken to Aghada where it was eventually got going and performed all the excavations that
were required. Small dump cars and trucks were rented from Henry Ford’s plant in Cork and
others and a concrete mixer was acquired from a firm in London. With all this equipment-
construction of the base proceeded rapidly.
Two local buildings were taken over- Aghada Hall for the Station Officers’ Quarters and
Sobroan Cottage for the Headquarters Officers’ Quarters - Queenstown NAS being the HQ
for all the fish stations as well as a patrol base- training base and an Assembly and Repair
depot. Both these old houses were completely renovated. The first hangar having been built
by the contractors- the second and third hangars were erected by the Station’s own construction
team- as were all the other buildings- and much more efficiently too. The second hangar was
erected in half the time it took the contractors to erect the first. Again- much ingenuity had
to be displayed due to the shortage of materials - wooden planks taken from the packing cases
in which equipment arrived being used in the roof trusses for the hangars!
Although the building and hangar material was unloaded from ships at Dublin and taken by rail
and truck to Aghada- the seaplanes and parts arrived on board ship at Queenstown Harbour-
from where they were taken by lighter (a type of boat used in the loading and unloading of ships)
to Aghada. There being a shortage of such craft- it frequently took as long to get the aircraft the
four miles from Queenstown to the base as it had taken to get them from the United States to
Queenstown! When they did eventually arrive- the large wooden cases containing the aircraft
were handled by beaching the lighter alongside the slipway and hoisting off the cases with a gin
pole.
The first eight seaplanes arrived on board the USS Cuyama and were taken on charge by the
Assembly Depot on 27.06.1918. Ten more arrived on board the USS Kanawha and were
taken on charge on 24.07.1918. Deliveries continued until a total of 38 had been received at
Queenstown. The assembly of the aircraft proceeded as rapidly as possible after their receipt
and involved a number of stages. Modifications were required to the step (the under side of
the fuselage) on each aircraft. Then the tail was installed- the wings assembled- installed and
aligned and the engines put on. An inspection preceeded a test flight before the aircraft were
accepted and delivered to their assigned stations. All pilot training for Ireland was also
performed at Queenstown.
On 03.08.1918- after some delay because of the non-arrival of starting cranks for the Liberty
engines- the initial test flight of a H.16 in Ireland was made- an historic occasion. The pilot was
Ensign J.W. Lancto and the flight was a complete success. However- a few days later- on
12.08- seaplane A-1073 making its first flight- crashed into the water just half a minute after
take-off. None of the crew were injured and the aircraft was salvaged. Investigations revealed
that the aileron control wires had been crossed. Only one aircraft was turned over to the Station
during August- and this was used for pilot training.
During the month of September- eight aircraft were tested and accepted from the Assembly Depot.
Four of these (A- 1074- 1076- 1079- and 1087) were ferried to Wexford on 18.09.1918- although
A-1074 made a forced landing on the sea in the course of its delivery flight and was dashed against
the shore and wrecked. The engines were salvaged and returned to Queenstown. Two aircraft
were delivered out to Whiddy Island on 25.09.1918 (A-1072 and 1078) and two remained at
Queenstown and were taken on charge by the Queenstown NAS (these being A-1075 and 1077).
These two performed much instructional flying throughout September. On 30.09- the first
operational patrol out of Queenstown was flown by Ensign Lancto in 1075- the flight lasting one
hour 45 minutes.
More machines were completed during October- some remaining at Queenstown for use by the NAS-
others being delivered out. A-3478 was ferried to Wexford on 16.10.1918 as a replacement for 1074
which had crashed on delivery. A-3461 and 3465 departed on 22.10- flying first to Wexford to
refuel and continuing on the following day to their new base at LoughFoyle. A- 1084 and 3466 were
ferried to Whiddy Island on 24.10- escorted by 1080- one of the Queenstown based aircraft.
H. 16s operational out of Queenstown itself during October were A-1075- 1077- 1080- 3468- 3550
and 4054.
During the month- three of these were lost. On 04.10.1918- 1075 was forced to land at sea while
on patrol- due to the breaking of the crankshaft in the port engine. Ensign Lancto was again in
command- the flight leaving Queenstown at 7.30 am and coming down in the sea one hour later.
It was 5 pm that evening before the crew were finally taken off. On 08.10.1918- 3550 made a forced
landing in rough sea and was written off- although the crew were rescued. On 11.10- 4054
took off from Queenstown at 2pm and was forced to land at 5.45 pm- as darkness was falling and
the compass had become unserviceable. The port engine would not restart and the Curtiss was
taken in tow by a vessel. However it sank the following morning- battered by the rough seas- eight
miles west of St. Anne’s Head.

FLYING BOATS RECEIVED AT QUEENSTOWN NAS (listed in order of receipt because the armistice (end of WW1) was signed on 11.11.1918
assembly was not completed on 14 of the 38 delivered H-16’s
but 22 were delivered into service and dispersed around the four
flying boat bases at Queenstown-Wexford-Whiddy Island and
Lough Foyle. A-1073 was wrecked here prior to entering service
and A-1071 was canabilised here as spares source
I am unable to locate any mention of construction numbers

based A-1071 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 27.06.1918 Not completed. Used for spares. temporarily based A-1072 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 27.06.1918 25.09.1918 delivered to Whiddy Island and Wrecked there on 22.10.1918 based A-1073 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 27.06.1918 Wrecked at Aghada 12.08.1918.
temporarily based A-1074 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 27.06.1918 18.09.1918 delivered to Wexford but crashed on delivery 18.09.1918 based A-1075 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 27.06.1918 into service 25.09.1918 at Queenstown Wrecked at sea 04.10.1918 temporarily based A-1076 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 27.06.1918 18.09.1918 delivered to Wexford based A-1077 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 27.06.1918 into service 07.09.1918 at Queenstown temporarily based A-1078 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 27.06.1918 25.09.1918 delivered to Whiddy Islan
based A-1047 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 Assembly not completed
based A-1048 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 into service 27.10.1918 at Queenstown
temporarily based A-1079 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 18.09.1918 delivered to Wexford temporarily based A-1087 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 18.09.1918 delivered to Wexford based A-820 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 Assembly not completed based A-821 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 Assembly not completed based A-823 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 Assembly not completed based A-824 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 Assembly not completed based A-825 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 Assembly not completed based A-826 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 24.07.1918 Assembly not completed
based A-829 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 21.08.1918 Assembly not completed temporarily based A-3478 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 17.10.1918 delivered to Wexford based A-3468 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 into service 04.10.1918 at Queenstown temporarily based A-3466 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 24.10.1918 delivered to Whiddy Island temporarily based A-3465 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 21.10.1918 LF-7 delivered to LoughFoyle Wrecked at sea on 04.11.1918 temporarily based A-3461 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 21.10.1918 LF-6 delivered to Lough Foyle based A-4059 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 Assembly not completed based A-4054 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 into service 01.10.1918 at Queenstown Wrecked at sea 12.10.1918 based A-831 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 Assembly not completed based A-4055 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 Assembly not completed based A-828 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 Assembly not completed temporarily based A-1084 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 24.10.1918 delivered to Whiddy Island temporarily based A-4044 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 06.11.1918 delivered to Wexford based A-4045 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 into service 22.10.1918 at Queenstown temporarily based A-4047 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 06.11.1918 delivered to Whiddy Island temporarily based A-4048 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 09.11.1918 delivered to Whiddy Island based A-827 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 Assembly not completed based A-4046 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 Assembly not completed based A-1080 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 into service 19.10.1918 at Queenstown based A-3550 Curtiss Large America H16 (?) 01.09.1918 into service 29.09.1918 at Queenstown Wrecked at sea 08.10.1918

During the month of October- 40 patrols were flown out of Queenstown- accounting for nearly 125
hours flying time. In the course of these patrols- a number of convoys were escorted- oil patches
sighted and bombs released on two occasions. Patrols were usually flown at 1-000 feet and flight
Reports completed for each mission. Most were routine- with nothing sighted- but a number of
these reports are worth quoting from

13.10.1918 Boat 3468. Tried to release bombs on fresh oil patch but nothing doing. Submarine sighted in same
locality just as we landed at station.
14.10.1918 Boat 3468. Dropped bomb on oil patch off Waterford Harbour.
16.10.1918 Boat 3468. Coast patrol to Waterford Harbour and Kinsale Head; airborne three hours twenty minutes.
17.10.1918 Boat 3468. Airborne 7.05 am. Reached convoy 7.35 am and stayed with them two hours 35
minutes. Convoy consisted of 11 ships escorted by eight destroyers. Nothing hostile sighted.
Airborne 5 hours.
18.10.1918 Boat 3468. Dropped bomb ahead of submarine wake. Direct hit on position aimed at.
22.10.1918 Boat 3468. Airborne 4pm. Course 2200 for one hour. Saw nothing except fish.
24.10.1918 Boat 1080. Airborne 10.35 am. Escorted two machines to Whiddy Island and continued
patrol. Landed 2.05 pm.
25.10.1918 Boat 1080. Airborne 7.30 am. Picked up convoy 8.20 am. Course of convoy 2680 Position 51.
44’N & 7W. With convoy 2 hours 25 minutes. Landed 11.50 am. Airborne again 1.15 pm.
Lost in fog. Landed 5.45 pm at Roscarberry Inlet. 26 October. flew to Union Hall- then towed to
Castle Haven by motor launch. Flew back to Queenstown 28.10.1918.

Moving on to 11.1918- there were five flying boats in operation out of Queenstown
1048- 1077- 1080- 3468 and 4045. Patrols continued and more convoys were escorted.
On 11.11.1918- 1080 was forced to land at sea with a broken camshaft on the port engine.
The report reads: “Airborne 8.04 am. At 8.50 motor dropped to 1000 rpm. Tried to pick
up with no success then made landing. Shot two Verys which were answered by a British
mine sweeper. Towed to Port”. On 09.11.1918- 1048 piloted by Ensign MJ. Dwyer and
Senior Plight Officer G.L. Compo- carrying one observer- one engineer- one radio operator-
two bombs and 150.lbs in emergency fuel (which was not used) broke the existing record
patrol time for H.16 flying boats by remaining airborne on patrol for 9 hours and 37 minutes.
There were a few deliveries out to other Stations. 4044 flew out to Wexford on 06.11.1918-
4047 to Whiddy Island the same day followed by 4048 to Whiddy Island on 09.11.1918.
That day was in fact one of the busiest flying days at the Queenstown NAS with five H.16s
on strength- each of which operated a patrol flight.
The Armistice on 11.11.1918 brought all patrols to an end. Training flights continued until
21.11 when all flying ceased and preparations were made for the return home. The
Queenstown NAS had grown to quite a size since commencement of operations on 30.09.1918.

The following is a summary of the total operations of the Station
No. of officers: 48
No. of men: 1-398
Total number of flights made: 155
Total flying hours: 254
Total number of patrols: 64
Total patrol hours: 198 hours 45 minutes
Distance of patrols: 11-568 miles
Convoy escorts made: 6
Oil patches sighted: 4
Oil patches sighted and bombed: 2
Submarine wakes sighted and bombed: 1


The United States Naval Air Service
Queenstown Base
(Aghada- Co.Cork- Ireland)
The entry of the United States into the First World War in 1917 saw the arrival of US forces in Europe to aid the Allied cause.
The US Navy had bases in mainland Europe and the British Isles in an attempt to combat the U-Boat menace- including the
first at Queenstown (Cobh) in Ireland.
The Naval Aviation Branch- known as the United States Naval Air Service also needed bases for the recently developed
weapon of the flying boat- as well as stations for kite balloons. In Ireland there were four flying boat bases- located at
Queenstown (Aghada)- Wexford- Lough Foyle- and Whiddy Island. There was also a kite balloon stations at Berehaven
in West Cork and on Lough Swilly at Rathmullen Co Donegal. The Irish unit was organised as USNAS Ireland under
Commander F.McCrary- who was based at Queenstown.
The command was established in 02.1918 and bases were completed by 02.1918. The largest base- and headquarters for
Ireland- was in Aghada (Queenstown)- on the eastern side of Cork Harbour- on a site chosen by the British Admiralty- and
commandeered under the ‘Defence of the Realm’ act. This was not only an operational flying boat base- but also was the
assembly premises for planes- and training station for pilots on the 'Ireland Station'.
The Aghada station had an area of operations that covered areas from Cape Clear in the West- to the convoy channels to
the east on the routes to France in the St Georges Channel. The flying boats used in Ireland were of one type- the Curtiss
‘Large America’ H16. This aircraft- which was enormous for it’s time was a twin-engined craft with a 76ft wingspan and 2 x 400hp
liberty engines. It’s length was 46ft. The first planes arrived in Queenstown in June 1918 and operational patrols began in
August 1918. The Aghada base had 28 planes and nearly 1500 personnel by the end of the War in November 1918.
These were the early stages of naval aviation- and the fact the USNAS managed to have patrols in operation was very creditable.
The lack of success in destroying German submarines was tempered with the fact that the German High Command became
very wary of theses patrols- and tried to route their flotillas round them- hampering operations.
The only known fatality from operations on the Irish Coast was the crash of aircraft no A1072 on the 22.10.1918 resulting
in the loss of one crew member. With the Armistice there was no need for these bases and the Queenstown was closed on the
10.04.1919.
Quickly the fixtures and fittings were sold and auctioned off to the residents of Cork- and continued in the local press for most
of the summer of 1919
Parts of the 1918 base can still be seen on the shores of Cork Harbour. A portion of the concrete ‘apron’ and the slipway to the
waters of Cork harbour can be seen- as well as a few red-bricked administrative buildings. It is now the site of the local tennis
club but local memory remains strong and it is still known as the ‘air base’. The site was utilised in the 1970’s for an ill-fated
venture at hovercraft construction which only lasted a few years.

The following is a summary of USNAS Ireland operations: Total number of flying Hours: 761 Distance Covered: 45683 miles Oil Patches sighted: 5 Oil Patches bombed: 3 Submarines sighted: 7 Submarines bombed: 7

USNAS Situation 11.11.1918:
Queenstown:
Operations commenced: 30.09.1918 Aircraft 11.11.1918: 28 Seaplanes Number of flights: 64 Number of sea miles patrolled: 11-568 Number of officers: 72
Numbers of men: 1426

Lough Foyle: Operations commenced: 03.09.1918 Aircraft 11.11.1918: 7 Seaplanes Number of flights: 60 Number of sea miles patrolled: 11-000 Number of officers: 20 Numbers of men: 432

Wexford: Operations commenced: 18.091918 Aircraft 11.11.1918: 5 Seaplanes Number of flights: 98 Number of sea miles patrolled: 19-135 Number of officers: 22 Numbers of men: 405

Whiddy Island: Operations commenced: 25.09.1918 Aircraft 11.11.1918:: 3 Seaplanes Number of flights: 25
Number of sea miles patrolled: 3870 Number of officers: 18 Numbers of men: 400
Berehaven: Operations commenced: 21.051918 Aircraft 11.11.1918: 16 Kite Balloons Number of flights: Test flights only Number of sea miles patrolled: not applicable Number of officers: 12 Numbers of men: 91

0017 Aghadoe Heights Hotel Kerry Helipad Private
Killarney 4 owner/operator Aghadoe Heights Hotel
Parkavonear
Killarney
4k NW of Killarney railway station. Hotel is N side Co Kerry
of minor road junction at Parkavonear. 064-31766 fax 064-31345
Concrete pad on grass area at rear of hotel.  HYPERLINK "tel:+353%2064%206631766" +353 64 6631766
 HYPERLINK "http://www.aghadoeheights.com" www.aghadoeheights.com

0018 Aghadowey Derry Airfield RAF/USAAF/RAF-RN
see Mullaghmore 1

0019 Aghern Cork Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Aghern
Location? Fermoy
11k SE of Fermoy

original info from Roger D.Caird plus additional info added by Hugo
An Air display was held here on 29.07.1984- the majority of aircraft attending were UK registered

The following is a list of (some of?) the participating aircraft. There is no further recorded use of this site.

visitor EI-AOK2 Reims Cessna F172G (F172-0208) 29.07.1984 RJ.Cloughley & NJ.Simpson
visitor EI-BAO Reims Cessna F172G (F172-0278) 29.07.1984 M.Concannon leased to KingdomAir
visitor EI-BAS Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk II 29.07.1984 Iona National Airways
(F172-1262)
visitor EI-BLJ Cessna T.210H (210-0337) 29.07.1084 N.Lolt
visitor EI-BMO Robin R.2160 Alpha (116) 29.07.1984 Robin Group
visitor G-ABTC Comper CLA.7 Swift (S.32/1) 29.07.1984 Peter Channon
visitor G-AIEK Miles M.38 Messenger 2A (6339) 29.07.1984 James Buckingham
visitor G-AWHX Rollason Beta B.2 (RAE/04) 29.07.1984 Jeremy John Cooke
visitor G-AXNL Beagle B.121 Pup 100 (B.121/113) 29.07.1984 Deirdre Christine Barber
visitor G-BDBP deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 29.07.1984 Sherwood Flying Club Ltd
(C1/0727)
visitor G-BKPZ Pitts S.1T Special (PFA/09-10852) 29.07.1984 Peter Grant Kynsey
visitor G-VALE North American AT-6C Harvard IIA 29.07.1984 Kayvale Finance Limited marked as USAF/8810677/LTA-584
(88-10677)

0020 Aillebrack 1 Galway Temporary Landing Ground IAC/Private
owner ?
operator Irish Air Service
Aillebrack
Location-probabal site at 2.4k WSW of Ballyconneely Ballyconneely
Co Galway

this is possibly the site used by Irish Air Service serial D V DH9 during search
for missing seamen on 24.02.1926 in what was discribed as extreme weather
conditions. Probably the first time an Irish Air Service aircraft was used in this
capacity- unless you know different.
four months later D V cr Oughterard Galway & w/o returning from an aerial search for a missing trawler off the coast 26.06.1926

visitor D V Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 24.02.1926 25.02.1926 Irish Air Service fore runner to the Irish Air corps

0021 Albert Lock Rosscommon Marine Private
Jamestown Canal owner ?
Carrick-On Shannon operator Oliver (Sammy) Bruton
Albert Lock
Jamestown
Carrick on Shannon
Co Roscommon

temporary base EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II Floatplane 00.00.1994 00.00.1997 Oliver [Sammy] Bruton
(172-74428)

0022 Aldergrove 1 Antrim Aircraft Acceptance Park/Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport RFC/RAF/Civil-RAF/Civil
Belfast 2 owner/operator Belfast International Airport Ltd
Crumlin Aldergrove
Antrim
Co Antrim
7k S of Antrim. 23k WNW of Belfast Antrim 2202 (1952)
EGAA 028-90422888
BFS

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 p36
Site selected as one of the Royal Flying Corps/Royal
Air Force main training centres in Ireland during 1918.
Aldergrove was renamed Belfast International Airport
in 1983.
A very busy International Airport serving many points
around Europe and throughout the world
In 1999 1m passengers passed through and in
2004 there were 2.4m.

Langford Lodge airfield is on approach to 07 and has
caused confusion for some first time visitors- to the point
that on 18.07.2006 a Futura International Airways Boeing
737-300 operated on behalf of Easyjet made an approach
to land on 07 there- before ATC at Aldergrove pointed out
their error.

ATIS 128.20 Approach 120.90
Flight plan MANDATORY arrival and departure as
directed.
Café Bar and Snack Bar in Terminal building
Mogas No - Avgas Yes

Crumlin -Aldergrove (RAF Aldergrove)- Aldergrove 1918-1978 now Belfast International Airport
Operational as Fighter Command??/Closed 12.1919 but used annually for exercises/Operational 15.05.1925/Airport 26.09.1963

see just below for correct operational use
Crumlin-Aldergrove became operational 00.01.1918 16 Aircraft Acceptance Park used for the final assembly area for Handley Page V/1500 Bombers constructed
by Harland and Wolffs Belfast factory. Only eight of the 25 aircraft actually arrived
at Crumlin-Aldergrove for assembly and flight delivery.
Closed at the end of WW1 00.12.1919-00.11.1920 4 Sqn (A Flight) Bristol Fighters based 00.11.1920 - 04.05.1921.
Closed again 00.05.1921-00.05.1922 2 Sqn (C Flight) Bristol Fighters based 00.06.1922 - 07.02.1923.
formed here 15.02.1925 502 Reserve Sqn Vickers Vimys F9146 and J7247.
delivered 00.00.1928 502 Sqn Hyderabads J7739- J7742 and J8803
re-equipped 00.12.1931 502 Sqn Vickers Virginia J7434- J7560- K2323- K2658
31.05.1933 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries for services from Glasgow (Renfrew)-Campbeltown-Aldergrove Airspeed Ferry’s G-ACBT- G-ACFB
and from 00.04.1934 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries for services from Croydon-Speke-Ronaldsway-Aldergrove used DH.84 Dragons G-ACCZ- G-ACDN
during 00.07.1934 these services were taken over by Railway Air Services who used DH.86 and DH.89 aircraft
From spring 00.00.1934 civil aircraft were encouraged to use the newly developed airfield at Newtownards- and Aldergrove reverted back to a military field.
became Day Bomber unit 00.00.1935 502 Sqn Wallaces
Heavy Bomber 00.01.1936 9 Sqn Vickers Virginia’s. arrived 00.03.1936
re-equipped 00.00.1936 9 Sqn Heyford 3's
00.03.1936 2 Armament Training Camp Wallaces involved used drogue towing in air-to-air firing training. a constant stream of RAF Squadrons
were based for short-term training sessions.
00.09.1936 9 Sqn moved to Scampton
00.10.1936 Air Ministry Meteorological Flight Bristol Bulldogs K1686- K1687- K2144- K2213 became 402 Meteorological Flight
replaced with 00.00.1937 502 Sqn Hawker Hinds .
23.07.1937 Air Ministry Meteorological Flight Gloster Guantlets K5279-K5280- K5282- K5283
00.09.1939 405 Meteorological Flight initially using Blenheim IV's but later Hudsons and later still Hampdens.These Met. Flights were
tasked with carrying out continuous weather monitoring flights over the Atlantic. Renumbered as
1405 Flight in 1941

00.00.0000-00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
00.00.1941 1405 Flight 1405 became 518 (Meteorological) Sqn 00.08.1943
00.00.1941-01.10.1946? 1402 Flight ex 402 Meteorological Flight HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._518_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 518 Squadron RAF"518 Sqn RAF-?on 00.12.1944 1402 Flight moved to Ballyhalbert?
from where the last Gladiator flight took place on 07.01.1945-operated the Halifax III- Hurricane IIC-
Spitfire VII and Halifax VI between 18.09.1945 and 01.10.1946. During 00.09.1945 1402 Flight
received Spitire IX's and Hurricane II's. By the end of 1945 1402 Flight had been absorbed into 518
Met. Squadron ?The squadron was disbanded here 01.10.1946?
00.08.1943-01.10.1946 518 (Meteorological) Sqn 0n 01.10.1946 518 became 202 Sqn
03.11.1945-21.06.1946 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._280_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 280 Squadron RAF"280 Sqn RAF detachment operated the HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Warwick" \o "Vickers Warwick"Vickers Warwick I - disbanded 21.06.1946.

reformed here 10.05.1946 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._502_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 502 Squadron RAF"502 Sqn RAF operated various aircraft types including de Havilland - Mosquito B.25 & NF.30 – Supermarine
Spitfire F.22 - Flights strength was increased with the delivery of nine new Gloster Gladiators
N5590- N5591- N5592- N5593- N5637- N5576- N5900 + 1- By D-Day Spitfire VI's had been added
to the Sqn strength.
01.10.1946-28.10.1964 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._202_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 202 Squadron RAF"202 Sqn RAF 01.10.1946 518 became 202 Sqn. This Squadron used Halifax GR5's and Halifax Met.6's until
00.10.1950 when the first HP. Hastings Met.1 was delivered. Hastings known to have been used
include TG504- TG505- TG511 and TG567. These met. flights later became known as Bismuth
Flights- and continued until 31.07.1964- when the last weather flight was carried out by a 202 Sqn
Hastings. RAF No.202 Sqn was based here in the 1940's with Halifaxes which were used on
meteorological flights over the Atlantic with Halifax GR.6- A.9 and Met 1 version's – disbanded
here 28.10.1964
reformed 01.03.1948-18.10.1948 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._214_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 214 Squadron RAF"214 Sqn RAF operating Halifax GR.6


23 Maintenance Unit was formed at Aldergrove to equip and modify aircraft before operational deployment- and at one stage there were more than 500 aircraft on charge.
Used Maghaberry- Langford Lodge and St. Angelo as satellites.
26.09.1963 Used as Belfasts main airport from26.09.1963- while still a military airfield.

Mid 1950's Boeing Washingtons were stored at Aldergrove A=Arrival
WF435 A25.03.1954 scrapped 00.06.1956
WF434 A21.06.1954 scrapped 00.06.1956
WF436 A28.07.1954 scrapped 00.07.1956
WW355 A22.06.1954 to Ministry of Supply 16.09.1958
WF441 A08.07.1954 to Ministry of Supply 19.09.1958
WW346 A03.02.1958 to Ministry of Supply 16.09.1958
WZ966 A06.02.1958 scrapped 16.09.1958
WZ967 A06.02.1958 scrapped 16.09.1958
WZ968 A06.02.1958 scrapped 16.09.1958
all serials listed above are shown in the military aircraft movements list below.

Early 1970's: two runways each about 6000ft.. The main r/w extended to 9000ft by end 1972. Was a major servicing depot for such
types as Shackleton- Canberra- Javelin- Argosy and Phantom. [No.23 M.U.] Base of No. 23 Maintenance Unit Closed down late 1976 ?
Spring 1976: £27m to be spent on improvements- including a new finger building for nose-in parking. Work to take place over 5 years.

List of residents: Ulster Air Mail 00.02. 1975
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail 00.02. 1976
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail 00.02. 1977
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail 00.02. 1978
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail 00.02. 1979
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail 00.02.1992 p.24
1994 based: Wessex- Puma- Chinook of No’s 72 abd 230 Sqn. Army Air Corps aircraft
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail 00.05.1999 p108
List of residents: Air-Britain United kingdom & Ireland Civil Aircraft Register 2002

Aldergrove’s location made it an important station of HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coastal_Command" \o "RAF Coastal Command"RAF Coastal Command in the HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic" \o "Battle of the Atlantic"Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. From this base- long-range
reconnaissance aircraft were able to patrol the Eastern Atlantic for HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-boat" \o "U-boat"U-boats. Some of these patrols ranged as far out as the distant islet of HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall" \o "Rockall"Rockall.
Aldergrove was designated as a dispersal airfield for the RAF's HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_bomber" \o "V bomber"V bomber force in the 1950s and was included in a reduced list of 26 airfields in 1962.

Military Unit Movements data in green via Air Britain “BASES” data in black via many other sources
based 01.11.1918 04.12.1919 No.16 Aircraft Acceptance Park 16 AAP HP V/1500 final assembly here of Handley Page bombers constructed at
00.11.1918 00.12.1919 Harland and Wolff Belfast. Only eight of the 25 aircraft actually
arrived at Crumlin-Aldergrove for assembly and flight delivery
aerodrome closed 04.12.1919
00.12.1919 00.11.1920 Care & Maintenance

Farnborough based 07.10.1920 04.05.1921 4 Sqn A flight Bristol F.2b Fighters to Baldonnell
based 00.11.1920 04.05.1921 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 4 Squadron RAF"4 Sqn detachment RAF Bristol F.2b Fighters
based 30.04.1920 26.09.1922 4 Sqn A flight RAF Bristol F.2b Fighters to Turkey 09.1922 until 09.1923
conflicting date for 4 Sqn deployment
based 04.05.1921 18.01.1922 4 Sqn detachment RAF Bristol F.2b Fighters
00.05.1921 00.05.1922 Care & Maintenance
conflicting dates for 2 Sqn deployment
based 00.05.1922 27.12.1922 2 Sqn A- B & C flights RAF Bristol F.2b Fighters to Farnborough 27.12 1922 between
based 02.06.1922 27.09.1922 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 2 Squadron RAF"2 Sqn A- B & C flights RAF initially at full strength HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" \o "Bristol F.2 Fighter"Bristol F.2b Fighter
based 02.06.1922 07.02.1923 2 Sqn C Flight detachment RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" \o "Bristol F.2 Fighter"Bristol F.2b Fighter continued until 17.09.1923?
Digby based 31.05.1922 27.09.1922 2 Sqn (full complement) Bristol F.2b Fighters to Farnborough
Farnborough based 27.09.1922 07.03.1923 2 Sqn C Flt Bristol F.2b Fighters to Farnborough
based 27.12.1922 07.02.1923 2 Sqn C flight RAF Bristol F.2b Fighters
formed here based 15.05.1925 27.01.1941 502 Sqn RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Vimy" \o "Vickers Vimy"Vickers Vimy 15.05.1925 to Limavady 27.01.1941
Avro 504N (training) 15.05.1925-00.00.1937
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Hyderabad" \o "Handley Page Hyderabad"Handley Page Hyderabad 00.07.1928
Vickers Virginia X 00.12.1931
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wallace" \o "Westland Wallace"Westland Wallace II 00.10.1935
Avro Tudor (training) 00.00.1937
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hind" \o "Hawker Hind"Hawker Hind- 00.04.1937
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Anson" \o "Avro Anson"Avro Anson I 00.01.1937
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Botha" \o "Blackburn Botha"Blackburn Botha I training 00.00.1940
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley" \o "Armstrong Whitworth Whitley"Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V & VII 00.10.1940
Handly Page Helifax II 00.00.1940 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._502_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 502 Squadron RAF"502 Sqn RAF formed here on 15.05.1925 - 27.01.1941
formed here based 28.03.1927 00.00.0000 Communication Flight Aldergrove aircraft ? disbanded ?
15.10.1935 11.10.1936 214 Sqn detachment RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Virginia" \o "Vickers Virginia"Vickers Virginia X
Boscombe Down based 15.10.1935 01.10.1936 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._9_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 9 Squadron RAF"9 Sqn RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Virginia" \o "Vickers Virginia"Vickers Virginia X 15.01.1936
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Heyford" \o "Handley Page Heyford"Handley Page Heyford III 00.04.1936
Andover based 15.01.1936 01.10.1936 9 Sqn RAF Virginia to Scampton
Heyford
formed here based 02.03.1936 06.10.1936 Armament Training Camp Wallace redesignated 2 Air Training Corps
Andover based 00.09.1936 00.10.1936 214 Sqn RAF detachment Virginia to Scampton
Worthy Down based 03.09.1936 12.12.1936 102 Sqn RAF Heyford II to Finningley
formed here based 28.09.1936 00.00.0000 Station flight Fury code 7X
Tutor
Tiger Moth
Oxford
Wallace
Henley
Lysander
Anson
Magister
Proctor
Mosquito
Vampire
disbanded?
formed here based 28.09.1936 27.10.1939 Air Ministry Meteorological Flight Bulldog redesignated C Flight.
Gauntlet
Gladiator
formed ex ATC based 06.10.1936 01.04.1938 Air Training Corps Hart redesignated 2 Armament Training Station
Hind
Fairey IIIF
Gordon
Wallace
Worthy Down based 12.04.1937 01.05.1937 35 Sqn RAF Gordon to Worthy Down
Scampton based 00.05.1937 00.05.1937 9 Sqn detachment Heyford to Scampton
Leconfield based 00.08.1937 16.09.1937 166 Sqn RAF Heyford to Leconfield
Lympne based 00.10.1937 00.11.1937 34 Sqn RAF Hind to Lympne
Wyton based 28.10.1937 19.11.1937 139 Sqn RAF Blenheim to Wyton
ex 2 Air Training based 01.04.1938 17.04.1939 2 Armament Training Station Hind redesignated 3 Air Observers School
Corps Wallace
Debden based 18.10.1938 04.11.1938 85 Sqn detachment RAF Hind to Debden
18.10.1938 04.11.1938 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._85_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 85 Squadron RAF"85 Sqn RAF Hawker Hurricane I
Church Fenton based 00.00.1938 00.00.1938 64 Sqn detachment RAF Demon to Church Fenton
Wyton based based 00.12.1938 00.12.1938 139 Sqn detachment RAF Blenheim to Wyton
Leconfield based 09.01.1939 08.02.1939 166 Sqn RAF Heyford to Leconfield
Old Sarum based 02.03.1939 01.04.1939 59 Sqn RAF Hector to Old Sarum
ex 2 Armament based 17.04.1939 01.12.1939 3 Air Observers School Heyford redesignated 3 Bombing & Gunnery School
Training Station Wallace
Battle
Gladiator
Gauntlet
Magister
ex Air Ministry based 27.05.1939 15.01.1941 C Flight Bulldog redesignated 1402 Meteorological Flight
Meteorological Flight
Gauntlet
Gladiator
Sealand based 00.10.1939 00.11.1939 5 Service Flying Training School detachment ? to Sealand
Worthy Down based 16.11.1939 03.07.1940 774 Sqn Naval Air Squadron/Fleet Air Arm Skua code O4 to Evanton
Roc
Shark
Swordfish
ex 3 Air based 01.12.1939 11.07.1940 3 Bombing & Gunnery School Gauntlet disbanded 11.07.1940
Observers School Heyford
Wallace
Battle
Demon
Henley
Botha
Magister
formed here based 01.12.1939 04.12.1939 4 Coastal Patrol Flight Tiger Moth to Hooton Park
Hornet Moth
formed here based 01.12.1939 00.04.1978 23 Maintenance Unit-Aircraft Storage Unit- multiple aircraft code 3B in 41 Group-no record of code use-disbanded
Repair & Salvage Unit-Motor Storage Unit 00.04.1978

list of Satillite Landing Grounds associated with 23 MU Aldergrove 1 01.06.1941 to 00.10.1947 01.06 1941 14.03.1945 SLG16 Ballywalter 23MU assigned to Satellite Landing Ground
Ballywalter also given as “Millisle” not used by 23
MU-to 101 Storage Sub Site Maghaberry instead
Millisle was also the name allocated to a new airfield
under construction 3.7k inland W of the coast at
Millisle during early 1945 - it was never completed
The remains of the partially constructed N/S runway-
plus other runway sections and what was to be the
technical area are all visible on Google Earth.
01.05.1941 00.09.1941 SLG17 Maydown post 00.09.1941 developed into full scale airfield
06.06.1941 15.09.1941 SLG18 St Angelo but never used by 23 MU-to fighter sector station
in 82 Group 15.09.1941
01.05.1941 14.02.1945 SLG19 Murlough for 23 MU to SLG 101 Murlog
01.07.1941 00.05.1942 SLG20 Langford Lodge post 00.05.1942 developed into full scale airfield
11.01.1945 00.10.1947 SLG101 Murlough for 23 MU in place of16 & 19 SLG’s -dispersal centre
for Short Sterlings closed 00.10.1947. Also known as
101 Storage Sub Site. conflicting with Maghaberry info
above.


00.00.1951 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._23_Maintenance_Unit_RAF" \o "No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF"23 Maintenance Unit RAF Aldergrove was the main servicing and reconditioning station for the English Electric Canberra from their introduction in 1951.
01.12.1963 redesignated Aircraft Supply & Servicing Depot? but still refered to as HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._23_Maintenance_Unit_RAF" \o "No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF"23 Maintenance Unit RAFuntil disbanded 00.04.1971
00.00.1968 1968 showed 116 aircraft passing through on their way to front line service. the station had a staff of 2-500 RAF personnel and 1-500 civilian operaters
00.00.1976 In 1976 it was also responsible for the maintenance of the HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" \o "McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II"McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in RAF service.
.

24.06.1940 04.06.1941 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._235_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 235 Squadron RAF"235 Sqn detachment RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" \o "Bristol Blenheim"Bristol Blenheim IVF
reformed here based 01.07.1940 15.07.1940 231 Sqn RAF Lysander code VM reformed from 416 Flight 01.07.1940 to
Newtownards15.07.1940
01.07.1940 15.07.1940 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._231_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 231 Squadron RAF"231 Sqn RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Lysander" \o "Westland Lysander"Westland Lysander II
Kenley based 08.07.1940 00.07.1940 64 Sqn Spitfire code SH to Kenley
Sumburgh based 18.07.1940 30.07.1940 254 Sqn detachment RAF Anson code QM to Sumburgh
Hooton Park based 19.07.1940 18.11.1940 48 Sqn detachment RAF Anson code OY to Hooton Park
Turnhouse based 20.07.1940 14.07.1941 245 Sqn RAF Hurricane code DX to Ballyhalbert
20.07.1940 14.07.1941 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._245_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 245 Squadron RAF"245 Sqn RAF Hurricane I
Gatwick visitor 30.07.1940 01.08.1940 98 Sqn RAF Battle code VO to Wick
Leuchars based 03.08.1940 14.09.1940 233 Sqn RAF Hudson I code ZS to Leuchars
03.08.1940 14.09.1940 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._233_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 233 Squadron RAF"233 Sqn RAF Hudson I
Leeming based 00.08.1940 00.09.1940 102 Sqn detatched RAF Whitley code DY to Leeming
01.09.1940 10.10.1940 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._102_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 102 Squadron RAF"102 Sqn RAF Whitley V between
00.09.1940 15.04.1941 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._224_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 224 Squadron RAF"224 Sqn detachment RAF Hudson I- II and III T9273- 9277- 9278- 9314- 9315- 9326- 9328- 9338-
9344 9345- 9351- model II del 10.1940 9376-
Leuchars based 13.09.1940 06.12.1940 224 Sqn RAF(half sqn) Hudson code QX to Leuchars
reformed here 18.11.1940 03.04.1941 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._272_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 272 Squadron RAF"272 Sqn RAF Blenheim IVF
Aldergrove received its first Transatlantic armament deliverys in 00.11.1940 when seven Hudsons arrived from the Lockheed factory in California
00.11.1940D Lockheed Hudson delivery
00.11.1940D Lockheed Hudson delivery
00.11.1940D Lockheed Hudson delivery
00.11.1940D Lockheed Hudson delivery
00.11.1940D Lockheed Hudson delivery
00.11.1940D Lockheed Hudson delivery
00.11.1940D Lockheed Hudson delivery
Leuchars based 08.12.1940 08.08.1941 233 Sqn RAF Hudson code ZS to St. Eval
re-formed here based 19.12.1940 03.04.1941 272 Sqn RAF Blenheim code XK to Chivenor
Limavady based 00.12.1940 00.12.1940 502 Sqn detatched RAF Whitley code YG to Limavady all three on Limavady list but
Limavady based 00.12.1940 04.12.1940 502 Sqn A Flight RAF Whitley code YG to Limavady not on lthe Aldergrove list on
Sydenham based 00.01.1941 31.07.1996 Belfast University Air Squadron Tiger Moth the Air Britain BASES CD so
redesignated Queen’s University Air Squadron Bulldog have been added here in order
18.05.1941-disbanded 31.07.1996 to keep the record straight
Limavady based 00.01.1941 27.01.1941 502 Sqn RAF Whitley code YG to Limavady
Sydenham based 00.01.1941 31.07.1996 Belfast University Air Squadron Tiger Moth redesignated Queen’s University Air Squadron
Bulldog 18.05.1941-disbanded 31.07.1996
based 18.05.1941 31.07.1996 Belfast University Air Squadron Tiger Moth redesignated Queen’s University Air Squadron
Bulldog 18.05.1941-disbanded 31.07.1996
Dyce based 08.01.1941 00.00.1941 254 Sqn detachment RAF Blenheim code QY to Sumburgh - main Sqn to Sumburgh 07.01.1941
ex C Flight based 15.01.1941 01.03.1941 402 Meteorological Flight RAF Gladiator redesignated 1402 Meteorological Flight RAF
01.03.1941
formed here based 00.03.1941 07.02.1942 1405 Meteorological Flight RAF Blenheim
Hudson
Hampden
Bircham Newton based 01.03.1941 18.04.1941 206 Sqn detachment RAF Hudson code VX to Bircham Newton
Leuchars based 01.03.1941 20.03.1941 224 Sqn detachment RAF Hudson code QX to Limavady
St Eval based 01.03.1941 12.03.1941 236 Sqn detachment RAF Blenheim code MB to St Eval
ex 402 based 01.03.1941 01.12.1944 1402 Meteorological Flight RAF Gladiator 01.03.1941-00.07.1944
Meteorological Flight RAF Spitfire V 00.10.1941
Spitfire VI 00.02.1943
Blenheim 07.02.1942
Hudson 07.02.1942-00.02.1943
Hampden 00.02.1943
Hurricane 00.07.1944
Magister to Ballyhalbert 01.12.1944
Bircham Newton based 12.03.1941 00.00.1941 235 Sqn detachment RAF Blenheim code QY to Bircham Newton
Leuchars based 31.03.1941 14.08.1941 233 Sqn RAF Hudson code ZS to St Eval
based 00.04.1941 00.05.1941 252 Sqn RAF Beaufighter code PN 01.05.1941 a detachment of 15 aircraft sent to
Malta-Crete then to Egypt - 15.06.1941 252 was
temporarily mearged into 143 at Aldergrove &
272 in Egypt
Chivenor based 03.04.1941 15.06.1941 252 Sqn RAF Beaufighter code PN to (Middle East)

06.04.1941 15.05.1941 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._252_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 252 Squadron RAF"252 Sqn RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" \o "Bristol Beaufighter"Bristol Beaufighter IC
Leuchars based 10.04.1941 21.04.1941 224 Sqn detachment ? RAF Hudson code QX to Limavady Turnhouse
based 00.05.1941 00.08.1941 13 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight Blenheim IV detatchment here between 00.05.and
detachment RAF Lysander II 00.08.1941 to Turnhouse
West Malling visitor 08.05.1941 09.05.1941 264 Sqn detachment RAF Defiant I code PS to West Malling


Sumburgh based 29.05.1941 10.12.1941 254 Sqn RAF Beaufighter code QY to Dyce
29.05.1941 12.12.1941 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._254_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 254 Squadron RAF"254 Sqn RAF Blenheim IVF
reformed here based 15.06.1941 24.03.1944 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._143_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 143 Squadron RAF"143 Sqn RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" \o "Bristol Beaufighter"Bristol Beaufighter IC
reformed here based 15.06.1941 27.09.1941 143 Sqn RAF Beaufighter code HO to Sumburgh
03.08.1941 20.10.1941 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._48_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 48 Squadron RAF"48 Sqn detachment RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" \o "Lockheed Hudson"Lockheed Hudson III & V
St. Eval based 12.08.1941 30.06.1942 206 Sqn RAF Hudson code VX to Benbecula
12.08.1941 01.07.1942 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._206_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 206 Squadron RAF"206 Sqn RAF Hudson including the I / II / III / IV and V
reformed here based 00.11.1941 00.12.1941 15 group Armament Practice Camp RAF Lysander redesignated 1 Armament Training Camp
reformed here based 05.11.1941 01.09.1945 1 Armament Training Camp RAF Lysander ex 15 group Armament Practice Camp
Martinet 1 APC disbanded 01.09.1945
reformed here based 15.12.1941 01.09.1945 1 Armament Training Camp RAF Lysander ex 15 group Armament Practice Camp Martinet 1 APC disbanded 01.09.1945
Sumburgh based 01.12.1941 23.04.1942 143 Sqn RAF Beaufighter code HO to Limavady
formed here based 00.04.1942 00.00.1942/43 2850 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment non-op (aviation) to Maydown and disbanded there 1942/43 anti-aircraft artillery unit based at RAF Station Hawkinge- Kent. The Royal Air Force Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force
and is charged mainly with protecting military airfields among other duties. First formed in1942 to protect airfields against enemy attack.
East Wretham based 28.04.1942 12.06.1942 311 Sqn RAF Wellington code KX to Talbenny
28.04.1942 12.06.1942 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._311_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 311 Squadron RAF"311 Sqn RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Wellington" \o "Vickers Wellington"Vickers Wellington IC
formed here based 07.06.1942 06.09.1942 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF Beaufighter to Crosby-on-Eden
Beaufort
Oxford
based 21.07.1942 24.03.1944 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._120_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 120 Squadron RAF"120 Sqn detachment RAF Liberator III
Ballykelly based 14.02.1943 13.04.1943 120 Sqn RAF Coastal Command Liberator to Reykjavik
Ballykelly based 14.02.1943 13.03.1943 220 Sqn RAF Coastal Command Fortress code 2 to Benbecula
14.02.1943 30.03.1943 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._220_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 220 Squadron RAF"220 Sqn RAF HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress" \o "Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress"Boeing Fortress II
18.03.1943 06.09.1943 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._86_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 86 Squadron RAF"86 Sqn RAF Liberator IIIA & V
Thorney Island based 19.03.1943 03.09.1943 86 Sqn RAF Liberator code BX to Ballykelly
Thorney Island based 11.05.1943 14.09.1943 59 Sqn RAF Liberator to Ballykelly
based 11.05.1943 15.09.1943 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._59_Squadron_RAF" \o "No. 59 Squadron RAF"59 Sqn RAF Consolidated Liberator V

Sydenham based 21.06.1943 31.03.1947 Queen’s University Air Squadron RAF Moth to Sydenham
Tutor
Tiger Moth
Ballyhalbert based 00.07.1943 18.03.1944 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._2707_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" \o "No. 2707 Squadron RAF Regiment"2707 Sqn RAF Regiment non-op (aviation) to Gravesend 18.03.1944
Ballyhalbert 11.07.1943; includes Flights (Units?) at Castle Archdale and Aldergrove;
moved to Gravesend 18.03.1944. 2707 Squadron of No.11 Group- was an RAF.
Regiment anti-aircraft artillery unit based at RAF. Station Hawkinge- Kent. The Royal
Air Force Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force and
is charged mainly with protecting military installations among other duties. First
formed in1942 to protect all RAF properties including airfields against enemy attack.
Beaulieu based 06.09.1943 10.10.1943 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit Liberator merged into 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF on
detachment RAF 10.10.1943
formed here based 10.10.1943 19.10.1943 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF 9 Liberator to Longtown- Liberator flight remained at Aldergrove
5 Fortress
9 Halifax
5 Oxford
2 Martinet
1 Wellington

Longtown based 19.10.1943 01.02.1944 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF detachment 9+Liberator joined by rest of Liberator unit
based 25.10.1943 13.06.1944 547 Sqn detachment RAF Wellington XI
Wellington XIII
Liberator V
Great Orton based 19.12.1943 12.04.1944 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit Wellington formed 19.10.1943 within 1674 HCU - to Angle
Longtown based 18 01.1944 01.02.1944 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF detachment 9+Liberator 5 Fortress also detatched to Aldergrove
25.10.1943 13.06.1944 547 Sqn detachment RAF Wellington XI and XIII and Liberator V
5 Fortress
Longtown based 01.02.1944 10.08.1945 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF 9+Liberator Unit HQ to Aldergrove-9 Halifax remained at
9 Halifax Longtown until 19.02.1944
5 Fortress Fortress and Liberator units used Nutts Corner
5 Oxford 19.02.1944 to 18.03.1944 during runway
2 Martinet resurfacing at Aldergrove. Break in Fortress
Hurricane training 15.09.1944 to 00.12.1944 and finally
ceased 10.08.1945- when the unit moved
to Milltown
Davidstowe Moor based 00.03.1944 12.04.1944 206 Sqn detachment RAF Liberator to St Eval
Westcott based 17.06.1944 00.00.1944 1 Engine Control Demonstration Unit C flight Wellington II to Westcott-redesignated Engine Control
ex Engine Control Consumption Unit Wellington III Demonstration Flight
Beaufighter
Beccles based 00.05.1945 ? 280 Sqn detachment RAF Air Sea Rescue Warwick 1- 1a code MF or YF to Beccles Sqn disbanded 21.06.1946 but a
report also states that futher post war
detatchments were sent to various locations
including Aldergrove

based at Aldergrove 1 on 06.06.1944 (D-Day) were the following
based 06.06.1944 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit Fortress 17 Group
Liberator
Anson
Martinet
based 06.06.1944 1 Armament Practice Camp Martinets 15 Group
based 06.06.1944 1401 Meteorological Flight Gladiator 15 Group linked to 521 Sqn RAF-records seem
possible typo meant as1402 Spitfire VI to show 521 was operational during 06.1944
but not as 1401. 521 never listed at Aldergrove 1
based 06.06.1944 23 Maintenance Unit Aircraft Storage Unit. (ASU) 41 Group

Ballyhalbert based 09.08.1945 ? 1402 Meteorological Flight RAF redesignated 518 Sqn RAF 01.10.1945
then on 01.10.1946 became 202 Sqn RAF
Tiree based 18.09.1945 01.10.1946 518 Sqn RAF Halifax code Y3 absolved into 1402 Meteorological Flight
Spitfire disbanded 01.10.1946
Hurricane
18.09.1945 01.10.1946 518 Sqn RAF Halifax III disbanded here 01.10.1946
Hurricane IIC
Spitfire VII
Halifax VI
reformed here based 03.11.1945 21.06.1946 280 Sqn detachment RAF Vickers Warwick I disbanded here 21.06.1946
reformed here 10.05.1946 10.03.1957 502 Sqn RAF deHavilland Mosquito B.25
deHavilland Mosquito NF.30
Supermarine Spitfire F.22
deHavilland Vampire F.3
deHavilland Vampire FB.5
deHavilland Vampire FB.9
formed here based 16.01.1946 11.02.1946 1362 Meteorological Flight RAF Halifax B.VI Meteorological not delivered disbanded 11.02.1946 was destained for Air
Command South East Asia
formed here based 16.01.1946 11.02.1946 1363 Meteorological Flight RAF Halifax B.VI Meteorological not delivered disbanded 11.02.1946 was destained for Air
Command South East Asia
formed here based 16.01.1946 11.02.1946 1362 Meteorological Flight RAF Halifax B.VI Meteorological not delivered disbanded 11.02.1946 was destained for Air
Command South East Asia
10.05.1946 10.03.1957 502 Sqn RAF deHavilland Mosquito B.25
deHavilland Vampire NF.30
Supermarine Spitfire F.22
reformed here based 17.07.1946 10.03.1957 502 Sqn RAF codes V9 RAC disbanded 10.03.1957
Mosquito B.25 00.07.1946-00.12.1947
Mosquito NF.30 00.12.1947-00.06.1949
Spitfire F.22 00.06.1948-00.01.1951
Vampire FB.5 00.03.1951-10.03.1957
Vampire FB.9 00.07.1954-10.03.1957
reformed here based 01.10.1946 31.07.1964 202 Sqn RAF Halifax code Y3 disbanded here 31.07.1964
Hastings
01.10.1946 28.10.1964 202 Sqn RAF Halifax GR.6 disbanded here 28.10.1964
Halifax A.9
Halifax Met 1
reformed here based 00.10.1946 31.03.1947 Queen’s University Air Squadron RAF Tiger Moth code FLE to Sydenham
Sydenham based 01.12.1946 01.04.1950 Royal Air Force Northern Ireland Anson code QU redesignated 67 Group Communication
Communication Flight Proctor Flight RAF
Oxford
Dominie
reformed here based 01.03.1948 18.10.1948 224 Sqn RAF Halifax Met.6 code XB to Gibraltar
remained here based 18.10.1948 05.03.1950 224 Sqn detachment RAF Halifax code XB to Gibraltar
Downhill based 30.06.1949 00.09.1949 203 Gliding School RAF Cadet I to Sydenham probably here prior to arrival date
Cadet II and possible gone prior to departure date shown
Cadet TX.3
Sedbergh TX.I
ex Royal Air based 01.04.1950 00.01.1957 67 Group Communication Flight RAF Anson code QU disbanded 00.01.1957
Force Northern Ireland Communication Flight Spitfire
Kinloss based 01.04.1952 01.04.1959 120 Sqn RAF Shackleton Kinloss
reformed here 01.05.1952 27.05.1952 240 Sqn RAF Avro Shackleton MR.1
18.11.1954 01.09.1959 275 Sqn detachment RAF Hiller HTE-2 disbanded here 01.09.1959
Anson T.21
deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
Sycamore HR.14
Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 & 2
Toome based 00.07.1955 01.09.1955 203 Gliding School Cadet I to Long Kesh-probably here prior to arrival date
Cadet II listed
Cadet TX.3
Sedbergh TX.I
01.11.1955 04.04.1957 651 Sqn RAF 1913 Light Liaison Flight Taylorcraft Auster AOP.6 renamed 13 Flight 651 Squadron AAC on


Ouston based 00.08.1956 00.09.1956 607 Sqn RAF Vampire summer camp-to Ouston
Limassol based 14.02.1957 00.00.0000 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF Auster Transport Support
Chipmunk
Andover based 14.02.1957 01.04.1957 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF Auster to Feltwell-Army personal crewed flights using RAF
charged aircraft operated within an Air Observation
Post Sqn- redesignated 13 Liaison Flight AAC on
01.09.1957
return here based 01.09.1957 10.03.1957 13 Liaison Flight AAC deHavilland Vampire F.3
deHavilland FB.5's
deHavilland FB.9's
formed based 15.07.1957 00.06.1958 275 Sqn F Flight RAF Sycamore redesignated 275 Sqn B Flt
01.09.1957 00.11.1957 13 Flight 651 Squadron AAC remained here until replaced by 2 recon flight-
2 Royal Tank Regiment
ex 1913 Flight based 01.09.1957 00.02.1958 13 Liaison Flight AAC Taylorcraft Auster AOP.6/T.7 code LL to Feltwell
00.11.1957 00.00.1959 2 Reconnaissance Flight/ Whirlwind
2 Royal Tank Regiment Sycamore
00.00.1959 00.00.1962 118 Sqn RAF Sycamore
reformed here 01.09.1959 31.08.1962 118 Sqn RAF Bristol Sycamore HR.14 disbanded here on 31.08.1962
Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 & 2
Stradishall based 00.12.1957 ? 263 Sqn detachment RAF Hunter F.6 code P to Stradishall
ex 275 Sqn F Flt based 00.06.1958 03.04.1959 275 Sqn B Flight RAF Sycamore HR.14 to Leaconfield?? (Sqn home base)
Whirlwind HAR.4
Tangmere based 00.03.1958 23.06.1958 1 Sqn detachment RAF Hunter to Tangmere
Long Kesh based 00.00.1958 22.01.1959 671 Volunteer Gliding School Cadet to Bishops Court
Sedbergh
Feltwell based 00.07.1959 00.11.1959 13 Liaison Flight AAC Auster to St Angelo
St Eval based 01.09.1959* 12.05.1960 228 Sqn Sycamore Flight RAF Sycamore HR.13 228 was disbanded at St Eval on 01.04.1959
Sycamore HR.14 arrival date of 228 here was shown as 00.00.
Sycamore HAR.2 1959 but 275 Sqn was only redesignated as
Sycamore HAR.4 228 on 01.09.1959 at Leconfield (not St Eval
as noted)
228 redesignated 118 Sqn RAF 12.05.1960
ex 228 Sqn based 12.05.1960 31.08.1962 118 Sqn RAF Sycamore HR.13 118 disbanded here 31.08.1962
reformed here as 118 Sycamore HR.14
Sycamore HAR.2
Sycamore HAR.4
? based 01.12.1962 00.00.1965 2 Royal Tank Regiment Skeeter into 1 Air Troop Dragoon Guards Sqn
? based 00.00.1965 ? 1 Air Troop Dragoon Guards Sqn ? ?
Aden based 00.10.1966 00.04.1969 4/7 Air Troop Dragoon Guards Sqn Sioux disbanded 00.04.1969
based 00.00.1968 00.00.1971 17/21st Lancers Air Squadron Sioux
deHavilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
based 14.12.1971 15.04.1972 663 Aviation Squadron ? redesignated 663 Sqn AAC on 01.01.1973
shared base with Sydenham on same dates
Long Kesh based 00.00.1971 ? 663 Sqn AAC Sioux ?
Scout
Sydenham based 00.00.1973 31.07.1996 13 Air Experience Flight Chipmunk disbanded 31.07.1971
based 14.08.1973 15.12.1973 663 Sqn AAC ? ?
based 15.04.1975 15.08.1975 663 Sqn AAC ? shared base with Sydenham & Omagh on same
dates
Yeovilton based 10.10.1977 10.05.1982 845 Sqn detachment 4 Wessex code VL to Yeovilton
? based 00.10.1978 01.10.1988 Beaver Flight AAC Beaver redesignated 1 Flight AAC
Yeovilton based 20.10.1980 05.12.1980 702 Sqn detachment Lynx code VL to Yeovilton
Aldergrove? 12.11.1981 00.00.2002 72 Sqn RAF Westland Wessex HC.2 disbanded here in 2002.

Benson based 12.11.1981 ? 72 Sqn RAF Wessex ?
Topcliffe based 16.06.1982 01.01.1997 655 Sqn AAC Scout Ballykelly
Gazelle
Lynx
The Army Air Corps also operated Westland Lynx and Westland Gazelle helicopters as well as deHavilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft in its joint
operations with the RAF's Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (Northern Ireland) the Beaver was replaced by the Britten-Norman Islander late in 1988
reformed based 12.03.1986 ? 665 Sqn AAC Gazelle ?
Lynx
00.00.1987 00.00.0000 18 Sqn detachment RAF Boeing Chinook 18 Sqn RAF also operated detachments of Boeing
Chinook during the late 80s in support of the British
Army in Northern Ireland.
ex Beaver Flight based 01.10.1988 ? 1 Flight AAC Islander ?
Ballykelly 00.00.1991 00.00.0000 655 Sqn AAC Westland Lynx
Westland Gazelle AH.1
00.00.1992 00.00.0000 230 Sqn RAF SA330 Puma
Sydenham 00.01.1992 31.07.1996 Queen’s University Air Squadron Bulldog disbanded 31.07.1996
Germany 00.00.1992 00.11.2009 230 Sqn RAF Westland Puma HC.1 to Benson 11.2009.
reformed based 04.05.1992 17.11.2009 230 Sqn RAF Puma Benson
00.00.1993 00.00.1994 707 Sqn RAF Commando
Northern Ireland based 01.10.1993 redesignated 5 Regiment Army Air Corps 01.10.1993
Regiment Army Air Corps
Yeovilton based 01.10.1993 31.03.1994 707 Sqn Z Flight detachment Sea King code VL Yeovilton
Yeovilton based 01.04.1994 ? 846 Sqn detachment 3 Sea King code VL ?
Laarbruch (G) based 00.03.1997 00.03. 1997 18 Sqn Puma Flight Puma into 72 Sqn RAF
00.00.2003 Air Force One arrived at the airport in support of U.S. Presidential visit to Northern Ireland
00.00.2003 United States Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III operating from Aldergrove in support of U.S. Presidential visit- 2003
Odiham based 04.08.2008 ? 651 Sqn Army Air Corps Islander ?
Defender

Aldergrove is now home to the Joint Helicopter Force Northern Ireland (JHF(NI))- which provides Gazelle and Islander aircraft in support of the
 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Service_of_Northern_Ireland" \o "Police Service of Northern Ireland" Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and military units for  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Helvetic&action=edit&redlink=1" \o "Operation Helvetic (page does not exist)" Operation Helvetic- and for other operations abroad. Its current role is support.
Due to the closure of  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Machrihanish" \o "RAF Machrihanish" RAF Machrihanish- the base is now used annually for  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Training_Corps" \o "Air Training Corps" Air Training Corps cadets as a training camp- where cadets from Scotland and Northern Ireland
Region gather for a week of  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldcraft" \o "Fieldcraft" fieldcraft- shooting- first aid and other activities.

based PSNI Air Support Unit Eurocopter EC135T2
based Eurocopter EC145
based Britten-Norman BN-2T Islander
based British Army Air Corps Gazelle

Aldergrove officially ceased to be an RAF Station on 20.09.2009- after the annual  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain" \o "Battle of Britain" Battle of Britain parade-
the RAF ensign was lowered for the last time and the  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Helicopter_Command" \o "Joint Helicopter Command" Joint Helicopter Command flag was hoisted in its place.



Military Aircraft Movements
Crumlin (Aldergrove) Aerodrome became operational 00.01.1918 as the No.16 Aircraft Acceptance Park. It was TO BE used as the final assembly area for Handley Page V/1500 bombers
constructed at Harland and Wolffs Belfast factory and roaded here for assembly. Only eight of the 23 V/1500 bombers built- were assembled here and flown out

orders were given to Handley Page Ltd for three prototypes to A.3(b)- designated Type V and covered by contract No. AS.22690 for serials B9463-B9465. HP decided to use H&W to construct
the three machines because their own production was operating at maximum capacity on other contracts- but this new aircraft had to be build in total secrecy- so remote Belfast was the ideal site.

parts not assembled B9463 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd This aircraft never actually arrived at Crumlin (Aldergrove) Aerodrome
but has been added here in order to show complete data on the
production list
1st prototype constructed at Harland & Wolff Belfast but owing to
the fact that Crumlin aerodrome (later named Aldergrove) was not
ready early March in time to allow the first flight- the completed
components of B9463 were urgently shipped to Cricklewood-
London for construction and testing at the new 160-acre aerodrome
at Clutterhouse Farm / Cricklewood. The fuselage parts arrived at
London Docks on 12.03.1918 and were sent via canal barge to-
Cricklewood and the crated mainplanes and other components were
ready at Belfast Docks on the 27th- but no ship was available during
the next two days- so on the 29th they were sent by mail steamer to
Stranraer and railed to Euston- where Handley Page collected them
personally by lorry- to save transferring them to the Midland Railway
for delivery to Cricklewood.
The final batch of parts arrived on 12.04.1918 and nine days later
only six months from the commencement of design work - the first
V/1500 was ready to be flown by Captain Vernon E. G. Busby-
a Service test pilot of Herculean physique but tender years from
Martlesham Heath. Sadly whilst on it’s 13th trial flight over Golders
Green London- on 08.06.1918- the prototype crashed killing five of
the six crew on board- including Capt Busby

The finished components were to be transported from H&W to here-
to be assembled- then flown to delivery destination. Only 8 of the 26
aircraft were delivered in this way. The remainder were surface
transported to England where they assembled and flown. Initial
production ceased 00.12.1919

The aircraft serials listed below never actually arrived at Crumlin
Aerodrome but have been added here in order to show full details
of the production list
B9464- B9465-E4304- E4305- E4306- E4312- E4313- E4314- E4315-
E4316- E4317- E4318- E4319- E4320- E4321- E4322 & E4323

B9464 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd 2nd Prototype was shipped from H&W Belfast on 17.06.1918. new
serial J1935 issued after major work was completed 00.09.1918 B9465 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd 3rd Prototype was shipped from H&W Belfast on 00.00.1918. new
serial J1936 issued after major work was completed 00.10.1918
pink text relates to aircraft assembled at and flown out of Crumlin (Aldergrove) Aerodrome
On 27.01.1918- Harland & Wolff received the contract No.35A/185/C.74 for twenty V/1500s- E4304-E4323
Constructed only E4304 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported directly from H&W Belfast to Cricklewood for assembly
Constructed only E4305 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported directly from H&W Belfast to Cricklewood for assembly
Constructed only E4306 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported directly from H&W Belfast to Cricklewood for assembly
Constructed & delivered E4307 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 21.12.1918 Handley Page Ltd flight tested 20.12.2018 & flown to Bircham Newton 21.12.1918
Constructed & delivered E4308 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 18.01.1919 Handley Page Ltd flown to No.2 (Northern) Repair Depot at Coal Aston
Constructed & delivered E4309 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 03.05.1919 Handley Page Ltd flown to Bircham Newton 03.05.1919 (dates & delivery
Constructed & delivered E4310 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 13.05.1919 Handley Page Ltd flown to Hawkinge on 13.05.1919 locations possibly
Constructed & delivered E4311 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 24.05.1919 Handley Page Ltd flown to Hawkinge on 24.05.1919 mixed up for these 3)
Constructed only E4312 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4313 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4314 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4315 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4316 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4317 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4318 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4319 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4320 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4321 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4322 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed only E4323 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Handley Page Ltd transported to Cricklewood directly from H&W Belfast as spares
Constructed & delivered J ? Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.06.1920 Handley Page Ltd assembled here and flown to (location?) 00.06.1920
Constructed & delivered J ? Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.06.1920 Handley Page Ltd assembled here and flown to (location?) 00.06.1920
Constructed & delivered J6573 Handley Page V/1500 bomber (?) 03.09.1919 22.09.1919 Handley Page Ltd assembled here-first flight 03.09.1919 and flown to Hawkinge on
22.09.1919

Aerodrome in Care and Maintenance 00.12.1919 00.11.1920

based H1606 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5323) or 5322 04.12.1920 00.00.0000 4 Sqn A flight RAF reconditioned to “j” type 02.1925 and assigned new c/n 6606
based E2624 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4227) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 4 Sqn A flight RAF reconditioned to “j” type 12.1924 and assigned new c/n 6575.
2nd recond to duel control 11.1925 new c/n 6866
based H1415 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4929) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 4 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “j” type 06.1924 and assigned new c/n 6676
2nd recon 07.1926 new c/n 6970
based H1488 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5205) 00.00.1921 00.00.1921 4 Sqn RAF crashed Fermoy 00.00.1921 to 4 Sqn 00.00.1921 reconditioned to
“j” type 03.1925 and assigned new c/n 6646
Oranmore based H1526 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5242) 00.00.1921 00.04.1921 4 Sqn RAF to 14 Sqn 04.21. reconditioned to “j” type 09.1925 and assigned
new c/n 6809 - 2nd recon after accident at Farnborough 01.02.1927
new c/n 7126
based J6732 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6039) 00.00.1921 14.08.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Irish Flight Collinstown 14.08.1922
based E2411 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4014) 00.04.1921 29.04.1921 2 Sqn RAF to Irish Army Air Service / Irish Air Corps as BF.1 05.07.1922
also listed as 00.00.1920 00.00.1922
Care & Maintenance 00.05.1921 00.05.1922

based J6763 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6070) 00.09.1921 00.10.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Irish Flight Collinstown 00.10.1922 crashed Phoenix Park-
Dublin 21.10.1922 repaired to 2 Sqn 01.11.1922 (see below)
based J6703 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6010) 00.12.1921 00.08.1922 2 Sqn RAF
based J6732 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6039) 00.00.1922 00.08.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Irish Flight Aldergrove 14.08.1922
based J6716 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6023) 00.04.1922 00.07.1922 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “j” type 03.1925 and assigned new c/n 6651
based J6717 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6024) 00.04.1922 00.07.1922 2 Sqn RAF FL due fuel shortage Elsted Sussex 13.08.1923 written of charge
based J6700 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6007) 00.05.1922 00.09.1922 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “j” type 02.1925 and assigned new c/n 6625.
based J6701 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6008) 00.05.1922 00.09.1922 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “j” type 03.1925 and assigned new c/n 6655.
2nd recon 07.1926 new c/n 6969 issued
based J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6063) 00.05.1922 00.09.1922 Irish Flight RAF to 2 Sqn here 09.1922 (see below)
based J6705 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6012) 00.06.1922 09.10.1922 2 Sqn RAF flew into water in mist Lough Neagh 09.10.1922 written of charge
based J6728 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6035) 00.06.1922 00.08.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Schoolof Army Co-operation
based J6692 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5999) 00.07.1922 18.07.1922 2 Sqn RAF crashed on landing Collinstown 18.07.1922 repaired to Irish
Flight 00.08.1922 Collinstown
based J6711 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6018) 00.07.1922 00.09.1922 2 Sqn RAF to 4 Sqn 00.04.1923. reconditioned to “j” type 03.1925 and
assigned new c/n 6670
based J6705 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6012) 00.06.1922 09.10.1922 2 Sqn RAF flew into water in mist Lough Neagh 09.10.1922 written of charge
based J6748 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6055) 00.08.1922 14.08.1922 2 Sqn RAF to 12th Wing Collinstown to Irish Flight Aldergrove 14 08.1922
based J6748 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6055) 14.08.1922 00.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF to RAF (Cadet) Collage 00.04.1924
based J6732 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6039) 14.08.1922 00.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF
based J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6063) 00.09.1922 00.09.1922 2 Sqn RAF from Irish Flight to IF 00.09.1922 returned here to 2 Sqn 00.05.1923
(see below)
based J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6063) 00.09.1922 00.05.1923 Irish Flight RAF

based J6763 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6070) 01.11.1922 00.11.1923? 2 Sqn RAF force landed 4 mls from Aldergrove 17.11.1922 repaired – force
landed Camberley- Surrey 22.11.1923
based J6736 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6043) 00.12.1922 00.05.1923 2 Sqn C flt RAF reconditioned to “j” type 03.1925 and assigned new c/n 6666
based J6749 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6056) 00.12.1922 00.00.1923 2 Sqn C flt RAF to Farnborough where u/c collapsed 10.07.1923 repaired eventully
reconditioned to “Mk III” 05.1927 and assigned new c/n 7092 2nd recon
10.1928 & new c/n 7261 issued
based J6743 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6050) 00.01.1923 00.07.1923 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “j” type 03.1928 and assigned new c/n 7163
based J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6063) 00.05.1923 00.00.1923 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “j” type 03.1925 and assigned new c/n 6657
based J7247 Vickers FB.27a Vimy IV (?) 15.02.1925 502 Reserve Sqn RAF 502 formed here on 15.02.1925
based F9146 Vickers FB.27 Vimy (?) 00.09.1926 502 Reserve Sqn RAF
based J7739 Handly Page HP.24 Hyderabad (?) 00.00.1928 502 Sqn RAF
based J7742 Handly Page HP.24 Hyderabad (?) 00.00.1928 502 Sqn RAF
based J880? Handly Page HP.24 Hyderabad (?) 00.00.1928 502 Sqn RAF J8805 to 8809 were Hyderabad’s
based J7434 Vickers Virginia V.VII-X (?) 00.12.1931 502 Sqn RAF
based J7560 Vickers Virginia VI.VII-X (?) 00.12.1931 502 Sqn RAF
based K2323 Vickers Virginia X (?) 00.12.1931 502 Sqn RAF
based K2658 Vickers Virginia X (?) 00.12.1931 502 Sqn RAF
based Wallaces 00.00.1935 502 Sqn Day Bomber unit RAF
based Hawker Hinds 00.00.1937 502 Sqn Day Bomber unit RAF
based Vickers Virginias 00.01.1936 00.03.1936 9 Heavy Bomber Sqn RAF
based Hayford 3’s 00.03.1936 00.09.1936 9 Heavy Bomber Sqn RAF to Scampton
based K1686 Bristol Bulldog IIM (7542) 00.10.1936 23.07.1937 Air Ministry Meteorological Flight
based K1687 Bristol Bulldog IIM (7543) 00.10.1936 23.07.1937 Air Ministry Meteorological Flight eventully to 951M
based K2144 Bristol Bulldog IIA (7599) 00.10.1936 23.07.1937 Air Ministry Meteorological Flight
based K2213 Bristol Bulldog IIA (7568) 00.10.1936 23.07.1937 Air Ministry Meteorological Flight to 402 Met Flight eventully to 986M
based K5279 Gloster Guantlet II (?) 23.07.1937 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight eventully to 3619M
based K5280 Gloster Guantlet II (?) 23.07.1937 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight eventully to 3487M
based K5282 Gloster Guantlet II (?) 23.07.1937 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight eventully to 1845M 00.03.1940
based K5283 Gloster Guantlet (?) 23.07.1937 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based N5590 Gloster Gladiator (?) 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based N5591 Gloster Gladiator (?) 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based N5592 Gloster Gladiator (?) 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based N5593 Gloster Gladiator (?) 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based N5637 Gloster Gladiator (?) 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based N5576 Gloster Gladiator (?) 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based N5900 Gloster Gladiator (?) 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based N5575 Gloster Gladiator (?) 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight
based ? Gloster Gladiator 00.05.1939 00.00.1941 402 Meteorological Flight became 1402 Flight in 1941
based Blenheim IV's 00.09.1939 00.00.1941 405 Meteorological Flight
based Hudsons 00.00.0000 00.00.1941 405 Meteorological Flight
based Hampdens (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.1941 405 Meteorological Flight became 1405 Flight in 1941
based Hudson (?) 00.11.1940 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU was formed here on 00.11.1940 (total 7 aircraft)
Aircraft Storage Unit
based Hudson (?) 00.11.1940 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Hudson (?) 00.11.1940 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Hudson (?) 00.11.1940 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Hudson (?) 00.11.1940 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Hudson (?) 00.11.1940 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Hudson (?) 00.11.1940 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Shackletons 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Canberras 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Javelins 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Argosys 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based Phantoms late 1976 41 Group No.23 Maintenance/ASU
based 00.00.1941 00.08.1943 1405 Flight became 518 Met Sqn 08.1943
based Spitfire VI's 06.06.1944 1402 Flight before D-Day
Based on D-Day 06.06.1944
based Fortresses 17 Group 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit
based Liberators 17 Group 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit
based Ansons 17 Group 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit
based Martinets 17 Group 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit
based Martinets 15 Group No.1 Armament Practice Camp
based Gladiators 15 Group No.1401 Meteorological Flight can not find a record of 1401 at Aldergrove 1 at anytime.
based Spitfire VI 15 Group No.1401 Meteorological Flight can not find a record of 1401 at Aldergrove 1 at anytime
based Spitfire IX's 00.09.1944 1402 Flight
based Hurricane II's 00.09.1944 00.12.1944 1402 Flight to Ballyhalbert 00.12.1944
based 00.12.1945 01.10.1946 1402 Flight to 518 Met Sqn 00.12.1945 518 Met Sqn became
202 Sqn on 01.10.1946
based Halifax GR5's 01.10.1946 00.10.1950 202 Met Sqn RAF
based Halifax Met.6's 01.10.1946 00.10.1950 202 Met Sqn RAF
based TG504 HP. Hastings Met.1 00.10.1950 31.07.1964 202 Met Sqn RAF
based TG505 HP. Hastings Met.1 00.10.1950 31.07.1964 202 Met Sqn RAF
based TG511 HP. Hastings Met.1 00.10.1950 31.07.1964 202 Met Sqn RAF
based TG567 HP. Hastings Met.1 00.10.1950 31.07.1964 202 Met Sqn RAF
based ? HP. Hastings Met.1 00.10.1950 31.07.1964 202 Met Sqn RAF
based Vampires 00.00.1950s 502 Sqn Royal Auxiliary Air Force
stored WF435 Boeing Washington 25.03.1954 00.06.1956 scrapped
stored WF434 Boeing Washington 21.06.1954 00.06.1956 scrapped
stored WW355 Boeing Washington 22.06.1954 16.09.1958 to Ministry of Supply
stored WF441 Boeing Washington 08.07.1954 19.09.1958 to Ministry of Supply
stored WF436 Boeing Washington 28.07.1954 00.07.1956 scrapped
stored WW346 Boeing Washington 03.02.1958 16.09.1958 to Ministry of Supply
stored WZ966 Boeing Washington 06.02.1958 16.09.1958 scrapped
stored WZ968 Boeing Washington 06.02.1958 16.09.1958 scrapped
based Sycamore 00.00.1957 00.00.1959 275 Sqn
based Whirlwind 00.00.1959 00.00.1959 275 Sqn
based Sycamore 00.00.1959 00.00.1962 118 Sqn
based WS840 Gloster Meteor NF14 00.03.1975 00.00.0000 23MU gate guardian Bishops Court for many years moved here 03.1975
based Wessex HC.2 00.00.1981 00.00.2002 72 Sqn 00.00.1991 Active 655 Sqn
based SA330 Puma 00.00.1992 Active 230 Sqn
P based XV105 Vickers VC-10 C1K (835) N19.09.1992 Royal Air Force
00.00.1993 00.00.1994 707 Sqn Commando
on this date only military helicopters were currently based at Aldergrove 00.12.2003 based fixed wing operations ceased in 2002

Civilian Aircraft at ALDERGROVE-BELFAST from 00.04.1933 upto the cut off registration date 31.12.1999
the primary object of the list is to try and include all based civilian aircraft
all Civilian Aircraft will be listed- but only those registered up to 31.12.1999. With exceptions for unusal or historic visitors
Our hope is to get as close as we can to a definitive list of ALL based aviation activity at Aldergrove since it opened in 1918- until 31.12.1999.

As this is an historical database we will ATTEMPT to give FULL complete coverage of based aircraft up to- but not beyond 31.12.1999. Primerily because it would
be an impossible task to keep pace with the proliferation of aviation activity that has occurred at Aldergrove over the last 20 odd years and also the fact that there are many
on-line and published sources of data covering the period from 01.01.2000- to date- now available . However if you have or know of any completed listing of based & visitor
activity at Aldergrove covering the period from 01.01.2000 or if you can correct / update any of the data- we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please contact us with any updates or additional historical info you may be aware of. As you can see we have major gaps in our data from the 1920’s. on. We would be
delighted to hear from you if you can help fill any of the gaps.

Civilian Aircraft Movements
visitor G-ACBT Airspeed AS.4 Ferry (6) 31.05.1933 00.05.1934 Midland & Scottish Air Service first and final operating dates
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry (9) 31.05.1933 00.05.1934 Midland & Scottish Air Service first and final operating dates
visitor G-ACCZ deHavilland DH84 Dragon I (6015) 31.05.1933 00.05.1934 Midland & Scottish Air Service first and final operating dates
visitor G-ACDNdeHavilland DH84 Dragon I (6018) 31.05.1933 00.05.1934 Midland & Scottish Air Service first and final operating dates
based G-AMWV Douglas DC-3C/C-47B-01-DK (25600) 28.06.1967 25.04.1968 Emerald Airways ex EI-APB
based G-AMWV Douglas DC-3C/C-47B-01-DK (25600) 07.05.1968 20.05.1969 Ulster Air Transport T/a Air Ulster Ex.EI-APB pwfu 26.03.1973
based EI-APD Vickers V803 Viscount (174) 11.07.1969 18.11.1969 Air Ulster on lease from Aer Lingus
based G-BGKS Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II (28-7916221) 12.02.1979 08.02.1982 Woodgate Aviation Ltd
based G-AZRG Piper PA-23-250 Aztec D (27-4386) 16.09.1981 19.10.1993 Woodgate Aviation (IoM) Ltd permently withdrawn from use 19.10.1993
based G-BGKS Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II (28-7916221) 18.12.1991 06.06.2005 Woodgate Aviation (IoM) Ltd to IV20 1RF Scotland 06.06.2005
based/to spares G-BCJS Piper PA-23 Aztec 250C (27-3775) 26.04.1982 00.00.1992 Woodgate Air Services (IoM) Ltd possibly to spares 00.00.1992 cx by CAA 02.12.1996
based G-BCBX Reims Cessna F150L (F150-1001) 06.08.1982 24.10.1986 Jim Kelly
based/stored G-BFBF Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-7325240) 13.01.1983 05.02.1987 John Donnelly
based G-CITY Piper PA-31 Navajo 350 (31-7852136) R16.07.1984 X09.05.2011 Woodgate Aviation (IoM) Ltd listed as based here but address given as Douglas Isle of Man
based G-AVFE HS121 Trident Srs 2E (1244) 12.02.1985 Current airport fire service is/was used for firefighter training permently withdrawn from
use 20.03.1985
based G-BGSG Piper PA-44-180 Seminole (44-7995004) 29.04.1985 26.02.2001 Danial J.McSorley to Weston 26.02.2001-to Waterford 27.11.2002 as EI-SKT
based G-BCBX Reims Cessna F150L (F150-1001) 24.10.1986 00.00.2002 Woodgate Air Services to Newtownards 2002 reg to Noel O’Neill 17.09.2003
based G-MMJS Micro Biplane Aviation Tiger Cub (WAN.1) R08.01.1987 00.00.1992 Woodgate Air Maintenance to Bannfoot 1992 X07.09.1994
based G-BFBF Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-7325240) 05.02.1987 23.08.1989 Francis Montgomery
based G-BNMK Dornier Do.27A-1 (271) R14.08.1987 23.10.2007 Gordan Mackie moved from Aldergrove to Germany 23.10.2007 to D-EFFB at
Rottweil/Zepfenhahn G-BNMK X31.10.2007
based G-BGOX Piper PA-31 Navajo 350 (31-7952049) 28.08.1987 29.10.1993 Woodgate Air Services (IoM) Ltd chartered
stored wreck G-EESE Cessna U206G Stationair (U206-03883) 31.12.1988? 00.00.2003 David Magill Penny R28.02.1985 T/a Wild Geese School Of Adventure Fying- landing
accident at farm strip Magilligan Co Derry 31.121988 X17.07.1990 as
destroyed - wreck N00.00.1992+N00.06.1997 - no arrival date avalible
probably not early 1989 - departed to Movenis 00.00.2003
f BS19 3EP based G-BFMM Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II 15.08.1989 13.11.1998 Marham Investments Ltd op by Woodgate Air Services-to BT29 4JT
(28-7890127)
f BT67 0LZ based G-BFBF Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-7325240) 23.08.1989 23.02.2004 Marham Investments Ltd op by Woodgate Aviation-to HP15 7FP
stored damaged G-LEEM Piper PA-28 Cherokee Arrow II R03.11.1989 X20.11.1991 John Phelan+John Martin O’Grady trustees of Bluebird Flying Group crashed into garden near
Newtownards airfield 14.05.1991 remnants in hanger N00.00.1992
at Aldergrove?
based G-BNXH Cessna T210N (210-64592) R21.09.1987 X21.07.1992 Wilson Feeds to USA R N79MM 31.07.1992 & X17.09.1992 Dallas Texas
f GL51 6SP based G-BRME Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II R08.01.1990 X16.05.1991 Patrick Kerney trading as KP Enteprizes - to BT27 5SG
(28-7790105)
f TW18 2SL based G-BPJV Taylorcraft F-21 (F-1005) R17.07.1990 X24.08.1992 John George Waller G-BPJV R30.08.1992 to PL26 8PD
f OX5 1RA based G-LIDE Piper PA-31 Navajo 350 (31-7852156) R06.08.1990 X28.06.1995 Woodgate Executive Air Charter operated by Woodgate Air Service
ex N8154L based G-OGCA Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II R16.08.1990 X16.10.1991 Martin Graeme Bruce Campbell t/a GC Aviation (Partnership) Jet Centre
(28-8016262)
based N7561Q Cessna 310Q (310Q0532) N23.10.1990 00.00.0000 S.Stringer [CAM Travel] N23.10.1990 to Eglinton & return reported as possible candidate
for UK marks-no record on G-INFO
f ME15 7DD based G-BHXY Piper J/3c-65 Cub (11905) 02.04.1991 27.01.1995 Philip J.Tucker/Grasshopper flyers to PL17 7EN
+ ME4 6PD
f BT12 6HR based G-BRME Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II R16.05.1991 X28.06.1999 Stanley Edgar to IM9 4BE
(28-7790105)
based G-BTNW Rans S.6 Coyote II (204-12077) R03.06.1991 X30.06.1992 Alan Barbone to RG22 5AN
based G-OGCA Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II CO16.10.1991 X08.06.1993 Martin Graeme Bruce Campbell- t/a GC Aviation (Partnership) Jet Centre- register change-
(28-8016262) Colin Knox Somerville remained based here
based G-BUUM Piper PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV R14.01.1993 X20.03.2000 John Phelan+John Martin O’Grady T/a Bluebird Flying Group-register change-remained based here
(28R-7918090)
based G-OGCA Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II R08.06.1993 X13.10.1994 Euorjet Aviation Ltd to DY7 5DY
(28-8016262)
based G-BGOX Piper PA-31 Navajo 350 (31-7952049) 29.10.1993 27.06.1995 Woodgate Air Charter UK Ltd change of ownership-remained based here
f IM9 2AS based G-CALL Piper PA-23 Aztec 250F (27-7754061) R16.03.1994 X05.10.1994 Woodgate Executive Air Charter returned to IM9 2AS & Wootgate Aviation (IoM) Ltd
based G-BOFX Cessna A150M Aerobat (A150-0678) R24.03.1994 X21.11.1997 TDR Aviation Ltd Kathleen Hobbs T/a Aldergrove Flight Training centre
based G-BGAD Reims Cessna F152 II (F152-1532) 01.06.1994 14.08.1997 Marham Investments Ltd op by Woodgate Aviation- to IM9 4BE Keen Leasing
did this C.152 continue to be used by Woodgate after
it moved over to Keen Leasing
based/stored G-BFWK Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II (28-7816610) 01.06.1994 26.05.1998 Marham Investments Ltd op by Woodgate Aviation
f DT11 8QT based G-BRTX Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior II R26.07.1994 X17.01.1996 John Phelan+Alan Ingram T/a Spectrum Alpha Flying Group
(28-7615085)
based G-BEFO Britain Norman BN.2A Mk.III-2 Trilander 09.06.1995 04.02.2002 Keen Leasing Ltd op by Woodgate Aviation - departed Aldergrove 2002
(1041)
based G-LIDE Piper PA-31 Navajo 350 (31-7852156) R28.06.1995 X30.10.2001 Keen Leasing Ltd operated by Woodgate Air Service
based G-LAND Robinson R.22 Beta (0639) R04.12.1995 X11.03.2003 Helicopter Training & Hire Ltd to Newtownards 2003 registered to CV35 9EU 11.03.2003
based G-BRTX Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior II R17.01.1996 X06.01.2009John Phelan+David George Scott T/a Spectrum Alpha Flying Group
(28-7615085)
f NN6 0BN based G-CORT Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (8739) R23.07.1996 X17.08.2006 Helicopter Training & Hire Ltd to EI-GWT R22.08.2006 based Weston
based G-BOFX Cessna A150M Aerobat (A150-0678) R21.11.1997 X21.05.2003 Kathleen Hobbs T/a Aldergrove Flight Training centre - to Newtownards
f GU13 0RU based G-BGWW Piper PA-23-250 Turbo Aztec E (27-4587) 27.11.1997 03.04.2002 Kathleen Hobbs T/a Aldergrove Flight Training Centre-to IM9 4BE Keen Leasing IoM
f IM9 4EN based G-BFMM Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II 13.11.1998 28.02.2002 Kathleen Hobbs T/a Aldergrove Flight Training Centre-to KT6 7EL
(28-7890127)
based G-AVYP Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-24211) 05.05.1999 03.07.2003 Kathleen Hobbs T/a Aldergrove Flight Training Centre WFU 03.07.2003
f BT27 5SG based G-BRME Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II R28.06.1999 X20.04-2011 Keen Leasing (IoM) Ltd to IM2 4PD
(28-7790105)

log via John A. Smith 15.09.1962 Battle of Britain display Aldergrove
static display all noted on
WP907 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T10 (?) 15.09.1962
VV244 Avro 652A Anson C19 T.20 or 21 (?) 15.09.1962
WJ897 Vickers 668 Varsity T1 (?) 15.09.1962 code E
WF784 Gloster Meteor T.7 (?) 15.09.1962
XE884 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 (?) 15.09.1962 4FTS code 43
XN504 Hunting Jet Provost T4 (?) 15.09.1962 1FTS code 34
WH918 English Electric Canberra B2 (?) 15.09.1962 35 Sq RAF with 23MU
WJ731 English Electric Canberra B2 (?) 15.09.1962 23MU
TG504 Handly Page HP.67 Hastings MET1 (?) 15.09.1962 202 Sq RAF code G
VP255 Avro 696 Shackleton MR.1 or GR.1 (?) 15.09.1962 23MU
XK149 Hawker Hunter F6 (?) 15.09.1962 14 Sq RAF code T
XA637 Gloster Javelin FAW. 4 (?) 15.09.1962 ex 11 Sq RAF
XH960 Gloster Javelin FAW. 9 (?) 15.09.1962 29 Sq RAF code V
XD873 Vickers 758 Valiant B1 (?) 15.09.1962 7 Sq RAF
XL360 Avro 698 Vulcan B2 (?) 15.09.1962 617 Sq RAF
49-0884 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (580-5034) 15.09.1962 81st TFW USAF new aircraft to 36th FW Furstenfeldbruck AB W.Germany 00.06.1949
to 81st TFW Bentwaters date? - for disposal 00.04.1963
delivered to RNLAF as M-48- in service 07.02.1964 to 07.08.1972 or 07.04 R07.04.1972 as N652 to Consolidated Aero Export Corporation- North
Hollywood- CA. owner? 1972 to 1976. D same date from Holland to USA via Shannon.
Jim Cullen- Monument- CA- new owner 1976-2011
a/w date 01.02.1977 no R date for N652 X20.07.2011.
A/B Aeromilitaria year quarter page
Photo.bw At Aldergrove 09.1962 2007 spring 074
Photo.c At Tangmere 09.1961 2007 autumn 144
Flying display
XR395 deHavilland DH.106 Comet C Mk4 (6467) 15.09.1962 216 Sq RAF first flight 15.11.1961 RAF1962 to 1975 D 01.06.1962 to 216 Sq RAF
reg as G-BDIT Dan Air D 29.08.1975 R01.09.1975 to X15.06.1981
COA G-BDIT ? R15.06.1981 to X20.02.1982 no owner details
wfu Lasham 00.10.1980 to Blackbush 00.06.1981 and scrapped later
XN404 Bristol 175 Britannia C.1 [srs 253F] (13452) 15.09.1962 99 Sq RAF R28.11.1958 as G-APPG to Ministry of Supply. first flight on 02.03.1959
Operated by A&AEE Boscombe Down for evaluation purposes from
08.04.1959
around 10.04.1959 she was painted in Royal Air Force Transport
Command markings and allocated the serial XN404. D06.04.1959 to
99 Sq named ‘Canopus’. pooled at RAF Lyneham 27.02.1961
WFU on 17.07.1975 by the RAF. She was then ferried for storage at
RAF St Athan and possible re-sale
. Shackleton Aviation bought XN404 on 17.12.1975. It was flown St Athan
to Hurn Airport on the same date. It was then delivered to Luton Airport
to be sold on to Air Faisal. Then during 11.1976 it was broken up and
scrapped on behalf of Air Faisal.

WJ815 English Electric Canberra PR7 (?) 15.09.1962 58 Sq RAF
WK567 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.10 15.09.1962 Queens Univarsity Air Squadron Sydenham 16.08.1968 aircraft written off after the engine failed on
(C1-0586)/(DHB.f.469) take-off. swung off the runway and hit a concrete obstacle- damaged
beyond repair and scraped. 2 crew survived
WP788 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.10 15.09.1962 Queens Univarsity Air Squadron sold as G-BCHL R20.06.1974 Rednal- Shropshire
civilanised to DHC.1 Chipmunk 22A
(C1/0680)
WZ845 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.10 15.09.1962 Queens Univarsity Air Squadron sold in France 00.03.1997 as F-AZXM. R02.06.1997 to Meal Xavier
(C1/0863) Neuilly Sur Seine Pays de La Loire based at La Baule Escoublac.
Musée Aéronautique de la Presqu’Île Côte d’Amour (France) home of
Chipmunk F-AZXM / WZ845 - stored P130 Royal Army Museum
Brussels-stored Denmark

TA634 deHavilland DH.98 Mosquito TT35 (?) 15.09.1962 3/4CAACU code 53
Gloster Javelin was in service with 25 Sqn at RAF Waterbeach 00.12.1958 to 00.10.1961 & at RAF Leuchars 00.10.1961 to 00.11.1962
XH716 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code W
XH760 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code B
XH767 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code A
XH768 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code E
XH769 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code N
XH770 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code K
XH880 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code J
XH882 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code L
XH898 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code D
XH909 Gloster Javelin FAW8 (?) 15.09.1962 25 Sq RAF code R
WE192 English Electric Canberra B.2/PR.3 (71229) 15.09.1962 23MU
XP640 BAC 84 Jet Provost T.4 (PAC/W/16912) 15.09.1962 3FTS code 51
RF570 Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 (?) 15.09.1962 151 Sqn
WZ404 Vickers Valiant B.1/B(PR)BK.1 (?) 15.09.1962 207 Sqn
XM561 Soro Skeeter AOP.12 (S2/5116) 15.09.1962
XN339 Soro Skeeter AOP.12 (S2/7145) 15.09.1962
XA898 Avro 698 Vuacan B.1 (?) 15.09.1962 230OCU to  HYPERLINK "http://www.airliners.net/search?registrationActual=7856M&display=detail" 7856M instructional airframe
XA932 Handly Page HP.80 Victor B.1/BK.1/K.1(?) 15.09.1962 10 Sqn
WR987 Avro Shackleton MR.3 (?) 15.09.1962 120 Sqn code C
WP788 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.10 15.09.1962 Queens UAS listed above also as displayed
(C1/0680)
WH903 English Electric Short A1 Canberra B.2 15.09.1962 Telecommunications Flying Unit? possibly TFU to RRFU 01.11.1955 Radar Research Flying Unit
(SH-1646) this unit utilised different versions of the Canberra
WJ610 English Electric Canberra T.119 (HP177B) 15.09.1962 Telecommunications Flying Unit? possibly TFU to RRFU 01.11.1955 Radar Research Flying Unit
this unit utilised different versions of the Canberra
TG567 Handly Page HP.67 Hastings MET.1 15.09.1962 202SQ
(HP67/58)
XH753 Gloster Javelin FAW7 (?) 15.09.1962
WJ950 Vickers Varsity T.1 (?) 15.09.1962
WL625 Vickers Varsity T.1 (?) 15.09.1962
WL637 Vickers Varsity T.1 (569) 15.09.1962
XF320 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 (HABL003081) 15.09.1962 229OCU 4
XF383 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 (S4/U/3283) 15.09.1962 229OCU 14
XJ715 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 (41H-688090) 15.09.1962 229OCU 15
XK590 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 ( HYPERLINK "https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/construction-number/15779" 15779) 15.09.1962 4FTS code 45
XP279 Auster AOP.9 (AUS/166) 15.09.1962 AAC
XP587 Hunting Jet Provost T.4 (no c/n) 15.09.1962 3FTS code 48
XP617 Hunting Jet Provost T.4 (no c/n) 15.09.1962 3FTS
XP663 Hunting Jet Provost T.4 (no c/n) 15.09.1962 3FTS

OTHERS
WJ504 Vickers Valetta C.2 (585) 15.09.1962 RAF Coastal Command

AT 23MU
stored XA832 Gloster Javelin FAW4 (?) 15.09.1962 stored here from 27.10.1960 then derelict until sold as scrap on
29.03.1963 at No.23 MU Aldergrove
XA833 Gloster Javelin FAW4 (?) 15.09.1962 stored here from 27.10.1960 then derelict until sold as scrap on
29.03.1963 at No.23 MU Aldergrove
XH702 Gloster Javelin FAW4 (?) 15.09.1962 stored here from 27.10.1960 then derelict until sold as scrap on
29.03.1963 at No.23 MU Aldergrove
VP263 Avro 969 Shackleton MR1/T4 (?) 15.09.1962 code MOTU-W for scrapping
WB828 Avro 969 Shackleton MR1/T4 (?) 15.09.1962 for scrapping
WB851 Avro 969 Shackleton MR1/T4 (?) 15.09.1962 code C-204 for scrapping
WB853 Avro 969 Shackleton MR1/T4 (?) 15.09.1962 for scrapping
WG509 Avro 969 Shackleton MR1/T4 (?) 15.09.1962 for scrapping
WG529 Avro 969 Shackleton MR1/T4 (?) 15.09.1962 for scrapping


log Beemer Tue 18.06.2013 Aldergrove G8 summit
parked up am: visitor RA-96020 Ilyushin Il-96 (74393202020) 18.06.2013 dep as `StateAero214` Special Flight Detachment VIP confguration
visitor Falcon7X 18.06.2013 AdlA dep as CTM0001 visitor Falcon2000 18.06.2013 AdlA dep as CTM0014 visitor Falcon900 18.06.2013 AMI visitor 15001 A310 18.06.2013 CAF visitor ERJ 18.06.2013 BAF visitor 20-1102 744 18.06.2013 JASDF visitor 343 GAF 18.06.2013 dep as GAF886 visitor 742 USAF 18.06.2013 dep as Air Force 1 visitor XC-LMF G450 18.06.2013 Armada de Mexico MAF01 visitor RA-64522 Tu-214 18.06.2013 RSD011 visitor 90004 C-32A 18.06.2013 Sam44 visitor C-12 18.06.2013 Duke14 visitor C-12 18.06.2013 Duke40 visitor RA-64521 Tu-214 18.06.2013 RSD031 visitor RA-78816 Il-76 18.06.2013 TTF9072 Arrivals Wed 19.06.2013 visitor C-17 19.06.2013 RCH360 visitor C-17 19.06.2013 RCH366 visitor 66168 C-17 19.06.2013 RCH367 visitor 77170 C-17 19.06.2013 RCH359 visitor RA-96018 Il-96 19.06.2013 Rossiya colours

0023 Aldergrove 2 Antrim Heilbase British army
see Alexander Barracks 0024

0024 Alexander Barracks Antrim Helibase British Army/RAF
Aldergrove 2 owner/operator British Army/Royal Air Force Closed 20.09.2009
Alexander Barracks
Location? Aldergrove
Co Antrim

Military Helicopters operate from a remote SW area of Aldergrove airport
Information on based helicopters with kind permission of Gary Adams-
editor of Ulster Air Mail- via the Irish based Helicopters web site
list below dated 2002.
“Active” obviously relates to 2002. Now- 2018 the picture has changed completely. no more military aircraft based

based XR497 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 00.00.0000 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code F to storage at RAF Shawbury based XR498 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code X to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XR506 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code V to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XR511 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code L to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XR525 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code G to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XR529 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) ex 72 Sqn RAF code E stored pending use as gate guard
based XT456 Westland WS-58 Wessex HU.5 (?) RAF hulk
based XT668 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code S to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XT676 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code I to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XV721 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code H to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XV723 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code Q to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XV726 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC.2 (?) 25.03.2002 72 Sqn RAF code J to storage at RAF Shawbury
based XW198 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW201 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW202 Westland Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW206 Puma HC.1 (?) 06.07.2002 230 Sqn RAF returned to UK
based XW209 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW210 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW213 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW214 WS Puma HC.1 ( ?) 15.01.2003 230 Sqn RAF W/o in Cr in English Midlands 15.01.2003
based XW219 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW220 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW221 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW227 WS Puma HC.1 (?) 15.03.2002 230 Sqn RAF Cr near Jonesborough 15.03.2002
based XW231 Puma HC.1(?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW234 WS Puma HC.1 (?) 21.07.2002 230 Sqn RAF W/o Ballykelly 21.01.2002
based XW237 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based XW846 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XX370 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XX405 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XX432 Gazelle AH.1 (?) 22.07.2002 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC delivered to Prestwick 22.07.2002
based XZ172 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ205 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ215 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ290 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ321 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ326 Gazelle AH-1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ334 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ339 Gazelle AH.1 (?) 19.07.2002 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC Ditched nr Ballykelly 19.07.2002
based XZ341 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ342 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ346 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ615 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ641 Lynx AH.7 (?) 06/07.2002 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC returned to UK
based XZ654 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ655 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 655 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ661 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ663 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ673 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based XZ677 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZA296 WS61 Sea King HC.4 (?) 17.10.2002 846 SqnFAA code VO returned to Yeovilton 17.10.2002
based ZA682 Chinook HC.2A (?) Active 18 Sqn RAF code BT
based ZA708 Chinook HC.2A (?) 02.09.2002 Active 18 Sqn RAF code EC
based ZA711 Chinook HC.2A (?) 06/07.2002 18 Sqn RAF code BA returned to UK 06/07.2002
based ZA712 Chinook HC.2A (?) 12.09.2002 Active 27 Sqn RAF
based ZA772 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZA775 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZA934 Puma HC.1 (?) 06/07.2002 230 Sqn RAF code BZ returned tu UK 06/07.2002
based ZA938 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based ZA939 Puma HC.1 (?) Active 230 Sqn RAF
based ZA940 Puma HC.1 (?) 06/07.2002 230 Sqn RAF returned to UK 06/07.2002
based ZB665 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZB670 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZB674 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZB683 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZB689 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZB693 Gazelle AH.1 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZD273 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZD278 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC code P
based ZD283 Lynx AH.7 (?) Active 665 Sqn/5 Rgt AAC
based ZD625 WS61 Sea King HC.4 (?) 17.10.2002 846 Sqn FAA code VZ returned to Yeovilton
based ZD575 Chinook HC.2A (?) 23.08.2002 Active 27 Sqn RAF
based ZD983 Chinook HC.2A (?) Active 18 Sqn RAF code BD
based ZD984 Chinook HC.2A (?) Active 18 Sqn RAF code BJ
based ZF118 WS61 Sea King HC.4 (?) 17.10.2002 846 Sqn FAA code VP returned to Yeovilton
based ZF119 WS61 Sea King HC.4 (?) 17.10.2002 846 Sqn FAA code VW returned to Yeovilton
based ZH894 Chinook HC.2A (?) Active 18 Sqn RAF code BO
based ZH895 Chinook HC.2A (?) Active 18 Sqn RAF

Aldergrove all N21.10.2005 via Tim Jones XR529 Westland WS-58 Wessex HC-2 (WA151) 21.10.2005 Royal Air Force on display. SAR aircraft
stored XR700 BAC Jet Provost T.4 (?) 21.10.2005 (8589M) on a trailer in a car park. d/d to RAF 07.08.1963 soc 01.10.1971
to 8589M Belfast Exhibition Flight Alexander Barracks Aldergrove
XW232 Westland SA.330E Puma HC.1 (1199) 21.10.2005
XW198 Westland SA.330E Puma HC.1 21.10.2005 33 Squadron Royal Air Force - RAF Benson N Families Day 2011

XW210 Westland SA.330E Puma HC.1 21.10.2005
XW224 Westland SA.330E Puma HC.1 21.10.2005
XW235 Westland SA.330E Puma HC.1 21.10.2005 00.00.0000
XW209 Westland SA.330E Puma HC.1 21.10.2005 00.00.0000
ZA940 Westland SA.330E Puma HC.1 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 ZG884 Westland Lynx AH9 (346) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000
ZG993 Brittain Norman BN-2T AL.1 Islander 21.10.2005 active 1 Flt 5 Rgt AAC
(2202)
ZG846 Brittain Norman BN-2T AL.1 Islander 21.10.2005 active Army Air Corps
(2195)
ZG848 Brittain Norman BN-2T Islander (2199) 21.10.2005 Active 1 Flt 5 Rgt AAC XZ179 Westland Lynx AH.7 (047) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 Army Air Corps
ZD280 Westland Lynx AH.7 (302) 21.10.2005
ZD274 Westland Lynx AH.7 (277) 21.10.2005
XZ176 Westland Lynx AH.7 (037) 21.10.2005 Active
ZD276 Westland Lynx AH.7 (285) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 w/o 18.03.2007 used as spares source recovery 07.08.2007
N00.00.2008 Yeovilton dump
ZD278 Westland Lynx AH.7 (294) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 Army Air Corps
ZD284 Westland Lynx AH.7 (211) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 Army Air Corps
XZ609 Westland Lynx AH.7 (154) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000
XZ178 Westland Lynx AH.7 (044) 21.10.2005 XZ343 Westland SA-341B Gazelle AH.1 (1698) 21.10.2005
ZB669 Westland SA-341 Gazelle AH.1 (1950) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 Army Air Corps
XW847 Westland SA-341B Gazelle AH.1 (1011) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 Army Air Corps
XZ236 Westland Lynx HAS.2 (017) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy)
ZB674 Short Skeet (?) 21.10.2005 target drone
ZB665 Westland SA-341 Gazelle AH.1 (?) 21.10.2005
ZB683 Westland SA-341 Gazelle AH.1 (?) 21.10.2005
ZA776 Westland SA-341 Gazelle AH.1 (?) 21.10.2005 00.00.0000 Army Air Corps

0025 Alexandra Basin Dublin Marine Private
River Liffey owner/operator Dublin Docks Board
River Liffey
Dublin City

used by a FBA-21/4 Flying Boat for a practicable demonstration
on 07.09.1928 of a possible service between France and Ireland.
see also Wexford Harbour 1397. Not proceeded with

visitor F-AIUD Schreck FBA.21/4 Flying Boat (5) 07.09.1928 ?Societe Lorraine- Argenteuil.

0026 All Hallows Roscommon Helipad Private
Feevaghmore owner/operator
Feevaghmore
20.2k W of Athlone railway station Athlone
In the middle of a bog- thought to be linked Co Roscommon
halloween celebrations.

OR more probably
Drumcondra owner/operator All Hallows Collage
Grace Park Road
Drumcondra
Dublin

visitor EI-WAV Bell 430 (49028) N07.10.2000

0027 Altnagelvin Hospital (pad 1) Derry Helipad Private
pad 2 see ID2286 owner/operator Altnagalvin Hospital
Altnagalvin
Derry City
Co Derry

0028 Annalong 1 Down Helipad Private
see Glasdrumman Lodge Hotel 0654

0029 Aras An Uachtarain Dublin Helipad? Private
Phoenix Park 2 owner/operator Irish Goverment
Phoenix Park
4k WNW of O’Connell Street Bridge Dublin
Co Dublin

Residence of the President of the Republic of Ireland.
Landing site possibly used may be to the N of the residence
within the Phoenix.
There are Prohibited Flight Areas over Aras An Uachtarain
So does that mean that all helicopters are banned from the
grounds of the residence?

0030 Ardee Louth Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ardee
Co Louth

visitor EI-CHV Agusta A109A (7149) N29.06.1993

0031 Ardkeen Hospital Waterford Helipad Private
see Waterford Regional Hospital 1378

0032 Carrowmoneash Galway Landing Ground-Aerodrome/Airport Private
see Oranmore 1 0283

0033 Ards Down Aerodrome/Airport/Airfield Civil/RAF/Private
see Newtownards 0266

0034 Arklow 1 Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Templerainy 1493

0035 Arklow 2 Wicklow Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Arklow
Location? Co Wicklow

visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (1727) N10.09.1999 Mistwood Ltd
visitor 213 Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (2116) N20.11.1999 Irish Air Corps
visitor G-IIPM Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil (1790) N06.04.2002 Fly West Aviation Ltd

0036 Armagh 1 Armagh Emergency Landing Ground RAF
see Farmacaffly 2101

0037 Armagh 2 Armagh Helibase British Army/RAF
see Drumadd Barracks 0514 [also see 0038 listed below]

0038 Armagh 3 Armagh Helipad/base Private?/British Army/RAF?
owner/operator ?
Armagh
Location? Co Armagh

possibly Drumadd 0514 army barracks

visitor 245 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6124) N05.02.1999 Irish Air Corps
visitor 241 Aerospatiale SA.342L Gazelle (1854) N17.03.1999 Irish Air Corps
visitor 244 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6168) N12.12.1999 Irish Air Corps

0039 Armagh Field Armagh Airstrip Private
see Woodview 1406

0040 Ashbourne 1 Meath Airstrip Private
owner/operater Industrial Installations Ltd? 1975 -1981
?Milltown?
Location? Ashbourne
possibly 1k SE of Ashbourne Co Meath

Airstrip on Industrial Installations Ltd- site.
Highest terrain: 402ft 323 degrees true- 5 miles.

based EI-AYH Cessna 172B (172-48211) 00.11.1975 00.01.1981 JA.Kane via IAL012 p3 02.1975 Industrial Installations Airstrip- Ashbourne
Co. Meath EI-AYH Cessna 172B (48211) suffered severe damage on
the night of 02/03.01.1975 the aircraft was torn from it’s tie-down
pickets and blown some 50 yds. down the airsrip causing damage
to the propeller- nosewheel and extensive damage to the wing
necessitating the replacment of a wing.
visitor G-BCLT SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220GT N08.05.1976 JA.Kane
(12003)
visitor EI-BBN Reims Cessna F.150M (F150-1281) 08.05.1976 Iona National Airways cr on T/o minor injuries to two crew
based EI-BBW SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220GT R10.05.1976 JA.Kane
(12003)

0041 Ashford 1 Galway Airstrip Private
Ballinasloe 0070 owner/operator?
Ashford
Location? Ballinasloe
Co Galway


visitor? EI-===? deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth (====) 24.06.1937 Irish Aero Club site used by the Irish Aero Club for their air demonastrations flying
visitor? EI-AAU deHavilland DH.60G Moth Major (5032) 24.06.1937 Irish Aero Club display on Thurs 24.06.1937

0042 Ashford Castle 1 Mayo Helipad Private
Cong 1 owner/operator Ashford Castle
Cong
Co Mayo
800m S of Cong- on N shore of Lough corrib 092-46003 fax 092-46260

visitor 159357 Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King (61-733) 01/03.06.1984 HMX-1Sqn US Marine Corps “Nighthawk/Marine1” these two helicopters were used during the visit
visitor 159357 Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King (61-731) 01/03.06.1984 HMX-1Sqn US Marine Corps “Nighthawk/Marine2” of President Reagan to Ireland on 01 to 03.06 1984

visitor EI-BUX Agusta A.109A (7147) 16.04.1989 Orring Ltd
visitor EI-BYR Bell 206L-3Long Ranger III (51284) 12.07.1990 Ven-Air Ltd
visitor IAC-212 Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (1984) 31.05.1993 Irish Air Corps
visitor G-OROZ  HYPERLINK "https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj-s8Lfz_LcAhUrJsAKHRE5BYQQFjAGegQICBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fwikibase%2Fwiki.php%3Fid%3D173359&usg=AOvVaw39s6Tl5grnx2Ju7HjVTTFJ" Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil (2617) 21.01.2001 Fisher Engineering Written off 21.01.2001 at Killyveagh Glebe 10 km North West of Enniskillen
when it crashed enroute while returning to it’s Enniskillen base at Gublusk.
Sadly three of the five persons on board died in the accident
marine visitor N4575C Grumman G21A Goose (B-120) 29.05.2007 Aerofloat G21A Inc On finals to Galway 29.05.2007 inbound f Ashford Castle is the Weston
based Grumman Goose amphibian N4575C. It also visited Shannon
and Lough Derg 26.05.2007

0043 Athboy 1 Meath Helistop Private
possibly Ballyboy House 0088 owner/operator Raymond McGrogan
Galway

visitor EI-BYB Robinson R.22 Beta (0957) N19.12.1991 Raymond McGrogan cr and dbr Blessington 27.12.1991. X00.02.1992

0044 Athboy 2 Meath Airstrip Private
see Ballyboy house 0088

0045 Athenry 1 Galway Temporary Airstrip Private
see Ballygurraun South 1 1497

0046 Athlone 1 Westmeath Landing Ground RAF
see Knockanea 2384

0047 Athlone 2 Westmeath Airstrip Private
see Bigmeadow 0207

0048 Athlone 3 Westmeath Balloon Base Private
see Ballaghkeeran Big 0075

0049 Athlone Air Park Offaly Airstrip Private
see Doon 0504

0050 Athlone Regional Sports Ctr Westmeath Balloon Launch Site Private/ Athlone Urban Council
owner/operator Athlone Regional Sports Centre
Athlone Urban Council
Ballymahon Road
1k NE of Athlone town bridge Athlone
Co Westmeath
0902-70975 fax 0902-70976
090-6470975     fax090-6470976    

visitor G-READ Colt 77A (1158) 19.07.2002 John Kenna
visitor EI-BSN Cameroon O-65 (1278) 19.07.2002 Carol O’Neill & Tracy Hooper

0051 Athy 1 Kildare Airstrip Private
see Cardington 0307

0052 Athy 2 Kildare Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Athy
Co Kildare

visitor EI-CIO Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger III (51436) 03.03.1999 Sean Quinn Group based Slieve Russell Hotel 1256 Cranaghan Ballyconnell

0053 Spur Royal Gardens Tyrone Helipad Private
Castlehill Denesne owner/operator J.Findlay ?
Augher Findlay (Holdings) Ltd ?
Augher
600m W of Augher centre Co tyrone

based G-BZVG Eurocopter EC 350B-3 Ecureuil (3368) 19.07.2001 23.12.2003 Findlay (Holdings) Ltd
visitor G-TOYZ Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger III (3949) 11.11.1998 PB.Ellis
visitor G-BXYD Eurocopter EC-120B (1006) 03.04.1999 J.Findlay
visitor G-BVZG Eurocopter EC-350B-3 Ecureuil () ERROR 19.01.2002 McAlpine Helicopters

0054 Ballymageogh 1 Down Airstrip Private
Aughrim owner/operator Archie Alderdice
Kilkeel 1 Mourne Flying Club
Newry 1 Ballymageogh Road
Ballymageogh
Kilkeel
Co Down
4.3k NW of Kilkeel
.
See Nicholson's Strip 1757

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 60
1:20 slope down from 17 to 35 also slight slope from E to W
along the length of runway.
Windsheer with plus 15kt Westerly.
Cattlegrid at threshold of 35.
Hills to W and E with Mast on E hilltop.
Approach lights on 35 threshold.
Visitors Welcome at own risk usually land on 35 and t/o on 17.
Pilot briefing ADVISED for first time use.
Home of Archie Alderdice Adjacent E of the strip.
Coffee in clubhouse and toilet available.
Mogas 2k Attical No Avgas

based EI-BJJ Aeronca 15AC Sedan (15AC-226) R 06.06.1980 X19.09.1996 Archie Alexander Alderdice to Abbeyshrule 00.09.1996
based G-ARDO Jodel D112 (146) R 29.09.1989 Active William Roy Prescott
based G-ATFY Reims Cessna F.172G Skyhawk R 23.12.1992 X05.08.2003 Hugo Cowan to Scotland PH2 7TB
(F172-0199)
based G-ATHX Jodel DR100A Ambassadeur (74) R 12.09.1995 X14.08.2001 William Roy Prescott X14.08.1995 by the CAA
based G-BSTX Luscombe 8A Silvaire (3301) R 04.08.1995 X08.08.2001 Archie A..Alderdice to Derryogue
part time based G-BSTX Luscombe 8A Silvaire (3301) R 02.09.2008 X10.08.2017 Colin Chambers stored- then R10.10.2017 to Richard James Bentley Pallas West
based G-BTFK Taylorcraft BC-12D Twosome (10540) R 26.10.1995 X22.07.1999 David John Selfridge McClean address Altnagalvin Derry
f SG19 1TJ based G-MJIC Ultrasport Tripacer (82-00043) R 13.05.1994 X22.03.2010 John Curran R22.03.2010 to RH14 9LB
based G-ASIS Jodel D.112 (1166) R 07.11.2003 Active William Roy Prescott
based G-AYYT Jodel DR.1050/M1 Sicile Record (587) R 11.08.2009 Active Robert Johnston
log IT 01.02.2003 present in the Main Hangar were based G-ATFY Reims Cessna F.172G Skyhawk R 23.12.1992 X05.08.2003 Hugo Cowan G-ATFY has been since sold and has departed to Scotland PH2 7TB
(F172-0199) based G-BPHO Taylorcraft BC.12 (8497) R 14.05.1998 X17.07.2006 Archie Alexander Alderdice named "Spirit of Missouri" based EI-CKX Jodel D.112 (1166) R 20.06.2000 X07.11.2003 William Roy Prescott this has since been re-registered as G-ASIS and continued to be based
here with the same owner-see above. in the Second Hangar were based G-AYYT Jodel DR.1050/M1 Sicile Record (587) R 08.04.2002 X11.08.2009 William Roy Prescott based N96SA Champion 7ECA Citabria ERROR?
f Ipswich visitor G-CCBR Jodel D.120 (59) A00.00.2004 Raymond Richard Walter previously OO-JAL

0055 Aught Point Donegal Seaplane Patrol Station USNAS/RNAS
Lough Foyle owner/operator USNAS/RNAS/RFC/RAF
Rinenore Point Lough Foyle NAS
Aught Point
14.25k NE of Craigavon Bridge Derry city Muff
on western shore of Lough Foyle Co Donegal

Seaplane Patrol Station on W shore of Lough Foyle.
Head NE out of Muff for 5.5k on the R238. Cross
Aught river bridge and the site is on the R- between
the road and the lough shore. Marine Aerodrome-
with extensive shore facilities.

NAS Lough Foyle- Ireland—The base at Lough
Foyle was one of four built in Ireland to guard the entrances
to the Irish Sea. It was located 18 miles in from
the sea on the northwest shore of the loch (sic) by that
name- nine miles NE of Londonderry. The station did
not become operational until 07.06.1918 and was established
on 01.07.1918. Poor weather conditions and
difficulties in supply caused problems- but regular patrols
were carried out from 03.09.1918 until the end of WW1.
NAS Lough Foyle was disestablished on 22.02.1919-
reverting to British control as an RNAS seaplane base.

The information below was taken directly from “A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL
AIR SERVICE in IRELAND 1913-1923” published by Karl E.Hayes and the Irish Air Letter 1988 (excellent publication
on the early years of military aviation in Ireland) ISBN 0 9508231 1 2
page 33 LOUGH FOYLE NAS
The history of this base contains a particularly detailed account of the buildings and facilities- which are quoted here at some
length. The flying activities are also exceptionally well covered. The Station was constructed four miles north of Muff- Co. Donegal
on the western shore of Lough Foyle at Aught Point- designed for a complement of 50 officers- 450 men and 18 based H.16s. A
detailed description of the main buildings and their function at the Lough Foyle NAS is given later in this chapter- these being
typical of all the Irish seaplane patrol stations.

Work commenced on the Station on 05.01.1918- by civilian labour under contract to the Admiralty. The first US personnel
arrived on 26.02.1918. At first- much difficulty was experienced in the transportation of building materials to the Station
from Londonderry- the nearest hauling point- nine miles to the south. This was eventually alleviated by the arrival of several trucks-
and by 01.05 the slipway was ready and also the concrete base for the hangars.
Thereafter- progress was rapid. On 07.05.1918 the first material was hauled 35 miles north to Malin Head for the construction of a
Meteorological Station. On 11.05- a Cadillac touring car was received and three motor cycles with side cars. On 20.05.1918 the
US flag was hoisted on top of the new water tower. On 07.06 the civilian labour force went on strike once too often and was
finally dispensed with. On 12.06.1918- a 24 foot whale boat and two dinghies were purchased to convey supplies to the flying boats
which would be anchored at bouys. On 15.06- a consignment of 15 pigeons was received from England. On 01.07.1918-
as the construction work was nearing completion- the Station was formally commissioned.
In view of its considerable distance from the Assembly Depot at Queenstown- the flying boats for the Station were shipped to
Londonderry and trucked up to Lough Foyle NAS. On 20.07- the ship carrying a consignment of five flying boats for the
base steamed slowly past the Station- to the accompaniment of cheering and waving from personnel at the Station.
This event gave new life to the base and by 27.07 the second hangar had been completed and work commenced on a third.
By 31.07 all the buildings had been practically completed. On 08.08.1918 Lieutenant E.H. McKittenick reported as Commanding
Officer.
As to the buildings forming part of the Station- there was an Administrative Building which contained the offices of the Commanding
Officer- the Executive Officer and of the Officer of the Day. This building also contained the Intelligence Office which was in reality
a plotting room- equipped with six large map and chart boards covering the walls. One board was reserved for bulletins and
general information- weather reports and diagrams of patrols. The Intelligence Department kept an officer detailed at Buncrana who
kept the Station informed of all movements of submarines- convoys etc which he obtained from the Admiralty. This data was kept
on the wall charts in the Intelligence Office so that pilots could obtain all information at a glance. Fixes of submarines were plotted
on a large square chart. On another chart- all convoys were plotted. On a third chart- a war map was kept designating the battle
front and containing all the latest war news.
Before each trip- the Intelligence Officer briefed the pilot with all necessary information and gave him a blue print chart by which he
traced his course as he flew- marking down in pencil his position- bombs dropped- convoys sighted etc. By filing these charts and
issuing a new one for every patrol- an accurate account of all flights was on record. The Intelligence Officer was kept in direct
contact with the aircraft by means of radio and pigeons. The radio was fairly efficient- seaplanes receiving within 40 miles radius
and the Station receiving much further.
Between the Intelligence Office and the Transportation Office was the Engineer’s Office. Here was kept all the data concerning the
Liberty engines such as charts of flying hours- overhauls- location of engines- test results- fuel consumption etc. The Supply
Department also occupied an office in the Administration Building and in it kept the pay- purchasing and miscellaneous accounts.
Across the street from the Administration Building- the Captain of the Yard had an office from which he supervised all operations
in the yard- checking materials received etc. Near his office was the Crafting and Planning Office where all plans were drawn-
work estimated and where all technical data was filed and kept.
The pigeon loft was constructed to hold 72 birds- with a compartment for two men. The birds arrived on 15.06 and were given their
first flight twelve days later. In a few weeks time- the birds had become accustomed to their surroundings and were ready for training.
They were trained up to a distance of seventy miles on coast lines from each side of the Lough- after which they were taken up in
seaplanes for further training. After each bird had found its way home in good time from several trips- the bird was ready for regular
patrol work.
The photographic department was located next to the Intelligence Office. Here all pictures taken on patrol were developed and all
records of photographic supplies- plates- pictures- etc were kept. Between the hangars and the Captain’s office was situated the
Squadron Commander’s office. Here all records and data relative to the aircraft were kept- from which the daily reports were obtained.
The duty Flight Officer had his office on the beach between the two hangars. Here all records pertaining to the beach work were kept.
Under him were all the boat crews- signal force- motor launches etc.
The Commissary Department was responsible for feeding the Station. There was a base hospital. Across from the Administration
Building was situated the Ordnance Officer’s office where records concerning the firearms- ammunition and bombs were kept.
Safety pins were never removed from the bombs until the aircraft were just leaving the slipway or starting from the buoy. Bombs
were of the 2 1/2 second delay type.
There was a motor room- for the engines- a power house and the usual barracks- mess halls- storerooms- carpenters and machine
shops etc. At each station there was a YMCA hut- essential for the morale of the based personnel. The YMCA opened at Lough Foyle
shortly after the camp was established. The equipment of the “Y” hut consisted of two pianos- one pool table- 75 musical instruments-
three phonographs with 30 records and one motion picture machine. Once each month a play was staged. Three nights a week
movies were screened. Dances were held and a jazz band brought cheer to the camp. Sports included baseball- football- tennis and
boxing. A base newspaper was published — the “Ash-Can Special” (this being a nickname given to the bombs used against the
submarines).
A sub-station of Lough Foyle NAS was the US Meteorological Station at Malin Head- the most northerly point in Ireland. The met
station was located on a mountain of some height- 35 miles north of the NAS- over bad roads. The met station sent in weather
reports every six hours to the NAS- which also received weather reports from the British Naval base at Buncrana.
The consignment of H.16 flying boats which had arrived by ship from Londonderry on 20.07.1918 were unloaded and trucked up to
Lough Foyle NAS- where they arrived on 22.07. Work on their assembly commenced immediately. The five aircraft- with their
assigned codes- were:
based A-1059 LF-1
based A-1031 LF-2
based A-819 LF-3
based A-1032 LF-4
based A-779 LF-5
The wings of LF- 1 were found to be defective- and the wings of LF-5 were substituted- new wings being ordered for this boat.
On 21.10.1918- the first flight was made from Lough Foyle NAS. LF- 1- with Squadron Commander A.P. Teulon as first pilot
and the base commander as second pilot made a successful test flight of 45 minutes inside the Lough. LF-1 made a second
test flight the following day- which was only of 15 minutes duration- as the weather was extremely bad. The weather at the
Station was seldom ideal for flying. High hills and mountains surrounding the Lough caused turbulence. Continual strong winds-
hail and rain with low hanging cloud made the pilot’s task difficult.

There follows a daily diary of the flying from the Station- the missing dates being bad weather days which prevented flying:
23.08.1918 LF-1 made an instructional flight of 55 minutes
24.08.1918 LF-1 made two instructional flights totaling
one hour 35 minutes. Pigeons were taken along and released while in the air for training. On one of the landings-
the outer port planking sprung a leak amidships- which was repaired overnight- and at the same time bomb racks
were fitted.
25.08.1918 Training flight by LF-1- two hours 25 minutes duration- 14 landings made.
29.08.1918 Training flight by LF-1- 4 hours 25 minutes duration- 50 landings made.
31.08.1918 LF-2 fitted with bomb racks and made a test/ training flight lasting 3 hours 15 minutes.
About 50 landings made.
03.09.1918 The first operational patrol carried Out by any of the Naval Air Stations in Ireland was flown
by LF-1- which was carrying bombs for the first
time. Airborne 4 hours- after which a second
patrol of 3 hours 35 minutes was flown.
04.09.1918 LF-1 flew a patrol of 3 hours 15 minutes- the port wing pontoon being slightly damaged on landing due to a strong
wind. LF-2 went up on a test flight of forty minutes.
06.09.1918 LF-l went on patrol and was forced to land at sea because of low oil pressure. On resuming flight- the pressure
was found to drop again so the aircraft returned to base after being up an hour. LF-2 flew a training detail.
09.09.1918 An American convoy was escorted. LF-2 picked up the convoy and escorted it in. Clouds
and rain squalls were troublesome. After the aircraft had left the convoy it was forced to land with engine trouble and
was towed in by the Station motor launch- which was sent in response to pigeon messages. LF- 1 picked up the same
convoy and escorted it through the Station area.
11.09.1918 Another patrol by LF-1 on convoy duty- during which the radio generator became loose. In taking off after landing to
remedy the trouble- the starboard propeller was broken by the heavy sea- and the hull damaged beyond repair.
The H.16 was towed into Portrush Harbour- and later to the Station
13.09.1918 An instructional flight was undertaken by LF-2. Work commenced on cannibalizing the remains of LF- 1 for spare parts.
17.09.1918 LF-3 made a test flight of 28 minutes- equipped with some parts from LF- 1.
20.09.1918 LF-3- while on patrol- attempted to drop bombs but the release failed to work as the bolts were too tight. The trouble
was remedied and the releasing apparatus tested out on 26.09. Only one hour of suitable weather for flying was
available during the whole week- the days being spent in changing to a better type of radiator.
29.09.1918 A patrol and training flight made by LF-3.
04.10.1918 LF-3- on returning from escorting a merchant convoy- had the port engine fail while in a left bank- resulting in a side
slip from 1-000 to 300 feet. The boat was then too near the shore to level out for a landing. It came down on the water-
near the Warren Point lighthouse- with great force and at speed and was written off- although there were no casualties.
The H.16 was beached and salvage of the wreck commenced.
11.10.1918 Patrol flight by LF-2 followed by a training flight.
12.10.1918 Short test flight by LF-4- followed by a patrol. LF-2 also flew a patrol. Parts from the wrecked LF-3 put into LF-4.
13.10.1918 HMS Leviathan escorted through the Station area by LF-2.
16.10.1918 Short patrol by LF-4.
17.10.1918 LF-4 departed on patrol but had to return due to weather.
18.10.1918 Another patrol by LF-4. Thick fog encountered.
19.10.1918 LF-4 while escorting a 32 ship convoy sighted and successfully bombed a hostile submarine which was about to
attack the convoy. Both bombs went off- one striking to the right of the periscope- the other forward. Undoubtedly at
least one ship in the convoy was saved by this timely action. Bubbles and oil appeared on the spot. The crew were
commended by Admiral Sims.
20.10.1918 Instructional flight in LF-2
22.10.1918 Three hour patrol flown in LF-4. A floating mine and wreckage were sighted and their position reported.
23.10.1918 Two more H.16s arrived- flying in from Queenstown NAS via Wexford. A-3461 was coded LF-6 and A-3465 was
coded LF-7.
24.10.1918 LF-2- sent up on patrol to look for submarines reported in the area- sighted and bombed a suspicious oil patch. 25.10.1918 LF-4 experienced engine trouble coming in from a patrol and was towed in by the Station motor launch sent out
In response to a pigeon message. 26.10.1918 LF-2 established a new record for all Irish stations for duration of patrol- airborne for 6 hours 5 minutes. Patrol also
flown by LF-7 27.10.1918 Convoy escort by LF-2.
31.10.1918 Test flight by LF-6- with Commanding Officer as passenger.
03.11.1918 Patrol of 6 hours duration flown by LF-6 in the course of which suspicious oil patches were bombed. Patrol also flown
by LF-4
Patrol flown by LF-7. Crankshaft in port motor broke while flying off the Mull of Kintyre- Scotland. Landed on the sea-
towed into Campbletown and placed in charge of Thames Submarine Depot in good condition. A storm arose and the
boat was dashed ashore- a total wreck. The pieces were returned to Lough Foyle NAS on a tug some days later. The
same storm also caused LF-4 and LF-6 to break away from their moorings at Lough Foyle. They were washed onto
the beach a short distance north of the Station- with only slight damage- which was repaired.
Patrol flight with LF-6. With the surrender of Turkey and Austria- a signal was received from Queenstown ordering
flying to be cut by 50%.
11.11.1918 Patrol flight with LF-2. Official signal received stating that Armistice had been signed. General quarters sounded and
all men assembled in front of hangars and cheered enthusiastically upon hearing the news. All construction work
stopped pending receipt of orders to dismantle station.
12.11.1918 Short test flight by LF-5
30.11.1918 The final flight at the Station- a test flight with LF-4.
Total flight time for the Station was 130 hours 33 minutes- of which 99 hours 6 minutes was on patrol. A total of 4l patrol flights were
flown- training flights and 9 test flights. On 2nd December 1918 the first draft of 300 men returned to the US. On 12th December the
Station supply of bombs and ammunition was sent to Aghada under guard. The following day- two Packard trucks left for Dublin
carrying equipment to be shipped home and work commenced on dismantling the base.
US NAVAL WITHDRAWAL
Had the War continued- it was intended to have nine squadrons of H16s operating from Ireland by January 1920. However with the
signing of the Armistice on 11th November 1918- all ongoing construction work at the four seaplane patrol stations ceased- and the
men prepared to return home. Most left during December. A report dated 1st January 1919 advised that the bases were then being
maintained with nucleus crews until their future disposition was determined. The H.16 flying boats were all dismantled- returned to
their crates and shipped home. The Naval Air Stations themselves- as they were not required for future military use- were dismantled
to the extent possible and the sites returned to their owners. All equipment- spare parts etc were trucked or taken by rail to the Naval
Aviation Supply Base in Dublin for shipment back to the United States. This depot in Dublin remained open until April 1919 to handle
the transshipment of material. Many of the portable buildings were sold locally and such building material as could not be sold was
shipped home.
Lough Foyle NAS was vacated towards the end of Januarary 1919.

The station at Lough Foyle was located on the western shore of the Lough- near the village of Muff- Co. Donegal-
some nine miles north of the city of Derry.
This station patrolled the sea areas to the north of the country.
Although each of the four seaplane patrol stations were different from each other in some respects- they were
all built to the same general configuration. In each case- a concrete base was laid for the erection of the hangars-
with a ramp to the front and a slipway giving access to the water. The camp buildings- mostly pre- fabricated
wooden huts- were then erected to the rear of the hangars. Where ever possible- mansion houses in the immediate
vicinity of the stations were acquired- usually for officers’ quarters.
The station was planned for maximum centralisation —each building to be near the work it was to perform yet
concentrated as far as possible into the minimum amount of space. The building materials were shipped over
from the United States and began to arrive in March 1918. Work then commenced in earnest- the grounds were
staked out- roads and drains put in and the buildings erected. Each base contained barracks and mess halls for
officers and men- a guard house- water tank- sick bay- administration buildings- radio hut- storehouses- carpenters
shops and machine shops- pigeon loft and magazine for the bombs.
There was only one type of aircraft operated in Ireland by the US Navy- and that was the Curtiss H. 16 “Large America”-
so called to distinguish it from the H4 “Small America”. The H. 16 was a large flying boat- in fact- as well as in name.
The upper wing span measured 95 feet and its hull was 46 feet long. It was powered by two 400 hp Liberty 12 engines-
and armed with four Lewis machine guns in addition to its bomb load of four 230 pounders. It carried a crew of five –
a pilot- two observers- a mechanic and a wireless operator. Empty weight was 7-400 lbs and gross weight 10-900 lbs.
It had a maximum speed of 95 mph at sea level.
H. 16s were built both by Curtiss at their plant at Buffalo- New York and under license by the Naval Aircraft Factory
which the Navy had established at Philadelphia in order to boost production of aircraft urgently needed for the war
effort. In all 124 were built by Curtiss (serials A-784/799- A-818/867- A-1031/1048 and A-4039/4078) and 150 by
the Naval Aircraft Factory (serials A-1049/1098 and A-3459/3558)- with deliveries commencing in February 1918.
After test flying at their place of construction- the H.16s were crated and sent to Europe aboard ship.
When the United States entered the War- the national insignia on naval aircraft comprised a red disc within a five
pointed white star on a blue circular background. The rudders were marked with vertical red- white and blue bands-
with the blue band forward. The colour shades were the same as those of the American flag. On 8 February 1918
revised insignia were adopted- and the following appeared on the H.16s operating in Ireland. The roundel was adopted
in place of the star- to avoid confusion with enemy markings and to conform with Allied markings. Britain- France and
Italy all used a variation of the roundel. The US roundel consisted of concentric circles of red and blue around a white disc
and was painted on the rear fuselage- beside the aircraft’s serial. Tail colours were reversed- with the red band forward.
Much like the Royal Air Force Training Depot Stations already described- the Naval Air Stations were a late development
in the War and had not reached their full strength before the Armistice ended hostilities. The Stations at Queenstown and
Whiddy Island were each designed for 24 H. 16s- whilst those at Wexford and Lough Foyle were designed for 18 aircraft
each. This would have given a total of 84 H. 16s in operation in Ireland.
In fact- only 43 aircraft had been delivered to Ireland before the Armistice- 38 being shipped to Queenstown for assembly
and 5 to Lough Foyle. Of these 43 H. 16s- 15 were not completed and were returned home in their crates. Of the 28 which
did fly- over the four months of operations- from August to November 1918- 9 were wrecked. The surviving 19 were
disassembled and shipped back to the United States. Details of all 43 aircraft are contained in Appendix D and the flying
operations are described under the individual bases in this chapter.
Naval air units were not then organised into squadrons- as they are today. Instead- aircraft were attached to a particular
station and operated as part of the Air Station Command. On arrival at its assigned station- each H. 16 was allocated a
code comprising the initials of the station and a number- which was painted on the forward part of the hull. Thus- the first
aircraft to be taken on charge at Lough Foyle NAS was coded LF- 1- the second LF-2 and soon up. Similarly the first aircraft
for Wexford NAS was coded W-1 etc.
All stations in Europe came under the jurisdiction of the United States Naval Aviation Forces- Foreign Service- part of the
US Naval Forces Operating in European Waters. The Irish Stations were under the command of the Commander-
US Naval Air Stations in Ireland. He reported to the Commander-in-Chief- Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly- who had overall operational
control of the joint British and American campaign against the German submarines.

based A-1059 code LF-1 Curtiss H-16 Flying Boat () 22.08.1918 00.01.1919 USNAS/RNAS wrecked at sea 10.09.1918
A-1031 code LF-2 Curtiss H-16 Flying Boat () 22.08.1918 00.01.1919 USNAS/RNAS
A-819 code LF-3 Curtiss H-16 Flying Boat () 22.08.1918 00.01.1919 USNAS/RNAS wrecked at sea 04.10.1818
A-1032 code LF-4 Curtiss H-16 Flying Boat () 22.08.1918 00.01.1919 USNAS/RNAS
A-775 code LF-5 Curtiss H-16 Flying Boat () 22.08.1918 00.01.1919 USNAS/RNAS
? A-799 code LF-5 Curtiss H-16 Flying Boat () 22.07.1918 ?
A-3461 code LF-6 Curtiss H-16 Flying Boat () 21.10.1918 00.01.1919 USNAS/RNAS
A-3465 code LF-7 Curtiss H-16 Flying Boat () 21.10.1918 00.01.1919 USNAS/RNAS wrecked at sea 04.11.1918

serial date received code remarks based A-1059 22.07.1918 LF-1 Wrecked at sea 10.09.1918 A-1031 22.07.1918 LF-2 A-819 22.07.1918 LF-3 Wrecked at sea 04.10.1918 A-1032 22.07.1918 LF-4
Lough Foyle Operations commenced: 03.09.1918 Aircraft 11.11.1918: 7 Seaplanes Number of flights: 60 Number of sea miles patrolled: 11-000 Number of officers: 20 Numbers of men: 432

0056 not yet allocated

0057 Avoca 1 Wicklow Airstrip Private
owner/operator Lesie Sharpe?
Kilqueeney
Location? is/was there an airstrip in Avoca Avoca
Co Wicklow

f Weston based EI-BBE Aernoca 7FC Tri-Traveller (7FC-393) R 17.06.1987 X13.06.1989 Richard Sharpe to Galway. converted to tailwheel
f Shannon based EI-BHW Cessna F.150F (F150-0013) R02.05.1988 X19.10. 2012 Richard Sharpe X10.03.1988 pending sale to Richard Sharpe X19.10. 2012 by the IAA
also listed as R05.05.1988 photo via Trevor Read of EI-BHW Reims Cessna F.150F (0013) noted
stored at Mullaghbane on 15.04.2016

0058 Avoca 2 Wicklow Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Avoca
Co Wicklow

visitor EI-EUR Eurocopter EC.120B (1138) N02.03.2001 Atlantic Helicopters Ltd

0059 Avonmore [House??] ? Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Avonmore [house?]
?
don’t even know which county this site is in?

visitor IAC-244 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6124) N27.02.1992 Irish Air Corps

0060 Bagenalstown Carlow Helipad Private
see Ballymoon House 1583

0061 Baily Lighthouse Dublin helipad Irish lights
owner/operator Irish Lights Commissioners of Irish Lights
Baily Lighthouse 16 Lower Pembroke Street Howth Dublin 2
3k S of Howth town Co Dublin 01-6624525 Fax 01-6618094


As with all Irish Lights helipads- this pad is used exclusively by helicopters
on Irish Lights business only- and definitely not available for any other
helicopter use.

From 1983 Baily Lighthouse has been used as the base for helicopter operations to and from
Rockabill and the Kish Lighthouses

bolkow Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Flying in Ireland forum Posts: 8 Post subject: Irish helicopters Bolkow crash in rosslare??- Location: Swansea. Wales- UK
Posted: Mon Dec 18.12.2006 9:24 am
    
I heard from my sister that one of Irish Helicopters two bolkows came down
in Rosslare last week whilst servicing tuskar rock lighthouse. I dont know if
it was EI-BLD or the Newer EI-LIT. UPDATE: Apparently a heavy landing did occur at the Bailey lighthouse in Dublin
and not rosslare as first thought. The aircraft is not a write off- but reportedly the
skids were bent outwards. There is a pic of it seen on a low loader with tail rotor
intact- appearing to sit ok on the low loader- but minus the main rotors and main
rotor head which might be for transporting purpose. I understand the heavy
landing occurred in high winds from a height around 8-15 feet and the aircraft was
the Bolkow EI-BLD

visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo.105DB (S.381) ?11.12.2006 Irish Helicopters definitely multiple visits by this helicopter-but on this occasion EI-BLD
was damaged when due to strong winds she dropped from about 4m
causing damage to her skids

0062 Balcunnin Dublin Field Strip Private
Skerries 2 owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
Location? Belcunnin
Skerries
Co Dublin

visitor ?EI-AA-? Site used by the Irish Aero Club for their air demonastrations air display
on Mon 28.06.1937. visitor ?EI-AAU?

0063 Baldonnell Dublin Aerodrome/Airfield RAF/IAAS/IAAC/IAC-Civil/IAC
Baldonnel owner/operator Royal Air Force Irish Army Air Service 1922-1924 Casement Irish Army Air Service Irish Army Air Corps 1924-1926
Mhic Easmuinn Irish Army Air Corps Irish Air Corps 1926-1974
spelling as per ordnance survey mapping is Irish Air Corps Baldonnell Aerodrome 1922-1974
Baldonnell- Baldonnel is the local version Baldonnell officially renamed Casement Aerodrome in 1966- but still referred to as Baldonnell
Clondalkin
6.5k SSE of Weston Airfield Co Dublin
RAF/ IAAS/ IAAC/ IAC Clondalkin 22 Co Dublin
IAC 01-4592493
1918-1955 Grass Landing Area’s IAC 01-8046514/5
no set r/w headings - into wind T/o
and Landing
work started on 01.02.1954 Runway 11/29 1829m concrete
00.00.1955 Runway 05/23 1463m concrete

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 28
within the R15 and R16 restricted flight zones military trafic only.
Baldonnell reopened in 1922 and in 1928 it was the departure point
for the first successful East-West crossing of the Atlantic by Comdt
James Fitzmaurice and crew.
Strictly PPR at all times Proir permission in writing must be obtained
from the Minister of Defence/Department of Defence before you can
use the airfield and only then can you file a flight plan.
Tower frequency 123.50mHz Approach 120.0mHz

The Flight of the Bremen D1167 on 28.04.1928
After the First World War- the ambition of all aviators was to make the first
crossing of the vast Atlantic Ocean by aircraft. Nowadays- flying to America
is a fairly comfortable experience and pilots have an abundance of power
and navigational aids upon which they can rely- but in the 1920s this was
the greatest test of man and machine. The first transatlantic flights were made
in the West-East direction but to make the flight from Europe to North America
was far more dangerous because of prevailing winds and the greater flight
time.

The First Aeroplane to make the Trans-Atlantic Hop from East to West In 1927
ten were unsuccessful East-West transatlantic attempts were made and seven
lives were lost. Any subsequent attempts were discouraged but for many aviators-
the unsuccessful flights only intensified their intentions to try again. The Atlantic
airspace was finally conquered in April of 1928 and Ireland played a large part
in the historic achievement. The Bremen departed from Baldonnell Aerodrome
on Thursday 12.04.1928 at 05:38 and landed on Greenly Island in Labrador
the following day. One of the crew of three was an Irishman- Captain James C.
Fitzmaurice. In 2003 the 75th Anniversary of 'The Flight of the Bremen' was marked.

The information below was taken directly from “A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL
AIR SERVICE in IRELAND 1913-1923” publised by Karl E.Hayes and the Irish Air Letter 1988 (excellent publication
on the early years of military aviation in Ireland) ISBN 0 9508231 1 2

The Royal Air Force established the airfield at Baldonnell in 1918- designated as a Training Depot Station (TDS).
The normal method of establishing a TDS was to create three nucleus flights at existing Training Squadrons
and then to move them to a new aerodrome to form a TDS equivalent in size to three Training Squadrons.
In July 1918- nearly all the Training Squadrons in the United Kingdom disappeared as separate entities
on grouping into Training Depot Stations.
On 01.04.1918- (a significant date in aviation history- the day on which the Royal Naval Air Service and the
Royal Flying Corps were amalgamated to form the Royal Air Force)- Baldonnell was 25% built and was expected to
be compleated on 01.06.1918- although this estimate proved somewhat optimistic and the base was not ready
for occupation until 00.09.1918 and even then construction works continued well into 1919 to finish it off.

The four Irish bases came out of the re-organisation which had taken place in the training programme- the object
of which was to economise on personnel and transport- and to minimise the use of agricultural land for aerodromes.
Baldonnell was 203 acres in size and was 10 miles W of the city- with Cookstown (see Tallaght 1 1291) seven miles
SW of the city and only 3 miles E of Baldonnell. The four training bases were located quite close to each to the other
and near to Dublin- the capital city. With Collinstown only six miles to the N of the capital and Gormanston 24 miles
N of the city.

Each of the four Irish TDS’s were built to exactly the same specifications- and were intended to have a complement
of seventy-two based aircraft - 36 Avro 504s for basic flying training and 36 DH9s for Day Bombing training.
The layout of the four stations was the same. There were six aeroplane hangars (or sheds- as they were then known)
each 170 feet x 100 feet- built in three pairs- and one Aeroplane Repair Section shed of similar size- standing on its
own. Other technical buildings included a salvage shed- motor transport shed- workshops (wood and metal)- oil and
petrols stores- technical stores- instructional huts (general lecture hut- gunnery instruction hut- gunnery workshop-
photographic hut- wireless and bombing hut- buzzing and picture-target hut) offices- power house- guard house-
compass platform- machine gun range and explosive store.
Regimental buildings included the officers mess- officers quarters (staff and pupils)- officers baths and latrines-
similar separate facilities for sergeants and for enlisted personnel- reception station- drying room- coal yard and
womens hostel.

The railways were used to move material and equipment to the sites. In the case of Baldonnell a special line
was run to the site for this purpose in 1917 when construction commenced. The main Dublin to Cork line of what
was then the Great Southern and Western railway Company passed some 2.5 miles N of the aerodrome- the
nearest station being at Clondalkin. From here to the airfield- a 24” guage railway was built by J. & R. Thompson
(Dublin) Ltd- the contractors who were building the aerodrome under the supervision of the Corps of Engineers.
Two small locomotives- which arrived in February 1918- plied the route between Clondalkin and Baldonnell bringing
in tons of sand- gravel- lengths of timber etc which went into the construction of the hangars and buildings. The
trains also brought in the workmen each morning- and home again in the evening- as well as supplies for the camp.
This railway continued in use until 1919.

The Establishment at each station was as follows: 52 Officers- 90 Officers under instruction; 90 NCOs under instruction-
49 WOs and NCOs above the rank of corporal- 26 Corporals- 336 Rank and File- 7 Forewomen- 154 Women
54 Women (household)- Total 858.
Transport comprised: 1 Touring car- 10 Light tenders- 10 Heavy tenders- 8 Motor Cycles- 8 Sidecars- and 5 Trailers.
On 6th July 1918- the scheme for the new Irish Training Depot Stations was finalised- as follows- although as records
of the actual day to day activities have not survived and as the Armistice intervened before the bases were at full
strength- it is not known if this scheme was fully implemented:

23 Training Depot Station: 00.09.1918 to 00.02.1919.
141 Sqn arr 00.09.1919 from Tallaght with Bristol Fighters and was disbanded at Baldonnell 31.01.1920- its cadre having merged with 117 Sqn to form 100 Squadron at Baldonnell 01.02.1920.
100 Squadron re-formed at Baldonnell 01.02.1920 by the merger of the cadres of 141 Squadron- Baldonnell and117 Squadron- Gormanston. Initially equipped with the DH9A Bomber (but with
Bristol Fighters for its Castlebar flight)- Full Sqn re-equipping with Bristol Fighters during 04/06.1921. Departed 01/02.1922 to Spittlegate- Lincs.
4 Sqn in Ireland 09.1920 to 01.1922 'A' Flight
4 Sqn Detached A Flight- ex Farnborough arrived 04.05.1921 from Aldergrove with Bristol Fighters. Departed 18.01.1922 to Farnborough.
Irish Flight formed at Baldonnell with Bristol Fighters 04.1922. Moved to Collinstown 01.05.1922.
23 TDS Baldonnell. This was to form on 00.01.1918 by the movement of 31TS from Wyton (Hunts) and 51TS from Waddington (Lincs) to Baldonnel to form 135 Squadron B Flight to become
operational on 21.09.1918
164 Squadron A Flight- to become operational on 25.10.1918.

 also based at Baldonnell were American personnel belonging to the United States Air Service- they manned the Aeroplane Repair Section and also had a flight for pilot instruction.

The Armistice represented a high point for numbers of aircraft in Ireland. Including RAF training and operational types- at that time there were more than 300 military aircraft in Ireland-
a number which has not been equalled since! Indeed it is only in relatively recent years that a similar amount civilian aircraft have been based in this country. During 10.1918- there
were 184 Avro 504s and 41 DH9s stationed in Ireland- the DH9s not yet having achieved their full complement. It was intended that the training squadrons withdraw from the TDS in
accordance with the following arrangement:

Flights withdrawn from 23 TDS Baldonnell
135 Sqn B Fight to Bicester (Oxon) on 21.11.1918
164 Sqn A Fight to Fowlmere (Cambs) on 25.12.1918.

The intention was that on arrival at their new bases the training units would re-equip with DH9As. However- it is doubtful if any of them ever did so. With the ending of the war- there was no
longer any need for training on such a massive scale. The Baldonnell training unit was disbanded during 1919 as demobilisation proceeded apace.The main period of training activity at the
four Irish TDS was relatively brief- from 08.1918 to 12.1918. Thereafter the four TDS remained as training bases- with reduced flying training continuing into 1919. In 01.1919- there were still
41 pilots and one observer with 23TDS Baldonnell. There then followed a consolidation of the flying training programme. In 02.1919- training ceased at Baldonnell and 23 TDS transferred to
Collinstown-

By October 1919- the run down of the RAF in Ireland was almost complete and the HQ at Merrion Square advised that Baldonnell was to become the headquarters of all RAF units stationed
in Ireland. The construction of Baldonnell had not been in vain- however- and it continued to be put to use. In fact- even more bases were commissioned as although the training function had
ended- 1919 saw the commencement in earnest of the IRA campaign against the British forces- and aerodromes were required to counter this threat.

In 1919 a very successful night flight made from the Navigation School at Andover to Baldonnell (Dublin). The night was intensely dark and it was practically impossible to pick up land
marks. Accordingly the flight was done on compass bearings — due allowance being made for drift. The calculations had been so accurately worked out and the course so skilfully set that
the navigator brought the machine out directly over Dublin- a remarkable achievement considering that 75 miles was an oversea passage. The entire journey was completed in 6.5 hours.

Thereafter Baldonnell continued to be used as a transit point for these navigation flights. One such flight- en route to Baldonnell on Friday 17.12.1920- came to grief. The 0/400- serial J2259-
developed engine trouble over the Irish Sea- 15 miles from Holyhead- and ditched successfully into the sea. Before the bomber came down- an SOS had been sent out on the aircraft’s CW
radio and after sitting on the wings of the 0/400 for four hours- the crew of seven were rescued by a boat lowered from the Elder Dempster Line steamer ‘Itajahy’ and taken to Liverpool.
The rescuers were only just in time- as fifteen minutes later the aircraft disappeared beneath the waves.

The de Havilland DH9B K-109- Baldonnell’s first civilian visitor on the 25.06.1919- reregistered as G-EAAC when the permanent register was introduced and continued to fly for AT&T- who
were one of the most important operators of the time. The company operated no less than sixteen DH9s in pioneer air services between London- Paris and Amsterdam- in addition to charter
work. Some of the Amsterdam services were flown under contract to KLM- the Royal Dutch Airline- which at the time had no aircraft of its own. The company also operated some DH4s and
eight DH16s- but ran into financial difficulties and went into liquidation during 12.1920. The DH4s were scrapped- the DH9s sold off (some to KLM) and the DH16s put into storage in a hangar
at Croydon. The Baldonnell visitor- DH9B G-EAAC- was acquired a few months later- in 03.1921- the first aircraft for a new charter company- the deHavilland Aeroplane Hire Service- which
was to make a number of visits to Dublin during 1922. That company also acquired two of the DH16s stored at Croydon- both of which were also destined to become visitors to Ireland in 1922.
The aerodrome was formally handed over to the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State on 04.05.1922.

Was a grass field until the mid-1950- when the concrete runways were laid. Work commenced on 01.02.1954 on runway 11/29 and the cross runway 05/23 had been completed the following
year. This was in preperation for the arrival of the Vampires.

 HYPERLINK "http://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/member.php?1306-GoneToTheCanner" \o "GoneToTheCanner is offline" GoneToTheCanner Baldonnell 11.01.2011 The 1st Apprentice Class- during their term as Aptces.- were marched to the dump- which ran from Heli Flight's hangar-side office to the windsock at the corner of the hedge (which was well over
a hundred yards- so you can imagine the amount of stuff that was there)- were handed picks- shovels- sledgehammers and cutting tools and ordered to reduce the derelict aircraft- especially the
Hurricanes and any other aircraft capable of carrying a gun or bomb- to pieces- which they duly did. They were not allowed off site until the aircraft were completely demolished and reduced to
scrap. This included the deliberate smashing of every instrument- windscreen- engine parts- gun mountings- gun sights- propellors and so on. The whole lot was then driven over. A lot of stuff was
also set alight- to assure destruction. Source: RSM Bobby Gallagher- who was one of the wreckers.
GttC PS: that whole area has been dug up and redeveloped several times and many tons of concrete poured on. Where the new hangar stands- would have been the centre of the dumping area. There
were also lesser dumps- such as a small one which stood near the Engine Test Cell- up by Stores and other units- such as Transport- also had their own dumps.
Last edited by GoneToTheCanner; 11th January 2011 at 12:32. Irish Military Online
 HYPERLINK "http://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/member.php?39-hptmurphy" \o "hptmurphy is offline" hptmurphy
I was with a group who took a Provost and the Pod from a vampire from the fire dump in 1987...there was literally nothing esle intact and the remenants of the airframes had been 'vandalised
beyond economic repair. 11.01.2011


Renamed Casement in 1966 when Roger Casements remains were flown in for re-interment- but to this day generally still refered to as Baldonnell. Casement was and is still used in official
documents and nearly always when named in government papers.
VOR/DME was installed 1980 & flight tested by the FAA 08.08.1980.
First new hangar completed summer 1988. replaces one of the RFC/RAF hangars.
Ref; History. Ulster Air Mail 07.2000 p.159.
Work began on resurfacing the runways at Baldonnell 01.07.2002. completed 00.12.2002
With the changes made in 2002- the Cessnas moved from Gormanston to Baldonnel

Military Unit Movements Aldergrove HQ base 141 Sqn data in green via Air Britain “BASES” visitors are shown in red.
Wyton based 01.09.1918 00.10.1918 31 Training Sqn
Siddeley Deasy RT.1 (no c/n) B6625 2 seater reconisance bi-plane. this list shows aircraft used by 31 TS
from 01.10.1916 until finally disbanded into 23 TDS on 00.10.1918 but
not sure if any carried over to 23 TDS here
Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 (?) ?
deHavilland DH.4 (?)
deHavilland DH.6 (?) B2663
deHavilland DH.9 (?) C6206
Avro 504J (?) C4436 also listed as 504 A/J (only 2 constructed C4290 & 99)
BE.3e (2610) B4492
BE.12a (?) A4029
Nieuport 12 (?) A5196
RE.8 (?) A4537
Sopwith Camel (?)
Graheme White XV (?) A1685
Armstrong Whitworth FK.3 (?)
Martinsyde G.102 Elephant (?)
Bristol F.2b Fighter (?) A7199
Maurice Farman S-11 Shorthorn (?)B4698
Maurice Farman S-11 Shorthorn (?)A7051 also listed as a S-7 Longhorn/ M F-7 Longhorn
Spad S7 (?) A8797
Waddington based 04.10.1918 00.10.1918 51 Training Sqn RE.8 (?) A3182 disbanded into 23 TDS listed as 01.09.1918??
BE.2c/e (?) A1263 date would suggest 51TS was disbanded
deHavilland DH.4 (?) A7546 into 23 TDS before arrival at Baldonnell
deHavilland DH.6 (?) A9758
deHavilland DH.9 (?) C7864
Bristol F.2b Fighter (?)
Martinsyde G.102 Elephant (?) A6253
formed here based 00.10.1918 00.02.1919 23 Training Depot Station Avro 504 (?) to Collinstown
ex 31 & 51 Training Sqadrons deHavilland DH.9 (?)
Martinsyde G.102 Elephant (?)
St Inglevert Fra based 12.09.1919 01.02.1920 100 Sqn cadre RAF nil cadre here for rest & training-100 Sqn reactivated
01.02.1920
Tallaght based 14.12.1919 01.02.1920 141 Sqn RAF Bristol F.2b Fighter (?) into 100 Sqn
reactivated based 01.02.1920 04.02.1922 100 Sqn RAF Bristol F.2b Fighter (?) to Spittlegate
Farnborough based 00.11.1920 00.01.1921 4 Sqn detatched RAF various to Farnborough
Aldergrove based 04.05.1921 18.01.1922 4 Sqn ‘A’ Flight various to Farnborough
Bristol F.2b Fighter (?)

Military Aircraft Movements
based C5980 Avro 504J (?) 01.09.1918 00.02.1919 23 Training Depot Station 23 TDS was formed on 01.09.1918 by the movement of 31TS from
Squadron RFC/RAF Wyton (Hunts) and 51TS from Waddington (Lincs) to Baldonnell
Sqn disbanded here 00.02.1919
visitor D8322? Handly Page O/400? 00.00.1919 2 school of (Aerial) night navigation flight from Andover
Navigation & Bomb dropping
based J6725 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6032) 00.00.0000 02.09.1921 100 Sqn RAF cr Baldonnel 02.09.1921
based C6977 Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c (?) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000
based J6712 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6019) 00.00.1920 00.00.0000 2 Sqn RAF
based D2157 Bristol F.2b Fighter (?) 01.02.1920 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based D9868 deHavilland DH9 (?) 01.09.1918 00.02.1919 23 Training Depot Station 23 TDS was formed on 01.09.1918 by the movement of 31TS from
Squadron RFC/RAF Wyton (Hunts) and 51TS from Waddington (Lincs) to Baldonnel
Sqn disbanded here 00.02.1919
based H3556 deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 100 Sqn RAF Sqn eventully brought up to strength of 18 aircraft
based H3586 deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 100 Sqn RAF
based H3553 deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.1921 04.02.1922 100 Sqn RAF
based H3588 deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.04.1921 04.02.1922 100 Sqn RAF
based H3590 deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.12.1920 00.05.1921 100 Sqn RAF
based H3659 deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.12.1920 00.00.1921 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based ? deHavilland DH9A Bomber (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based E2411 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4014) 01.02.1920 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based E2574 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4177) 01.02.1920 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based F4306 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4292) 01.02.1920 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based H1487 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5203) 01.02.1920 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based E2624 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4227) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 4 Sqn RAF
based F4944 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4929) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 4 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “J” type 00.11.1924 new c/n 6540-later a 2nd recon to
Mk III 00.06.1928 with a new c/n 7135
based H1415 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4929) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 4 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “j” type 06.1924 and assigned new c/n 6676
2nd recon 07.1926 new c/n 6970
based H1487 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5203) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 4 Sqn RAF
based C5783 Avro 504J (?) 00.03.1921 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based H1606 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5322) 04.10.1921 00.00.0000 4 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “J” type 00.02.1925 new c/n6606
based E2551 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4154) 00.05.1921 00.06.1921 100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate 10.02.1922
based J6675 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5982) 00.05.1921 00.05.1921 100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate 10.02.1922
based J6678 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5985) 00.05.1921 01-02.1922 100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate 10.02.1922
based J6690 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5997) 00.05.1921 16.06.1921 100 Sqn RAF cr Ballinasloe 16.06.1921 repaired to Spittlegate 10.02.1922
based J6699 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6006) 00.05.1921 00.06.1921?100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate00.06.1921? which is correct this or the next below
based J6699 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6006) 00.05.1921 01-02.1922?100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate10.02.1922?
based J6698 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6005) 04.05.1921 20.01.1922 4 Sqn RAF engine failure forced landing/cr at N Wales on delivery to
Shotwick 20.01.1922
based D7856 Bristol F.2b Fighter (3506) 04-06.1921 10.02.1922 100 Sqn RAF crashed Baldonnell due EF on t/o 10.02.1922 destroyed- sadly
both crew died. Aircraft was in fact departing to Spittlegate
based J6671 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5978) 04-06.1921 10.02.1922 100 Sqn RAF photographed at Baldonnell 30.08.1921 to Spittlegate 10.02.1922
based J6693 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6000) 04-06.1921 01-02.1922 100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate photographed at Baldonnell 30.08.1921 based J6706 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6013) 04-06.1921 01-02.1922 100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate
based J6691 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5998) 00.00.0000 16.06.1921 100 Sqn RAF forced landing 16.06.1921 Ballinasloe- reconditioned to “J” type
00.12.1925 new c/n 6677
based J6707 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6014) 04-06.1921 27.06.1921 100 Sqn RAF cr Galway Bay 27.06.1921
based J6709 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6016) 04-06.1921 01-02.1922 100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate force landed and hit tree Mullingar 01.07.1921
based J6712 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6019) 04-06.1921 00.05.1922 100 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate photographed at Baldonnell 30.08.1921
based J6715 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6022) 00-01.1922 00.08.1923 4 Sqn RAF to Spittlegate reconditioned to “J” type 00.02.1925 new c/n 6634
based F4934 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4920) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown reconditioned to “J” type 00.11.1924 new c/n 6545
2nd recondition new c/n 6902 00.02.1926
based E2411 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4014) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based H1485 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5201) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown to Irish Army Air Service at Baldonnell10.07.1922
as BF.III cr Naas 17.07.1922 (also see below)
based H1489 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5206) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown

based J6692 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5999) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based J6732 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6039) 14.08.1922 00.10.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based J6744 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6051) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based J6748 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6055) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6063) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based J6762 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6069) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based J6763 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6070) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based J6623 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5930) 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown
based J6688 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5995) 00.08.1922 03.09.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF crashed Dundalk 03.09.1922 repaired to 2 Sqn Collinstown
based H1489 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5205) 00.07.1922 00.00.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF port wheel collapsed on landing Collinstown 01.08.1922
fr Aldergrove based J6692 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5999) 00.08.1922 00.10.1922 11 Irish Flight RAF to Spittlegate
based J6704 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6011) 00.08.1922 00.01.1923 11 Irish Flight RAF to Collinstown

RAF activity ceased-in what was to become the Irish Free State and below is the start of Irish military forces activity which continues to the present day




17.10.2018 Historical Register of all Aircraft used by the IRISH AIR CORPS
AND IT’S PREDECESSORS FROM 1922-TO DATE INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES PRE & OR POST IRISH AIR CORPS USE
can you please help correct the MANY ERRORS and fill in the many gaps still waiting to be filled


WARNING – PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING
collated & compiled by Hugo Wilhare from multiple sources- but please be aware that all the data
collected has not being authenticated as accurate and any errors contained within the compiled
data WILL still be present. Further research WILL always be required in order to correct the
many obvious contradictions that I have noted in blue. I am not a “researcher” and could never
claim 100% accuracy of the collated data. My only aim here is to gather all data related to Irish
Military Aviation from 1922 that I can find and bring it to one location where visitors can then
make up their own minds as to how useful- OR NOT- the information gathered is to themselves.
Please treat this list ONLY as a stepping stone from where anyone interested in compiling a
completely accurate register of Irish Air Corps aircraft can move forward with serious rescarch.
If the obvious errors contained within this current register annoy you - then please do not contact
ME - instead – if you feel that you can - get serious and do the research.

A massive assist in the production of this register was the file produced by Patrick J. Cummins RIP
AIRCRAFT OF THE IRISH AIR SERVICE- IRISH ARMY AIR CORPS AND IRISH AIR CORPS- 1922-2007
I would like to think he would be pleased with the results of his efforts

Also of great help was the Irish Air Corps Aircraft Historic Register issued by IrishAirPics during 2003

The vast collection of Air Britain publications were also extremely useful-without which a lot of RAF material would not be
available-then there are the regular aviation books and publications-magazines-lists etc etc.

And the one major difference in producing a register to-day is the VAST amount of additional aviation data/information that
is available on the internet- it is beyond belief - also this is where you can find the majority of one-off bits of info which can
be the piece you need - without the internet I could not have ever attempted this

The only source of information which I have not tried to delve into are official records - I would not have the slightest idea
how to go about checking these sourse’s which of course are most accurate way of gaining the correct info required plus
the fact I live 250km (150 mls) NW of Dublin and 700km (440ml) from London where those files-records and photos are kept

Please feel free to use this register as you wish - in any way you wish- BUT always be
aware of the errors contained within.

activity of the Irish Air Service began in the Free State when the Irish Military took over at Baldonnell Aerodrome on 04.05.1922

explianation of text colour codes used within the register
Black text relates to BASED aircraft or airframes used by Irish Military aviation from 1922
Purple text shows histories pre and or post Irish Military aviation use
Blue text shows additional related notes PLUS information added by myself
Rust text shows manufacturers data AND highlights oddities about this aircraft
Orange text shows sorce of new- updates & corrections plus donated data -with donors name

contradictory data or otherwise
purple text is usually the first located data on this aircraft and is not necessarily the correct data
blue text is the contradicting second and subsequent located data on this aircraft some of which may
be correct -futher research would be always be required to confirm which is the correct information
blue text is also used to show guestimated dates and or data

reading between the lines
all data between the lines normally relates to the single based aircraft shown in black text
within the lines

Foreign Military (99% UK) operational service
PLEASE NOTE the majority of dates and locations mentioned are guesstimates based on when
this aircraft type was in operational use with that UNIT - where overlapping dates are noted
then only the year is shown -not perfect-but it does give an approximate date & location of the
aircraft at that particular time of its non-Irish military service. Dates & locations of civilian
activities are generally more accurate

ABBREVIATIONS USED can also be shown as
a/c aircraft
b/u broken up - aircraft
cofa Certificate of Airworthiness
cofr Certificate of Registration
c/n construction number in (brackets) C/N C/n or s/n serial No. which can be confused with the military serial (military registration)
cr /l crash/ed /landed
dam damaged
dbr damaged beyond repair
f from
f/f first flight
f/l forced landing
l/a landing accident
ntu not taken up – (registration) NTU
c/o change of ownership C/O CO also as “care off” a third party- person or address
reg registration tail number (US)
scr scrapped
(sic) quoted or added silly error as used in general literature
soc struck of charge military speak for wfu
toc taken on charge
wfu withdrawn from use totally beyond use-spares source only
wfau withdrawn from active use possibly stored complete
w/o written off
AAC Army Air Corps British Army aviation units
FAA Fleet Air Arm British Naval aviation units
IAAC Irish Army Air Corps
IAC Irish Air Corps
IAS Irish Air Service (military)
MU Maintenance Unit RAF
RAF Royal Air Force
RFC Royal Flying Corps
RLG Relief Landing Ground
SAR Search and Rescue
SLG Satelite Landing Ground
RN Royal Navy
RNAS Royal Naval Air Service
USAAF United States Army Air Force
USAF United States Air Force
USN United States Navy
USNAS United States Naval Air Service

DATES and LETTER CODES for BASED- STORED & VISITING AIRCRAFT
there are two date columns in the list
first column indicates mostly but not always
A date probably arrived shown after the date 1st date column-all aircraft
C/O change of ownership shown after the date
D delivery date shown after the date 1st date column-all aircraft
L aircraft leased shown after the date 1st date column and may appear in different areas of the database
N noted-based stored or visiting shown after the date 1st date column-this notation may also appear in many different areas
of the database
R date of registration shown after the date 1st date column-refers to all aircraft
RR re-registration of this aircraft and will appear anywhere in the list not always used-where it is obviously a re-registration
RS restoration of a previous registration not always used-where it is obviously a restoration
S probabal sold date

RX or other double code letters sometimes apprears BETWEEN the dates -this is only because there is insufficient space to allow for a gap-the
R =registration & X =cancellation date

second date column indicates
d probabal date of departure shown before or after the date 2nd date column
X date registration cancelled shown before or after the date 2nd date column

extensive use made of the online data-file AIRCRAFT OF THE IRISH AIR SERVICE- IRISH ARMY AIR CORPS AND IRISH AIR CORPS- 1922-2007

titles used: I have to admit some confusion in which order the titles were used – and the title names
these are the most common titles and linked dates I have noted so far
1922 Army Air Service
1924 Irish Air Service or
Irish Army Air Corps and from
1926 Irish Air Corps todate-
some publications show use of the title Irish Army Air Corps well into the 1960’s- I decided to only use the title Irish Air
Corps from 1926 onwards- I could be in error with this decision

All Known Army Air Service /Irish AirService /Irish Army Air Corps/ Irish Air Corps Aircraft serials will be shown on the list

SERIALS

All Irish military aircraft serials are highlighted yellow in order to make it easier to locate them while completing a search for individual
serials - all NON standard “interesting” serials used by the Air Corps - plus a few civil registrations are also highlighted

The Register of Irish Military Aircraft
from 1922



correct reg G-EAPN Martinsyde Type A Mk I (E4/500/617) 20.11.1919R 00.06.1922 Martinsyde Ltd R20.11.1919 G-EAPN c/n E4/500/617 as a Type A Mk I
also listed as G-EADN in error then converted to a Mk II prior to being secretely sold to the Irish
Air Service during 00.09.1921.
24.11.1921f/f f/f 24.11.1921 after conversion to Mk II
The Big Fella via Aeroplane Oct 2015 p.33
24.11.1921 the Martinsyde G-EAPN was test-flown at Brooklands
with an enclosed cabin fitted out for five passengers instead of the
normal four - as a result fuel had to be reduced but it could still
reach Dublin with fuel to spare .

09.12.1921 D16.06.1922 to Croydon Aerodrome-stored until D16.06.1922 by road/sea to
Baldonnell

based no serial Martinsyde Type A Mk II (217) 16.06.1922D 00.01.1937 Irish Air Service 1st Irish military aircraft - no serial id numbers or letters were issued
c/n also listed in error as (214) only these names “The Big Fella later City of Dublin” she was
delivered in crates by sea to Dublin 16.06.1922 named Big Fella
displayed on engine cowlings renamed 1926 with City of Dublin
displayed on port side of engine cowling and Cathair Atha
Cliath displayed on starboard cowling wfu 11.10.1927- sadly b/u
00.01.1937

The Big Fella via Aeroplane Oct 2015 p.37
after the aircraft had been resting in the hangar for a considerable
time An tOglach had reported a trial flight of The Big Fella took place
on 24.02.1923 at Baldonnel although it was little used during the
civil war it did make at least one reconnaissance flight over the south
of the country later it occasionally served as the transport of VIPs and
also received a new name City of Dublin but the original endured
retired in 00.00.1927 the Martinsyde became a teaching aid at
Baldonnel for trainee fitters and riggers until it was scrapped in
1935? today few relics survive - its logbook is at the Military archives
of Ireland in Cathal Brugha Barracks Rathmines and in a revered
place in the officers mess VIP room at Baldonnel- is the propeller hub

Irish Military Aircraft serials
Irish Military aircraft serials started in 1922 using a confused system of Roman numerals ie: I- II- III and so on but when aeroplanes of a second manufacturer were taken on charge the
numerials returned to I- II- III and continued in that way for every “new” manufacturer. This system worked because personal would probably add the aeroplane type to the paper work along
with the appropreiate numeral therefore identifying the selected aeroplane. After 1924 manufacturer codes were added to the numerials and appeared as such on the aeroplanes- so a
Bristol Fighter would be shown as BF.VII. these were also the only double letter codes used from 1922 until 1937.
But on 17.03.1937 - this serial appeared “DH.18” related to deHavilland DH.84 Dragon 2 and as it turned out this aeroplane was the only one to use this DH code. Other deHavilland aircraft
in service with the Air Corps were allocated the older style code plus numeral or numbered only serials. All other aeroplane manufacturers were allocated one letter each. ie: A was the Avro
code. Usually the first letter of the manufacturer name- but not always.
By 00.10.1925 it would seem the serial problem became more awkward- as it was then agreed to try out standard (arabic) numbers starting with 17. But this only lasted until 00.07.1926 when
26 was noted as the last in this series. At this point the serials reverted to the codes and numerials- until 1937/38 when they returned to standard numbers and on 09.03.1938 serials numbers
starting with 23 to 26 were re-issued.
From then on the use of numbers ONLY has continued to the present day. Although- in recent times- in some publications and on social media you may occasionally come across modern
manufacturer codes placed in front of the serial number. I believe these have never been applied to active IAC aircraft- in this form. Also the Air Corps its-self have being known to use these codes in radio transmissions.

On the register below- 1922 allocated roman numerials are shown in red. Then in 1924 manufacturers codes were added as shown in black. With a few “interesting” serial anomalies occurring
throughout the register from that time on.

To date I have only noted three (there are probably more) Air Corps aircraft register lists. But even these three do not agree on the sequence of aircraft use. I initially set the register in
ARRIVAL DATE order of each aircraft. This is the format used throughout the main body of the database. But I quickly realised this could cause major confusion for visitors attempting to locate a particular serial. So I now show the list in SERIAL order ONLY. While it would be possible to “search” for serials - that however that would also be very time consuming.

BUT from the early part of the register up to 1937- without using the arrival date the problem is - IN WHICH ORDER?.

The Aircraft Disposals Company (ADC) or Airdisco was a British firm established in 00.03.1920 also listed as 1918 AND 1919 to take over from His Majesty's Disposals Board to
dispose of surplus aircraft not required for use by the diminishing RAF-one of the founders was Frederick Handley Page the British aviation pioneer-ADC bought the entire
available stock of surplus aircraft engines and spares including 10000 airframes and 30000 engines for the sum of £1-000-000 plus a share of any profits-many ex-military aircraft
were converted to various civil roles before being sold on while others were sold to military buyers-stored in six depots with the main one at Waddon Aerodrome Croydon Surrey
in 00.02.1924 Martinsyde’s manufacturing rights goodwill and stock of aircraft were bought up by the Aircraft Disposal Company

by 1925 it had sold 2000 airframes and 3000 engines generating profits of over £2-500-000- of which half was returned to the British Treasury. The company produced a small
range of aircraft engines under the direction of Frank Halford the 'Cirrus' line continued to be manufactured by Cirrus Aero Engines Ltd and their successors-the company had
several sites across Britain including 11 acres (45-000 sq.m) of Regents Park in London known as Marylebone Green-three of the National Aircraft Factories became part of the
Aircraft Disposal Company including Aintree in Liverpool-Waddon in Croydon and at Stockport near Manchester-the company became known as Airdisco from its telegraph
address-it had offices at Regent House 89 Kingsway London WC2-the company name was changed to The Imperial & Foreign Corporation Ltd and was finally wound up in 1930

constructed by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Co. Ltd. later Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd batch E2151-E2650; c/ns 3754-4253 for RAF in 1918
via Aeroplane Oct 2015 p.35 Jack McSweeney acquired five additional F2.B’s more deliveries took place over the following months
E2411 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (4014) 25.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn Royal Air Force based Tallagh arrived in Ireland 25.03.1919-f/l nr Lucan 05.06.1919
repaired
based 14.12.1919 01.02.1920 141 Sqn Royal Air Force based Baldonnell 141 cadre (personal) meraged with 117 Sqn cadre to
form 100 Sqn 01.02.1922- but only received F.2b aircraft in 00.04.1922
based 01.04.1920 00.02.1922 100 Sqn Royal Air Force based Baldonnell until 00.02.1922 moved to Spittlegate England
01.02.1920 00.02.1922 2 Sqn Royal Air Force based Oranmore cr/l at Castlebar 06.08.1920 & at Fermoy 15.10.1920
repaired on both occasions
based 00.04.1922 01.05.1922 Irish Flight Royal Air Force formed Baldonnell 00.04.1922 then moved to Collinstown 01.051922
based 01.05.1922 00.07.1922 Irish Flight Royal Air Force returned to Baldonnell to Irish Air Service 10.07.1922
based I BF I Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (4014) 10.07.1922 14.02.1924 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish refuelled with motor spirit and f/l nr Limerick 00.08.1922. Repaired and
also listed as D 05.07.1922 Air Service returned to service- to BF I in 1924- cr & w/o 14.02.1924


via Aeroplane Oct 2015 p.34 during 00.06.1922 the government of the Irish Free State had sent Jack McSweeney to quickly purchase a second aeroplane for military use he went back to ADC Croydon
with £1-100 to spend on an F.2b H1251 with single Vickers & Lewis machine guns on 03.07.1922 it was test-flown-it left Croydon the following day to Baldonnell via RAF Shotwick
all the “new” arrivals were flown in only by Free State pilots- which at that point consisted of just Charles Russell and William Jasper McSweeney known as Jack McSweeney

constructed British & Colonial Aeroplane Co contract No. 35a/2100/C2393 18.07.1918 batch H1240-H1739 work stopped 29.09.1919 & H1708 to H1739 cancelled
some completed aircraft continued in use but most probably ended up in the Aircraft Disposals Company similar to H1251
H1251 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.03.1920 British & Colonial Bristol
Aeroplane Co
00.03.1920 03.07.1922 Aircraft Disposals Croydon
Company
based II BF II Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (4968) 04.07.1922 23.01.1924 Irish Air Service to BF II in 1924- cr Baldonnell 23.01.1924

IV was the first of five additional F.2b which arrived BaldonnelI 16.09.1922
but it was damaged while landing and never served in the Air Service-though
its engine was installed in BF II 01.11.1922

constructed British and Colonial Aeroplane Co contract No. 35a/2100/C2393 dated 18.07.1918 batch H1408-H1689 c/ns 5125-5406 to RAF D00.00.1918

H1485 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (5202) 00.00.1918 00.00.1920 Royal Air Force? operational unit/s ? or Aircraft Disposals Company ?
01.02.1920 00.02.1922 2 Sqn Royal Air Force
00.02.1922 00.07.1922 Irish Flight Royal Air Force
based III Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (5202) 10.07.1922 17.07.1922 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish arrived with bomb racks already fitted cr Naas 17.07.1922 lasted only seven days!
Air Service


constructed by WG Armstrong Whitworth contract No.35a/46/C26 dated 22.02.1918 batch E1901 to E2150 to RAF D00.00.1918 RAF squadron service unknown but it is shown as to ADC possibly 1918
via Aeroplane Oct 2015 p.35 Jack McSweeney also acquired the first F2B- serialled IV which arrived at BaldonnelI 16.09.1922 fitted with machine guns and racks for 20lb bombs.It was damaged
while landing and never served- though its engine was installed in BF.II 01.11.1922 More deliveries took place over the following two months
E1958 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.09.1922 Aircraft Disposals purchased from the ADC to IAS 16.09.1922
Company also listed as delivered to the Royal Air Force in 1918
based IV Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (no c/n) 16.09.1922 16.09.1922 Irish Air Service cr Baldonnell on delivery 16.09.1922 & scrapped

constructed British and Colonial Aeroplane Co contract No. AS.17573 dated 04.09.1917 batch D7801-D8100 c/ns 3451-3750 RAF squadron service unknown-shown as to ADC possibly 1918
D7865 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (3515) 00.00.1918 00.10.1922 Aircraft Disposals purchased from the ADC to IAS 14.10.1922
Company also listed as delivered to the Royal Air Force in 1918
based V BF V Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (3515) 14.10.1922 00.08.1924 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to BF V in 1924-cr Crumlin Dublin 06.08.1924 following engine failure
Air Service over the city and w/o

constructed British and Colonial Aeroplane Co contract No. AS.17573 dated 04.09.1917 batch D7801-D8100 c/ns 3451-3750 to RAF D00.00.1918 RAF squadron service unknown-shown as to ADC possibly 1918
D7886 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (3536) 00.00.1918 00.10.1922 Aircraft Disposals purchased from the ADC to IAS 13.10.1922
Company also listed as to Royal Air Force D00.00.1918
based VI BF VI Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (3536) 13.10.1922 00.09.1925 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to BF VI in 1924-cr killing the pilot RIP during military exercises at the
Air Service Curragh Co Kildare 22.09.1925 and w/o

constructed British and Colonial Aeroplane Co contract No. AS.17573 dated 04.09.1917 batch D7801-D8100 c/ns 3451-3750 to RAF D00.00.1918 RAF squadron service unknown-shown as-to ADC possibly 1918
D7882 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (3532) 00.00.1918 00.11.1922 Aircraft Disposals purchased from ADC by Jack McSweeney for the Irish Air Service
Company
based VII BF.VII Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (3532) 22.11.1922 00.06.1935 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to BF VII in 1924-later marked as 7 wfu 27.04.1932 scr 00.06.1935 as
Air Service obsolete

constructed British and Colonial Aeroplane Co contract No. AS.17573 dated 04.09.1917 batch D7801-D8100 c/ns 3451-3750 to RAF D00.00.1918 RAF squadron service unknown-shown as to ADC possibly 1918
D7885 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (3535) 00.00.1918 00.11.1922 Aircraft Disposals purchased from ADC by Jack McSweeney for the Irish Air Service
Company
based VIIIBF VIII Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (3535) 22.11.1922 03.08.1928 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to BF VIII in 1924 and later still to BF 8 w/o in cr Baldonnell 03.08.1928
Air Service

constructed Martinsyde Ltd batch D4211-D4360 00.10.1917-00.03.1918 for RAF but did not enter UK military service
D4285 Martinsyde F4 Buzzard (no c/n) 00.01.1918 00.10.1922 Aircraft Disposals Company
based I M 1 Martinsyde F4 Buzzard (no c/n) 15.08.1922 16.05.1929 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to M 1 in 1924 also shown as M I named “The Humming Bird” f/l nr
Air Service Killarney and later nr Mallow with engine failure 14.10.1922 after repairs
returned to service 08.12.1922 - cr near Baldonnell 16.05.1929 & w/o
via Aeroplane Oct 2015 p.36 James Fitzmauric was flying near Killarney
on the morning 14.10.1922 when the engine of his Martinsyde’s failed.
He came down safely by the Killarney District Lunatic Asylum and worked
on the Hispano-Suiza engine until the following evening. Starting up- he
managed to scrape over a line of pine trees at the end of the field; as he
flew away- bursts of machine-gun fire struck the wings and fuselage. Via
another forced landing at Mallow- Fitzmaurice returned safely to Fermoy.
There the damaged aircraft was rebuilt- flying again on 12.12.1922 see above


constructed Martinsyde Ltd batch D4211-D4360 00.10.1917-00.03.1918 for RAF but did not enter UK military service
Jack McSweeney then acquired three Martinsyde F4’s from ADC
D4281 Martinsyde F4 Buzzard (no c/n) 00.01.1918 00.10.1922 Aircraft Disposals tested by ADC 12.09.1922
Company
based II M 2 Martinsyde F4 Buzzard (no c/n) 14.10.1922 00.04.1929 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to M 2 in 1924 also shown as M II –wfu & scr 00.04.1929
Air Service

constructed Martinsyde Ltd batch D4211-D4360 00.10.1917-00.03.1918 for RAF but did not enter UK military service
D4298 Martinsyde F4 Buzzard (no c/n) 00.01.1918 00.10.1922 Aircraft Disposals
Company
based III M 3 Martinsyde F4 Buzzard (no c/n) 14.10.1922 18.09.1928 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to M 3 in 1924 also shown as M III –cr & w/o 18.09.1928
Air Service

constructed Martinsyde Ltd batch D4211-D4360 00.10.1917-00.03.1918 for RAF but did not enter UK military service
D4274 Martinsyde F4 Buzzard (no c/n) 00.01.1918 00.10.1922 Aircraft Disposals tested by ADC 13.04.1922
Company
based IV M4 Martinsyde F4 Buzzard (no c/n) 14.10.1922 00.09.1925 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to M 4 in 1924 also shown as M IV -wfu 00.09.1925
Air Service

constructed AV. Roe & Co Newton Heath Manchester and Hamble Hants contract 35A/2052/C2330 batch H2146 - H2619 to RAF D00.10.1918 and 00.07.1919 H2500 D00.01.1919
via Aeroplane Oct 2015 p.35 Jack McSweeney also acquired three Avro 504Ks one ex RAF Avro 504K H2500 was also purchased it seems with both training and modest bombing
missions in mind more deliveries took place over the following months
H2500 Avro 504K (no c/n) 00.00.1919 00.00.1919 AV.Roe & Co apparently D to RAF in 1919-but did not enter UK military service
00.00.1919? 00.07.1922 Aircraft Disposal purchased from the Aircraft Disposal Company for the Irish Air Service
Company
based I A I Avro 504K (no c/n) 21.07.1922D 18.03.1927 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to A I after 1924- cr nr Baldonnell 18.03.1927 w/o
Air Service

constructed Sunbeam Motor Car Co Wolverhampton contract. 35A/2031/C2313 batch H1896-H2076 D00.11.1918 and 00.06.1919 - H2077 to H2145 were cancelled while
the majority of those built were placed in storage Aircraft Disposal Company? to be utilised as complete airframes for the RAF or also as spares source H2073 D00.06.1919
H2073 Avro 504K (no c/n) 00.06.1919 00.00.1919 Sunbeam Motor Car Co did not enter UK military service-most went into storage probably to the Aircraft Disposal Co
00.00.1919? 00.10.1922 Aircraft Disposal Copany purchased from the Aircraft Disposal Company for the Irish Air Service
based II A II Avro 504K (no c/n) 11.10.1922D 30.06.1925 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to A II after 1924-cr and w/o 30.06.1925
Roman Numerals Air Service

constructed Sunbeam Motor Car Co Wolverhampton contract. 35A/2031/C2313 batch H1896-H2076 D00.11.1918 and 00.06.1919 - H2077 to H2145 were cancelled while
the majority of those built were placed in storage Aircraft Disposal Company? to be utilised as complete airframes for the RAF or also as spares source H2073 D00.06.1919
H2075 Avro 504K (no c/n) 00.06.1919 00.00.1919 Sunbeam Motor Car Co did not enter UK military service-most went into storage probably to the Aircraft Disposal Co
based III A III Avro 504K (no c/n) 14.10.1922D 02.06.1931 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to A III after 1924 -wfu 02.06.1931
Air Service

constructed Harland and Wolff Belfast batch E301 - E450 contract No. AS.4291 for RAF D00.10.1918 and 00.03.1919
E359 Avro 504K (no c/n) 00.12.1918 00.10..1922 Aircraft Disposal did not enter UK military service to Irish Air Service
Company
based IV A IV Avro 504K (no c/n) 14.10.1922 17.05.1932 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to A IV after 1924-
Air Service E359 was constructed by Harland & Wolff Belfast so became the 1st Irish
built aeroplane to serve with the Air Service wfu 17.05.1932

constructed by AV.Roe & Co Newton Heath Manchester & Hamble contract 35A/2052/C2330 batch H2146-H2645 to RAF D00.10.1918 to 00.07.1919 H2525 D00.06.1919
H2505 Avro 504K (no c/n) 00.06.1919 26.04.1920 ?
26.04.1920 00.00.1923 2 Flying Training School- Duxford
Service Flying Training
School
based V A V Avro 504K (no c/n) 15.02.1923 03.07.1928 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to A V after 1924-wfu 03.07.1928
Air Service

constructed AV.Roe & Co Newton Heath Manchester & Hamble Hants contract AS.34679 for the RFC batch D7501-D7800 as 504J-some were completed as 504K all aircraft D00.03 to 00.12.1918 - 57 to RNAS-rest to RAF D7588 D00.04.1918
ex-RAF Avro 504K rebuilt for export  aircraft supplied by the Central Aircraft Co to the Irish Army Air Service. D00.06.1923 all via Brtisih Aviation-Projects to Production
D7588 Avro 504K (no c/n) 00.04.1918 00.06.1919 Royal Air Force
also listed as D7588 Avro 504J (no c/n) 01.04.1918 27.07.1918 201 Training Depot Cranwell-redesignated 56 TDS 27.07.1918
Station-Royal Air Force
27.07.1918 13.03.1919 56 Training Depot Cranwell-disbanded 13.03.1919
Station-Royal Air Force
13.03.1919 00.06.1919 ?
G-EADQ 22.07.1919RX07.06.1922 Central Aircraft Co Northolt-sold to Central Aircraft Co 00.00.1919 CofA issued 06.06.1919
CofR No.95 showing date as 05.06.1919-via Golden years of Aviation
CofA expired 00.06.1922- to Irish Air Service S00.06.1922
& rebuilt then D11.06.1923 to IAS also listed as to IAS S00.06.1923
based VI A VI Avro 504K (no c/n) 11.06.1923D 03.09.1926 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to A VI after 1924-cr and w/o 03.09.1926
Air Service

constructed by Martinsyde Ltd 1918 and delivered to the RAF batch F5249-F5348 most of this batch went into storeage-probably to the Aircraft Disposal Co possibly did not go to the RAF at all
F5282 SE5A (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.00.1919 Martinsyde Ltd to RAF but did not enter UK military service
00.00.1919 00.00.1919 Royal Air Force
00.00.1919 00.08.1922 Aircraft Disposal Copany purchased from the Aircraft Disposal Company for the Irish Air Service
based II SE5A (no c/n) 00.09.1922D 08.09.1922 Irish Air Service-unit? f/l nr Mallow Co Cork due to engine failure and was destroyed by
Roman Numerals also listed as D 00.08.1922 AND cr Mallow 00.12.1922 Anti-Treaty forces (Irregulars) 00.10.1922

via Aeroplane Oct 2015 p.35
Jack McSweeney travelled to London and bought more aircraft from
ADC-a Martinsyde F4 Buzzard and an SE5a-delayed by bad weather
and mechanical problems- the Martinsyde eventually arrived at
Baldonnel on 15.08.1922 the SE5a finally arrived at Baldonnell-no date-
probably 00.09.1922 assuming identity No. II (Roman Numerals) It wore
an unusual colour scheme.The fuselage was either maroon or red and
the wings silver the old RAF roundels were over-painted with Free State
colours but soon replaced with band markings similar to those of other
Air Service aircraft.Its career was short lived-on 08.09.1922- during a
flight to Limerick by Fred Crossley visibility dropped and the compass
developed a fault-he became lost and to add to his woes the engine
was misfiring and Crossley had to make a forced landing near Macroom
the pilot survived but the SE5a its weapons removed was burned by
Irregulars

constructed by Alliance Aeroplane Co. Ltd (Waring and Gillow Ltd) 1918 for the RAF batch H5541-H5890
H5797 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 Aircraft Manufacturing did not enter UK military service- sold to the Aircraft Disposal Company
Company
later deHavilland Aircraft Co
00.00.1918 00.01.1923 Aircraft Disposal purchased from the ADC for the Irish Air Service
Company
based I Airco (deHavilland DH9) (no c/n) 01.01.1923 25.06.1923 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr 25.06.1923 near Fermoy Cork observer died RIP-aircraft w/o
Air Service

constructed by Alliance Aeroplane Co. Ltd (Waring and Gillow Ltd) 1918 for the RAF batch H5541-H5890
H5830 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 Aircraft Manufacturing did not enter UK military service- sold to the Aircraft Disposal Company
Company later deHavilland Aircraft Co
00.00.1918 00.01.1923 Aircraft Disposal purchased from the ADC for the Irish Air Service
Company
based II D II Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 01.01.1923 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to D II after 1924-wfu 00.02.1930
Air Service

constructed by Alliance Aeroplane Co. Ltd (Waring and Gillow Ltd) 1918 for the RAF batch H5541-H5890
H5774 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 Aircraft Manufacturing did not enter UK military service- sold to the Aircraft Disposal Company
Company later deHavilland Aircraft Co
00.00.1918 00.01.1923 Aircraft Disposal purchased from the ADC for the Irish Air Service
Company
based III D.III Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 06.01.1923 00.06.1935 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to D III after 1924-wfu 09.1934 airframe scrapped as obsolete 00.06.1935
Air Service engine held in storage

constructed by Alliance Aeroplane Co. Ltd (Waring and Gillow Ltd) 1918 for the RAF batch H5541-H5890
H5869 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 Aircraft Manufacturing did not enter UK military service- sold to the Aircraft Disposal Company
Company later deHavilland Aircraft Co
00.00.1918 00.01.1923 Aircraft Disposal purchased from the ADC for the Irish Air Service
Company
based IV Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 12.01.1923 18.01.1923 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish w/o in cr 18.01.1923 only six days after arrival
Air Service

constructed by Alliance Aeroplane Co. Ltd (Waring and Gillow Ltd) 1918 for the RAF batch H5541-H5890
H5823 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 Aircraft Manufacturing did not enter UK military service- sold to the Aircraft Disposal Company
Company later deHavilland Aircraft Co
00.00.1918 00.01.1923 Aircraft Disposal purchased from the ADC for the Irish Air Service
Company
based V D V Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 23.01.1923D 26.06.1926 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to D V after 1924-cr Oughterard Galway & w/o returning from an aerial Air Service search for a missing trawler off the coast 26.06.1926 and w/o

constructed by Aircraft Manufacturing Co (later deHavilland Aircraft Co) 1918 for the RAF batch H9113-H9412
H9310 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 Aircraft Manufacturing did not enter UK military service- sold to the Aircraft Disposal Company
Company
later deHavilland Aircraft Co
00.00.1918 00.02.1923 Aircraft Disposal purchased from the ADC for the Irish Air Service
Company
based VI D VI Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 28.02.1923D B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to D VI after 1924-wfu 00.04.1931
Air Service

A batch of six Bristol Type 14 Fighter Mk.II’s constructed by Bristol Aeroplane Co 1925? ordered probably from the Aircraft Disposals Company as replacements for cr F.2b Fighters from the first batch

based 17 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter (6858) new 24.10.1925 21.09.1926 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr 21.09.19 26 Hempstown Wicklow- during military exercises-
Army Air Corps pilot & observer both killed-aircraft w/o

based 18 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter Mk.II (6859) new 24.10.1925 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish wfu 00.04. 1935 this aircraft was scrapped as obsolete 00.06.1935
Army Air Corps following Air Corps survey of aircraft and engines held in storage.

based 19 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter Mk.II (6860) new 10.11.1925 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish wfu 00.05.1935 this aircraft was scrapped as obsolete 00.06.1935
Army Air Corps following Air Corps survey of aircraft and engines held in storage.

based 20 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter Mk.II (6861) new 04.11.1925 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish wfu 00.10.1931
Army Air Corps

based 21 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter Mk.II (6862) new 18.11.1925 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish wfu 00.07.1930
Army Air Corps

based 22 Bristol Type 14 F.2b Fighter Mk.II (6863) new 09.11.1925 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish wfu 00.05.1935 later scrapped following Air Corps survey as obsolete
Army Air Corps aircraft-engine held in storage

four civilian deHavilland DH.60 Moth aircraft constructed 00.05.1926 Stag Lane ordered for the Irish Air Corps from batch of 20 c /n’s 260-275 18 inc the IAC four were powered by the ADC Cirrus I engine.

deHavilland DH.60 Moth (264) 00.05.1926 12.07.1926 deHavilland Aircraft Co
based 23 deHavilland DH.60 Moth (264) new 12.07.1926D 26.07.1928 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr & w/o 26.07.1928
Air Corps

deHavilland DH.60 Moth (265) 00.05.1926 12.07.1926 deHavilland Aircraft Co
based 24 deHavilland DH.60 Moth (265) new 12.07.1926D 04.06.1928 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr & w/o 04.06.1928
Air Corps

deHavilland DH.60 Moth (266) 00.05.1926 12.07.1926 deHavilland Aircraft Co
based 25 deHavilland DH.60 Moth (266) new 12.07.1926D 00.08.1935 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish this aircraft was scrapped in 00.08.1935 following a review by the Air
Air Corps Corps of aircraft and engines held in storage that were obsolete or not
required

deHavilland DH.60 Moth (267) 00.05.1926 12.07.1926 deHavilland Aircraft Co
based 26 deHavilland DH.60 Moth (267) new 12.07.1926D 29.06.1927 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr & w/o 29.06.1927
Air Corps

one Fairey IIIF Mk. II was ordered for delivery to the Irish Air Corps constructed probably at Hayes by the Fairey Aviation Co for the Fleet Air Arm on contract No. 784022/27
diverted from batch S1250-S1262 c/ns F956-F968 - exported to the Irish Air Corps 10.03.1928
S1262 Fairey IIIF Mk. II (F968) 00.02.1928 10.03.1928 Fairey Aviation did not enter service with the Fleet Air Arm
based F968 Fairey IIIF Mk. II (F968) 20.03.1928D 10.09.1934 B Flight 1 Squadron Irish- no IAC serial issued-aircraft c/n F968 was painted on sides of the
Air Corps fuselage by the FAA so this was used by the IAC as the aircraft
identity- all metal construction with wooden fabric covered wings-
the metal floats arrived separately costing £1-450
f/l Co Cavan 13.09.1928 undamaged-cr Terenure Dublin 10.09.1934
the two crew were killed RIP with a third injured-aircraft w/o

ordered but cancelled four Fairey IIIF Mk. IVs (c/ns F969- F970- F1135 and F1136) were also ordered for the Air Corps but were cancelled due to economic “cut backs” by the
Irish Government. Two of these aircraft (c/ns F969 and F970) were to be diverted from a batch of 25 (J9053-J9077) constructed for the RAF by Fairey Aviation.

two DH.9 aircraft were bought from the Aircraft Disposals Co without engines to replace two of the three DH.9’s which had crashed

constructed by Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (later deHavilland Aircraft Co) 1918 batch H9113-H9412 for the RAF
H9247 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.03.1920 Aircraft Manufacturing Co H9247 did not enter UK military service
00.03.1920 00.00.1929 Aircraft Disposal Co purchased from the Aircraft Disposal Co apparently without an engine-
as a replacement for the DH.9’s which had crashed
based 7 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 05.04.1929 00.06.1935 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish wfu 00.09.1934-after an Air Corps survey of obsolete aircraft and engines
Air Corps which were held in storage-this aircraft was scrapped in 00.06.1935

constructed by Alliance Aeroplane Co Ltd (Waring and Gillow Ltd.) Cambridge Road Hammership London 1918 batch H5541-H5890 for the RAF
H5862 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 00.00.1918 00.03.1920 Alliance Aeroplane Co H5862 did not enter UK military service
Airco (deHavilland Aircraft Co)
00.03.1920 00.00.1929 Aircraft Disposal Co purchased from the Aircraft Disposal Co apparently without an engine-
as a replacement for the DH.9’s which had crashed
based 8 Airco (deHavilland) DH9 (no c/n) 05.04.1929 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish wfu 00.05.1932
Air Corps

three Avro 621 aircraft powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose radial engine were ordered from AV.Roe & Co to replace the Avro 504Ks as an elementary training aircraft
with the Irish Air Corps the Avro 621 introduced a new colour scheme for training aircraft in service with the Air Corps - a black fuselage with silver wings tailfin and tailplane


based A 7 Avro 621 (410) new 22.03.1930 21.11.1930 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr at Bray Head- Co. Wicklow- 21.11.1930 & w/o
Air Corps was referred to as a Tutor in error

based A 8 Avro 621 (411) new 04.05.1930 10.07.1935 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
00.10.1934 00.00.0000 Air Corps Training wfu 00.08.1937
Schools-Irish Air Corps was referred to as a Tutor in error

based A 9 Avro 621 (412) new 17.04.1930 26.11.1930 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr Maynooth Co Meath 26.11.1930 & w/o
Air Corps was referred to as a Tutor in error

Vickers type 193 Vespa IV (1930-1934 was developed from the Type 113 Vespa I and Type 149 Vespa III constructed by Vickers (Aviation) Ltd
four of these aircraft were ordered for the Irish Air Corps in 1929 at a cost of £4-500 each.

? Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV (no c/n f/f 25.03.1930 Vickers (Aircraft) Ltd
based V 1 Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV (no c/n) new 14.04.1930 06.07.1934 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr Fermoy Cork- and w/o 06.07.1934
also listed in error as D 14.03.1930 before the f/f Air Corps

? Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV (no c/n f/f 27.03.1930 Vickers (Aircraft) Ltd
based V 2 Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV (no c/n) new 14.04.1930 31.08.1932 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr & w/o 31.08.1932
also listed in error as D 14.03.1930 before the f/f Air Corps

? Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV (no c/n f/f 07.04.1930 Vickers (Aircraft) Ltd
based V 3 Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV (no c/n) new 14.04.1930D 18.05.1931 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr in the Foxford Mts Mayo 18.05.1931 w/o
also listed in error as D 14.03.1930 before the f/f Air Corps

? Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV (no c/n f/f 02.04.1930 Vickers (Aircraft) Ltd
based V 4 Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV (no c/n) new 14.04.1930D 09.04.1931 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr at the Curragh Military Camp Co Kildare 09.04.1931 w/o
also listed in error as D 14.03.1930 before the f/f Air Corps

four type 208 Vespa aircraft constructed by Vickers (Aviation) Ltd were ordered for the Irish Air Corps in 1930 the Vespa V did not have the Townend exhaust ring cowling fitted to the Armstrong
Siddeley Jaguar radial engine- as on the Vespa IV- and also incorporated some minor modifications.

? Vickers Type 208 Vespa V (no c/n) f/f 25.03.1931 05.04.1931 Vickers (Aircraft) Ltd
based V 5 Vickers Type 208 Vespa V (no c/n) new 05.04.1931 00.10.1934 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
00.10.1934 10.07.1935 Army Co-Operation
Squadron-Irish Air Corps cr & w/o 10.07.1935

? Vickers Type 208 Vespa V (no c/n) f/f 26.03.1931 05.04.1931 Vickers (Aircraft) Ltd
based V 6 Vickers Type 208 Vespa V (no c/n) new 05.04.1931 05.08.1933 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr during an air display at the Phoenix Park Dublin 05.08.1933 killing
Air Corps both the pilot and observer w/o

? Vickers Type 208 Vespa V (no c/n) f/f 30.03.1931 05.04.1931 Vickers (Aircraft) Ltd
based V 7 Vickers Type 208 Vespa V (no c/n) new 05.04.1931 17.03.1933 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish damaged in a f/l nr Enniscorthy Co Wexford 17.03.1933 repaired and
Air Corps returned to service 00.00.1935
00.00.1935 00.00.1937 1 Army Co-Operation carried out a photographic survey over Rineanna Co Clare for the Dept
Squadron of Industry and Commerce 15.07.1935
damaged in a l/a Baldonnel 17.08.1937
00.00.1937 00.00.1942 Apprentice School as instructional airframe scr 00.00.1942

? Vickers Type 208 Vespa V (no c/n) f/f 30.03.1931 05.04.1931 Vickers (Aircraft) Ltd
based V 8 Vickers Type 208 Vespa V (no c/n) new 05.04.1931 00.09.1933 B Flight 1 Squadron-Irish Damaged in a f/l at Baldonnel Aerodrome 00.09.1933 Air Corps 1935 repaired and returned to service
00.00.1935 1 Army Co-Operation cr & w/o 12.06.1940
Squadron

the present system of serial numbers allocated to aircraft of the Air Corps commenced with the aircraft below true-but it took until after 1938 to switch the code & number serials to numbers only
up to that time manufacturers code was still in use on most of the active aircraft including C 1 to C 7- a few aircraft were previously issued with serial numbers only-in a haphazard manner but
below was the first defined attempt at a numbered only serial system-starting at 1 and continuing up to the present day-with a few anomalies / gaps on the way-some numbers were re-used from
the previous haphazard system

six Avro 631 Cadets constructed by AV.Roe & Co powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major I radial engine were ordered for the Irish Air Corps in 1931 for elementary flying training-
these aircraft were ordered “straight off the drawing board” and were the first six of a batch of 35 Avro 631 Cadets constructed by the company-the six Cadets were not issued with a British
Certificate of Airworthiness before delivery to the Air Corps

six Avro Cadet 631 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps delivered between 00.03.1932 & 00.04.1932
based C 1 1 Avro 631 Cadet (581) new 21.03.1932 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to 1 after 1938
Air Corps
00.10.1934 26.07.1942 Air Corps Training wfu 00.11.1941
Schools-Irish Air Corps

six Avro Cadet 631 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps delivered between 00.03.1932 & 00.04.1932
based C 2 2 Avro 631 Cadet (582) new 21.03.1932 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to 2 after 1938
Air Corps
00.10.1934 26.07.1942 Air Corps Training cr & w/o 26.07.1942
Schools-Irish Air Corps

six Avro Cadet 631 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps delivered between 00.03.1932 & 00.04.1932
based C 3 Avro 631 Cadet (583) new 21.03.1932 03.08.1933 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish cr 03.08.1933 practicing formation flying for an air display pilot was killed
Air Corps Belgard Co Dublin

six Avro Cadet 631 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps delivered between 00.03.1932 & 00.04.1932
based C 4 Avro 631 Cadet (584) new 02.04.1932D 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
00.10.1934 23.06.1937 Air Corps Training cr & w/o 23.06.1937
Schools-Irish Air Corps

six Avro Cadet 631 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps delivered between 00.03.1932 & 00.04.1932
based C 5 5 Avro 631 Cadet (585) new 02.04.1932D 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to 5 after 1938
Air Corps
00.10.1934 16.01.1942 Air Corps Training cr & w/o 16.01.1942
Schools-Irish Air Corps

six Avro Cadet 631 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps delivered between 00.03.1932 & 00.04.1932
based C 6 6 Avro 631 Cadet (586) new 02.04.1932D 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron-Irish to 6 after 1938
Air Corps also listed as w/o 23.02.1942
00.10.1934 23.02.1942 Air Corps Training cr & w/o 23.03.1942 location? this date is via Tony Kearns
Schools-Irish Air Corps

  one Cadet 631 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co. Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps D00.09.1934 via British Aviation-Projects to Producation-Avro construction list
also listed as 28.08.1934N Wessex Fan (user-name) via the Aviation Forum 23.09.2007-noted a
recorded test flight of C 7 on 28.08.1934 the aircraft having been
assembled and rigged- the pilot is unknown however the aircraft had
been signed off by a Cpl Curran- the exact date of delivery is unknown
apparently there is evidence that it may have been a considerable time
before 00.09.1934- but the test flight date above seems to conflict that
based C 7 7 Avro 631 Cadet (730) new 08.09.1934D 28.08.1945 Irish Air Corps to 7 after 1938-wfu due to ground accident 00.00.1945
EI-AFO Avro 631 Cadet (730) 28.08.1945S Albert Clarke via Tony Kearns- 7 was not sold until 00.00.1947 NOT S28.08.1945
but did go to Cloughjordan after sale as a damaged aircraft
EI-AFO 10.11.1950RX26.05.1952 Albert Clarke ntu X26.05.1952 as “erroneous entry“
EI-AGO 10.03.1954RX11.03.1966 KP.Lawlor still un-restored - stored Cloughjordan until 00.00.1966
00.00.1966 George Flood to Dublin for full restoration-but this did not even get started
Ron Souch sold in UK still in damaged condition
G-ACFM 00.00.1984S Ron Souch claimed as G-ACFM but registration “not allocated”- restoration finally
began
ZK-AVR 00.00.1992R Derek Ellis but instead sold in 00.00.1992 to North Shore Airport New Zealand
where the Cadet was fully restored & flew once again in 00.00.2000
ZK-AVR 10 02.2006N Peter Fitzmaurice Kaipara Flats New Zealand
ZK-AVR Avro 631 Cadet (730) 24.11 2007NX13.03.2009 James Schmidt Warkworth New Zealand
Investment Trust
based C.7 00.00.2000? Irish Air Corps Museum acquired by the Irish Government for preservation at the Irish Air Corps
more probably 00.00.2009 Museum Baldonnell

8 ??
9 ??

the Avro 626 constructed by AV.Roe & Co. Ltd was a general purpose training aircraft developed from the Avro 621 for foreign air forces-four of these aircraft
were ordered for the Irish Air Corps in 1933 as replacements for the crashed Vickers Vespas and for advanced flying training at a cost of £10-540

 four Avro 626 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co. Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps were D00.04.1934
based A 10 10 Avro 626 (687) new 20.04.1934 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron- to 10 after 1938
Irish Air Corps
00.10.1934 26.07.1940 1 Army Co-Operation wfu 14.04.1939 to instructional airframe
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

 four Avro 626 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co. Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps were D00.04.1934
based A 11 11 Avro 626 (688) new 19.04. 1934 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron- to 11 after 1938
Irish Air Corps
00.10.1934 1 Army Co-Operation wfu 20.05.1941 to instructional airframe
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

 four Avro 626 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co. Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps were D00.04.1934
based A 12 12 Avro 626 (689) new 21.04.1934 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron- to 12 after 1938
Irish Air Corps
00.10.1934 1 Army Co-Operation wfu 26.07.1940 to instructional airframe
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

 four Avro 626 aircraft ordered from AV. Roe & Co. Ltd Newton Heath Manchester for the Irish Air Corps were D00.04.1934
based A.13 13 Avro 626 (690) new 24.04.1934 00.10.1934 A Flight 1 Squadron- to 13 after 1938
als Irish Air Corps
00.10.1934 02.05.1935 1 Army Co-Operation cr 02.05.1935 Baldonnell pilot killed & aircraft w/o
Squadron-Irish Air Corps


The Avro 636 constructed by AV.Roe & Co. Ltd.- was a fighter-trainer aircraft developed from the Armstrong Siddeley A.W.32 Scimitar. Designated Avro 667 by the company but always referred to
as the 636-four complete airframes were ordered 00.12.1934 and delivered to the Irish Air Corps 00.10.1935 the Avro 636s were to be powered by Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar engines that had
been salvaged from all four? crashed Vickers Vespas which had originally been purchased by the Irish government in 1931 for use in  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Vespa" \o "Vickers Vespa" Vickers Vespa army co-operation aircraft

also listed as D 15.10.1935
based A.14 14 Avro 636 (863) new 16.10.1935 Air Corps Training to 14 after 1938
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1940 00.00.1941 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.00.1941


based A 15 15 Avro 636 (864) new 16.10.1935 09.02.1940 Air Corps Training to 15 after 1938-engine failed causing cr at Baldonnell 09.02.1940 w/o
Schools-Irish Air Corps


based A 16 Avro 636 (865) new 20.10.1935 14.03.1938 Air Corps Training cr at Baldonnell 14.03.1938 w/o
Schools-Irish Air Corps

based A 17 17 Avro 636 (866) new 20.10.1935 00.00.1940 Air Corps Training to 17 after 1938
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1940 00.10.1941 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish wfu 00.10.1941
Air Corps

G-ACNI deHavilland DH.84 Dragon 2 (6071) 28.03.1934R 00.04.1935 Jersey Airways del 00.03.1934 named “Bonne Nuit Bay” op high density tourist shuttle
certificate of registration No. 4763 between Heston and many beaches on Jersey
certificate of airworthiness issued 23.03.1934
also listed as 00.02.1934R
00.04.1935 United Airways
listed as sold 00.10.1035 British Airways
00.02.1936 00.12.1936 British Airways Eastleigh
listed as sold 00.08.1036 Airwork and then converted to a target tug for the Irish Air Corps by Airwork
G-ACNI deHavilland DH.84 Dragon 2 (6071) 00.12.1936 00.02.1937 Airwork Heston - sold in Eire 00.03.1937
based DH 18 deHavilland DH.84 Dragon 2 (6071) 17.03.1937 16.12.1941 1 Reconnaissance and to 18 after 1938 dropping DH -equipped with an aerial survey camera- Medium Bombing bomb racks under the lower wings I should HOPE so! and a target towing
Squadron-Irish Air Corps winch for towing a sleeve or drogue type target for air-to-air gunnery
practice- first twin-engined aircraft in use with the Irish Air Corps also the
first aircraft received by this squadron as it was APPARENTLY only
formed in 1941. If that’s the case where were all the aircraft assigned to
this sqn upto 1941 cr Baldonnell 16.12.1941 aircraft w/o

In 1936 two Avro Anson I’s constructed by AV.Roe & Co. Ltd were ordered for the Irish Army Air Corps at a cost of £16500 to fulfil the requirements of Specification TMR. B1/10
the Ansons were the first monoplanes and the first aircraft with retractable undercarriages to enter service with the Air Corps.

based A 19 19 Avro 652A Anson 1 (980) new 20.03.1937 00.00.1944 1 Reconnaissance & to 19 after 1938
Medium Bombing
Squadron-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1944 00.00.1947 General Purpose Flight wfu 00.06.1946

based A 20 20 Avro 652A Anson 1 (981) new 20.03.1937 00.00.1944 1 Reconnaissance & to 20 after 1938- wfu 00.11.1943
Medium Bombing
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

Two further Avro Anson I’s were ordered for the Irish Army Air Corps these were diverted from a batch K8742-K8847 constructed by AV.Roe & Co Ltd ordered for the RAF & delivered 04 to 09.1937
BUT listings show that the two serials K8846 & K8847 were issued to a pair of Airspeed AS.27 Irving biplanes. They were never built. Oddly though the serials were on the tail end of the batch of
Avro Ansons shown above-I have only seen one list” AIRCRAFT OF THE IRISH AIR SERVICE- IRISH ARMY AIR CORPS AND IRISH AIR CORPS 1922-2007” showing the serials plus the info above
as issued to the two Ansons below-I can find no other list offering the same information-so unless confirmation is found-it’s possible that someone assumed that the two aircraft & serials were part
of that same batch

K8846 (Airspeed AS.27 Irving biplane not built 00.09.1937)
K8846 only one list suggest this serial as issued to the Anson-confirmation required
based A 21 21 Avro 652A Anson 1 (1033) new 19.01.1938 1 Reconnaissance & to 21 after 1938
Medium Bombing
Squadron- Irish Air Corps
00.00.1944 01.06.1945 General Purpose Flight cr Rineanna/Shannon 01.06.1945 w/o

K8847 (Airspeed AS.27 Irving biplane not built 00.09.1937)
K8847 only one list suggest this serial as issued to the Anson-confirmation required
based A 22 22 Avro 652A Anson 1 (1034) new 19.01.1938 29.09.1941 1 Reconnaissance & to 22 after 1938 cr Boher Co Limerick 29.09.1941 w/o
Medium Bombing
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

Four Gloster Gladiator I aircraft constructed by Gloster Aircraft were ordered by the Department of Defence in 1937 to fulfil the requirements of Specification SSF1/10 at a total cost of £27000 for the Irish Air Corps

although “un-serialed” for the RAF it was probably added at the end of batch L7608-L7622 constructed by Gloster Aircraft at Hucclecote 00.12.1937-00.01.1938 contract No. 442476/37
based 23 Gloster Gladiator 1 (no c/n) new 09.03.1938 20.10.1938 1 Army Co-Operation
Squadron-Irish Air Corps cr near Baldonnel 20.10.1938 and w/o- remnants were placed on the
dump within the airfield boundry and during the 1950’s all traces of
the Gladiator were systematically broken up into small parts then
set on fire to further destroy all trace of the aircraft.

although “un-serialed” for the RAF it was probably added at the end of batch L7608-L7622 constructed by Gloster Aircraft at Hucclecote 00.12.1937-00.01.1938 contract No. 442476/37
based 24 Gloster Gladiator 1 (no c/n) new 09.03.1938 21.01.1944 1 Army Co-Operation
Squadron-Irish Air Corps
00.01.1939 1 Fighter Squadron cr 21.01.1944 at Celbridge Co Kildare & w/o-remnants were placed on
the dump within the airfield boundry and during the 1950’s all traces of
the Gladiator were systematically broken up into small parts then
set on fire to further destroy all trace of the aircraft.


although “un-serialed” for the RAF it was probably added at the end of batch L7608-L7622 constructed by Gloster Aircraft at Hucclecote 00.12.1937-00.01.1938 contract No. 442476/37
based 25 Gloster Gladiator 1 (no c/n) new 09.03.1938 1 Army Co-Operation
Squadron-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1939 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.08.1943-it is believed the complete airframe was placed on
the dump within the airfield boundry and during the 1950’s all traces
of the Gladiator were systematically broken up into small parts then
set on fire to further destroy all trace of the aircraft

although “un-serialed” for the RAF it was probably added at the end of batch L7608-L7622 constructed by Gloster Aircraft at Hucclecote 00.12.1937-00.01.1938 contract No. 442476/37
based 26 Gloster Gladiator 1 (no c/n) new 09.03.1938D 1 Army Co-Operation cr-landed Baldonnell 02.06.1938 repaired and returned to service
Squadron-Irish Air Corps 00.07.1940
00.00.1940? 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.11.1943-it is believed the complete airframe was placed on
the dump within the airfield boundry and during the 1950’s all traces
of the Gladiator were systematically broken up into small parts then
set on fire to further destroy all trace of the aircraft

27 to 30 Gloster Gladiator 1’s the four were ordered and due for delivery in 09.1939 but were not delivered because of a wartime embargo imposed by the British Government

Vickers Supermarine class B marks N18- N19 & N20- were allocated by the company to the flying boats for flight testing- these were retained as serial numbers while in service with the Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.06.1937-00.05.1939 batch L2169-L2336 constructed by Supermarine at Woolston contract No. 534422/36
L2301 Vickers 236 Supermarine Walrus 1 24.02.1939f/f Vickers Supermarine
(6S/21840)
based N 18 Vickers 236 Supermarine Walrus 1 new 04.03.1939 00.08.1945 Irish Air Corps fl during delivery flight due to engine failure near Ballytrent Co Wexford
(6S/21840) 03.03.1939 upper wing structure damaged and transported by road to
Baldonnell (assumed on 04.03.1939) for repairs did not enter service
until 1941 when wings from N.19 Walrus I - were fitted
Irish Air Corps wfu 08.08.1945
EI-ACC 28.08.1945R Aer Lingus as EI-ACC but ntu X00.12.1946?
00.11.1946 purchased by RG.Kellet D00.03.1947 to Biggin Hill
G-AIZG 20.12.1946R 18.03.1948 Ronald Gustave Kellet 00.03.1947S- purchased on behalf of 615 Sqn Royal Auxiliary.Air Force
as G-AIZG as far as I am aware 615 Sqn never operated Walrus
but instead was sold for scrap during 00.00.1947 and
wfu was left dismantled and derelict at Biggin Hill
00.00.1947 not long after it was purched by a scrap dealer and he moved all the
dismantled remains to Thame 00.00.1947
23.03.1948RX05.01.1949 Harold Lough White stored Thame to spares until 08.06.1963
08.06.1963 Russ Snadden c/o the when the dismanrled Walrus was bought by Russ Snadden from the
Historical Aircraft scrap dealer 08.06.1963
Preservation Society
G-AIZG 00.00.0000 X00.00.1963
00.01.1964D to Arbroath where she was restored to static display status on hehalf of the FAA Museum Yeovilton the finished aircraft was handed over to the
museum on 06.12.1966
L2301 06.12.1966 FAA Museum N 00.03.1996 on display as camouflaged L2301-current

delivered 00.06.1937-00.05.1939 batch L2169-L2336 constructed by Supermarine at Woolston contract No. 534422/36
L2302 Vickers 236 Supermarine Walrus 1 10.01.1939f/f Vickers Supermarine
based N 19 Vickers 236 Supermarine Walrus 1 new 07.03.1939 18.09.1940 Irish Air Corps cr-landed at Baldonnell 18.09.1940 hull damaged – wings later
(c/n issued but unknown) fitted to Walrus I N.18

delivered 00.06.1937-00.05.1939 batch L2169-L2336 constructed by Supermarine at Woolston contract No. 534422/36
L2303 Vickers 236 Supermarine Walrus 1 30.01.1939f/f Vickers Supermarine
based N 20 Vickers 236 Supermarine Walrus 1 new 03.03.1939 03.09.1942 Irish Air Corps cr & w/o 03.09.1942
(c/n issued but unknown)

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N9389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5389 Miles M.14A Magister (1025) 00.02.1939 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 31 Miles M.14A Magister (1025) new 22.02.1939 00.01.1946 Irish Air Corps cr & dbr w/o all 10 Magister’s were diverted from an RAF order

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N9389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5390 Miles M.14A Magister (1026) 00.02.1939 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 32 Miles M.14A Magister (1026) new 22.02.1939 Irish Air Corps wfu 01.1946

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N9389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5391 Miles M.14A Magister (1027) 00.02.1939 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 33 Miles M.14A Magister (1027) new 22.02.1939 01.07.1942 Irish Air Corps cr & w/o 01.07.1942

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N9389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5392 Miles M.14A Magister (1028) 00.02.1939 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 34 Miles M.14A Magister (1028) new 22.02.1939 Irish Air Corps wfu 11.03.1952. instructional airframe until 1968 refurbished
D 00.00.1981 00.00.1996 Irish Aviation Museum & D00.00.1981 to Irish Aviation Museum Dublin Airport
D 00.00.1996 Irish Air Corps Museum Irish Air Corps Museum Baldonnell D00.00.1996
. National Museum 34 is hanging from the roof in the National Museum Collins Barracks
Collins Barracks via Paul Fry Brigadier General (retired) 01.05.2018

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N9389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5393 Miles M.14A Magister (1029) 00.02.1939 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 35 Miles M.14A Magister (1029) new 22.02.1939 06.09.1942 Irish Air Corps cr & w/o 06.09.1942

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N5389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5400 Miles M.14A Magister (1036) 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 36 Miles M.14A Magister (1036) new 22.02.1939 Irish Air Corps wfu 09.1946 scrapped?

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N5389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5401 Miles M.14A Magister (1037) 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 37 Miles M.14A Magister (1037) new 12.03.1939 15.05.1944 Irish Air Corps cr & w/o 15.05.1944

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N5389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5402 Miles M.14A Magister (1038) 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 38 Miles M.14A Magister (1038) new 12.03.1939 28.02.1944 Irish Air Corps cr & w/o 28.02.1944

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N5389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5403 Miles M.14A Magister (1039) 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 39 Miles M.14A Magister (1039) new 12.03.1939 Irish Air Corps wfu 08.1946 scrapped?

delivered 00.02.1939-00.03.1939 batch N5389-N5438 constructed by Philips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38
N5404 Miles M.14A Magister (1040) 00.02.1939 Miles Aircraft did not enter RAF service-to Irish Air Corps
based 40 Miles M.14A Magister (1040) new 12.03.1939 Irish Air Corps wfu 02.1946 scrapped?

A further twelve Anson I’s were ordered for the Irish Air Corps in 1938 these were diverted from batch N4856-N4948 constructed by AV.Roe for the RAF but only five of these aircraft were
delivered to the Air Corps with RAF serials & camouflage schemesapplied the remaining seven Anson I’s were not delivered because of the wartime embargo imposed by the British Government.

delivered 00.10.1938-00.09.1939 batch N4856-N4948 constructed by AV.Roe at Chadderton contract No. 766119/38
N4863 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) 00.10.1938 21.03.1939 AV.Roe & Co did not enter RAF service -to Irish Air Corps
based 41 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) new 02.02.1939 1 Reconnaissance and second aircraft to land at Rineanna/Shannon-
also listed as to IAC 21.03.1939 Medium Bombing
Squadron Irish Air Corps wfu 00.01.1944 scrapped?

delivered 00.10.1938-00.09.1939 batch N4856-N4948 constructed by AV.Roe at Chadderton contract No. 766119/38
N4864 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) 00.10.1938 21.03.1939 AV.Roe & Co did not enter RAF service -to Irish Air Corps
based 42 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) new 02.02.1939 00.00.1944 1 Reconnaissance and f/l Buttevant Cork 31.08.1942 repaired & returned to service 00.08.1943
also listed as to IAC 21.03.1939 Medium Bombing
Squadron Irish Air Corps
new 00.00.1944 00.00.0000 General Purpose Flight wfu 00.03.1948 scrapped?

delivered 00.10.1938-00.09.1939 batch N4856-N4948 constructed by AV.Roe at Chadderton contract No. 766119/38
N4865 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) 00.10.1938 21.03.1939 AV.Roe & Co did not enter RAF service -to Irish Air Corps
based 43 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) new 02.02.1939 19.12.1939 1 Reconnaissance and cr in Galway Bay dbr 19.12.1939 & w/o
also listed as to IAC 21.03.1939 Medium Bombing this was the first aircraft to land at Rineanna/Shannon on 18.05.1939
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.10.1938-00.09.1939 batch N4856-N4948 constructed by AV.Roe at Chadderton contract No. 766119/38
N4866 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) 00.10.1938 21.03.1939 AV.Roe & Co did not enter RAF service -to Irish Air Corps
based 44 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) new 02.02.1939 1 Reconnaissance and f/l nr Nenagh Tipperary 10.10.1939 repaired and returned to service
also listed as to IAC 21.03.1939 Medium Bombing during 00.06.1945-wfu 00.07.1946 scrapped?
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.10.1938-00.09.1939 batch N4856-N4948 constructed by AV.Roe at Chadderton contract No. 766119/38
N4867 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) 00.10.1938 21.03.1939 AV.Roe & Co did not enter RAF service -to Irish Air Corps
based 45 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) new 02.02.1939 08.09.1939 1 Reconnaissance and cr & dbr nr Dingle Kerry 08.09.1939 & w/o
also listed as to IAC 21.03.1939 Medium Bombing
Squadron-Irish Air Corps.

46 to 52 Avro 652A Anson 1’s seven were ordered and due for delivery in 09.1939 but were not delivered because of a wartime embargo imposed by the British Government
53 to 60 Gloster Gladiator 1’s seven were ordered and due for delivery in 09.1939 but were not delivered because of a wartime embargo imposed by the British Government

The remaining seven Anson I’s (N5290- N5300- N5320- N5340- N5365- N5380 and N9540) were allotted Air Corps serial
numbers (Nos. 46–52) before delivery. The serials remained used by any other aircraft in service with the Air Corps

Six Lysander II’s constructed by Westland Aircraft Ltd and powered by Bristol Perseus XII radial engines were purchased for the Irish Air Corps in
1939 each costing £6-250 the Lysanders were the last new aircraft to be delivered to the Air Corps before the outbreak of the Second World War

although probably “un-serialed” for RAF this was included at the end of batch L6847-L6890 constructed by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil 00.04.1939-00.06.1939 contract No. 611814/37
? Westland Lysander II (no c/n) f/f 08.06.1939 15.06.1941 Westland Aircraft
based 61 Westland Lysander II (no c/n) new D 15.06.1939 00.08.1939 Air Corps Training
also listed as D 15.07.1939 Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.08.1939 00.00.1944 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
61 Westland Lysander TT.II (no c/n) 00.00.1944 00.09.1944 Irish Air Corps converted to target-tug by Short Brothers & Harland Belfast
re-designated Lysander TT.II
00.00.1944 General Purpose Flight- wfu 00.12.1946 & scrapped
Irish Air Corps although listed as scrapped this airframe plus wings survived to be
displayed at Cookstown Lower ID1411 for about 20 years before
been finally removed and scrapped around 1977

although “un-serialed” for RAF this was included at the end of batch L6847-L6890 constructed by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil 00.04.1939-00.06.1939 contract No. 611814/37
also listed as D 15.06.1939
based 62 Westland Lysander II (no c/n) new D 15.07.1939 00.08.1939 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.08.1939 08.07.1941 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish cr & w/o 08.07.1941
Air Corps

although “un-serialed” for RAF this was included at the end of batch L6847-L6890 constructed by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil 00.04.1939-00.06.1939 contract No. 611814/37
also listed as D 15.06.1939
based 63 Westland Lysander II (no c/n) new D 15.07.1939 00.08.1939 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.08.1939 15.04.1947 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish cr & w/o 15.04.1947
Air Corps

although “un-serialed” for RAF this was included at the end of batch L6847-L6890 constructed by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil 00.04.1939-00.06.1939 contract No. 611814/37
also listed as D 15.06.1939
based 64 Westland Lysander II (no c/n) new D 15.07.1939 00.08.1939 Air Corps Training
Schools- Irish Air Corps
00.08.1939 02.01.1942 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish cr & w/o 02.01.1942
Air Corps

although “un-serialed” for RAF this was included at the end of batch L6847-L6890 constructed by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil 00.04.1939-00.06.1939 contract No. 611814/37
also listed as D 15.06.1939
based 65 Westland Lysander II (no c/n) new D 15.07.1939 00.08.1939 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.08.1939 13.07.1941 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish cr & w/o 13.07.1941
Air Corps

although “un-serialed” for RAF for RAF this was included at the end of batch L6847-L6890 constructed by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil 00.04.1939-00.06.1939 contract No. 611814/37
also listed as D 15.06.1939
based 66 Westland Lysander II (no c/n) new D 15.07.1939 00.08.1939 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.08.1939 00.09.1944 1 Fighter Squadron
Westland Lysander TT.II (no c/n) 00.09.1944 Irish Air Corps converted to a target-tug by Short Brothers & Harland Belfast
00.09.1944. re-designated Lysander TT.II
00.00.1944 General Purpose Flight- wfu 00.10.1946 scrapped?
Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.01.1936-00.08.1936 constructed Hawker Aircraft batch K5368-K5560
K5446 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 00.06.1936 00.08.1938 21 Sqn Royal Air Force based
00.08.1938 00.10.1938 General Aircraft Ltd based Hanworth-converted to a dual control training aircraft 00.10.1938
listed as formed 01.06.1939 00.10.1938 00.11.1939 43 ERFTS based Woolsington-43 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School-
operated by Newcastle flying club-K5446 Hind is shown as on charge
with 43 ERFTS
00.11.1939 00.03.1940 5 SFTS 5 Service Flying Training School-f 5 FTS-based Shotwick?
00.03.1940 00.05.1940 12 MU 12 Maintenance Unit-based Kirkbride-aircraft for communications & use
of 41 Group regional officers-code 8C no record of use
00.05.1940 31.05.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
also listed as D 01.04.1940
based 67 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 01.06.1940 Air Corps Training wfu 10.1944 scrapped?
Schools-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.01.1936-00.08.1936 constructed Hawker Aircraft batch K5368-K5560
K5559 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 00.08.1936 00.06.1938 15 Sqn Royal Air Force based Abingdon
01.06.1938 00.07.1938 106 Sqn Royal Air Force based Abingdon
00.07.1938 15.04.1939 General Aircraft Ltd based Hanworth-converted to a dual control training aircraft 00.07.1938
15.04.1939 03.09.1939 32 ERFTS based Greatham-32 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School-
operated by Portsmouth Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd
03.09.1939 00.03.1940 5 SFTS 5 Service Flying Training School-f 5 FTS-based Shotwick?
also listed as 5 FTS but the Hind shown as deployed first with 12 FTS below
00.03.1940 00.05.1940 12 MU 12 Maintenance Unit-based Kirkbride-aircraft for communications & use
also listed as 12 FTS of 41 Group regional officers-code 8C no record of use
00.05.1940 31.05.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
also listed as D 01.04.1940
based 68 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 01.06.1940 Air Corps Training wfu 00.11.1943 scrapped ?
Schools-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.10.1936-00.06.1937 constructed Hawker Aircraft batch K6613-K6856
K6712 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 00.02.1937 00.08.1937 139 Sqn Royal Air Force based Wyton
00.08.1937 02.05.1938 104 Sqn Royal Air Force based Hucknall
02.05.1938 01.05.1939 General Aircraft Ltd based Hanworth-converted to a dual control training aircraft 00.10.1938
01.05.1939 00.11.1939 35 ERFTS 35 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School-based Grangemouth
operated by Scottish Aviation Ltd
00.11.1939 00.03.1940 5 SFTS 5 Service Flying Training School
00.03.1940 00.05.1940 12 MU 12 Maintenance Unit-based Kirkbride-aircraft for communications & use
of 41 Group regional officers-code 8C no record of use
00.05.1940 31.05.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
also listed as D 01.04.1940
based 69 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 01.06.1940D Irish Air Corps wfu 00.06.1940 scrapped ?

delivered 00.01.1936-00.08.1936 constructed Hawker Aircraft batch K5368-K5560
00.00.1936 00.03.1937 Hawker Aircraft or ?
Royal Air Force
K5415 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 00.03.1937 00.01.1938 44 Sqn Royal Air Force based Wyton-to Andover 18.03.1937-to Waddington 00.06.1937
00.01.1938 10.03.1940 ?
10.03.1940 00.05.1940 24 MU 24 Maintenance Unit-based Ternhill-code J8 no record of use
01.05.1940 31.05.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
also listed as D 01.04.1940
based 70 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 01.06.1940D 27.07.1940 Air Corps Training cr Laytown Co Meath killing both crew 27.07.1940 w/o
Schools-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.10.1936-00.06.1937 constructed Hawker Aircraft batch K6613-K6856
K6755 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 00.04.1937 00.02.1938 218 Sqn Royal Air Force based Upper Hayford
00.02.1938 10.03.1938 603 Sqn Royal Air Force based Turnhouse
10.03.1938 00.05.1940 24 MU 24 Maintenance Unit-based Ternhill-code J8 no record of use
00.05.1940 31.05.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
also listed as D 01.04.1940
based 71 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 01.06.1940 27.09.1940 Air Corps Training cr & w/o 27.09.1940
Schools-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.10.1936-00.06.1937 constructed Hawker Aircraft batch K6613-K6856
K6781 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 00.04.1937 10.03.1938 62 Sqn Royal Air force communications flight-based Hendon
10.03.1938 00.05.1940 24 MU 24 Maintenance Unit-based Ternhill-code J8 no record of use
00.05.1940 31.05.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
also listed as D01.04.1940
based 72 Hawker Hind I (no c/n) 01.06.1940 00.00.1942 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1942 00.00.1943 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.08.1944 scrapped ?

Five Magister I aircraft below were supplied to the Irish Air Corps in 00.06.1940 from RAF stocks as an alternative to the nine Hawker Hind I aircraft that could not be supplied by the British Government.

delivered 00.11.1937 & 00.12.1937 constructed Phillips & Powis Woodley contract No. 602402/37 batch L6894-L6919
L6903 Miles M.14A Magister I (524) 00.11.1937 00.09.1939 Miles Aircraft or
Royal Air Force
03.09.1939 00.00.1939 9 ERFTS 9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schoo-based Ansty
00.00.1939 00.00.1940 3 ERFTS 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School
00.00.1940 30.04.1940 Andover
01.05.1940 00.06.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
Magister probably used as the station flight
based 73 Miles M.14A Magister I (524) 07.06.1940 00.00.1947 Air Corps Training wfu 00.03.1946 scrapped?
Schools-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.06.1939 & 00.09.1939 constructed Phillips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38 batch P6436-P6466
P6440 Miles M.14A Magister I (1784) 00.08.1939 00.05.1940 Miles Aircraft did not enter service with the RAF
01.05.1940 00.06.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
based 74 Miles M.14A Magister I (1784) 07.06.1940 00.00.1946 Air Corps Training wfu 00.09.1945 scrapped?
Schools-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.10.1938 & 00.02.1939 constructed Phillips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38 batch N3875-N3945
N3901 Miles M.14A Magister I (942) 00.12.1938 00.00.0000 Miles Aircraft did not enter service with the RAF
00.00.0000 30.04.1940 Cardington ?
01.05.1940 00.06.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
based 75 Miles M.14A Magister I (942) 07.06.1940 00.00.1947 Air Corps Training wfu 00.08.1946
Schools-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.10.1938 & 00.02.1939 constructed Phillips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38 batch P6396-P6424
P6414 Miles M.14A Magister I (1769) 00.08.1938 00.00.0000 Miles Aircraft did not enter service with the RAF
01.05.1940 00.06.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
based 76 Miles M.14A Magister I (1769) 07.06.1940 07.10.1941 Air Corps Training cr & w/o 07.10.1941
Schools-Irish Air Corps

delivered 00.10.1938 & 00.02.1939 constructed Phillips & Powis Woodley contract No. 778435/38 batch P6396-P6424
P6422 Miles M.14A Magister I (1777) 00.08.1938 00.00.0000 Miles Aircraft did not enter service with the RAF
01.05.1940 00.06.1940 47 MU 47 Maintenance Unit-Packing & Storage Depot -based Sealand
based 77 Miles M.14A Magister I (1777) 07.06.1940 Air Corps Training wfu 00.08.1946 scrapped?
School-Irish Air Corps

hptmurphy
11th January 2011- 09:59 via IMO Discussion Board-Defence Forces
Irish hurricanes? I do know that two hawker hectors were buried in a scrap yard in Dublin that was cleared out in the late eigthies- the remains were stored in Waterford for some years were then removed to the UK where they were involved in a rebuild.
I am positive about the hector/demon fuselages as I saw them in Waterford and was only enquiring about them over Xmas.

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
K8098 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.03.1937 00.04.1937 4 Sqn Royal Air Force Hector’s were listed as on deployment 4 Sqn 00.05.1937 to 00.01.1939
based Kenley
00.04.1937 00.01.1939 ? missing deployment?
00.01.1939 00.02.1939 13 Sqn Royal Air Force based Odiham
00.02.1939 00.06.1940 10 MU 10 Maintenance Unit-based Hulvington-aircraft used for communacation’s-
code used Z4
00.06.1940 00.00.1941 46 MU 46 Maintenance Unit-based Lossimouth
based 78 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 00.00.1944 Air Corps Training wfu 00.10.1943 scrapped?
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
K8102 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.02.1937 00.02.1938 Hawker Aircraft or ?
Royal Air Force
00.02.1938 00.11.1938 615 Sqn Royal Air Force based Kenley-to Old Sarum 29.08.1938
00.11.1938 00.11.1939 ? deployment dates for 615 & 613 Sqn’s are correct-missing deployment ?
00.11.1939 00.06.1940 613 Sqn Royal Air Force based Odiham
00.06.1940 00.04.1941 45 MU 45 Maintenance Unit-based Kinloss-code Z8 no record of use
based 79 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 00.00.1944 Air Corps Training wfu 07.1943 scrapped?
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
listed as converted to dual-control training aircraft?
K8105 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.03.1937 00.12.1937 Hawker Aircraft or ?
Royal Air Force
00.12.1937 00.11.1938 615 Sqn Royal Air Force based Kenley to Old Sarum 29.08.1938
00.11.1938 00.02.1939 ? is this just a date typo or a missing deployment
00.02.1939 00.00.0000 5 MU 5 Maintenance Unit--based Kemble-code 5J no record of use
00.09.1939 00.03 1940 5 MU including the above date this Hector is also listed as TO 5 MU 00.09.1939
00.03.1940 16.06.1940 1 PFU 1 Pratice Flying Unit-based Meir used by pilots after finishing training &
awaiting posting to an operational unit-disbanded on the formation of
dedicated units to cover these requirments to 5 EFTS 16.06.1940 with
all aircraft
16.06.1940 00.00.1941 5 EFTS 5 Elementry Flying training school- based Meir+RLG Abbots Bromley
based 80 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 00.00.1944 Air Corps Training wfu 00.08.1943 scrapped?
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
K8114 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.04.1937 00.02.1939 4 Sqn Royal Air Force also listed as 00.05.1937-00.01.1939-based Odiham
00.02.1939 00.05.1939 10 MU 10 Maintenance Unit-based Hullvington-code Z4 no record of use
00.05.1939 00.06.1940 13 Sqn Royal Air Force based Old Sarum
00.06.1940 00.04.1941 46 MU 46 Maintenance Unit-based Lossiemouth-code T4 no record of use

based 81 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 04.09.1941 Air Corps Training w/o in collision with Hector 83 at Gormanston Military Camp
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps Co Meath 04.09.1941 scrapped?

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
listed as converted to dual-control training aircraft
K8115 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.03.1937 00.05.1938 Hawker Aircraft or
Royal Air Force
00.05.1938 00.08.1938 Royal Air Force Collage based Cranwell
00.08.1938 00.12.1938 615 Sqn Royal Air Force based Old Sarum
00.12.1938 00.02.1939 9 to10 MU 9 redesignated 10 Maintenance Unit 01.02.1939-based Hullvington
codes 9L for 9 MU & Z4 for 10 no record of use
00.02.1939 00.05.1941 5 MU 5 Maintenance Unit-based Kemble-code 5J no record of use
00.05.1941 00.05.1941 45 MU 45 Maintenance Unit-Kinloss-code Z8 no record of use
based 82 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 00.00.1944 Air Corps Training wfu 00.10.1943 scrapped?
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
K8117 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.03.1937 00.05.1938 Hawker Aircraft or ?
Royal Air Force
00.05.1938 00.08.1938 Royal Air Force Collage based Cranwell
00.08.1938 00.11.1938 615 Sqn Royal Air Force based Old Sarum
00.12.1938 00.04.1940 9 to10 MU 9 redesignated 10 Maintenance Unit 01.02.1939-still based Hullvington
codes 9L for 9 MU & Z4 for 10 no record of use
00.04.1940 16.06.1940 1 PFU 1 Pratice Flying Unit-based Meir used by pilots after finishing training &
awaiting posting to an operational unit-disbanded on the formation of
dedicated units to cover these requirments to 5 EFTS 16.06.1940 with
all aircraft
16.06.1940 23.12.1941 5 EFTS 5 Elementry Flying training school- based Meir+RLG Abbots Bromley

based 83 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 04.09.1941 Air Corps Training w/o in collision with Hector 81 at Gormanston Military Camp
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps Co Meath 04.09.1941 scrapped?

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
listed as converted to dual-control training aircraft?
K8148 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.06.1937 00.03.1939 53 Sqn Royal Air Force based Farnborough-to Odiham 08.04.1938
00.03.1939 00.00.0000 5 MU 5 Maintenance Unit-based Kemble
00.00.0000 00.09.1939 ?
00.09.1939 00.03.1940 5 MU 5 Maintenance Unit-based Kemble
00.03.1940 16.06.1940 1 PFU 1 Pratice Flying Unit-based Meir used by pilots after finishing training &
awaiting posting to an operational unit-disbanded on the formation of
dedicated units to cover these requirments to 5 EFTS 16.06.1940 with
all aircraft
16.06.1940 23.12.1941 5 EFTS 5 Elementry Flying training school- based Meir+RLG Abbots Bromley

based 84 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 00.00.1944 Air Corps Training wfu 00.09.1943 scrapped?
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.07.1937-00.12.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K9687-K9786
K9697 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.07.1937 00.06.1939 53 Sqn Royal Air Force based Farnborough -to Odiham 08.04.1938
00.09.1937 00.06.1939 5 MU 5 Maintenance Unit-based Kemble-formed 22.06.1938 so 00.09.1937 is
incorrect
00.06.1939 00.05.1940 ?
00.05.1940 16.06.1940 1 PFU 1 Pratice Flying Unit-based Meir used by pilots after finishing training &
awaiting posting to an operational unit-disbanded on the formation of
dedicated units to cover these requirments 1 PFU to 5 EFTS 16.06.1940
with all aircraft
16.06.1940 00.07.1940 5 EFTS 5 Elementry Flying training school- based Meir+RLG Abbots Bromley
00.07.1940 00.00.0000 46 MU 46 Maintenance Unit-aircraft storage unit-based Lossiemouth-code T4
no record of use
00.00.0000 00.00.1941 Newtownards station flight?

based 85 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 28.08.1942 Air Corps Training cr & w/o Rathduff Co Tipperary 28.08.1942
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.07.1937-00.12.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K9687-K9786
listed as converted to dual-control training aircraft?
K9725 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.08.1937 00.05.1939 26 Sqn Royal Air Force based Catterick confirmation required-ORDER of deployment of ALL units
00.05.1939 00.00.0000 Stoke Orchard as station flight?
00.00.0000 00.03.1940 Newtownards as station flight?
00.03.1940 00.00.0000 19 MU 19 Maintenance Unit-based St Athan-aircraft for communications & use
of 41 Group regional officers-code 6Z no record of use
00.00.0000 06.04.1940 8 MU 8 Maintenance Unit-based Little Rissington-aircraft for communications
& use of 41 Group regional officers-code J7 no record of use
06.04.1940 00.05.1941 45 MU 45 Maintenance Unit-based Kinloss-Z8 no record of use

based 86 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 16.05.1941 00.00.1944 Air Corps Training wfu 11.1943 & later scrapped
also listed as D 00.01.1942 Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.07.1937-00.12.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K9687-K9786
K9715 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.08.1937 00.05.1939 26 Sqn Royal Air Force based Catterick
00.05.1939 00.02.1940 2 Sqn Royal Air Force based Hawkinge-to B.92 Abbeville/ Drucat 06.10.1939-station or
communications flight?
00.02.1940 00.03.1940 9 to10 MU 9 redesignated 10 Maintenance Unit 01.02.1939-based Cosford &
Castle Bromwich or Desford 00.10.1939-00.00.1940
codes 9L for 9 MU & Z4 for 10 no record of use
06.04.1940 00.04.1941 45 MU 45 Maintenance Unit formed 06.04.1940 as aircraft storage unit-based
Kinloss code Z8 no record of use-Hector probably used as station/
communications flight

based 87 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 28.05.1941 21.07.1941 Air Corps Training cr & w/o 21.07.1941
Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
K8130 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.04.1937D 00.05.1938 Hawker Aircraft or
Royal Air Force
00.05.1938 00.08.1938 Royal Air Force Collage based Cranwell
00.08.1938 00.00.1941 27 MU 27 Maintenance Unit based Shawbury code L4 no record of use
based 88 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 13.01.1942 00.00.1943 Air Corps Training wfu 00.09.1942 & scrapped later
Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.02.1937-00.06.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K8090-K8167
K8159 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.01.1939 00.12.1939 6 MU 6 Maintenance Unit-based Brize Norton-to 41 Group 03.04.1939-code V4
no record of use
00.12.1939 00.08.1940 12 MU 12 Maintenance Unit-based Kirkbride-aircraft for communications & use
of 41 Group regional officers-code 8C no record of use
00.08.1940 13.01.1942 18 MU 18 Maintenance Unit-based Dumfries - aircraft for communications & use
of 41 Group regional officers-code W6 no record of use
based 89 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 13.01.1942 00.00.1944 Air Corps Training wfu 00.10.1943 & later scrapped Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.07.1937-00.12.1937 Westland Aircraft batch K9687-K9786
K9761 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 00.12.1938 00.01.1939 602 Sqn Royal Air Force communications flight-based Abbotsinch
00.01.1939 00.12.1941 6 MU 6 Maintenance Unit- based Brize Norton- code V4 no record of use
00.12.1941 13.01.1942 Newtownards station/communications flight?
based 90 Hawker Hector I (no c/n) 13.01.1942 Air Corps Training wfu 00.10.1943 & later scrapped
Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1940-00.07.1940 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Burbank USA batch P5116-P5165 contract No. 791587/38
P5123 Lockheed Hudson 1 (1812) 00.08.1939 24.01.1941 233 Sqn Royal Air Force based Leuchars-to Aldergrove 03.08.1940-back to Leuchars 14.09.1940-
then returned to Aldergrove 08.12.1940-probabal point of departure
from Derk Beg based P5123 Lockheed Hudson 1 (1812) 24.01.1941 26.03.1941 233 Sqn Royal Air Force RAFCC f/l Derk Beg Co Sligo 24.01.1941 on return from convoy patrol
minor damaged also noted as 25.01.1941
based P5123 Lockheed Hudson 1 (1812) 26.03.1941 13.04.1942 233 Sqn Royal Air Force repaired on site- temporary runway constructed flown out 26.03.1941
to Baldonnell- overhauled by the Air Corps and purchased by the Irish
government 13.04.1942- to 91
based 91 Lockheed Hudson 1 (1812) 00.00.1941 00.00.1944 1 Reconnaissance & into service as 91 during 1941? purchase date given as 13.04.1942
Medium Bombing Sqn the Hudson was also the first American built aircraft to enter service
Irish Air Corps with the Air Corps
00.00.1944 00.00.1945 General Purpose wfu 08.1945
Flight
EI-ACB2 Lockheed Hudson 1 (1812) 00.00.1945 00.05.1947 Aer Lingus bought by Aer Lingus as EI-ACB2 Certificate of Airworthiness was not
issued nor was a date of registration and it remained in storage until it
was X00.05.1947 and purchase by John Mathieu Aviation as OO-API
OO-API Lockheed Hudson 1 (1812) 00.05.1947 00.001954 John Mathieu Aviation scrapped 1954

constructed 00.08.1940-00.10.1940 Austin Motor batch V1202-V1250
V1222 Fairey Battle TT.I (no c/n) 00.00.0000 24.04.1941 4 BGS 4 Bombing & Gunnery School-lost during a training flight on 24.04.1941
V1222 f/l due low fuel in a field owned by a Mr Halley at Corbally Tramore
Co Waterford-also noted asTramore Waterford Race course
based V1222 Fairey Battle TT.I (no c/n) 00.04.1941 00.00.1941 4 BGS transported to Baldonnell where it was returned to flying condition by the
based 92 Fairey Battle TT.I (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.1947 Air Corps Training Air Corps as a target tug-wfu 05.1946 & scrapped later
Schools-Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1940-.00.08.1940 Canadian Car & Foundry Corporation contract No.964753/38 batch P5170-P5209

based P5178 Hawker Hurricane Mk I (no c/n) fl 29.09.1940 Irish Air Corps f/l Wexford due to fuel shortage 29.09.1940 This aircraft
had shot down Heinkel earlier same day


P5178 Hawker Hurricane Mk I (no c/n) 01.09.1940 29.09.1940 79 Sqn Royal Air Force f/l Ballyvadden Co Wexford 29.09.1940 due to fuel shortage following the
interception of Heinkel He 111P’s of Kampfgeschwader 55 over the Irish
Sea and after shooting down He111 2822 G1+DT one of the bombers-the
Hurricane was salvaged by the Irish Air Corps and was then purchased by
the irish government repaired by the Irish Air Corps and became 93
based 93 Hawker Hurricane Mk I (no c/n) 07.10.1940 09.05.1942 Irish Air Corps
09.05.1942 00.08.1945 Advanced Training
Section Air Corps
Training Schools-
Irish Air Corps 00.00.1943 00.00.1946 1 Fighter Squadron Irish wfu 00.08.1945 and scrapped later on
Air Corps

constructed 00.08.1940-00.07.1941 Hawker Aircraft Kingston-Brooklands-Langley batch Z2791-Z840
Z2832 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIA (no c/n) 00.02.1941 10.06.1941 32 Sqn Royal Air Force to 32 Sqn as GZ-M also displayed inscription “McConnell’s Squadron 17”
under cockpit-based Ibsley-to Pembrey 17.04.1941-to Angle 01.06.1941-
but Hurricane IIA’s were not on the operational list for 32 Sqn
based Z2832 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIA (no c/n) f/l 10.06.1941 Royal Air Force 10.06.1941 Hawker Hurricane IIA f/l Whitestown Co Waterford due to a
fuel shortage after shooting down a Heinkel He 111H-3 of Wekusta 51
on the same day
following an agreement with the British Government the Hurricane
with sufficient spares to make the aircraft airworthy again was
acquired for £3-600 for the Irish Air Corps the aircraft was to be
returned to the RAF when Hurricane I’s on order were supplied to the
Air Corps
based 94 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIA (no c/n) 00.06.1941 00.03.1943 Irish Air Corps Z2832 repaired and made airworthy again by the Air Corps
00.03.1943 07.07.1943 Advanced Training to Advanced Training Training Schools 00.03.1943
Section Air Corps
Training Schools-
Irish Air Corps
Z2832 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIA (no c/n) 07.07.1943D returned to the RAF 07.07.1943 as per agreement during 1941
16.07.1943 26.01.1944 55 OTU 55 Operational Training Unit based Annan-to satellite Longtown-
based Great Orton 20.10.1943 until 26.01.1944
26.01.1944 09.08.1944 4 TEU 4 Tactical Exercise Unit-formed 26.01.1944 out of 55 OTU based Annan-
code used UW
09.08.1944 00.02.1945?196 Sqn Royal Air Force troop carrier & glider towing Sqn- used as station flight? based Keevil
00.02.1945? 31.03.1945 Weathersfield station flight- wfu/SoC Weathersfield 31.03.1945 and finally scrapped

constructed 00.06.1941-00.09.1941 Gloster Aircraft batch Z5038-Z5087
Z5070 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB (no c/n) 00.07.1941 00.07.1941 Royal Air Force
00.07.1941 21.08.1941 Admiralty listed as to Admiralty 00.07.1941
based Z5070 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB(no c/n) f/l21.08.1941 00.08.1941 Admiralty f/l Athboy Co Meath during a delivery flight by an Air Transport Auxiliary
pilot to Scotland 21.08.1941. Did not enter service with the RAF?Admiralty
following an agreement with the British Government the Hurricane
with sufficient spares to make the aircraft airworthy again was
acquired for £3-600 by the Irish Air Corps the aircraft was to be returned
to the RAF as per 1941 agreement when Hurricane I’s on order
were supplied to the Air Corps also listed as “interned” in Eire 21.08.1941
based 95 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB (no c/n) 00.08.1941 Irish Air Corps Z5070 became 95 in the Irish Air Corps
repaired and made airworthy again by the Air Corps. To Advanced
Training Section Air Corps Training Schools late 1942
late 1942 07.07.1943 Advanced Training
Section Air Corps
TrainingSchools-
Irish Air Corps returned to the RAF 07.07.1943
Z5070 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB (no c/n) 07.07.1943D 00.00.0000 Royal Air Force possibly only used as a station flight aircraft for all units below
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 615 Sqn Royal Air Force only listed as operating the Hurricane IIB 00.07.1941 until 00.03.1942
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 32 Sqn Royal Air Force only listed as operating the Hurricane IIB 00.07.1941 until 00.11.1942
also listed as 00.07.1943 00.07.1944 55 OTU 55.Operational Training Unit utilised the Hurricane IIB
00.07.1944 00.05.1945 527 Sqn Royal Air Force based Digby possible code used WN
soc 31.05.1945 from Royal Air Force also listed as wfu 09.08.1946 and scrapped later

constructed Phillips& Powis 00.07.1939-00.09.1940 batch N7408-N9017
N8009 Miles M.19A Master I (no c/n) 00.08.1940 05.09.1940 Royal Air force
05.09.1940 21.12.1940 307 Polish Sqn Royal Air communications flight based Kirkton in Lindsey-to Jurby Isle of Man
Force 07.11.1940
based N8009 Miles M.19A Master I (no c/n) f/l21.12.1940 00.12.1940 307 Polish Sqn Royal Air f/l at Dungooley Co. Louth due to navigational error 21.12.1940 sold to
Force Irish government – with the hope of making it airworthy again
based 96 Miles M.19A Master I (no c/n) 00.12.1940 00.00.1941 Irish Air Corps purchased from UK government - but unable to make airworthy due to
large crack discovered in a wing spar - to instructional airframe as A5
based A5 Miles M.19A Master I (no c/n) 00.00.1941 Technical Training instructional airframe
Squadron Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1942-00.09.1942 Phillips & Powis South Marston contract B.65589/40 batch DL666-DL793
DL670 Miles M.27 Master Mk III (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.07.1942 Phillips & Powis Ltd
based G-AGEK Miles M.27 Master Mk III (no c/n) 00.07.1942R 00.09.1942 Royal Air Force registered to Secretary of State for the Air Ministry
RAF aircraft and pilot were used to train IAC crews at Baldonnell RAF pilot and aircraft on loan for the training of Irish Air Corps pilots at
Baldonnell
also listed as to IAC 00.11.1942 for demonstrations
R03.07.1942 as G-AGEK X00.12.1946-restored to RAF as DL670 date?
must have been late 1942-even though she was still registered as
G-AGEK she was used by the RAF as DL670 from that time until SoC
no firm dates for any of the deployments below
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 59 OTU 59 Operational Training Unit code used MF
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 81 Group CF 81 Group Communications Flight
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 9 Group CF 9 Group Communications Flight - DL670 on official listing
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Llanbedr Communications/station Flight?
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 53 OTU 53 Operational Training Unit code used possibly D
00.00.0000 10.04.1945 SoC struck of charge 10.04.1945- to G-AGEK-this registration was X00.12.1946
nothing more known after 04.1945-probably scrapped

constructed 00.01.1942-00.02.1943 Phillips & Powis South Marston-Doncaster & Sheffiled contract B.65589/40 batch DM258-DM295
DM260 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 00.12.1942 00.01.1943 Phillips & Powis did not enter service with RAF -instead went directly to the Irish Air Corps
also listed as D 07.01.1943
based 97 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 10.02.1943 00.00.1944 1 Fighter Squadron Irish Armed with one 0.303 in. machinegun
Air Corps
00.00.1944 00.00.1950 Air Corps Training wfu 00.10.1949 & later scrapped
Schools

constructed 00.10.1941-00.02.1942 Phillips & Powis South Marston contract No. not given batch W9004-W9039
W9028 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 00.12.1941? 00.02.1943? never entered RAF service- to Newtownards as what- with who & how long
based 98 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 10.02.1943 00.00.1944 1 Fighter Squadron Irish Armed with one 0.303 in. machinegun
Air Corps
00.00.1944 00.00.1947 Air Corps Training wfu 00.07.1946 and scrapped later
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.01.1942-00.02.1943 Phillips & Powis South Marston-Doncaster & Sheffiled contract B.65589/40 batch DM258-DM295
DM258 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) ? ? did not enter service with the RAF- to the Irish Air Corps instead
based 99 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 10.02.1943 00.00.1944 1 Fighter Squadron Irish Armed with one 0.303 in. machinegun
Air Corps
00.00.1944 00.00.1946 Air Corps Training wfu 00.08.1945 and scrapped later
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.01.1942-00.08.1942 Phillips & Powis Woodley contract No. acft/941 batch DL324-DL373
DL352 Miles M.19 Master T.Mk II (no c/n) 00.05.1942 00.00.1943 Phillips & Powis Ltd never in service with the RAF-to Irish Air Corps
also listed as D 07.01.1943
based 100 Miles M.19 Master T.Mk II (no c/n) 10.02.1943 23.03.1949 Air Corps Training cr close to Naas Co Kildare pilot died in accident 23.03.1949
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.06.1941-00.01.1942 Phillips & Powis contract No. not given batch AZ519-AZ742
AZ741 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 00.12.1941 00.12.1942 Phillips & Powis Ltd did not enter service with the RAF-eventully to the Irish Air corps
listed as D 07.01.1943
based 101 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 10.02.1943D 19.08.1946 Air Corps Training cr Baldonnell in which the pilot died 19.08.1946
and also D 12.02.1943 Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.01.1942-00.02.1943 Phillips & Powis South Marston-Doncaster & Sheffiled contract B.65589/40 batch DM258-DM295
DM261 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 00.12.1942 00.01.1943 Phillips & Powis DM261 not utilised by the RAF-instead went directly to the Irish Air Corps
also listed as D 07.01.1943
based 102 Miles M.19 Master Mk II (no c/n) 10.02.1943D Air Corps Training
Schools Irish Air Corps wfu 00.08.1946 and later scrapped

constructed 00.08.1940-00.01.1941 Gloster Aircraft batch V6600- V6649
V6613 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.09.1940 00.04.1941 111 Sqn Royal Air Force based Debden-to Croyden 03.09.1940-to Drem 08.09.1940-to Dyce
12.10.1940-detatchment to Montrose 12.10.1940 until 00.04.1941
code used TM
00.04.1941 00.00.0000 59 OTU 59 Operational Training Unit-based Crosby-on-Eden-to sattlite
Longtown 14.07.1941 until 06.08.1942-to Milfield 06.08.1942-
until 00.00.1943 code used MF
also listed as D02.07.1943 Irish Air Corps
based 103 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 07.07.1943D 1 Fighter Squadron Irish wfu 00.12.1945 scrapped?
Air Corps

constructed 00.07.1940-00.01.1941 Hawker Aircraft batch V7400- V7446
according to the Air Britain RAF serials “”V & W file” this is the order of deployment for V7411
V7411 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.08.1940 00.00.1941 151 Sqn Royal Air Force based North Weald code used DZ
00.03.1941 00.01.1942 52 OUT 52 Operational Training Unit-based Debden possible codes CT-OQ or TJ
00.01.1942 00.09.1942 56 OTU 56 Operational Training Unit-based Sutton Bridge-to Tealing
27.03.1942
00.09.1942 00.10.1942 182 Sqn Royal Air Force based Duxford code used XM
00.10.1942 00.00.1943 55 OTU 55 Operational Training Unit-based Annan to sattlite Longtown code EH

the list of “Aircraft of the Irish Air Service-Irish Army Air Corps and Irish Air Corps 1922-2007” shows V7411 deployment
in error below also this is the only reference found of 229 Sqn utilising Hurricane V7411
V7411 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.08.1940 00.00.1941 151 Sqn Royal Air Force
229 Sqn Royal Air Force damaged in combat 30.09.1940 repaired
00.03.1941 00.01.1942 52 OTU
00.01.1942 00.09.1942 56 OTU
00.10.1942 00.00.1943 55 OTU
00.09.1942 00.10.1942 182 Sqn Royal Air Force

based 104 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 07.07.1943D 1 Fighter Squadron Irish wfu 00.09.1946 scrapped ?
Air Corps

constructed Brooklands or Langley 00.07.1940-00.01.1941 Hawker Aircraft batch V7533-V7572
according to the Air Britain RAF serials “”V & W file” this is the order of deployment for V7540
V7540 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.07.1940 00.12.1940 605 Sqn Royal Air Force based Drem- to Croydon 07.09.1940 code used UP?
00.12.1940 00.05.1941 501 Sqn Royal Air Force based Filton-to Colerne 09.04.1941 code used SD
05.05.1941 17.11.1941 10 Gp AAC Flight 10 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Flight - based Filton 05.05.1941
then redesignated 286 Sqn 17.11.1941 next line down
17.11.1941 00.09.1942 286 Sqn Royal Air Force based Filton-to Lulsgate 24.01.1942-to Colerne 00.03.1942- to
Lulsgate 30.04.1942-to Zeals 26.05.1942-to Colerne 01.09.1942 code
used NW?
00.09.1942 00.10.1942 182 Sqn Royal Air Force based Martlasham Heath code used XM
00.10.1942 00.10.1943 55 OTU 55 Operational Training Unit-based Annan-to sattilite Longtown
00.10.1942 until 00.00.1943
the list of “Aircraft of the Irish Air Service-Irish Army Air Corps and Irish
Air Corps 1922-2007” shows V7540 deployment below

deployment list below is OBVIOUSLY wrong because 10 Gp became 286 Sqn on 17.11.1941
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 605 Sqn Royal Air Force
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 501 Sqn Royal Air Force
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 286
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 182
10 Gp AAC Flight
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 55 OTU

based 105 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 07.07.1943D 1 Fighter Squadron Irish wfu 00.09.1946 to scrap?
Air Corps

constructed 00.02.1941-00.06.1941 Gloster Aircraft batch Z4022-Z4071
Z4037 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.02.1941 10.06.1941 ? stored ? 00.02.1941 until 00.06.1941??
Z4037 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.06.1941 00.00.0000 1423 Flight based - flight was formed 10.06.1941 Kaldadarnes satellite Reykjavik
Iceland it would seem Z4037 only spent a few days in Iceland before
returning to England and was toc 87 Sqn
00.00.0000 00.06.1941 87 Sqn was based Charmy Down from 11.12.1940 to 06 08.1941 however 87
Sqn is listed as operating Hurricanes I aircraft from 00.07.1938 until
00.06.1941- so where was Z4037 for the missing two years

the dates would suit better if Z4037 went to 87 Sqn first then to 1423 Flight-but the few lists showing deployments agree it was 1423 then 87-possibly an error was made showing the order of
deployments

below is a possible scenario if that were the case
Z4037 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.02.1941 00.06.1941 87 Sqn Sqn was based Charmy Down from 11.12.1940 to 06 08.1941
green used to show possible dates for this scenario 00.06.1941 00.00.1943 1423 Flight based - flight was formed 10.06.1941 Kaldadarnes satellite of Reykjavik
Iceland – 1423 Fl returned to Ouston UK 19.12.1941 from then was slowly
reduced to “number plate”?? basis - until finally disbanded 00.10.1943
07.07.1943D to IAC obviously confirmation required to verify all this - I will leave that for others
to sort out

based 106 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 07.07.1943D 1 Fighter Squadron Irish wfu 00.03.1946 scrapped?
Air Corps

constructed 00.11.1939-00.08.1940 Gloster Aircraft batch P2946-P2995
P2968 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.11.1939 00.07.1941 32 Sqn Royal Air Force based Biggin Hill-to Gravesend 03.01.1940-Manston 08.03.1940-
Gravesend 22.03.1940-Biggin Hill 27.03.1940-Wittering 26.05.1940-
Biggin Hill 04.06.1940-Actlington 28.08.1940-Middle Wollop 15.12.1940-
Ibsley 16.02.1941-Pembrey 17.04.1941-Angle 01.06.1941 code used KT
00.07.1941 00.02.1942 151 Sqn Royal Air Force Wittering 00.07.1941 to Coltishall 00.00.1941-00.02.1942 code used DZ
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 46 Sqn Royal Air Force listing of operational use of Hurricane 1 by 46 Sqn is shown ONLY as
00.02.1939 to 00.12.1940-by 00.02.1942 they were using Hurrican IIc’s
moved 00.05.1942 to Idku in mid East converted to night fighters with
Beaufighter I aircraft-re.equiped with Beau IV & X’s until 00.07.1944
00.02.1942 14.02.1942 9 FTS 9 Flying Training School
14.02.1942 00.00.0000 9 PAFU 9 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit based Castle Combe 14.02.1942-Errol
01.08.1942-Findo Gask 12.07.1943 to 00.11.1943
00.11.1943 00.11.1943 to instructional airframe for the Irish Air Corps
based 107 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 29.11.1943D 1 Fighter Squadron operational OR instructional airframe? wfu 00.07.1946 where to?
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.11.1939-00.07.1940 Hawker Aircraft Brooklands & Langley contract No. 962371/38 batch P3380-P3429
P3416 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.00.1939 00.00.1940 3 Sqn Royal Air Force based Croydon 09.1939 dettatchment to Hawkinge 00.12.1939 to
00.02.1940 code used OP
also listed in error as to 5 Sqn Royal Air Force 5 Sqn never utilised Hurricane I aircraft
5 OTU formed 00.03.1940 00.10.1941 5 OTU Royal Air Force 5 Operational Training Unit-based Aston Down
01.11.1940 00.00.1941 55 OTU Royal Air Force 55 Operational Training Unit-based Aston Down detachment to Morton-in-
Marsh until 00.00.1941
also listed in error as to 9 FTU 9 Flying Training Unit-named in error-see 9 FTS just below
00.00.1941 14.02.1942 9 FTS 9 Flying Training School based RLG Castle Combe-redesignated
9 PAFU below
14.02.1942 00.00.1943 9 PAFU 9 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit based RLG Castle Combe 14.02.1942
to 01.08.1942 Errol 01.08.1942 to RLG Findo Gask 12.07.1943 code used
for P3416 was 5
also listed as D00.12.1943
based 108 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 29.11.1943D 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.07.1946
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.08.1940-00.01.1941 Gloster Aircraft batch V7156- V7195
V7173 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.08.1940 00.07.1941 85 Sqn Royal Air Force based Croydon-Castle Camps 03.09.1940-Church Fenton 05.09.1940-
Kirkton-in-Lindsey code used VY
00.07.1941 00.01.1942 52 OTU Operational Training Unit based Debden code used GK
00.01.1942 00.01.1944 59 OTU Operational Training Unit based Crosby-on-Eden to satellite Longtown
00.01.1942 to satt Brunton 04.08.1942 until 26.01.1944 code used MF
and the code listed as used by this Hurricane 1 was given as MF-X34
also listed as D28.02.1944 Irish Air Corps
based 109 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 29.11.1943D 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.09.1946
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.11.1940-00.04.1941 Canadian Car and Foundry Corporation Montreal batch Z7143-Z7162
also listed as Z7175 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 serial Z7175 was never issued to ANY aircraft by the RAF
Z7158 is not confirmed anywhere-however it is the only repeated serial
for this Hurricane
Z7158 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.11.1940 00.00.0000 56 OTU Royal Air Force Operational Training Unit based Sutton Bridge code used FE
00.00.0000 00.00.1944 Station Flight Newtownards Co Down
based 110 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 21.02.1944D 1 Fighter Squadron c/l Co. Wexford 00.11.1945 and wfu
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.08.1940-00.01.1941 Gloster Aircraft batch V6533- V6582
V6576 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.08.1940 00.00.1941 242 Sqn Royal Air Force based Coltishall-to Duxford 00.10.1940-to Martlesham Heath 00.12.1940
code used LE
00.00.1941 00.08.1941 504 Sqn Royal Air Force based Exeter to Fairwood Common 21.07.1941 code used TM
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 133 Sqn Royal Air Force while 133 Sqn did operate Hurricane IIB’s no record presently available
shows use of the Hurricanes I - unless as a Sqn runabout during the
period 00.08.1941 to 00.01.1942
00.01.1942 00.00.1942 59 OTU Royal Air Force Operational Training Unit based Crosby-on-Eden to satellite Longtown
00.01.1942 code used MF
00.00.1942 00.07.1942 257 Sqn Royal Air Force based Honiley- to High Ercall 06.06.1942 code used DT
00.08.1942 00.00.0000 59 OTU Royal Air Force Operational Training Unit based Millfield-to satt Brunton 00.08.1942 until
26.01.1944 code used MF
also listed as D10.03.1944 Irish Air Corps
based 111 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 30.03.1944D 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.08.1946
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.07.1940-00.01.1941 Gloster Aircraft batch V7400- V7446
V7435 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.07.1940 00.11.1940 56 Sqn Royal Air Force based North Weald-00.09.1940 to Boscombe Down-code used LR
00.11.1940 00.04.1941 71 Sqn Royal Air Force based based Kirton-in-Lindsey-code used XR
00.04.1941 00.00.1944 56 OTU Royal Air Force Operational Training Unit-based Sutton Bridge 00.04.1941
with multiple deployments with 56 OTU until early 1944-code used FE
also listed as D10.03.1944 Irish Air Corps
based 112 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 30.03.1944D 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.08.1946
Irish Air Corps

113 not assigned

constructed 00.08.1940-00.01.1941 Gloster Aircraft batch V7461- V7510
V7463 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 00.11.1940 00.00.1941 71 Sqn Royal Air Force based Kirton-in-Lindsey-code used XR
00.00.1941 00.00.1941 85 Sqn Royal Air Force based Debden-code used VY
00.00.1941 00.00.1941 32 Sqn Royal Air Force based Pembrey-code used KT
00.00.1941 00.06.1941 247 Sqn Royal Air Force based Roborough-code used HP
00.06.1941 00.04.1942 55 OTU Royal Air Force Operational Training Unit-based Usworth-sattelite Ouston late.1941-
Woolsington from 00.01.1942 to 00.04.1942-code used EH
00.04.1942 00.00.1944 41 OTU Royal Air Force Operational Training Unit-based Oatlands Hill to 15.11.1942-Hawardan
15.11.1942 satellites at Poulton 01.03.1943- 00.05.1943 satt Andover
00.05.1943-21.06 1943-satt Middle Wallop 21.06.1943-00.07.1943-
satt Andover 04.12.1943-11.12.1943-codes issued IO & 4R but no
evidence of use
also listed as D10.03.1944 to Irish Air Corps
based 114 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (no c/n) 30.03.1944D 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.08.1946
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1943-00.05.1944 Hawker Aircraft Langley for the RAF batch LF494- LF542
LF536 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 00.02.1944 00.11.1944 1689 Flight Royal Air Forc based Holme-on-Spalding Moor
00.11.1944 00.00.1945 1689 Flight Royal Air Forc detachment based Ricca- code used 9X
also listed as D10.02.1945 to Irish Air Corps
based 115 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 28.03.1945D 1 Fighter Squadron Irish wfu 00.06.1946 and later scrapped
Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1943-00.05.1944 Hawker Aircraft Langley for the RAF batch LF494- LF542
LF541 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 00.02.1944 00.11.1944 1689 Flight Royal Air F based Holme on Spalding Moor
00.11.1944 00.00.1945 1689 Flight Royal Air F detachment based Ricca- code used 9X
also listed as D28.02.1945 to Irish Air Corps
based 116 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 07.03.1945D 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.07.1947 and later scrapped
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1943-00.05.1944 Hawker Aircraft Langley for the RAF batch LF559- LF601
LF566 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 00.02.1944 00.00.1945 1690 Bomber Defence based Syerston-code used 9M
Training Flight- Royal
Air Force
also listed as D10.02.1945 to Irish Air Corps
based 117 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 07.03.1945D 00.06.1947 1 Fighter Squadron w/o in cr 00.06.1947
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1943-00.05.1944 Hawker Aircraft Langley for the RAF batch LF620- LF660
LF624 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 00.03.1944 00.00.1944 679 Sqn Royal Air Force based Ipswich - for anti-aircraft co-operation duties in East Anglia
00.00.1944 00.00.1945 691 Sqn Royal Air Force based Roborough - for anti-aircraft co-operation duties in South
West England
based 118 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 07.03.1945D 00.00.1945 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.03.1947 and scrapped later
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1943-00.05.1944 Hawker Aircraft Langley for the RAF batch LF737 LF774
LF770 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 00.05.1944 00.10.1944 1697 Flight Royal Air based Northolt - tasked with the delivery of dispatches to Eorupean
Force battlefields - code used DR listed as DR-G for this particular aircraft
Air Delivery Letter Service
Flight
based 119 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 07.03.1945D 00.00.1947 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.01.1947 and later scrapped
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.05.1944-00.07.1944 Hawker Aircraft Langley for the RAF batch PZ791-PZ835
PZ796 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 00.00.1944 23.02.1945 Hawker Aircraft Ltd to Baldonnell D28.03.1945 also listed as to the Air Corps 23.02.1945
based 120 Hawker Hurricane Mk.II C (no c/n) 28.03.1945D 00.00.1947 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.11.1947 and later scrapped
Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.01.1942-00.08.1942 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No. Acft/941 batch DL169-DL204
DL194 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 RAFC Royal Air Force RAF College
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 7 PAFU Royal Air Force 7 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 5 PAFU Royal Air Force 5 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 4 APC 4 Armament Practice Camp based Talbenny
based 121 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 31.05.1945D 03.02.1949 Air Corps Training. w/o in mid-air collision with 124 Master II killing the pilot 03.02.1949
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.01.1942-00.08.1942 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No. Acft/941 batch DK800-DK843
DK835 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 RAFC RAF College
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 5 PAFU 5 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 4 APC 4 Armament Practice Camp based Talbenny
based 122 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 31.05.1945D 00.00.1950 Air Corps Training wfu 01.09.1949 and later scrapped
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.01.1942-00.08.1942 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No. Acft/941 batch DK909-DK957
DK934 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 17 PAFU 17 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 5 PAFU 5 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit
based 123 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 15.06.1945D 00.00.1947 Air Corps Training wfu 21.07.1947 and scrapped later
also listed as D 31.05.1945 Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.01.1942-00.02.1943 Phillips & Powis South Marston-Doncaster & Sheffield contract No.B.65589/40 batch DM200-DM245
DM220 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 RAFC RAF College
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 2 FIS 2 Flying Instructors School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 5 PAFU 5 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit
based 124 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 15.06.1945D 03.02.1949 Irish Air Corps w/o in mid-air collision with 121 Master II killing the pilot 03.02.1949

constructed 00.01.1942-00.08.1942 Phillips & Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.acft/941 DL395-DL435
DL408 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 2 FIS 2 Flying Instructors School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 5 PAFU 5 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 4 APC 4 Armament Practice Camp based Talbenny
based 125 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 15.06.1945D 00.00.1950 Air Corps Flying wfu 13.09.1949 and scrapped later
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.06.1941-00.01.1942 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch AZ245-AZ289
AZ250 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 8 FTS 8 Flying Training School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 2 FIS 2 Flying Instructors School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 5 PAFU 5 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit
00.00.0000 D07.06.1945 Irish Air Corps?
based 126 Miles M.19 Master Mk.II (no c/n) 15.06.1945D 00.00.1950 Air Corps Flying wfu 16.09.1949 and later scrapped
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.06.1939-00.09.1939 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract 778435/38 batch P6396-P6424
P6424 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (1779) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 15EFTS 15 Elementary Flying Training School op by British Air Transport Ltd?
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 8 EFTS 8 Elementary Flying Training School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 7 FIS 7 Flying Instructors School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 2 FIS 2 Flying Instructors School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 604Sqn based Colerne
listed as D24.08.1944 probably to Miles Aircraft Ltd?
00.00.1945 00.00.1945 Miles Aircraft Ltd refurbished by Miles Aircraft Ltd
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8260 issued
based 127 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (1779) 17.02.1946D 00.00.1952 Air Corps Training wfu 00.05.1952 and scrapped later
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.09.1939-00.01.1940 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract 788435/38 batch R1810-R1859
R1826 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (1827) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 39 MU CF
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 5 EFTS 5 Elementary Flying Training School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 16 EFTS 16 Elementary Flying Training School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ECFS Empire Central Flying School
00.00.1944S 00.00.1945 Miles Aircraft Ltd refurbished 1945 by Miles Aircraft Ltd Woodley
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8261 issued 14.02.1946.
based 128 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (1827) 17.02.1946D 00.00.1952 Air Corps Training wfu 00.11.1951 and later scrapped
Schools Irish Air Corps
listed as 27.05.1946S? to IAC as 126?? probabal errors

constructed 00.05.1940-00.11.1940 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch T9729-T9768
T9733 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2000) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 15EFTS 15 Elementary Flying Training School op by British Air Transport Ltd?
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 16 PEFTS 16 Polish Elementary Flying Training School
00.00.1942 00.00.0000 FTCCF Flying Training Command Communications Flight Woodley op by Phillips
and Powis
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ECFS Empire Central Flying School
21.11.1944S 00.00.1945 Miles Aircraft Ltd refurbished 1945 by Miles Aircraft Ltd Woodley
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8262 issued 14.02.1946.
based 129 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2000) 17.02.1946D 00.00.1953 Air Corps Training wfu 00.12.1952 and later scrapped
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.10.1938-00.02.1939 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch N3820-N3869
N3869 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (915) 00.10.1939 00.00.0000 254 Sqn Royal Air Force Sqn reformed 30.10.1939 at Stradishall N3869 possibly toc then
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 245 Sqn Royal Air Force
00.04.1942 00.00.0000 ECFS Empire Central Flying School based Hullavington
00.00.0000 07.11.1944 CF Woodley To Conversion Flight Woodley – SOC 07.11.1944
00.00.1945 00.00.1945 Miles Aircraft Ltd Refurbished by Miles Aircraft Ltd Woodley
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8263 issued-.
130 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (915) 17.02.1946D 00.00.1953 Air Corps Training wfu 00.01.1953 and scrapped later
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1938-00.10.1938 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch L8326-L8359
L8342 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (768) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 15EFTS 15 Elementary Flying Training School op by British Air Transport Ltd?
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 21EFTS 21 Elementary Flying Training School op by Airwork Ltd
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ATA To Air Transport Auxiliary
00.00.0000 04.10.1944 SOC struck of charge 04.10.1944
00.00.1945 refurbished by Miles Aircraft Ltd for the Irish Air Corps during 1945
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8264 issued 14.02.1946
based 131 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (768) 09.03.1946D 00.00.1953 Air Corps Training wfu 00.06.1952 and scrapped later
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.05.1940-00.11.1940 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch T9799-T9848
T9807 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2242) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Farnborough
also listed as (2244) and as RAF serial V1089 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 16 EFTS 16 EFTS Elementary Flying Training School
also listed as (2044) and as RAF serial V1089 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ECFS Empire Central Flying School based Hullavington
both these aircraft were delivered on 20.02.1946 so 00.00.0000 21.11.1944S purchased by Miles Aircraft Ltd 1944 refurbished 00.00.1945 for the
that may have caused a possible mix up in c/n’s either Irish Air Corps during 1945
on delivery or as is more probable-by list compilers 00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8265 issued 14.02.1946
based 132 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2242) 20.02.1946D 00.00.1954 Air Corps Training wfu 00.09.1953 and later scrapped
also listed as 21.02.1946D Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.11.1940-00.01.1941 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch V1063-V1102
V1089 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2044) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 301Sqn
also listed as (2242) which is T9807 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 306Sqn
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Parnall
29.08.1944 SOC struck of charge 29.08.1944
00.00.1945 00.00.1945 refurbished by Miles Aircraft Ltd for the Irish Air Corps during 1945
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8266 issued 14.02.1946
based 133 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I ((2044) 20.02.1946 07.02.1947 Air Corps Training w/o cr Gormanston Camp 07.02.1947
also listed as 21.02.1946D Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.11.1940-00.01.1941 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch V1003-V1042
V1016 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2189) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Skeabrae
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 5 FIS 5 Flying Instructor School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ATA to Air Transport Auxiliary
30.11.1944 00.00.0000 SOC struck of charge 30.11.1944
00.00.1945 00.00.1945 refurbished by Miles Aircraft Ltd for the Irish Air Corps during 1945
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8267 issued 14.02.1946
based 134 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2189) 20.03.1946D 00.00.1953 Air Corps Training wfu 00.01.1953 and scrapped later
also listed as 20.02.1946D Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.05.1940-00.11.1940 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch T9799-T9848
T9803 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2040) 05.11.1940 00.00.0000 1AACU 1 Anti Aircraft Co-Operation Unit O flight based Cleave target towing
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 15EFTS 15 Elementary Flying Training School op by British Air Transport Ltd?
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 21EFTS 21 Elementary Flying Training School op by Airwork Ltd
00.00.0000 04.12.1944 ATA many Ferry Pool’s and Training sections within the ATA used Magisters
00.00.0000 04.12.1944 SOC struck of charge 04.12.1944
00.00.1945 00.00.1945 Miles Aircraft Ltd refurbished by Miles Aircraft for the Irish Air Corps during 1945
00.00.1945 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness no. 8268 issued 14.02.1946
based 135 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2040) 09.03.1946 00.00.1952 Air Corps Training wfu 00.08.1951 and scrapped later
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.11.1940-00.01.1941 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract No.not shown batch V1063-V1102
V1094 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2247) 00.00.1941 11.10.1944 Manston SOC struck of charge 11.10.1944
00.00.1945 00.00.1945 Miles Aircraft Ltd refurbished by Miles Aircraft for the Irish Air Corps during 1945
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness No. 8269 issued 14.02.1946
based 136 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (2247) 09.03.1946D 00.00.1953 Air Corps Training wfu 00.11.1952 and later scrapped
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.03.1938-00.10.1938 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract 706823/37 batch L8326-L8359
L8352 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (778) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 15 EFTS Elementary Flying Training School
Harrowbeer probabal base
05.09.1944 SOC ? listed as to Irish Air Corps? as 137 probably struck of charge RAF
00.00.0000 00.00.1945 Miles Aircraft Ltd refurbished by Miles Aircraft for the Irish Air Corps during 1945
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness No. 8270 issued 14.02.1946
based 137 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (778) 09.03.1946D 00.00.1953 Air Corps Training wfu 00.11.1952 and later scrapped
Schools Irish Air Corps

constructed 00.09.1939-00.01.1940 Phillips and Powis Aircraft Woodley contract 788435/38 batch R1810-R1859
R1834 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (1835) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 253 Sqn
also listed as Magister T.1 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 614 Sqn
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 15 EFTS 15 Elementary Flying Training School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 21 EFTS 21 Elementary Flying Training School
15.02.1942 07.11.1944 FTC CF Flying Training Command - Communications Flight
07.11.1944S sold to Miles Aircraft ? 07.11.1944
00.00.0000 00.00.1945 Miles Aircraft Ltd refurbished by Miles Aircraft for the Irish Air Corps during 1945
00.00.0000 14.02.1946 Certificate of Airworthiness No. 8271 issued 14.02.1946
based 138 Miles M.14 Magister Mk I (1835) 09.03.1946D 00.00.1952 Air Corps Training wfu 00.06.1952 and scrapped later Schools Irish Air Corps

139 Miles M.25 Martinet TT.Mk I not assigned but it was suggested that two aircraft were allocated these serials-but they never appeared
140 Miles M.25 Martinet TT.Mk I not assigned these are possibly the two aircraft that became 144 and 145 below

based 141 Avro XIX Series I (1313) new 10.04.1946 20.01.1962 Advanced Training Flight wf active u 20.01.1962
also listed incorrectly as Anson 19 Irish Air Corps
20.01.1962 00.00.1974 Technical Training as an instructional airframe
Squadron Irish Air Corps  HYPERLINK "http://www.worldmilitair.com/serials/countries/ire%20010%200110.pdf" \l "page=1" \o "Page 1" 
 stored 00.00.1974 00.00.1981 Irish Air Corps stored at Baldonnell from 00.00.1974 to 00.00.1981 00.00.1981 00.00.1995 Irish Aviation Museum Dublin Airport
museum 00.00.1995 current Irish Air Corps to Irish Air Corps Museum here at Baldonnell

based 142 Avro XIX Series I (1314) new 10.04.1946 Advanced Training Flight
also listed incorrectly as Anson 19 Irish Air Corps
00.00.0000 General Purpose Flight
Irish Air Corps
00.00.0000 31.01.1958 Irish Air Corps damaged when undercarriage collapsed at Baldonnell
31.01.1958 00.00.1962 Technical Training as instructional airframe- finally wfu 00.00.1962 and scrapped
Squadron Irish Air Corps scraped date unknown

based 143 Avro XIX Series I (1315) new 10.04.1946 00.00.0000 Advanced Training Flight
also listed incorrectly as Anson 19 Irish Air Corps
00.00.0000 08.05.1953 General Purpose Flight. w/o in a crash at Rinneana / Shannon Airport 08.05.1953
Irish Air Corps

RAF serial? unknown. Was in service with the R.A.F-see 139 above
based 144 Miles M.25 Martinet TT.Mk I (no c/n) 05.07.1946 25.05.1952 General Purpose Flight w/o in cr 25.05.1952
Irish Air Corps

RAF serial? unknown. Was in service with the R.A.F-see 140 above
based 145 Miles M.25 Martinet TT.Mk I (no c/n) 05.07.1946 00.12.1958 General Purpose Flight wf active u 00.12.1958
Irish Air Corps
00.12.1958 00.00.1964 Technical Training as an instructional airframe
Squadron Irish Air Corps finally wfu 00.00.1964 and scrapped

the 12 Seafire aircraft below were sub-contracted by VS as follows; Westland Aircraft 146-147- 150- 155 & 157 Cunliffe Owen 148- 149- 151-152- 153- 154 & 156 so probably no c/n’s for these

Irish Air Letter No.521 May 2018 p.27
The 12 Seafires had been in operation with the Fleet Air Arm. They were acquired by Vickers Armstrong- refurbished and “de-navalised”- which included the removal of the arrestor hooks- catapult gear and other
naval equipment. The wing-folding mechanism on the aircraft was rendered inoperative and they were painted into Air Corps colours and markings. Following their refurbishment the 12 aircraft were basically
similar to late production Spitfire Vs- but were to retain the name Seafire in Air Corps service.
They were first mentioned in a report in the Irish Press newspaper on 14.01.1947. It was reported that the first four aircraft (Air Corps serials 146- 147- 148 and 149) had been completed at the Vickers factory at
South Marston- near Swindon- and were to be delivered to Ireland within days. The Air Corps pilots had already arrived at South Marston and were receiving a short conversion course on the new type. On 24.01.1947-
the four aircraft were formally accepted by an official from the Department of Defence and set off on their delivery flight to Baldonnel- having first been blessed by the Parish Priest of Swindon prior to departure.
Unfortunately this ecclesiastical blessing proved insufficient to speed them on their way- as they fell foul of the severe winter weather enveloping the UK and had to divert in to the RAF airfield at High Ercall in
Shropshire- a few miles from Shrewsbury. The Seafires were grounded here for three weeks due to heavy snowstorms and atrocious weather generally- and it was not until 17.02.1947 that they could continue their
flight to Baldonnel.


constructed by Westland Aircraft contract Air/2605 13.07.1943 Seafire XV batch PR285 to PR334
PR302 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 06.01.1945 RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
00.03.1945 1PATP to Carr Lane Birkdale Southport 1PATP Packed Aircraft Transit Pool 00.00.1945 RNARY to British Pacific Fleet Coimbatore India Royal Naval Aircraft Maintenance
Yard
00.00.1946 VASM to Vickers Armstrong Supermarine? also listed as refurb to FVc standard
PR302 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 04.12.1946 f/f as 146 Seafire LF.III
listed as accepted by Air Corps 24.01.1947 also listed as del 21.01.1947
based 146 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 17.02.1947 16.06.1954 1 Fighter Squadron del Baldonnell wfu 16.06.1954
Irish Air Corps
16.06.1954 00.00.1962 Technical Training as an instructional airframe
Squadron Irish Air Corps scrapped 00.00.1962

constructed by Westland Aircraft contract Air/2605 13.07.1943 Seafire XV batch PR226 to PR271
PR315 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 06.01.1945 RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
00.03.1945 to British Pacific Fleet
00.06.1945 879 Sqn
00.00.1946 VASM Vickers Armstrong Supermarine? also listed as refurb to FVc standard

02.09.1946 f/f as Seafire LF.III 147
PR315 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 24.01.1947 del IAC also listed as accepted by Air Corps on that date
based 147 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 17.02.1947 05.09.1947 1 Fighter Squadron delivered to Baldonnell
Irish Air Corps
05.09.1947 w/o in cr at Gormanston Military Camp Co Meath

constructed by Cunliffe Owen contract Air/2777 10.08.1943 Seafire III batch PX913 to PX962
PX950 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Cunliffe Owen Ltd RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
26.03.1945D 00.04.1945 Fleet Air Arm
00.04.1945 761 Sqn Fleet Air Arm
2 School of Naval Air
Fighting
03.12.1946 Vickers Armstrong Vickers Armstrong Supermarine? also listed as refurb to FVc standard
Supermarine VASM
also listed as 30.12.1946f/f Vickers Armstrong f/f 30.12.1946 as Seafire LF.III
Supermarine
also listed as accepted by the Irish Air Corps on 24.01.1947f/f Vickers Armstrong f/f 24.01.1947 as Seafire FVc
Supermarine
based 148 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 17.02.1947D 22.05.1953 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish del by IAC pilot to Baldonnell-w/o in cr into sea off Gormanston Co
Air Corps Meath killing the pilot 22.05.1953
1 Fighter Squadron assumed-as no service history offered

constructed by Cunliffe Owen contract Air/2777 10.08.1943 Seafire III batch PX913 to PX962
PX948 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 00.00.0000 00.03.1945 Cunliffe Owen Ltd
26.03.1945 RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
10.08.1945 BPF To British Pacific Fleet tested RAF Cochin Southern India
no date for return to UK
30.12.1946 Vickers Armstrong Vickers Armstrong Supermarine? also listed as refurb to FVc standard
Supermarine VASM
PX948 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 24.01.1947f/f 17.02.1947 Vickers Armstrong f/f 24.01.1947 as FVc - also listed as f/f of Seafire LF.III on 03.12.1946
Supermarine
also listed as accepted by the IrishAir Corps on 24.01.1947
based 149 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 17.02.1947D 15.05.1954 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish del by IAC pilot to Baldonnell wfu15.05.1954
Air Corps
15.05.1954D 00.00.1960 Technical Training as an instructional airframe
Squadron-Irish Air Corps scrapped 00.00.1960 also listed as scrapped 00.00.1962
constructed by Westland Aircraft contract Air/2605 08.01.1944 Seafire XV batch RX210 to RX256
RX210 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 00.02.1945 24.02.1945 Westland Aircraft Ltd
24.02.1945D RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
76MU Wroughton?
D20.03.1945 1PATP to Carr Lane Birkdale Southport 1PATP Packed Aircraft Transit Pool
00.04.1945 BPF-RNARY to British Pacific Fleet tested RNARY Coimbatore India Royal Naval
Aircraft Maintenance Yard
26.07.1945 D11.07.1947 Vickers Armstrong Vickers Armstrong Supermarine? also listed as refurb to FVc standard Supermarine VASM
RX210 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 15.04.1947f/f Vickers Armstrong first flight as Seafire LF.III 15.04.1947
Supermarine
based 150 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 11.07.1947D 11.03.1955 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish del by Capt Ryan wfu 11.03.1955 Air Corps
11.03.1955 00.00.1962 Technical Training as an instructional airframe scrapped 00.00.1962 also listed as 1960
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

constructed by Cunliffe Owen contract Air/2777 10.08.1943 Seafire III batch PX913 to PX962
PX941 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 17.03.1945 RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
14/16.08.1945 PBF to British Pacific Fleet tested Cochin Southern India
00.00.1946 VASM acquired by Vickers Supermarine 1946
15.05.1947 VASM Vickers Armstrong Supermarine also listed as refurb to FVc standard
PX941 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 15.05.1947 f/f as Seafire LF.III

based 151 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 11.07.1947 29.06.1951 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish del as 151 by Lt O'Connell to Baldonnell w/o in cr Co Meath 29.06.1951 Air Corps wfu 29.06.1951

constructed by Cunliffe Owen contract Air/2777 10.08.1943 Seafire III batch PX913 to PX962
PX929 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 03.03.1945 RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
also listed as 03.03.1945D FAA delivered to the Fleet Air Arm
05.03.1945 39MU
00.00.1946 VASM Vickers Armstrong Supermarine Eastleigh? refurbished to FVc standard
00.06.1947 f/f prod test J Derry
11.07.1947 del as 152 by Lt Howard to Baldonnell
based 152 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 11.07.1947 01.09.1949 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish w/o in f/l Gormanston Co. Meath 01.09.1949 airframe used by Dublin
Air Corps Airport fire service for training purposes scrapped 00.00.1962

constructed by Cunliffe Owen contract Air/2777 10.08.1943 Seafire III batch PX913 to PX962
PX924 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 01.03.1945 RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
30.04.1945 VASM flown at Vickers Armstrong Supermarine
10.06.1945 BPF to British Pacific Fleet tested Cochin Southern India also listed as
dated 01.03.1945 to Cochin
PX924 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 00.00.1946 VASM Vickers Armstrong Supermarine also listed as refurb to FVc standard
based 153 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 11.07.1947 19.06.1954 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish del by Lt Creham to Baldonnell 11.07.1947 wfu 19.06.1954
Air Corps
19.06.1954 00.00.1962 Technical Training as an instructional airframe
Squadron-Irish Air Corps scrapped 00.00.1962

constructed by Cunliffe Owen contract Air/2777 10.08.1943 Seafire III batch PX913 to PX962
PX915 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 22.02.1945D RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
22.02.1945D 11.09.1945 880 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Grimsetter- 880 Sqn disbanded Schofields into 801 Sqn 11.09.1945
probably remained with 801 Sqn code P8Q 11.09.1945 00.11.1945 801 Sqn Fleet Air Arm to be confirmed - 00.11.1945 801 re-equiped with Seafire F.XV’s
code 125/N
00.00.1946 Vickers Armstrong acquired by Vickers Supermarine during 1946 refurb
Supermarine
08.08.1947f/f first test flght by S/Ldr Morgan as a refurbished Seafire LF.III took place
at Eastleigh? on 08.08.1947
based 154 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 27.09.1947 28.05.1951 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish on 28.05.1951 154 was w/o in cr Kilbride Co Wicklow killing the pilot
Air Corps

constructed by Westland Aircraft contract Air/2605 13.07.1943 Seafire XV batch PR228 to PR271
D30.11.1944 RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
PR236 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) D 30.11.1944 00.02.1945 880 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Skeabrae
original contract above shows her as a Seafire XV also listed elsewhere as Seafire III
00.02.1945 00.00.1946 1PATP to Carr Lane Birkdale Southport 1PATP Packed Aircraft Transit Pool
00.02.1945
PR236 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 00.00.1946 27.09.1947 VASM Vickers Armstrong Supermarine? also listed as refurb to FVc standard
this aircraft was fitted with the wings from another Seafire III NF566
before delivery to Air Corps as a Seafire LF.III-also listed as NF575
based 155 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 27.09.1947 08.08.1954 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish del by Sgt Conway also listed as D29.09.1947 to Baldonnell
Air Corps
08.08.1954 00.00.1962 Technical Training wfu 08.08.1954 to instructional airframe scrapped 00.00.1962
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

constructed by Cunliffe Owen contract Air/2777 10.08.1943 Seafire III batch PX913 to PX962
PX936 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) D05.03.1945 00.00.0000 Fleet Air Arm RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
rather than a location
00.00.0000 27.09.1947 Vickers Armstrong Vickers Armstrong Supermarine? also listed as refurb to FVc standard
Supermarine VASM
28.04.1947f/f Vickers Armstrong after conversion Flt/Lt Colerne was the pilot on the f/f which took place at
Supermarine at Eastleigh? on 28.04.1947
based 156 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 27.09.1947 12.06.1954 Irish Air Corps D27.09.1947 by Capt Johnson
1 Fighter Squadron
12.06.1954 00.00.1962 Irish Air Corps wfu 12.06.1954 to Technical Training Squadron-instructional airframe
Technical Training scrapped 00.00.1962
Squadron

PX936 above was a replacement for another Seafire III PX959 which had been selected for delivery to the Air Corps but was w/o in a crash on her delivery flight to Eastleigh the company airfield

constructed by Westland contract AIR/2605 08.01.1945 Seafire XV batch RX156 to RX194
RX168 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire L.III (no c/n) D20.01.1945 Royal Navy RNDA Royal Naval Deposit Account this appears to be a record keeper
original contract above shows her as a Seafire XV rather than a location
also listed as type 358 00.00.1945 BPF shipped to British Pacific Fleet-disembarked RNAMY Coimbatore
India Royal Naval Aircraft Maintenance Yard 1945
13.07.1945 TAMY re-shipped to Australia To Transportable Aircraft Maintenance Yard
at No.1 Archerfield Brisbane Queensland Australia 13.07.1945
28.07.1945 TAMY? Royal Navy retested brakes failed landing- ground looped to stop lost u/c 28.07.1945
09.10.1945 TAMY? Royal Navy retested after repair both flights by Lt CG Hyde
no dates for her return to UK or how
00.00.1946 Vickers Armstrong to VASM Vickers Armstrong Supermarine? listed as refurb to FVc standard
12.09.1947f/f first flight as Seafire LF.III
based 157 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III (no c/n) 27.09.1947 27.10.1953 Irish Air Corps del 27.09.1947 to Baldonnell by Sgt Colland
1 Fighter Squadron
27.10.1953 11.03.1961 Irish Air Corps wfu 27.10.1953 to instructional airframe
Technical Training
Squadron
11.03.1961S 00.00.1963 College of Technology purchased by College of Technology Dorset Street Dublin scr 00.00.1963
airframe apparently scrapped circa 1963 some parts were sold in
United Kingdom for restoration of Seafire III G-BWEM R28.06.1995

158 to 163 converted TRAINER Spitfires confusion on many different TYPE titles
part of a discussion on the Key Publishing Aviation Forum  HYPERLINK "https://forum.keypublishing.com/archive/index.php" on 09/10.02.2010 related to the six converted Spitfires below suggested that the six Type 509’s were constructed as Type 502 & then
upgraded prior to delivery to the IAC- others said they were Type 509’s from the start - so far there is no conclusive Type 502 evidence and the fact they are all from different production batches
would make it unlikely that any were 502’s
many different designations were used for the converted Spitfires below some of the many varients given in some publications:
Spitfire HF Mk. IXe  Mk. Tr 9 WARBIRD SPITFIRE REGISTRY
VS.509 Spitfire Tr.9 AIRCRAFT OF THE IRISH AIR SERVICE IRISH ARMY AIR CORPS AND IRISH AIR CORPS 1922-2007
SPITFIRE IX c/n 163 (sic) G-INFO
and just to add further confusion-shown here are the DIFFERENTdesignations given by Vickers Supermarine themselves in 1951- these appeared on the documentation related to the six
converted TRAINER Spitfire’s:
SPITFIRE TRAINER AIRCRAFT (all capitals) Vickers Supermarine SPITFIRE MARK IX TRAINER - EIRE (all capitals) Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Dual Control Trainer Aircraft Mark 9 ( written in that form) Vickers Supermarine
so it would seem there was no official designation applied to these aircraft and different VS departments apparently just made up their own- also general notes on one document states....
“The aircraft will be converted from Ex RAF?? Mark IX Spitfires - probably assumed - as TE308/163 never actually entered RAF service

A civilian flight test registration was issued to manufacturers for flight testing G-15-XXX was used by Vickers Armstrong Ltd -instead of having to apply for a full registration just for test flights.

constructed as a LF.IXc at Castle Bromwich under Contract B981687/39 batch MJ602-MJ646
00.04.1943 listed as delivered to Royal Air Force as MJ627 on 00.04.1943-in error
MJ627 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF Mk.9c 00.09.1943 00.11.1943 Vickers Armstrong probabal construction period listed as autumn of 1943
(CBAF7122) Supermarine Ltd
27.11.1943f/f 04.12.1943 Vickers Armstrong on 27.11.1943f/f took place at Castle Bromwich
Supermarine Ltd
04.12.1943D 13.03.1944 9 Maintence Unit stored 9 MU Cosford until 13.03.1944 On
brown text is from the list of “Son of Damian 04.12.1943D 18.08.1944 9 Maintence Unit then transferred to 83 Group Support Unit 18.08.1944
Spitfire survivors”and contradicts data from at least five 18.08.1944 19.08.1944 General Aircraft Ltd D18.08.1944 another list gives this same date
other Spitfire lists the terms “seems” “appears”&“probably” 13.03.1944 25.09.1944 General Aircraft Ltd via MJ627 arrived at General Aircraft (GAL) for further checks which were
is part of in the text- which would suggest some guess Vickers Armstrong probably conducted at Hanworth Middlesex
work was used in compiling the list please note this does 26.09.1944 01.09.1944 83 Group Support Unit awaiting collection 01.09.1944
not mean that the info is incorrect-while it does contradict 01.09.1944 06.09.1944 unknown possibly in transit or remained with 83 GSU
most of the lists- in fact it could be the only correct version 06.09.1944 28.09.1944 83 Group Support Unit D28.09.1944 to 441 Sqn Royal Canadian Air Force
awaiting confirmation but concensus would suggest 25.09.1944 441Sqn Royal Canadian entered service with 441(Silver Fox) Sqn Royal Canadian Air Force
5+ to 1 against are poor odds – but ?? who knows- where Air Force based B.70 Deurne-Antwerp and was given the code 9G-Q
text is adding to or agrees with other data it is incorporated the first operational sortie was flown by Flight Lieutenant AA Smith on
into the list a patrol in the Venloe/Nijmegen area.
also listed as D28.09.1944 probably wrong according to the date below
27.09.1944 441 Sqn Pilot Officer Bregman took off in MJ627 to patrol the Arnhem area at
around 6000 feet some fifteen Bf 109’s and Fw 190’s were engaged to
the east of Arnhem and Bregman was later credited with the downing of
a Bf109 the combat film of his victory still survives MJ627 was kept busy
with 441 Sqn as follows during the latter part of 1944 and the following
sorties were recorded:
06.11.1944 441 Sqn Flying Officer FE.Manette was tasked to cover 216 Lancasters targeting
Gelsenkirchen
10.11.1944 441 Sqn Flight Lieutenant Smith flew a sortie to Minoru escorting Dakotas to Paris
27.11.1944 441 Sqn Flying Officer BM Mackenzie gave top cover for Lancasters to Cologne
29.11.1944 441 Sqn Flying Officer Bregman flew as a withdrawal escort for 270 Lancasters
08.12.1944 441 Sqn Flying Officer Bregman escorted 220 Lancasters to the Heinbach Dam
with the Squadron then landing at Brussels as the weather had closed
in at home base
27.12.1944 441 Sqn moved to Skeabrae Orkney Islands for defence of the Naval Fleet
09.03.1945 following a routine op the pilot of MJ627 experienced
problems with the engine that caused him to make a f/ l in heather
09.03.1945f/l 441 Sqn The Spitfire apparently suffered a FACE flying accident Cat.E write-off
but the damage was not that serious and it was reclassified as Cat.B
which ment “repair on site is not possible the aircraft must be dismantled
and sent to a repair facility”
11.09.1945 Air Service Training Ltd to Hamble as bboc brought back on charge and reclas Cat B where it was
repaired and was awaiting collection by
21.02.1946- at this point 245.05 total flying hours were recorded on MJ627
28.02.1946 19.02.1950 29 MU to High Ercall Shropshire for storage
also listed as 21 02 1946 00.07.1950 29 MU to High Ercall
it was declared nea non-effective airframe stock and sold to Vickers Ltd
MJ627 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF Mk.9c 19.02.1950S 00.00.1951 Vickers Armstrong Ltd for conversion to a T9 Trainer
(CBAF7122) 19.07.1950S also listed as S19.07.1950 to VA Ltd
19.07.1950 date possibly wrong see just above to AST Air Service Training-sold as a nea non-effective airframe
to VA Vickers Armstrong converted to Type 509 two seat trainer (T9)
the conversion necessitated the removal of the centre fuel tank and
the repositioning of the front seat some 12 inches 30cm forward.
G-15-171 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9c 00.00.1951 05.06.1951 Vickers Armstrong Ltd
(CBAF7122)
based 158 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9c 05.06.1951 00.00.1955 B Flight Air Corps Training also listed as boc brought on charge 00.05.1951
(CBAF7122) Schools Irish Air Corps
00.00.1955 20.04.1960 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 20.04.1960 At this point records show a total of 1036.10 flying hours
Irish Air Corps which averaged almost 4 hours a week flying
20.04.1960 S00.11.1963 Technical Training as instructional airframe until S00.11.1963 in UK
Squadron irish Air Corps
00.04.1960 listed as registration date for G-ASOZ in error by about 4 years too early
158 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9c 00.11.1963S 19.02.1964 John Crewdson/ A13.11.1963 arrived dismantled Biggin Hill UK during this period of
(CBAF7122) storage the Film Aviation Services Ltd wings of158 were accidently
switched with the wings of Spitfire 159/ G-AVAV Tr.Mk 9 between
the dates of 00.11.1963 and 00.09.1964
158 seemed destined for a film career and was delivered to Elstree
Studios although such films as the Battle of Britain were being produced
158 was not used in any flying sequence but instead robbed of her
parts for other film stars aircraft such as MH343 (G-ASJV)
13.11.1963S Film Aviation Services listed as sold to Film Aviation Services Elstree on this date
fuselage then stored dismantled at Elstree where it was offered for sale
at £1500 in Flight International but remained unsold and dismantled then
was placed on the civil register in 00.09.1963 as G-ASOZ
00.02.1964 listed as stored Biggin Hill dismantled
G-ASOZ Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9c 19.02.1964RX09.11.1964 Film Aviation Services Ltd G-ASOZ X09.11.1964 as Permently Withdrawn From Use N00.12.1964
01.04.1964 listed as wings to Belgium for MJ772
G-ASOZ was RR as G-BSMB 03.05.1978
(CBAF7122) 19.09.1964 possible typo for 19.02.1964 listed as registered G-ASOZ on this date stored dismantled
this sounds plausible so I would be Ok with the statement It was at the time of its collection from Biggin Hill 00.09.1964 that the wings
were mistakenly exchanged with those from MJ772/157 the composite
airframe remained at Elstree uncertificated and was bought by Tim Davies
00.09.1964SS00.09.1967 Tim A Davies listed as TA Davies bought the remaining airframe and remnants of 158
which he stored at various locations until purchased by Maurice Bayliss
to Elstree as spares source for MH343/G-ASJV-G-ASOZ stored dismantled
until 1967 listed as dismantled Elstree 00.12.1964
also listed as1977-with the accidently switched wings of 159
00.03.1965 registertion G-ASOZ cancelled and returned to Elstree as spares for G-ASJV
wings sent to Belgium mated to fuselage of BAF159 extant UK as G-BMSB
11.11.1967A 00.00.1976 John Fairey to Stockbridge Hants-dismantled Spitfire arr 11.11.1967 stored dismantled
11.12.1967 to Bossington House airstrip Stockbridge Hants. – the home of John Fairey
and placed in store once again remaining there until sold to MS & PK Bayliss
00.12.1967 00.00.1978 John Fairey Stockbridge stored dismantled listed with the 1978 date error for 1976
07.09.1976 03.05.1978 Maurice S. Bayliss Coventry
03.05.1978 00.00.2004 Maurice S. & Coventry-listed with the 2004 date error
Peter K. Bayliss
G-BMSB Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9c 03.05.1978R 00.00.2014 Maurice S & Peter K transported dismantled from Elstree to Kenilworth where a long term
(CBAF7122) Bayliss restoration commenced
00.00.1989 158/G-BSMB was then moved to the Coventry Works for assembly at
Dollar Air Services and a Mosquito Merlin 76 No. 183741 was installed
in the airframe she had her first engine runs in 1992
00.02.1992 engine run listed as this date
08.11.1993f/f first post-restoration flight after restoration to airworthy condition as two-
seater MJ627/9G-P timed to almost coincide with its original first flight 50
years eariler on 27.11.1943 at Castle Bromwich - in line the operational
history of MJ627 she was completed in 441 Sqn RCAF colours with code
9G-Q and invasion stripes added codes are not minding their P’s & Q’s?
06.05.1994 listed as G-BMSB was flown to Bruntingthorpe Leicestershire- and housed
in the main hangar along with Vulcan XH558 and Victor XM715
00.08.1997 listed as her being relocated to Coventry Airport where she enjoyed
mixed fortunes
25.04.1998f/l damaged in a wheels-up landing at Coventry Airport caused by
undercarraige failure No injuries G-BMSB “crashed” landed at Coventry
Airport at about 1300 hrs. Squadron Leader Paul Day was flying her but
to his horror found that the undercarriage would not lower despite several
airtests in recent weeks- after jettisoning the front canopy he and his
passenger Tom Goodwin the aircraft’s ground engineer- prepared for the
inevitable as G-BMSB neared the ground Day kept the nose high- for a
gentle touchdown and to protect the Merlin engine as long as possible
finally with the tailwheel tickling along the ground- the throttle was shut
early enough to slow the propeller and  G-BMSB settled on the soft grass
the four wooden propeller blades shattered each £2000 blade turning to
matchwood in an instant.  G-BMSB came to rest and thankfully both Day
and Goodwin were able to get out unhurt. The cause ? A 3c-2p- tuppenny
6BA bolt had fallen out and into the undercarriage selector- jamming it
despite this unfortunate and costly incident- there was never any question
that Maurice Bayliss would restore G-BMSB back to full airworthiness
14.02.2002f/f Maurice S.Bayliss Sqn.Ldr.Paul Day carried out a post repair air test and landed at RAF
Coningsby she was restored by volunteers in Coventry from the BBMF
repair team
07.05.2003 listed as G-BMSB was flown into East Kirby airfield where she became a
main attraction at The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre for the next
5 years having retired from the RAF Sqn Leader Day declared his intention
to continue flying G-BMSB and in the summer of 2008 flew her into her
new base at RAF Waddington where she was located with a team of willing volunteers led by Keith Brenchley help keep the aircraft in an airworthy
condition and- having been fitted with a new engine in the winter of 2010
she was regularly seen and more often heard gracing the Lincolnshire sky
? flying as MJ627/9G-P based at East Kirby
G-BMSB Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9c 17.04.2014R active Warbird Experiences Ltd based Warbird Experiences Ltd at the Biggin Hill Heritage
(CBAF7122) 00.10.2016N Hangar at Biggin Hill as MJ627 9G-Q

constructed Castle Bromwich on Contract B981687/39 28.05.1942 batch MJ769-MJ801
MJ772 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF Mk. IXc 20.12.1943 D20.12.1943 Royal Air Force ToC & to RAF Lyneham 20.12.1943
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269)
MJ772 confused construction numbers
“Spitfire Aircraft Production” gives the c/n as CBAF7269 rerpeated many times-airframes possibly “counted” down from MJ730 on the “Spitfire” aircraft production list
“WARBIRDS RESOURCE GROUP-Spitfire histories” as CBAF7263 only one occurance-possible typo
“VICKERS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE / SEAFIRE” as CBAF1290 seen mentioned twice so far- airframes probably “counted” up from MJ783 on the same production list
20.12.1943 20.01.1944 33 Maintenance Unit 31 SLG Everliegh
20.01.1944 17.04.1944 341 French (Alsace) RAF Perranporth code NL-R
Sqn RAF
17.04.1944 18.06.1944 341 French (Alsace) RAF Merston code NL-R
Sqn RAF
18.06.1944 22.06.1944 CAC Ops Category C Ops 00.06.1944 50 operational sorties carried out with 341Sqn damaged
while on a sortie flown by Sgt Dabos Cat.Ac FB - repaired
22.06.1944 01.07.1944 340 French (Ile de France)RAF Funtington code GW-A applied to MJ772 22.06.1944
Sqn RAF

01.07.1944 14.08.1944 340 French (Ile de France)RAF Selsey ALG code GW-A
Sqn RAF
14.08.1944 19.08.1944?340 French (Ile de France)RAF Tangmere code GW-A
Sqn RAF
by 19.08.1944 00.08.1944 84 Group Support Unit RAF Thruxton.
00.08.1944 27.09.1944 33 Maintenance Unit RAF Lyneham
27.09.1944 20.01.1945 83 Group Support Unit RAF Thorney Island-also listed as Bognor-Sussex- aircraft not used
because of damage received
00.11.1944 ? Westhampnett /Sussex
20.01.1945 16.02.1945 FAAC damaged 20.01.1945 Cat.Ac repairs were carried out on site at
FAAC FA possibly relates to a “flying accident” and AC probably means Cat.”Ac” repairs which were defined as follows Thorney Island by 49 MU completed by 16.02.1945
“Repair is beyond the unit capacity but can be repaired on site by another unit or a contractor” also listed was a date of 25.01.1945 with no reference as to why
16.02.1945 19.07 1945 83 Group Support Unit RAF Thorney Island on 19.07.1945 49 MU transported MJ772 to Heston
19.07.1945 00.01.1946 49 Maintenance Unit was ordered to move MJ772 to Heston aerodrome Middlesex where a
major Inspection was carried out from 19.07.1945 to 00.12.1945-awaiting
collection at that time
00.01.1946 19.07.1950 29 Maintenance Unit RAF High Ercall Shropshire for storage
00.07.1950 MJ772 soc by the RAF
MJ772 / G-15-172 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF Mk. IXc 19.07.1950S 31.05.1951 Vickers Armstrong Ltd also listed as sold to Vickers Armstrong 00.05.1951 they had a contract
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269) from the Irish Air Corps for two-seat Spitfire trainers-MJ772 was one of
the aircraft utilised
G-15-172 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr. LF Mk.9c 31.05.1951 05.06.1951 Vickers Armstrong Ltd f/f after conversion took place at Eastleigh 31.05.1951
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269)
based 159 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr. LF Mk.9c 05.06.1951D 00.00.1955 B Flight Training School
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269) Irish Air Corps
00.00.1955 27.01.1960 1 Fighter Squadron also listed as A Flight Fighter Squadron wfu 27.01.1960
Irish Air Corps
27.01.1960 S00.11.1963 Technical Training as an instructional airframe until S00.1.1963 in the UK
Squadron Irish Air corps with a total of 1402 flying hours accrued on 159
durng 1963 the IAC offered 159 for sale by tender and Film
Aviation Services Ltd Biggin Hill was the winning bidder
transported out 00.11.1963 to Biggin Hill UK
00.11.1963S 00.03.1964 John Crewdson/ Film stored dismantled Biggin Hill
Aviation Services
also listed as ex MJ627- probably because the wings of 00.00.1963_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _and it was while at Biggin Hill that the wings of 158 & 159 were
158/MJ627 were used in the restoration during 1969/1970 accidently swapped around between the dates of 00.11.1963 and
00.09.1964
00.03.1964 00.00.1965 COGEA Nouvelle 159 was sold to COGEA Ostend Belgium as part payment for a
Mk.IX single-seater OO-ARB/G-ASSD-Film Aviation Services Ltd had bought another Spitfire MJ627/ 158/G-ASOZ at the sale in Ireland
d01.04.1964 from Biggin Hill 159 was air freighted from Southend to Ostend
by British United Air Ferries and stored dismantled Ostend Belgium
00.00.1965 08.11.1966 Anthony W Samuelson/ the aircraft was bought by NAW Samuelson and shipped to Elstree for
Samuelson’s Film svs rebuild by Simpsons Aeroservices Ltd and on 03.01.1966 the Spitfire
03.01.1966 arrived Elstree by road from Belgium
G-AVAV Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr. LF Mk.9c 08.11.1966RX06.04.1970 Anthony W Samuelson/ R08.11.1966 as G-AVAV based Elstree
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269) Samuelson’s Film svs
00.07.1967 restoration complete at Elstree & f/f here 00.07.1967 and was test flown
by T A Davies
09.08.1967 special CofA issued
00.08.1967L 00.00.1968 Spitfire Productions Ltd based RAF Henlow Tony Samuelson leased the Spitfire for the movie
“The Battle of Britain” in early 1968 it was been flown from Elstree to
Henlow by Flt/ Lt JA Armstrong where it was repainted in film colours
and was soon in use at Debden for training the RAF pilots who were to
fly the film aircraft throughout 1968 she flew in severel scenes in the film- painted in various RAF markings
00.05.1968 early May G-AVAV was on location at North Weald
until 09.07.1968 work continued at Debden- Duxford and Henlow on location
09.07.1968 while on a flight piloted by Connie Edwards the Merlin 76 threw a
connecting rod also listed as an engine fire and was forced landed at
Little Staughton the Spitfire was badly damaged the engine propeller
and cowlings taking much of the crash landing impact also It was using
a metal propeller taken from a Bf109 the pilot made a wheels up belly
could the metal propeller have any bearing on the why the engine failed
landing and on touchdown one blade was ground off on the hard runway
this propeller had only been fitted at Duxford three days earlier to replace
one damaged in a previous landing accident early on in filming no details
00.07.1968 related to this accident available yet G-AVAV was moved back to Duxford
by road film work over a replacement 502 Merlin was fitted but for some
00.09.1968 reason did not last because it was quickly replaced by a Merlin 76 however
by 09.1968 the now engineless Spitfire was delivered to Simpsons
Aeroservices Ltd Bovingdon where they rebuilt the aircraft for a second
time-using the wings from Spitfire 158 which were accidently obtained
between the dates of 00.11.1963 and 00.09.1964
first flight date?? post restoration flight date??
spring1969 Tony Samuelson by early 1969 G-AVAV was returned to its owner Tony Samuelson at
Elstree he then decided to enter the Daily Mail London to New York Air
05.05.1969 Race 04 to11.05.1969 using a number of aircraft including his Spitfire
G-AVAV and Hurricane G-AWLW their race start date was 05.05.1969 the
aircraft left Elstree with Tony Samuelson for Shannon A refuelling stop
was needed at Lyneham but fuel troubles forced a landing at RNAS
Brawdy in west Wales which ended the air race for G-AVAV-Tony simply
switched to another un-named aircraft
00.12.1969S Sir William Roberts G-AVAV returned to Elstree and later that year 00.12.1969 she was offered
for sale together with other Spitfires 161- 162- 163 and a
Hurricane G-AWLW? all were purchased by Sir William Roberts G-AVAV
29.04.1970D was ferried to Shoreham on 29.04.1970 where the new owner had the
aircraft overhauled and repainted in 341 squadron’s markings as MJ772
NL-R which was completed by 20.07.1970
G-AVAV Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr. LF Mk.9c 16.07.1970R 00.12.1971 Sir William JD Roberts based Shoreham
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269) 13.12.1971Dd13.12.1974 Sir William JD Roberts/ to Auchterader Scotland arrived 13.12.1971
Strathallan Collection
00.12.1974A 00.00.1980 Doug Champlin/ D13.12.1974 to Enid OK with an FAA certificate of registration? N8R 2
Windward Aviation which shows it is the 2nd aircraft issued with N8R while still registered as
G-AVAV? N8R was first used by Bill Ross on Spitfire XVI SL721 in 1967
G-AVAV Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr. LF Mk.9c 08.11.1966RX16.05.1975 G-AVAV X16.05.1975 as sold in USA
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269)
N8R 2 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9 00.05.1975SR00.00.0000 Doug Champlin R00.12.1975 as N8R info conflicting with above
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269) Champlin Fighter Museum in Oklahoma
however the Museum was transferred to Mesa before delivery of N8R
22.07.1980 00.08.1980 Amarillo dam landing Amarillo TX- on ferry flight to Mesa 22.07.1980 2 causing
damage to the undercarriage- wings and fuselage
00.08.1980 14.04.2004 Champlin Fighter Mesa transported to Mesa where she was then rebuilt- this time in the original
Museum single-seater configuration when constructed in 1943-with the “new” rear
cockpit faired over-which suggests the rear seat was and is still in place
re-configured to original spec Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF Mk.9c 00.10.1985f/f f/f 00.10.1985 as MJ772 NL-R 341 Sqn Royal Canadian Air Force
or if you prefer Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr. LF Mk.9c her very first active service Sqn and markings from 20 01.1944
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269) based Mesa AZ at Champlin Fighter Museum Falcon Field Phoenix- AZ
planned move 00.10.2000 00.00.0000 Museum of Flight Seattle WA-but this move from Mesa to Seattle did not take place
aircraft remained at Mesa- AZ.
14.04.2004D 00.04.2010 EAA AirVenture later ferried to Whittman Regional Airport Oshkosh WI on loan to EAA
Museum displayed as “MJ772/NL-R”
00.04.2010 00.08.2010 Jeffrey G. Thomas California - to Germany
D-FMKN Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF Mk.9c 00.08.2010R 00.00.2015 Volker Schulke/ Heringsdorf Usedom- shipped to Bremgarten- Germany from USA
or if you prefer Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr. LF Mk.9c Air Fighter Academy after 00.09.2010
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269) 17.03.2012 restored f/f Bremgarten 17.03.2012 as "MJ772/NL-R"
00.00.2012 based at Meiermotors GMBH Bremgarten Eschbach Baden-Wurttemberg. 00.00.2012 based at Hanger 10 Garz Airport Zirchow-Garz Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
03.05.2012 damaged wheels up landing Bremgarten repaired on site f/f 00.04.2013
07.09.2015 Woodchurch Kent forced landing in unconfirmed circumstances landing
gear failure to extend all or part of - Spitfire badly damaged -
01.02.2016 transported to Warbird Experiences Ltd Biggin Hill airfield with current
registration G-AVAV Spitfire IXT (CBAF 7269).where she was under-going
reconstruction after yet another undercarriage malfunction - due for
completion early 2018 hopefully in time for the summer flying season
G-AVAV Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF Mk.9c 01.12.2016R Warbird Experiences Ltd based Biggin Hill CAA permit application received 15.01.2018 expected to
or if you prefer Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr. LF Mk.9c be processed by 02.02.2018
(CBAF1290 CBAF7263 or CBAF7269)


constructed Castle Bromwich on contract B981687/39 28.05.1942 batch MK713-MK756
MK721 Vickers Armstrong Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire 13.03.1944 6 Maintenance Unit RAF
LF.IX (c/n unknown possibly CBAF1721)
00.04.1944 4 Maintenance Unit RAF
00.06.1944 401 Sqn Royal Canadian B-4 Beny-sur-Mer France from 18.06.1944 - code YO
Air Force
00.07.1944 damaged in combat repaired.
14.07.1944 411 Sqn Royal Canadian code DB
Air Force
00.10.1944 401 Sqn Royal Canadian code YO damaged 24.10.1944 to Miles Aircraft Ltd. for repairs
Air Force
Med? reference to Mediterranean only in Air Britain RAF Serials MA-MZ
00.04.1945 3 Armament Practice no listing for 3APC list starts only at 4APC
Camp
33 Maintenance Unit 31 SLG Everleigh
16 Maintenance Unit
29 Maintenance Unit
19.02.1950 Vickers Armstrong Ltd purchased by Vickers Armstrong for convertion to Spitfire Tr.9 for the
Irish Air Corps
G-15-173 Vickers Armstrong Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire 00.00.0000 19.06.1951 Vickers Armstrong Ltd f/f after conversion – probally took place at Eastleigh on 19.06.1951
LF.IX (c/n unknown possibly CBAF1721)
based 160 Vickers Armstrong Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire 29.06.1951D 00.00.1955 B Flight Training Schools
Tr.Mk.9 (c/n unknown possibly CBAF1721) Irish Air Corps
00.00.1955 15.02.1957 1 Fighter Squadron w/o in accident Baldonnell 15.02.1957
Irish Air Corps
MK721 / 160 Vickers Armstrong Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire ?  HYPERLINK "http://everything.explained.today/Historic_Flying_Limited/" \o "Historic Flying Limited is a British company that specialises in the restoration and new-build of Supermarine Spitfire s." Historic Flying Limited possibly remnants stored Duxford
Tr.Mk.9 (c/n unknown possibly CBAF1721) but this is the only reference found for 160 since the 1957 crash
a search of HFL produced nothing-more likly scrapped by the
late 1950’s or early 1960’s

constructed Castle Bromwich on contract B981687/39 17.07.1943 batch PV174-PV215
PV202 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF Mk. IXc 00.09.1944 Vickers Armstrong Ltd to 33 MU
(CBAF9590)
18.09.1944D 00.10.1944 33MU Lyneham
00.10.1944 00.10.1944 84 Ground Support Unit Thruxton
19.10.1944D 02.11.1944 33 Sqn Royal Air Force base B.53 Merville France code 5R-Q also listed as B.51 in error
02.11.1944 14.12.1944 33 Sqn Royal Air Force base B.65 Maldeghem Belgium 02.11.1944-15.12.1944
flying PV202 ten pilots from Britain- South Africa- Holland & Denmark
completed 20 operational sorties during its service for 33 Squadron.
14.12.1944 00.01.1945 84 Ground Support Unit Lasham- a move directly between M.U.’s took PV202 to 83GSU
00.01.1945 00.01.1945 83 Ground Support Unit Dunsfold
00.01.1945 00.04.1945 412 Sqn Royal Canadian base B.88 Heesch Holland operational from 06.12.1944 to 00.04.1945
Air Force PV202 codes VZ-M later VZ-W 412 Sqn noted op here 22.03.1945
00.04.1945 00.05.1945 base B.116 Rheinand Wunsdorf Germany
Fg Off HM.Lepard completed PV202’s final op for 412 Sqn on 04.05.1945
it was to be last of a total of 76 operational sorties in all with 412
30.05.1945 00.07.1945 the war in Europe at an end and 412 returned to 83 Ground Support Unit
at Dunsfold
PV202 00.07.1945 00.00.1950 29 Maintenance Unit PV202 was ferried in & stored at High Ercall until selected by Vickers
Armstrong in 1950 for conversion to TRAINER for the Irish Air Corps
G-15-174 00.00.1950 00.06.1951 Vickers Armstrong Ltd based Eastliegh converted at the VA Eastleigh Factory - f/f took place
00.06.1951
based 161 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9c 29.06.1951 00.00.1955 B Flight Training Schools
(CBAF9590) Irish Air Corps
00.00.1955 00.12.1960 1 Fighter Squadron wfu 00.12.1960
Irish Air Corps
00.12.1960 S00.00.1968 Technical Training as an instructional airframe until S00.00.1968 in UK
Squadron
161 04.03.1968SS00.04.1970 N.A.W. Samuelson transported to & stored dismantled Cricklewood London
00.04.1970SS09.08.1979 Sir W.J.D. Roberts/ transported to & stored dismantled at a farm at Flimwell East Sussex
added as SS simply because they looked like 55 in purple no other reason listed as Filmwell but no such place exsists & later the aircraft was
moved to Shoreham before heading north to join the Roberts’s Strathallan
Collection aircraft museum in Scotland where it remained stored-still
dismantled until 00.08.1979- with very little work completed on her
(G- BHGH) 00.00.1979RX00.03.1980 (G- BHGH) ntu
161 09.08.1979SS10.10.1979 Edward Nicholas Grace St. Merryn Cornwall Nick Grace owner of 162/ML407 bought 161
& transported both to St Merryn shortly after Nick decided to sell 161 to
Steve Atkins in order to finance his restoration of ML407 to airworthy
condition
10.10.1979S 00.07.1980 Steve W.Atkins Saffron Walden stored dismantled he moved the various parts of the
project to a barn here- only a few miles from its future home at Duxford -
rebuild commenced 1980 here as a group of volunteers were involved
in getting on with the monumental task of restoring the Spitfire to flying
condition – but a change in business caused Atkins relocate to East
Sussex and the Spitfire moved with him
G-TRIX 02.07.1980RX07.03.1988 William James Atkins stored nr Battle R02.07.1980 as G-TRIX where work continued for nearly
10 years but although she change hands to Richard Parker 07.03.1988
it would seem & make sense that restoration should continue at Battle
the Spitfire was restored as a two seater but a modified rear canopy was
added to the rebuild and a lot of setbacks later the she was eventually fully
restored and made her first flight on 23.02.1990 at Dunsfold Surrey as
412 Sqn PV202 VZ-M her final wartime colours and markings
07.03.1988RX14.07.1992 Richard James Francis based Goodwood at this point Atkins relinquished ownership to shareholder
Parker Richard Parker who operated the Spitfire extensively on the airshow scene
Parker sold the Spitfire to collector Rick Roberts
14.07.1992RX17.07.2000 Ricky Ashley Roberts based Goodwood Roberts also operated the aircraft extensively and during
this time it suffered an undercarriage malfunction at Goodwood following
repairs at Earls Colne N00.05.1997 the aircraft was changed to match
33 Sqn 5R-Q markings-Roberts then sold the Spitfire to Greg McCarrach
G-TRIX 00.03.2000 Greg McCurrach based Goodwood McCarrach intended to export the Spitfire to his base in
South Africa but it was written off in a fatal accident at Goodwood on
08.04.2000 killing both himself and his instructor Norman Lees RIP
the aircraft wreck was taken to Farnborough to allow an accident
investigation to be carried out when the investigation was complete the
damaged remains were placed on sale the Aircraft Restoration Company
(ARC) and Historic Flying Ltd. (HFL) engineers checked to see if a rebuild
was possible and on 28.02.2001 the owners of HFL Karel Bos purchased
the wreckage and transported it to the ARC workshop at Duxford the
wreckage was inspected as to what was required before she was moved
into the new ARC/HFL hangar in 06.2001 then ten engineers at HFL started
to carry out a full & complete rebuild of the Spitfire even though they were
experece in restoring Spitfires of many different types this particular
machine caused a lot of problems not just because of the damage but also
because it was the first Tr.9 type they had worked on it was decided respray
the finished restoration as 161 as it was delivered in 1951 in its original
style bubble top rear canopy-after some research they managed to locate
the original rear canopy it was found in a store in Norfolk and was
immediately and thankfully purchased contact was made with the Irish Air
Corp in order to get the exact colour of the IAC green paint scheme next a
Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 matching the original engine for PV202 was rebuilt
in America by Paul Szendroi / Universal Airmotive to replace the Packard
266 Merlin engine
G-CCCA Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9c 18.02.2003R 00.00.2006 Historic Flying Ltd based Duxford
(CBAF9590)
the aircraft was almost complete by 02.2004 and first engine runs were
undertaken on the 27.02.2004- it was hoped that the Spitfire would be ready
for the 2004 airshow season unfortunately during further engine runs a vital
part failed which meant the engine had to be removed and completely
dismantled so the Spitfire was definitely out of action for all of 2004 while
the damaged part was sourced and replaced which the HFL engineers were
more than capable carrying out themselves on 13.01.2005 the Spitfire
made the its first post-restoration flight in the hands of John Romain he
was accompanied in G-CCCA by Spitfire veteran Alex Henshaw-during
2005 it quickly joined the the airshow scene where it was noted as the only
totally original Spitfire Tr.9 when she was flying as 161 with the Irish
Air Corps colour scheme and configuration when she was operational
with the Air Corp - in 03.2007 the Dutch owner Karel Bos had the Spitfire
repainted in Royal Netherlands Air Force colours to represent H98 one of
three Spitfire Trainers sold to the Netherlands in 03.1948 The aircraft
appeared at many air shows and events in the UK taking part in
celebrations of the Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary then in 2010 she
once again appear in yet another new livery this time been painted to
represent Spitfire Mk1 X4474 of Duxford’s 19 Squadron flown by Sergeant
Bernard Jennings throughout the Battle of Britain in September 1940 and
was based at Fowlmere airfield- near Duxford
registration exemption cert issued by the CAA on 08.05.2014 to allow
G-CCCA to fly only as PV202/ 5R-H N00.10.2016 airworthy

constructed by Vickers Supermarine at Castle Bromwich on contract B981687/39 28.05.1942 batch ML396-ML428
ML407 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire LF IX 00.03.1944 Vickers Armstrong Ltd ferry flight on 29.04.1944 was carried out by Jackie Moggridge- one of
(CBAF8463) the top female pilots of the Air Transport Auxilllary (ATA) to 485 Sqn
29.04.1944D 00.12.1944 485 New Zealand Sqn based Selsey-Flying Officer Johnnie Houlton DFC was accredited
Sqn code OU Royal Air Force whilst flying ML407 with the shooting down a Junkers JU-88 near
the Normandy beach head on 06.06.1944 D-Day-possible share-it was
claimed as the first “shoot-down” that day-but a (darkness) early morning
“shoot-down” has since been claimed
00.12.1944D 00.00.0000 341 Free French Sqn based B.70 Deurne-Antwerp 25.11.1944-02.02.1945 equipped with
Sqn code NL Royal Air force Spitfire IXB’s 00.02.1944-00.03.1945 & maybe the odd LFIX crept in
*guestimets working on Spitfire IX deployment dates 00.01.1945* 00.02.1945*308 Polish Sqn based B.60 Grimbergen 14.01.1945-09.03.1945 equipped with Spitfire IX’s
& the aircraft bases linked into those same dates Sqn code ZF Royal Air force 00.11.1943-00.03.1945
00.02.1945* 00.02.1945*349 Belgian Sqn based B.77 Gilze-Rijen 13.01.1945-21.02.1945 equipped with Spitfire IX’s
Sqn code GE Royal Air force until 00.02.1945
00.02.1945* 00.04.1945*485 New Zealand Sqn
Sqn code OU Royal Air force
00.04.1945* 00.04.1945*345 Free French Sqn based B.85 Schinjndel 00.02.1945-17.04.1945 equipped with Spitfire IX’s
Sqn code 2Y Royal Air force 00.09.1944-00.04.1945
00.04.1945* 00.04.1945*332 Norwegian Sqn based B.85 Schinjndel 21.02.1945-18.04.1945 equipped with Spitfire IX’s
Sqn code 3W Royal Air force 00.11.1942-00.09.1945
00.04.1945* 00.08.1945*485 New Zealand Sqn at the cessation of hostilities - disbanded 26.08.1945 at B.105 Drope
Sqn code OU Royal Air force
00.08.1945 00.07.1950 Maintenance Unit stored until selected by Vickers Armstrong for conversion to TRAINER
(which MU?) for the Irish Air Corps
ML407 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Trainer Mk.9 19.07.1950 00.07.1951 Vickers Armstrong Ltd ferry flight?transported? to Hursley Park for conversion to TRAINER Mk 9 (CBAF8463) 5.5mls N of Eastleigh airfield
G-15-175 f/f 24.07.1951 Vickers Armstrong Ltd f/f after conversion - took place at Eastleigh 24.07.1951
based 162 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Trainer Mk.9 30.07.1951D 00.00.1955 B Flight Training Schools
(CBAF8463) Irish Air Corps
00.00.1955 28.06.1960 1 Fighter Squadron last operational flight listed as 08.07.1960? but wfu 28.06.1960?
Irish Air Corps
28.06.1960 00.00.1962 Technical Training as an instructional airframe
Squadron Irish Air Corps
00.00.1962 S00.03.1968 Irish Air Corps stored dismantled from 00.00.1962 until S00.03.1968 to UK
00.03.1968S d23.04.1970 N. A. W. Samuelson/ sold in United Kingdom & transported 00.03.1968 to
Samuelson Films Cricklewood- London until 23.04.1970 - stored dismantled
23.04.1970D 00.00.0000 Sir W. J. D. Roberts to Shoreham transported & stored dismantled
00.00.0000 09.08.1979 Strathallen Museum to Strathallen Museum transported & stored dismantled
09.08.1979S 01.02.1980 Edward Nicholas Grace St. Merryn Cornwall transported there
G-LFIX Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9 01.02.1980RX29.10.1986 Edward Nicholas Grace restoration commenced then her f/f took place at St Merryn 16.04.1985
(CBAF8463) t/a Island Trading Ltd but C/L South End 05.03.1986- fully repaired
Vickers Supermarine Spitfire XI.T (ML407) (sic) via G-INFO on registration of G-LFIX above the CAA do ask for a “serial number” instead of “construction number”
which obviously does cause confusion by the person/s registrating ex
military aircraft also it would seem the CAA except details “as entered” Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9 29.10.1986RX26.05.1989 Christopher Peter Sadly Nick Grace died in a car crash in West Sussex 00.10.1988 RIP
(CBAF8463) Beresford Horsley / after leaving G-LFIX languishing in it’s hangar for many months Nick’s Edward Nicholas Grace wife Carolyn decided to learn to fly the Spitfire she went solo in (ML407)
in 1990 and the aircraft became known as the Grace Spitfire in tribute
to and in memory of Nick Grace also Carolyn has since become a very
accomplished Spitfire display pilot
26.05.1989RX23.02.1990 Carolyn Stuart Grace based Winchester & Duxford
23.02.1990RX08.05.1992 Jet Air Ltd based Winchester & Duxford flown by Carolyn Grace
08.05.1992RX12.03.2017 Carolyn Stuart Grace based Winchester & Duxford minor damage from taxying accident
Duxford repaired 31.03.2000 flown as ML407/OU-V on (starboard) &
NL-D (port) 2011 it was based Bentwaters winter/Duxford in summer
G-LFIX Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Tr.Mk.9 12.03.2017R Active Air Leasing Ltd based Sywell G-LFIX involved in minor damage accident 15.09.2017
during rollout after port (L/H) undercarriage jammed before the landing
gear had reached the locked position the Spitfire was recovered to
Carolyn Grace owned Air Leasing hangar at Sywell and was undergoing
repairs

constructed by Vickers Supermarine at Castle Bromwich on contract B981687/39 19.04.1944 batch TE303-TE309
TE308 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire IXe 19.04.1944 d09.06.1945 Vickers Supermarine construction date 19.04.1944 at Castle Bromwich as single seat low back
(CBAF11432 suggested as a firewall No.) confirmed c/n (CBAF4494) Mk IXe
via Air Britain ( HYPERLINK "https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/construction-number/CBAF.IX.4494" CBAF.IX.4494)
09.06.1945Dd00.01.1950 Royal Air Force 39 MU Colerne 
00.01.1950Dd19.07.1950 Royal Air Force 29 MU High Ercall Shropshire
  19.07.1950S Vickers-Armstrong Ltd sold to Vickers-Armstrong 19.07.1950 as non-effective
G-15-176 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Mk.9 d10.07.1951 Vickers-Armstrong Ltd f/f after conversion - took place at Eastleigh 00.07.1951
(CBAF4494) TWO SEAT TRAINER a total 20 Spitfires were converted at Southampton to Type 509 (TWO
SEAT TRAINER’s) rumors were that TE308 was converted for Egypt- but
the sale fell through instead she along with five other TWO SEAT TRAINER’s
departed Southampton 10.07.1951 for ferry flight delivery to Baldonnell
30.07.1951
based 163 Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Mk.9 30.07.1951D 00.00.1955 B Flight Training Schools
(CBAF4494) TWO SEAT TRAINER Irish Air Corps
00.00.1955 12.09.1961 1 Fighter Squadron after the last operational flight by a Spitfire Mk 9 TWO SEAT
Irish Air Corps in service with Air Corps-it was wfu 12.09.1961
12.09.1961 d08.05.1968 Technical Training as an instructional airframe
Squadron
(CBAF11432 suggested as a firewall No.) confirmed c/n (CBAF4494)
many publications are using 11432 as the c/n- I had my doubts- I
checked many Spitfire CBAF c/n’s and never came across one with 5
digits- not proof- but enough to make me suspect an error- then I
found confirmation on several different lists of my assumption
that CBAF4494 was in fact the correct construction number
G-AWGB Vickers Supermarine Spitfire IX (163) (sic) (inaccurate type & c/n as shown on G-INFO
to Elstree G-AWGB Vickers Supermarine VS.509 Spitfire Mk.9 08.05.1968AS04.03.1968 NAW (Tony) Samuelson sold in the UK & R04.04.1968 as G-AWGB Spitfire Productions/Samuelson
(CBAF4494) TWO SEAT TRAINER Film Services D08.05.1968 by flying to Elstree- flown in “Battle of Britain”
film 1968 D27.05.1968 to Debden for filming-all forward looking flying
"Spitfire" scenes in the movie were filmed from TE308 and she was also
used as a camera ship for multiple other directional shots
Tony purchased a total of five Spitfires (four ex IAC) so one Spitfire &
one  Hurricane were purchased from other sources
when filming was completed- the aircraft was then stored at the
Samuelson Film Services hangar at Elstree around 00.11.1968 to
00.04.1970- Tony sold but NOT registered his four Tr.9 Spitfires to Sir
William J D Roberts
to Strathallan G-AWGB 00.04.1970SS16.07.1970 Sir William JD. Roberts in storage until 00.04.1970 G-AWGB was X07.07.1970 & temporarily
stored in the "Strathallan Collection" aircraft museum in Scotland. on
16.07.1970 all four aircraft were sold to a Canadian businessman- Donald
J. Plumb (Don)
sold in Canada CF-RAF 16.07.1970S 00.00.1975 Don J.Plumb-Onterio R00.09.1970 as CF-RAF also listed as R00.12.1970 shipped to Toronto
d11.09.1970 A09.10.1970 Toronto-Onterio
. 00.00.1972 also listed as 00.00.1973-converted to single seat configuration by fareing
over second cockpit Don Plumb also had the aircraft restored to RAF
colours plus serial TE308- at the time it was Canada's only licensed and
flying Spitfire Don and partner Jerry Billing (Plumb Managements)
displayed TE308 across North America
C-FRAF 00.00.1975R 00.10.1975 Donald J.Plumb sadly Don Plumb was killed in his P51-D 16.10.1975 RIP
the Spitfire was then sold by Don's widow to Thomas Watson Jr.
also listed as sold 00.10.1976
sold in USA N92477 00.10.1975S 00.00.1979 Thomas J. Watson Jr R00.00.1975 Owls Head Transport Museum Owls Head- ME Spitfire was ferried by Jerry Billing to its new home in Maine.
N308WK 07.10.1979R 00.00.1983 Woodson K. Woods Scottsdale- AZ Jerry was also the ferry pilot to Scotsdale
00.00.1979? converted back to two-seat configuration
displayed at Carefree Aviation Museum- Scottsdale- AZ
N308WK 23.08.1983R 00.00.2006 William S. Greenwood R23.08.1983 Aspen CO 00.00.1983-00.00.2006 but still shown as
currently registered to William S. Greenwood (01.12.2017)
02.08.2003+2004+2007 noted at the Oshkosh Airshow
flown with it’s original serial as TE308/RJ-M in rememberance of
Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell- Bill Greenwood regularly flew in the
Colorado area.
17.06.2006 Aspen Colorado sustained minor dam ground looped on landing
after colliding with Hurricane N96RW during landing-
26.04.2008 tipped on to nose- port gear collapsed- Galveston TX
Fort Collins Colorado under rebuild here 00.00.2012
(01.12.2017) still shown as currently registered to William S. Greenwood (01.12.2017)
31.07.2018 FAA certificate of registration expiration date 31.07.2018

To replace the Miles M.14 Magister- as an elementary flying training aircraft- an initial batch of six de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20s were purchased for the Irish Air Corps 00.01.1952 at a total cost of £27824.

based 164 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0450) new 16.01.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
00.00.1956 00.00.1974 Basic Flying Training
School-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1974 00.00.1980 Advanced Flying Training
School-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1980 00.00.1981 Basic Flying Training wfu 00.00.1981
School-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1981 00.00.1995 Technical Training as instructional airframe
Squadron-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1995 Irish Air Corps
Museum

based 165 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0452) new 16.01.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
00.00.1956 14.06.1956 Basic Flying Training
School-Irish Air Corps cr Laytown 14.06.1956
00.06.1956 00.00.1961 Technical Training- as Instructional airframe-scr at Baldonnell 00.00.1961
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

based 166 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0453) new 16.01.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1974 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
00.00.1974 00.00.1980 Advanced Flying Training
School-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1980 00.08.1980 Basic Flying Training
School-Irish Air Corps wfu 00.08.1980 and later scrapped

based 167 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0463) new 31.01.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
00.00.1956 08.09.1959 Basic Flying Training f/l Clondalkin Co Dublin 08.09.1959 to
School-Irish Air Corps
00.09.1959 00.00.1968 Technical Training as instructional airframe until 1968
Squadron-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1968 00.00.1979 Irish Air Corps probably to the aircraft dump within Baldonnell boundry and scr
00.00.1979

based 168 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0464) new 31.01.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1974 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish
Air Corps
00.00.1974 00.00.1980 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.00.1980 stored until 1989
School-Irish Air Corps
based Gormanston ff 00.11.1989 Irish Air Corps following complete restoration to airworthy condition during 00.00.1998
based Ballyboy deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0464) 00.00 2015 Historic Flight Foundation
Chipmunk.168 was donated to the Irish Historic Flight Foundation in
2015 and restored  to flight condition in 2016. Operated by IHFF from
Ballyboy Co Meath.
via Paul Fry Brigadier General (retired) 01.05.2018

based 169 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0552) new 31. 01.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
School-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 00.00.1974 Basic Flying Training
School- Irish Air Corps
00.00.1974 00.00.1980 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.00.1980 and later scrapped.
School- Irish Air Corps

A further six Chipmunk T.20s were acquired for the Air Corps in 00.09.1952 at a total cost of £32970.

based 170 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0724) new 26.09.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 00.00.1975 Basic Flying Training wfu 00.00.1975 and later scrapped
School- Irish Air Corps

based 171 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0732) new 26.09.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 00.00.1974 Basic Flying Training
School- Irish Air Corps
00.00.1974 00.00.1980 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.00.1980 scrapped 00.00.1985
School-Irish Air Corps

based 172 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0745) new 26.09.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 00.00.1974 Basic Flying Training
School- Irish Air Corps
00.00.1974 00.00.1979 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.08.1979
School-Irish Air Corps
00.08.1979 Technical Training as instructional airframe and scrapped mid 00.00.1984
Squadron-Irish Air Corps

based 173 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0746) new 26.09.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 00.00.1974 Basic Flying Training
School- Irish Air Corps
00.00.1974 19.12.1978 Advanced Flying Training wfu 19.12.1978 last flight-moved to Gormanston stored until 00.07.1985
School-Irish Air Corps then to South-East Aviation Museum Waterford Airport 17.07.1985 when
the museum closed c2000 173 was moved to temporary stroage near
New Ross awaiting it’s final move-on 03.07.2002 to the South East
Aviation Enthusiasts Group Dromod ID1687 Co Leitrim

based 174 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0753) new 26.09.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 cr05.05.1963 Basic Flying Training w/o in cr at Gormanston 05.05.1963
School- Irish Air Corps

based 175 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C1-0754) new 26.09.1952D 00.03.1955 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.03.1955 00.00.1956 1 Fighter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 cr29.03.1963 Basic Flying Training w/o in cr at Gormanston 29.03.1963
School- Irish Air Corps

based 176 deHavilland DH.104 Dove Mk IV (04368) new 22.02.1953 00.08.1970 General Purpose Flight 176 was the first Dove received by the Air Corps-wfu following a heavy
Irish Air Corps landing at Baldonnell 00.08.1970 it was stored and used as a spares
00.08.1970 00.00.1980 source for the other Doves which were still in service with the Air Corps
N 28.04.1978 photographed by Tom Moloney at Baldonnell on that date-Irish Air Pic
00.00.1980 Civil Defence School then during 00.00.1980 it was moved to the Civil Defence School in the
Phoenix Park Dublin where it was used for downed aircraft rescue training

based 177 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.51 new 26.03.1954D 00.00.1956 Air Corps Training
(PAC/F/125) Schools-Irish Air Corps
c /n also listed as (F56/125)
00.00.1956 00.00.1976 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.00.1976
School-Irish Air Corps
stored 00.00.1976 00.00.1981 Irish Air Corps stored Baldonnell until 1981- sold in UK
177 00.00.1981 12.06.1985 ? where?
G-BLIW 12.06.1985RX21.10.1985 Andrew Edie Aviation Ltd T/a:Number One Hangar based Shoreham
21.10.1985RX26.04.1995 Transport Command Ltd based Shoreham
26.04.1995RX29.08.1997 Andrew David Michael trustee of Provost Flying Group based Shoreham
Edie
John De Uphaugh trustee of Provost Flying Group
29.08.1997RX05.09.2005 David Mould trustee of Provost Flying Group based Shoreham
John De Uphaugh trustee of Provost Flying Group
G-BLIW Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.51 (PAC/F/125) 05.09.2005R active Andrew David Michael based Shoreham Permit Validity Expiry 16.05.2005
Edie
Karen Beverely Edie CAA Permit Issued 01.09.2010 on 16.09.2010 G-BLIW made a
forced landing at Shoreham. Damage to both wings- main landing
gear- tailwheel- lower front cowls- air box- oil cooler and propeller it
was under restoration at Shoreham following the 2010 accident
this aircraft never entered service with the RAF so was never issued
with a British military aircraft serial however it now carries the serial of
a real Provost- WV514 Provost T.1 (PAC/56/077) but it deviate’s as
follows: showing WV514 Provost T.51 with a fake c/n ((PAC/W/1815)
this is noted in some photos sadly though the real aircraft came to a
bad end when on 11.01.1956 when Provost T.1 WV514 and another
Provost WV 498 collided in the circuit at Ternhill Shropshire and crashed
killing the three crew members-two in WV514- instructor plus pupil and
one who was flying solo in WV498 RIP

based 178 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.51 (PAC/F/157) new 27.07.1954D Air Corps Training
c /n also listed as (P56/157) Schools-Irish Air Corps
Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.00.1976 stored Baldonnell until 1981
School-Irish Air Corps
(G-EIRE) 00.12.1981S sold in UK 00.12.1981 attempted to R as G-EIRE later “cancelled”
to L37 2DA 21.02.1983RX18.02.1988 James George Cassidy restoration commenced 00.00.1984 and flew again 00.08.1989
to RG7 6TA G-BKOS Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.51 (PAC/F/157) 18.02.1988RX11.10.1991 Sylmar Aviation & Svs Ltd destroyed in fatal crash Lower Wasing Farm Aldermaston
19.05.1991 X11.10.1991

based 179 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.51 (PAC/F/160) new27.05.1954D 00.06.1954 Irish Air Corps delivered from Luton via Speke 27.05.1954 by Lt. Sherry.
also noted as 27.07.1954D Maintenance Unit most of the data in black was supplied by Tony Kernes 00.09.2018
also listed as 27.07.1954D 00.00.1956 Air Corps Training
Schools- Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 07.03.1957 Advanced Flying Training cr Glenmalure 07.03.1957
School- Irish Air Corps
00.06.1954 00..09.1954 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish following a period in the MU it went to Fighter Sqn in 00.06.1954
Air Corps for three months

00.09.1954 00.03.1955 ?
00.03.1955 31.05.1955 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish from 00.05.1955 it went back to the Fighter Sqn. It remained there until
Air Corps the end of May
00.06.1955 cr07.03.1957 A Flt AFTS then returned to A Flt AFTS until its demise.with 429 hrs 10 mins on A Flight Advanced Flying the clock
Training School?-Irish Air w/o in crash Glenmalure Co Wicklow on 07.03.1957 killing the pilot
Corps all the above notes and dates in black via Tony Kearns

based 180 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.51 (PAC/F/179) new 06.05.1954D 00.00.1956 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 cr00.06.1968 Advanced Flying Training w/o in crash Baldonnell 00.06.1968
School-Irish Air Corps

based 181 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53 (PAC/F/400) new21.07.1955D 00.00.1956 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 00.00.1976 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.00.1976. Used for fire practice by Crash Rescue Service
School-Irish Air Corps at Baldonnell until 1981 also listed as reduced to spares
Tony Kearns noted that Provost 181 was NOT scrapped at Baldonnell as
previously listed instead It went to Mr Alan House in England as spares
source which Alan used to restored Provost 178-that commenced in 1984
see the history of 178 above

based 182 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53 (PAC/F/403) new 20.09.1955D 00.00.1956 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 03.01.1957 Advanced Flying Training w/o in crash at Fermoy Co Cork 03.01.1957
School-Irish Air Corps

Four Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53s were purchased for the Irish Army Air Corps in 1955, at a total cost of £85,600. Armed with one 0.303 in. machine-gun, mounted in each wing, and capable of carrying a
250 lb. bomb, or six 60 lb. rocket projectiles, under each wing, these aircraft were used by the Air Corps for intermediate and advanced flying training, armament practice, and also could be used for ground-attack
missions in support of the Irish Defence Forces.

based 183 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53 (PAC/F/406) new 21.10.1955D 00.00.1956 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1956 00.06.1976 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.06.1976 after carrying out the last flight by a Provost-in service
School-Irish Air Corps with the Air Corps on that date 183
stored 00.06.1976 ?00.00.1985 Air Corps was stored at Baldonnell until 1985
for restoration 00.00.1985? 22.02.1985 Air Corps after restoration by the Air Corps to Irish Aviation Museum 22.02.1985
exhibit D22.02.1985 current Irish Aviation Museum preserved Baldonnell with wings from another Provost (anyone know
which Provost-possibly 184)

based 184 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53 (PAC/F/408) new 21.10.1955D 00.00.1956 Air Corps Training
Schools-Irish Air Corps
stored 00.00.1956 00.00.1976 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.00.1976 mainly in open storeage Baldonnell until 00.00.1987
School-Irish Air Corps
museum 00.00.1987 ?00.00.2001 to South-East Aviation Museum Waterford airport with wings from 183
stored 00.00.2001? 14.07.2002 then moved to temporary storage New Ross awaiting
museum 14.07.2002 current final move to Dromod ID1687 arriving 14.07.2002 (all moves by road)

based 185 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15775) new 21.07.1956D 00.00.1975 1 Fighter Squadron- wfu 00.00.1975
Irish Air Corps
stored 00.00.1975 03.03.1978 Irish Air Corps stored Baldonnell until 1978
museum 185 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15775) 03.03.1978D Le Musee de l’Air 185 was then delivered 03.03.1978 to the Le Musee de l’Air Paris when
F99 Transall C.160 (99) arrived Baldonnell to collect the Vampire it
departed direct Lyneham - moved 00.02.1978? error with date??
also listed as 00.02.1978 or 00.03.1978
museum 185 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15775) 00.02.1978? Savigny-les Beaune - noted there 28.03.2010 & 30.06. 2012 in excellent condition
museum with roof cover but open all round at Rue General Leclerc 21420
Savigny-les-Beaune Beaune France ph +33 3 80 21 55 03

based 186 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15765) new 21.07.1956D 00.00.1974 1 Fighter Squadron- wfu 00.00.1974
Irish Air Corps An ejection seat was used for the first time from an aircraft in service
with the Air Corps when a student pilot ejected from this Vampire
05.05.1961 the Vampire returned safely to Baldonnell after the ejection
stored 00.00.1974 00.12.1979 Irish Air Corps sold in the USA
N4861K 00.12.1979 03.12.1981 United Ststes Dept of
Defence
N4861K 03.12.1981 air worthiness test - various owners mostly unknown up to 1988
also listed as NX4861K NX was not in use in 1981 so probabal error 03.12.1981
photo N4861K 07.10.1982N Pinal Air Park- Marana- AZ
N4861K 05.07.1988R William G.Dilley Ogden Utah certification issued 05.07.1988
N4861K date? serial WD196 applied-it was originally allocated to a cancelled block of
Vickers Valetta 1’s
N4861K 09.09.2014R ? owner unknown
N4861K 09.07.2015R CB Aviation Inc Ogden Utah
also listed as 09.07.2016R CB Aviation Inc Ogden Utah
N4861K deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15765) 00.00.0000 16.09.2016 CB Aviation Inc dbr & wo 16.09.2016 when during a flying display at Reno-Stead Airport the
Vampire engine lost power unfortunately the aircraft was unable to return to
any of the runways nearby and had to make a f/l in scrubland close to the airport it was taking part in the 2016 Reno Air Races-pilot escaped injury

based 187 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15766) new 21.07.1956D 00.00.1974 1 Fighter Squadron- wfu 00.00.1974.
Irish Air Corps
stored 00.00.1974 00.00.1987 hangared plus open storage at Baldonnell until1987 then scrapped

based 188 deHavilland DH.104 Mk V (04503) new 24.03.1959D 27.01.1961 General Purpose Flight- w/o in cr near Shannon killing three on board- 27.01.1961
Irish Air Corps

based 189 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53 (PAC/55/460) 23.03.1960D 14.04.1962 Advanced Flying Training w/o after the fuselage was damaged in f/l Maynooth Co Meath on
new School- Irish Air corps 14.04.1962
00.04.1962 00.00.1977 Technical Training fuselage to Technical Training Squadron as an instructional airframe
Squadron- Irish Air corps scr 00.00.1977
in 1966 the wings from Provost 189 were used with the fuselage of
XF846 Provost T.1 (352) to construct “new” 189A Provost T.53

see 00.07.1964 below
XF846. From a batch of 19 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.1s (XF836-XF854), constructed by Hunting Percival Aircraft Ltd. in 1955
XF864 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.1 (PAC/56/352) 00 07.1955D Royal Air Force did not enter RAF service-probably stored until transferred to Hunting
XF846 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.1 (PAC/56/352) 08.08.1963 00.07.1964 Hunting aircraft
based XF846 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.1 (PAC/56/352) 00.07.1964D 00.00.1965 Irish Air Corps fuselage only of XF846 Provost T.1 - delivered Baldonnell 00.07.1964

stored 189 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53 (PAC/55/460) 00.04.1962 00.00.1965 Irish Air Corps w/o after the fuselage of was damaged in fl at Maynooth Co Meath
see 189 above 14.04.1962-to Technical Training Squadron-instructional airframe-
fuselage scr 1977 in 1966 the wings from Hunting Percival P.56 Provost
189 were used with the fuselage of XF846 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost
T.1 (PAC/56/352) to construct “new” Provost T.53 189A
_
based 189A Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53 (PAC/56/352) 00.00.1965D Irish Air Corps the wings plus many other parts from 189 Provost T.53 were attached
to the fuselage of XF846 Provost T.1-rebuilt machine entered IAC service
21.02.1966 15.05.1969 Advanced Flying Training w/o after collision on the ground with a Provost T.51 (serial?) at Baldonnell
School- Irish Air Corps & was scr by 00.00.1977

based 190 Hunting Percival P.56 Provost T.53 (PAC/56/461) 13.04.1960D 00.00.1976 Advanced Flying Training wfu 00.00.1976 scr 00.00.1979
new School-Irish Air Corps

based 191 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15815) new 18.01.1961D 02.03.1976 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish fitted with underwing drop-tanks-wfu 02.03.1976 after the last operational
Air Corps flight by a Vampire T.55 with the Air Corps-to Irish Aviation Museum
N19.09.2007 and photo taken by  HYPERLINK "https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/photographer/Ken%20Meegan" Ken Meegan

based 192 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15816) new 16.03.1961D 00.00.1976 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish wfu 00.00.1976-in open storage at Baldonnell until 1987
Air Corps
stored 00.00.1976 00.00.1987 Irish Air Corps
00.00.1987 00.00.1999 South-East Aviation on display Waterford Airport from 00.00.1987
Museum
stored 00.00.1999 25.08.2002 moved to temporary storage New Ross 00.00.1999 awaiting final move
stored 26.08.2002 current South-East Aviation to Dromod ID1687
Museum-Dromod

based 193 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15817) new 16.03.1961D 00.00.1976 1 Fighter Squadron-Irish wfu 00.00.1976
Air Corps
stored 00.00.1976 00.00.1981 Irish air Corps ?
stored 00.00.1981 00.00.1987 Irish air Corps in open storage from 1981
stored 00.00.1987 00.00.0000 South-East Aviation fuselage only to Waterford?–
. Museum? doubful noted with photo at Baldonnell 00.06.1989 via  HYPERLINK "https://www.flickr.com/photos/61320542@N06/" \o "Go to Derek Gaynor's photostream" Derek Gaynor on flickr

based 194 deHavilland DH.104 Dove Mk VII (04530) new 11.07.1962D 00.03.1978 General Purpose Flight- wfu 00.03.1978
Irish Air Corps
stored 00.03.1978 00.00.1980 Irish Air Corps Baldonnell
sold in UK G-ARUE deHavilland DH.104 Dove Mk V (04530) 07.10.1980R X17.07.1986 Staravia Ltd X17.07.1986 by the CAA previously- departed UK in 00.00.1983 sold in Germany D-IKER 00.10.1983S X00.04.1984 CofA not issued and D-IKER X00.04.1984
(D-IKER) 00.00.1993 to museum in Germany
(D-IKER) 00.02.2011N Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim Germany

F-WJDH Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SE.3160 Alouette III 00.10.1963ff Sud Aviation constructed as SE3160 - test flight registration- used for test flights at
(1151) Marignane and a flight training programme for Air Corps personnel
based 195 Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SE.3160 Alouette III 25.11.1963D 26.05.1976 Helicopter Flight- Irish Air damaged in crash-landing at Baldonnell 26.05.1976.
(1151) new Corps
26.05.1976 00.00.1978 Irish Air Corps repaired and returned to service 00.00.1978
00.00.1978 00.00.1980 Helicopter Flight- Irish Air
Corps
00.00.1980 00.00.1986 Helicopter Squadron-1
Support Wing-Irish Air
Corps
00.00.1986 00.00.1989 Helicopter Squadron-3
Support Wing-Irish Air
Corps
00.01.1983? ?wfu and preserved-then many years later a change of mind?
24.04.1997N 00.00.2001 Irish Air Corps- noted boxed up at Baldonnell possibly to France for conversion
Aerospatiale
195 Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SA-316B Alouette III 09.07.2001N 21.09.2007 302 Squadron-3 return date during 00.00.2001 unknown-N09.07.2001 in service at
(1151) Operations Wing- Baldonnell post re-build when converted to SA316B
Irish Air Corps
21.09.2007 00.00.2014?Irish Air Corps wfu 21.09.2007 and preserved at Baldonnell as ground instructional airframe 25.07.2014N 195 complete-noted displayed at Collins Barracks Dublin

F-WKQB Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SE.3160 Alouette III 00.10.1963ff Sud Aviation constructed as SE3160- test flight registration-used for test flights at
(1153) Marignane and a training programme for Air Corps personnel
based 196 Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SE.3160 Alouette III 25.11.1963D 00.11.1974 Helicopter Flight -Irish Air
(1153) new Corps
00.11.1974 00.00.1980 Helicopter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1980 00.00.1986 Helicopter Squadron-1
Support Wing- Irish Air
Corps
00.00.1986 00.00.1989 Army Support Squadron-
3 Support Wing- Irish Air
Corps
00.00.1989 00.00.2001 SAR Squadron-3 Support
Wing-Irish Air Corps
00.00.2001 302 Squadron- 3
196 Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SA-316B Alouette III 30.08.2006N Operations Wing- Irish Air converted to SA316B N30.08.2006 in service at Baldonnell post
(1153) Corps conversion as SA-316B
21.09.2007 wfu 21.09.2007-photo of 196 taken by Ken Meegan Baldonnell N19.09.2007
Stored N 00.03.2008 stored Baldonnell

F-WKQJ Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SE.3160 Alouette III 00.04.1964ff Sud Aviation constructed as SE.3160- test flight registration-used for test flights at
(1194) Marignane and a training programme for Air Corps personnel
based 197 Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SE.3160 Alouette III 13.05.1964D 00.11.1974 Helicopter Flight -Irish (1194) new Air Corps
00.11.1974 00.00.1980 Helicopter Squadron-
Irish Air Corps
00.00.1980 00.00.1986 Helicopter Squadron-1
Support Wing-Irish Air
Corps
00.00.1986 00.00.1989 Army Support Squadron-
3 Support Wing- Irish Air
Corps
00.00.1989 00.00.2001 SAR Squadron-3 Support
Wing- Irish Air Corps
00.00.2001 302 Squadron-Operations
197 Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SA-316B Alouette III date? Wing converted to type SA-316B
(1194)
197 Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SA-316B Alouette III 23.07.1996N 21.09.2007 N23.07.1996 converted to type SA-316B – wfu 21.09.2007
(1194)

In 1963 a deHavilland Vampire T.11 was delivered to the Irish Air Corps to be used as an instructional airframe by the Technical Training Squadron-the Vampire T.22 had been in service with the R.A.F.

XE977 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 (15563) 01.06.1955D 22.08.1955 8 Flying Training School- based Driffield
Royal Air Force
22.08.1955 d29.07.1963 25 (flying training) Group based Swinderby
Royal Air Force
based 198 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 (15563) 30.08.1963D 00.00.1978 apprentice training -Irish ground instructional airframe for apprentice training-remained in RAF
also listed as: to Irish Air Corps 29.07.1963 Air Corps markings and allotted Air Corps serial 198 - it was not applied to the
aircraft until much later
00.00.1978 00.00.1995 Irish Air Corps as “gate guardian” outside Officer’s Mess Baldonnell N0 HYPERLINK "http://www.worldairpics.com/date/2nd_May_1986/" \o "Click here to search for more pictures taken on / in 2nd May 1986" 2.05.1986
painted in full Air Corps colours including serial 198
00.00.1995 30.04.2006 Irish Air Corps to Air Corps Museum
based 198 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 (15563) 30.04.2006 current National Museum complete static display aircraft moved to the National Museum in the
former Collins Barracks Dublin 30.04.2006-painted in full air Corps
colours including the serial 198 even though it never attained
operational use-this aircraft was on several occasions listed as taken
on charge by  HYPERLINK "http://www.worldairpics.com/unit/No._1_Fighter_Squadron/" \o "Click here to search for pictures of No. 1 Fighter Squadron aircraft" 1 Fighter Squadron- Irish Air Corps

199 was constructed from two Chipmunk T.10s WB561 and WG320 by Derby Aviation 00.00.1964-Certificate of Airworthiness issued, 00.02.1965.

aircraft one WB561 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.10 (C1-0013) 00.02.1950 00.00.1951 Royal Air Force Oxford University Air Squadron
00.00.1951 00.00.0000 Royal Air force Bristol University Air Squadron
00.00.0000 00.08.1955 Royal Air force Cambridge University Air Squadron-control column jammed and
aircraft side slipped into the ground at South Cerney 23.08.1955
00.08.1955 00.00.1964 Royal Air force stored damaged listed as w/o 00.08.1955
S00.00.1964 Irish Air Corps fuselage sold to Irish Air Corps in 1964
aircraft two WG320 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.10 (C1-0392) 00.07.1951 00.00.0000 Royal Air Force 18 Reserve Flying School
00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Royal Air Force Wyton
00.07.1951 00.00.0000 Royal Air Force Technical Training Command Communications Flight- soc 11.11.1958

civil conversion to Mk.22 G-APTF deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 (C1-0392) 04.03.1959RX07.12.1965 Derby Aviation Ltd R04.03.1959 as G-APTF
during 00.00.1964 wings & many other parts were attached to the fuselage
of WB561/G-APTF by Darby Aviation in order to bring 199 to full active
status as a T.22 for the Irish Air corps S17.02.1965 to Irish Air Corps
based 199 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.22(C1-0013&0392) 26.02.1965D 00.00.1974 Basic Flying Training D26.02.1965 Baldonnell
School-Irish Air Corps
00.00.1974 00.00.1979 Advanced Flying Training
School- Irish Air Corps wfu 00.00.1979 initially stored Gormanston until it closed - then transferred
back to Baldonnell

WB620 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.10 (C1/0061) 00.00.1950 00.00.0000 Royal Air Force 11 Reserve Flying School
WB620 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Royal Air Force Edinborough University Air Squadron
WB620 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Royal Air Force 11 Reserve Flying School
WB620 00.00.0000 S24.08.1956 Royal Air Force 61 Group Communications Flight
converted to T.22 EI-AJC deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.22 (C1/0061) 21.07.1956R 23.05.1957 Iona Engineering purchased from the RAF by Iona Engineering Dublin in 24.08.1956
based Collinstown Dublin
Irish info EI-AJC 23.05.1957RX25.09.1961 Dr D.Hogan based Weston according to Irish info X25.09.1961
G-INFO G-ARTP 03.10.1961RX26.11.1964 John Henry FrancisKenny still based Weston as G-ARTP according to G-INFO-another report states
EI-AJC remained on the Irish register-sold as G-ARTP 12.10.1964 NTU?
alternative info EI-AMH 19.04.1962R John Henry FrancisKenny ex G-ARTP then S00.11.1964 in the UK & RR as G-ARTP (not on G-INFO)
G-INFO G-ARTP 14.12.1964RX17.02.1965 British Midland Airways based Burnaston Darby UK also listed as purchased by Derby Aviation
also listed as NTU
EI-AMH 12.02.1965 returned to Ireland to 200
based 200 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.22 (C1/0061) 26.02.1965D 25.04.1980 Irish Air Corps 17.02.1965S to the Irish Air Corps Baldonnell
w/o in cr Gormanston 25.04.1980 killing 2 crew RIP

G-ARSN deHavilland DH.104 Dove Mk VIIIa (04525) 13.07.1961RX01.07.1963 deHavilland Aircraft
Company Ltd
G-ARSN 17.07.1963RX09.08.1967 Hawker Siddley Aviation to Ireland
Ltd
based EI-ARV 16.08.1967RX18.12.1970 Dept of Transport D00.10.1970 due problems with special equipment installation and
and Power the company Air Couriers Ltd going into liquidation X as transferred
to 201
based 201 deHavilland DH.104 Dove Mk VIIIa (04525) 10.12.1970R 00.09.1990 Irish Air Corps wfu 00.12.1977-sold in UK 00.09.1980 as G-ARSN
G-ARSN 07.10.1980RR13.01.1984 Staravia Ltd
G-ARSN 13.01.1983R 08.03.1983 Aces High Ltd
G-ARSN 08.03.1983R 16.06.1983 Acme Jewellery Ltd RR as G-LIDD
G-LIDD 15.06.1983R 30.10.1987 Acme Jewellery Ltd
sold in Australia VH-OBI 30.10.1987 Airmariner Consultants Sydney NSW
Pty Ltd
VH-OBI 17.04.1997 George CA. Schuit Tocumwal NSW
VH-OBI 17.02.1998 Air Champagne Pty Ltd Tocumwal NSW.
VH-OBI 00.07.2002R Titan River Pty Tocumwal NSW (Air Champagne)
VH-OBI 28.10.2006 Geoffrey Hunt Coolalinga/Howard Springs- NT
VH-OBI 17.04.2002 Copper Creek Pty Ltd Tocumwal NSW.
VH-OBI 30.07.2002 Titan River Pty. Ltd Tocumwal- NSW.
VH-OBI 08.06.2006 Cawsey Aviation Pty Ltd Tocumwal- NSW.
VH-OBI 28.10.2006 Geoffrey William Hunt Howard Springs- NT.
VH-OBI 17.06.2009 Geoffrey Hunt Howard Springs- NT.
VH-OBI deHavilland DH.104 Dove Mk VIIIa (04525 00.09.2014N wfu Tocumwal stored in hangar with plastic sheeting over props &
engines .

based 202 Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (1973) new 23.07.1972D 00.11.1974 Irish Air Corps
also listed as 24.03.1972D
00.11.1974 00.00.1986 Helicopter Flight-Irish Air
Corps
00.00.1986 20.10.1995 Helicopter Squadron-3 cr Lough Eske Co Donegal 20.10.1995
Support Wing- Irish Air
Corps
stored 00.10.1995 00.00.1999 Irish Air Corps repaired to static use
by 00.10.1999 00.00.2012 Irish Air Corps Museum Baldonnell
00.00.2012 current Ulster Aviation Museum Maze 00.00.20 12 on public display

based 203 Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket (F172-0343) new 04.10.1972D Irish Air Corps

based 204 Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket (F172-0344) new 04.10.1972D 20.09.1978 Irish Air Corps w/o in cr Shannon Estuary 20.09.1978

based 205 Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket (F172-0345) new 04.10.1972D Irish Air Corps

based 206 Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket (F172-0346) new 04.10.1972D Irish Air Corps modified for parachute training

based 207 Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket (F172-0347) new 13.10.1972D Irish Air Corps wfu to Apprentice School- instructional airframe to Waterford
Airport for fire training 00.08.1998

based 208 Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket (F172-0348) new 13.10.1972D Irish Air Corps

based 209 Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket (F172-0349) new 13.10.1972D 10.11.1993 Irish Air Corps w/o after dam in landing accident Finner Co Donegal 10.11.1993

based 210 Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket (F172-0350) new 13.10.1972D Irish Air Corps fl near Bandon Co Cork 31.01.1991 repaired & returned to service

based 211 Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (1983) new 04.02.1973D Irish Air Corps wfu 21.09.2007-noted on public display 211 Eurocopter SA316B
in central Paris 18.01.2013.

based 212 Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (1984) new 29.03.1973D Irish Air Corps wfu 21.09.2007

based 213 Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (2116) new 06.12.1973D Irish Air Corps wfu 21.09.2007

based 214 Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (2122) new 25.03.1974D Irish Air Corps wfu 21.09.2007

six Aerospatiale (Fouga) CM.170-1 Magisters below were refurbished by Aerospatiale with the installation of two 1-050 lb.s.t. Marbore VI turbojet engines re-designated CM.170-2 Super Magisters

based 215 Aerospatiale Fouga CM.170-2 Super Magister (357) 11.09.1975Dd25.11.2004 Irish Air Corps wfu 19.12.1997 d25.11.2004 by road to Bolton St Dublin
new Institute of Technology as an instructional airframe

based 216 Aerospatiale Fouga CM.170-2 Super Magister (358) 11.09.1975D Irish Air Corps wfu 19.12.1997
new

based 217 Aerospatiale Fouga CM.170-2 Super Magister (359) 16.02.1976D new Irish Air Corps wfu 24.04.1998
217 was donated to Austrian AF as a Museum piece after wfu; 2007/8?
Originally an Austrian AF example- it was returned to original Austrian
AF markings before display. Coincidentally it also bore a mark '217' in
their inventory prior to disposal and onward sale to the Air Corps!

based 218 Aerospatiale Fouga CM.170-2 Super Magister (390) 16.02.1976D new Irish Air Corps wfu 23.05.1998
218 donated to Shannon Institute of Technology as instructional airframe.

based 219 Aerospatiale Fouga CM.170-2 Super Magister (298) 13.11.1976D new Irish Air Corps wfu 00.00.1998
219 stored in Air Corps Museum- Casement Aerodrome.

based 220 Aerospatiale Fouga CM.170-2 Super Magister (299) 13.11.1976D new Irish Air Corps wfu 00.06.1998
220 donated to Carlow Institute of Technology as instructional airframe.
all the orange text immediately above via Paul Fry Brigadier General (retired) 01.05.2018


2-HJ 3-KE 00.00.1957Dd00.09.1975 Armee de l’Air D to Armee de l’Air 00.00.1957 as 2-HJ 3-KE dam in f/l 13.11.1974
based 221 Aerospatiale Fouga CM.170-2 Magister (79) 18.09.1975D Irish Air Corps D08.09.1975 Collinstown in Nord Noratlas to Technical Training Squadron-
used as an instructional airframe at Baldonnell in Armee de l’Air markings
the Air Corps serial 221 was not applied to the aircraft-to Apprentice
School Training Wing 00.00.1980N-dismantled in hangar Baldonnell
00.00.1994
3-KE noted still carrying these marks at the Baldonnell museum (2017)

based 222 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/289) new 04.03.1977D Irish Air Corps

based 223 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/290) new 04.03.1977D 13.12.1990 Irish Air Corps w/o 13.12.1990 in cr Virginia Co Cavan killing the pilot
accident date also listed as 13.10.1990

based 224 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/291) new 04.03.1977D 24.01.1978 Irish Air Corps w/o in crash at Baldonnell 24.01.1978

based 225 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/292) new 04.03.1977D Irish Air Corps

based 226 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/293) new 16.04.1977D Irish Air Corps

based 227 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/294) new 16.04.1977D Irish Air Corps dam in fl Clane Co Kildare 21.02.1991 returned to manufacturer
in Italy 17.10.1991-repaired & returned to service 00.00.1992?

based 228 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/295) new 16.04.1977D 23.08.1993 Irish Air Corps w/o in crash Clondalkin Co Dublin 23.08.1993

based 229 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/296) new 16.04.1977D Irish Air Corps displayed at the Irish Air Corps museum N00.11.2006

based 230 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/297) new 16.04.1977D Irish Air Corps dam in accident Baldonnell 20.07.1989-repaired & returned to
service

based 231 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-01/298) new 16.04.1977D Irish Air Corps

N? possible ferry registration 00.00.1976 00.01.1977 Beechcraft inc new 1976
SE-GRR Beechcraft Super King Air 200 (BB-208) 21.01.1977R 00.04.1977 LB.Jonsson D18.12.1976 02.05.1977R
EI-BCY 07.04.1977RX17.01.1992 Ministry of Defence this is one very unusual aircraft apparently at the same time- held a
civil registration EI-BCY & a military serial 234 during it’s entire life
in Ireland
based 232 Beechcraft Super King Air 200 (BB-208) 09.03.1977D 00.09.1979 Irish Air Corps also listed as D10.03.1977 leased from United Beech Sweden for upto
three years
00.09.1979 11.02.1992 Irish Air Corps purchased outright by the Air Corps 00.09.1979 & wfu 00.05.1990
then S11.02.1992 as N60MK
only the 2nd US built aircraft bought by the Air Corps
N60MK 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 slod in US d11.02.1992 Baldonnell as N60MK
N188WG 03.03.1992R Cocky McGriffin Inc Sarasota FL
N62DL 14.10.2004R ZMM Services Llc
N62DL 01.02.2012RX06.06.2012 Chicago Aviation Inc Darien IL X06.06.2012 as exported to Mexico
I-SJAS SIAI-Marchetti SF260MC (11-09) 00.00.1968 00.00.0000 SIAI-Marchetti
AT-109 00.00.0000 00.00.1977 Force Aerienne Zairoise 9Q-??? Zaire Air Force

based 233 SIAI-Marchetti SF260MC (11-09) 03.03.1977D Irish Air Corps delivered to the Irish Air Corps to be used as instructional airframe
scrapped no date
this airframe was a bit of a non-event- it did not come complete
it was just an empty fuselage as far as I recall.
via Paul Fry Brigadier General (retired) 01.05.2018

N4914M Beechcraft Super King Air A200 (BB-376) new 30.05.1978 00.09.1978 Beechcraft inc US air worthiness certificate 30.05.1978
based EI-BFJ 29.09.1978RX21.11.1991 Irish Air Corps
another very unusual aircraft which apparently at the same time- held a
civil registration EI-BFJ & a military serial 234 during it’s entire life in
Ireland
based 234 Beechcraft Super King Air A200 (BB-376) 17.08.1978D 00.09.1979 Irish Air Corps leased 00.07.1977? to 00.09.1979 from United Beech Sweden
00.09.1979 00.11.1991 Irish Air Corps purchased outright by the Air Corps 00.09.1979 until wfu 00.11.1991
also listed as D12.07.1977? + D12.07.1978 wfu 00.11.1991 & S 00.01.1992
as N409GA
N409GA 21.11.1991d 00.01.1992 Grant Aviation TX
N409GA 28.01.1992D 00.05.1993 Arizona Flight School Inc Prescott AZ
N409GA 24.05.1993D 00.00.2001 Data Supplies Inc Duluth GA to N376RC 00.00.2001
N376RC 03.05.2001D 00.01.2007 BTD Inc Hurst TX
N376RC 10.01.2007D 00.00.0000 BAM Aircraft Leasing LLC Denton TX
N376RC Beechcraft Super King Air A200 (BB-376) 13.11.2014R active Cobalt Air Leasing LLC Denton TX

based 235 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE Warrior (24-11/373) new 02.04.1979D 10.02.1982 Irish Air Corps w/o in crash Dunboyne Co Meath 10.02.1982 killing the pilot RIP

G-5-13 Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B (25256)
G-AYBH 10.04.1970RX13.06.1974 Hawker Siddley Aviation
G-AYBH 13.06.1974RX14.11.1974 Jetaire Ltd to Phillipians 00.11.1974
RP-C111 00.11.1974 00.05.1978 Phillipine Airlines possibly D10.12.1974 to RP-C111 returned to G-AYBH 30.05.1978
G-AYBH 30.05.1978RS12.06.1979 Jetaire Ltd listed on G-INFO as sold in Eire 12.06.1979-11 days after delivery
based 236 Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B (25256) 01.06.1979D 17.01.1980 Irish Air Corps also listed D04.07.1979 Shannon on lease from the British Aerospace
Group pending the delivery of a British Aerospace BAe 125-700 in 1980
dbr in aborted take-off caused by a birdstrike Baldonnell 27.11.1979 wfu
also listed as w/o - returned to British Aerospace 17.01.1980

G-5-19 Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B (256015) 00.00.0000 00.07.1973 Hawker Siddeley also listed as HS-125A (6015) - 600FA- F600A & F600B choose which!
G-BBCL 06.07.1973RX30.08.1973 JC.Bamford Excavators
G-BJCB(1) 30.08.1973R 02.02.1977 JC.Bamford Excavators this registration was re-used on 256065 on 03.02.1977 for JC.Bamford
G-BBCL 02.02.1977R 23.06.1977 JC.Bamford Excavators also listed as D03.02.1977 to McAlpine Aviation S as 9K-ACZ 23.06.1977
9K-ACZ 23.06.1977S Gulf Aviation D09.07.1977
G-BBCL 03.07.1979R 03.12.1979 British Aerospace RS 23.09.1977 S in Eire 03.12.1979 also suggested as on lease
L in Ireland based 239 Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B (256015) 06.12.1979Dd28.02.1980 Irish Air Corps R08.12.1979 also listed as D03.12.1979-on lease from the British
Aerospace Aircraft Group-returned to British Aerospace 28.02.1980 as
G-BBCL
G-BBCL 04.03.1980R 01.11.1983 British Aerospace- to West Germany 01.03.1983
aircraft group
G-5-11 British Aerospace?
(D-CCEX) 01.11.1983R 00.00.0000 ntu
B-BBCL 25.11.1983R 21.02.1985 British Aerospace-
aircraft group
sold in United States N957MB Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B (256015) 21.02.1985R Aeroborca USA INC Miami- US air worthiness certificate 07.05.1985 X29.09.2017
N600AV 00.05.1985D Thomas B.Healy Jr 05.10.1985N  HYPERLINK "https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/location/Dallas%20-%20Love%20Field%20xBOxDAL%20xSx%20KDALxBCx" Dallas - Love Field photo via Joe Evens/Air Brittain photo
images
N600AV 00.02.1985D Cincinnati Micriwave Inc
N917K 00.02.1987D Cincinnati Micriwave Inc
N917K 00.04.1988D General Electric Capital
Corporation
N917K 00.11.1990D Tyler Jet Aircraft Sales Inc
N917K 00.02.1991D Raleigh Jet Enterprises
N917K 20.02.1991R Petersen Aviation 00.05.1992D Van Nuys CA
N777SA 00.01.1994D Peterson Aviation change of registration
N777SA 09.07.1996D 31TJ Ltd Partnership
N777SA 20.06.1997D Tyler Jet LLC
N777SA 06.08.1997D Argentum Air Corporation
N777SA 05.11.1997D TKA Express Inc
N777SA 05.11.1997D Universal Jet Inc
(N74TJ) ntu
(N615TJ) ntu
N777TK 24.01.1998D TKA Express Inc
N777TK 08.10.1999R WW191 Inc D01.10.1999
N700XJ 29.04.2000D WW191 Inc
N700XJ 09.05.2002D CIT Group-Equipment
Financing Inc
N700XJ 27.12.2002D Marquez Brothers Aviation Las Vegas NV
LLC
N957MB 08.01.2003R Marquez Brothers Aviation D21.01.2003 Las Vegas NV
LLC
N957MB 27.01.2011D Chief Aircraft of America
N957MB Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B (256015) 11.02.2011RX26.09.2017 Aeroborca USA Inc. for storage D10.02.2011 Miami FL
N957MB 00.00.0000R TKA Express confirmation required for use of this registration & owner plus dates

based 237 Aerospatiale SA.342L Gazelle (1772) new 30.12.1979D 16.08.2002 Irish Air Corps w/o in cr-landing after engine failure Baldonnell 16.08.2002
via Antoin Dalton 30.04.2018
based 238 British Aerospace BAe 125-700B (257082) new 13.02.1980Dd02.12.1992 Irish air Corps also listed as D02.02.1980 wfu 00.10.1992.
(N98AF) ntu
sold in Mexico XA-TCB 00.12.1992 Aeronautica Alfa Beta SA
N70HF 00.12.1992 d18.10.1995 Fuller Renting/Leasing Inc
N70HF  HYPERLINK "https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/N70HF/430378"  00.10.1995R d06.05.1997 BRBF Inc Taughannock
Aviation Corporation
N70HF 09.06.1997R d00.09.2004 BRBF Inc conflicting registrations/dates between the two corporation titles-both linked
N752CM 09.06.1997R d02.09.2004 BRBF Inc /Taughannock Ithaca NY
Aviation Corporation
N752CM British Aerospace BAe 125-700B (257082) 02.09.2004R 08.11.2006 Foxtone 77 LLC D02.09.2004 same date as registration-stored Tulsa OK wfu X17.06.2013
also listed as wfu 00.06.2016

based 240 Beechcraft Super King Air 200 (BB-672) new 07.05.1980D active Irish Air Corps delivered by an Air Corps crew Comdt M.Hipwell & Capt P.O’Shea
from the company factory in Wichita in the US this was the first transatlantic
flight by an aircraft of the Air Corps

based 241 Aerospatiale SA.342L Gazelle (1854) new 14.01.1981Dd10.11.2006 Irish Air Corps wfu 31.12.2005-d10.11.2006 as S in the UK to HA-LFQ
HA-LFQ 10.11.2006 to UK
ZU-RZR Aerospatiale SA.342L Gazelle (1854) sometime between 00.07.2014 and 00.09.2015
via Antoin Dalton30.04.2018

EAF850 Aerospatiale SA.330J Puma (1240) 18.12.1973 00.07.1981 Ethiopian Air Force
based 242 Aerospatiale SA.330J Puma (1240) 22.07.1981Dd26.02.1983 Irish Air Corps two year lease from Aerospatiale-wfu & returned to Aerospatiale 26.02.1983
F-BRQK 26.02.1983 by 06.2001 Aerospatiale
F-ZLAT Aerospatiale SA.330J Puma (1240) by 06.2001 CEV Centre d'essais en flight test centre equivalent to Boscombe Down. It was still with them in vol the French 00.06.2009
via Antoin Dalton 30.04.2018

based 243 Reims-Cessna FR.172K Rocket (0671) 07.04.1981D 06.05.2004 Irish Air Corps w/o in crash Clonbullogue Co Offaly killing the pilot 06.05.2004

F-ZKBZ Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6124) Aerospatiale French registeration used for flight and instrument testing before delivery
based 244 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6124) new 25.06.1986D Irish Air Corps wfu 07.05.2003

F-ZKBJ Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6168) Aerospatiale French registeration used for flight and instrument testing before delivery
based 245 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6168) new 18.07.1986D Irish Air Corps wfu 21.04.2005

F-ZKBP Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6181) Aerospatiale French registeration used for flight and instrument testing before delivery
based 246 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6181) new 25.06.1986D Irish Air Corps wfu 20.12.2005

F-ZKGW Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6202) 00.08.1986 Aeros[patiale also listed as F-ZKBW which may be in error French registeration use for
flight and instrument testing before delivery
based 247 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6202) new 21.08.1986D Irish Air Corps listed as 365N1 wfu 27.02.2006
N365SH 19.04.2007RX20.08.2008 365 Sierra Hotel 07.08.2008? Los Vagus NV
50 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6202) 00.00.2008 active? Armada de Chile also listed as N-50 last N19.09.2009

based 248 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphin 2 (6203) new 19.12.1986D 01.07.1999 Irish Air Corps w/o in cr Tramore Co Waterford killing four crew 01.07.1999

some minor conflicting data on listing of Gulfstream III (413)
no dates but N17584? attributed to G.III (413) while associated with Gulfstream Aerospace possible ferry registration but no indication it was utilised by this aircraft
N357GA Grumman Aerospace G.1159A Gulfstream III (413) 00.00.1983D 00.01.1984 Grumman Aerospace
N357GA 00.01.1984D 00.02.1984 Joseph E.Segram Inc
N77SW 00.02.1984D 00.12.1987 Joseph E.Segram Inc
N778W 00.12.1987D 00.08.1988 Joseph E.Segram Inc 00.01.1988?
N1 00.08.1988D 00.10.1988 Joseph E.Segram Inc
N1 00.10.1988D 00.11.1988 Grumman Aerospace also listed as Gulfstream Aerospace
N1 00.11.1988D 00.01.1989 Metlife Capital Credit
Corporation
N1 27.01.1989D 00.05.1989 Federal Aviation
Administration
N8266M 00.05.1989D 00.01.1990 Metlife Capital Credit
Corporation
N8266M 00.01.1990D 00.01.1990 Grumman Aerospace also listed as Gulfstream Aerospace
based 249 Grumman Aerospace G.1159A Gulfstream III (413) 04.01.1990D 06.03.1992 Irish Air Corps on lease from Grumman for six months- extended “on a pro-rata basis”
throughout 1990 and 1991-wfu & returned to Grumman Aerospace
06.03.1992
06.03.1992 00.03.1992 Grumman Aerospace
N166WC 22.03.1992R 00.03.1994 Washington Corp Missoula MT
N166WC 00.03.1994D 00.10.1999 First Security Bank of Utah
N166WC 26.10.1999D 00.02.2000 Bombardier Capital Inc
 HYPERLINK "https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/N766WC/705189" N766WC 02.02.2000D 00.01.2001 Bombardier Capital Inc
 HYPERLINK "https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/N766WC/705189" N766WC 26.01.2001D 00.04.2001 Capital Three Aviation Inc Boca Raton FL
N59AJ 12.04.2001D 00.10.2002 Capital Three Aviation Inc Boca Raton F
N59AJ 28.10.2002D 00.12.2002 Acg3 LLC Norlease Inc
N59AJ 02.12.2002R 00.12.2002 Capital Three Aviation Inc
N59AJ 02.12.2002D 00.12.2002 Acg3 LLC Helena MT
N59AJ 02.12.2002R 00.12.2002 Acg3 LLC Metairie LA
N59AJ 14.10.2009D 22.10.2009 Scarborough Group of
Companies Inc
N762GS 22.10.2009D 00.11.2009 Scarborough Group of MD Companies Inc
 HYPERLINK "http://www.airframes.org/reg/n762gs" \t "new" N762GS 09.11.2009D 22.07.2010 Scarborough Group of MD
Companies Inc
 HYPERLINK "http://www.airframes.org/reg/n762gs" \t "new" N762GS 22.07.2010D 00.08.2010 Acg3 LLC
 HYPERLINK "http://www.airframes.org/reg/n762gs" \t "new" N762GS 06.08.2010D 00.08.2010 Acg3 LLC Metairie LA
N16AJ 06.08.2010R 00.08.2010 Acg3 LLC Metairie LA
N762GS 06.08.2010R 00.08.2011 Acg3 LLC Helena MT
N16AJ 30.08.2011R 05.05.2014 Acg3 LLC Metairie LA active
N16AJ 05.05.2014D 18.07.2014 Florida Aviation Service stored
Technology Inc
N16AJ Grumman Aerospace G.1159A Gulfstream III (413) 18.07.2014R Florida Aviation Service West Palm Beach FL
Technology Inc

based N402FD SIAI-Marchetti SF.260D (770) 03.06.1991Dd00.00.1993 Irish Air Corps wfu 00.11.1992 returned to USA 00.00.1993
IAC serials were not issued to the 3 aircraft on lease for an initial period
of six months - they retained their US civil markings during the entire
lease -a second lease was requested for a further six month period
during 1992- wfu- because no IAC serials were allocatted -I decided not
to compile pre & post histories of the 260’s
based N403FD SIAI-Marchetti SF.260D (770) 03.06.1991Dd00.00.1993 Irish Air Corps wfu 00.11.1992 returned to USA 00.00.1993

based N404FD SIAI-Marchetti SF.260D (772) 03.06.1991Dd00.00.1993 Irish Air Corps wfu 00.11.1992 returned to USA 00.00.1993

EC330 CASA CN.235M-100 (C019) 22.06.1989ff CASA Spain
based 250 CASA CN.235M-100 (C019) 06.06.1991D 16.01.1995 Irish Air Corps used as a demonstrator by CASA prior to delivery. wfu & returned to CASA
? CASA CN.235M-100 (C019) 16.01.1995 00.03.1996 CASA probably stored
E-219 CASA CN.235M-100 (C019) 00.03.1996D Chilenean Army active 2017

based 251 Grumman Aerospace G.1159C Gulfstream IV (1160)20.12.1991D Irish Air Corps 251 wfu- sold 2014? Is now operated by second owner and has visited
new? Dublin Airport in 2016!
via Paul Fry Brigadier General (retired) 01.05.2018

based 252 Airtech (CASA) CN.235-100M/IR-01 (085) new? 08.12.1994D Irish Air Corps active
based 253 Airtech (CASA) CN.235-100M/IR-01 (094) new? 08.12.1994D Irish Air corps active-entered service 28.01.1995

the Garda Air Support Unit was formed in 00.01.1997 with a Pilatus Britten-Norman Defender 4000- a Eurocopter AS.335N Twin Ecureuil based at Baldonnell
both the Defender 4000 and the AS 335N Twin Ecureuil were operated by the Irish Air Corps on behalf of the Garda Air Support Unit and were allocated Air Corps serials
.
G-BWPN Pilatus Brittain-Norman BN-2T-4S Defender 4000 24.04.1996RX14.08.1997 Pilatus Brittain-Norman G-BWPN X14.08.1997 as transferred to the Republic of Ireland
(4008)
based 254 Pilatus Brittain-Norman BN-2T-4S Defender 4000 03.07.1997D active Garda Air Support Unit
(4008) Irish Air Corps
IAL 521 May 2018 p.07
Garda Air Support Unit: In the July 2017 issue we reported that Garda Air Support Unit PBN BN-2T-4S Defender 4000 serial 254 had been ferried to Britten-Norman’s facility at Lee-on-Solent for a mission equipment upgrade. The aircraft departed Lee-on-Solent on 05 January 2018 on its return to Baldonnel.

G-BXEV Eurocopter AS.335N Twin Ecureuil (5633) 16.04.1997RX22.08.1997 McAlpine Helicopters Ltd G-BXEV X22.08.1997 as transferred to the Republic of Ireland
based 255 Eurocopter AS.335N Twin Ecureuil (5633) 24.07.1997D active Garda Air Support Unit 255 Eurocopter Squirrel has been wfu in Garda Air Support Unit
Irish Air Corps from around delivery date of 272. Date tbc
. via Paul Fry Brigadier General (retired) 01.05.2018

D-HECK Eurocopter EC.135T1 (0149) 00.00.2000 00.01.2002 Eurocopter
G-BZRM 10.08.2001RX08.02.2002 Eurocopter Deutschland
G-BZRM 08.02.2002RX04.12.2002 An Garda Siochana Dublin
based 256 Eurocopter EC.135T1 (0149) 05.12.2002R active Garda Air Support Unit first N01.02.2003 Shannon
Irish Air Corps

LN-OQUSikorsky S.61N (61-816) 07.12.1978R 00.04.2002 Helikopter Service AS Stavangar
G-CBKZ 30.04.2002RX17.10.2002 CHC Scotia Aberdeen D03.10.2002 to Shannon
EI-CXS 18.10.2002RX07.05.2003 CHC Ireland N30.10.2002 as EI-CXS at Shannon
visitor 257 Sikorsky S.61N (61-816) 07.05.2003R 10.04.2004 Irish Air Corps N07.05.2003 leased from CHC based Strandhill/Sligo search & rescue
EI-CXS Sikorsky S.61N (61-816) 10.04.2004RX25.09.2013 Irish Coast Guard/CHC rescue 117 at Waterford operated by IAC/CHC was stood down
257 was operated by CHCI from Waterford at the end of its service in
Ireland- there was NO IAC involvement in crewing it although many of IAC
former crew were then working with CHCI and may well have crewed her
via Paul Fry Brigadier General (retired) 01.05.2018
Helicopters Ireland 15.09.2013 stored here on 27.09.2013 EI-CXS sold to USA to Carson
road/sea d29.04.2014 (replaced by EI-ICR S.92A)

N5009T Bombardier Learjet 45 (45-234) ?
based 258 Bombardier Learjet 45 (45-234) new 19.12.2003D active Irish Air Corps also listed as D12.12.2003

259 Gates (Bombardier) Learjet 45 Cancelled Aircraft unassigned

HB-HQS (4) Pilatus PC-9M (655) 20.02.2004RX10.05.2004 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
based 260 Pilatus PC-9M (655) new 24.07.2004D active Irish Air Corps

HB-HQT (4) Pilatus PC-9M (656) 24.02.2004RX28.04.2004 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
based 261 Pilatus PC-9M (656) new 21.04.2004D active Irish Air Corps

HB-HQU (5) Pilatus PC-9M (657) 24.02.2004RX28.04.2004 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
based 262 Pilatus PC-9M (657) new 21.04.2004D active Irish Air Corps

HB-HQV (5) Pilatus PC-9M (658) 15.04.2004RX28.04.2004 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
based 263 Pilatus PC-9M (658) new 21.04.2004D active Irish Air Corps

HB-HQW (4) Pilatus PC-9M (659) 15.04.2004RX14.06.2004 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
based 264 Pilatus PC-9M (659) new 09.06.2004D active Irish Air Corps

HB-HQX (4) Pilatus PC-9M (660) 13.05.2004RX19.05.2004 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
based 265 Pilatus PC-9M (660) new 18.05.2004D 12.10.2009 Irish Air Corps w/o 12.10.2009 fatal cr two crew died at Crumlin East
Cornamona Connemara Co Galway RIP

HB-HQY (4) Pilatus PC-9M (661) 13.05.2004RX09.06.2004 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
based 266 Pilatus PC-9M (661) new 08.06.2004D active Irish Air Corps

HB-HQZ (4) Pilatus PC-9M (665) 13.05.2004RX09.06.2004Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
based 267 Pilatus PC-9M (665) new 08.06.2004D active Irish Air Corps

268 Pilatus PC-9M Cancelled Aircraft

269 Pilatus PC-9M Cancelled Aircraft see below

based 269 Pilatus PC-9M (779) new 04.07.2017D active Irish Air Corps replacement for Pilatus PC-9M 265 w/o 12.10.2009 after fatal cr at
Crumlin East Cornamona Connemara Co Galway-269 is new build
although it apparently was made up of several parts from other
aircraft

D-HECF (16) Eurocopter AS.135P2+ (0425) 00.10.2005 00.00.2005 Eurocopter Germany
based 270 Eurocopter AS.135P2+ (0425) new 03.11.2005D active Irish Air Corps also showing D-HECF[16]- 270- D-HIRL[2] AFTER 270?
a query of this registration D-HIRL[2] showed no results at all

D-HECB (17) Eurocopter AS.135P2 (0431) 00.08.2005 Eurocopter Germany
based 271 Eurocopter AS.135P2 (0431) new 03.11.2005D active Irish Air Corps

D-HECD (3) Eurocopter EC.135T2 (0478) 00.04.2006 00.00.2006 Eurocopter Germany
G-CECT 17.07.2006RX13.11.2007 McAlpine Helicopters/ X13.11.2007 to Republic of Ireland
Eurocopter UK Ltd

based 272 Eurocopter EC.135T2i (0478) 14.11.2007D active Garda Air Support Unit
Irish Air Corps

273 Eurocopter EC-135P-2 Cancelled Aircraft

based 277 Agusta Westland AW139 (31078) new 30.05.2006D active Irish Air Corps

based 274 Agusta Westland AW139 (31048) new 23.11.2006D active Irish Air Corps also listed as D27.04.2007

based 275 Agusta Westland AW139 (31059) new 23.11.2006D active Irish Air Corps

based 276 Agusta Westland AW139 (31076) new 27.04.2007D active Irish Air Corps

based 278 Agusta Westland AW139 (31137) new 28.07.2008D active Irish Air Corps

based 279 Agusta Westland AW139 (31145) new 15.11.2008D active Irish Air Corps

??? Pilatus PC-12 new Irish Air Corps expected delivery 00.00.2019 or 2020

??? Pilatus PC-12 new Irish Air Corps expected delivery 00.00.2019 or 2020

??? Pilatus PC-12 new Irish Air Corps expected delivery 00.00.2019 or 2020

END/FIN for now




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Tony Kearns 30.08.2009
The following are the airframes/rigs Vampire T11- 198 ex RAF XE977 now at Collins Bks. Fouga 221 ex French Air Force 3K-E in the Museum at Baldonnell Marchetti 233 Alouette Rig is now in the Museum at Baldonnell Alouette 202 is now in the Ulster Aviation Society Museum and Heritage Centre at Long Kesh airfield Alouette 195 is now in the Apprentice Section and as Claudel H says is in working order Regards

GoneToTheCanner- Irish military on line-Discussion board
11th January 2011- 12:28
Hi there- The 1st Apprentice Class- during their term as Aptces.- were marched to the dump- which ran from Heli Flight's hangar-side office to the windsock at the corner of the hedge (which was well over a hundred yards- so you can imagine the amount of stuff that was there)- were handed picks- shovels- sledgehammers and cutting tools and ordered to reduce the derelict aircraft- especially the Hurricanes and any other aircraft capable of carrying a gun or bomb- to pieces- which they duly did. They were not allowed off site until the aircraft were completely demolished and reduced to scrap. This included the deliberate smashing of every instrument- windscreen- engine parts- gun mountings- gun sights- propellors and so on. The whole lot was then driven over. A lot of stuff was also set alight- to assure destruction. Source: RSM Bobby Gallagher- who was one of the wreckers. regards GttC PS: that whole area has been dug up and redeveloped several times and many tons of concrete poured on. Where the new hangar stands- would have been the centre of the dumping area. There were also lesser dumps- such as a small one which stood near the Engine Test Cell- up by Stores and other units- such as Transport- also had their own dumps. The Baldonnel dump wasn't formally a fire training dump- as such- but sometimes wrecks were set alight away from the main dump- specifically for the fire crew to deal with.......Even at the time (whenever the 1st Aptce Class was in being)- there were informal requests made to them upstairs to keep at least one Hurricane intact but it was not to be.


1930’s Photo via IAC archive flickr 01.07.2016
Front-Fairey IIIF-DH.9-Martynsyde F.4-Martynsyde F.4-Martynsyde F.4-2nd row-Bristol Fighter-Bristol Fighter-Bristol Fighter-Avro 504K- Left Background- Avro 504K- Right Background- DH.60
Cirrus I Moth
all below noted on 19.10.2005 at Baldonnell based IAC196 Aerospatiae Alouette III SE3160 (1163) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active flying D25.11.1963 based IAC240 Beech King Air 200 (BB-672) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active flying D07.05.1980 based IAC197 Aerospatiae Alouette III SE3160 (1194) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active ramp D13.05.1964 based IAC213 Aerospatiae Alouette III SE3160 (2116) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active ramp D06.12.1973 based IAC256 Eurocopter EC-135T1 (0149) 19.10.2005 Garda Air Support Unit active ramp D05.12.2002
based IAC260 Pilatus PC.9M (655) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D00.00.2004
based IAC261 Pilatus PC.9M (656) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D00.00.2004
based IAC264 Pilatus PC.9M (659) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D00.00.2004
based IAC265 Pilatus PC.9M (660) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D00.00.2004
based IAC267 Pilatus PC.9M (665) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D00.00.2004
storage hangar stored IAC237 Aerospatiale SA-342 Gazelle (1772) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D30.10.1979 storage hangar stored IAC176 deHavilland DH.104 Dove Mk 4 (104-04368) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps ex Waterford D22.02.1953
also listed in 2003 as scrapped? This is the Dove that was based at the SE Aviation museum Waterford storage hangar stored IAC216 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (358) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D16.02.1976 storage hangar stored IAC244 Aerospatiale Dauphin 365F 2 (6124) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps wfu D25.06.1986
storage hangar stored IAC245 Aerospatiale Dauphin 365F 2 (6168) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps wfu D18.07.1986
storage hangar stored IAC34 Miles Magister (1028) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D22.02.1939
between hangars stored IAC246 Aerospatiale Dauphin 365F 2 (6181) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D18.07.1986
based IAC211 Aerospatiale Alouette III SE3160 (1983) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D04.02.1973 based IAC214 Aerospatiale Alouette III SE3160 (2122) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D25.03.1974 based IAC195 Aerospatiale Alouette III SE3160 (1151) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D25.11.1963 based IAC212 Aerospatiale Alouette III SE3160 (1984) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D29.03.1973
based IAC247 Aerospatiale Dauphin 365F 2 (6202) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D21.08.1986
based IAC242 Aerospatiale SA-342L Gazelle (1240) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D22.07.1981 based IAC210 Cessna FR172H Reims Rocket (F172-0350) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active ramp D13.10.1972 based IAC203 Cessna FR172H Reims Rocket (F172-0343) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D04.10.1972 based IAC206 Cessna FR172H Reims Rocket (F172-0346) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D04.10.1972 based IAC208 Cessna FR172H Reims Rocket (F172-0348) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D13.10.1972
based IAC255 Eurocopter AS.355N Twin Squirrel (5633) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D22.08.1997 based IAC226 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE (24-05-293) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D16.04.1977 based IAC227 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE (24-05-294) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D16.04.1977 based IAC230 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE (24-05-297) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D16.04.1977 based IAC222 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE (24-05-289) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D04.03.1977 based IAC231 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE (24-05-298) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D16.04.1977 based IAC225 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE (24-05-292) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D04.03.1977 based IAC254 Britten Norman PBN-2T-4S Defender 4000 (4008) 19.10.2005 Garda Air Support Unit active hangar D15.08.1977 museum hangar stored IAC183 Hunting Provost T53 (406) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D21.10.1955
museum hangar stored IAC199 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.22A (C.1/0382) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D22.06.1966
museum hangar stored IAC164 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C.1/0450) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D16.01.1952
museum hangar stored IAC172 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C.1/0745) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D26.09.1952 museum hangar stored IAC211 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (1983) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D18.09.1973 79 3-KE Magistere ex French museum hangar stored IAC141 Avro Anson 19 Series 2 (1313) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D10.04.1946 museum hangar stored IAC196 Aerospatiale Alouette III SE3160 (1153) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D25.11.1963 frame painted 30 years ani marks museum hangar stored IAC 202 Aerospatiale Alouette III SE3160 (1973) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D24.03.1972 museum hangar stored IAC 229 SIAI Marchetti SF260WE (24-05-296) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D16.04.1977 museum hangar stored IAC 219 Fouga CM170 Super Magister (298) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D13.11.1976 museum hangar stored IAC 168 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C.1/0464) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D31.01.1952 museum hangar stored G-ARLU Cessna 172B Skyhawk (172-48502) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D00.10.1977 blue and yellow colour scheme used as
an instructional airframe at Baldonnell named “Avionics 3” It is now
a resident in the Irish Air Corps Museum. museum hangar stored IAC191 deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 (C.1/0450) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D16.01.1952
museum hanger stored IAC198 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 (15563) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps D30.08.1963 based IAC 262 Pilatus PC.9M (657) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active ramp D00.00.2004
based IAC 263 Pilatus PC.9M (658) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active ramp D00.00.2004 based IAC 266 Pilatus PC.9M (661) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active ramp D00.00.2004
based IAC251 Gulfstream IV (1160) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D22.12.1991
based IAC252 Casa CN-235MP Persuader (85) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D08.02.1994 based IAC205 Cessna FR172H Reims Rocket (F172-0345) 19.10.2005 Irish Air Corps active hangar D04.10.1972


Baldonnell was officially renamed Casement during 02.1966 but thankfully is nearly always referred to as Baldonnell-except in some government documents





Military Aircraft Movements continued from above the Irish Military Aircraft Register

visitor F99 Transall C.160 (99) 02.03.1978 03.03.1978 French Air Force IAC185 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (15775) stored Baldonnell
until 1978 then it was delivered 03.03.1978 to the French aviation
museum Le Musee de l’Air Paris when F99 Transall C.160 (99) arrived
Baldonnell to collect the Vampire-departed direct Lyneham-moved
00.02.1978? to Savigny-les-Beaune museum noted there 28.03.2010
& 30.06. 2012 in excellent condition with top cover but open all round
at Rue General Leclerc 21420 Savigny-les-Beaune Beaune France
+33 3 80 21 55 03
visitor AMP-118 CASA-212 () 18.07.2004Ad20.07.2004 Mexican Navy demonstrating electronic equipment
visitor AMP-118 CASA-212 () 18.07.2004Ad20.07.2004 Mexican Navy both departed 20.07.2004 via Keflavik


Visitors in red & based in Black

Civil Aircraft Movements
visitor G-EAAC deHavilland Airco DH.9B (no c/n) 25.06.1919N AT & T ex K-109 Baldonnell’s first civilian visitor
visitor G-EAAC deHavilland Airco DH.9B (no c/n) 00.00.1922 deHavilland Aeroplane several visits during 1922 with the new owner
Hire Service
visitor G-EALM deHavilland Airco DH.16 (4) 00.00.1922 deHavilland Aeroplane several visits during 1922
Hire Service
visitor G-EAPT deHavilland Airco DH.16 (P.3) 00.00.1922 deHavilland Aeroplane several visits during 1922
Hire Service
based EI-AAA Avro 594B Avian Mk.IIIA (R3 CN170) 05.10.1928RX10.09.1931 Irish Aero Club to UK as G-ABPU
based EI-AAB Avro 594B Avian Mk.IIIA (R3 CN171) 01.01.1929RX29.04.1933 AG.Mitchell to UK as G-ACGT
based EI-AAC deHavilland DH. 60G Gipsy Moth (1000) 11.04.1929RX26.02.1937 OG.Esmond TD TD=MP CO to Irish Air Ferries Kildonan 26.02.1937
visitor G-AAAB Supermarine Solent flying boat (1244) 12.06.1930N Hon Arthur E.Guinness Flight (archive) 27.06.1930 p.679 12.06.1930 while departing Baldonnell
one of the engines died and a forced landing had to be made down wind.
the pilot managed to land without damaging the aeroplane- it was then
towed back to the hangar for an engine overhaul
based EI-AAD Desoutter II Monoplane (D.30) 20.10.1930RX00.05.1931 Iona National Airways to UK as G-ABOM
based EI-AAE deHavilland DH. 60M Metal Moth (1556) 27.01.1931RX00.08.1931 Irish Aero Club to UK as G-ABPJ
based EI-AAH deHavilland DH. 60G Gipsy Moth (1808) 24.08.1931R 25.04.1933 Irish Aero Club Xdate? when aircraft cr into the sea off Dalkey 25.04.1933
based EI-AAI deHavilland DH. 60G Gipsy Moth (1860) 24.08.1931R 07.07.1933 Irish Aero Club Xdate? from the register following a mid-air collison near Ballycummin
Castle Limerick on 07.07.1933 with G-ABWF DH.83 Fox Moth-pilot was
Geoffry Tyson. The undercarriage of the Fox Moth was wiped clean off
by the Gipsy Moth. Sadly the pilot of EI-AAI William Elliott CFI of the Irish
Aero Club and a passenger on his first flight William Ower a motor
mechanic from Newcastle West died when the the badly damaged aircraft
crashed. At the time visability was bad with the evening sun low in the sky
G-ABWF survived when Geoffry managed to make a very smooth belly
landing on grass his four passengers apparently did not know they were
involved in an accident
based EI-AAJ deHavilland DH. 60G Gipsy Moth (1866) 24.08.1931R 29.05.1937 Irish Aero Club Xdate? from the register when on the 29.05.1937 EI-AAJ cr on Sugerloaf
Co Wicklow
based EI-AAL Comper CLA.7 Swift (S.31/7) 17.02.1932R 22.02.1932 Maurice GA Scally Xdate? cr on t/o near Marseilles France on 22.02.1932 killing the owner/pilot
also listed as cr low flying Berre Marseille France on 21.02.1932
based EI-AAT Spartan 3 Seater 1 (61) 15.06.1933R 02.12.1933 James M StJohn-Kearney
based? 00.12.1933RX05.02.1935 CH Gates X05.02.1935 as cr-but reportedly active Kildonan 02.03.1935

based EI-AAU deHavilland DH. 60G Gipsy Moth III (?) 09.09.1933 30.03.1938
based EI-AAU deHavilland DH. 60G Gipsy Moth III (?) 30.03.1938 02.07.1938
based EI-AAV Civilian CAC.1 Coupe (?) 11.05.1935 24.01.1949
based EI-AAZ Bellanca 28-70 (?) 16.10.1934 06.11.1936
based EI-ABD British Klemm L-25C-1A Swallow (?) 29.01.1936 25.01.1950 Elizabeth (Lillie) Dillon she was a noted aviatrix (female pilot) of the period- and owner of Klemm
L25C Swallow EI-ABD- based at Baldonnell via IAL 509 May 2017 p.17
based EI-ABF Klemm L-32X (?) 15.12.1936 18.02.1950
based EI-ABI deHavilland DH 84 Dragon Mk.2 (?) 26.05.1936 19.02.1938
based EI-ABJ Klemm L-25C XI (?) 22.06.1938 13.08.1938
based EI-ABK deHavilland DH.86B Express Air Liner (?) 16.09.1936 20.11.1946
based EI-ABL deHavilland DH.87B Hornet Moth (?) 02.03.1937 31.01.1939


Baldonnell was used to overnight the 10/11.09.1937 Kings Cup Air Race the following aircraft arrived IAL April 1985 p12 No. position or fate
pilot/s owner/s?
visitor G-AEKL Percival E.2H Mew Gull (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Charles E Gardner 04 Winner
visitor G-AEZO Miles M.11A Whitney Straight (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Brig-Gen AC Lewin 25 2nd
visitor G-AFAA Percivil E.2H P.6 Mew Gull (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Capt Edgar W Percival 03 3rd
visitor G-AEVH Miles M.11A Whitney Straight (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Sqn-Ldr A V Harvey 26 4th
visitor G-AFAU Percivil P.10 Vaga Gull (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Giles CM Guthrie 12 5th
visitor G-AEZJ Percivil P.10 Vaga Gull (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Derek S Schreiber 15 6th
visitor G-ADNL Miles M. 5 Sparrowhawk (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Wing-Cmdr F W Stent 10 7th
visitor G-ACRG British Klemm BK.1 Eagle 1 (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Capt Walter L Hope 21 8th
visitor G-AETK deHavilland DH Technical School TK.4 (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Robert J Waight 01 9th
visitor G-ADGP Miles M. 2L Hawk Speed Six (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Flt-Lt Tommy Rose 08 10th
visitor G-ADID BA Eagle II (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 C H Willis 30 11th
visitor G-ACSS deHavilland DH.88 Comet (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Ken HF Waller 05 12th
visitor G-AEMA Genaral Aircraft Limited GAL.42 Cygnet 1 (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Charles F Hughesdon 28 13th
fate after departure from Baldonnell
visitor G-ABWH Comper CLA.7 Swift (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Flt-Lt David H Atcherley 18 forced landing St Bees Head Cumberland on Day 2
visitor G-AEIN BA Double Eagle IV (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 H F Broadbent 07 forced landing near Portpatrick Mull of Kintyre on Day 2
visitor G-ADNO deHavilland DH Technical School TK.2 (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Capt Geoffrey R 09 retired Blackpool (cowling became unattached)
visitor G-AEXF Percivil P.6 Mew Gull (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Alexander Henshaw 06 retired Stoke-on-Trent on Day 2 - water in fuel

The King's Cup air race 17 competitors departed from Baldonnell 11.09.1937 race was Won by Mr. C. E.Gardner in a G-AEKL Percival Mew Gull. 1st on list above.

Baldonnell was the final destination on day 1- so the four aircraft listed below possibly did arrived at Baldonnell but were then eliminated from the race
visitor? G-AECU Short S. 22 Scion Senior (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Flt-Lt Harold L Piper 19 eliminated after Day 1
visitor? G-AEZL Percivil P.10 Vaga Gull (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 F CJ Butler 11 eliminated after Day 1
visitor? G-AELE Percivil P.10 Vaga Gull (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 F/O A H Hole 16 eliminated after Day 1
visitor? G-AEYD Percivil P.10 Vega Gull (?) 10.09.1937 11.09.1937 Capt T Neville Stack 13 eliminated after Day 1
deHavilland
10 aircraft below were shown in order to complete the list of ALL compeditors who took part in the 1937 Kings Cup Air Race which overnighted at Baldonnell on 10.09.1937
six aircraft listed below did NOT arrived at Baldonnell all incidences below took place on Day 1
G-AEZZ Wicko GM1 (?) 10.09.1937 Fit-Lt Hugh RA Edwards 29 forced landing at Skegness
G-AENG Miles M.3A Falcon Major (?) 10.09.1937 Wing-Cdr E G Hilton 24 crashed at Scarborough-pilot and Wing-Cmdr P Sherren killed
G-AEWK Miles M.11A Whitney Straight (?) 10.09.1937 Ernest J Jobling-Purser 27 forced landing near Newcastle
G-ABWE Comper Swift (?) 10.09.1937 Stanley T Lowe 20 retired at Glasgow
G-AAVT Hendy 302A (?) 10.09.1937 C S Napier 22 retired at Edinburgh
G-AEZP Miles M.14B Hawk Trainer II (?) 10.09.1937 Flt-Lt E CT Edwards 23 retired at Edinburgh

four aircraft listed below did not start the race so obviously did NOT arrive at Baldonnell
G- AFAW Miles M.13 Hobby (?) FG Miles 02 
G- AEZK Vega Gull (?) GM Tonge 14 
G-ADVV Double Eagle (?) HF Broadbent 17 
G-AEST Moss MA1 (?) WH Moss 31 

based EI-ABM deHavilland DH.80A Puss Moth (?) 16.10.1937 20.05.1938
based EI-ABP deHavilland 89A Dragon Rapide (?) 24.02.1938 10.02.1940
visitor D-IDNT Messerschmitt Bf108 Taifun (?) 08.06.1938 08.06.1938 via IAL 509 May 2017 p.17 Aero Club of Berlin. Files in the National
Archives in Dublin (Foreign Affairs section) record some interesting
aviation exploits of the 1930s- including the following which we think
are certainly worth noting for posterity
D-IDNT Taifun: Two Germans to in a Messerschmitt Bf108 Taifun-
along with two crews in similar machines participated in the Manx Air
Rally on the Isle of Man during 06.1938. After the Rally one of them-
registered D-IDNT- flew to Belfast- crewed by two German Army
officers- F.Pasquay and a Mr Thomas.
On 8 June they flew from Belfast- landing at Baldonnell but they did
not have permission to land in Ireland as was required by the Air
Navigation (General) Regulations of 1930. The authorities at
Baldonnell in the circumstances were not very pleased to see them-
and an investigation commenced.
It was noted that they had departed from Belfast Aerodrome at 13.00
hours that day but only arrived in Baldonnell two hours eight minutes-
later which left them considerable time to fly over the country- possibly
“spying” They gave conflicting excuses. They said they thought Ireland
was part of the UK and that they did not need a separate permission.
They also said an official in Belfast had given them permission to fly
to Dublin. They were informed that they were not welcome and would
have to leave- but that they would have to pay the landing charges for
their arrival in Baldonnell. Must be customs did not search the aircraft.
They claimed not to have any money- but that the bill should be sent to
the Aero Club of Berlin which owned the aircraft and the account would
be settled. They then took off- never to be seen again. The charges-
seven shillings and sixpence- were later paid by Dr.Eduard Hempel-
the German Minister to Ireland- based at the embassy in Dublin. An
end to a curious affair

based EI-ABQ Miles M.2 Hawk (?) 17.12.1938 08.02.1940
based EI-ABT deHavilland DH.86B Express Air Liner (?) 14.10.1938 30.12.1946
based EI-ACC Vickers Supermarine 236 Walrus I (?) reserved but ntu
based EI-APS Schleicher ASK-14 (?) 24.11.1969 08.07.1987
based EI-APS Schleicher ASK-14 (?) 24.11.1969 08.07.1987
based EI-ARA S.E. 5a Replica (?) 29.05.1967 12.08.1970
based EI-ARB S.E. 5a Replica (?) 29.05.1967 12.08.1970
based EI-ARE SV-4C SNCAN Stampe (?) 02.06.1967 12.08.1970
based EI-ARF Caudron C.277 Luciole (?) 23.05.1968 12.08.1970
based EI-ARH Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot (?) 21.06.1967 23.07.1969
based EI-ARI Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot (?) 21.06.1967 01.11.1968
based EI-ARJ Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot (?) 21.06.1967 01.11.1968
based EI-ARK Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot (?) 21.06.1967 01.11.1968
based EI-ARL Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot (?) 21.06.1967 01.11.1968
based EI-ARM Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot (?) 21.06.1967 01.11.1968
based EI-ARV deHavilland DH 104 Dove 8A (?) 16.08.1967 18.12.1970
based EI-AUS Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer (?) 17.11.1970 02.04.1971
based EI-AYT SOCATA MS.894a Minerva 220 (?) 06.08.1974 15.06.1981
based EI-BCY Beechcraft Super King Air 200 (?) 07.04.1977 00.00.1988
based EI-BFJ Beechcraft Super King Air 200 (?) 16.08.1978 00.00.1988
based EI-BFD Scheibe SF-28A Tandem Falke (?) 01.02.1980 27.04.1982
based IAC254 Britten Norman PBN-2T-4S Defender 4000 (4008) 15.08.1997 Active Garda Air Support Unit based IAC255 Eurocopter AS.335N Twin Ecureuil (5633) 22.08.1997 Acitve Garda Air Support Unit based IAC256 Eurocopter EC-135T1 (0149) 00.00.0000 Active Garda Air Support Unit
based IAC257 Eurocopter EC-135T2 () 00.00.0000 Active Garda Air Support Unit
Tim Jones

A visit to the Irish Air Corps here yesterday revealed the following- (as well as the chance to meet up with Paul Greig & co.) : Alouette 3 195- 196- 197- 211- 212- 213 Cessna 172 203- 205- 206- 210- 243 SF.260 226- 227- 229- 230- 231 SA.365 Dauphin 244- 245- 246- 247 240 Be200 241 Gazelle 252 CN235 253 CN235 254 BN-2T (Garda) 255 AS355 256 EC.135 (Garda) Museum hangar: 141 Anson 164 Chipmunk 172 Chipmunk 183 Provost 191 Vampire 198 Vampire 199 Chipmunk 217 CM.170 Magister 219 CM.170 Magister 79/3-KE CM.170 Magister There was also a Ce172 G-ARLU and a yellow/blue Ce172 that had chopped-off wings which had been used in a charity event. Would this be ex- IAC or civilian ? Preserved near the transport hangar: 215 CM.170 Magister There was a crash recovery hangar which held more than one aircraft- this was off-limits. Also off-limits was the sprayshop- which held 3 of the museum inmates- including Dove G-ASNG and Miles Magister 34. For the record- the other active IAC aircraft not seen were: 202 Alouette 3 (possibly in the crash hangar) 214 Alouette 3 (in France apparently) 222 SF260 (??) 225 SF260 (possibly in the crash hangar) 237 Gazelle (in the crash hangar) 251 Gulf 4 (in BRU) 257 S.61 Sligo based- and not likely to visit Baldonnell so we were told 258 Lear 45 (??) and the other historic aircraft not seen- any updates on location appreciated: 168 Chipmunk 189 Provost (fire section ? if so- where is this ?) 193 Vampire (fire section ?) 207 Ce172 209 Ce172 216 CM.170 218 CM.170 220 CM.170 (presumably one of these is the one outside at Cork)

wrote: > > > > Hi All > > > > I previously sent the following information- however it did not > travel. > > > > I have since Cut and Pasted the information which was sent by Tim > Clarke from another Group (PWFU) > > > > > > > > Baldonnell 19.10.2005. > > > > 196 Alouette flying. > > 240 King Air flying. > > > > 197- 213 Alouettes on the ramp. > > > > 260- 261- 264- 265 and 267 PC-9's Hanger. > > > > Storage Hanger. > > > > 237 SA-342 > > Dove fuselage ex Waterford > > 216 Magistere > > 244 and 245 Dauphins wfu. > > 34 Miles Messenger > > > > 246 dauphin between hangers. > > > > 256 EC-135 on ramp > > > > Hanger > > > > 214- 211- 195 and 212 Alouettes > > 241 SA342 > > 247 Dauphin > > > > 210 Cessna on ramp > > > > Hanger > > > > 203- 206 and 208 Cessna > > 255 Squirrel > > 226- 227- 230- 222- 231 and 225 SF260 > > 254 Defender > > > > Museum Hanger > > > > 183 P Provost > > 199- 164 and 172 Chipmunks > > (211) 79 3-KE Magistere ex French > > 141 Anson > > s/n 1153 Alouete frame painted 30 years ani marks > > 202 Alouete > > 229 SF260 > > 219 Magistere > > 168 Chipmunk > > Cessna painted blue and yellow- ex civ? > > 191 and 198 Chipmunks. > > > > 262- 263 and 266 PC-9's on the ramp > > > > Hanger > > > > 251 Gulfstream > > 252 Persuader > > 205 Cessna > > > > A Cessna fuselage was also noted in a building ex civ? > >
Baldonnell/Casement (EIME) Rwy 11/29- 05/23 Position N 53 18 W 006 27 Elev: 319ft

Based Wing Based Squadron Aircraft
No.1 Operations Wing
101sq Maritime sq CN235M-100
102sq Ministerial Air Transport Squadron Beech 200 G1159C Lj45  
104sq Army Co-operation sq FR172H FR172K
(106sq) GASU see  HYPERLINK "http://www.scramble.nl/mil/1/iac/orbat.htm" \l "EIME2#EIME2" GASU  
No.3 Operations Wing
301sq AW139
302sq Army support sq EC135P
Air Corps College
Flying Training School PC-9M

Visitors K-109 de Havilland DH9B on 25.06.1919 AT&T [1st civilian Baldonnell visitor]
G-EAAC de Havilland DH9B [ex K-109] on 00.00.1922 de Havilland Aeroplane Hire Service
G-EA?? de Havilland DH16 on 00.00.1922 de Havilland Aeroplane Hire Service
G-EA?? de Havilland DH16 on 00.00.1922 de Havilland Aeroplane Hire Service

List for Baldonnell airshow 1986 62112 G-222 Italian AF 62128 G-222 Italian AF 96 Noratlas c/s FM 390
41317 F-16 code HR
41282 F-16 41326 F-16
E 66 Alphajet E 42 Alphajet
G-ASKH Mosquito RR 299 F-GEUF Ce 406
G-LFIX Spitfire ML 407 N444M Grumman widgeon
EI-BSX Pa-18 EI-BRA Ce-150
EI-BSK Tampico EI-BPO Puma skytrike
G-BEFR Fokker DR.I G-BLHC Jetstream
EI-BRX Ce-152 EI-BCP Condor
G-AMPY DC-3 Northwest scheme EI-BOY Murphy sprite
G-TSAM HS-125 EI-BUA Ce-172
G-OODI Pitts S-1 EI-ABI Dragon iolar
EI-BSR Lake Buccaneer G-OBSV P-68
68-372 RF-4C G-VTII Vampire WZ 507
244 Sa-365 IAC
245 Sa-365 IAC
246 Sa-365 IAC
Baldonnell Air Show 1986 From Alan Meehan 18.10.2005 Tue Oct 18- 2005 7:26 pm Irish Spotters
EI-ANY Piper PA-18 95 EI-AOB Piper PA-28 140 EI-AOK2 Reims/Cessna F172G EI-ATS SOCATA MS880B EI-AUM Auster J/I EI-AVC Reims/Cessna F377F visitor EI-AWP deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (859310) 00.00.1986 A. Lyons EI-AYT SOCATA MS894A 220 EI-BAJ SNCAN SV4C EI-BBC Piper PA-28 180B EI-BBJ SOCATA MS880B EI-BBO SOCATA MS893E 180 EI-BBV Piper J-3C-65 Cub EI-BCH SOCATA MS892A 150 EI-BCN Piper J-3C-65 Cub EI-BCU SOCATA MS880B EI-BDK SOCATA MS880B 100T EI-BFB SOCATA MS880B 100ST EI-BFP SOCATA MS880B 100ST EI-BGB SOCATA MS880B 100ST EI-BGG SOCATA MS892E 180GT EI-BGH Reims/Cessna F172N EI-BHB SOCATA MS887 125 EI-BHD SOCATA MS893E 180GT EI-BHP SOCATA MS893A 180 EI-BHY SOCATA MS892E 150ST EI-BIK Piper PA-18 180 Super Cub EI-BIO Piper J-3C-65 Cub EI-BIR Reims/Cessna F172M EI-BIT SOCATA MS887 125 EI-BIU Robin R2112 Alpha EI-BJO Cessna R172K EI-BLB SNCAN SV4C Stampe EI-BMA SOCATA MS880B EI-BMI SOCATA TB-9 Tampico EI-BMO Robin R2160 Alpha Sport EI-BNU SOCATA MS880B EI-BOE SOCATA TB-10 EI-BOY Murphy Sprite EI-BPJ Cessna 182A EI-BPO Southdown Puma EI-BRA Reims/Cessna F150J EI-BRX Reims/Cessna FRA150L EI-BSQ Thunder/Colt Ax6-562 EI-BSR Lake LA-4 200 Buccaneer EI-BSX Piper J-3C-65 Cub F-GEUF Reims/Cessna F406 G-ASKH DH98 Mosquito T3 G-AVNY Fournier F4 G-AVNZ Fournier F4 G-BLHC BAe 3102 G-LFIX VS Spitfire G-OBSV Partenavia P68B G-OODI Pitts Special G-TSAM BAe 125-800 G-VTII DH115 Vampire T.11 N4565L Douglas DC-3 N457JA Learjet 24XR N444M Grumman G99A G-AMPY Douglas C-47B EI-BRP Canadair CL-44J E.22 D/BD Alpha Jet E.66 D/BD Alpha Jet N96 Nord 2501F Noratlas IAC197 SUD SE316B AlouetteIII IAC203 Reims/Cessna FR172H IAC205 Reims/Cessna FR172H IAC206 Reims/Cessna FR172H IAC210 Reims/Cessna FR172H IAC212 SUD SE316B AlouetteIII IAC219 Fouga CM-170 Magister IAC220 Fouga CM-170 Magister IAC222 SIAI SF260W Warrior IAC225 SIAI SF260W Warrior IAC226 SIAI SF260W Warrior IAC229 SIAI SF260W Warrior IAC230 SIAI SF260W Warrior IAC243 Reims/Cessna F172K IAC245 SA365F Dauphin 2 MM54442 Aermacchi MB339A MM62112 Aetitaila G222TCM EI-ATC Cessna 310G EI-BCL Cessna 182P EI-BMK Cessna 310Q II EI-BMM Reims/Cessna F152-II EI-BNC Reims/Cessna F152-II EI-BRM Cessna 172Q EI-BRO Reims/Cessna F152 II EI-BPI Embraer EMB.110P1
from Gerry Tuesday afternoon -01.05.2007 The following were noted in the circuit
obviously taking advantage of the super weather
276 AW139 AW276 274 AW139 AW274 271 EC135 E271 270 EC135 E270 267 PC-9M FT267 265 PC-9M FT265 262 PC-9M Eagle62 (in formation with 267) 261 PC-9M Irish261 260 PC-9M Irish260 256 EC135 E256 255 AS355 S255 254 BN2T P254 253 CN235 C253 240 BE200 K240 210 FR172 R210 206 FR172 R206 203 FR172 R203 From: Mick Walsh via Irish Spotters
visitor at 1300 MM62174 A319 on 18.05.2007 Italian Air Force
Baldonnell 22.09.2007 from Gerry Barron
The Alouette III was formally withdrawn by the Air Corps today following more than 40 years of outstanding service. A formation of six Alouettes performed several memorable flypasts and there were also displays by three AW-139s & four PC-9Ms. Alouette III formation: "Rainbow Section" 195- 196- 211- 212- 213- 214 AW-139 formation: "Wolf Section" 274- 276- 277 PC-9M formation: "Eagle Section" 260- 261- 264- 267 On display in Hangar 3:- 197 Alouette III 275 AW-139 Museum hangar:- 202 Alouette III Others noted:- 203 Cessna FR172H 205 Cessna FR172H 208 Cessna FR172H 210 Cessna FR172H 240 Beech 200 256 EC-135T1 258 Learjet 45 262 PC-9M 265 PC-9M 266 PC-9M 270 EC-135P2 271 EC-135P2 Robert Clare Via Irish Spotters 22.10.2007
visitor ZB678 Gazelle AH.1 on 22.10.2007 Royal Air force from Curragh

>> Robert Clare Via Irish Spotters 22.10.2007 A Gazelle has just landed in the Curragh. Any ID. visitor ZB678 Gazelle AH.1 on 22.10.2007 Royal Air force from Curragh >> Regards >> >> Robert >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > > I suspect this was ZB678- Gazelle AH.1 again. > This has been SBS'ed in the Dublin area on the 11th- 17th- 18th and > to-day (22nd) October 2007 > Are we being invaded or are the Air Corps using it ? > > roger

19.04.2008 Kaz via Airfields
G-BUUM PA28RT G-BAKH PA28 G-CITY PA31 G-DAZY PA34 G-BAJR PA28 G-ATSL C172 G-EOHL C172 G-ATRR PA28 Seen on taxi out were the contents of a blue hanger next to the bizjets- eight a/c seen anyone able to help. ? DA42 hangered ? BE76 hangered

Baldonnell- 12th August 1989.
Sun Apr 12- 2009 2:56 pm
Conor- From my log : A10's : 81-992- 80-192- 79-218 G222: MM62116 MB329: MM54468 C160: I have this down as F.160 but I don't think this is correct Alpha Jets: E19- E156- E55- E172- E170- E14- E63- E107- E53- E171 Ian Broni Hi All- On the 12th of August 1989 I have a few gaps in my notes. These are ................... 3 x USAF A10s- 81-992- 80-192- 79-218 An Italian Air Force G222- MM62116 An Italian Air Force MB329 (?)MM54468 A C-160- (61-ZZ) C160: I have this down as F.160 but I don't think this is correct 10 x Alpha Jets of the Patrouille De France. E19- E156- E55- E172- E170- E14- E63- E107- E53- E171

Baldonnell-Casement Wed 5th March 2008
via Dave Anderson- Ian Ellington- Geoff Hyde & Stuart Reid
195-Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III-Irish Air Corps-Stored
196-Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III-Irish Air Corps-Stored
197-Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III-Irish Air Corps-Stored
203-Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H-Irish Air Corps- 
206-Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H-Irish Air Corps- 
208-Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H-Irish Air Corps- 
210-Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H-Irish Air Corps- 
211-Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III-Irish Air Corps-Stored
212-Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III-Irish Air Corps-Stored
213-Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III-Irish Air Corps-Stored
214-Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III-Irish Air Corps-Stored
252-CASA 235  100MPA-Irish Air Corps- 
254-Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander T-4R-Irish Air Corps- 
255-Aerospatiale AS.355 Ecureuil II N-Irish Air Corps- 
256-Eurocopter EC135  T1-Irish Air Corps- 
258-Learjet 45-Irish Air Corps- 
260-Pilatus PC-9  M-Irish Air Corps- 
261-Pilatus PC-9  M-Irish Air Corps- 
262-Pilatus PC-9  M-Irish Air Corps- 
263-Pilatus PC-9  M-Irish Air Corps- 
265-Pilatus PC-9  M-Irish Air Corps- 
266-Pilatus PC-9  M-Irish Air Corps- 
270-Eurocopter EC135  P2-Irish Air Corps- 
271-Eurocopter EC135  P2-Irish Air Corps- 
272-Eurocopter EC135  T2+-Irish Air Corps- 
274-AgustaWestland AW139-Irish Air Corps- 
276-AgustaWestland AW139-Irish Air Corps- 
EI-BJW-de Havilland DH-104 Dove 6-Preserved-Fusalage in storage hangar

141-Avro Anson  C.19-Preserved-Museum
164-de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk-Preserved-Museum
168-de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk-Preserved-Museum
172-de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk-Preserved-Museum
183-Percival Provost  T.51-Preserved-Museum
191-de Havilland DH-115 Vampire  T.55-Preserved-Restoration for museum
199-de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk-Preserved-Museum
202-Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III-Preserved-Museum
216-Fouga CM-170 Magister R-Preserved-Museum
219-Fouga CM-170 Magister R-Preserved-Museum
221-Fouga CM-170 Magister R-Preserved-Museum  marked 3-KE
231-SIAI-Marchetti SF-260  WE-Preserved-Museum
C7-Avro 631 Cadet-Preserved-Restoration for museum
G-ARLU-Cessna 172  B-Preserved-Museum   
Unmarked-Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Replica-Preserved-Museum   
Unmarked-Wright Flyer Replica 1903-Preserved-Museum   
ZJ486-GAF Jindivik 800 Mk.203 Drone B-Preserved-Museum  Bits of it only  

Baldonnell-Casement Wed 5th March 2008 DTVMovements (Durham Tees Valley Airport)
141 Avro Anson  C.19 Preserved Museum
164 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Preserved Museum
168 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Preserved Museum
172 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Preserved Museum
183 Percival Provost  T.51 Preserved Museum
191 de Havilland DH-115 Vampire  T.55 Preserved Restoration for museum
195 Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
196 Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
197 Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
199 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Preserved Museum
202 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Preserved Museum
203 Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H Irish Air Corps  
206 Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H Irish Air Corps  
208 Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H Irish Air Corps  
210 Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H Irish Air Corps  
211 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
212 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
213 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
214 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
216 Fouga CM-170 Magister R Preserved Museum
219 Fouga CM-170 Magister R Preserved Museum
221 Fouga CM-170 Magister R Preserved Museum  marked 3-KE
231 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260  WE Preserved Museum
252 CASA 235  100MPA Irish Air Corps  
254 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander T-4R Irish Air Corps  
255 Aerospatiale AS.355 Ecureuil II N Irish Air Corps  
256 Eurocopter EC135  T1 Irish Air Corps  
258 Learjet 45 Irish Air Corps  
260 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
261 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
262 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
263 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
265 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
266 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
270 Eurocopter EC135  P2 Irish Air Corps  
271 Eurocopter EC135  P2 Irish Air Corps  
272 Eurocopter EC135  T2+ Irish Air Corps  
274 AgustaWestland AW139 Irish Air Corps  
276 AgustaWestland AW139 Irish Air Corps  
C7 Avro 631 Cadet Preserved Restoration for museum
EI-BJW de Havilland DH-104 Dove 6 Preserved Fusalage in storage hangar
G-ARLU Cessna 172  B Preserved Museum   
Unmarked Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Replica Preserved Museum   
Unmarked Wright Flyer Replica 1903 Preserved Museum   
ZJ486 GAF Jindivik 800 Mk.203 Drone B Preserved Museum  Bits of it only  
28/07/11 Baldonnell IAN531 North West Air news 252 CASA CN-235 MPA Persuader Irish Air Corps.

0064 Ballaghaderreen Roscommon Helistop Private
owner/operator Lynch Roofing
location? Market (Square) Street
Ballaghaderreen
Co Roscommon

based EI-LRS Schweizer 269c 00.03.1995
visitor EI-CDW Robinson R.22 10.01.1992
visitor EI-CDW Robinson R.22 12.01.1992
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 02.12.2000

0065 Ballina 1 Mayo Helipad Private
see Downhill House Hotel 0506

0066 Ballina 2 Mayo Microlight airstrip Private
see Rahans 1582

0067 Ballina 3 Clare/Tipperary Marine Private
see Killaloe 1 0792

0068 Ballinakill 3 A Waterford Helipad Private
see Waterford Castle Hotel 1375

0069 Ballinamuck A Galway Airstrip Private
see Ballynamuck 0145

0070 Ballinasloe 1 Galway Airstrip Private
see Ashford 1 0041

0071 Ballinasloe 2 Galway Airstrip Private/IAC
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballinasloe
Co Galway

visitor IAC-202 Cessna 172 21.06.1991 Irish Air Corps

0072 Ballincollig 1 Cork Landing Ground/Aerodrome RFC/RAF/Civil
owner/operator Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force
civil operator ?
1k NW of Ballincollig circus operator Sir Alan Cobham on 05-06.07.1933
Ballincollig
Co Cork
No.16 Aircraft Acceptance Park 00.01.1918 – 00.12.1919

In use by the RFC/RAF from 1916 to 1918 then by the RAF in 1921.

visitor ???? Bristol F.2b Fighter N 02.04.1921 2 Sqn RAF
visitor ???? Bristol F.2b Fighter N 14.04.1921 2 Sqn RAF crashed Bantry field strip 14.04.1921

Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus gave a display here on Wed & Thurs 05-06.07.1933.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballincollig
on the 05-06.07.1933.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 05-06.07.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 05-06.07.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 05-06.07.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 05-06.07.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 05-06.07.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 05-06.07.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 05-06.07.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 05-06.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 05-06.07.1933 R Ogden “Youth of Ireland” sold Provincial Airways Ltd 05.1934
visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 05-06.07.1933 W.Easdown “Youth of Newfoundland”sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 05-06.07.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal “Youth of New Zealand”cr Aston Clinton 22.09.1934 visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 05-06.07.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 05-06.07.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain”
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 05-06.07.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 05-06.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb


An Air Pageant was held at Ballincollig on Sat 05.08.1933 also reported as
Sun 06.08.1933. Aircraft present from Midland & Scottish Air Ferries were:
Visitors Avro 10 05.08.1933 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries
Airspeed Ferry 05.08.1933 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries
Airspeed Ferry 05.08.1933 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries
de Havilland DH84 Dragon 05.08.1933 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries
de Havilland DH84 Dragon 05.08.1933 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries
de Havilland DH83 Fox Moth 05.08.1933 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries
de Havilland DH83 Fox Moth 05.08.1933 Midland & Scottish Air Ferries
de Havilland DH82A Tiger moth 05.08.1933
de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth 05.08.1933
Comper Swift 05.08.1933
G-ACAE Ford Tri-Motor 05.08.1933 Ford Motor Company

All were used to give pleasure flights to familiarise the Irish population with the airline which was to start
services between Cork (Ballincollig) Dublin (Baldonnell) and Liverpool later in August the same year. In
the event the service did not extend to Cork and was discontinued at the end of September.
Sir Alan Cobhams Air Circus also attended [but not on 05 or 06.08.1933 as the air circus tour 1 was giving
a display at Stag Lane Aerodrome- Edgware- London on Sat-Sun-Mon 05-06-07.08.1933 and tour 2 was
at Blackburn on the same dates]. The Air Corps carried out a display- also demonstrated were some Tiger
Moths and a Comper Swift. G-ACAE- a Ford Tri-Motor was brought over by Fords of Dagenham. This aircraft
was subsequently purchased by the Hon. A.E.Guinness who flew it from Castleknock and Galway while
commuting to the U.K.

Cork Aero Club remained dormant for most of the 1940s and 1950s
even though Farmers Cross airfield was in use.  During the 1950s
and early 1960s- the Cork Gliding Club operated from both Farmers
Cross and Ballincollig military airfield.

0073 Ballincollig 2 Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballincollig
Co Cork

visitor G-EEVS Agusta A109A-11 on 22.09.1993 Knight Air

0074 Ballincollig 3 Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Gerrard Anthoney Murphy
Location? Ballincollig
Co Cork

based EI-CKF Hunt Avon/ Hunt Wing 03.06.1994 25.04.1996 Gerrard Anthony Murphy
re-reg G-MWPT Hunt Avon/ Hunt Wing 00.04.1996 22.08.2000 Gerrard Anthony Murphy
G-MTJZ Mainair Gemini 00.00.0000 18.06.2001 Gerrard Anthony Murphy
EI-CRY Medway Eclipse 02.06.1999 00.00.0000 Gerrard Anthony Murphy

0075 Ballaghkeeran Big Westmeath Balloon Home Base Private
Athlone owner/operator John Kenna John Kenny
Ballykeeran Big ( ) Woodvale Bealnamulla
Ballaghkeeran Big Athlone
Athlone Co Roscommon
Co Westmeath

based EI-BYI2 / G-READ Colt 77A 09.10.1993 18.04.1996 John Kenna
based G-READ Colt 77A 18.04.1996 Active John Kanna
based G-BTTW Thunder Ax7-77 John Kenny

0076 Ballindrait Donegal Airstrip Private
Lifford owner/operator Patrick Boyle
Guystown
6k WNW of Lifford Ballindrait
1k W of Ballindrait just N of the Deele river Lifford
Opened 00.09.1975 - Active Co Donegal


multiple visitor G-BFWL2 Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0971) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 James Dolan
multiple visitor G-BBUG Piper PA-16-150 Clipper 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 James Dolan based Dunnamanagh
visitor EI-BIF SOCATA MS.894A Rallye 235E Gabier 18.10.1986 William (Billy) Patterson fly-in
(13121)
visitor G-ARXW Morane Saulnier MS.885 Super Rallye 18.10.1986 Alfred F.Danton/A.Kennedy fly-in
(100)
P visitor G-AVZE Rollason Druine D.62B Condor (REA/626) 18.10.1986 James Sweeney fly-in
P visitor G-AZMA SAN Jodel D.140B Mousquetaire (65) 18.10.1986N Irene Joyce Bishop- fly-in
Michael Kirk-T/a KK Aviation
visitor G-BFWL2 Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-0971) 18.10.1986 James Dolan fly-in
visitor G-BHMA Sipa 903 (61) 18.10.1986 Herbert J. (Bertie) Taggart fly-in
visitor G-BHTW Reims Cessna F.172J Rocket (F172-0486) 18.10.1986 Letterkenny Parachute Club fly-in
P visitor G-BIPZ McCandless Mk.4 Autogyro (Mk4-4) 18.10.1986 Brendan McIntyre
Barnside Flying Group
visitor G-BJKX Reims Cessna F.152 II (F152-1881) 18.10.1986 Eglinton Flying Club from Eglinton

0077 Ballingarry 1 Tipperary Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
9k ENE of Killenaule Ballingarry
Location? Co Tipperary

visitor VH-WOK AS350B Squirrel 25.08.1997

0078 Ballingarry 2 Limerick Airstrip Private
see Ballyneale Stud Farm 0147

0079 Ballybeggan Kerry Field strip Private
Tralee Racecourse owner Tralee Racecourse
operators Sir Alan Cobham on 25.09.1933
CWA.Scot on 22.05.1936
1.75k ENE of Tralee railway station Ballbeggan
Tralee
Co Kerry

Depart from the centre of Tralee heading E on the N21 for 1.25k
to the roundabout. Take the first L to the racecourse- for 1.25k and
Balybeggan racecourse is on the R.

Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus displayed at Ballybeggan on Mon
20.05.1935.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballybeggan.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 20.05.1935 JR King visitor G-ACLV Avro 504N 20.05.1935 visitor G-ACOD Avro 504N 20.05.1935 E Stewart
visitor G-ACPV Avro 504N 20.05.1935 visitor G-ADBDAvro 504N 20.05.1935 visitor G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 20.05.1935 U Tyson visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 20.05.1935 Easdown visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 20.05.1935 Bebb visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 20.05.1935 Travers visitor G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 20.05.1935 RJ Ashley visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 20.05.1935 U Tyson visitor Grunau Baby 2 20.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 20.05.1935 HC Johnson visitor G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 20.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
visitor Wolf glider 20.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Ballybeggan on Fri 22.05.1936.

Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would
make sense- because searching for new sites was time consuming and
expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher
use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious
reasons.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936 tour of
Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilot
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 22.05.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 22.05.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 22.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 22.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 22.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 22.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 22.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 22.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 22.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 22.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 22.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 22.05.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 22.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWGdeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 22.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 22.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 22.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd op 04.1936
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 22.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd op 04.1936
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 22.05.1936 Percival Phillips owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 22.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 22.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price Op 04.1936
[Miss Joan Meakin]
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

0080 Ballinrobe Racecourse Mayo Field strip Private
Rathcarreen owner ?
operator Sir Alan Cobham 22.09.1933
CWA.Scott 10.06.1036
2k NW of Ballinrobe Ballinrobe Racecourse
Ballinarobe
Co Mayo
Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus displayed here on Fri 22.09.1933.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballinrobe
racecourse on the 22.09.1933.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 22.09.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 22.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUCCierva C.19/IVP 22.09.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 22.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 22.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 22.09.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 22.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 22.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 22.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934“Youth of Ireland”
visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 22.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934“Youth of Newfoundland”
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 22.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.1934“Youth of New Zealand” visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 22.09.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 22.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain”
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 22.09.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 22.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb


Scott's flying circus probably used this site on 10.06.1936.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Ballinrobe on 10.06.1036.
possibly at this site. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below
would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully named-
it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous
visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending site survey. But there were one or two locations that were
changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.
The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 10.06.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 10.06.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 10.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 10.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 10.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 10.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 10.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 10.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 10.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 10.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 10.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 10.06.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 10.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWG DH.82 10.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 10.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 10.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd op 04.1936
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 10.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd op 04.1936
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 10.06.1936 Percival Phillips pilot/owner Launcelot J. Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 10.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 10.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price Op 04.1936
Miss Joan Meakin
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

The Irish Aero club did give a flying display here on 21.06.1937.

0081 Ballinskelligs 1 Kerry Airstrip Private
see Waterville 1381

0082 Ballinskelligs 2 Kerry Helipad Irish Helicopters Ltd/ Irish Lights
owner/operator Irish Helicopters Ltd/ Irish Lights
Ballinskelligs
Co Kerry

0083 Ballinter House Meath Temporary Landing Ground IAC/Irish Army
Ballinteer A owner/operator Irish Air corps/Irish Army
Navan 2 Ballinter House
Ballinter
Navan
Co Meath

From 07.05.1941 to 00.07.1941- three IAC Gladiators were detached to a temporary landing
ground developed by the Irish Air Corps at Ballinter House near Navan- Co.Meath- in order
to monitor British troop movements on the northern side of the border with Northern
Ireland. Operating from this landing ground- the Gladiators carried out daily patrols over Irish
territory adjacent to the border. During this period the Gladiators were flown for up to
eight hours a day and all essential maintenance on the aircraft had to be carried out
at night by artificial light under the trees.
Although probably wrong- another source reports that this site was in use throughout
the “emergency” as the second world war was known in Southern Ireland- 1939 to 1945.

based IAC-24 Gloster Gladiator 1 00.05.1941 00.07.1941 Irish Air Corps
based IAC-25 Gloster Gladiator 1 00.05.1941 00.07.1941 Irish Air Corps
based IAC-26 Gloster Gladiator 1 00.05.1941 00.07.1941 Irish Air Corps

0084 Ballybar Lower Carlow Field strip/Airstrip? Private
Carlow 1 owner ?
operator’s Sir Alan Cobham 12.09.1933 and 03.05.1935
CWA.Scott’s ? 17.06.1936
6k S of Carlow town- also reported as the “Old Racecourse” Irish Aero Club 03.06.1937
Ballybar lower
Carlow
Co Carlow

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus on Tues 12.09.1933 [and
again on Fri 03.05.1935. see below]

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballybar Lower
on the 12.09.1933.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 12.09.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 12.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 12.09.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 12.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 12.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 12.09.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 12.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 12.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 12.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934“Youth of Ireland”
visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 12.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934“Youth of Newfoundland”
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 12.09.1933 CH.Brernridge fatal crash Aston Clinton 22.0919.34“Youth of New Zealand” visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 12.09.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 12.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain”
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 12.09.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 12.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

Site was again used by Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus on Fri 03.05.1935.
This time it was given the title of “Ballybar Aerodrome”. Is it possible that
regular flying activity took place at this site- proir to the use by the flying
circus.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballybar Lower
on the 03.05.1935.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 03.05.1935 JR King visitor G-ACLV Avro 504N 03.05.1935 visitor G-ACOD Avro 504N 03.05.1935 E Stewart
visitor G-ACPV Avro 504N 03.05.1935 visitor G-ADBD Avro 504N 03.05.1935 visitor G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 03.05.1935 U Tyson visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 03.05.1935 Easdown visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 03.05.1935 Bebb visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 03.05.1935 Travers visitor G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 03.05.1935 RJ Ashley visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 03.05.1935 U Tyson visitor Grunau Baby 2 03.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 03.05.1935 HC Johnson visitor G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 03.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
visitor Wolf glider 03.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]


On Wed 17.06.1936 Scott’s flying circus displayed at the “Old Racecourse”
Carlow- which was possibly at Ballybar Lower. Confirmation required.
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

All of the aircraft listed below took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland- some- if not all the aircraft listed would have been in
attendance at the “Old Racecourse”. ?Ballybar Lower?

Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make
sense- because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a site
survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 17.06.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 17.06.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 17.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 17.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 17.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 17.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 17.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 17.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 17.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 17.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 17.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 17.06.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 17.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWGdeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 17.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 17.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSCPou du Ciel 17.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd op 04.1936
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 17.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 17.06.1936 Percival Phillips pilot/owner Launcelot J. Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 17.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 17.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price Op 04.1936
Miss Joan Meakin
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site used by the Irish Aero Club for their Air Demonastrations air display.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at Ballybar on Thurs 03.06.1937.


visitor ? Avro 504 03.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 03.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 03.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G III Moth Major 03.06.1937 Irish Aero Club


0085 Ballybofey Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
see Carnowen 1514 owner/operator ?

0086 Ballyboghil 1 Dublin Airstrip Private
Ballyboughal 1 A owner/operator William G.Rafter and Thomas Rafter
Ellistown House
Ballyboghil
Co Dublin
11.7k due N of the new control tower at Dublin Airport
1.25k N of Ballyboghil on the L side of the R108 road

info from roger D.Caird
A hangar was constructed here mid 1976

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 31
Telephone and Power lines on approach to 29
Inside Dublin Zone
Strictly PPR at all times Contact Dub App 114.9
or ATC 118.6 Arrival and departure as directed
circuits to the north of the strip only
Mogas 1.5k at Ballyboughal - No Avgas
Billy Rafter instructs with Leinster Aero Club initially
at Dublin Airport and later Weston when the club
moved there.

based EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat 11.10.1973 Current TG.Rafter [on rebuild]
based EI-AUM Auster J/1 Autocrat 25.06.1970 Current TG.Rafter [on rebuild]
based ? EI-ALP Avro Cadet 00.00.2000 Current?
based EI-BAJ   Stampe SV4C                      00.00.0000     00.00.0000   W.Rafter 

0087 Ballyboghil 2 Dublin Helipad Private
Ballyboughal 2 A owner/operator ?
Ballyboghil
Location? Co Dublin

based EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (1761) 20.05.1996 cr16.06.1999 Edward Corcoran
visitor EI-CIO Bell 206L Long Ranger III (51436) 24.10.1993 26.09.2000?Sean Quinn Group

0088 Ballyboy House Meath Airstrip Private
Athboy owner/operator Bernard Thomas & Jean Cullen
Ballyboy House
3k NE of Athboy Athboy
Co Meath


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 32
Well kept grass runway. Level strip cut through two fields
Approach to 10 is close to the house.
Mogas 2.5k in Athboy - No Avgas
Among a number of aircraft stored in the hangar is an Aeronca
Sedan undergoing restoration.

Meath County Council Planning application
KA/70286 Bernard Cullen Ballyboy Athhboy 18.04.2007
the change of use of an existing farm building to use as a hanger for the
storage of light aircraft together with an extension of the said building for
a similar use- extend the existing concrete apron- erect a bunded fuel
storage tank and associated works at an existing private airfield. 11.06.2007

Mark Dwyer Fri 22.02. 2008 5:12 pm  New Licenced Airfield - Ballyboy (EIMH) Following on from Pilot's very useful tutorial on how to get NOTAMs- I found a
NOTAM for the EISN FIR saying there is a new VFR Aerodrome called Ballyboy
effective from Feb 14th. It's on page 32 of Kevin Glynn's VFR flight guide. AIS
have also issued AIC nr 02/08 which has a list of all the VFR Aerodromes in the
country. This replaces AIC nr 39/03.

flyer 150 Sun Feb 24- 2008 1:43 am    
Ballyboy (EIMH) has been in operation since about 1995 as a private farm strip
with a couple of aircraft.

strip in use since 1994
visitor G-BFZD Reims Cessna FR182 Skylane RGII 08.10.1994
based EI-ETC Aeronca 15AC Sedan Harry Moreau
based G-APYI Piper PA-22-135 tri pacer 07.02.1995 Active Bernard Thomas & Jean Cullen
visitor G-BFZD Reims Cessna FR182 Skylane RGII 30.04.1995
visitor N206CF Cessna TU 206G 17.08.1999 Southern Aircraft
visitor G-YORK Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk II 30.07.2000 PP.Donegan to Lands End & back
based? G-YORK Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk II 24.11.2000 Active Hans-Robert Adrian Everhard
Waetjen
EI-ETC re-reg N915TC Aeronca 15AC-15AC-429 N01.09.2002 under restoration confirmed on FII 23.07.2008


0089 Ballybrit Racecourse Galway Helipad Private
owner/operator John Moloney (Manager)
4.5k NE of Eyre Sq Galway city Ballybrit Racecourse
Ballybrit
Galway
Helipad mainly used during race meetings Co Galway
Very busy during the “Galway Races” week 091 753870 fax 091 752592
which takes place at the end of July or the
first week in Aug each year. A second helipad
is located in a field close to Carnmore Airport
to accommodate the massive overflow of
helicopter activity that takes place during the
race week.

0090 Ballybrittas Laois Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballybrittas
Co Laois

visitor EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 17.01.2001

0091 Ballycashin Waterford Microlight Airstrip Private
Ballyshasin A owner/operator Eamon Fitzgerald
Waterford 1 Ballycashin
Co Waterford

5k SW of Rice bridge Waterford City
Depart Reginald’s Tower- Waterford City- heading SW on the N25 for 2.25k-
go L onto the Kilbarry road for a futher 2.75k and the townland of Ballycashin
is on your R [or 500m past the last cross roads]

based EI-BSW Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R (SW-TB-1124) 22.06.1987 Active Eamon Fitzgerald
visitor EI-ECC Cameron Z-90 (11213) 24.08.2014 Joseph Daly/Waterford City launched from this strip 24.08.2014- followed quickly into the air by a flexiwing EI-BSW

0092 Ballycassidy Fermanagh Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport/Airfield RAF/Private/Civil
see Saint Angelo 1215

0093 Ballycastle 1 Antrim Landing Ground RAF
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballycastle
Co Antrim

reported as an unfinished aerodrome 00.11.1918. Date 1918 – 1922
used only as a landing ground 1919-1920.
on the edge of town. Possibly location at 1k WSW of the Ballycastle pier.
Ballycastle Moyle now housing estate
disused RAF

0094 Ballycastle 2 Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballycastle
Co Antrim

visitor G-BKZH AS332 Super Puma 15.10.1992 BIH
visitor VH-WOK AS350B Squirrel 23.08.1997 Airwing
visitor G-PLMB AS350B Squirrel 24.04.1999 PDG Helicopters

0095 Ballyclare Antrim Microlight Airstrip? Private
owner/operator ?
Ballyclare
9k NW of Newtownabbey Co Antrim
Location? Possible site at Ballyalbanagh 7.5k N of Ballyclare

based? G-BYCM Rans S6-ES Coyote 15.09.1998 Active EW.McMullan base given as Dunnyvadden 2002
based G-MTKD Thruster TST Mk 1 TK.Duffy
based G-MZMR Rans S6-ESA Coyote 2 Edward William McMullan
based? G-BZGX Raj Hamsa X’Air 202 02.06.2000 Active Allen Crowe under construction 2002

0096 Ballyclemock Wexford Airstrip? Private
Ballyclumuck A owner/operator?
Ballyclumack A Ballyclemock
Co Wexford
location?
was there an airstrip here or was it just an accident site.

visitor EI-BKE MS885 Super Rally 05.04.1981 crashed on landing 05.04.1981. It was damaged beyond repair in the
accident-remains to Abbeyshrule 2 during 1984

0097 Ballyconnell Cavan Helipad Private
see Slieve Russell Hotel 1256

0098 Ballycotton Lighthouse Cork Helipad Irish Lights
1.5k E of Ballycotton owner/operator Irish Lights Commissioners of Irish Lights
Ballycotton Lighthouse 16 Lower Pembroke Street
Ballycotton Island Dublin 2
Co Cork 01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946

An eleven metre diameter concrete helicopter landing pad was constructed here.

0099 Ballycummin Castle Limerick Field strip/Airstrip? Private
Roche Castle owner ?
Limerick operator Sir Alan Cobham on 07/08.07.1933 and 17.05.1935
Raheen 1 Roche Castle
Ballycummin
5k SSW of Limerick City Co Limerick

Leave Limerick City centre on the N.20/ R.526 [the old N.20] in a SSW
direction towards Patrickswell- for about 5k- then take a left at the
R.510 roundabout and left again at the next roundabout for the Raheen
Industrial Estate. As you approach the next roundabout- the remains
of the site is on the L.

Ballycummin is the townland in which Roche Castle was situated. As far
as can be assertained the title Ballycummin “Castle” is not correct and is
possibly just a local name for Roche Castle.

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Fri & Sat 07-08.07.1933.
Also reported as “Abandoned 1949 ”- could that possibly indicate a regular
airstrip was in use here until 1949?.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballycummin
on the 07-08.07.1933.

Capt William R Elliott- the pilot of DH60G Moth EI-AAI and his passenger
William Ower both died when their aircraft was in a mid air collision with
Geoffrey Tyson’s DH83 Fox Moth G-ABWF over Ballycummin on 07.07.1933.
Elliott’s Moth- which should not have been in the area of the display- struck
and destroyed the undercarriage of Tyson’s aircraft. Tyson managed to land
safely.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 07-08.07.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 07-08.07.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP on 07-08.07.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP on 07-08.07.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 07-08.07.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth on 07-08.07.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth on 07-08.07.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933
G-ABWF DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 07-08.07.1933 Geoffrey Tyson dam in mid-air col 07.07.1933
G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 07-08.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 07-08.07.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 07-08.07.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 on 07-08.07.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 on 07-08.07.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 07-08.07.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock on 07-08.07.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll on 07-08.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

private visitors ? DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 07-08.07.1933 Jim Mollison
Visitor? EI-AAI DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 07-07.1933 Irish Aero Club 2 died in mid-air with G-ABWF
see note above.

And again on Fri 17.05.1935

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all were to have appeared at Ballycummin
on Fri 17.05.1935. But because of gale force winds on the day- the display
and joy flight’s were cancelled- although most of the aircraft did land at the
Ballycummin strip on 17.05.1935 and later that evening departed to Cork

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.


1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed Ferry on 17.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N on 17.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N on 17.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N on 17.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N on 17.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor on 17.05.1935 Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 17.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 17.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 17.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A on 17.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DH.82 on 17.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 on 17.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX HP Clive on 17.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Wessex on 17.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 00.04.1935
Wolf glider on 17.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

Scott's flying circus apparently gave a display here on Sun 24.05.1936. The
flying circus was also listed as giving a flying display at Banemore 0163
5.5k ENE of Ballycummin on the same day Sun 24.05.1936. Were there
seperate displays at the two locations on the same day or is the list in error?.
Confirmed as Banemore only-Ballycummin added in error.

0100 Ballycurry Wicklow Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
1.25k NW of Ashford Ballycurry [Demense?]
Location? Ashford
Co Wicklow

info from Roger D.Carid
In 1978-79-80 a Cessna A188B flew from Dublin to this field
presumably on crop spraying duties.

Site used as base for agri-spraying on 03.05.1980
visitor G-BETR Cessna A.188B Agtruck 03.05.1980 ?

0101 Ballydoyle Stud Tipperery Airstrip now Helipad only Private
Cashel 3 owner/operator Vincent O’Brian
Ballydoyle House
Cashel
7.25k SSW of cashel Co Tipperary

info from Roger D.Caird
522720n 075029w 2900ft grass r/w 5m SE of Cashel on the
R685 near Rosegreen. On private estate. Vincent O'Brien.

no longer accepts fixed wing aircraft. runway’s closed.

based EI-BFK Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 20.09.1978 09.03.1983 Vincent O’Brian op by Irish Helicopters
based EI-BNO Aerospatiale AS.350B Ecureuil 04.03.1983 20.03.1984 MV.O’Brian
based EI-BOR Bell 222A 24.02.1984 10.10.1990 Dr MV.O’Brian op by Shannon Executive Av
visitor G-BRRZ Robinson R.22 Beta 27.08.1994 Heligroup Syndicate
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 20.06.2000 Westair
visitor EI-CUI Robinson R.44 28.05.2001

0102 Ballyedmond Down Helipad Private
Kilkeel owner/operator Norbrook laboratories
Rostrevor Camlough Road
Ballyedmond
4.25k SE of Rostrevor on the N shore Kilkeel
of carlingford Lough S of the A2 road Newry
Co Down
Two Helipads with large hanger and Jet A1fuel
based G-EEVS Agusta A.109A 00.00.1994 Norbrook Laboratories
G-HAUG Sikorsky S-76B 00.00.1994 12.12.1996 Norbrook Laboratories [Cr inbound on 12.12.1996]
G-BWDO Sikorsky S-76B 08.02.1999 Active Haughy Air Ltd
probably closed on the death of Mr Haughy 00.00.2015

0103 Ballyfore Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballyfore
Daingan
Co Offaly
?Microflight Ltd (2014) FINTER- KILLEIGH- TULLAMORE- CO OFFALY?

based G-MWTU Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R (SW-WA-1501) 21.06.1991 19.09.1994 Michael Tom Jones to Shingliss 19.09.1994
based EI-CGL Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R(SW-WA-1513) 14.11.1992 30.09.1994 Microflight Ireland reg G-MWUE 30.09.1994
based EI-CGM Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R(SW-WA-1502) 14.11.1992 Current Microflight Ltd
based EI-CGN Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R(SW-WA-1529) 14.11.1992 19.06.1993 Microflight Ireland to Donanore 19.06.1993

0104 Ballyfree Wicklow Airstrip Private
owner/operator Tim Phillips
Ballyfree Chicken Farms
6k SW of Rathnew Glenealy
Co Wicklow
0404- 5607 0404- 5781

Head SW out of Rathnew on the N.11 for 400m
then R onto the R.752 for 4.5k- with the railway on
your L to Glenealy. 850m SW of the level crossing
in the village- a private road [permission required]
is on your R- which takes you the 300m to the site
of the old airstrip. Closed around 1981.

info from Roger D.Caird
Near the R752- 6m SW of Wicklow 5258n 0610w 2200ft grass runway.
Details listed in Fly in Ireland 1970.
Details listed in Fly in Ireland 1977.
Details not listed in Fly in Ireland 1982/3 Does not appear to be still in use.

Via Papa 8 on FII forum 02.03.2009
Ballyfree rally in 1969: From a notice on display during the Ballyfree Air Rally 25.05.1969 “We regret to inform you that due to the licensing laws of Ireland all alcoholic beverages must be removed from the tables by 11 pm. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused- but would like to advise you that the bar re-opens at 12 midnight. . . .
not the “happy hour” for sure. Took until the early 1970’s to get rid of this stupid rule.

Several large airshows were held at this airstrip in the 1960's. To improve
the airstrip the owner bulldozed through a small hill which was on the 22
approach. The whole length of the runway was usable- from the edge of
the gravel pit at the 22 threshold across the concrete beside the hangar-
to the threshold of 04.

based EI-AMD Morane Saulnier MS880B Rallye Club 07.06.1973 13.03.1974
EI-ANU Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche 160C 05.12.1969 23.01.1970
EI-ANU Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche 160C 05.12.1969 23.01.1970
EI-ARG M.S. 230 Parasol 16.10.1968 21.07.1981
EI-ARG M.S. 230 Parasol 16.10.1968 21.07.1981
EI-ASV Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 180 12.02.1968
EI-ATI Piper PA-27 Aztec 250D 21.01.1971 09.03.1971
EI-AVH Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200B 08.09.1971 01.06.1973
EI-AWS Piper PA-34 Seneca 200 12.06.1973 06.05.1977
EI-AYE Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 07.09.1973 27.10.1975
from Clonmannan EI-BHP SOCATA M.S. 893a Commodore 180 16.05.1985 00.00.1981 Wicklow Flying Club to Spanish Point 26.07.1991
Rothmans Air Rally
visitor G-AVGJ SAN DR.1050 Ambassadeur 02.06.1968 S. T. Gilbert & D. J. Kirkwood
visitor G-AWJB AX6 "Brighton 65" 02.06.1968 Malcolm Brighton flown by American balloonist Bill Malpas
closed 00.00.1980’s

0105 Ballygar Galway Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballygar
14.5k SW of Roscommon town Co Galway

visitor G-WMWM R44 Astro on 19.06.2000 K.Cummings

0106 Ballygarvan Cork Airport Private
Cork Airport owner/operator Aer Rianta Cpt
Cork International Airport
6k S of Cork City Ballygarvan
Cork
Co Cork
021-313131 fax 021-313442



The go ahead to build the Cork Airport at Ballygarvan was given in 1957.
It was opened on 16.10.1961. A 303m extension was added to R/W 17/35
in late summer 1988- making a total length of 2133m and was opened
October 1988.
History IAL December 1981 P.9.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 54
Club and training facilities E side of 35. The off ramp is
approximately 700m N of the 35 threshold.
Danger area D6 Kilworth Army firing range 42km (24nm) N.
Busy International and training airport.
Flight plan MANDATORY. ATC Control.

Café Kylemore plus Wild Geese Bar & toilets in Terminal.
Taxi rank outside and car hire available.
No Mogas Avgas Yes.

info from Roger D.Caird Cork. /Ballygarvan (EICK) (ORK)
5150n 0829w Perimeter Road: From Cork city continue past airport and
next left (After Iona)
The go ahead to build the new Cork Airport at Ballygarvan was given in 1957.
It was opened on 16.10.61. A 1000ft extension to R/W 170/35 (to make it
7-000ft long) was added late summer 1988- and was opened October 1988.
History IAL December 81 P.9.

Cork Airport History via Aiden Frost-Cork Spotters website-contact  HYPERLINK "mailto:aidan@cork-spotters.com?subject=Cork-Spotters" \o "Click here to email me" Aidan Frost
The Irish Government agreed to the construction of an airport to serve Cork City and County
in 1957. The site chosen was situated about 5km South of Cork City Centre along the West
of the Kinsale Road.
The estimated cost of building the airport was about £1million- and tenders were invited to submit
their offers. The contract was eventually awarded in 1959 to John Paul & Co. Ltd.- Dublin. The
estimated date for completion was the beginning of August 1961.
The airport would have two runways- four taxiways- a main and South (Light aircraft) apron- control
tower- fire station and a terminal with a capacity of about 100-000 passengers annually.
Prior to the airport opening- on October 12- 1961 a series of proving flights were carried out by
Cambrian Airways and Aer Lingus. Aer Lingus used a Fokker F27 Friendship- and Cambrian using
a DC-3.
On the 16th of October 1961 Cork International Airport opened (albeit on a limited basis). The first
flight was an Aer Lingus Viscount from Dublin carrying among others the Taoiseach (Seán Lemass)-
Jack Lynch and Senior Aer Lingus officials.  Cambrian brought in two DC-3 aircraft on the first day-
one carrying Cambrian Senior Officials and the other flight was the scheduled London Heathrow flight.
In its first year of operation- despite the conservative estimate of 30-000 passengers in the first year-
in the space two and a half months the airport had 10-246 passengers pass through.
Aer Lingus and Cambrian Airways were the only airlines to operate scheduled services from Cork for
a number of years with flights to London- Dublin- Bristol- Cardiff and Paris using Friendships-
Viscounts and DC3s.
Cork airport continued to expand and diversify its offering of destinations over the next number of
years. On 31st of July 1964 the first jet to visit Cork was BOAC’s Comet- G-APDI operating a charter
flight.
               Tragedy struck in 1964 when a Piper Comanche- G-ARFY- crashed on takeoff just outside the airport
perimeter fence killing the four occupants. 
A worse tragedy was the loss of an Aer Lingus Viscount near Tuskar Rock while en route from Cork
to London in March 1968. The aircraft was EI-AOM and all on board were killed.
In 1978 the terminal was extended and upgraded with more passenger facilities made available and
the main apron was extended in 1980.         
By 1981 Brymon Airways- British Airways and Dan Air were operating scheduled services from Cork
Airport.
In 1985 Cork Airport was transformed into a mortuary following the Air India disaster. The Boeing
747 aircraft exploded off the West coast of Cork. Cork was the head of search and rescue operations.
An Instrument Landing System (ILS) was installed in 1986 on both runway 17 and 35. Runway 17
has a Category II (CAT II) and runway 35 has a CAT I.
In 1987 work began on the extension of the main runway 17/35 at the Northern end as well as well
as “high intensity approach lighting” and “centre line lighting” for runway 17.
In 1988 Phase 1 of the Terminal Expansion and Development plan was completed and in 1989 the
extension to runway 17/35 was completed and opened. Phases 2 and 3 were completed by 1994.
A new freight ramp and cargo terminal was opened on 1995- north of the existing ramp.
In 2001 an extension to the ramp and a “high speed” taxiway were built to the north of the airport.
The new taxiway allowed swift entrance and exit for aircraft landing runway 35 and taking off runway 17.
The diggers moved in again in 2003 to begin work on the new ¬ 200m terminal for Cork airport. A
multi-storey car park was built also- along with a new fire/police station. The works were finally completed
in August 2006; about one year behind schedule.

Cork. /Ballygarvan (EICK) (ORK)
5150n 0829w Perimeter Road: From Cork city continue past airport and next left (After Iona)
The go ahead to build the new Cork Airport at Ballygarvan was given in 1957. It was opened on 16.10.61.
A 1000ft extension to R/W 170/35 (to make it 7-000ft long) was added late summer 1988- and was opened October 1988.
History IAL December 81 P.9.


based EI-AGD Taylorcraft Plus D (b) 03.09.1965 18.07.1967
EI-AGD Taylorcraft Plus D (b) 22.08.1967 04.03.1970
EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (b) 14.09.1962 29.03.1966
EI-AMI Piper PA-22 Colt 108 20.06.1964 00.04.1965
EI-AMI Piper PA-22 Colt 108 00.01.1970 08.07.1970
EI-AMK Auster J/1 Autocrat (Taylorcraft) 19.09.1962 09.10.1964
EI-AMO Auster J/1B Aiglet 14.01.1972 10.03.1976
EI-ANA Taylorcraft Plus D (b) 29.08.1963
EI-AOO Cessna 150E Cork/Coonagh 29.07.1976 03.08.1976
EI-AOO Cessna 150E Cork/Coonagh 03.08.1976 27.11.1992
EI-AOS Cessna 310B 19.09.1975 Active
EI-ASP Percival P.40 Prentice I 17.10.1967 05.10.1972
EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150H 09.01.1979 25.07.1996
EI-ASU Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 10.01.1968 09.05.1969
EI-ATG Helio H. 395 Super Courier 14.03.1969 20.05.1970
EI-ATN Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 22.12.1972 01.07.1981
EI-AUE M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 01.04.1970 19.03.1971
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 12.06.1970 12.12.1972
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 12.12.1972 21.11.1974
EI-AUR Bolkow 208C-1 Junior 19.11.1970 03.09.1971
EI-AUR Bolkow 208C-1 Junior 12.12.1972 20.11.1974
EI-AUT Fornaire F.1A Aircoupe 21.12.1970 Active
EI-AVE Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 02.07.1975 03.08.1977
EI-AVE Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 02.07.1975 03.08.1977
EI-AVE Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 02.07.1975 03.08.1977
EI-AVE Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 02.07.1975 03.08.1977
EI-AVE Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 02.07.1975 03.08.1977
EI-AVE Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 03.08.1977 16.11.1977
EI-AWD Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 17.01.1973 18.10.1974
EI-AWD Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 Cork/Kilworth 11.02.1980 Active
EI-AWD Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 Cork/Kilworth 11.02.1980 Active
EI-AWH Cessna 210J Centurion (210-59670) 21.08.1989 22.03.1994
EI-AWH Cessna 210J Centurion (210-59670) 22.03.1994 Active
EI-AYL Beagle A.109 Airdale 17.05.1976 22.09.1980
EI-AYL Beagle A.109 Airdale 12.03.1974 17.05.1976
EI-AYL Beagle A.109 Airdale 17.05.1976 22.09.1980
EI-BAG Cessna 172A 10.02.1976 03.04.1980
EI-BAI Jodel Dr.1050/M1 Excellence 05.09.1974 21.06.1976
EI-BAM Bell 212 Cork/Dublin
EI-BAM Bell 212 15.11.1974 18.08.1983
EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G 11.02.1975 15.08.1975
EI-BAV Piper PA-22 Colt 108 30.04.1975 00.06.1990
EI-BAW Piper PA-23 Apache F 160 12.05.1975 05.06.1979
EI-BAW Piper PA-23 Apache F 160 12.05.1975 05.06.1979
EI-BCV Reims Cessna F.150M 17.09.1982 11.12.1987
EI-BDA Piper PA-22 Colt 108 02.05.1977 20.01.1978
EI-BDA Piper PA-22 Colt 108 20.01.1978 08.08.1979
EI-BDD Piper PA-34 Seneca 200 29.06.1977 14.04.1981
EI-BDD Piper PA-34 Seneca 200 23.04.1981 20.06.1983
EI-BDH M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 18.07.1977 23.03.1978
EI-BDH M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 23.03.1978 Active
EI-BDI M-B-B Bo.105CB 26.07.1977 12.09.1985
EI-BDR Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180C 01.12.1977 17.08.1989
EI-BDR Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180C 30.04.1990 30.06.1992
EI-BFH Bell 212 19.09.1978 09.04.1997
EI-BGJ Reims Cessna F.152 21.08.1987 05.01.1996
EI-BGY Beechcraft Super King Air 200 07.09.1979 11.09.1979
EI-BHO Sikorsky S-61N 00.03.1989
EI-BHL Beechcraft King Air E-90 07.09.1979 08.06.1988
EI-BHL Beechcraft King Air E-90 08.06.1988 27.04.2001
EI-BHO Sikorsky S-61N 02.11.1979
EI-BHO Sikorsky S-61N Cork/Shannon 05.02.1991 14.05.1997
EI-BHO Sikorsky S-61N
EI-BHO Sikorsky S-61N
EI-BHR Enstrom F-280C Shark 17.10.1979 13.10.1980
EI-BHR Enstrom F-280C Shark 17.10.1979 13.10.1980
EI-BHU Beechcraft Skipper 77
EI-BHY SOCATA MS892E Commodore 150ST 20.03.1996 14.08.2000
EI-BJA Reims Cessna F.150L (RA) Aerobat 13.03.1980 20.09.1984
EI-BJW D.H. 104 Dove 6 07.11.1980 29.01.1994
EI-BLF Hiway Skytrike II 250 / Demon 175 30.11.1981 15.051985
EI-BLY Sikorsky S-61N 10.12.1981 16.02.1998
EI-BLD M-B-B Bo.105CB 21.07.1981 Active
EI-BMP Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 28.04.1982 cancelled
EI-BNF Eurowing Goldwing
EI-BPB Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 11.12.1992 23.07.1996
EI-BRE Bell 212 24.04.1985 29.10.1985
from Riverstick EI-BSG Bensen B-80 Gyrocopter (HB/Mac4318) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 moved to Ballynora House (for storage)
EI-BTE M-B-B Bo.105D 06.10.1986 03.11.1986
EI-BUA Cessna 172M Skyhawk 08.08.1986 30.08.1990
EI-BWH Partenavia P.68C 11.12.1987 Active
EI-BYV Hughes 369D (500) 16.02.1990 00.031993
EI-BYZ Piper PA-44 Seminole 180 27.06.1990 11.03.1994
EI-CAB Grob G.115A 23.10.1989 11.04.1995
EI-CAB Grob G.115A 11.04.1995 21.07.1995
EI-CAC Grob G.115A 13.03.1991 18.06.1997
EI-CAC Grob G.115A 30.11.1989 13.03.1991
EI-CAD Grob G.115A 30.01.1990 17.06.1994
EI-CAD Grob G.115A 17.06.1994 01.07.1996
EI-CAE Grob G.115A 05.04.1990 31.01.1994
EI-CCB Piper PA-44 Seminole 180 06.09.1990 00.08.1993
EI-CCD Grob G.115A 15.08.1990 14.12.1993
EI-CCN Grob G.115A 18.12.1992 06.04.1998
EI-CCN Grob G.115A 14.11.1990 18.12.1992
EI-CCO Piper PA-44 Seminole 180 19.02.1991 02.09.1993
EI-CCP Cessna 152 03.12.1990 00.03.1992
EI-CCZ Reims Cessna F.150L 26.03.1991 16.03.1995
EI-CFM Cessna 172P 07.05.1996 25.07.2000
EI-CGD Cessna 172M Skyhawk 30.07.1992 24.03.1995
EI-CGD Cessna 172M Skyhawk 24.03.1995 29.05.2001
EI-CGD Cessna 172M Skyhawk 24.03.1995 29.05.2001
EI-CHI Mooney M.20C Mark 21 08.03.1996 05.06.1996
EI-CGP Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140C 05.07.1999 Active
EI-CIV Piper PA-28 Cherokee Cruiser 140 20.11.1993 Active
EI-CIV Piper PA-28 Cherokee Cruiser 140 20.11.1993 Active
EI-CIV Piper PA-28 Cherokee Cruiser 140 20.11.1993 Active
EI-CLX Cessna 310Q 05.07.1995 11.12.1997
EI-CMT Piper PA-34 Seneca 200T Mk.II 23.04.1996 31.10.2001
EI-CMT Piper PA-34 Seneca 200T Mk.II 31.10.2001 Active
EI-COZ Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-26796) 05.07.1999 Active
EI-CUJ Cessna 172N Skyhawk 19.11.1999 03.05.2001
EI-CUV Agusta A.109C 04.08.2000 20.09.2001
EI-CWH Agusta A.109E 17.07.2001 Active
EI-LIT M-B-B Bo.105S 20.02.1996 Active
EI-MIP Aerospatiale SA.365N Dauphin 2 20.03.1996 24.01.2001
EI-MIP Aerospatiale SA.365N Dauphin 2 24.01.2001 Active
Visitors G-ARFY cr 08.08.1964 killing all four onboard
G-AVIC Reims Cessna F.172H 25.06.1998 Active
ES-YLK Aero L-29 Delfin on 01.09.2002
LY-AFO Antonov An-2 Colt on 01.09.2002
N228TM Hawker 800XP on 01.09.2002

Philip Bedford took no part in the removal of one of the Provosts as we collected a vampire the same day and the guy with us was Sean Hayes.. we got some looks as we drove back to Waterford with a Provost and Vampire on trailers. It was the summer of 1987. Provost 184 was the aircraft taken by you to Waterford and now at Dromod. Provost 181 was the one that was given to Alan house for spares to supplement Provost 178 which he already had restored in Air Corps colours. 178 crashed and was destroyed. Provost 177was eventually purchased by Mr Eadie at Shoreham where it still is and is fully restored in Air Corps colours. It visted Baldonnell for one of the air shows. I agree that Philip Bedford was not involved on that occasion. Thanks for your kind words re my article in FII- all the Gladiators were broken up eventually- sadly. Regards Tony K via Irish Military on line 00.12.2007

CORK AIRPORT MOVEMENTS DECEMBER 1998 via Cork Spotters
DAY REG TYPE C/N FLT NO IN OUT FROM TO
1 G-BKCL PA31-160 30-1982 1000 1337 EGNT EGNT
EI-HCC 727-223F 19480/545 BCS 964 2030 2136 EIDW EGNX
RA-11768 AN12BP 5343103 EFE9203 2200 1026[2] UUEE EINN
2 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 -0813 -0925 EHRD EDDL
N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1305 1431 EDDL ENFB
PH-ATM Be200 BB-123 TLP09A 1544 1856 EHRD EHRD
N6815 727-223F 19490/602 BCS 964 2007 2120 EGNX EGNX
3 G-KEYS PA23-250 27-7854052 1015 1700 EGAD EGAD
N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1601 1704 UKBB EDDL
4 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1833 1158{5} ENFB UKBB
5 N370KP DA50 103 -0712 1652{6} CYQX EGGW
G-DEZC HS125-700B 257070 1056 1632 EGTK EGTK
6 G-MOND 757-2T7 22960/19 MON 038 -0706 -0832 EGKK EFKT
N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1837 1400{7} EGPH EGKB
7 G-MOND 757-2T7 22960/19 MON9039 -0005 -0106 EFKT EGGW
F-GHTA PA31T 31-7820015 1044 1600 EGHD EGHD
VP-CSN CE560 560-0401 1232 1244 EGPH EGPH
N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1624 1736 EGKB EGPH
VP-CSN CE560 560-0401 2008 0913{8} EGPH EDDW
N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 2048 1711{8} EGGP EGKB
8 LZ-NHA AN26 4702 NHA1007 1605 1833 LFRD LFRD
VP-CSN CE560 560-0401 2108 0925{9} EDDW EGPH
9 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1200 0717{10} EGUF EGWU
G-FJET CE550 550-0419 LNX217 1437 0629{10} EIDW EIDW
N63537 DA50 20 1442 1624 EIDW EIDW
10 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 -0948 1721 EGWU EGUF
G-OCAA HS125-700B 257090 1201 1348 EGPF EGPF
F-JCOJ KIOTIE
1246 0001{11} EIWF EICK
11 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 -0830 -0956 LFPB EGWU
PH-GYN PA31-350 31-7305119 TLP01A 1024 0905{12} EHRD EHRD
N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1226 1625 EGWU LFPB
N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1933 0625{14} LFPB LFPB
12 G-BDEF PA34-200T 34-7570150 1220 1534 EGNX EGNX
G-BKXD DAUPHIN-2 6088 1505 EGNH
N4575C G21C-GOOSE B-120 1655 1811 EICK EIDW
EI-CMY BAe146-200 E2039 BCY283 2003 2200 EGAD EIDW
G-CITY PA31-350 31-7852136 2019 0045{13} EIDW EIDW
G-SFHR PA23-250 27-8054041 CDE301 2241 2336 EGNH EIDW
13 N8PY Be200 BB-487 1738 1322{14} EIDW EGNS
G-JCBI DA2000 27 JCB01 1757 0903{14} EGNX EGNX
14 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 -0936 1647 LFPB LFPB
G-JCBI DA2000 27 JCB01 1752 0805{{15} EGNX EGNX
15 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 -0859 1722 LFPB LFPB
LZ-NHA AN26 4702 NHA1007 1236 1508 EBOS LFRD
16 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 -0852 1811 LFPB LFPB
HB-VLY CE560 560-0446 -0924 1758 LSZH LSZH
17 N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 -0756 1001 LFPB LFPB
N453TM BAe125-800A 258203 1342 1508 LFPB LFPB
18 VP-CSN CE560 560-0401 1012 1038 EGTK EGPH


Cork Log between 1400-1500- Includes Flying club and Bluestar Helicopters  

Afternoon all- Airport N529M Hawker 800 N311EL G4 N866TM Challenger 300 OY-OCV LJ45 G-ORJA BE200 G-PZIZ PA31 EI-CPH A321 EI EI-DCN 737-8AS RYR EI-CVS ATR42 REA EI-REA ATR72 REA Southaer Ramp N145DR PA34 G-TAIT CE172 G-AVIC CE172 N222SW Cirrus SR22 EI-DJY Grob 115 EI-CMT PA34 EI-DDX CE172 EI-BWH Partenavia P69 EI-MEJ Bell 206 Heliservices Ireland Hanger EI-EHE R22 EI-JAR R44 EI-MOR R44 EI-HAZ R44 EI-DRN R44 Outside Hanger and Bluestar Ramp N96TH Augusta 109 EI-DOJ Hughes 269 EI-DVX R44 "New" EI-DFW R44 EI-EGR R44 EI-MJR R44 EI-CFE R22 EI-DIZ R22 Regards- Paul

27/07/11 Cork IAN531 North West Air news G-NOAH Airbus A319-100CJ Acropolis Aviation EI-DDA Robinson R44 Eircopter Helicopters EI-DDX Cessna 172 Atlantic Flight Training EI-EAM Cessna 172 Atlantic Flight Training EI-CUJ Cessna 172 Private HB-PPH Piper PA-46 Malibu Mirage Private EI-MJC Cessna CitationJet CJ-3 Munster Jet Partnership EI-DJY Atlantic Flight Training Atlantic Flight Training G-EICK Cessna 172 Private EI-EAZ Cessna 172 Atlantic Flight Training G-AVIC Cessna 172 Private EI-CGP Piper PA-28 Cherokee Private EI-EMR Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair
0107 Golan Tyrone Helipad Private
Ballygawley 1 owner/operator Tyrone Fabrication Limited Ballygaley A Goland Road-
Mullaghbane Ballygawley
Co Tyrone

visitor G-FINS Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 24.12.1991 Spec Heat Exchange
visitor G-TOYZ Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 11.11.1998 P.Ellis
visitor G-OROZ Aerospatiale AS350B2 on 03.01.1999 Tyrone Fabrications
visitor G-BXYD Eurocopter EC 120B on 08.07.1999 McAlpine Helicopters
visitor G-OTFL Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri (1073) from 06.07.2005 Active Tyrone Fabrications
part time based M-IDAS Agusta Westland A.109E Power (11112) 12.02.2015 Active Benvarden

0108 Ballygillane Wexford Helipad Irish Lights
Rosslare owner/operator Irish Lights Commisioner of Irish Lights
Ballygillane
Rosslare
Location? Co Wexford

As with all Irish Lights helipads- this pad is used exclusively by helicopters
on Irish Lights business only- and definitely not available for any other
helicopter use.

bolkow Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Flying in Ireland forum Posts: 8 Post subject: Irish helicopters Bolkow crash in rosslare??- Location: Swansea. Wales- UK
Posted: Mon Dec 18- 2006 9:24 am
    
I heard from my sister that one of Irish Helicopters two bolkows came down
in Rosslare last week whilst servicing tuskar rock lighthouse. I dont know if
it was EI-BLD or the Newer EI-LIT. So far all I have heard is that it came down
on land- possibly the helipad in rosslare- allegedly caught by a heavy gust of
wind whilst in close ground proximity. The rumour has it that the pilot is
suspended pending a full investigation- but that which ever of the two bolkows
it was- the aircraft is a write off? Does anybody have any more details or can
corrwect any of what I have been told? I am very familiar with that particular
operation. UPDATE: Apparently a heavy landing did occur at the Bailey lighthouse in Dublin
and not rosslare as first thought. The aircraft is not a write off- but reportedly the
skids were bent outwards. There is a pic of it seen on a low loader with tail rotor
intact- appearing to sit ok on the low loader- but minus the main rotors and main
rotor head which might be for transporting purpose. I understand the heavy
landing occurred in high winds from a height around 8-15 feet and the aircraft was
Bolkow EI-BLD


Opened 30.01.1975 with continuous mulitple helicopter activity since then.
Many helicopters have operated into the Rosslare area over the years-
most to this location- some however may have operated to/ from other
unknown locations in the area.

0109 Ballygowran ? Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballygowran
?

Visitor G-OAUS Sikorsky S76A on 12.01.1991

0110 Ballyhalbert 1 Down Aerodrome/ Airfield RAF/FAA/RN/RAFCC
HMS Corncrake I 1508 owner/operator Royal Air Force Fighter Command 28.06.1941 00.00.0000
Fleet Air Arm as lodger
Royal Air Force Northern Ireland 00.10.1944
500m W of Ballyhalbert Royal Navy 17.07.1945 00.11.1945
Royal Air Force Costal Command 00.01.1946
Ballyhalbert
Co Down

Ballyhalbert-HMS Corncake- Co Down- Northern Ireland (1941-1945)
Operational RAF Fighter Command- joined by USAAF autumn 1942. Was used by
FAA as lodger facilities from RAF Northern Ireland. Transferred to Admiralty and
commissioned 1945. Used for No 4 Naval Air Fighter School. Paid off end 1945.

info from Roger D.Caird
5430n 0528w 12.5 statute miles 136ºT from Newtownards.
This RAF WWII airfield was opened as a Fighter Sector Station in No.13 Group Fighter Command
on 28.06.1941. Kirkistown was its satellite station. Squadrons such as No.130-153-231-245
and 5094 used Ballyhalbert. They flew Hurricanes- Spitfires- Beaufighters and Mustangs. Also
used by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm for pilot training in Seafire- Hellcat- Fulmar and Martlet
On 14.07.1945 Ballyhalbert was transferred to the Royal Navy and named HMS Corncrake.
Corsairs were based at some time.

Most of the information below came via the Ulster Air Mail Vol 23 Dec 1991 P.172.
The site survey for this aerodrome- was carried out by the Air Ministry Airfields Board and took place on
06.07.1940. On 27.07.1940 construction was approved- by No. 16 works area- AMWD- at an estimated
cost of £900-000.00. Construction started during 11.1940. The contracters were the Royal Engineers
and Sunley/Farrens [runways] McLoughlin & Harvey [buildings]. The initial specification was for a fighter
aerodrome[Belfast sector station]. The sector operations room for Ballyhalbert was re-designed to operate
as a self-contained emergency fighter control group centre and accommodated in a semi-underground
bunker sited in the grounds of Tubber House- Kircubbin- 3k W of the aerodrome.
Original runways were 09/27 4800ft later 08/26 2000yds
03/21 3400ft “ 02/20 1147yds
15/33 3300ft “ 14/32 1093yds
Hangers used 2 x Bellman [8349/37 type]- 3 x extended 3-bay Over Blister- 1 x Over Blister-
8 x extended 2-bay Over Blister [12532/41 type]. Tower type was 518/40 facing NE. Active area
facilities included full perimeter track- 12 x double fighter pans- 7 x pan type hardstands.
Accomodation was made up of 3 communal sites and 7 living sites. Brick- rendered brick - Laing and
Nissen huts.The aerodrome was opened as a Fighter Sector Station in No.13 Group Fighter Command
on 28.06.1941 and became operational during 00.07.1941.
RAF Fighter Command took control during 00.06.1941.
RAFNI from 00.10.1944.
Royal Navy from 00.04.1945.
RAF Costal Command from 00.01.1946

Kirkistown was a satellite station to Ballyhalbert. Squadrons from Kirkistown such as No.130- 153- 231- 245
and 5094 used Ballyhalbert. They flew Hurricanes- Spitfires- Beaufighters and Mustangs. Also used by the
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm for training pilots in Seafire- Hellcat- Fulmars and Martlets . On 17.07.1945
Ballyhalbert was transferred to the Royal Navy and named HMS Corncrake. Corsairs were based at some time.
Transferred to Coastal Command in 00.01.1946 and It was decomissioned by the Navy in 00.11.1946.

Present status is that buildings are either demolished or derelict- parts of the airfield used as a refuse
disposal site. Also used for model aircraft flying- parachuting and as a holiday caravan park. (2001)

Ballyhalbert Airfield A Brief Chronolgy via Ballyhalbert History

00.00.1940 Construction Started
Mid-1941 Construction completed: 3 Tarmac Runways; 2 Bellman Hangars- 6 Blisters with a decoy at Kearney.
28.06.1941 Airfield officially opened (along with RAF Kirkistown) under the Administration of 13 Group
00.00.1941 Satellite opened at RAF Kirkistown
14.07.1941 First operational unit arrived; 245 Squadron in their Hurricanes
01.09.1941 245 Squadron move to England
25.09.1941 Airfield comes under the Administration of 82 Group
26.10.1941 504 Squadron arrive.  7 Hurricanes damaged on landing due to a strong crosswind.  The Squadron later converted
to Spitfires.
22.01.1942 504 Squadron move to Kirkistown
24.01.1942 25 Night-Fighter Squadron arrive with Beaufighters
At this time- enemy reconnaissance over Northern Ireland were pursued to the limit of the Spitfires fuel- some being
damaged and one forced down.  There was a steady drain of pilots owing to accidents-
several being caused by the airfield's poor weather records.
09.02.1942 A scramble in poor visibility results in 1 Spitfire landing in a ploughed field in West Freugh in the Dumfries and Galloway
area of Scotland; 1 Spitfire landing at the airfield with 6 gallons of fuel left and 1 disappearing altogether.  The body of
the pilot- Sgt. Cannon- was washed ashore in a dingy on the Mull of Galloway. The pilot had died of exposure.
16.05.1942 25 Night-Fighter Squadron leave
19.06.1942 504 Squadron return to Ballyhalbert
Autumn 1942 USAAF 5th Fighter Squadron arrive with their Spitfires.  The 5th Fighter Squadron was a part of the 52nd Pursuit Group
of the 8th Air Force. RAF 1493 Gunnery Flight also in residence at Ballyhalbert
00.10.1942 504 Squadron leave Ballyhalbert
19.10.1942 501 Squadron assume the role of Day Defence with their Spitfires
00.01.1943 Airfield Buildings in a deplorable state.  After a few days heavy rain- most buildings had water pouring in.  There were
various complaints from around the concerning the hasty and inadequate construction.
30.04.1943 501 Squadron depart and 130 Squadron arrive with their Spitfires
05.07.1943 130 Squadron move to Honiley.  315 (Polish) Squadron arrive.
19.07.1943 26 Squadron arrive with Mustang 1s.  Station shared with 315 (Polish) Squadron and their Spitfires
13.11.1943 315 (P) Squadron move to join 2nd TAF
00.11.1943 303 Squadron arrive.  125 Squadron Beaufighters take over Night Defence.
05.02.1945 No.24 Fighter Wing (887/894 Naval Squadrons) arrive at Ballyhalbert.
March 1944 125 Squadron depart Ballyhalbert
21.03.1944 Kirkistown Satellite lost- being moved to RAFNI for administration.
00.04.1944 No.24 Naval Figther Wing depart for Culmhead in Devon
03.04.1944 784 Naval Squadron stationed at Ballyhalbert with Fulmars
30.04.1944 303 (P) Squadron join 2nd TAF
19.05.1944 General Eisenhower- Allied Forces Supreme Commander arrived at Ballyhalbert en route to RAF Bovington.
30.05.1944 1840 Naval Squadron stationed at Ballyhalbert with Hellcats.  This Squadron were to return to Ballyhalbert on two more
ocassion- 2nd Oct and 16th Nov 1944.
05.08.1944 No.3 Naval Fighter Wing (808/885 Naval Squadrons) arrive at Ballyhalbert equipped with Seafires.
00.11.1944 1402 Met Flight arrive.
05.01.1945 812 Naval Squadron arrive.
13.01.1945 1846 Naval Squadron arrive.
00.04.1945 One of the last RAF units- 1494 TT Flight departs for North Weald.
24.04.1945 Transferred to the Admiralty and becomes a Royal Naval Air Station.  RAF 1402 Met Flight remain at station as a lodger.
17.07. 1945 Ballyhalbert Airfield commissioned as H.M.S. Corncrake Kirkistown Airfield commissioned as H.M.S. Corncrake II
13.11. 1945 Ballyhalbert decommissioned by the Admiralty
15.01.1946 Transferred to RAF Coastal Command under Care and Maintenance Scheme
00.03.1960 Sold at auction

Ballyhalbert played a major role during the Second World War- 1939 to 45
During 1940- an RAF Airfield was constructed here and nearby Kirkistown. Ballyhalbert had the major
role of protecting Belfast City and the eastern half of Northern Ireland.
The airfield was officially opened on 28.06.1941 under the administration of 13 Group. RAF
Kirkistown was opened 00.07.1941 as a satellite to Ballyhalbert.
During its lifetime- Ballyhalbert was home to RAF- Army- Navy and USAAF personnel.
The first operational unit arrived on 14.07.1941- 245 Sqdn with Hurricanes. The Squadron moved to
England on 01.09.1941.
On the 25.09.1941 Ballyhalbert Airfield come under 82 Group administration.
504 Squadron arrived on 26.10.1941. 7 Hurricanes were damaged on landing due to a crosswind.
The Squadron later converted to Spitfires.
The Kirkistown Satellite was lost- being transferred to RAFNI for administration on 21.03.1944.
On 19.05.1944- General Eisenhower (later President Eisenhower) visited the Airfield en route to RAF
Bovington.
Information supplied by the Fleet Air Arm Museum shows that personnel stationed at Ballyhalbert on
01.12.1944- consisted of:
RAF: 185 Officers- 271 ONCO's- 1-953 O.R's WAAF: 9 Officers- 9 SNCO's- 309 O.R's
This totals 2-409 RAF and 327 WAAF- giving a combined total of 2-736 personnel.
Ballyhalbert Airfield was transferred to the Admiralty in 00.041945 andon 17.07.1945being commissioned
as "H.M.S. Corncrake. RAF Kikistown was commissioned as "H.M.S. Corncrake II" on the same date.
Due to the War in the Far East finishing quicket than expected- Ballyhalbert Airfield was decommissioned by
the Navy in 00.011.1945 and returned to the RAF 00.011946.
The Airfield was sold at Auction in 00.03.1960. The purchaser developed the site as a Caravan Park. It still
survives although now with new owners. In the last few years- as a result of housing developement- runways
were being dug up to accommodate the work.

info from David Gabbie
Ballyhalbert Caravan Park served as an RAF Airfield during the Second World War. The airfield was opened
on 28.06.1941. On 17.07.1945 it was commissioned as HMS Corncrake and transferred to the Royal Navy.
It was decomissioned by the Navy in 00.11.1945 and transferred to Coastal Command in January 00.01.1946.

Military Unit Movements
Aldergrove based 00.00.1941 14.07.1941 245 Sqn detatched RAF Hurricane code DX joined by rest of Sqn
Aldergrove based 14.07.1941 01.09.1941 245 Sqn RAF Hurricane code DX to Chilbolton
Chilbolton based 26.08.1941 22.01.1942 504 Sqn RAF Spitfire code TM to Kirkistown
reformed here based 24.10.1941 18.12.1942 153 Sqn RAF Defiant code TB to Portreath;
Beaufighter
Wittering based 16.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF Beaufighter code ZK to Church Fenton
Kirkistown based 19.06.1942 19.10.1942 504 Sqn RAF Spitfire code TM to Middle Wallop
Middle Wallop based 19.10.1942 30.04.1943 501 Sqn RAF Spitfire code SD to Westhampnett
Belfast based 19.10.1942 04.11.1942 887 Sqn FAA Fulmar to Kirkistown
Woodvale based 29.11.1942 ? 256 Sqn detatched RAF Beaufighter code JT to Woodvale
remained here based 18.12.1942 31.01.1943 153 Sqn detatched RAF Beaufighter 1 16 total code TB disbanded? recorded as left for North Africa
X7774 TB-V 18.12.1942 and in the same record as Sqn
based here until 31.01.1943. 153 remained
active until finally disbanded on 02.07.1958
Kirkistown based 07.01.1943 08.01.1943 835 Sqn detatched 4 FAA Swordfish to Kirkistown
Valley based 17.04.1943 00.09.1943 406 Sqn detatched RAF Beaufighter code HU to Valley
Drem based 30.04.1943 05.07.1943 130 Sqn RAF Spitfire code PJ to Honiley
Valley based 00.05.1943 00.00.1943 275 Sqn D Flght RAF various code PV to Valley probably only one or two from the
Lysander IIIa Sqn aircraft list shown- were available at
Walrus I Ballyhalbert
Walrus II
Defiant I
Defiant IA
Anson I
Spitfire Vb
Hutton Cranswick based 05.07.1943 13.11.1943 315 Sqn RAF Spitfire code PK to Heston
Detling based 31.07.1943 03.03.1944 26 Sqn detatched RAF Mustang code RM to Hutton Cranswick
formed here based ? ? Station Flight Magister disbanded ?
Martinet very little- in the way of records were kept
Master relating to the activities of Station Flight’s
Spitfire
Proctor
HMS Stalker based 07.10.1943 06.02.1944 880 Sqn FAA Seafire code 7A to Skaebrae
HMS Hunter based 13.10.1943 17.10.1944 899 Sqn FAA Spitfire to Belfast
Northolt based 12.11.1943 30.04.1944 303 Sqn RAF Spitfire code RF to Horne
formed here based by00.01.1944 00.01.1945 Station Flight Oxford code RN disbanded 00.01.1945
Reliant very little- in the way of records were kept
relating to the activities of Station Flight’s
Burscough based 06.02.1944 21.03.1944 887 Sqn FAA Seafire code P5 Eglinton
Burscough based 08.02.1944 28.04.1944 894 Sqn FAA Seafire Culmhead
Valley based 00.00.1944 25.03.1944 125 Sqn detatched RAF Mosquito code VA to Hurn
HMS Campania based 03.04.1944 15.04.1944 784 Sqn FAA Fulmar code A0 to HMS Vindex
North Weald based 26.04.1944 25.05.1944 63 Sqn detatched RAF Hurricane to North Weald
Spitfire
Culmhead based 15.05.1944 23.05.1944 887 Sqn FAA Seafire code P5 to HMS Indefatigable
Culmhead based 15.05.1944 23.05.1944 894 Sqn FAA Seafire 1A to HMS Indefatigable
Eglinton based 30.05.1944 25.06.1944 1840 Sqn FAA Hellcat code K7 to HMS Indefatigable
Ayr based 28.06.1944 09.07.1944 800 Sqn FAA Hellcat to HMS Emperor
Woodvale based 04.07.1944 29.08.1944 63 Sqn detatched RAF Spitfire to Wodvale
Lee-on-Solent based 04.08.1944 21.08.1944 885 Sqn FAA Seafire 2A to Kirkistown
Ayr based 09.08.1944 21.08.1944 808 Sqn FAA Seafire 3A to Kirkistown
Eglinton based 21.08.1944 ? 725 Sqn detatched 2 FAA Martinet code W5 to Eglinton
Reliant
Hawarden based 12.10.1944 05.01.1945 808 Sqn FAA Hellcat to HMS Khedive
HMS Searcher based 12.10.1944 29.10.1944 882 Sqn FAA Wildcat code 6A to Long Kesh
Eglinton based 24.10.1944 09.11.1944 1840 Sqn FAA Hellcat code K7 to Ayr
Eglinton based 09.11.1944 21.02.1945 725 Sqn detatched 4 FAA Martinet to Eglinton
Reliant Traveller
Ayr based 16.11.1944 16.12.1944 1840 Sqn FAA Hellcat code K7 to HMS Speaker
Fearn based 05.01.1945 26.01.1945 812 Sqn FAA Barracuda code N1 to HMS Vengeance
Eglinton based 13.01.1945 20.02.1945 1846 Sqn FAA Corsair codes U5- U6- U7 to HMS Colossus
HMS Colossus based 23.01.1945 27.01.1945 827 Sqn detatched FAA Barracuda code 4A joined by rest of Sqn
HMS Colossus based 27.01.1945 20.02.1945 827 Sqn FAA Barracuda code 4A to HMS Colossus
Machrihanish based 07.02.1945 20.02.1945 787 Sqn ‘Y’ Flight FAA Seafire code YØ to Machrihanish
Blenheim disbanded
Dominie
Henstridge based 17.08.1945 01.11.1945 718 Sqn FAA Corsair codes BH1 BH2
Wildcat
Harvard
Martinet
Seafire
Spitfire
Ayr based 28.08.1945 25.10.1945 768 Sqn FAA Swordfish code M2 to East Haven
Seafire
Barracuda
Corsair
Hellcat
Military Aircraft Movements

based Hawker Hurricane 14.07.1941 30.08.1941 245 Sqn RAF to 11Group S of England 01.09.1941 130 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Defiant 15.10.1941 256/153 Sqn RAF
231 Sqn RAF

Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF damaged landing on Arr 26.08
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF damaged landing on Arr 26.08
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF damaged landing on Arr 26.08
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF damaged landing on Arr 26.08
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF damaged landing on Arr 26.08
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF damaged landing on Arr 26.08
Hawker Hurricane 26.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF damaged landing on Arr 26.08
Hawker Hurricane 00.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
Hawker Hurricane 00.08.1941 11.1941 504 Sqn RAF
31.10.1941 1493 Flight RAF
28.11.1941 1480 Flight RAF
Supermarine Spitfire re-equiped by 29.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Supermarine Spitfire 00.11.1941 01.1942 504 Sqn RAF to Kirkistown
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.01.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.00.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.00.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.00.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.00.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.00.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.00.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.00.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Bristol Beaufighter NF 00.03.1942 153 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Kirkistown Supermarine Spitfire by 20.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Wittering Bristol Beaufighter NF 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Airspeed Oxford 24.01.1942 16.05.1942 25 Sqn RAF to Church Fenton
Eglinton Supermarine Spitfire 02.07.1942 08.07.1942 125 Sqn RAF to Eglinton
Eglinton Supermarine Spitfire 02.07.1942 08.07.1942 125 Sqn RAF to Eglinton
Eglinton Supermarine Spitfire 02.07.1942 08.07.1942 125 Sqn RAF to Eglinton
Eglinton Supermarine Spitfire 02.07.1942 08.07.1942 125 Sqn RAF to Eglinton
Supermarine Spitfire autumn 1942 USAAF 5th Fighter Squadron The 5th Fighter Sqn was part of the 52nd Pursuit Group 8th Air Force.
FAA
RN
RAF Costal Command

0111 Ballyhaunis Mayo Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballyhaunis
Co Mayo

Visitor EI-CLT Bell206B Jet Ranger on 28.09.2000

0112 Ballyheelan Cavan Airstrip Private
See Killykeen 0814

0113 Ballyheen Cork Field strip Private
Kanturk owner/operator ?
Ballyheen
Location? Kanturk
Co cork

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Tues 13.07.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Ballyheen

Visitors ? Avro 504 on 13.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 13.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 13.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU deHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 13.07.1937 Irish Aero Club

0114 Ballyholme Bay Down Beach Strip Down County Council
owner/operator Bangor District Council/ Down County Council
Ballyholme Bay
Ballyholme
Bangor
Co Down

Beach used by Monsieur Salmet for air demonstrations and pleasure flights 06.1914.

SALMET VISITS BANGOR- IRELAND - 1914 via email from Ellen Elder- 21.12.2004
Dear Ralph-       Was researching M.Salmet and came across your website with photographs etc.
and thought you might be interested in the following:       Our local weekly newspaper- The County Down Spectator- had very few photographs
but in May 1914 the pages suddenly blossomed with the news of the expected arrival
of Monsieur Henri Salmet and his water-plane. Bangor Urban Council had persuaded
the Daily Mail- which was sponsoring M. Salmet- to include Bangor in his Irish Tour.
Photographs- probably provided by the Daily Mail- showed the exciting machine in action.
In the issue of 12 June more pictures of the water-plane appeared along with the
disappointing news that a Mr.  HYPERLINK "http://earlyaviators.com/eraynham.htm" Fred Raynham  would arrive instead of Henri. The 19 June
issue had yet more photos of the water-plane- and- finally- the 26 June issue reported that
Henry had arrived - without the water-plane! It had developed mechanical trouble and had
been left behind at Carlingford Lough. The aerial exhibition and passenger flights were
carried out by monoplane and afterwards there was a band promenade and fireworks display
at Ballyholme- a local sandy beach suitable for landing aircraft. The novelty value of this
event can be gauged from the fact that local school children and the staff of the Spectator
were given a half-holiday in honour of the visit and extra trains and steamers were put on
to convey the crowds from Belfast to Bangor at reduced prices. Ellen Elder

visitor ? 80 H.P. Bleriot Monoplane (?) 26.06.1914 27.06.1914 Henri Salmet or Fred Raynham

0115 Ballyjamesduff 1 Cavan Public Road Cavan County Council
See Station Road 1269

0116 Ballyjamesduff 2 Cavan Airstrip Private
See Fort Lodge 1512

0117 Ballykelly 1 Derry Airfield RAF/AAC
owner/operator Royal Air Force from 00.06.1942
operator Ulster Airways from 00.00.1968 to 00.00.1969
operator Army Air Corps from 00.04.1975
1k N of Ballykelly 21k E of Derry City Ballykelly
5504n 0701w 14 miles east of Derry. Co Derry
Limavady 152 (1952)
Runway 7000ft


Ballykelly (HMS Sealion)- Ballykelly- Co Derry- (1945-1971)
Was used by FAA as lodger facilities from RAF Northern Ireland. From 1945 the naval
section was attached to HMS Sealion- the joint anti-submarine school.

info from Roger D.Caird
5504n 0701w14 miles east of Derry. Runway 7000ft.
Reference:
Covering the Approaches: The war against the U-Boats: Limavady & Ballykelly's role
in the Battle of the Atlantic" by John Quinn and Alan Reilly. (WW2 Wreckology Group)
Impact Printing- Leyland Road- Ballycastle- Co.Antrim BT54 6LU N.I. £8.45 (1977)
Used as an Anti-Submarine Warfare base from 06.42 when No.220 Sqn RAF used
B-17's Replaced by Liberators of Nos. 59- 86 and 120 Sqn from 09.43 until the end of
WWII.No. 59 and No.120 Squadrons with Liberators were based here on D-Day 06.06.44
both of 15 Group. From June 1952- until the bases closure it was a Shackleton base.
No.240 Sqn arrived June 1952- followed by Nos. 203- 204- 210- 240 and 269 Squadrons.
Used extensively for NATO ASW exercises.
Used by civilian aircraft 1968-9 when used by Ulster Airways.
Closed in March 1971. However used as a base for a detachment of No.657 Sqn.
Army Air Corps Sioux +/- Spring 1975. Chipmunk WP964 of the Army Air Corps visited
during late October 1976. XS790 Andover of Queens Flight visited on 11.08.1977
G-EESE Ce U206 flew Ballykelly-Eglinton-Movenis 08.09.88.
G-ATSL fled Carrickfinn-Eglinton-Ballykelly 19.03.95
List of residents- Ulstar Air Mail June 1999 P.126
EI-WDC- HS125-3B flew Ballykelly-Derry-Shannon 25/05/99.
G-AVID Ce 182 flw Ballykelly-Eglinton-Erroll 09/06/00
G-AVID Ce.182 Ballykelly-Eglinton—Errol 08/07/2000.


Military Unit Movements
Ballyhalbert based 19.03.1942 30.03.1942 153 Sqn A Flight RAF Beaufighter codeTB to Ballyhalbert
Nutts Corner based 20.06.1942 14.02.1943 220 Sqn RAF Fortress code 2 to Aldergrove
Nutts Corner based 21.07.1942 14.02.1943 120 Sqn RAF Liberator code OH to Aldergrove
Langham based 00..10.1942 ? 280 Sqn detatched RAF Anson code YF to Langham
formed based c 00.00.1942 00.00.1955 Station Flight RAF Proctor code 8U disbanded 00.00.1950
Tiger Moth very little- in the way of records were kept
Oxford relating to the activities of Station Flight’s
Anson
Mosquito
Pembroke
Varsity
Machrihanish based 07.12.1942 05.02.1943 772 Sqn detatched Fleet Air Arm Skua codes K9 M8 to Machrihanish
Roc Chesapeake
Defiant
Swordfish
Walrus
HMS Biter based 27.03.1943 06.04.1943 811 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 1A to HMS Biter
Wildcat
Machrihanish based 27.03.1943 05.05.1943 836 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Machrihanish
Machrihanish based 09.04.1943 24.04.1943 819 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to HMS Archer
HMS Archer based 09.04.1943 23.04.1943 892 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Martlet to Machrihanish
HMS Battler based 16.03.1943 30.05.1943 835 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 5A to Eglinton
Machrihanish based 16.05.1943 30.05.1943 837 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Eglinton

819 Sqn Machrihanish 27May43 10Jun43 Ballykelly Swordfish
819 Sqn Ballykelly 11Jun43 15Jun43 HMS Archer Swordfish

Machrihanish based 30.05.1943 15.06.1943 833 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 5A to Machrihanish
Machrihanish based 30.05.1943 15.06.1943 834 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 4A to Machrihanish
Aldergrove based 00.09.1943 25.03.1944 86 Sqn RAF Liberator code BX to Reykjavik
Aldergrove based 14.09.1943 14.09.1945 59 Sqn RAF Liberator to Waterbeach
formed by based 00.09.1943 00.08.1945 General Reconnaissance Pool RAF Liberator III disbanded 00.08.1945
Liberator V
St Eval based 15.01.1944 29.01.1944 53 Sqn detatched RAF Liberator code FH to St Eval
Reykjavik based 21.03.1944 04.06.1945 120 Sqn RAF Liberator code OH disbanded
Valley based 25.03.1944 ? 157 Sqn detatched RAF Mosquito VI TA482 code RS to ? remainder of Sqn to Valley 26.03.1944
Limavady based 13.08.1945 24.10.1945 281 Sqn RAF Warwick code FA disbanded 24.10.1945
Wellington
Sea Otter
Beccles based 07.09.1945 ? 09.1945? 279 Sqn detatched RAF Lancaster ASR.3 SW283 code RL to Beccles
formed based 19.11.1945 00.06.1970 Joint Anti-Submarine School RAF Lancaster ASR.3 SW371 code G disbanded 00.06.1970
Warwick GR.5 LM791
Anson C.19 VM311
Shackleton MR.1a
Shackleton MR 2.WR969 W-R
Eglinton based 27.11.1945 01.05.1946 744 Sqn detatched FAA Barracuda code 6 to Maydown
St Eval based 06.12.1945 18.12.1945 179 Sqn detatched RAF Warwick code OZ to St Eval
Thorney Island based 26.05.1948 10.05.1951 Air-Sea Warfare Development Unit RAF various code P9 to St. Mawgan about 20 different aircraft types used
during the lifetime if this Unit- plus 10 type verients
from formation in 01.01.1945 until disbanded here
in 01.04.1970 see 01.09.1958 below
Gibraltar based 24.03.1952 01.12.1958 269 Sqn B RAF Shackleton redesignated 210 Sqn
St. Eval based 05.06.1952 01.11.1958 240 Sqn RAF Shackleton code L disbanded 01.11.1958
reformed based 01.10.1954 01.04.1971 204 Sqn RAF Shackleton to Honington
Eglinton based 26.07.1954 30.07.1954 815 Sqn FAA Avenger to Ford
Eglinton based 02.05.1957 06.05.1957 745 Sqn FAA Avenger code GN to Culdrose
Culdrose based 16.05.1957 20.08.1957 745 Sqn FAA Avenger code GN to Ford
St. Mawgan based 01.09.1958 01.04.1970 Air-Sea Warfare Development Unit RAF Shackleton code F disbanded 01.04.1970
Anson
Sycamore
reformed based 01.11.1958 01.02.1969 203 Sqn RAF Shackleton to Luqa
ex 269 Sqn based 01.12.1958 01.11.1970 210 Sqn RAF Shackleton to Sharjah
Culdrose based 22.11.1962 28.11.1962 831A Sqn detatched 2 FAA Gannet code CU to Cudrose
Culdrose based 22.11.1962 28.11.1962 831B Sqn FAA Sea Venom code CU to Culdrose
Culdrose based 14.01.1963 22.01.1963 831A Sqn detatched 2 FAA Gannet code CU to Culdrose
Culdrose based 14.01.1963 22.01.1963 831B Sqn detatched 2 FAA Sea Venom code CU to Culdrose
HMS Centaur based 07.02.1963 29.08.1963 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Portland
Culdrose based 26.03.1963 02.04.1963 831A Sqn detatched 2 FAA Gannet code CU to Culdrose
Culdrose based 26.03.1963 02.04.1963 831B Sqn detatched 2 FAA Sea Venom code CU to Culdrose
Culdrose based 11.06.1963 13.06.1963 831A Sqn detatched 2 FAA Gannet code CU to Culdrose
Culdrose based 11.06.1963 13.06.1963 831B Sqn detatched 2 FAA Sea Venom code CU to Culdrose
HMS Hermes based 22.10.1963 02.12.1963 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to HMS Hermes
Culdrose based 02.12.1963 03.12.1963 831B Sqn FAA detatched 2 Sea Venom code CU to Culdrose
HMS Hermes based 12.12.1963 06.01.1964 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Culdrose
HMS Hermes based 24.02.1964 16.01.1965 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to HMS Ark Royal
HMS Ark Royal based 12.02.1965 24.02.1965 819 Sqn detatched 2 FAA Wessex to HMS Ark Royal
HMS Ark Royal based 16.03.1965 14.06.1967 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Lossiemouth
Culdrose based 04.08.1965 19.11.1965 814 Sqn detatched 3 FAA Wessex code CU to Culdrose
Culdrose based 20.09.1965 22.09.1965 831A Sqn detatched 2 FAA Gannet code CU to Culdrose
Culdrose based 09.11.1965 11.11.1965 831A Sqn detatched 2 FAA Gannet code CU to Culdrose
Brawdy based 09.05.1966 13.05.1966 849B Sqn FAA Gannet to Yeovilton
Brawdy based 28.09.1966 05.10.1966 849 Sqn detatched FAA Gannet to Brawdy
Lossiemouth based 16.06.1967 18.06.1967 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Sydenham
Sydenham based 26.06.1967 16.10.1967 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Olwen
RFA Olwen based 19.10.1967 21.09.1968 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Engadine
Aden based 00.00.1967 00.00.1969 8 Flight AAC Scout redesignated 666 Sqn out late 00.00.1969
Aalborg based 24.04.1968 26.04.1968 849 Sqn FAA Gannet to Brawdy
RFA Engadine based 05.11.1968 04.12.1968 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Prestwick
RFA Tidepool based 17.12.1968 28.01.1969 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Engadine
RFA Engadine based 06.02.1969 01.12.1969 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tidepool
RFA Tidepool based 10.03.1969 16.04.1969 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Engadine
RFA Engadine based 14.05.1969 13.08.1969 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Olmeda
RFA Olmeda based 10.09.1969 30.09.1969 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Bishops Court
Bishops Court based 02.10.1969 26.02.1970 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Olmeda
ex 8 Flt based 00.00.1969 00.01.1970 666 Sqn AAC Scout to Coypool in late 00.00.1969
RFA Engadine based 23.03.1970 19.04.1970 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Skrydstrup
Culdrose based 08.05.1970 29.05.1970 824 Sqn FAA Sea King to Culdrose
Skrydstrup based 11.05.1970 27.07.1970 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tidepool
RFA Tidepool based 04.08.1970 12.10.1970 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Engadine
RFA Engadine based 21.10.1970 07.12.1970 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tidepool
RFA Tidepool based 13.12.1970 29.01.1971 819 Sqn FAA Wessex disbanded 29.01.1971
Aldergrove based 00.00.1982 01.01.1997 655 Sqn detatched AAC Scout joined by rest of Sqn by 01.01.1997
Lynx arr mid1991
Gazelle
Aldergrove based by 01.01.1997 ? 655 Sqn AAC Lynx to ?

Military Aircraft Movements
based Boeing B-17 00.06.1942 00.09.1943 220 Sqn RAF
Abbotsinch based Swordfish 10.06.1943 11.06.1943 819 Sqn FAA returned to Abbotsinch 11.06.1943
based Consolidated B-24 Liberator 00.09.1943 00.09.1945 59 Sqn RAF
based Consolidated B-24 Liberator 00.09.1943 86 Sqn RAF
based Consolidated B-24 Liberator 00.09.1943 00.09.1945 120 Sqn RAF
based Avro Shackleton 00.06.1952 240 Sqn RAF
based Avro Shackleton 203 Sqn RAF
based Avro Shackleton 204 Sqn RAF
based Avro Shackleton 210 Sqn RAF
based Avro Shackleton 269 Sqn RAF
based 00.00.1968 00.00.1969 Ulster Airways
based Sioux 00.04.1975 657 Sqn Army Air Corps
visitor WP964 deHavilland DHC 1 Chipmunk 00.10.1976
visitor XS790 Andover 11.08.1977 Queens Flight
based DE574 Tiger Moth 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Station Flight Cr into tree on landing
based TX167 Avro Anson 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Station Flight restored to airworthy condition after being discovered derelict when
the station re-opened.
based N4775 Airspeed Oxford 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Station Flight The Oxford only lasted a short time before it was pushed back into a hangar and quietly forgotten about.


Civil Aircraft Movements
based G-BPJV Taylorcraft F21 noted 22.08.1991
based G-ATLT Cessna U206A noted 00.00.1992 Army Parachute Association
based G-BOFD Cessna 206G noted 00.00.1992 to Movenis Wild Geese
visitor G-EESE Ce U206 08.09.1988 Ballykelly-Eglinton-Movenis
visitor G-ATSL Cessna 172 19.03.1995 Carrickfinn-Eglinton-Ballykelly
visitor EI-WDC HS125-3B 25.05.1999 Ballykelly-Derry-Shannon
visitor G-AVID Ce 182 09.06.2000 Ballykelly-Eglinton-Erroll
visitor G-AVID Ce.182 08.07.2000 Ballykelly-Eglinton-Errol

BALLYKELLY’S SHACKLETON ERA 1952-1971 via DAVID HILL

PART 1 - A STATION REBORN
If you take the main road north out of Derry city and travel up the east bank of the River Foyle- you will pass the sites of three
wartime airfields. First is Maydown- now a large industrial complex- while the second- Eglinton- is now the location of the City of
Derry airport. The third airfield is Ballykelly- situated on the shores of Lough Foyle- fifteen miles from Derry and two miles
from the small town of Limavady.

U-boat success
The low-lying- farmland site was approved for the construction of an airfield in mid-1940- and an RAF opening party arrived to take
over the partially completed aerodrome in June 1941. No operational units were based at first- but during 1942- No.120 Sqn. with
Liberators and 220 Sqn. with Fortresses arrived to carry out anti-submarine patrols and convoy escorts over the Atlantic Ocean-
with some success. In 1943 these units moved out and the base was taken in hand for upgrading to handle the later- heavier marks
of Liberator- which were then planned. This entailed lengthening the main runway and providing additional hangar space- as Ballykelly
was also to become a Liberator servicing and modification facility. It was at this time that the runway was extended across the main
Derry-Belfast railway line. From late 1943 to the end of the war- Nos.59- 86 and 120 Squadrons at various times flew
Liberators from Ballykelly in the long and tedious fight against the U-boats- ranging from the Bay of Biscay to Arctic waters off North
Norway by day and also at night- using Leigh Light equipped aircraft. By the end of the war- Ballykelly-based squadrons had been
responsible for sinking no fewer than twelve U-boats- sharing with other aircraft and surface ships in the destruction of several others-
and damaging many more.
 
Care and Maintenance
The task completed- Ballykelly went to Care and Maintenance status late in 1945. However- as the Cold War era was starting- the need
to counter the Soviet submarine threat was the next challenge. On the formation of NATO- the United Kingdom assumed a major
anti-submarine role across the eastern Atlantic and North Sea areas. During the latter stages of the war an anti-submarine tactics school
had been established at the Londonderry Naval Base- and afterwards this idea was further developed into what became known as the
Joint Anti-Submarine School (JASS). Commanded jointly by RN and RAF personnel- JASS was officially opened on 30 January 1947.
The unit had its own air elements- Royal Navy Barracudas of No.744 Sqn.- based at Eglinton and the RAF’s JASS Flight- based at a
now re-opened Ballykelly- initially equipped with two Lancasters- one Warwick and one Anson. The task at JASS was to run courses to
train the crews of ships and aircraft in the broader aspects of anti-submarine warfare- with emphasis on the development and application
of combined tactics. There is more about JASS later.
Another unit- which was based around this time- was the Air Sea Warfare Development Unit (ASWDU)- arriving from Thorney Island on
27 May 1948. The Unit’s task was the development and testing of new maritime equipment- and in the course of this work had used a
variety of aircraft types- but by the time it settled in at Ballykelly was mainly equipped with Lancasters. On 10 May 1951 ASWDU moved
on to St.Mawgan- but was to return to Ballykelly in later years.

Post-war expansion
Further development plans were in hand which would affect the future of Ballykelly. Immediately after the return to the USA of the Lend
Lease Liberators- suitably modified Lancasters fulfilled the RAF land-based maritime patrol requirement. With the expansion of the RAF’s
maritime strength- a new aircraft was being specifically developed for the task. This aircraft was- of course- the Shackleton developed by
Avro from the Lancaster and Lincoln but a very different aircraft indeed. A number of bases in the UK were chosen to house the future
Shackleton squadrons and Ballykelly- situated at the western extremity of the British Isles- was one of them. The plan was that the
Shackleton should be used on the long ocean patrols into the Atlantic- with Gibraltar- St.Eval and Aldergrove earmarked as bases as well
as Ballykelly. The Neptune- bought from the USA as interim equipment until sufficient Shackletons became available- was to cover the
North Sea area from Kinloss and Topcliffe. In early 1951 the airfield closed to non-essential flying for further upgrading to change it from
a typical wartime aerodrome with fairly basic facilities widely dispersed- into a station equipped to support three maritime patrol squadrons.

Grin and bear it

There was no middle ground with Ballykelly; you either loved it or hated it. The advantages were many; long sandy beaches close by-
friendly but somehow different local population and- in the early days at least- access to unrationed fresh food from across the border in
Donegal. You could even cycle there- up to Lisahally- boat across to Culmore- walk to Muff and there you were! A popular destination
was Buncrana- where a certain restaurant (could it have been the Lake of Shadows?) reputedly sold steaks so enormous that they literally
extended over the edge of the plate!
The main disadvantage was a feeling of isolation in an unfamiliar environment- you couldn’t jump on a train and get to your destination
relatively quickly- there was always a boat journey across the Irish Sea to be negotiated which complicated things- so much so that many
personnel viewed Ballykelly as an overseas posting. As far as aircrew were concerned- they arrived as part of a crew that had generally
been together since the start of training. Many of the members were very young- maybe eighteen or nineteen and they tended to stick
together and socialise together. Apart from the messes on the camp Limavady offered a couple of cinemas- one of which allowed you to
bring your bicycle into the auditorium with you and lock it to an iron bar provided for the purpose! Watering holes included the Alexander
Arms Hotel and Henry’s Bar- with regular dances being held in the Agricultural Hall.
A feature of the station- whether unique or not isn’t known- was the rearing of pigs in some disused huts - whether they flew or not isn’t
known either!
At the outset- living conditions for the based personnel were little changed from the war years; cold- damp- leaky accommodation- in some
cases remote from the airfield proper- such as on No.4 Site or Trenchard Site as it was grandly known. Bicycles and oilskins were the
order of the day. The airfield was prone to flooding after prolonged heavy rain- the problems caused by this occurrence perhaps giving
rise to the Station motto – “nos difficultates non terrent” - our hardships do not deter us! The non-operational facilities were fortunately
located on a slight rise just above the airfield itself- which was reached by a long straight road- which brought you down on to the airfield
near the threshold at the 03 end of the secondary runway. Although rough and ready you just had to make the best of it and most people
usually did and became very fond of the area- although for the unmarried personnel living on base- there was comparatively little contact
with the local people. Aircraft from other Shackleton squadrons were constantly visiting to attend JASS- which meant that there were
usually some old friends arriving from OCU days and an excuse for a party!
An operational hazard was the presence of high ground surrounding the base on three sides- Benevenagh or Ben Twitch- as it was
known at Ballykelly- some five miles to the northeast being a particular danger.
By early 1952 the base was considered ready to become an operational station in No.18 Group- Coastal Command- and the association
between Ballykelly and the Shackleton- which was to endure for nineteen years- was about to begin.

PART 2 THE EARLY YEARS (1952-1955

A feature of the build-up of the Shackleton force was the formation of new squadrons out of existing units. Trained crews from these
squadrons joined new crews graduating from No.236 OCU at Kinloss to form the new squadron.

Squadrons arrive

At North Front- Gibraltar No.269 Squadron formed out of No.224 on 1 January 1952- being granted all the oldest aircraft 224 possessed-
including one example which was undergoing repairs after hitting the sea wall on landing at Gibraltar! On 14 March the new squadron
moved to Ballykelly taking up accommodation on the south side of the airfield- before moving into permanent premises at the northeast
corner of the airfield on the far side of the main runway. Shortly afterwards No.240- formed out of 120 at Aldergrove on 1 May- moving
the sixty or so miles from Aldergrove to Ballykelly on 5 June- immediately after participating in the Queen’s Birthday flypast over
Buckingham Palace. Later in the year the squadrons lined their aircraft up on the main runway with the crews paraded in front of them
as the Queen passed by on a train on her way to Derry. Also around this time JASS Flight replaced its Lancasters with
Shackletons- the first one arriving on 18 March with all three delivered before the end of the month.

Different marks

All Shackletons delivered initially to Ballykelly were Mark 1’s- with the ASV 13 radar scanner situated under the nose and a single
non-retractable tailwheel. The Mark 2 was following closely behind and featured a more streamlined nose containing two 20mm
cannon- with the scanner being moved amidships behind the weapons bay- which gave 360-degree search capability. A retractable
twin tailwheel was introduced- with bays for vertical and oblique camera installations positioned just forward of a glazed observation
position in the tailcone. Otherwise there was little difference between the two types. The brakes were still air operated but in the
Mark 2 they were operated by toe pedals and lockable rudders on the ground to give the pilot better taxiing control. In the Mark 1
the brakes were selected by a hand-squeeze control that opened the air valve- one of the problems with this system was that in
a crosswind without rudder locking the Mark 1 was almost impossible to taxi safely and there was numerous accidents.
At the outset the Mark 2 was not considered to be operationally different from the Mark 1- and as the later version became available-
it was issued to the squadrons including 240 and 269- to be operated in parallel. Both types had a crew of ten- two pilots- two navigators-
flight engineer and five signallers- whose job was to operate the radar and sonics- also manning the guns if required. Crews normally
stayed together for long periods which helped to promote efficiency and a special sense of comradeship; indeed it has been said that
a Shackleton crew was a party waiting to happen! In a large crew which worked closely together and depended upon each other to
obtain optimum operational results- no single member could afford to do a sub-standard job- everyone else would notice. Combine
this with inter-crew rivalry on a squadron and competition between squadrons- and it’s not difficult to appreciate how highly Shackletons
and their crews were regarded among their NATO allies.

Main role

The Shackleton’s main task was maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare. Search equipment comprised the ASV 13 radar-
which could pick up a decent target up to a range of 40 miles in favourable sea conditions from an altitude of 1001ft. Poor sea conditions
could- however- severely curtail the effectiveness of the radar return. On confirmation of a contact- a pattern of sonobuoys would be laid
over the location and the position of the underwater contact deduced from the sounds picked up by the sonobuoys. At this stage
sonobuoys were of the passive variety i.e. they only received sound from other sources- and did not transmit any sound signals of their
own which could be bounced back off an underwater object. An attack would then be made using depth charges or- later and much less
often- acoustic torpedoes. Shackletons also carried a large variety of pyrotechnics such as flares and marine markers- as well as rescue
equipment for the SAR role. Visual search was also important- especially on search and rescue sorties.

Typical operations

less in all weathers day or night- finishing with a practice homing and simulated attack on No.9 radar buoy moored off the north coast.
Standard height for the attack was 300ft at night- and 100ft in daylight. Take off Runway 27- climb out- right turn over Lough Foyle with
County Donegal to the left and Ben Twitch to the right. Cross the coast over Magilligan Strand with the Point under the left wingtip-
steer for Inishtrahull Light and out over the Atlantic. Conditions aboard were noisy and uncomfortable- and on long flights over the sea
things could become somewhat boring but the Shackleton- despite the lack of crew comfort- was a sturdy aircraft and proved to be a
very good submarine hunter.As the squadrons achieved their full complement of eight aircraft- they began to settle down to the normal
peacetime routine of training sorties involving navigation exercises- bombing and gunnery practice- maritime surveillance and
anti-submarine exercises- many of which involved detaching aircraft at other bases in the UK or much further afield. Search and rescue
(SAR)- carried out in rotation by individual crews at a time- was also a very important task. Certain detachments became a regular part of
the squadron calendar- such as the “Fair Isle” visit to Malta each year to exercise with the Royal Navy submarine squadron based there.
Much closer to home as far as the Ballykelly squadrons were concerned- was the annual three-week visit to JASS. This involved ground
instruction in tactics and techniques- followed by theoretical exercises at HMS Sea Eagle- the naval shore establishment in Derry. The
practical side would then follow involving ships- submarines and aircraft from NATO countries operating in the northwest approaches.
At the end of each phase all personnel would return to Sea Eagle- find out how well or badly they did and argue about the outcomes! The
object of the exercise was to constantly develop and improve the techniques involved in the combined air/sea approach to anti-submarine
warfare- vital as the Soviet Union was constantly improving and enlarging its submarine force. Of course there was a fair amount of light
hearted banter at the same time- RAF aircrew were constantly amused by naval reference to “going ashore” and “waiting for the liberty
boat” in reference to a shore establishment! Needless to say- the navy was not amused at this attempted mockery of deeply cherished
naval custom.

Ground support

An essential component in achieving maximum operational effectiveness was the engineering organisation supporting the squadrons.
Aircraft were normally left out in the open on the airfield and minor servicing was carried out while the aircraft were at their squadron
dispersal. Each of the operational squadrons possessed a T2 type hangar in which first line servicing at squadron level was carried out.
A form of centralised servicing was adopted from the beginning whereby the Aircraft Servicing Flight (ASF)- undertook both second line
and deeper servicing of all systems on the Shackleton. The unit occupied Hangars 4 and 5- which were extended length T2 type.
Because of the 120ft. wingspan of the Shackleton and the 100ft. maximum opening of the hangar doors- the aircraft had to be pushed in
side-on- using low trolleys on rails embedded in the hangar floors. The tailwheel was mounted on a hand-pulled trolley and the whole
assembly was then towed into the hangar by tractor or- on occasions- pulled by large amounts of manpower! At first- there were shortages
of some spares- and it was commonplace to remove parts from one aircraft to keep another airworthy. One Mark 1 in particular- WB820-
seemed to bear the brunt of this policy and apparently didn’t fly for eighteen months after arrival at Ballykelly with 269 Sqn. Airtests
usually followed a period of maintenance- and this was the opportunity for the long-suffering fitters and mechanics to go aloft for a short
trip over the North coast.

A Third Squadron forms

On 1 January 1954- the third and final Shackleton squadron at Ballykelly- No.204- was formed. By this time the mistake of equipping
squadrons with both marks of Shackleton was being rectified- with 240 and 269 slowly relinquishing their Mark 2’s as detailed below and
standardising on the Mark 1- and 204 nominally being equipped with solely Mark 2’s. In the event it wasn’t quite as simple as that with the
squadron only having four Mark 2’s of its own on formation- along with a couple of Mark 1’s- WB828- and VP284 which arrived in February.
A further four Mark 2’s WL790; WL738; WL747 and WL748 were borrowed from 240/269 Sqns.- along with some Mark 1’s. The situation
was normalised in August when the squadron stopped using the earlier mark completely- and took on charge the four Mark 2’s it had been
borrowing.

The Locals Complain

With three fully equipped squadrons- JASS Flight and frequent visitors using the airfield at all hours of the day and night- Ballykelly had
become a very busy station. Some indignation about the noise was expressed in the Chamber of Limavady Borough Council- with
complaints of “low flying jets”- and querying whether all this activity was necessary- after all “there isn’t a war on”. A diplomatically worded
letter from the station CO no doubt helped to smooth things out.
Notable among the visitors to JASS at that time were Lancasters of the RCAF- whose appearance was immaculate- with a highly polished
natural metal finish in stark contrast to the heavily exhaust-stained Shackletons painted white overall with medium sea grey upper surfaces.
Code letters also appeared in medium sea grey.

Colours and markings

In the early fifties- Coastal Command used a system of lettering allocated within the two coastal Groups to identify individual squadrons.
A second letter to identify particular aircraft in a squadron then accompanied this. The positioning of these letters on the fuselage varied
from unit to unit- but generally the squadron/unit code appeared towards the rear- and the individual letter towards the front of the aircraft.
The individual letter was usually referred to as the hull letter- perpetuating the practice when all maritime squadrons were equipped with
flying boats. Markings as applied to the Ballykelly units during 1952-1954 were as follows: -
No.240 Sqn. Unit Code - L. Hull Letters in the range A to H. These letters were positioned either side of the fuselage roundel- with the
Unit letter to the rear.
No.269 Sqn. Unit Code - B. Hull letters in the range A to H and J. A different presentation was used in that the Unit letter was placed
on the rear fuselage- just forward of the tailplane- with the individual letter on the nose- but very small and invisible from a distance.
JASS Flight. Unit Code - G.Hull letters were W; X; Y. Positioned on nose in standard size.
At this stage no squadron badges of any kind were carried although a newly delivered Mark 2- WL747- attending the Coronation Review
at Odiham did carry what appeared to be a squadron crest on the nose. JASS Flight aircraft wore single black bands on the outer wings
and mid-fuselage- which were unique.
At the time of 204’s formation individual hull letters were starting to go out of fashion at Ballykelly- although unit letters continued to be worn.
204 Sqn. was allocated Unit Code “T”- and individual letters in the range R to Y. It’s not clear whether the squadron ever actually used the
letters on their aircraft.

Other residents

Ballykelly also had on strength a Station Flight Anson- TX167- used for communication work between bases. Two other types were also
present; an Airspeed Oxford- N4775- which was restored to airworthy condition after being discovered derelict when the station re-opened-
and a Tiger Moth- DE574. The Oxford only lasted a short time before it was pushed back into a hangar and quietly forgotten about. The
Tiger Moth was somewhat different and was in great demand- be it as the CO’s personal mount or something to jump into and go up to
Portrush Golf Club and buzz some colleagues! It unfortunately came to a sticky end when on one occasion the engine stalled on final
approach- the aircraft landing in a tree and becoming rather bent.
In 1955 approval was given to start repainting the Shackletons gloss overall dark sea grey. This was felt necessary because of the difficulty
in keeping the aircraft even moderately clean. The four Griffons and the two cabin heaters left heavy exhaust stains on the white paintwork-
the new scheme didn’t prevent the exhaust smoke- but at least it wasn’t so obvious! It is rumoured that grey M/T paint was used initially at
Ballykelly- but it was found that it peeled off after a very short time and the practice had to be abandoned!

Tragic events

Although life at Ballykelly- for the younger members of the Shackletons’ crew at least- allowed ample time for having a good time- the potential for tragedy was never far away. Within eighteen months of the first squadrons’ arrival- two Shackletons had been lost with only one survivor from the two crashes. Less than two weeks after 240 had arrived at Ballykelly- the squadron detached five aircraft to Scampton to take part in Exercise Castanets in the North Sea. One of the aircraft VP261- actually on loan from 120 Sqn. at Aldergrove- which also had a detachment at Scampton for the exercise- crashed on 25 June 1952 off the Berwickshire coast while exercising with the submarine HMS Sirdar. The aircraft was captained by W/Cdr Bisdee- OC Flying at Ballykelly. Of the thirteen crew aboard- eleven died outright- with two persons being rescued by the submarine- which witnessed the impact through the periscope. One of the survivors died the following day.
On 11 December 1953- 240 Sqn. were to suffer a second fatal crash when WL746- a 269 aircraft on loan and captained by F/Lt Chevallier- failed to make a scheduled report shortly after concluding an exercise with a submarine. Later wreckage was found in the Sound of Mull- but no survivors from the crew of ten and the cause of the accident was never established. F/Lt Chevallier was a very popular member of a very happy squadron- having run the station model club and been instrumental in started up 240’s squadron newsletter. It was a bleak time at Ballykelly- as within a few days of the crash a bus carrying civilian workers to the base was involved in a serious accident with several killed- and a Royal Navy Avenger from the neighbouring airfield at Eglinton crashed with the loss of the crew.
A potentially dangerous but fortunately less serious accident occurred at Ballykelly on 26 October 1954 when VP256- originally coded A of 269 Sqn.- attempted to take off with the elevator locks engaged. The aircraft failed to get airborne and ended up off the end of the runway- eventually being categorised a write-off. There were no casualties.

Detachments

However- life had to continue and the chance of getting away on detachment to exotic locations provided some reward for enduring long- noisy hours and potentially hazardous conditions. Detachments to remote places all over the world were a feature of life in Coastal Command- and not only for the aircrews. Every Shackleton leaving for an extended period away from base took along an appropriate mix of groundcrew- plus a selection of spare bits and pieces. The capacious weapons bay could be used for storage of gear- although it was not unheard of during the Shackleton’s career for the weapons bay doors to accidentally open in flight- depositing sundry items to the four winds. Some of the more notable detachments which took place in the early years included :-
June 1952 Operation Castanets
240 Sqn. went to Scampton. Aircraft involved included WG507/E; WG509/G; WB860/C; WB859/B.
269 Sqn. was based at Lann Bihoue- Lorient- France.
October 1952 Exercise Emigrant
269 Sqn. sent six aircraft to the RCAF base at Greenwood- Nova Scotia
September 1952 Exercise Mainbrace
240 Sqn. detached to Sola/Stavanger. Major NATO maritime exercise. Squadron involved in submarine searches. Aircraft involved included WB858/A; WB861/D; WG509/G.
September 1953 Exercise Mariner
Shackletons from both squadrons are believed to have been detached to Montijo- Lisbon for this major annual NATO exercise. Before leaving- the crews were informed that they would be the first British forces operating from Portugal since the Peninsular War! The ASF was under pressure to get as many aircraft as possible ready in time. The Station Flight Anson was also involved - it flew down to Lisbon loaded with spares and personnel- flying over the Pyrenees. On the return journey one of the long suffering Cheetahs gave up over the mountains and many items had to be jettisoned to lighten the load. They made it back to Ballykelly eventually- but had nothing to declare at Customs!
June 1955 Exercise Durbex II
204 Sqn. Detachment to South Africa. Aircraft involved WL738; WL740; WL790; WL792. Left Ballykelly on 14 June- route Idris - Khartoum - Nairobi - Durban- arriving on 19 June- total flying time 33 hours. Started return journey on 5 July- routing via Accra instead of Khartoum- arriving back at Ballykelly on 10 July- total flying time 43 hours 10 mins. Due to the unserviceability of one aircraft at Nairobi- a fifth was sent out from Ballykelly. The exercise only lasted three days!
September 1955 Operation Cooks Tour
240 Sqn. This detachment involved Photographic and other survey work of a number of islands in the Line Islands group in the central Pacific Ocean to ascertain their suitability to support atomic tests in the area. Three aircraft left Ballykelly routeing via Goose Bay - Winnipeg -Vancouver - Honolulu - Canton Island in the Phoenix Island group- west of the Line Islands. One aircraft- WB860- suffered an engine failure and was delayed at Canton Island until a spare engine was flown out in WG507. Once repaired- WB860 continued its journey westabout via Fiji – Townsville – Darwin – Singapore – Negombo – Habbaniya – Luqa – Aldergrove (customs clearance) – Ballykelly. The crew (Captain Flt. Lt. Bill Williams)- were met by the station commander and a party from Command HQ and informed that they were the first operational crew to circumnavigate the globe.

New challenges

During the first three years of Shackleton operations there had been triumph and tragedy; difficulties with a shortage of spare parts had largely been overcome- and living conditions- while not luxurious- had certainly improved. Two crews had been lost in accidents- and most others had experienced in-flight emergencies of one sort or another. The established pattern of operations would continue with new challenges ahead.

PART 3 WORLDWIDE DEPLOYMENTS(1956-1958)

As the mid-fifties approached the work that the UK had been undertaking in the development of thermonuclear weapons was getting to the stage where a number of devices would have to be exploded in a series of test programmes. The work carried out by the 240 Sqn. detachment in September 1955 helped to decide which Pacific island would have the dubious distinction of hosting the live tests. Elsewhere trouble was brewing which would necessitate UK military intervention- and all these events would have an impact on the operational tasks of the Ballykelly squadrons in one way or another. However- the normal duties of the maritime squadrons would have to be carried out as well- which would make for a busy time.

New style markings

In 1956 the markings worn by Shackletons at Ballykelly- in common with those at other stations- underwent a revision. Aircraft were now standardised on the overall dark sea grey scheme- with only a white squadron code on the rear fuselage. However- this arrangement was altered twice in quick succession; first the unit letter being repainted in red outlined in white- and secondly the unit letter being dropped in favour of the squadron number- also in red outlined in white- positioned on the rear fuselage. The individual letter was placed on the nose- again in red and white. At Ballykelly they decided to be different and dropped the use of the nose letter altogether- although squadron insignia started to appear on the noses. see insignia : -

204 A dark grey cormorant standing on a mooring buoy in a white shield.      
        
240 A winged helmet on a rectangular white background.
    
269 The squadron crest of a sailing ship in full sail in a white disc.
     
JASS Flt. No badge was carried

But- as mentioned earlier- black fuselage and wing bands were carried. Many of the aircraft also carried crew captain’s name below the badges.

Equipment updates

Throughout their period of service Shackletons were continually receiving updates or additions to the fittings and equipment. Three major update programmes would eventually take place- but at this stage- only piecemeal changes had occurred. Notable among these was a search and rescue aid- SARAH (Search And Rescue Automatic Homing)- which started to become available in 1956 although the equipment wasn’t fitted to Shackletons until the late fifties- and not at all to the Mark 1. H-shaped aerials positioned on either side of the nose and selected alternately every six seconds- received a signal from a transmitter in the lifejacket of a downed airman. Although of help- the location of small objects in a rough sea was still largely down to good visual coverage and good luck.
Another fitment- in the mid-fifties- was Autolycus. This device was intended to be able pick up the diesel exhaust fumes from a submerged submarine using its snort. The obvious difficulty was distinguishing submarine fumes from those of any other vessel- and its options for effective use operationally were limited- although an improved and highly effective version did appear in the mid-sixties.
Both marks of Shackleton had been delivered with a dorsal gun turret housing two 20mm Hispano cannon- the Mark 2 having a further twin installation in the nose. While the nose guns were to remain fitted right up to the aircraft’s withdrawal from maritime service- the dorsal turrets were removed progressively from 1956.

Demise of JASS Flight

At the beginning of 1955- JASS Flight replaced their Mark 1’s with three new Mark 2’s. As no other Shackletons at Ballykelly carried hull letters at this time- the unit had the choice of the whole alphabet and settled on the following - WR969/A; WR967/B; WR966/C. The unit code G was carried initially- but was removed when Coastal Command altered its policy on squadron letters in 1956. Unfortunately- the unit’s life was to be short- at the beginning of March 1957 it was disbanded- WR966 and WR969 being delivered to No.220 Sqn. at St.Eval by crews from 204 Sqn. on 6 March- with WR967 going to No 42 Sqn. also at St.Eval four days earlier.

Exercise Encompass

Over the Christmas period 1955- an upsurge in terrorist activity by EOKA in Cyprus led to a decision to dispatch additional troops to the island to counter the threat Shackletons from most UK squadrons were ordered to transport the troops- while Hastings’ were to carry the heavy equipment. A number of crews and aircraft from all three squadrons at Ballykelly were involved firstly carrying troops from Lyneham to Luqa- and then flying shuttles between Luqa and Nicosia in the first available aircraft of whatever squadron. Generally thirty-three fully equipped troops could be carried in some discomfort in every available space in the aircraft- the time taken for the flight from the UK to Malta being some eight and a half hours. To allow as many troops as possible to be accommodated- a reduced crew of five- two pilots- navigator- flight engineer and signaller- was used. The operation ended on 24 January 1956- the whole episode demonstrating a further use for the Shackleton in an operational setting- that of troop transport.

Operation Mosaic

No sooner had the operation to transport the troops to Cyprus been completed- than 269 Sqn. started to prepare for a major detachment in support of UK atomic testing on Monte Bello Island- off the NW coast of Australia. Four specially modified aircraft- including VP255 and WB820- left Ballykelly on 18 February. Each crew comprised an additional member- a meteorological observer- and the purpose of the operation was to obtain weather information in the Timor Sea. The aircraft routed Ballykelly - Idris - Habbaniya - Karachi - Negombo(Ceylon) - Changi - Darwin. Meteorological sorties were flown from Darwin until 25 June- when all four aircraft flew down to Melbourne and finally Sydney. On 2 July a four-ship formation overflew the Sydney Harbour Bridge- before starting the long journey home- arriving on 11 July.

Yet more tasks

One of the methods of gathering data for weather forecasting in the UK was by means of Ocean Weather Ships moored at set locations in the North Atlantic Ocean. The crews of these converted frigates led a lonely and uncomfortable existence bobbing up and down in an invariably lively sea. Shackleton crews were in the habit of using these ships for homing practice or waypoints in a navigational exercise- and one task they were delighted to perform was the dropping of Christmas goodies to the ship at Station Juliet a few days before the festive season- a commitment which endured until the ship’s withdrawal in the sixties.
During the fifties- progress in commercial air travel allowed members of the Royal Family to travel routinely by air across the Atlantic. However- it was still considered necessary to escort the royal aircraft across the miles of ocean. The usual arrangement was for the RCAF to provide the escort over the western half of the Atlantic- with the RAF taking over in mid ocean. Two aircraft were involved- one flying ahead and one behind and the Ballykelly squadrons frequently were tasked with these missions. On occasions it was necessary to travel further afield- as on 15 October 1956- when 204 Squadron sent WL738 and WL740 to cover HRH the Duke of Edinburgh flying from Gibraltar to Kano- Nigeria. One drawback was the relatively slow speed of the Shackleton compared to the current airliners of the day- such as the Stratocruiser and Constellation. On occasion Shackletons were called out on SAR to escort transatlantic airliners- which had had to shut down one engine for one reason or another. Even with three engines a Constellation could generally outpace a Shackleton with four- which could be somewhat embarrassing!

Disaster strikes

During October 1956- No.36 Sqn. flying Neptune MR 1’s and based at Topcliffe- took seven aircraft to Ballykelly on their annual visit to JASS. On 10 October- WX545 took off on a local Jassex and during the course of the sortie flew into a hillside on the Mull of Kintyre- with all nine crew being killed.

Operation Challenger

Challenger was the code name for the operation- which transported thousands of troops from the UK to Cyprus via Malta who were involved in the Suez Campaign during October/November 1956. Similar arrangements were put in place as in Operation Encompass earlier in the year- with Shackletons from many home-based units shuttling loads of thirty-three fully equipped soldiers from Lyneham to Luqa and on to Nicosia. The operation started for the Ballykelly squadrons at the beginning of November and was completed just before Christmas.

Operation Grapple

Partly as a result of 240’s survey work- which had been carried out in August 1955- Christmas Island in the South Pacific was chosen as the site for testing British thermonuclear weapons in a phased programme- which lasted two and a half years. Shackleton squadrons were involved in every phase in roles which included patrolling of the prohibited areas- meteorological reconnaissance- SAR and casualty evacuation- and regular transport shuttle between Christmas Island and Honolulu. After an initial detachment by two aircraft of No.206 Sqn. from St.Eval during the period of the setting up of facilities (Grapple Phase I)- all three Ballykelly squadrons bore the brunt of the work until the completion of the tests in late 1958. Aircraft participating in Grapple wore special markings consisting of a large red frigate bird clutching a grappling hook placed above the fin flash- which was replaced by a Union Jack outlined in white. Also a white top to the fuselage- originally intended to be introduced only on Shackletons based overseas- was applied to all aircraft by mid-1958. Ballykelly involvement was as follows:-

February 1957

240 Sqn. detached to Christmas Island for Grapple Phase II.
On 26/27 February the first aircraft departed Ballykelly routeing:
Lajes- Azores - Kindley Field- Bermuda - Charleston AFB- South Carolina - Biggs AFB- Texas - Travis AFB- California - Hickham AFB- Hawaii - Christmas Island. Total flying time approximately 42 hours.
Further aircraft followed in March.
Aircraft which received special mods at 49 MU- Colerne and were probably involved in the detachment were WB835; WB856; WB860; WB861; WG507; WG509 and possibly WB859. Conditions on the island were basic but adequate and there were the obvious attractions of a typical South Pacific island. Accompanying the aircraft was a contingent of squadron support and maintenance personnel- who travelled out in the Shackletons. Three thermonuclear devices were dropped by Valiants on 15 and 31 May and 19 June- and the detachment had returned home- using the same route as the outward journey- by 4 July.

March 1958

240 Sqn. again to Christmas Island for Grapple Y.
Aircraft involved WB823; WB826; WB828; WB859; WB860; WG507; WG509
Left Ballykelly on 26 March. Nuclear bomb dropped on 28 April. Detachment returned to Ballykelly on 3 June.

May 1958

204 Sqn. took over from 240- as Grapple Y graduated into Grapple Z.
The squadron replaced its Mark 2 aircraft with Mark 1’s- reckoned to be more suitable for the task. These were VP263; VP266; WB828; WB850; WB856 and WB857. All these aircraft were previously on the strength of either 240 or 269 Sqns.- and were modified for operations from Christmas Island. The main body of the squadron left for home during July- leaving a couple of aircraft behind to operate alongside 269 when they arrived.

July 1958

269 Sqn. made their first trip to Christmas Island in support of 204 in Grapple Z- the first aircraft leaving Ballykelly on 14 July and routeing westwards as before. Similar duties were performed as on previous detachments- and this major movement of aircraft and personnel halfway across the world was becoming pretty routine for the Ballykelly squadrons. The series of tests were now coming to a close and two final drops from Valiants were made on 2 and 11 September. Aircraft used by 269 on the detachment consisted of VP265; VP289; VP294; WB826; WB835; WB860 and WB857- which was left behind by 204. An unusual request to 269 arose during this time when a casualty injured in a road traffic accident needed to be airlifted to Honolulu for specialist treatment. Although a large aircraft- the Shackleton has a fairly small entry door on the rear starboard fuselage. Quite a bit of imaginative thinking was required to figure out a way of easing the stretcher and the seriously injured patient through the door and inside the aircraft. It was finally achieved and the patient duly flown to Honolulu and- having survived an attempt by the Americans at delousing the aircraft interior with everybody inside subsequently made a complete recovery! All aircraft had returned home by early October.
So ended Operation Grapple- a commitment for the Shackleton squadrons of the utmost national importance- successfully completed. But these weapons drops were not the only bomb tests being supported by Ballykelly’s squadrons.

Operation Antler

No.204 Sqn. was selected to cover a further series of tests- that of atomic weapons- at Marralinga in central Australia. A detachment left in August 1957 and was based at RAAF Pearce- W. Australia- flying meteorological reconnaissance sorties. Aircraft involved were WL739; WL748 and WL795. The detachment had ended by November.

The Home Front

While all these comings and goings were taking place- life carried on at Ballykelly with participation in various exercises- as well as JASS courses and Fair Isle detachments. Notable was Exercise Strikeback in September 1957. This was a large NATO exercise comprising Orange and Blue Forces- which in its various phases stretched from Jan Mayen Land in the north to Portugal in the south. 204 Sqn.- part of the reconnaissance element of the Orange Force- sent three aircraft to Kinloss including WL738 and WL740 and flew patrols up to near Jan Mayen Island. 269 Sqn. went in its entirety to Wick- the detachment being notable for an eight aircraft scramble at 0630 on 19 September at the start of the exercise.
Two SAR escorts for Royal flights were flown by 204 Sqn. during 1957- one on 29 May and the other- an escort to HM the Queen going on a visit to the USA and Canada- flown in WL744.
On 1 September 1958- ASWDU moved back to Ballykelly from St. Mawgan after an absence of more than seven years- bringing with it nominally three aircraft. The unit tended to chop and change its aircraft depending on what trials were being conducted- and over the next couple of years would use examples of both early marks of Shackleton. One of the most important tasks being undertaken around the time of the move was the operational evaluation of ECM equipment- known as Orange Harvest- which would become part of the phase II package of improvements. More about the unit later.

Revised Squadron Numberplates

As the Grapple commitment was coming to an end- changes to the squadron numberplates were introduced at Ballykelly. In order to perpetuate the identity of more senior squadrons- No.269 was re-numbered 210- and No.240 became 203. Coinciding with these changes- re-equipment of the squadrons was also underway- including the arrival of the latest version of the Shackleton - the Mark 3.

PART 4 RAPID ADVANCES (1959-1963)

By the end of 1958 the Shackleton- in both variants- had been in service for more than seven years and a number of shortcomings had become apparent. An improvement on the earlier marks had been in the planning and design stage for quite a protracted period- in fact since shortly after the Mark 2 entered service. This was originally designated the Mark 2A eventually becoming the Mark 3- and was intended to overcome the deficiencies in range and endurance the earlier marks had exhibited in operational service as opposed to that envisaged at the design stage. However- the promised performance again proved elusive- due mainly to the heavier overall weight of the new model- which led to delays in the placing of production orders. Eventually these were placed and the new aircraft- albeit slowly- started to come off the production lines at Avro’s Woodford plant in Cheshire. The main external differences between the Mark 3 and earlier versions were a tricycle undercarriage and wingtip fuel tanks. Internal changes were mainly aimed at enhancing the working environment for the crew- with the navigational and other operational equipment being similar to the Mark 2 then in service. Although the Mark 3 was a new airframe and was to be considered a different aircraft type to the Mark 2- their main role was the same. Technology was advancing at an ever increasing rate- and to remain effective against the new generation of submarines which were coming into service at the time- the same new and updated equipment would have to be installed in both types. This would eventually be carried out in three distinct phases over six year period.

The Mark 3 arrives

Not only did 240 Sqn. suffer the trauma of renumbering- they were also faced with the not inconsiderable task of getting to grips with this latest version of the Shackleton. The Mark 3 had first entered squadron service with No.220 Sqn. at St. Mawgan in August 1957- some two years late. Deliveries to other squadrons followed and 203 received their first examples in November 1958. By the end of the year the following had been taken on charge:- WR974; XF702; XF703; XF704- and XF705- with WR973 arriving in February 1959. The XF series aircraft were brand new basic Mark 3’s- while WR973 and WR974- being among the first of their mark to be completed and therefore more than two years old- were already modified to Phase 1 standard when they arrived at Ballykelly. Phase 1 introduced an improved search radar- the ASV Mk.21- ILS- VHF homer- the Mark 5 radio altimeter- doppler navigator and Mark 10 autopilot. A flame float dispenser was also fitted in the port beam. The Mark 3 had a difficult introduction into service- and even by the time 203 received their aircraft- problems with the engines and undercarriage were still occurring.
The remaining Mark 1 aircraft which had been inherited from 240 were quickly dispensed with- the last four WB859; WB860; WG507 and WG509 having served the squadron faithfully since formation in 1952. Three went to 23MU for open storage and eventual scrapping- while WB860 soldiered on with 204 Sqn. for a further year before suffering a similar fate.
Squadron establishment was now reduced from eight aircraft to six in Coastal Command- reflecting a belief that fewer maritime aircraft would be required in future- and also of course- saving money! The detrimental effects of this reduction were to be felt later when aircraft were being withdrawn from the squadrons in considerable numbers to undergo the various equipment updates- and a shortage of available aircraft was experienced in trying to meet pressing needs all over the world.
Ballykelly’s policy of not applying individual hull letters was still in force at the time of the Mark 3’s introduction. To go even further- 203’s squadron number on the rear fuselage was presented smaller than standard. They did- however- include a small seahorse from the squadron crest on the nose- with crew captain’s name below on at least some of their aircraft.

Canadian misadventure

On 17 August 1959- one of 203’s aircraft- WR974- left Ballykelly to fly to the RCAF base at Greenwood- Nova Scotia. Because of bad weather at Greenwood- the aircraft was diverted to the RCN base at Dartmouth. The weather wasn’t particularly good there either and the aircraft landed too far down the wet runway and could not stop in time on the rather short distance available. To avoid going off the end of the runway the pilot retracted the undercarriage and WR974 came to a halt- fortunately with no injuries. Severe damage was caused- this being repaired at Dartmouth by Fairey Aviation of Canada- with the aircraft finally returning to Ballykelly in August 1960- somewhat later than planned!
On the 23rd September- 203 took the remainder of their aircraft to the NAS Norfolk- Virginia to take part in Exercise Fish play IV- returning some three weeks later.

Demise of the Mark 1

While 203 Sqn. were experiencing the joys of the Mark 3- the other squadrons at Ballykelly were also changing their complements of aircraft- although the change for them was perhaps less problematic. As the new decade approached- a process of continual movement of aircraft- both Mark 2’s and 3’s- would occur as aircraft went either to Avro’s or a Maintenance Unit for update. The Mark 1 had come to the end of its operational career- but would continue in a training role for a few more years.
At the end of Operation Grapple 204 Sqn. had Mark 1’s on strength- having been specially equipped for the occasion. During 1959 the squadron reverted to the Mark 2- the first two- WL745 and WL793- arriving in July 1959. These were already Phase 1 modified- as were subsequent deliveries to the squadron- WL797; WR951 and WR957. The exceptions were WR962- which spent a month with 204 from June 1959 and WR955- with the squadron for a year from October 1959- which were basic Mark 2’s.
The first Mark 1 to go was WB848 in January 1958- and the last- WB860 departed to 23MU in March 1960- leaving ASWDU as the only unit at Ballykelly using the occasional example for trials work.

269 re-equips with the Mark 2

Meanwhile over on the north side of the main runway near the 03 threshold of the minor runway- 269 Sqn. were getting used to the later version of the type. The squadron had been partially equipped with the Mark 2 back in 1953- when mixed version units were in vogue- but had quickly passed them on when the difficulties in operating the two types side by side were realised. Shortly before 269 Sqn. was renumbered 210- five Mark 2’s had been delivered to the unit- WL748; WL750; WL790; WL795 and WR956. A sixth- WR955- arrived in February 1959- which brought the squadron up to full strength. At this stage none of the squadron aircraft carried hull letters- just the squadron number on the rear fuselage and a squadron badge on the nose.
The squadron was the first at Ballykelly to be earmarked for a possible colonial policing(COLPOL) detachment. While Ballykelly’s aircraft were involved in the nuclear weapons detachments- other Shackleton squadrons were operating from a number of Middle East locations against rebel tribesmen in the Aden Protectorate and Oman. In preparation for a possible detachment to the Middle East- 210 sent three aircraft to Idris- Libya in March 1959 for training- with the rest of the squadron following a few weeks later. In the event the squadron was not needed for this additional role.

Mark 2 Modernisation

As with the Mark 3- the earlier Mark 2 was similarly being updated to Phase I standard. At the time of the squadron re-numberings all Mark 2’s were basic unmodernised examples. But by 1958- aircraft were being withdrawn from squadron service and sent to either Avro’s or 49MU for update- which took- on average- about a year. These were eagerly awaited because of- among other things- the ASV21 radar- which promised big improvements over the old and rather unreliable ASV13. A specially modified Mark 1 aircraft belonging to ASWDU had toured Shackleton bases during the second half of 1958 to give a preview of the new equipment and provide some instruction. As already mentioned- 203 received one Phase I modified aircraft at the time of their re-numbering- but a few months were to follow before the other two squadrons swopped their basic aircraft for the updated version. No.210 Sqn. got their first- WG555- in April 1959- while 204 received two simultaneously in July- WL745 and WL793. As more Phase I modified aircraft became available- so each squadron’s entire complement would change- and this was only the start of the modernisation programme!
Re-equipment was complete in all three squadrons when WL748 arrived for 210 Sqn. in January 1961- although XF703 was delivered to 203 in May 1961- having previously served with 120 Sqn. as a Phase I

Hull Letters At Last

The Ballykelly squadrons had been unique among Shackleton units in not applying hull letters to their aircraft during the period 1954-1959. However- this was about to change. Towards the end of 1959 hull letters- applied in the standard Coastal Command pattern- started to appear on the noses of aircraft of all the units based at Ballykelly. The letters were allocated on a station basis i.e. letters weren’t repeated on the base- and each unit had its own sequential allocation. These were: -
ASWDU A and B
203 Sqn. E to L (except I )
204 Sqn. M to R
210 Sqn. T to Z
With a squadron complement now down to six aircraft- it can be seen that not all letters were taken up at any one time. For a short time after the introduction of station letters- 203 persisted with their seahorse badge on the nose- but by the time the Phase I modified had been delivered- this practice had been discontinued. The seahorse made a brief reappearance in 1965 on the fin prior to the removal of squadron markings due to centralised servicing. Just to be different- 204 Sqn. moved their cormorant badge in a shield to the tail fin above the finflash to start with- alternating between that position and a squadron crest on the nose up to the time squadron markings were removed. No. 210 Sqn. didn’t apply any insignia at first but by early 1960 had the griffin from the squadron crest in a white disc on the nose beneath the cockpit- this position remaining unchanged until the general removal of squadron insignia. ASWDU hand painted the unit badge on a pre sprayed dural panel and rivetted onto the nose just forward of the captain’s window of their two aircraft. By 1962- coloured spinners were also introduced- this period being the most colourful in terms of squadron marking at Ballykelly. Squadron allocation was as follows:-
ASWDU pale blue (50/50 ground equipment blue and white)
203 roundel blue on the Mark 2
204 red
210 dark green
In 1961 the squadron number was reduced in size and moved to a position above the scanner installation. The roundel was also made smaller and positioned just above and behind the wing trailing edge. The title “ROYAL AIR FORCE” was introduced on the rear fuselage- just below and forward of the tailplane.
210 Sqn near misses
Not long after 269 Sqn. transitioned into 210- a bizarre incident occurred at the squadron dispersal. A decision had been taken to dispose of a quantity of time-expired World War II depth charges- which had been stored in Ballykelly’s bomb dump since the end of the war. The chosen method of disposal was to load them onto Shackletons and quietly dump them at sea. Prior to loading they had been made safe- but some consternation had been caused when the first of the depth charges to be dropped had exploded on impact with the sea. On 26 May 1959 a crew from 210 were detailed to transport a further batch for dumping. All went well with a full load of twelve 250lb. devices duly loaded aboard a Shackleton parked at 210’s dispersal area. The crew were quietly engaged with last minute tasks before boarding the aircraft prior to take off when the unthinkable happened- the complete load of depth charges were released onto the tarmac of the dispersal and started rolling about and bumping into each other! The unexpected explosion of the depth charges on the previous occasion sprang immediately to the minds of the crew members standing close by- and some record sprinting performances were recorded by some most unlikely people in an effort to put as much distance as possible between crew and a potential massive detonation! Fortunately no explosion took place- the depth charges were safely rounded up and successfully disposed of the following day.
Another potentially catastrophic incident befell another 210 Sqn. crew on 20 October 1961 when one of the squadron’s Phase II aircraft- WR968- crashed on landing. A three engined approach and landing went wrong and the aircraft left the runway and caught fire. The crew evacuated in double quick time- and although the aircraft was burnt out there were no serious injuries. Provided nobody gets hurt these incidents usually have their funny side and no doubt get embellished as time goes by. A similar occurrence- at night and in poor weather conditions is another example...there was a standing order that during local flying the galley on the aircraft was not to be used. On this occasion a 204 Sqn. crew was getting in some landings in driving rain when the aircraft slewed off the runway and got bogged down in the soft grass. As it came to a halt the first priority was not to immediately abandon the aircraft- but to cover up signs of hot soup being prepared in the galley- which by then had spread over a good deal of the floors and walls!
Enter the Phase II
The second stage of the Shackleton’s continuing update programme got underway before all planned aircraft had gone through the Phase I mods and had been delivered back to the squadrons. Among modifications included in the Phase II package were: -
Orange Harvest ECM equipment- easily identified by the plinth for the aerial head situated on the top of the fuselage. The aerial itself was heavy and caused problems with drag- and was rarely seen fitted to Phase II aircraft unless the equipment was to be specifically used- Introduction of Mark 1c Sonics System- which allowed the deployment of active sonobuoys in addition to the passive variety- UHF Radio Equipment- UHF Radio Homer- which had smaller more rigid aerials on the nose- TACAN- Improved Radio Compass- which had a recessed aerial just behind the cockpit roof-HF Aerial posts made more substantial and moved further back on the top of the fuselage- Mark 2 aircraft were supposed to receive the engine exhaust system of the Mark 3- although in many cases this was retrofitted some time later.
The period of time that aircraft were at Maintenance Units or Avro facilities undergoing Phase II mods varied according to how complete the Phase I fitment had been- but on average took 8-10 months. No. 210 Sqn. received their first three during February/March 1961- WL787; WL791 and WR968. The first Phase II for 204 arrived in March 1961 (WR964)- and the unit had five on strength by June.
203’s Phase II’s
203 Sqn’s progression to Phase II’s was a little more complicated. The unit received its first Phase II (WR988)- in August 1961 and sent two (WR984/H and WR973/E) for modification- getting them back towards the end of 1961- at which time WR984 was recoded J. However- they were only destined to receive three Mark 3 Phase II aircraft before it was decided- because of a shortage of Mark 3’s due to the modification programme- to re-equip the squadron with Mark 2 Phase II’s. The first- WR965/J(later K)- arrived in April 1962- followed by WL800/E; WL742/H; WL750/F; WL753/G and WR957/J. Immediately after re-equipment the squadron was involved in two exercises- Strong Gale and Cold Road- operating off Norway up to Bear Island and Spitzbergen- using Bodo as a base.
For the first time the squadrons at Ballykelly were now standardised on the one mark of Shackleton- and eventually all aircraft would be modified up to Phase II standard.
ASWDU - a law unto itself?
As already mentioned- ASWDU had returned to Ballykelly in September 1958- occupying buildings and two dispersal pans in the centre of the airfield near the southern end of the disused runway. The unit was different from the others at Ballykelly and worked very hard at trying to maintain those differences. First of all- it reported directly to Coastal Command Headquarters at Northwood and not to 18 Group like the operational squadrons. This meant that it was a lodger unit and could operate in relative isolation from the rest of the station – no orderly duties- no SAR requirement- and for the erks no Gale and Crash Crew duty- a dreadful week long stint which included turning aircraft into the wind at all hours of the day and night. The unit could also find that it had to be unavoidably away at times of great upheaval- such as the presentation of squadron standards by Princess Margaret!
With two aircraft of its own- the unit comprised six or seven pilots and the same number of navigators. The numbers of signallers/AEOps were probably less than in an equivalent operational crew. All aircrew were probably a bit older than average and most highly experienced- all the pilots generally being qualified crew captains. Much time was spent away from base in the course of trials work- Malta and Bodo being popular for hot and cold trials work respectively. Close ties through regular visits were maintained with equivalent organisations in the US Navy- VX-1 at NAS Key West- and in the RCAF- the Maritime Proving and Evaluation Unit at Summerside. Indeed- more often than not- aircrew from these units were on exchange posting with ASWDU- and vice versa.
Because of its relative isolation from other units on the station- a number of extra-curricular activities are reported to have sprung up at various times during the unit’s existence- including rabbit breeding- cattle dealing and car re-spraying to name but a few! Also- it always seemed necessary to do a navex to Gibraltar just before Christmas so as to replenish spirits stocks- although no doubt the other squadrons on the station had cottoned on to this one. Some day the full- unabridged story will be told of the unit and the remarkable individuals who so successfully ran these enterprises.
Early Sixties Detachments
As the new decade approached- Ballykelly’s squadrons continued to be sent to far flung corners of the world- both on operational and goodwill visits. Some of the highlights were:-
April 1960 Exercise Sea Lion.
Two aircraft from 210 Sqn. left on 25 April for Singapore to take part in this SEATO exercise. Aircraft involved were WR963/Z and WR969/Y. On the way home the aircraft joined up with other squadron aircraft at Idris- where they were on further medium level bombing practice in preparation for possible COLPOL detachment.
 
July 1960 Calypso Stream.
Four aircraft from 204 Sqn. were involved in this goodwill tour of the Caribbean. The aircraft- WL745/M; WL751/N; WL793/O and WL797/P left Ballykelly on 11 July- routeing via Lajes- Azores and visiting Kindley Field- Bermuda; Palisadoes- Jamaica; Piarco- Trinidad and Stanley Field- British Honduras. The squadron got in some trooping practice with each aircraft carrying 29 troops from Trinidad to British Honduras as part of a troop rotation to the threatened territory. The aircraft also flew along the border with Guatemala in an effort to deter any thoughts of aggression from across the border. Returned to Ballykelly on 2 August.
 
September 1960 Exercise Fallex 60.
204 Sqn. were involved in this major NATO exercise. Not strictly a detachment- although the squadron operated from Kinloss at various stages- as part of the Orange reconnaissance force. Aircraft had an orange band painted on the rear fuselage- including WL751/N and WL793/O.
November 1960 Capex 60.
203 Sqn. sent three aircraft to Cape Town for the anti-submarine phase of this exercise- operating alongside No. 35 Sqn. SAAF- also a Shackleton unit.
 
February 1961 Jetex 61.
This Indian Ocean exercise involved four aircraft of 204 Sqn. Detachment (WG558/P; WL745/M; WL751/N and WL793/O)- left Ballykelly on 20 February- routeing Luqa - El Adem - Khormaksar - Katunayake- Ceylon. On the return leg flew from Khormaksar to Nairobi- and continued across to Kano- Nigeria - Idris - Ballykelly- arriving home on 20 March.
 
June 1961 Exercise Fairwind VI.
All squadrons were engaged in this major exercise. Several aircraft were based at Kinloss for the duration.
 
October 1961 Emergency deployment to the Caribbean.
A two-aircraft detachment- (one each from 204 and 210 Sqns.) went out to Jamaica to support 42 Sqn. in relief operations in the aftermath of Hurricane “Hattie”. Belize City- British Honduras was devastated in the hurricane- and the aircraft flew troops and emergency supplies from Jamaica to Stanley Field. The operation gradually wound down- with the Ballykelly aircraft being released in early December. The ruggedness of the Shackleton allowed it to operate under the prevailing primitive conditions which defeated the RAF’s dedicated transport types.
 
February 1962 Further emergency deployment to the Caribbean.
Riots in British Guiana had paralysed the country- and 204 Sqn. were again ordered to Jamaica to fly in supplies to Georgetown- as the docks were strikebound. The aircraft flew out on 19 February via Lajes and Bermuda. This was an open ended detachment expected to last 7-10 days- but eventually went on for five weeks. Due to the urgency of the operation- 204 had to borrow two aircraft from 210- and the aircraft involved were: - WG555/N; WR966/O- with WL748/X and WL787/T being supplied by 210. Daily flights were flown from Jamaica to Georgetown- this being yet another use for the Shackleton! A welcome return to Ballykelly was made on 23 March.
 
April 1962 Exercise Blue Water.
No.210 Sqn. again sent two aircraft to the Far East to take part in the annual SEATO exercise. Based at Butterworth- Malaya.
 
June 1962 Exercise Fairwind VII.
Seven aircraft of 204/210 Sqns. were detached to Kinloss for this major NATO exercise.
 
June 1962 COLPOL training.
210 were on the move again- this time to Khormaksar for yet more internal security training- a task they were destined never to fulfil operationally.
 
Ballykelly Station Flight
During the early sixties- two aircraft were part of Ballykelly’s Station Flight. A Vickers Varsity- WF331- was used for movement of stores to and from bases in England and occasionally further afield. A Hunting Pembroke- WV739- was utilised on communications duties and various personnel transport tasks. Another aircraft- Shackleton WG558- was delivered to Ballykelly after Phase II conversion- in August 1962. It wasn’t allocated to a particular squadron and was classed as the Station reserve aircraft- coded C. This state of affairs remained until April 1963 when it was transferred to 210 Sqn. and coded Y. This was the only time that a Shackleton was held in reserve in this manner. As the sixties progressed and the Defence Budget increasingly came under pressure- Station Flights became an expensive luxury and started to disappear.

204 goes sea skimming
A near catastrophic incident befell a 204 Sqn. crew on 19 April 1961. WR957/R had successfully completed a tiring15 hour Navex and was making a simulated attack on the local radar buoy moored off the coast. In the darkness the aircraft descended too low in the approach- and at the last minute the pilot started to climb- but not before the aircraft hit the sea and bounced back up again. The radar operator reported a loss of picture- which was subsequently found to be due to the scanner being torn out of the bottom of the aircraft. A safe landing was made at Ballykelly when it was discovered that in addition to the radar scanner the cameras and tailwheel doors were missing- and the fins- rudders and bomb doors had been dented. It was an incredibly lucky escape- and testament to the strong construction of the Shackleton.
Memorable events at home

The Aird Whyte Trophy- competed for by all Coastal Command squadrons- was from 1961- based around an actual sortie against a submarine operating in a prescribed area- plus a theoretical tactical exercise carried out at JASS. The first competition carried out under this format was won by 203 Sqn.
Another notable- if not amusing- event took place on 12 May 1960. The Air Officer Commanding 18 Group decided that the format of his annual inspection would be a test of operational efficiency instead of the customary parade. This was in the era of the four minute warning and the threat of nuclear holocaust- and the object of the exercise was to get as many of the based aircraft airborne in the shortest possible time- so that they could fly off to safe dispersed airfields. Inevitably word got out and most crews were in their aircraft- checks complete before the AOC had even arrived! When the signal to take off was received imagine the noise (and congestion) as the aircraft queued to get on to the runway. The locals must have thought it was the real thing!
A notable record was set in March 1963 when WR964/Q of 204 Sqn. stayed aloft for 24 hours 36 minutes- the longest recorded Shackleton flight.
 
New Residents
Due to the closure of RNAS Eglinton six miles up the road- a new unit moved into purpose built premises on the south side of the airfield at Ballykelly on 6 February 1963. This was No.819 Naval Air Squadron- equipped with three Wessex HAS 1’s. This was the second time that the squadron had been based at Ballykelly- the previous time was for three weeks in April 1941 for anti-submarine training off HMS Archer. Aircraft on strength at the time of the move were:- XM872/320; XM931/321 and XM916/322- with a further two arriving in July:- XP145/323 and XM921/324. The squadron’s task was anti-submarine training and perhaps also to keep a watch on the approaches to the Faslane submarine base- at which the first British nuclear attack submarines were starting to be based. It was well known that Soviet submarines regularly probed the area- and “fishing trawlers” festooned with antennae were almost permanent fixtures anchored just outside territorial waters- observing the comings and goings during exercises and JASS courses.
The squadron also was regularly detached to aircraft carriers and helicopter support ships for short cruises. The helicopters were finished in standard Royal Navy anti-submarine scheme- with the red hand of Ulster in a white disc below the tail rotor. Later- a large squadron badge was added aft of the cockpit. At the time they were the only military helicopters based in N. Ireland- and as such were occasionally called out on SAR missions around the coast.
 The Orion makes its debut
In May 1963 a major NATO exercise Fishplay VII was held. It had major implications for the squadrons at Ballykelly- 203 moving to Keflavik- Iceland- and half of 204 going to Aldergrove for the duration. These moves were to make way for an influx of visitors- Neptunes of the Aeronavale and VP-24- USN- and making its first visit to Ballykelly- the P-3A Orion. Four examples arrived from VP-8 at Patuxent River- Maryland- and were the centre of attraction of the remaining Shackleton crews at Ballykelly- as the Americans considered them to be state of the art as far as airborne submarine hunting was concerned. The noise levels were so different- purring turboprops as opposed to the growling Griffon piston engines of the Shackleton.
New Squadron Standards
Shortly after the completion of Fishplay- preparation got underway for a unique ceremony; the presentation of new Squadron Standards to all three squadrons on the same occasion by HRH Princess Margaret.
PART 5 CONSTRUCTION AND CONFRONTATION (1964-1967) 
Ballykelly had now been operational in its second period of activity for more than ten years and in order to ensure that the station continued to be able to carry out its many and varied duties- development had to take place.
 
Major building

As 1963 started- a number of major building projects had been completed- including a new Sergeant’s Mess. However- further
improvements were planned that would enable Ballykelly to operate the next generation of maritime patrol aircraft to be adopted by the
RAF.
One of the facts of life about the continual development of an aircraft type is that it will inevitably increase in weight- which in the absence
of more powerful engines mean a requirement for longer runways. In 1943 the main runway had been extended to around 6000ft. to allow
the later marks of Liberator to operate at maximum weight. This had necessitated crossing the main Londonderry-Belfast railway line and
it was decided that trains had preference over aircraft! Now- the same runway was to be lengthened at the 09 end for a second time- to
8000ft. At the other end- V-Bomber scramble pads were constructed to enable the station to carry out its role as a dispersal airfield for
four Vulcans.
The most obvious development- however- had to be the construction during 1964-65 of a large new hangar near the two existing hangars
belonging to the former ASF(now more properly called the Engineering Wing)- which was capable of housing six Shackletons at one go.
Additional workshops- stores and hardstandings were also provided- with new roadways linking the engineering area with the main
accommodation areas up near the main gate in Ballykelly village.
The engineering area was situated behind the squadron offices and dispersals- accessed over a bridge off the taxiway stretching between
the thresholds of runways 27 and 03. Along this taxiway- from the 03 end were first- numerous dispersals built during the war and used for
visiting aircraft. Over to the right in the corner was the 819 Sqn. Next was 204 Sqn. and hangar No.3- followed by ASWDU’s offices and
two dispersals . The taxiway then straightened- with 203’s offices and dispersals to the left and the squadron’s T2 hangar (No.2)- to the
right. Carry on over the 27 threshold- and you arrive at 210’s area- hangar No.1 and newly constructed dispersals- the only accommodation
north of the east-west runway.
Far East Detachment Part 1
 
As 1964 progressed- Indonesia was increasingly infiltrating insurgents- first into Borneo and then into parts of Malaysia. In May 204 Sqn. sent out a detachment to Changi to undertake survey work in the area. The detachment- consisting of WR964/Q; WR966/O and WG555/N- left on 19 May. Route and flying times were as follows:-
Ballykelly - El Adem 12hrs 15 mins.
El Adem - Khormaksar 10hrs 15mins.
Khormaksar - Gan 9hrs 35mins.
Gan - Changi 9hrs 45mins.
Total Flying Time 41hrs 50 mins.
A number of survey flights were flown from Changi between 29 May and 10 June- the aircraft leaving for home on 14 June- arriving on 19 June. Flying time on return leg was 42hrs 45mins.
Far East Detachment Part 2

By August- the Indonesians had started to infiltrate regular forces by parachute and a full scale war was in prospect. The UK decided to
considerably strengthen its forces in the area and- as part of this build-up- a Coastal Command detachment was to be sent to bolster 205
Squadron- the resident Shackleton squadron at Changi- Singapore. The task fell to the Ballykelly squadrons- and as the duration of the
commitment was obviously uncertain it was planned that each squadron would in turn nominally take command of the four aircraft/ four
crew detachment for a three month period. Crews and aircraft could- however- be drawn from all three squadrons at any time during the
detachment.
No.204 Sqn. took control of the first phase of the detachment- which left Ballykelly on 11 September with the following aircraft:-
WR964/Q; WR969/R; WL739/P and WR965/K.
As already mentioned- command of the detachment and crews were rotated every three months- but the aircraft stayed out longer-
coming home only if major servicing was due or if it was scheduled for the next update programme and being replaced by another flown
out from Ballykelly.
Other aircraft involved at various times included: -
 WL791/V; WL796/M; WL748/X; WL753/G; WL750/F; WL787/T and WL788/Z.
The Shackleton’s role in the Indonesian Confrontation- as it became known- was to fly patrols (codenamed Hawk Moth) out over the
Straits of Malacca to try to detect clandestine infiltrations of the Malaysian coast by the Indonesians. A sub-detachment of two aircraft
was also set up at Labuan- aircraft and crews rotating every two weeks. The patrols turned out to be mostly routine with the odd exciting
moment now and again. No. 203 Sqn. took over the detachment from 210 followed by 204 and this was the pattern of events until the
commitment- as far as the Ballykelly squadrons were concerned- ended with the completion of 204’s second stint in January 1966. An
interesting alteration to the markings on WL748/X occurred in the latter half of the detachment. 203 Sqn. brought the aircraft home and
painted their squadron number on the fuselage in place of 210’s- although the aircraft was still officially with 210.
For the squadrons at Ballykelly- this detachment placed particular pressures on the crews both at home and away. The annual squadron training commitment remained- with four crews out at Changi carrying out two thirds along with their scheduled operational tasks- and the three crews back at Ballykelly carrying out one third.
This was also the first detachment where crews were frequently flying aircraft from other squadrons- something which hitherto was virtually unheard of back at Ballykelly. This inevitably led to the need for the squadrons back home at Ballykelly to share remaining aircraft also. As this practice continued and became more widespread- it would eventually lead to the progressive removal of squadron insignia altogether from the period late 1965 through to summer 1966- as crews were naturally unhappy about flying in aircraft marked with another squadron’s markings.
COLPOL Training for 204 
In October 1966- 204 Sqn. was called upon to temporarily reinforce 37 Sqn. in Aden. The detachment was in two phases and involved WR952/L and WL753/G in the first phase- leaving Ballykelly on 17 October- and WL750/F and WR951/N as the second phase- departing on 3 November. A variety of operations- including COLPOL training- alongside the depleted locally based squadron was carried out. The establishment of 37 Squadron was normally only four aircraft at this time- so any unforeseen problems to more one aircraft at a time had a serious effect on operational capability. An unusual event occurred shortly after the detachment’s arrival when WR952/L was diverted from normal operations to search for a missing RAF Dakota off Kamaran Island. The aircraft was intercepted by two Egyptian Air Force MiG-21s- which disappeared as quickly as they had arrived. The aircraft had returned to Ballykelly by 27 November.
819’s Bangs and Prangs 
Following the move from Eglinton in February 1963- the unit seemed to experience problems in the operation of their Wessex helicopters resulting in the loss of several machines. One had already been lost before the move- XM915/321- ditching off the north coast of County Londonderry in November 1961. During an attachment to HMS Hermes- XP145/323- crashed at sea on 4 October 1963. During a second period of aircraft carrier attachment- XM931 was lost off HMS Ark Royal on 28 February 1965.
The squadron recoded its aircraft in the 530 series in July 1965- and on 20 July 1966 XP114 crashed. Its replacement- XP113/531- lasted only six weeks when it ditched off Ballykelly on 9 September. A further replacement- XP155- arrived at the end of September 1966- but it crashed as well- in May 1967.
The accident prone HAS 1’s were progressively replaced by re-built Mark 1’s- then known as the HAS 3 from April 1968- and these soldiered on without loss until the squadron left Ballykelly.
Exercise Polestar
On 4 June- 204 Sqn. took four aircraft across to Summerside- Prince Edward Island to take part in Exercise Polestar- routing through Keflavik. Aircraft involved were WG555/N; WR964/Q; WR966/O and WL751/U. The aircraft returned on 22 June- nightstopping at Argentia- Newfoundland.
Phase III starts to appear 
Back with the RAF and by 1965 the Phase II modified Mark 2’s and 3’s had been in service for up to four years- and the next update programme was getting underway. Mark 3 aircraft were the first to be sent for update- and this was again going to cause some upheval on the squadrons. It would- however- be some time before Ballykelly started to receive the new version of the Shackleton.
 
Removal of Squadron Markings 
As already mentioned- towards the end of 1965 through to the summer of 1966 squadron insignia (badges/crests- coloured spinners and squadron numbers) were removed from the Shackletons at Ballykelly- Kinloss- St. Mawgan and Gibraltar. This move was mainly brought about by the increased sharing of aircraft by squadrons because their own aircraft were away on detachment. The introduction of centralised servicing at the main Coastal Command stations reinforced this unfortunate move to anonymise the aircraft. Centralised servicing was the system whereby aircraft were serviced or overhauled by a single engineering team at one location. In order for this to operate as efficiently as possible- the aircraft were not owned by a particular squadron and became Ballykelly Wing aircraft. The exceptions to this rule at Ballykelly were the Mark 3’s of 203 Sqn.- which were only flown by 203 crews- and the two aircraft assigned to ASWDU- which at various times had special equipment fitted and had to be reserved for testing and evaluation purposes by ASWDU crews. The official date of transfer of aircraft from 204/210 Sqns. to the Ballykelly Wing was February 1967- although 204/210 had been flying each other’s unmarked aircraft back to the time of the Changi detachment in 1965/66. The whole process was further complicated by the impending arrival of Phase III modified aircraft- and for the crews to convert onto the updated version.
Thus ended the most colourful period of the Shackleton’s service- but as far as the airfield watcher was concerned the removal of squadron insignia caused endless problems- the familiarity of noting regular squadron aircraft at their recognised dispersal areas giving way to any Mark 2 aircraft parked at the squadron dispersal areas.
Hull letters- of course- remained but could now be considered as station instead of squadron letters. The allocation from late 1966 was as follows:-
ASWDU A and B
203 Sqn. C to G
204/210 Sqns. H to Z (except I)
A temporary exception to this pattern occurred in the latter part of 1966 when a couple of Mark 3’s were delivered to 203 Sqn.- and were possibly coded M and N- as the codes F and G were still being used by WL750 and WL753 respectively. When these aircraft left the base in 1967 the Mark 3’s were re-coded to conform to the pattern above.
Overseas Squadrons start to disband 
Also in 1966 the reduction in the United Kingdom’s commitments overseas meant that the need for the RAF to be based in the current strength was no longer necessary. Consequently- the Shackleton squadrons at Gibraltar- Malta and Aden gradually started to disband. First to go was No.224 at Gibraltar in October 1966- followed by 38 at Malta in March 1967 and 37 at Khormaksar- Aden in September 1967. As so often seems to happen in these situations- resources may disappear but commitments remain- and the remaining home based squadrons would frequently be hard pressed in trying to fulfil all the duties demanded of them over the next few years.
Updated Shackletons become available 
Meanwhile back at Ballykelly life carried on with the usual round of training exercises that entailed regular- routine visits to bases such as Bodo- inside the Arctic Circle- and Gibraltar. For the time being there were no long term overseas commitments after the rigours of Hawk Moth patrols in the Far East- although elements of 203 and 210 Sqns. did manage to go over to NAS Patuxent River- Maryland to take part in Exercise Landlubber during March and April. The squadrons were now thinking about relinquishing their Phase II’s for aircraft which were Phase III modified- these already being delivered to the squadrons at Kinloss and St. Mawgan. All available Mark 3’s would receive the latest update programme- while 43 of the remaining 60 Mark 2’s would also be updated- including ten trainers for the Maritime Operational Training Unit. Phase III introduced the following:-
Complete rebuild of the airframe
New radio compass
Re-design and extension of the tactical table
SARAH replaced by SARBE- an improved homing aid- not requiring the H-shaped aerials on the nose
Larger generators to cater for increased electrical load
Ability to carry the Mk.10 nuclear depth bomb
Improved VHF radio- evidenced by the single aerial just forward of the HF posts
The Mark 2 also received repositioned cabin heaters in the rear fuselage with the air intakes visible on the lower rear fuselage- behind
the scanner. Perhaps the most radical change affected the Mark 3- the fitment of Viper turbojets- giving 2-500lb of thrust- into the rear
of the outboard engine nacelles to assist the aircraft during take-off. Continual addition of new addition of new equipment to both marks
had meant a steady increase in weight- a fully loaded Mark 1 weighing 86-000lb compared to an empty Mark 3 Phase III (without Vipers)
with a maximum take-off weight of 104-000lb- too much for four Griffons! A fully loaded Mark 2 Phase III was some 8-500lb lighter and
just about managed without additional engine power- although performance obviously suffered. The operational capability was- however-
identical between the two marks.
Ballykelly’s Turn 
The first Phase III to arrive at Ballykelly in June 1966 was for 203 Sqn. and was a Mark 3- WR988- eventually coded E. The squadron re-converted to the later model- as sufficient quantities would be available for four squadrons after all aircraft had gone through the modification programme. 203 was the final Mark 3 Phase III squadron- the other squadrons had received aircraft to Phase III standard but without Vipers- these being fitted later- but 203’s aircraft all had the Viper fitment on delivery. The rate of delivery was somewhat slow- the fifth and final example- XF708/C- not arriving until February 1967. As the Mark 3’s arrived some of the squadron’s Mark 2s transferred to 204/210 Sqns.- to replace aircraft which had been sent on the modification programme- which caused some confusion during the first few weeks of 1967.
The first two updated Mark 2’s- WL801/A and WG556/B- arrived in August and September 1966 and were assigned to ASWDU. Between September 1966 and January 1967- 210 Sqn. nominally received five aircraft- with 204 starting to be re-equipped January 1967. By February 1967 centralised servicing was in full swing and further deliveries were assigned as Wing aircraft. Between August 1966 and January 1968 a total of eighteen Mark 2 Phase III’s were delivered to Ballykelly- in addition to the five Mark 3’s of 203 Sqn.- making a station complement of twenty-three. Two further Mark 2’s were added to the total in 1969 before the rundown commenced- by which time all the allocated station letters had been used at one time or another.
Business as usual
The squadrons were now getting used to their new- heavier aircraft containing additional equipment. The Shackleton had now reached the limit of its potential as far as its anti-submarine role was concerned- although it would be called upon in the twilight of its career to start out in a new role; that of airborne early warning. But that was still some six years away and those years would be as busy as any which went before for the Ballykelly squadrons. One of the results of the introduction of centralised servicing was the move of squadron offices closer to the central operational area of the base around the large newly built hangar. The most remote dispersal- which belonged to 210- tended to be reserved for visiting crews. The 204 Sqn. offices were given over as a passenger terminal for a fledgling air service linking Aldergrove- Ballykelly and Prestwick using an ex-Aer Lingus Viscount. However- the airline involved- Air Ulster- soon realised that the use of such a large aircraft was uneconomic and the service only lasted a few months.
The Beira Patrol
In March 1966 renewed attempts were being made to stop supplies of oil reaching the rebel regime in Rhodesia. The UN sanctioned a blockade of the port of Beira in Mozambique through which- it was believed- Rhodesia was receiving tankerloads of oil. A Royal Navy taskforce patrolled the Strait of Mozambique and the RAF was required to supply air surveillance to identify suspicious ships which could then be intercepted and boarded for inspection. Initially- the task fell to Nos. 37 and 38 Sqns. based at Aden and Malta- but as these squadrons disbanded- and after a stint by 42 Sqn with the Mark 3- it fell to the Mark 2 units at Ballykelly to take over.
The detachments were based at Majunga- on the northwest coast of the island of Madagascar- or the Malagasy Republic as it was by then known. Initially three aircraft and crews formed the detachment- and by the time the Ballykelly squadrons arrived- a bearable if somewhat spartan camp- named Camp Britannique- had been established. The airfield was shared with the local airport and some additional concrete had been laid to accommodate the Shackletons and the weekly transport aircraft from the UK. Because the government of the Malagasy Republic didn’t want the RAF’s presence to be seen as permanent- the facilities were required to have a degree of non-permanence about them. As a result Camp Britannique was a collection of tents and aluminium prefabricated huts located next to the airport The senior NCO’s were housed in a former maternity hospital- and the HQ offices and the admin accommodation occupied a former shop in the main street of Majunga town. Various other personnel had rented flats- bungalows wherever available. The climate was hot all the year round- half the year wet- the other dry- which was hard on both men and machines.
The air operations were part of Operation Mizar. The three detached aircraft had a variety of tasks; one aircraft was tasked to undertake the surveillance flights on an irregular basis as required- usually two to three per week; another was responsible for search and rescue and any other flights that might be necessary- such as a transit up to Gan- with the third held in reserve. This aircraft soon became a source of spares to keep the other two airworthy- but at least this practice contributed to a negligible sortie failure rate- which wasn’t bad considering the remoteness of the location.
Ballykelly’s involvement started in late April 1967- 210 Sqn. providing three crews and aircraft- with 204 and 210 generally taking it turn about to provide personnel (while 210 remained based at Ballykelly) at three monthly intervals right up until the closure of the base. There was a six-month period from May to November 1968 when 205 Sqn. from Singapore took over- after which the detachment was reduced to two aircraft and crews.
The normal route to Majunga was Ballykelly - Gibraltar - Malta - Djibouti - Mombasa (or latterly- Khartoum - Nairobi) - Majunga- an approximate flying time of 40 hours. A major variation to this routine- however- involved a crew of 210’s second detachment- which went out in October 1967. One aircraft was being rotated back to Ballykelly and WL737/Z was being flown out as a replacement. Because of the Arab - Israeli War then taking place- it was decided to keep the aircraft well away from the Middle East and consequently it was routed Gibraltar - Cape Verde Islands - Ascension Island - Kinchasa- Belgian Congo- where a war was also taking place- and on to Nairobi where someone had the cheek to let down a mainwheel tyre- necessitating a one week stopover- and then finally on to Majunga!
Rotation of air and ground crews took place by RAF Britannias- which flew the regular weekly service. The aircraft were flown back to Ballykelly during a detachment change-over if servicing was due. The surveillance sorties quickly became routine- identifying possible sanctions breakers and reporting them to the navy- and also providing the patrolling frigates with very welcome mail drops. The requirement to maintain aerial surveillance in the area after Ballykelly’s closure actually contributed to prolonging 204’s existence- as the task was considered too trying for the highly sophisticated Nimrod then entering service.
When a squadron was involved in providing the detachment- the absence of up to half the available crews inevitably put an increased pressure on the remainder in their efforts to fulfil the squadron’s normal duties- which didn’t seem to diminish as a result of this prolonged- and some would say futile- commitment.
Aircraft involved in this detachment (some dates are approximate) were:-
WL751/M April 1967 - March 1968
WL785/P April 1967 - November 1967
WB833/T April 1967 - November 1967
WL737/Z October 1967 - April 1968
WR961/U October 1967 - April 1968
WL800/J October 1968 - April 1969
WL793/S October 1968 - March 1969
WR955/N April 1969 - October 1969
WL737/Z* April 1969 - January 1970
WL755/L September 1969 - March 1970
WR965/Q January 1970 - June 1970
WL747/X March 1970 - September 1970
WL738/Y June 1970 - January 1971
WL754/H September 1970 - March 1971
* not confirmed
01/04/1968WR956QShackleton MR2C204 SqnThe undercarriage collapsed after skidding on landing on the wet runway at Ballykelly- Northern Ireland
PART 6 A WEALTH OF VISITORS
From the earliest days of its post-war existence- Ballykelly attracted large numbers of visiting aircraft- not only from other RAF bases
but also from all NATO countries who possessed land based anti-submarine aircraft.
The Roar of Merlins 
Following the station’s re-opening in 1947- the commonest aircraft to visit was the Lancaster- in its modified GR3 form. during the winter
of 1947- many maritime squadrons weredetached- including No. 37- 38- 120 and 203 Sqns.- some of these making the long journey from
Ein Shemir- Palestine- for JASS training. Incidentally Sunderlands of 201 and 230 Sqns. also took part- flying from Castle Archdale-
Co. Fermanagh. The Lancaster was only a stop gap solution to the maritime requirement- and magnificent aircraft though it was; it was
less than ideal for the special type of work involved.
Twin-engined smoothness
For almost twenty years the Lockheed Neptune was a regular visitor in the colours of the UK- USA- Canada- Netherlands- France and
Portugal. In its later years this aircraft also suffered weight problems which necessitated the addition of two underwing turbojets to
assist in take off. All US Navy Atlantic Fleet squadrons were to be seen- including regular examples from VX-1- the US Navy test and
evaluation squadron. The last to visit were a pair of Dutch SP-2H’s- Nos. 211 and 217- in December 1969.
Other twins who were frequent callers were Norwegian Catalinas in the fifties and early sixties- followed by Grumman Albatrosses of 330
and 333 Sqns.- which in turn were replaced by Orions in the late sixties. A rarer type was the Lockheed Harpoon of the Portuguese Air
Force- to be seen very occasionally until replaced by the equally infrequent Neptunes- some of which still carried a pair of machine guns
in a dorsal turret in 1966.
Latterly- Atlantiques from Germany- France and the Netherlands were to be seen- as well as an influx of no less than eight Dutch Navy
Trackers on 30 May 1969 for a JASS course. The more normal detachment size for most types was four- staying between two to three
weeks. Having converted onto the Gannet at nearby Eglinton in 1958- the German Navy returned frequently to the shores of Lough Foyle
to continue training in the area.
 
Transatlantic callers
Together with The Netherlands- the most frequent participants operating from Ballykelly in NATO exercises and JASS courses were the
US Navy and the RCAF. As the Neptune was withdrawn from service- so the Orion became a common site. Single examples came- not
only from East Coast squadrons but also from Moffett Field- California and Barber’s Point- Hawaii- the ultimate pattern being one aircraft
from the Atlantic Coast and one from the Pacific. Occasionally other types called in: there was a period when Lockheed Warning Stars
stopped over- and in the late sixties EC-130Q’s similarly called between their submarine communications missions. A regular visitor was
a Mildenhall based transport (latterly a C-117 Super Dakota)- which brought in supplies for the US Naval Communications Base in Derry.
The RCAF had been visiting Ballykelly since the early fifties and were always welcome guests: their highly polished natural metal finish
Lancasters turning heads at the time. They progressed through midnight blue and light grey and white Neptunes to the Canadair Argus-
a formidable aircraft in every sense. The low pitched growl of its Wright Turbo Compound engines was unforgettable as it came in on
approach from Greenwood- Nova Scotia or Summerside- Prince Edward Island. It was a huge aircraft with a crew of fifteen- easy 24 hour
endurance- and used the same radar as the Neptune. During the sixties there were seven or eight detachments a year- with up to four
aircraft at a time.

Visiting Shackletons
As already mentioned previously- there was a requirement for each Coastal Command maritime patrol squadron to send a number of
crews to JASS each year. Also included were the Malta based units- but generally not the squadrons at Aden and Singapore. Although
long distances were involved- it does seem somewhat strange as UK based Shackletons frequently flew to their bases for operational
tasks as well as training exercises. There were exceptions on a couple of occasions; some Mark 1’s of 205 Sqn. did attend a JASS
course in 1961- possibly at the time of aircraft being refurbished in the UK- and 37 Sqn. visited once in 1965 for the same purpose.
Another group of very rare visitors in July 1964 arrived in Shackleton 1722 from the only other user of the aircraft- the South African Air
Force. Two crews were involved in a JASS course and also had the opportunity to fly in RAF Phase II’s which were an advance on their
own equipment.
 
Naval ECM’s
Less frequent visitors to Ballykelly in the early sixties were the ECM modified Gannets and Sea Venoms of 831 NAS- based at RNAS
Culdrose. Six detachments of two aircraft of each type were made between November 1962 and November 1965- the first of which
ended in tragic circumstances. Two Gannets- XA414/393 and XG798/397 took off from Ballykelly on the morning of the 27th November
1962. Shortly afterwards- both crashed into high ground on the Donegal Hills near Greencastle to the north of the base- killing all on board.
 
Other Types

Many other types were occasionally to be observed coming and going. From May to October 1957 Eglinton’s runway was receiving
attention and its residents were temporarily housed at Ballykelly. These included Gannets of 719 Sqn.- and Avengers of 745 Sqn.-
plus elements of HMS Bulwark’s Air Wing. In November 1957- seven CS2F-1 Trackers of the Royal Canadian Navy off HMCS
Bonaventure- were temporarily based.
On 15 July 1958- a Sea Hawk- XE335- of 804 Sqn. FAA- crash-landed at Ballykelly after an in-flight emergency while giving a display
at nearby Eglinton- fortunately with no casualties. In August 1959- a large number of Hastings and Beverley transports descended as
part of a military exercise- Red Onion- in the west of the province which involved a large scale parachute drop.
As maritime aircraft came and went- so too did accompanying transport types- bringing in personnel and essential items. Not all
aircraft travelled as light as the Shackleton!
After the V-Bomber dispersal pads were constructed in 1963- Avro Vulcans frequently arrived as part of the plan to disperse the V force
in times of East-West tension. Their appearance allowed an interesting comparison to be made between two rather different Avro designs.
In the late sixties a new combination of aircraft types were detached for ten day periods. In December 1968 six Sea Vixens of 899 Sqn.-
and three Gannets of 849 Sqn.- from HMS Eagle arrived- presumably to undertake air defence exercises in the NW Approaches. Six
months later- a similar group was based- this time the Sea Vixens were from 893 Sqn.- HMS Hermes.
When a particularly busy JASS course was in progress Ballykelly- and indeed the entire local area reaped the benefit. Take the position
in early June 1969 for example when the following visitors were present over a three week period:-
 
P-3A Orion 151372 LF21 of VP-16 from NAS Jackonsville- Florida.
P-3B Orion 153432 RD 4 of VP-47 from NAS Moffett Field- California.
P-3A Orion 150605 LP10 of VP-49 from NAS Patuxent River- Maryland.
P-3A Orion 152165 QA 1 of VP-22 from NAS Barber’s Point- Hawaii.
S-2A Trackers Nos. 147; 148; 154; 155; 156; 162; 163 and 170 of the Dutch Navy.
Atlantiques 61+02 and 61+10 of the Federal German Navy.
Argus 20730; 20736 and 20739 of the Canadian Forces.
 
If you add to this the presence of some eight frigates and destroyers- and half a dozen submarines from four countries in port at
weekends- the city of Derry could get a bit lively. Shore Patrols from the Netherlands and Canada- and a joint RAF/RN patrol from
HMS Sea Eagle roamed the hotspots; the Corinthian Ballroom- Eamon Murrin’s Maiden City Bar- The City and Melville Hotels and the
many other bars in William Street and Strand Road.
Finally- a portent of what was to befall N. Ireland- the presence during 1969-70 of detachments of RAF Wessex helicopters in support
of the Army in their peacekeeping role in the Province.
 
PART 7 - COUNTDOWN TO CLOSURE (1968-1971)
 
As 1968 dawned- Ballykelly and its squadrons were continuing to carry out their many and varied duties. The detachment at Majunga
meant that three crews from 204/210 Sqns. were always away on the three month tour- with others either preparing to go or having just
returned.
ASWDU and their two aircraft were busily engaged in testing and evaluating of equipment that would ultimately be installed in the
Shackleton’s maritime replacement- the Nimrod. No. 203 Sqn. had just returned from a detachment in Malta- at the end of which another
incident occurred which came into the category of near miss.
 
Lisbon Incident

No.203 Sqn. had sent the detachment to Luqa- Malta for Exercise Eagle Eye- and on completion WR987/D was returning home. The
aircraft had apparently flown through a sandstorm on the Luqa-Gibraltar leg- but without any obvious ill effect. The aircraft left Gibraltar
on 13 December bound for Ballykelly- but after two hours was obliged to shut down one Griffon due to failure of a propeller translation
unit. A decision was made to jettison fuel and to divert to Lisbon- and 20 minutes later a second engine developed an oil leak and was
also stopped. Things were now serious with the aircraft losing height- despite the occasional five minute bursts from the port Viper and
the two inboard engines at full power. Altitude was stabilised at 500ft. and after some further difficulty- including having to avoid the
Salazar Bridge and getting caught in the slipstream of a civilian airliner- which had offered to guide the Shackleton in- a safe landing
was made in poor visibility. The pilot- Flight Lieutenant Michael Bondesio- was awarded the Air Force Cross for his airmanship- courage
and determination. The aircraft had three Griffons and one Viper replaced before finally departing for Ballykelly.
 
News of Closure

On 5 January 1968- it was announced that Ballykelly would close by mid-1970. JASS was already due to move- and with the introduction
of the Nimrod it was felt that only two bases were required- and from a geographical standpoint Ballykelly seemed the obvious candidate
to be closed. As so often happens in the incessant scaling down of defence assets- the millions of pounds spent upgrading the station’s
facilities during the sixties in order to operate the Nimrod would now be money spent unnecessarily. In the event the closure date would
be postponed due to delays in the introduction of the Nimrod- and the local community would mount a campaign to reverse the decision
which meant the RAF leaving this part of N. Ireland- without success.
However- the closure decision didn’t affect the activities of the base and at short notice in late January- three aircraft were sent to Akrotiri-
Cyprus to help in the search for an Israeli submarine- missing in the Eastern Mediterranean on its delivery voyage from the UK. The
submarine- re-named Dakar- was formerly HMS Totem and had visited Londonderry Naval Base as part of JASS training- exercising
with Ballykelly’s Shackletons in the process. Unfortunately- a massive search operation involving several nations failed to find any trace
of the submarine.
Further mishaps continued to occur- on 1 April WR956/Q- a Mark 2 Phase III which had only been delivered to the Ballykelly Wing three
months previously- skidded on landing on a wet runway. There were no casualties and the aircraft didn’t catch fire and appeared relatively
undamaged- but was declared a write off on the day of the accident. It was subsequently towed to the fire dump and gradually disappeared
over the next year.
 
Tragedy strikes again

On 19 April at 0753 WB833/T- the original Mark 2 prototype now brought up to full Phase III standard- took off from Ballykelly with a
204 Sqn crew aboard to exercise with the submarine HMS Onyx south of the Mull of Kintyre. The weather was bad with worse to come
and a cloud base of around 400ft. During the exercise the aircraft overflew the coastal strip twice while turning to engage the submarine.
On the second approach it hit a hillside at about 400ft altitude. There were no survivors among the crew of eleven. Seven of the
crew were buried in the graveyard of the Tamlaghtfinlagan Parish Church- which borders the airfield- joining the graves of many others
who had died on operations from Ballykelly during World War II.
This accident was the fourth fatal crash to befall the Shackleton force in as many months with the loss of thirty-nine aircrew- and
inevitably questions were raised about the aircraft’s safety. On examination of the circumstances of the individual crashes it became
clear- however- that the causes were not related and there was no suggestion of failure of any particular part of the aircraft. In the event
it was decided to reduce the weight of the aircraft by removing the sound proofing in the rear thus bringing the centre of gravity forward.
 
Update for 819

Also in April 1968 No.819 Sqn. received the first example of the updated version of the Wessex- the HAS 3. XP143/530 was followed by
three others over a four month period- with the Mark 1’s gradually being phased out. While finished in the same colour scheme to their
predecessors- a radar scanner dome positioned on the top of the fuselage behind the rotor housing distinguished the Mark 3. The
squadron crest was moved down to the cabin door and replaced on the rotor housing by a stylised black Achilles heel badge.
The remainder of 1968 comprised more yet more exercises and some temporary relief from the Beira Patrol when 205 Sqn. took over
and sent two aircraft in early May to replace a 204 detachment.
For Exercise Dawn Patrol in the Mediterranean from the end of April into May- three crews from 204/210 Sqns. flew down to Luqa in
WL800/J; WL755/L and WL745/O. Immediately following this the aircraft operated from Elefsis- Greece in support of Medtacex- mainly
remembered for the poor accommodation provided for the personnel involved. All had returned by 6 June.
On 18 June the station’s aircraft were involved in a search for a missing yachtsman in the N. Atlantic. A total of fourteen sorties had
been flown when WL801/A from ASWDU quite by accident flew almost overhead a dinghy containing the yachtsman- who fired a distress
flare which was seen aboard the aircraft in an area 220 nautical miles east of his estimated position. It was a miracle that he was spotted-
as the crew at the time were considered to be in transit and not actually on task- so a comprehensive eyeball watch wouldn’t necessarily
have been in place. Lindholme rescue gear was dropped and a nearby freighter was homed in and he was eventually picked up.

Eden Apple

A further large exercise in the Mediterranean was held in November. A large contingent from Ballykelly took part and this- combined with
the fact that 204 had again taken over the Majunga commitment from 27 October- meant for a time the base seemed quite deserted- for
example- only five aircraft being visible on the airfield on 17 November - WG555/K; WR955/N; WL785/P; WL747/X and WL737/Z.

The Rundown starts to take effect

Towards the end of 1968 it had become known that 203 Sqn. would transfer to Malta in the New Year- the first time the Mark 3 would be
permanently based outside the UK. The Malta based Shackleton squadron had been disbanded nearly two years previously- maritime
cover in the Mediterranean being provided by the UK based squadrons when available. The Soviet Union had been strengthening its
naval forces in the area and it was felt by the powers that be that a permanent presence was once more required.
Consequently- on 30 January 1969 the squadron moved to Malta in what was the first tangible sign of the decision to close the station.
This left Ballykelly as an exclusively Mark 2 operator for a second time. Although the rundown had begun- the pace of operations and
the number and variety of visitors did not diminish. Additional aircraft were also being delivered to boost the numbers available to the
remaining squadrons- WL748 arriving in January and coded R. This meant that from February 1969 there were eighteen aircraft on
strength; two assigned to ASWDU- and sixteen nominally available to 204/210 Sqns.- of which two were detached to Majunga.
 
Squadron badges reappear

The comparative drabness in the appearance of Shackletons since the removal of unit insignia was somewhat lifted during 1969 when
various markings started to appear on some aircraft. Three aircraft- WL800/J; WG555/K and WL755/L were seen around this time sporting
a 204 cormorant badge in a white circle below the cockpit. The reason for this demonstration of squadron identity is unclear- probably
they were applied for a particular detachment and were removed fairly soon afterwards when they became part of the pool again.
Other strange markings started to appear; at the end of May 1969 a large dayglo Mickey Mouse was seen just aft of the hull letter on
WL748- and earlier in August 1968 WL755/L had what appeared to be twelve red boats painted under the cockpit on the port side only-
which were removed soon after. From July 1968 several aircraft- including all the Mark 3’s- displayed what appeared to be a small station
badge positioned on the nose behind the hull letter.
At the end of May a joint 204/210 detachment went to NAS Patuxent River- Maryland to participate in Exercise Sparkplug- reputedly
named after the sparkplug-like appearance of the Shackleton’s Orange Harvest ECM plinth! Three aircraft- WL745/O; WR961/U and
WL756/V flew out on 28 May via Keflavik and Greenwood and had returned by 18 June via Kindley and Lajes.
In July- two aircraft- WL758/W and one other- possibly WL748/R- with 204 crews were involved in a westabout circumnavigation to
simulate re-inforcement of the Far East Air Force Shackleton squadron.The aircraft left on 8 July- taking nine days to reach Singapore.
The route followed was:-
Ballykelly - Gander 11hrs 15mins
Gander - Charleston AFB- South Carolina 8hrs 55mins
Charleston - Dyess AFB- Texas 5hrs 30mins
Dyess - McClellan AFB- California 7hrs 5mins
McClellan - Hickham AFB- Hawaii 11hrs
Hickham - Wake Island 9hrs 50mins
Wake Island - Guam 6hrs 40mins
Guam - Labuan- Borneo 10hrs 40mins
Labuan - Changi- Singapore 4hrs 5mins
Three days were spent in Singapore before continuing the journey:-
Changi - Gan 10hrs 5mins
Gan - Sharjah 11hrs 15mins
Sharjah - El Adem- Libya 10hrs
El Adem - Luqa 3hrs 10mins
Luqa - Ballykelly 8hrs 45mins
The aircraft returned to Ballykelly on 24 July.
 
In September a joint 204/210 detachment went to Malta for two weeks to renew old friendships and rivalries with 203 Sqn.
Aircraft involved were WG555/K; WL748/R and WL738/Y.
 
The Middle East Beckons

RAF Shackletons had a long history of operations in various parts of the Middle East; 37 Sqn. had been based at Khormaksar for many
years- and several of the UK based units were detached to various locations on the Arabian Peninsular on COLPOL operations during
the fifties and sixties. Somehow the Ballykelly squadrons seemed to miss all of this- probably because they were engaged in fulfilling all
the requirements in the rest of the world! Various detachments passed through places like Khormaksar- Sharjah and Masirah en route to
points further east- but only 210 in June 1962 and 204 towards the end of 1966 stayed briefly for COLPOL training.
By the end of 1969- the number of operational Shackletons was starting to dwindle as the Kinloss squadrons prepared to re-equip with
the Nimrod- and so the number of aircraft suitable to withstand the rigours of Middle East patrol operations was also less. Because of this-
in the twilight of its existence- Ballykelly was now to get the opportunity to send a detachment to Sharjah. It was probably about the last
thing that the squadrons wanted to hear- such were the commitments already in hand! However- at the end of October 1969- three aircraft
departed Ballykelly for Sharjah to take over from the Kinloss squadrons in maintaining a presence in the Gulf area. This detachment-
involving crews from both squadrons- would last until 210 Sqn. reformed there permanently on 1 November 1970. Aircraft involved in this
detachment were:- (some dates are approximate)
WG555/K October 1969 - February 1970
June 1970 - October 1970
WL751/M October 1969 - April 1970
WL785/P October 1969 - April 1970
WL748/R April 1970 - October 1970
WL756/V February 1970 - September 1970
 
On 27 November another landmark in the inexorable reduction of the RAF’s maritime strength- the disbandment of Coastal Command
occurred- under which the UK based Shackleton squadrons had been organised. Closer to home- JASS at Londonderry finally closed
at the end of the year- moving to a new centre at Turnhouse.
 
The Final Year

The start of Ballykelly’s final full year of operations found the squadrons fully committed- with two aircraft out in Majunga and three in
the Middle East. The Shackleton’s maritime career was now rapidly coming to an end as the Nimrod replaced aircraft in the squadrons
which had been equipped with the Mark 3.
ASWDU disbanded on 1 April- having completed its final task of evaluating and testing new equipment destined to be fitted in the Nimrod.
Throughout its existence- the unit’s aircraft had been fitted with items of equipment which would subsequently- assuming the trials were
successful- be fitted as standard into Shackletons at squadron level. One piece which didn’t become operational was Magnetic Anomaly
Detector gear- necessitating an extension to the rear of the aircraft and tested in the mid-fifties but found to be incompatible with the
Shackleton’s electronic environment. Other bits and pieces fitted and evaluated at various times- included early versions of the Orange
Harvest ECM equipment- updated Autolycus and Infra-red Linescan equipment- designed to detect minute temperature changes over
the surface of the sea.
One of the ASWDU aircraft- WG556/B- joined the complement of the Ballykelly Wing- the other going for storage. Throughout the
remainder of the year other aircraft began to depart the base. One departure which would herald the beginning of the Shackleton’s
second incarnation was that of WL745/O- which left in March to conduct trials for the Airborne Early Warning radar fitment.
Minor changes to the Shackleton’s appearance continued to be made. The familiar yellow propeller blade tips gave way to red-white-red
strips and red anti-collision lights were fitted top and bottom to the fuselage- both of which didn’t seem to fit in with the Old Lady. A series
of white dots- called Foam Lance Points- were painted on the bomb bay doors to indicate where a foam lance could be pushed through
the thin metal skin of the door in the event of fire- avoiding the ribs.
 
One last Royal duty

In October 1970- 204 were tasked with the job of escorting HRH Prince of Wales on a visit to Mexico and the Caribbean. On 13 October
two aircraft- including WL755/L- took off for Acapulco via Lajes- Bermuda and Nassau. By 23 October the crews were in Barbados-
returning home on 29 October.
 
210 Sqn. Disbands

Nos.204 and 210 continued to provide crews for the Sharjah detachment throughout most of 1970- until 210 reformed there on a
permanent basis on 1 November 1970- having disbanded at Ballykelly the day before. They took over refurbished aircraft- formerly
used as trainers by the Maritime Operational Training Unit with personnel from that unit. The numbers of aircraft and crews at Ballykelly
didn’t immediately alter after 210 officially ceased to exist. The aircraft on strength were now nominally assigned to 204 Sqn. and not
the Wing- as there was now only one Shackleton squadron remaining at Ballykelly.
 
Further Departures

Once the Phase III aircraft had been delivered there was relative stability among the based Shackletons. Back in January 1969-
WL748/R arrived ex-205 Sqn.- and WL754/H- fresh from 205 and trials with the Ministry of Technology- appeared in October 1969.
A swap was done with 205 Sqn. at Singapore when WL798 travelled westwards- taking the hull letter Z of WL737- which went in
the opposite direction.
A few aircraft left before the station finally closed. These were :-
WL798/Z to Cosford for use as an instructional airframe in December 1970
WL747/X to 5MU Kemble for major overhaul prior to conversion to AEW2 in December 1970
WL756/V to 5MU Kemble prior for conversion to AEW2 in January 1971.
Also in January- 819 Sqn. left Ballykelly for Culdrose to re-equip with the Sea King. They would return north again in due course after
conversion- but to Prestwick- Ayrshire- not Northern Ireland.
Another RAF unit not previously mentioned but which played an important part in the local operations undertaken by the Ballykelly
squadrons- was No.1105 Marine Craft Unit. The unit was first based in Londonderry- up near Craigavon Bridge beside the Royal Navy’s
seaward defence squadron base. It was equipped with three marine craft of differing sizes and was responsible for retrieval of various
stores dropped from aircraft off the coast- and many other related duties. The unit moved to Portrush in March 1964 to be closer to its
area of operations- and finally disbanded there on 1 April 1971. The craft- Nos.1662; 1378 and 2770 actually left Portrush Harbour for
the last time on 5 March.
 
The Last Act

On 31 March 1971- 204 Squadron left Ballykelly and took eight Shackletons to Honington- Suffolk as there were accommodation
problems at Kinloss- the originally intended destination. Thus ended nineteen years of Shackleton operations at Ballykelly during which
time its squadrons had been to the fore in virtually every operation and task undertaken by the Shackleton force during that time.
No. 204 Squadron was to exist for just one more year before it would disband- the last squadron to employ the maritime version of the
Shackleton. The official closing ceremony took place on 7 April- and the base was handed over to the Army on 2 June and re-named
Shackleton Barracks- exactly thirty years after the base first opened. Although this was the end for Ballykelly- the Shackleton was far
from finished- carving out a new career as an airborne early warning platform that was to last for another twenty years.
 
Reflections

There was much sadness among the local inhabitants at the closure of the base and the departure of the RAF from this corner of
Northern Ireland. Indeed- it marked the final dismemberment of what had been a comprehensive anti-submarine operational/ training
presence by both the RN and RAF in the area dating back to 1943. Thousands of servicemen and their families experienced the ups
and downs of life there and innumerable ties with the local population were forged.
The departure coincided with the onset of a dark chapter in the often-turbulent history of Ireland- and resulted in huge damage to
property and considerable loss of life in the years that followed. A large part of the centre of Londonderry was reduced to rubble; many
of the landmarks familiar to a succession of eager young servicemen- hotels- bars- dance halls disappearing during a horrendous period
between 1971-1974. Ballykelly village itself suffered in 1982 when the Droppin’ Well Bar was bombed with the loss of eighteen lives-
including several soldiers who were based across the road at Shackleton Barracks.
Things in the area are much brighter now and there is genuine optimism about the future. At the beginning of 2002- the Army is still in
residence at Ballykelly; and a lot of new building has recently taken place on the base- which would be the envy of the previous RAF
occupants - several three-storey blocks for the soldiers- and a new officers’ mess. On the airfield- the control tower has recently been
renovated and the concrete runways are still used by the occasional Hercules delivering supplies- and the various types of RAF and
Army helicopters based at Aldergrove are frequent visitors. As the army presence in N Ireland inevitably starts to reduce as the peace
process takes root Ballykelly is still expected to remain into the future as a permanent garrison.
 
But none of this is remotely comparable to the sight and sound of a Shackleton coming in over the fence and gracefully (or perhaps
not so gracefully) settling onto the runway after an arduous fifteen hour trip!
Truly the end of an era.

David Hill
58 Bayswater
Derry
BT47 6JL
NI
Tel No: 028 7134 7636

 
December 2001


0118 Ballykelly 2 Derry Parachute Drop Zone AAC
owner/operator Army Air Corps
Glebe
800m E of Ballykelly Airfield Ballykelly
3.25k W of Limavady Bus Station Co Derry

0119 Ballykinlar Down Helibase British Army
see Abercorn Barracks 0009

0120 Ballymacmoriarty 1 Donegal Airship Patrol Station RNAS
Ballyliffin 1 owner/operator Royal Naval Air Service
Doagh Isle Ballymacmoriarty
3k NNE of Clonmany 12 miles 016º from Buncrana Isle of Doagh
Ballyliffin
Carndonagh
To patrol the North Western approaches from 00.07.1916 Co Donegal

info from Roger D.Caird
12 miles 016º from Buncrana.
In 1917? the British Admiralty established an Airship Patrol
Station here for the Royal Naval Air Service- as part of the
anti-submarine warfare campaign of the period. Ballyliffin
was a sub-station of Luce Bay- Scotland .

May 1918 (earliest known date) - November 1918 (last known date)
Site now part of the Ballyliffin golf course

Based 20 Airship type Sea Scout BE2 cab 00.07.1916 00.00.1919 RNAS
23 Airship type Sea Scout BE2 cab 00.07.1916 00.00.1919 RNAS
35 Airship type Sea Scout MF cab 00.07.1916 00.00.1919 RNAS
11 Airship type Sea Scout Z 00.07.1916 00.00.1919 RNAS
12 Airship type Sea Scout Z 00.07.1916 00.00.1919 RNAS
20 Airship type Sea Scout Z 00.07.1916 00.00.1919 RNAS

0121 Ballymacmoriarty 3 Donegal Field strip?? Private
Ballyliffin 2 owner/operator ?
Ballymacmoriarty
Ballyliffin
1.7k NE of Ballyliffin Carndonagh
Co donegal

Local information suggested that a Royal Air Force single engined
aircraft made a sucessful forced landing at Ballyliffin during the
Second World War. Location was E of the road to the golf club.

In the early 1970s it was reported that a site in this area was apperantly
used by a twin engined aircraft- possibly a Roadstone executive.
But enquiries have drawn a blank.
or a
Helipad used by a Roadstone executive.

0122 Ballyliffin Golf Club Donegal Helipads Private
Ballymacmoriarty 4 owner/operator Ballyliffin Golf Club
Ballymacmoriarty
1.75k NE of Clonmany Ballyliffin
Carndonagh
Co Donegal
Ph Clonmany 19 077-76119 074-9376119
Two helipads close to the club house
Visitors. Multiple helicopter activity since at least 1991

0123 Ballymacaw Waterford Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballymacaw
Dunmore East
Co Waterford

Based EI-BOH Eipper Quicksilver 08.08.1983 Current J. Leech Belived dismantled- possibly scrapped

0124 Ballymahon 1 Longford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballymahon
Co Longford

visitor EI-CGQ AS350B Squirell on 04.08.1999+03.04.2001

0125 Ballymahon 2 Longford Balloon Launch Site Private
See Newcastle Hotel 1089

0126 Ballymaloe House Cork Airstrip Private
Ballymoloe A owner/operator Ballymoloe House
Ballymaloe More
Shanagarry
Midleton
Co Cork
021-4652531


Visitor G-BIRT R.1180TD Aiglon (276) on 01.07.1992

0127 Ballymascanlon House Hotel Louth Helipad Private
owner/operator Ballymascanlon House Hotel
Ballymascanlon
4.25k NE of Dundalk Dundalk
Co Louth
042-9371124 042-9358200   Fax 042-9371598
SAT NAV Co-Ordinates: N54" 1' 52.82 W-6" 21' 8.14
Visitor IAC-24? AS365N Dauphin on 19.04.2001 Irish Air Corps

0128 Ballymena 1 Antrim Landing Ground RAF
owner/operator Royal Air Force
Ballymena
2.5k NW of Ballymena Co Antrim
1940- ??

0129 Ballymena 2 Antrim Helibase British Army
See Saint Patricks Barracks 1219

0130 Ballymena 3 Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballymena
Co Antrim

Visitor G-BPWI Bell 206B on 31.07.1992

0131 Ballymena 4 Antrim Airstrip Private
See Dunnyvadden 0566

0132 Ballymena 5 Antrim Helipad Private
See Galgorm Manor 0635

0133 Ballymiscaw Down Glider Site Private
2k N of Dundonald owner/operator Ulster Gliding Aviation Club
1k NE of Stormont Castle Ballymiscaw
Dundonald
Co Down

Site used by the Ulster Gliding Aviation Club from 00.03.1931 to 00.00.1932

0134 Ballymoney 1 Antrim Airstrip Private
owner/operator Herbert “Bertie” Taggart
21 MacFin Road
Ballywattick Lower
2.5k WNW of Ballymoney about 700m S BT53 6RB
270m SW of the A26 road 550m E of cross roads Ballymoney
closed 00.00.2002 moved to Co Meath nothing left here Co Antrim

info from Roger D.Caird
G-BHMA- Sipa 903 flew Ballymoney-Eglinton-Ballymoney 26.06.1988
+23.07.1988+07.08.1988 pilot H.J.Taggart..
List of residents- Ulster Air Mail June 1999 P.126
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

visitor G-BANF Luton LA4A Minor 30.05.1992 William James McCollum BT45 7NS
noted G-BGMT MS Rallye 235 26.04.1996 James Murray
based? G-BDWA MS892 Rallye N.Glass
based G-BRFI Aeronca 7DC Champion 00.00.1992 I.Boyd & D.McCooke
based G-BHMA Sipa 903 10.08.1987 00.00.1996 Herbert “Bertie” Taggart to Ballyboy House
based G-BHMA Sipa 903 W.Templeton
based G-BPJH Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub PJ.Heron crashed here on 01.09.1992

0135 Ballymooney Laois Airstrip Private
Ballymoney ( ) Owner ?
Bloomfield House operator’s Sir Alan Cobham 13.05.1935
Maryborough 3 CWA.Scott 12.05.1936
Portlaoise 3 Irish Aero Club 12.06.1937
Bloomfield House
Ballymooney
Maryborough is the old name for Portlaoise Maryborough/Portlaoise
Bloomfield House is 2.5k E of Portlaoise Co Laois

Site was used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Mon 13.05.1935.

All the aircraft listed below took part in the 1935 Cobham’s Flying Circus
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared here at Bloomfield/Ballymooney.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 13.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N on 13.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N on 13.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N on 13.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N on 13.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor on 13.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 13.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 13.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 13.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A on 13.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 13.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 on 13.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 13.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex on 13.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider on 13.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]
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CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display in Maryborough on Tue 12.05.1936
possibly at Ballymooney. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below
would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully named-
it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous
visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending site survey. But there were some new locations and
one or two that were changed- for verious reasons.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 12.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 12.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 12.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 12.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 12.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 12.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 12.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 12.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 12.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 12.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 12.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 12.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 12.05.1936 Percival Phillips: pilot/owner Launcelot J. Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 12.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 12.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936
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The Ballymooney site was used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on 12.06.1937. Listed below are some
of the aircraft that may have flown here on that day.

Visitors ? Avro 504 on 12.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 12.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 12.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 12.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0136 Ballymore 1 Wexford? Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballymore
?
visitor G-BMWP PA34-200T Seneca on 28.09.1996 Robert Aarons

0137 Ballymore 2 Roscommon Field strip Private
Boyle 1 owner/operator ?
Ballymore
5k SW of Boyle Boyle
Head S out of Boyle on the N61 for 1k- turn R on to the Co Roscommon
R361 for 3.5k SW and Ballymore is on the L just before
the Sligo Co boundry

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Mon 18.09.1933

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballymore
on the 18.09.1933.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 18.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 18.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUCCierva C.19/IVP on 18.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP on 18.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 18.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth on 18.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth on 18.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 18.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 18.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 18.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 on 18.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 on 18.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 18.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock on 18.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll on 18.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

Ballymore was used by CWA.Scott's flying circus on Mon 08.06.1936.
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would
make sence- because searching for new sites was both time consuming
and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher
use- pending site survey. But there were new locations used and one or two
that were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballymore
on the 12.05.1936.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.
1936 Tour- CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 12.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 12.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 12.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 12.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 12.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 12.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 12.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 12.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 12.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 12.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 12.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 12.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 12.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 12.05.1936 Percival Phillips: pilot/owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 12.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 12.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

0138 Ballymore Eustace 1 Kildare Microlight Airstrip? Private
See Boleybeg 0223 or Donode Little 1468

0139 Ballymore Eustace 2 Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballymore Eustace
Co Kildare

Visitors EI-JBC Agusta A109 on 26.07.1998+28.11.1998
EI-TAR Bell 222A on 18.03.1999+20.03.1999+30.07.1999
EI-BOR Bell 222 on 03.05.2000

0140 Ballymun Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Ballymun
Dublin City

visitor EI-BUX Agusta A.109 on 08.06.1993

0141 Ballydyne Down Airstrip Private
Ballynahinch 1 owner/operator Rhonda Savage t/a Air Photographic Ireland possible location 4.5k NW of Crossgar Dorans Rock
Listooder Road
Ballydyne Saintfield Ballynhhinch Co Down

Based G-MNWY CFM Shadow R.Savage
Stored G-AVCS Beagle A.61 Terrier 1 J.May

0142 Ballynahinch Castle Galway Helipad Private
10k W of Recess owner/operator Ballynahinch Castle
Recess
Clifden
Co Galway
095-31006

0143 Ballynakill A Waterford Helipad Private
See Waterford Castle Hotel 1375

0144 Ballynakill Harbour Galway Marine Private
owner/operator ?
location? of active area unknown in the very large Ballynakill harbour
body of water that makes up the harbour Letterfrack
Co Galway

visitor G-AAAB Supermarine Solent flying boat (1244) 00.09.1928 Hon Arthur Guinness made a one night stopover here- whilst on a tour of the west of Ireland.

0145 Ballynamuck Waterford Field strip Private
Ballinamuck ( ) owner ?
Dungarvan operator Sir Alan Cobham on 14.09.1933
CW.Scott ? on 18.05.1936 ?
Irish Aero Club ? on 05.06.1937 ?
Ballynamuck
Dungarvan
2k NW of Dungarvan just S of the Colligan river. Co Waterford

Leave Dungarvan on the R.672 in a NW direction
for 1500m- then turn R onto minor road for 750m.
The townland of Ballynamuck is on your L

Used by Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus on Thurs 14.09.1933.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballynamuck.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 14.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 14.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP on 14.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP on 14.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 14.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth on 14.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth on 14.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 14.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 14.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 5.34 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 14.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 on 14.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal crash Aston Clinton 22.9.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 on 14.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 14.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock on 14.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll on 14.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

possibly the same site used by Scott’s flying circus on Mon 18.05.1936.
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display Dungarvan on 18.05.1936
possibly at this site. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below
would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully named-
it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous
visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 18.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 18.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 18.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 18.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 18.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 18.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 18.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 18.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 18.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 02.1937
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 18.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 18.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 18.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 18.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 18.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 18.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 18.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 18.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 18.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 18.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 18.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

also possibly used by the Irish Aero Club for their air demonastrations flying display on Sat 05.06.1937.

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on 05.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown
at Ballynamuck


Visitors ? Avro 504 on 05.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 05.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 05.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 05.06.1937 Irish Aero Club


0146 Ballynascarty Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
6k ENE of Midleton Ballynascarty
3k NW of Castlemartyr Midleton
Co Cork

visitor G-BXKT Aerospatial AS350B Ecureuil (1490) 24.10.1997

0147 Ballyneale Stud Farm Limerick Airstrip Private
Ballingarry owner/operator David Pearl
Ballyneale Stud Farm
3k SE of Ballingarry Ballingarry
Co Limerick

was to be based N7205R Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (E-2180) 09.08.2002 09.08.2002 N7205R Trustees Cr on T/O 09.08.2002
3 injuried 1 died later
based G-BNOX Cessna 182RG on 07.05.2002+04.06.2002 DC.Shephard
info from Roger D.Caird
G-BNOX Cessna R182 RG (1026) Ballingarry-Waterford-Ballingarry 04.06.2002

07/09 789m x 17.5m AAIU report

By Seán McCárthaigh 2004 Air Accident investigators have recommended urgent introduction of legislation to
govern corporate aviation following a fatal accident at a private airstrip in Limerick
two years ago. The recommendation followed an investigation into the accident
which resulted in the death of 85-year-old Godfrey Bush. Mr Bush died from his injuries nine days after the plane in which he was a passenger
crash-landed shortly after take-off. Mr Bush's wife- Mavis- and the pilot also received
serious head and back injuries in the accident. Authors of the air accident report have advised the European Aviation Safety Agency
to immediately finalise plans for specialised regulation of the use of private aircraft in
business a growing sector of the industry. Accident investigators expressed concern that private airstrips are being used in
Ireland for high-performance planes without proper assessment of their suitability for
such aircraft. The accident in which Mr Bush died occurred at a private airstrip owned by London
businessman David Pearl at Ballyneale Stud- Ballingarry- Co Limerick- on 09 08.2002. The report noted it was not the first time that the Air Accident Investigation Unit of the
Department of Transport had become aware of involvement of private aircraft for
business use in fatal accidents. The left wing of the small four-seater Beachcraft Bonanza broke off after it nose-dived
after take-off into a solid hedgerow at the boundary of the airstrip before the plane
came to rest in an adjoining field. All four fuel tanks were ruptured and the aircraft declared a total write-off. Witnesses
described how the plane was "struggling to get airborne-" although they also reported
no strange engine noise. The report said the accident was caused by the stalling of the aircraft shortly after
take-off due to a lack of adequate air speed. It also claimed the English pilot- aged 27- had "a very limited total and recent experience"
of flying such a high-performance complex aircraft- especially from a grass airstrip. The report also revealed that the airstrip did not have proper planning permission. However- Mr Pearl told accident investigators he has received legal advice that he did
not need to apply for planning permission for the airstrip. The Irish Aviation Authority said the airstrip did not require its approval as it was intended
as an unlicensed private airstrip

0148 Ballynoe Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
see Mallow 3 0979 owner/operator Robin England or Robin England
Fermoy Ballynoe Ryegrass
Fermoy Ballynoe
Location? Co Cork Mallow
Co Cork


There are a total of 10 townland’s named Ballynoe in Co Cork plus
a Ballynoe North and Ballynoe South. One is in the Mallow area (as
the address above shows) and four in the Fermoy area. The Mallow
address for Robin is the one given on the Irish Aviation Civil Aircraft
Register. It’s 12k WSW of Mallow railway station. Grids 80/W440944
and Co-ord’s 52.05.93N 08.49.04W N 52.05.930’ W 008.49.040’

based EI-BVB Whittaker MW6 00.08.1993 Active Robin England
based EI-BRW Bimax Ospray ?
based EI-BXZ Flexiform Trike 19.12.1988 06.07.1994 Robin England
based EI-CAJ O’Leary Biplane 00.00.1990’s 06.07.1994 Robin England scrapped mid 1994 engine to EI-BVB
visitor EI-AMG MS885 Super rallye 04.04.1967 crashed Ballynoe 04.04.1967 probably a different location
visitor EI-CNU Pegasus Quantum 21.09.1998 Martin Ffrench
visitor G-MNFZ Southdown Puma 21.09.1998 M.Davane

0149 Ballyporeen Tipperary Helipad USMC/ USAF/ Private
owner/operator ?
USMC/ USAF/ Private
Location? Ballyporeen
field just outside the town Co Tipperary

Former chairman of Tipperary South County Council- Con Donovan- was the first person to formally welcome Reagan when his helicopter landed in a local sports field.

Site used as the USN/USAF and private operators as a base for
helicopter operations during the visit of President Ronald Reagan to
Ballyporeen on 03.06.1984. A special air traffic control facility was
established here- using equipment provided by the USAF- to cater
for the high density of helicopter activity around Ballporeen during
the visit.
Visitors 159359 Sikorsky VH-3D on 03.06.1984 HMX-1Sqn US Marine Corps “Nighthawk/Marine1”
159357 Sikorsky VH-3D on 03.06.1984 HMX-1Sqn US Marine Corps “Nighthawk/Marine2”
68-10932 Sikorsky CH-53C on 03.06.1984 601 TASS / 601 TWC “Nighthawk 3 ”
10924 Sikorsky CH-53C on 03.06.1984 601 TASS / 601 TWC “Nighthawk 4 ”
10928 Sikorsky CH-53C on 03.06.1984 601 TAAS / 601 TWC “Nighthawk 5 ”
EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 03.06.1984 Irish Helicopters Ltd
EI-BJV Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 03.06.1984 Joseph Kelly [Hired-in by IHL]
EI-BKT Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 03.06.1984 Irish Helicopters Ltd
G-BFPF Sikorsky S-61N on 03.06.1984 British Caledonian Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]
G-BKFN Bell 214ST on 03.06.1984 British Caledonian Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]
G-BEJL Sikorsky S-61N on 03.06.1984 British Airways Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]
G-BEWL Sikorsky S-61N on 03.06.1984 British Airways Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]
G-BFFJ Skiorsky S-61N on 03.06.1984 British Airways Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]
G-BISN Chinook on 03.06.1984 British Airways Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]
G-BISR Chinook on 03.06.1984 British Airways Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]
G-BWFC Chinook on 03.06.1984 British Airways Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]
G-BISZ Sikorsky S-76A on 03.06.1984 Bristow Helicopters “Irish 1” [Hired-in by IHL]
G-DFIN Aerospatial SA365N Dauphin on 03.06.1984 McAlpine Helicopters [Hired-in by IHL]

0150 Ballyquirk Cork Airship Patrol Station RNAS [not completed]
Killeagh owner/operator for Royal Navy
Ballyquirk
12k W of Youghal Killeagh
Co Cork

The text below was taken from the Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication: ISBN 0 9508231 1 2
A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923

Construction started during 1918- but was abandoned when the war
ended in Nov 1918. Was to be a sub-station to Pembrooke Dock
Airship Patrol Station.
Had it become operational- airships based here were expected
to cover the south westeren approaches- from the Atlantic Ocean to
St George’s Channel. Station area was to be 361 acres in size.
A large steel lattice airship hanger was constructed 612m [2000ft] X
344m [1040ft

Killeagh Royal Navy Airship Station
During world War One- the desperate search for an effective anti-submarine weapon was partially
met by the airship. These hydrogen-filled lighter than air (LTA) craft were the perfect escort for
shipping as it approached the coastlines of Europe. The proud boast of the Royal Naval Air Service
during WW1 was that no ship had ever been sunk when escorted by an airship. The strategy of
airship patrols was that they were very visible to any patrolling u-boat- which would- out of necessity
be forced to submerge. This then reduced the effective speed of the submarine to about 5 - 6 knots
which made it impossible to line up an attack on shipping. From the vantage point of the airship it
was also possible to scan large areas of sea- in all directions for any sight of the enemy.

During 1917 the toll of shipping losses had become unsustainable to the Allies- especially on the
Western Approaches and the Irish Sea. Great work was being done by airships from the stations
in Luce Bay in Scotland- Angelsey and Pembroke in Wales- and Mullion in Cornwall. These bases
were too far from the south Coast of Ireland for the scope of Western Approach patrols. There was
a mooring-out station in Malahide- Co. Dublin- but this only offered basic tethering facilities and no
means of maintenance of airships. The decision was made to have an airship base in Co. Cork.

The site chosen was near the village of Killeagh- approximately 20 miles east of Cork City. This area
was chosen due to it's flat terrain- access to water- proximity to Cork Harbour- and most importantly –
the Cork to Youghal railway ran along the top of the site. An area of 365 acres- taking in parts of the
townlands of Ballyquirke- Knocknaskagh and Ballindinis was commandeered under the Defence of the
Realm Act and in 1918 construction began. This was to be a 'War Base' capable of storing and
maintaining two non-rigid Coastal Class airships and two rigid 33 Class airships. This was an enormous
undertaking and the presence of the railway was invaluable. A siding was built and a platform erected
to take in goods. All of the construction materials came from England to Cork by ship- from where they
were transported to Killeagh by rail. Construction was under the direction of the Air Construction Corps-
who employed Admiralty contractor TJ Moran. No local labour was used.

Work on the base continued for the remainder of the war and through the Armistice- and was only
stopped on the 20th of August 1919. At this point the structures on site consisted of:
One Rigid Airship Shed- partially completed measuring 840ft x 150ft x 130ft
One Coastal Airship Shed partially completed measuring 356ft x 160ft x 75ft
One Electric Generating Station
Quarters for 18 Officers and 297 men
Offices
Stores
Garage
Lecture Hall
Canteen
Guard house

The Island of Ireland- in 1919- was going through the upheaval of the War of Independence and troops
guarding the Killeagh base had a lucky escape in June 1919 when Terence MacSwiney the later Lord
Mayor of Cork led an abortive raid to gain arms and ammunition. Meanwhile the unused parts of the large
airship sheds were transported back to Liverpool- but all the other structures remained under armed guard
until independence. At this point in time the British Air Ministry had taken over the facilities of the Royal
Naval Air Service- of which the Killeagh station belonged.

After the formation of the Irish State there was much argument and counter-argument between the British
Air Ministry and the Irish Commissioners of Public Works as to who was to pay the rents to the landowners.
It was eventually agreed that the Irish Government would take over rental payments after 31st December
1922. The post Civil-War Irish Government seems to have been at a loss as to what to do with the base-
which was now suffering large scale pilferage of building materials. The heavy galvanised corrugated iron
used in shed construction was especially prized.

FLIGHT- MAY 13- 1932 p.425
An Irish Aerodrome Scheme
SCHEMES for the establishment of an airport at or
near Cork have recently been revived in Ireland- and we
understand that a site at Ballyquirke- about 12 miles from
the port of Queenstown- is to be the subject of investigations
by the interested parties- believed to be Cork
business men. Ballyquirke was laid out as an aerodrome
during the Great War and it was the intention to use it
as a base for airships of the United States Navy ; although
a steel lattice hangar was constructed by an English firm-
no airship ever arrived- and the hangar was dismantled
about 18 months ago. The representatives of a German
company who visited Ballincollig Aerodrome- near Cork-
some time ago also paid a visit to Ballyquirke- but voiced
no opinion on the possibilities of the site. A railway
siding provides direct access by train to Youghal and Cork
from the site.

0151 Ballyshannon 1 Donegal Store? Private
owner/operator Andrew Fenton
Location? Sheegus
Ballyshannon
Co Donegal

stored? EI-BMU Monett Sonerai II L 09.06.1998 Active Andrew Fenton based Strandhill noted 01.08.2004

0152 Ballyshannon 2 Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Ballyshannon
Co Donegal

visitors G-PLMF Aerospatial AS350B1 Squirrel on 23.03.1994
G-BWFY Aerospatial AS350B1 Squirrel on 07.01.1997
N454 Bell UH-1E on 14.05.2000

0153 Ballyshasin A Waterford Microlight Airstrip Private
See Ballycashin 0091

0154 Ballywalter 1 Down Landing Ground RAF
1.5k NW of Ballywalter owner/operator Royal Air Force
Ballywalter
Co Down

Site used by the RAF from 1918 until 1920
Ballywalter I (probable location)
Grid Reference:-J | 619 | 703
Current Status:-Open land
Date:-1918 - 1922
Current Use:-Disused
Used By:-RAF

0155 Ballywalter 2 Down Satellite Landing Ground RAF
16 SLG owner/operator Royal Air Force
1.5k S of Ballywalter Ballywalter
Co Down
there is a possibility that 1 & 2 are the same site

info from Roger D.Caird
This was a Satellite Landing Ground used by the RAF during the second world war
01.06.1941 to 14.03.1945 at 5433n 0529w

Ballywalter S.L.G.16. via ww2ni
This was a grass strip airfield which can be accessed via the beach adjacent to the
Caravan Site.
On occasions Wellington bombers used this site
Concrete blocks have been used to fill gaps which had been created to allow the
aircraft to be hidden among trees.
I was at Ballywalter airfield yesterday and I spoke with a man who had
lived there as a young boy and he brought me to the old grass strip on the seaward
side of the road There is a Tractor shed and couple of other buildings on the road side of the runway. He told me he remembered seeing carrier type aircraft which were worked on and
then secured by way of their arresting hooks under trees. while no record of carrier
based or multiple aircraft being stored here-only Wellington’s were mentioned but
as a storage unit it was definitely possible that many different aircraft types did
occupy this site during the
via  HYPERLINK "http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/member.php?988-skyhawk" \o "skyhawk is offline" skyhawk on AiX 04.05.2010 Re: Ballywalter Landing Ground Officially known as 16 SLG Prepared for use by 23 Maintenance Unit at RAF Aldergrove during the early months
of 1941. First test landing made by an Anson April 25 1941. Length had to be extended
due to the effect of strong crosswinds. Aircraft were stored here throughout the war
being used as a overspill facility.

Under construction late 1918 but limited use as LG.
from Aldergrove multiple aircraft code 3B in 41 Group which disbanded 00.04.1978
no record of code use
23 Maintenance Unit-Aircraft Storage Unit
store 01.06.1941 14.03.1945 Wellington stored 16 SLG originally assigned as 23MU

formed at Maghaberry 01.01.1945 as 101 Storage Sub Site assigned to Satellite Landing Grounds
Repair & Salvage Unit-Motor Storage Unit
light aircraft were noted flying from here during 1990 SLG16 Ballywalter 01.06 1941 to 14.03.1945
also given as “Millisle” –not used by
23MU-to SLG101 Maghaberry instead
Millisle was the name allocated to a new airfield
under construction 3.7k inland W of the coast at
Millisle during early1945 - it was never completed
The remains of the partially constructed N/S
runway is visible on Google Earth.
SLG17 Maydown 01.05.1941 to 00.09.1941
then developed into full sized airfield
SLG18 St Angelo 06.06.1941 to 15.09.1941
but never used by MU-to fighter sector
station in 82 Group 15 09 1941
SLG19 Murlough 01.05.1941 to 14.02.1945
to 101 SLG
SLG20 Langford Lodge 01.07.1941 to 00.05.1942
then developed into full sized airfield
SLG101 01.01.1945 to 00.10.1946 in place
SLG’s 16 & 19-MU
dispersal centre for Short Sterlings
closed 00.10.1947.



0156 Ballywalter 3 Down Airfield USAAF [not completed]
See Mill Isle 1013

0157 Balmoral Belfast City Aerodrome [potential site] Private
See Musgrave Park 1058

0158 Balmoral Showground Belfast City Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
4.5k SSW of Belfast city hall Malone Upper
Belfast City

In Sept 1912 an air race was arranged from Dublin to the Royal
Ulster Agricultural Society's showgrounds at Balmoral- but had
to be abandoned due to bad weather. Such was the interest
in it that air displays were held at the showgrounds on the
following two Saturdays. But these displays came to an abrupt
end when Henry Jacob Astley was unfortunatly killed here on
21.09.1912 while giving a flying demonstration- crashing shortly
after take-off. He died whilst heroically preventing his aeroplane
from crashing into the crowd.

Durind the summer of 1984?- Brendan McIntyre brought one of his
gyrocopter’s to the Balmoral Showground and gave a flying display.
Which gyrocopter he used is not recorded.

visitor ? ? 21.09.1912 Henry Jacob Astley sadly he was killed here in a flying accident on 21.09.1912
displayed here visitor G-ARWW Bensen B.8M Gyrocopter (SJB/1) 25.05.1984? Brendan McIntyre/The Barnside Flying Group de-reg date 17.12.1991 confirmation required for the date &
OR visitor G-BIPZ McCandless Gyrocopter Mk.4 (MK4/4) 25.05.1984? Brendan McIntyre/The Barnside Flying Group de-reg date 09.08.1991 which gyrocopter was used for the display

0159 Baltinglass Wicklow Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Baltinglass
Co Wicklow

info from Roger D.Caird
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA Rallye 100ST (2429) first noted on 08.07.1986+26.11.1986 and last noted 23.04.1987

0160 Cavan Town 1 Cavan Store Private
owner James B.Smith
C/o Superklene Dry Cleaners
200m W of the High Street- on the N3 road Farnham Street
Cavan
Co Cavan


Stored EI-AYB Gardan GY-80-180 Horizon 00.00.1986 00.00.1999 James B.Smith to Abbeyshrule 2
The Horizon was WFU in 1986- roaded to a store at the
rear of the dry cleaners owned by James Smith and dismantled
here. Then slowly restored to flying condition over a number
of years- finally re-appearing at Abbeyshrule 2 0006 in 1999.
First noted at Abbeyshrule 2 0006 04.1999

0161 Banbridge 1 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Brian Oliver & Brian Charles McCartan
Location? Banbridge Road
Banbridge
Co Down

Based G-BZTD Thruster T600T Brian Oliver & Brian Charles McCartan
G-MTVS Thruster TST Mk 1 WJ.Burrell
G-MVMG Thruster TST Mk 1 Brian Oliver McCartan
G-MYJH Thruster T300 22.10.1996 21.01.2002 Brian Oliver & Brian Charles McCartan
G-MYRR Letov LK-2M Sluka Brian McCartan


0162 Bandon 1 Cork Airstrip Private
See Kilcolman Park Farm 0769

0163 Banemore Limerick Landing strip Private
Bawnmore A owner ?
operator CWA.Scott on 24.05.1936
Banemore is 3.75k SE of Limerick city centre Banemore
See also Rathbane House 1131 Limerick
Co Limerick

Probably the same site as Rathbane House.
The townland of Banemore is E of Rathbane House.
The centre of a 55 acre field in Banemore is 650m E of Rathbane House
and probably the site of Irelands first official landing ground when it was
used by the RFC in 1913. A section at the southern corner of this field was
fenced of which left about 40 acres usable for flying

Flight 1913- p 0941 30.08.1913
No. 2 (Aeroplane) Squadron. Montrose.—BE's and
Maurice Farmans were out daily throughout the week. Capt.
Longcroft tested a new BE on the 16th at Farnborough- and flew
this machine to Montrose on the 19th- with the Commanding
Officer as passenger. One landing only was made—at Alnmouth
to replenish with petrol and oil. The journey of about 530 miles
took 7 hrs. 40 mins.- exclusive of the time spent at Alnmouth.
The first part of the flight breaks the existing world's record for
flight with a passenger. The machines of the Squadron going to
Ireland are now ready for the flight there- preparatory to taking
part in the Irish Command manoeuvres.

Irelands First Official Landing Ground. The forty acre site was
used for the very first ever Royal Flying Corps overseas
deployment of a unit of six aeroplanes from No. 2 Squadron of
the newly formed Royal Flying Corps between 01.09.1913 and
23.09.1913.

The site is now part of Rathbane Golf Club at Rathbane
South. Rathbane House is now the club house for the golf
course. Which means the site will not be built on for the
fore-seeable future

Rathbane House 1131 and Banemore 0168
The townland of Banemore is E of Rathbane House.
The actual Landing Ground used by the RFC in 1913 is
probably at Banemore.
Scott’s flying circus gave a flying display at Banemore on
Sun 24.05.1936. The flying circus was also listed as giving
a display at Ballycummin [Castle] 0099- on the same day
Sun 24.05.1936. Ballycummin is 5.5k WSW of Banemore.
Were there two separate displays on that day- are the date/s
inaccurate or is the list wrong?.

215 Maurice Farman Shorthorn flown by Captain GWP. On 01.09.1913 Dawes landed on
Newcastle Beach Co Down at the Slieve Donard hotel- beside the golf club en-route from
Montrose via Cults Farm to Rathbane House- in order to have the floatation bags removed
and to refuel. The bags were fitted for the sea crossing. He then continued direct to
Rathbane House later day.

217 BE2a flowen by Captain JWH.Becke did not stop at Newcastle- nor did 225 and 273 (see below)

218 BE2a flowen by Capain CAH.Longcroft was well into his flight- when the float came loose. He had
to return to base in order to have it refitted. Finally arrived at Rathbane House on the 03.09.1913
on the back of a lorry after suffering another mishap enroute.

225 BE2a flown by Lieutenant L.Dawes- brother of Capt Dawes landed at Dundalk Royal Field Artillery
Barracks- Co Louth on 01.09.1913 en-route from Montrose via Cults Farm to Rathbane
House in order to refuel and have the floatation bags removed. 225 continued direct to
Rathbane House later that day.

272 BE2a flowen by Lieutenant ACH.McLean had an accident just prior to departure from Montrose and
had to remain behind for repairs. Arrived on 05.09.1913.

273 BE2a flowen by Lieutenant FF.Waldron landed at the Curragh to refuel on 01.09.1913 en-route from
Montrose via Cults Farm to Rathbane House.

Seven hangars were erected at Rathbane to accomodate the six aeroplanes and their spares.

from Newcastle Based 215 Maurice Farman ShorthornS7 01.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Captain Dawes
217 BE2a 01.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Captain Becke
218 BE2a by road 03.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Captain Longcroft
225 BE2a 01.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Lieutenant Dawes
272 BE2a 05.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Lieutenant McLean
273 BE2a 01.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Lieutenant Waldron


Scott’s flying circus was listed as giving a flying display at
Banemore on Sun 24.05.1936 and was also listed as giving
a display at Ballycummin [Castle] 0099- on the same day
Sun 24.05.1936. Ballycummin is 5.5k WSW of Banemore.
Were there two separate displays on that day- are the date/s
incorrect or is the list wrong?.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus was reported as giving a display at Banemore
on 24.05.1936. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed
below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would
make sence- because searching for new sites was time consuming and
expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher
use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for various
reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 24.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 24.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 24.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 24.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 24.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 24.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 24.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 24.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 24.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 24.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 24.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 24.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 24.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 24.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 24.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 24.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 24.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 24.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 24.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 24.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

The Irish Aero Club sponsored a two day flying display at Bawnmore
Limerick on Sun 13.06.1937 & Mon 14.06.1937- believe to be Banemore
mis-spelt.
The flying display was operated by Coronation Air Displays - Air Demonstrations Ltd.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at Banemore
on the above dates.

Visitors ? Avro 504 on 13/14.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 13/14.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 13/14.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 13/14.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0164 Bangor 1 Down Landing Ground Private
Owner/operator United States Navy 1918-1919
Civil 1930’s
Royal Air Force 1939-1945?
Bangor
Location? Possibly Valentine/Castle Park Playing Fields Co Down
800m SSE of Bangor railway station

Site used by the United States Naval Air Service for land based aircraft in Ireland during 1918.
Possibly the same site used for civil aviation in the 1930’s.
And again during WW2 1939-1945?
5439n 0536w
WW2 RAF field.

Bangor

County:-North Down
Grid Reference:-J | 538 | 831
Current Status:-Housing
Date:-August 1930 - 1930s
Current Use:-Disused
Used By:-RAF | Civil

0165 Bangor 2 Down AA Landing Ground Private/RAF
See Groomsport 0694

0166 Cotton Down Microlight Airstrip? Private
Bangor 3 owner/operator ?J.Currell?
?16 Bailie Road?
?Cotton?
4.760m SE of Bangor railway station Bangor
Co Down

Confirmation required of a strip in the Bangor area-possible location at Cotton

? G-BSSI Rans S-6 Coyote II 21.09.2001 Active John Currell ?BT19 7QW?
based G-MVBP Thruster TST Mk1 28.11.1997 Active Kenneth James Crompton BT20 3EN
G-MYJM Gemini Flash 2A 00.00.0000 19.02.2002 AJ.Boyd
G-MYWW Pegasus Quantum 15 00.00.0000 02.02.2002 KJ.Gay
G-EVEY Thruster T600N 22.01.2002 Active Kenneth James Crompton BT20 3EN

0167 Bannfoot Armagh Airstrip Private
See Derrytrasna 1725

0168 Bannow Wexford Store Private
Grange owner/opertor Bernard Van Duykeren
Wellingtonbridge Fanore
Bannow
4k S of Wellingtonbridge railway station Grange
Carrick
Wellingtonbridge
Co Wexford

stored EI-CIP Soler Wings Quasar 11.11.1993 04.02.1994 Bernard Van Duykeren
re reg G-MWZS Solar Wings Quasar 04.02.1994 23.05.2003 Bernard Van Duykeren to Beccles England
visitor? G-BSNL Bensen B.8 MR on 07.09.1996 A.Brene

0169 Bantry House Cork Store RAF
owner White Family
1k WSW of Bantry town centre operator Second Cyclist Squadron Cavalry Corps Irish Army 1940-1945
Bantry
Co Cork


Whites at Bantry House via Antoin Daulton
Info below to be confirmed
Bantry House is believed to be the site of the landing ground used by
the Bristol Fighter of 2 Squadron when it crashed on 14.04.1921.
Senility must be creeping on as I cannot remember giving this information to you. However- for what it is worth- I believe the barracks/camp was situated in the grounds of Bantry House and I would imagine that a suitable field nearby was in use as a landing field. I do not have the identity of the Bristol Fighter involved which was written off in the landing after colliding with an earthen bank. It seems that the same family have occupied Bantry House for many years...in fact- the current occupants- surname White- are direct descendents of the original builder of the house...and a direct approach to them may reveal the answer. Shall I enquire?

Crash confirmed possibly at this location
On the 14.04.1921- a Bristol F2b Fighter of No. 2 Sqn RAF was tasked
to take a staff officer of 6th Division from Ballincollig to Bantry- both in
Co Cork. The aircraft crashed at Bantry and was written off- whilst landing
in a field close to the barracks. The aeroplane struck a large mound- sustaining
extensive damage. The pilot and passenger were unhurt. The wreck was
later removed to the barracks. The site was then abandoned "due to lack
of size and dangerous location".

Info below is confirmed at Bantry House during the “emergency” (W W 2)
The Second Cyclist Squadron of the Cavalry Corps had to patrol on their
bicycles- the 60 miles of rugged South West Coast of County Cork. And indeed
had the horrible task of recovering the remains of Air Crews and their Aircraft-
which crashed in the foothills of West Cork during "The Emergency Period".
Several of these Aircraft mostly Luftwaffe ended up on the main lawn of
Bantry House before being taken to the smelter at Roscrea.

possibly not at this location see Bantry 1 2114
Visitor Bristol F2b Fighter 14.03.1921 2 Sqn RAF crashed and destroyed on landing here

0170 Bantry 2 Cork Airstrip Private
owner/operator Rowa Ltd C/o Dennis Connolly
Bantry Bantry Airstrip
2.5k WSW of Bantry in the townland of Beach Co.Cork Beach
027-50077 fax 027-50417 Bantry
087-8127336 Co Cork
opened 1970

info below from Roger D.Caird
1500ft hard r/w.In use prior to 1976.

visitors G-BAIS ? on 02.10.1994
D-ENOX PiperPA-28R flew Bantry Cork 19.05.1998
reported in storage here N904RE Rotec Rally III (cn 25513) 00.08.1995

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 34
Asphalt runway No major obstructions approach over water from
both directions Possible low level turbulence from SE wind
also possible debris on the runway Visitors are very welcome but
PPR by phone please
Circuits over Bantry Bay - Landing Fees veriable
Mogas 2.5k in Bantry - No Avgas

No known based aircraft

0171 Bantry 3 Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Darren John Stock Carrigboy Durrus
Bantry
assumed to be a different location than Bantry 2 Co Cork

based G-BYRH Medway hybred R44XLR (MR165/143) 25.10.1999 24.08.2000 DJ Stock

0172 Bantry Hospital Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Bantry hospital
Bantry
500m S of Bantry Town Centre Co Cork
027-50133 Fax 027-51209

0173 Bantry House Hotel Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Bantry House Hotel
1k WSW of Bantry town centre Bantry
S side of the N71 road overlooking Bantry Bay Co Cork
027-50047 fax 027-50795

0174 Barberstown Castle Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator Barberstown Castle
Straffan
6.75k S of Maynooth Co Kildare
01-6288157 fax 01-6277027

S out of Maynooth on the R406 for 6.5k to T junction-
turn R on to the R403- then immediately L for 100m and
Barberstown Castle is on the right.

0175 Bargy Castle Wexford Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Bargy Castle
9.2k SW of Rosslare Tomhaggard
Co Wexford

Visitor N7238A Bell 407 on 08.04.1998 Eurojet Aviation
Re/Reg C-FCDB Bell 407 on 22.08.1998 Eurojet Aviation

0176 Barons Court Tyrone Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Barons Court
5k SW of Newtownstewart Newtownstewart
Co Tyrone

visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 07.08.1993 Celtic Helicopters
visitor N2NR Agusta A.109A II (7350) 23.10.2010 N 2NR Trustee later cr close to the Leitrim Lodge picnic area near Hilltown Morne Mountains killing all three on board

0177 Barrow House Kerry Helistop Private
owner/operator Heligolf Ltd
Barrow House
4.75k WSW of Ardfert West Barrow
Tralee
Co Kerry
066-7136437 fax 066-7136402

visitor G-RSWW R22 Beta 16.07.1994 Woodstock Entertainments

0178 Bartlemy Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
Kilshannig owner/operator ?
Bartlemy
2k S of Rathcormick Kilshannig
reported as closed 1996 Rathcormick
Co Cork

info below from Roger D.Caird
EI-BNJ- Evans VP-2 based
airstrip closed 1996.


Based EI-BNJ Evens VP2 24.01.1983 00.00.1996 Gerrard Cashman
EI-BRH Mainair Gemini Flash 00.05.1985 00.07.1994 F.Warren
EI-BRH Mainair Gemini Flash 06.07.1994 29.05.2001 James Deeney
EI-CAJ O’Leary Biplane FFmid 1989 reg 04.01.1990 06.07.1994 John O‘Leary dismantled remains to Ballynoe strip
from Killamaster EI-CJZ Whittaker MW-6S Fatboy Flyer 07.05.1994 00.00.1996 Michale McCarthy to Watergrasshill
EI-CKO Hornet weightshift 24.08.1994 24.07.1996 Michael Devine date withdrawn from use
G-MNCB/ EI-CKT Mainair Gemini Flash 27.09.1994 Active Cornelius Burke reg to KEITH BARTHOLEMEW O'REGAN 30.05.1985 to 07.07.1994 CLONAKILTY
EI-CLL Whittaker MW-6S 02.04.1995 24.04.1997 Sean Curtain to Watergrasshill
EI-CMU Mainair Mercury 03.05.1996 Active James Deeney

0179 Batterstown Meath Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Sean Patrick McCaffrey
Batterstown
Location? Navan
Co Meath

based EI-BYW Thruster 3 axis 25.01.1990 00.11.1991 S.McCraffery re-reg G-MWWS to England with owner

0180 Bawnmore Limerick Field strip Private
See Rathbane House 1131

0181 Bearhaven Cork Kite Balloon Station USNAS/RAF
See Castletown Bearhaven 1 0364

0182 Bear Island Cork Landing Ground RAF/ Private
See Rerrin 1 2341

0183 Beaumont Hospital Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Beaumont Hospital
6k NNE of O’Connells Street Bridge Beaumont Road
Dublin 9
01-8377755 Fax 01-8376982

0184 Belfast 1 Belfast City Airstrip Private
See Belfast City 0188 Site was used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Sat & Sun 14-15.07.1933-
Location given as “Sydenham” and again on 06-07.05.1935.

0185 Belfast 2 Antrim Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport RAF/Civil-RAF
See Aldergrove 0022

0186 Belfast 3 Belfast City Municiple Aerodrome/Airstrip Civil/Private
See Malone Air Park 0983

0187 Belfast 4 Antrim Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport RAF/RN/Civil
See Nutts Corner 1 0272

0188 Belfast City Belfast City Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport Civil / RN / Civil
Belfast Harbour 2 owner/operator Belfast Harbour Commissioners [1938-1941]
HMS Gadwall Railway Air Services [1938 ] ph 44211
Lagan Site Royal Navy [1941-1946]
Sydenham 1 United States Army Air Force [1943-1944]
Short Brothers Ltd [1946-0000]
Sarcon Diamond [1995-0000]
Belfast City Airport Ltd [0000-2003]
Ferrovial [2003-
4k NE of Belfast City Hall between the A2 road and Sydenham
the river Lagan 028-457745
EGAC/BHD Belfast City 028-90454871 ATC 028-90935027 airside stand dept
028-90939093 switch

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 35
Busy international airport with regular scheduled services to the
Republic of Ireland England Scotland Wales and further afield.
Belfast Harbour Airport was opened in 1938 by Mrs Neville
Chamberlain. The inaugural flight was to Glasgow.
TV Masts 1755ft amsl 251deg/T 5.2 NM
and also 1698ft amsl 260 deg/T 4.8 NM
Flight plan MANDATORY
Arrival and Departure as directed.
Customs and Immigration available.
ATIS 136.625 Approach 130.85 Tower 130.85
Resturants Snack and Coffee bar in terminal.
Mogas No - Avgas Yes

Opening date also reported as 16.03.1934 see below and Cobham’s
use in 07.1933.

Operational as RAF Belfast 1941- when FAA had lodger facilities under
books of HMS Caroline. Joined by USAAF 1943 to 1944. Transferred to
Admiralty and commissioned late 1943 as HMS Gadwell. Used by FAA
for disembarking squadrons- and housed RN Aircraft Maintenance Yard.
Was responsible for shipping aircraft overseas- and had a berth alongside
for escort carriers. Reverted to RAF in 1973. 5437n 0552w.
On the East side of Belfast Harbour off the A2 road.
Plans to develop this site as an airfield were made as far back as
1928- when a Vickers Virginia landed at the shipyard.
It is recorded that Sir Alan Cobhams flying circus gave displays at
“Sydenham” on Sat & Sun 14-15.07.1933. Was it at this same location?
The aerodrome at Sydenham- apparently was not ready for use until
16.03.1938. Of-course the flying circus could have used the same site
when it was still a green field- before it was developed as an aerodrome.
Remember Sir Alan Cobham was heavily involved in the location of sites-
which were later devoloped into aerodromes/airfields/airports.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Sydenham
on the 14-15.07.1933.



The aerodrome was built by the Belfast Harbour Commissioners. However- it was only ready
for use on 16.03.1938 when it was opened as Belfasts main airport. The grass airfield had a
maximum landing run of 4600ft. In 1946- Nutts Corner 0272 replaced Sydenham as the main
airport for Belfast.
Keith Lloyd ABIX 12.01.2008 there was a recent thread on this subject. Just looking at my files and I have 25 Lancaster I's that arrived at Short & Harland- Belfast from late 1945 to April 1946 and then all departed from March 1946 onwards. Question is- were these part of the project- if not- why the short stay and what contract were they handled under?

Allan G.Williams to Keith 13.01.2008 The period that you quote pre-dates the drone conversion project by six or seven years. I think that the Lancasters that you refer to were with Shorts for modifications for Far East service. There seems to have been about forty B.1s in the PA… and SW… serial ranges which when modified were `remustered' as B.1(FE).
work on these Lancasters was being done at the various MUs by S&H working parties- rather than at Sydenham I don't have a contract number for the B.1(FE) conversion work by Shorts- can anyone out there supply …… ? Similar work was carried out on a number of Lincolns as well.

Allan 13.01.2008 Thanks for putting me on the right track having deleted the earlier drone e-mails. All the Lancasters I have are in the TW serial range. checking British Roundel 1997 onwards for the Lincolns- they show up at S&H for the FE Mods with the first arrival in Feb 46 but the narrative never quoted a contract. Keith Lloyd

Keith later on 13.01.2008 I've asked my database the right question this time- and sure enough- there were also about 25 TW… Lancasters with Short Bros and Harland during 1945 -1946. Incredibly stupid things- computers- I knew exactly what I meant- why didn't it? As far as contract numbers for that work are concerned- I did make enquiries when I was preparing the `British Roundel' Lincoln histories (10 years ago!)- but without any luck. This thread is perhaps a good time to raise the question again.
from Phil Butler also on the 13.01.2008
RE Keith Lloyd's request- it seems to me (from looking at the card entries) that the work on these Lancasters was being done at the various MUs by S&H working parties- rather than at Sydenham. The only way to (perhaps) find the contract number might be to look at the SUPP 4 files in TNA- but I think it will be difficult to find. If I can find it I will post on ab-ix.
Base for Short Brothers& Harland Ltd. Also used as a Royal Navy Station and named HMS Gadwall.
P-38's and P-47's were assembled here by Lockheed after being shipped into Belfast by No.3 Base
Air Depot of Air Service Command of the USAF.
The USAF flew in many Texans- F-84's & F-86's- F-100's for maintenance and storage in 1954/5.
In the late 1950's No.738 Squadron was based with Sea Hawks. Also 781 Sqn.- and FRU
(Flight Refuelling Unit ?) both with Sea Hawks.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1975.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1976.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1977.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1978.
The RAF pulled out of Sydenham March 1978.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1979.
List of residents Ulster Air Mail May 1999 P.107
One runway 6000ft.
In 1994 Belfast City/Sydenham handled 1.2m passengers. 300 people were employed and services
were operated to 20 UK destinations.
Shorts announced on 13.04.1995 that it was selling Sydenham- to Sarcon Diamond- a company based
in Nortnern Ireland - reportedly for £24m

Military Unit Movements
Ayr visitor 23.10.1943 25.10.1943 824 Sqn detatchement RN Fleet Air Arm Hawker Sea Hurrican IIC transit to HMS Pretoria Castle (total of 6 Hurricanes
HMS Pretoria visitor 04.11.1943 05.11.1943 824 Sqn detatchement RN Fleet Air Arm Hawker Sea Hurrican IIC in all) transit to Donibristle (total of 6 hurries in all –
Castle NF668 was one
based 14.12.1971 15.04.1972 663 Aviation Sqn Army Air Corps ? redesignated 663 Sqn AAC on 01.01.1973
shared base with Aldergrove on same dates
ex 663 Aviation based 15.04.1975 15.08.1975 663 Sqn Army Air Corps ? shared base with Aldergrove & Omagh on same
Squadron Army Air Corps dates
formed here based 01.01.1939 03.09.1939 24 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School Tiger Moth redesignated 24 Elementary Flying Training School
RAF Anson
Audax
Demon
Hart
Rochester based 02.09.1939 03.09.1939 23 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School Magister into 24 Elementary Flying Training School
RAF Tiger Moth
ex 23 and 24 based 03.09.1939 22.07.1940 24 Elementary Flying Training School RAF Magister to Luton
Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School Tiger Moth
Driffield based 23.06.1940 08.07.1941 88 Sqn RAF Boston code RH to Swanton Morley
Blenheim
Thirsk based 27.06.1940 26.05.1941 226 Sqn RAF Battle K7600 code 226 to Wattisham K7600 was the only one of 12 Battles
allocated to 226 Sqn to survive long enough to
come to Sydenham on 27.06.1940 eventully moving
to 35 Sqn
Blenheim IV Z7358 code MQ
formed here based 01.08.1940 15.10.1942 HQ RAF N Ireland Vega Gull code QU Newtownards
Proctor
Tutor
Communication Flight Magister
formed here based 08.01.1941 18.05.1941 Belfast University Air Squadron Moth X5119 ex G-AARU redesignated Queens University Air Squadron
reformed here based 10.02.1941 15.04.1941 75 (Bomber) Wing Station Defence Flight Demon K4522 with 88 & 226 Sqn’s - redesignated 31 Wing
ex Station HQ Battle
formed here based 00.03.1941 00.08.1945 8 Ferry Pilots Pool Anson disbanded 00.08.1945
Argus
Dominie
Traveller
Queens UAS (ex Belfast UAS) 18May41 14Dec45 (disbanded) Tiger Moth
1494 (TT) Flt Long Kesh 13Apr42 16Apr43 Ballyhalbert Lysander; Martinet; Master
79 Wg Cal Flt Long Kesh 14Jly42 19Oct42 Newtownards Hornet Moth; Dominie; Tiger Moth;
Blenheim
1480 Flt det Newtownards 21Sep42 29Sep42 Newtownards Lysander; Defiant; Oxford; Hurricane;
Martinet
6 AACU det Castle Bromwich .43 May43 Castle Bromwich (various)
HQ RAF N Ireland QU Newtownards by .45 Sep45 Long Kesh Master; Dominie; Anson
Comm Flt Proctor; Oxford
HQ RAF N Ireland QU Long Kesh 3Dec45 1Dec46 Aldergrove Master; Dominie; Anson
Comm Flt Proctor; Oxford
Queens UAS RUQ Aldergrove 31Mar47 Jan92 Aldergrove Tiger Moth; Harvard; Oxford; Provost;
Chipmunk; Anson; Prentice; Bulldog
203 Gliding School Aldergrove by Sep49 by Nov52 Newtownards Cadet; Sedbergh
3 CFCCU (formed) 8Mar57 21Jun58 (disbanded) Anson
13 AEF (formed) 8Sep58 ? Aldergrove Chipmunk

Military Aircraft Movements
Air Display At Belfast (Sydenham)
visitor N6246 deHavilland DH.86B (2343) 00.00.1939 Royal Air Force VIP version
visitor L5816 Bristol Bombay 1 (?) 00.00.1939 Royal Air Force
visitor ????? Hawker Hart 00.00.1939 Royal Air Force
visitor ????? Fairey Battle 00.00.1939 Royal Air Force
visitor ????? Gloste Gladiator 00.00.1939 Royal Air Force
visitor ????? Supermarine Spitfire 00.00.1939 Royal Air Force
the above aircraft gave flying displays-other unknown aircraft may have visited and/or displayed (only)
based X5119 Moth 00.01.1941 18.05.1941 Belfast University Air Squadron redesignated Queen’s University Air Squadron in 54 Group
18.05.1941
based K3401 Tutor 18.05.1941 14.12.1945 Queen’s University Air Squadron RAF aircraft establishment cx 14.12.1945 effectivly disbanded.
deHavilland DH.82aTiger Moth? Two Tiger Moth’s added to 11 EFTS for it’s use but this was
deHavilland DH.82aTiger Moth? deleted 12.01.1946. reformed Aldergrove 00.10.1946
based ????? deHavilland DH.82aTiger Moth? 31.03.1947 00.01.1992 Queen’s University Air Squadron RAF 12.01.1959 from 64 Group to 25 Group to Aldergrove
visitor WK567 deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 16.08.1968 Queens UAS Written off 16.08.1968 when it swung off the runway during take
off here and hit an obstruction
based ????? Sea Hawks 00.00.0000 738 Sqn RN FAA
based ????? Sea Hawks 781 Sqn RN FAA
based ????? Sea Hawks FRU

Civilian Aircraft Movements
This list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots


visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 5.34 “Youth of Ireland”
visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland”
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal crash Aston Clinton 22.9.34 “Youth of New Zealand” visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain”
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 14.07.1933 15.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

based G-BAZB Hawker Siddley HS125 Short Bros
based G-BDBS Short SD-330 Short Bros
based G-BKMW Short Sherpa Short Bros
based G-BTUC Short Tucano Short Bros
based N55UK Learjet 55 Shorts Aircraft Delivery Inc


0189 Belfast Harbour 1 Belfast City Marine Private/RAF/Private
See Musgrave Channel 1057

0190 Belfast Harbour 2 Belfast City Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport Civil / RN / Civil
See Belfast City 0188

0191 Belfast Lough Down Marine Private
See Cultra 0475

0192 Belfield Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?University Collage Dublin?
Belfield
5.5k SE of O’Connells St Bridge Co Dublin

visitor EI-BHO Sikorsky S61N 12.07.1991 Irish Helicopters

0193 Bellacorick Power Station Mayo Helipad Private
Bellacorrick A owner/operator Electricity Supply Board [ESB]
Bellacorick
10.75k ESE of Bangor Bangor
Co Mayo

visitor EI-BIJ Bell 206B on 09.01.1998 Celtic Helicopters

0194 Bellarena 1 Derry Glider field Private
Magilligan owner/operator Ulster Gliding Club
Oughtymoyle
9k NNW of Limavady Bellarena
Limavady
Co Derry
0504-750301
from 1978 Closed 12.1993 on move to Bellarena 2 (0195) 015047-50301
028-7775 0301 (weekends only)

PRONI D/1490 1932-1939 Ulster Gliding Club papers
D/2498/ 1932-1982 Ulster Gliding and Aviation Club Belfast
articles of association and newsletters.

The Ulster Gliding club at Bellarena is one of the finest soaring sites in UK
and Ireland thanks to the conditions afforded by its location beneath the cliffs
of Binevenagh on the Magilligan Peninsula. From the end of Drumnahay
Lodge’s lane- turn left and it’s literally less than 2mins drive away. Formerly
and for a significant period 1978-1993- the club occupied a rented site on
our farm at Drumnahay. Then in 1993- they were able to acquire their own
premises a short distance away which marked a new stage of development
and expansion of the club.

Gliding- Bellarena

Most of the text below is copied from the UGC information booklet
The Ulster Gliding Club is the only facility of its kind in Ulster. The Club
was founded in 1930- flying between the tides from Downhill Strand.
Later- the Club moved to a site near the Maze Racecourse [recorded
as Long Kesh airfield 1971]- then to Newtownards before returning to
the North West- to Bellarena which is now the permanent national
gliding centre for Ulster.
This area is ideal for gliding- and the site is perfectly placed to make
the most of the local conditions. In "ridge lift" we reap the benefit of the
prevailing winds- soaring along cliffs and hills from Clastlerock to
Benbradagh. A weather phenomenon called "wave" created by the
Donegal Mountains and the Sperrins allows spectacular flights to great
heights- the Club record being almost 23-000 feet! And during the
summer months rising thermals allow pilots to fly across country-
distances in excess of 300 kilometres have been achieved.

We use a 180hp Piper Super Cub tow plane (G-TUGG) to launch our gliders- usually to heights of
around 2000 feet- allowing pilots plenty of time to find some lift and enjoy the view before gently
returning to the airfield.

The Club is a member of the British Gliding Association- which is the controlling body for gliding in
the UK. Training is carried out every weekend- as well as on weekend and five days courses.
(More information on courses can be found below.)

Trial flights may be purchased- and include a month's free Club Membership so that you can fly again
over successive weekends at Club's rates. You can also buy a Gift Voucher for trial flight- which is
certainly an original present!

For further details- please ring the Club any weekend on: (0504) 750301- call at the airfield and see
for yourself- or ring Frank Storrs on (0232) 663080. .

List of residents- Ulster Air Mail June 1999 P.126
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

based BGA1135-BWP Slingsby T-49B Capstan Ulster Gliding Club
BGA1203-BSS Slingsby T-49B Capstan Ulster Gliding Club
BGA1336-BYG Slingsby T-51 Dart 17R RH.Gowdy
BGA1694-CPG Schleicher Ka-7 Rhonadler Queens University GC
BGA2199-DLL L-Spatz J.Williams
BGA2605-EDP Glaser-Dirks DG-100G Elan J.Weston & Partners
BGA2659-EFV Schleicher ASW20 AR.McKillen
BGA2782-ELY Schleicher Ka6CR Ulster Gliding Club
BGA2804-EMW Grunnau Baby lll MTA.Sands [France]
BGA2988-EVN Monerai JJL.Blair & M.Farrell
BGA3310-FJZ Schempp-Hirth SHK RH.Hanna & R.Lapsley
BGA3318-FKH Schliecher Ka6CR Ulster Gliding Club
BGA3512-FTK Grob G.102 Astir CS Jeans R.Lapsley
G-BHFR Eiri Pik 20E Srs.1 J.McWilliams trailored in to fly
G-BKSP Schleicher ASK-14 JH.Bryson & EAH.Boyle
G-BSWM Slingsby T.61F Venture T.2 00.00.0000 00.12.1993 LJ.McKelvie
G-TUGG Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 00.00.0000 00.12.1993 Ulster Gliding Club
G-WRMN Glaser Dirks DG-400 WR.McNair [Ballynahinch] mostly at Newtownards
P2 based BGA 2659-EFV Schleicher ASW20 (20041) 18.08.1991 AR.McKillen
P2 based BGA 1135-BWP Slingsby T-49B Capstan (1408) 18.08.1991 Ulster Gliding Club
P based BGA 2782-ELY Schleicher Ka.6CR (6485Si) 18.08.1991 Ulster Gliding Club
P based BGA 3310-FJZ Schempp-Hirth SHK (14) 18.08.1991 RH.Hanna & R.Lapsley
P3 based BGA 3318-FKH Schliecher Ka.6CR (6343) 18.08.1991 Ulster Gliding Club
P based G-TUGG Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 18.08.1991 Ulster Gliding Club
(18-8274)
P4 based G-AWLR Slingsby Tipsy T.66 RA-45 Nipper 18.08.1991 Colin Francis O'Neill
Series 3 (S125)
P based BGA 4043-HMB Glaser-Dirks DG300 Elan (3E105) 18.08.1991 ? “445”
P visitor EI-105 Schleicher Ka 7 Rhondadler (775) 06.09.1992 Dublin Glider Club

0195 Bellarena 2 Derry Glider field Private
Ballyscullion owner/operator Ulster Gliding Club
Magilligan Bellarena Airfield
367 Seacoast Road
10k NNW of Limavady Ballyscullion
1k N of the railway level crossing- turn L towards Limavady BT49 OLA
the coast- for 1k in the Townland of Ballyscullion Co Derry
opened 12.1993 Active 028-77750301

Bellarena- Co Londonderry (Tow Launch) 2000 ft agl Ulster Gliding Club Hours: HJ.
550836N 0065757W 028-7776 3321 Site elevation: 15 ft amsl.
028-7775 0301 (weekends only) via CAA 31.07.2009

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 37
Caution intensive Gliding Activity PPR Essential.
High ground up to 1263ft amsl E and SE of the airfield.
Danger - Prohibited and Restricted Areas D505 - P502
and R503 are all nearby.
Visitors welcome PPR by radio. Left hand or Right hand
circuits may be flown - contact Bellarena Base local gliding
frequency 130.1 - Approach 130.4
Large flat field most of which can be used as active area
Coffee in clubhouse Toilets and showers available
Mogas No - Avgas No

Ulster Gliding Club moved to this location- 1Km N of Bellarena 1 0194 in 00.12.1993

List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

Based BGA1135-BPW Slingsby T49B Capstan Ulster Gliding Club
BGA1281-BVZ Schleicher Ka6CR JC.Taggart
BGA1525-CGE Schleicher Ka6E F.Parkhill
BGA1694-CPG Schleicher Ka7 Queens University Gliding Club
BGA1970-DAW Schleicher Ka6CR P.Holmes & B Irwin
BGA2088/164-DFV SZD-38A Janter-1 R.Rodwell
BGA2097-DGE Schempp-Hirth HS4 Std Cirrus 75 TE.Snoddy
BGA2232-DMV Eiri PIK-20D F.Parkhill & Partners
BGA2659-EFV Schleicher ASW 20 A.McKillen
BGA2782-ELY Schleicher Ka6CR P.Richardson & Partners
BGA3310-FJZ Schempp-Hirth SHK M.Hanna & Partners
BGA3318-FKH Schleicher Ka6CR Ulster Gliding Club
BGA3512/518-FTK Grob G.102 Astir T.Busby & R.Lapsley
BGA3764-GEB Grob G.102 Astir J.O’Lavery
BGA4043/445-HMB Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Elan JS.Weston
BGA4187-HTJ Schleicher ASK 13 Ulster Gliding Club
BGA4307-HYH Schneider LS-3-17 J.Lamb
BGA4687-JQC /JT Schempp-Hirth Discus bT JC.Taggart
BGA4882-JYE Schleicher ASK 13 Ulster Gliding Club
G-BKSP Schleicher ASK 14 00.12.1993 JH.Bryson
G-BSWM Slingsby T61F Venture T2 00.12.1993 04.12.2002 LJ.McKelvie
G-BVYG Robin DR.300/180R 06.04.1999 Active Ulster Gliding Club
G-TUGG Piper PA-18-180 Super Cub 00.12.1993 Ulster Gliding Club

0196 Belleek Armagh Helibase British Army
Belleeks A owner/operator British Army
Belleek
6k E of Newtownhamilton Co Armagh

0197 Bellewstown Meath Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Bewlewstown
7.75k S of Drogheda Duleek
Co Meath

visitor OO-MHS Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8405) 18.06.1979 Airwork (Ireland) Ltd registered EI-BHE 10.07.1979

0198 Belmullet Mayo Airstrip Private
Emleybeg North owner/operator T.Quinn [Licensee]
Comhar Iorrais Teo
Emleybeg North
2.75k W of Belmullet Belmullet
strip developed by Gaelterra Eireann about 1978 Co.Mayo
and is located next door to the Carne golf club Marty Lynch 097-81109(W) fax 097-81100 086-2210525
JT.Vaughn 086-8760760

First landing- Belmullet airstrip was by Aer Arran EI-BCE Islander
In November 1978- the first small plane landed on the 640 m (700 yards)
airstrip at Belmullet. This community-sponsored airstrip was taken over in the early 1980s by
Udarás na Gaeltacht- which had been supportive of the project from the start.
The local community had worked with Udarás to purchase 5 hectares
(12 acres) of land for the airstrip- which was initially intended as a means
of attracting industrial investors to the area. In recent years- it has contributed
to the development of a growing tourist trade.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 38
Slight slope up at 07 end then slight slope down to 25.
Surface slightly rough. Possible sheep grazing.
Friendly airstrip infrequently used PPR by phone.
No hangar and no based aircraft.
Standard join and circuits.
Golf clubhouse 200m N where toilets and coffee/tea are
available.
Mogas 2.5k in Belmullet-No Avgas

info from Roger D.Caird
5413n 1002w 2½m W of Bulmullet Town. Completed during 1978 ?
Ascertained the site where this airfield should be but could find no sign of it.
Go across causeway from Belmullet town onto the peninsula. Turn left at the
Tallagh Water-works site. Continue on this road until you pass a small holy well
on your right and take the next left turn. The airfield should be on your left.
Airfield built by Dept of Gaeltacht 1977.
EI-GSM Enniskillen-Sligo-Belmullet 05/05/2000

Correct directions:
Continue on passed the small holy well on your right and after the minor road on the
left- turn right towards the golf club. The airstrip is to the right 600m down this track-
which continues for a further 400m to the golf club.
Airstrip constructed by Dept of Gaeltacht 1977.

Visitor EI-GSM Cessna 182S on 05.05.2000 Westpoint Flying Group

0199 Belmullet Industrial Estate Mayo Helipad Private
owner/operator Selc(Irl)Ltd
Belmullet Industrial Estate
1k SE of Belmullet Belmullet
Co Mayo
097-81209 fax 097-97 81400


Based EI-HER Bell 206B Jetranger III 00.11.1998 Selc(irl)Ltd
EI-MYO Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil 00.01.2002 Selc(Irl)Ltd

0200 Belvedere House Dublin Balloon launch Site Private
Drumcondra Owner/operator ?
Belvedere House
Location? Drumcondra
Dublin

Location used by James Sadler for the launch of his balloon
attempt at crossing the Irish sea on 01.10.1812. Attempt failed.

visitor Balloon on 01.10.1812 James Sadler

0201 Belvelly Cork Field strip Private
Cobh 2 owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club 10.07.1937
Belvelly
4k N of Cobh railway station Cobh
Co Cork

During the 1930’s- this location was proposed as a possible
aerodrome for Cork

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Sat 10.07.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Belvelly

visitor ? Avro 504 10.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 10.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 10.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 10.07.1937 Irish Aero Club

0202 Benone Strand Derry Beach Glider Site Private
Downhill 1 owner Crown Property
Magilligan 1 operator/s Ulster Gliding & Aviation Club
Ulster Gliding Club
Benone
Castlerock
Co Derry
028-7775 50301
info from Roger D.Caird
On the coast about 6miles NW of Coleraine. Off the A2- near Downhill. Gliding Site.

All three beaches Magilligan to the W- Benone in the centre and Downhill
to the E- form a 10k continious unbroken run from Magilligan Point to
Castlerock. With only a few areas actually suitable for gliding operations.
During the 1930’s gliders using Benone Strand- were based in a shed
beside the Downhill Hotel.

Benone Strand- (Wire Launch) 2000 ft agl Ulster Gliding Club Hours: HJ.
551000N 0065133W 028-7775 50301 Site elevation: SL. (2010)

Beach Operations Site used by the Ulster Gliding Aviation Club/ Ulster Gilding Club
Visitors to Bellarena invariably want to experience take-offs from and landings
on our fabled Magilligan Strand- Benone and Downhill- which together comprise
the longest beach in Ireland. The UGC has used it regularly since the early 1930s-
when the store-shed still beside the Downhill Hotel was our hangar. Such famous
early aviators as Amy Johnson and Tommy Rose came here to glide with us from
the beach and we still pay an annual rent- to the Crown- to retain the right to do so.
We normally use that part of the beach between the river- which crosses it at the
point where the seacliffs turn inland- and the concrete road at the Benone leisure
comple. [But the public- with its kids and cars- has full access to the beach so
commonsense- caution and courtesy are needed].
In the following text- up’ and ‘down’ the beach refer to the distance from the surf-
‘along’ is used for the longitudinal E-W sense. Wet sand- close to the surf line- is
much more firm than dry sand further up the beach towards the dunes. The damp
intertidal zone should be used for both launches and landings. It has the additional
advantage of being less likely to be occupied by picnickers and sunbathers- who
prefer to sit and lie on the drier stuff up the beach. Start a westerly auto-tow launch
from as far to the east as possible- hard by the river and- similarly- land as close to
the river as you can- treating it as a notional downwind fence only three feet high.
Few people go as far along the beach as this but- in reasonable weekend weather-
the user density often increases dramatically the nearer one gets to the Benone road.
If the conditions are such that beach launching is worthwhile you need only a few
hundred feet to get into the ridge lift so dramatic pole-bending- last-inch- climbs to
height are unnecessary. Far better to get off quickly- let the towcar slow and the
rope to drop before it reaches the sometimes more congested stretches further
along the beach. Before starting a launch- the towcar driver should ensure there is a
completely clear run ahead. If asked politely- people are usually very happy to stand-
or park their cars- further up the beach to facilitate gliding operations - they are
normally only too pleased to have some free entertainment. During the climb- the pilot
should bias his/her flight a few degrees seaward- to ensure that the rope drops into
the surf or the inter-tidal zone- rather than towards the dunes. If you undershoot- or
land-out- on Downhill Strand east of the river do not attempt to get the trailer to the
glider via the Benone entrance to the beach and across the river. Have your crew
drive some 2 ml east along the road to reach the beach through the arch beneath the
railway opposite the Downhill Hotel. But check headroom for trailer clearance under
the arch. If you overshoot or have to land ahead after a rope failure west of the
Benone road- you may be within the firing range. When it is active a large red flag flies
from the range control point on the dunes about half a mile west of Benone. At about
this point- too- is a line of low posts across the beach which are none too visible and
are to be avoided. A worthwhile tip: to prevent getting too much abrasive sand in your
glider equip a crew member with a stiff handbrush. Sit on your cockpit side- lift your feet-
have your menial then thoroughly brush your shoes- particularly the soles- and swing
your legs into the cockpit. Alternatively- kick off your footwear completely and fly in your
socks. When you first land on hard smooth inter-tidal sand- it is so silky that the only
thing that indicates you’re no longer airborne is the hiss of the wheel running over wet
sand. You feel you’re the ace of the base. But- remember- the tide comes in very quickly
over such wide- flat- beaches so if it is rising rather than ebbing apply some rudder
(no ailerons) immediately you’re wheelborne to turn up the beach. Then quickly move
the glider further towards the dunes. If you need HW and LW times to decide whether
beach operations will be feasible- the tidal constant for Benone is 4hr and 10 mm in
advance of times for Belfast which are published- for the following day in the Belfast
Telegraph. Alternatively- you can phone the Coastguard on 028 9146 3933 and they
might help. For much of the time- and particularly close to HW springs- launching from
the beach is not feasible but it is only very rarely indeed that landings there can not be
safely made.

Military Unit Movements
Newtownards based by 00.07.1947 by30.06.1949 203 Gliding School Cadet I RA891 was TX.1 to Aldergrove
Cadet II
Cadet TX.3
Sedbergh TX.1 WB932 D

0203 Bentra 1 Antrim Airship Patrol Station RNAS
Larne owner James Long
operator Royal Naval Air Service
Bentra
2k NW of Whitehead Whitehead
Larne
Co Antrim
Used as a base for DH.6's and airships on anti-submarine petrol
service in World War One. Sub-station to Luce Bay- Scotland.

The text below was taken from the Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication: ISBN 0 9508231 1 2
A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923

To augment the surface fleet- it was decided to introduce the airship into the battle against the U-boat.
In August 1915 the Admiralty commissioned an airship station at Anglesea in Wales and another at
Pembroke- near the Milford Haven naval base- from which the Submarine Scout Class airships mounted shipping protection and anti-submarine patrols over the Irish Sea and over the waters to the north and
south of the country. Further airship bases were added during the closing months of 1915 and into 1916
and gradually a network of patrol stations was established.
Given the limited range and endurance of the aircraft of the time- airships were the only choice for long-
over water aerial anti-submarine patrols. While unique in their long endurance and ability to remain
motionless over one spot- airships did suffer from some major disadvantages. Attack from enemy aircraft never became a problem- so the low speed was not a handicap. However- airships were highly susceptible
to the vagaries of weather in flight and on the ground.Their altitude range was quite limited and their
reaction to strong thermal currents such as found over heated land masses made it logical to operate
them in the more stable air found over the relatively constant temperature at sea. They also had the inherent “gasbag” problems of lift Variations due to sudden temperature changes; loss
lost through fuel consumption and re-duced military load resulting from the requirement to carry enough
disposable ballast to maintain the lift-to-weight ratio through all foreseeable variations. They also required
large ground-handling crews during take-off and landing- which were a waste of man power in that this
specialised team work was required for relatively few hours a month. Despite these draw backs- they were
what was then available and were placed in service against the German U-Boats. The decision was made
construct several Airship Patrol Stations around the coast of Ireland- allowing for a far larger area of patrol
opperations against the U-Boats.
The airships which flew from these stations were of the SS (the designation indicating “Sea Scout” or
“Submarine Scout”) and of the SSZ Class (Z indicating the ultimate version of the SS). The SS type used
an aircraft fuselage (a choice of three were used Armstrong Whitworth- BE2 or Maurice Farman fuselages)
as the crew compartment- and were used for submarine spotting and hunting and convoy protection. 150
were built- most using the BE2 fuselage- although 11 were fitted with Armstrong Whitworth cabs and 12 with
Maurice Farman cabs. The powerplant of the SS class was one Rolls Royce Hawk engine- which gave a
maximum speed of 30mph. Diameter was 32 feet- length 143 feet and volume 70-000 cubic feet. Armament
was one Lewis machine gun for the observer- plus bomb load.
Normal flight endurance was seven hours. The SSZ was an improved version- 63 of which served with the
Royal Navy. It had a specially designed cab. Powerplant was one 75 hp Rolls Royce Hawk engine- mounted
above the level of the car at the aft end- driving a four bladed propeller. This airship had a maximum speed of
48 mph- a service ceiling of 7-875 feet and normal endurance of 12 hours. It was 32 feet in diameter- 143 feet
in length and had a volume of 70-000 cubic feet- the same dimensions as the SS. For armament it too carried
one Lewis gun and a bomb load. The station at Lame also had other types in operation as well as the SS and
SSZ types- including Coastal- Coastal Star and North Sea type airships.
Serials of airships known to have been operated at Larne by the Royal Naval Air Service include the following
visitors SSZ 57 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
SSZ 58 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
SSZ 65 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
SSZ 66 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
Coastal 04 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
Coastal 05A 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service Coastal Star 05 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
Coastal Star 07 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
North Sea 06 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
North Sea 09 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
North Sea 10 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
North Sea 11 00.00.1917 00.00.1918 Royal Naval Air Service
info below from “Airships over the North Channell” by Guy Warner 2005
Even though a steel framed portable airship shed covered in canvas and measuring 150ft long x 45ft wide x 50ft high
was erected- no airships were based.
SS 20 first noted 07.04.1917 Royal Naval Air Service
SS 23 first noted 10.06.1917 Royal Naval Air Service

0204 Berehaven A Cork Kite Balloon Station RAF/ Private
See Castletown Bearhaven 0364

0205 Bessbrook Mill Antrim Helibase British Army
owner/operator British Army
Location? Bessbrook Mill
Bessbrook
Co Armagh

Reported as the largest helibase in the UK and NI.

0206 Bettystown Meath Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Bettystown
Drogheda
Co Meath

Visitor G-JERY Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 22.08.1991 JJ.Woodhouse

0207 Bigmeadow Westmeath Field strip Private
Athlone 2 owner ?
operators Sir Alan Cobham 30.09.1933 and 23.05.1935
CWA.Scott? 14.05.1936
Bigmeadow
500m S of Athlone town bridge- on W bank of the Athlone
River Shannon- between the canal and the river. Co Westmeath

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Sun 30.09.1933

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Bigmeadow
on the 30.09.1033.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 30.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 30.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP on 30.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP on 30.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 30.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth on 30.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth on 30.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 30.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 30.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 30.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 on 30.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal crash Aston Clinton 22.09.1934 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 on 30.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 30.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock on 30.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll on 30.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

Site used again by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Thurs 23.05.1935.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Bigmeadow
on the 23.05.1935.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 23.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N on 23.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N on 23.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N on 23.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N on 23.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor on 23.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 23.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 23.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 23.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A on 23.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 23.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 on 23.05.1935 CECollins Owner by Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 23.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex on 23.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider on 23.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]


Scott's flying circus used the same site for an air-display on Thurs 14.05.1936
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Athlone on Thurs 14.05.1936
possibly at this site. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below
would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully named-
it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous
visits- which would make sense- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 14.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 14.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 14.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 14.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 14.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 14.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 14.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 14.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 14.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 14.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 14.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 14.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 14.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 14.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 14.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 14.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 14.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 14.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 14.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 14.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Mon May 18.05.2009 Jim
August 1970.....Mr.D took off from the showground in his homemade gyro and crash landed in big meadow....
flight = 600 mtrs He rebuilt the machine and 2 wks later pushed it down the road to the Athlone showgrounds (Bigmeadow) again
along with all the local children. He fired up the VW engine and along came The local Garda and confiscated
it There was minimal restriction on light home built aircraft at the time- but even so Suicide was illegal.

0208 Crinkill 1 Offaly Landing Ground RFC/RAF
Birr 1 owner British Army
operator Royal Flying Corps/ Royal Air Force
Crinkill
2.75k s of Birr Birr
Co Offally

Adjacent to and N of Birr Airfield (Birr 2 0209). The field was
one of the “Ordnance Fields” which were part of the British
Army barracks at Crinkill. It was approximately rectangle and
parallels the main road for 350 yds (present day N62. It’s now
partially built on with private housing).

corisande 08.02.2012 RAF aerodromes in Ireland during 1918 via Great War Forum
Training for the trenches was carried out in the 14 acres at Crinkill
where trenches were formed for tactical exercises. In 1917 an
aerodrome was built in the 14 acres and three planes were kept there.
The first air crash recorded in the area occurred when Sergeant Allen
was killed. The plane crashed into Crinkill House south of the barracks
and Sergeant Allen is buried in the military cemetery."

info from Roger D.Caird
Two BE.2a aeroplanes of 2 Sqn RFC from Rathbane House used this
site to refuel on 02.09.1913 departing the next day and later that month
three RFC BE.2a aeroplanes were overnighted here while taking part in
military exercises over the SW of Ireland. They arrived on 14.09.1913
and departed to Nenagh the following morning.

The RAF operated a landing ground here during 1919. Bristol Fighters
were based on detachment from 106 Sqn- Fermoy and Baldonnell.

Local information say’s the field to the north of the present airfield is the
site used by the RAF in 1919. Probably the same site where
the BE.2A’s landed in 1913.

The Rathbane/1913 information below was taken from the excellent Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication:
ISBN 0 9508231 1 2A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923

Military Unit Movements
Rathbane 02.09.1913 03.09.1913 2 Sqn detatched Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2a to Rathbane
Tallaght 00.03.1919 00.00.1919 141 Sqn detatched Bristol F.2b Fighter to Tallaght
Fermoy 00.08.1919 00.10.1919 106 Sqn detatched RE.8 Sqn disbanded 00.10.1919
Baldonne 00.12.1919 00.10.1920 141 Sqn detatched Bristol F.2b Fighter to Baldonnell

Military Aircraft Movements
The information below was taken from the Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication: ISBN 0 9508231 1 2
A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923

Rathbane visitor 225 BE.2A 02.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Captain Dawes
Rathbane visitor 273 BE.2A 02.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Lt. Waldron
Rathbane visitor 218 BE.2A 14.09.1913 15.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Captain Longcroft to Nenagh
Rathbane visitor 217 BE.2A 14.09.1913 15.09.1913 2 Sqn Royal Flying Corps Captain Becke to Nenagh
Rathbane visitor 273 BE.2A 14.09.1913 15.09.1913 2 Sqn Royal Flying Corps Lt. Waldron to Nenagh
Fermoy based ? Bristol F.2b Fighter 00.08.1919 00.09.1919 106 Sqn RAF Detatched flight
Baldonnel based ? Bristol F.2b Fighter 00.10.1919 106 Sqn RAF Detatched flight

0209 Birr 2 Offaly Airfield Private
Crinkill 2 owner/operator Ormond Flying Club Licensee Joe Collins
Crinkill Ashmere
Birr Roscrea
3k S of Birr Co Offaly Co Tipperary
airfield 0509-21300 mobile 086-8118720 0505-22722 Joe Davies (CFI 2006) 086-3170753
Paula Hendrix 087-2792633

3k S of Birr on the N62- depart Birr towards Roscrea.
The airfield is on the left in the townland of Crinkle.

info from Roger D.Caird
Birr- (Rathnealty?) Co. Offaly. (EIBR)
5304n 0754w 2m SW of Birr on the N62- Leaving Birr for Roscrea the airfield is
on the left- (Broken signpost.)
BASED:BLL-BSU ??-BFV
In use prior to 1976.The Ormond Flying Club held a "St.Patricks Weekend Fly-In"
at Birr in 1985. Wind sock in centre of field. 1700ft grass r/w.
The name "Rathnealty" is also associated with Thurles ???
I can find no connection at all between Rathnealty and Crinkill (Birr Airfield)

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 39
18/36 551m Grass slight undulation
Possible light turbulence on approach to 36 from west and
east winds. 07/25 300m Closed. Intensive training at week-
ends. The Ormand Flying club holds a large Fly-in every
August and a “Big Breakfast” fly-in each Spring. Visitors
Welcome PPR by Radio. Normally LH circuits 1000ft agl.
Coffee in clubhouse and toilets beside it.
Mogas-Yes please phone in advance Avgas-Yes

The Ormand Flying Club has been in operation at Birr Airfield for over
30 years- first used 1971. Birr Airfield was originally called Birr View Air
Strip. The area has always been closely linked with aviation for many
years going back to the Royal Air Force Landing Ground which is thought
to be the field just N of the present airfield. The Club is a Registered
Training Facility for the new JAR PPL Licence. The airfield boasts one
landing strip which is orientated North/South. Please note that runway
07/25 has been withdrawn from use.
All are welcome!!!
Avenue to private house crosses disused 07/25 Runway at SW
end 18/36 511m [1671ft] grass r/w Wind sock in centre of field.

The Ormond Flying Club held a "St.Patricks Weekend Fly-In"
at Birr on Sat 16.03.1985 and Sun 17.03.1985

Based EI-AHI 2 de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth 17.09.1993 Active
EI-APF2 Reims Cessna F.150F 01.03.1973 29.10.1981
EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150H 16.04.2002 Active
EI-AUJ SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 05.12.1991 Active
EI-BAP Piper J/3C Cub 65E 02.10.1978 02.01.1980
EI-BAV Piper PA-22 Colt 108 30.07.2002 Active
EI-BAV Piper PA-22 Colt 108 30.07.2002 Active
EI-BDV Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six 260 31.01.1978 12.09.1985
EI-BFV SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye 100T 18.04.1979 Active
EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan 07.12.2001 Active
EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan 07.12.2001 Active
EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan 07.12.2001 Active
EI-BMA SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 13.06.1989 Active
EI-BMA SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 13.06.1989 Active
EI-BNL Rand Robinson KR-2 13.01.1983 Active
EI-CMN Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 02.04.1998 Active some of the aircraft at Birr- County Offaly for the
Ormand Flying Club's Breckfast Fly-In on 01.04.2007 Joe Corcoran EI-ANY Piper Super Cub EI-AST Cessna 150 EI-AYR ASK-16 EI-BIO Piper L-4J Cub EI-BUA Cessna 172M EI-CES Taylorcraft BC-65 EI-CFH Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser EI-CIM Avid 4 Hauler EI-CKH Piper Super Cub EI-DGG Raj Hamsa EI-DKW Evektor EI-HUM Vans RV-7 EI-ING Cessna 172P EI-SAM Extra 200 G-AFZK Luscombe 8A G-ASCU Piper Super Cub G-BHMA SIPA 903 G-BTNR Denney Kitfox G-BZGH Cessna 172 G-CONR Bellanca Citabria 150 G-MATT Robin R2160 G-ZBLT Cessna 172S N172AM Cessna 172M N277SA Piper Cherokee 140 N51ER Champion 7GCAA N77342 Cessna 120 OK-KUA-26 Samba Copters EI-CZM Robinson R-44 EI-DMC Hughes 300 G-CCYC Robinson R-44 G-HMSS JetRanger

Birr Breakfast fly-in 18.10.2009 via Brendan Moore Dublin and Irish Spotters.
EI-ANY           Piper PA 18 Cub Dublin
EI-AST            Cessna F150H
EI-AYY           Evans VP 1
EI-BBV           Piper J3C-65 Cub
EI-BKC           Aeronca 7AC
EI-CES            Taylorcraft BC-65
EI-DGA           Urban Air UFM-11UK Lambada
EI-DKW          Evektor EV-97 Eurostar
EI-DNW          Skyranger 212
EI-DXX           RAJ Hamsa X Air 582(5)
EI-DZF            Pipistrel Sinus 912
EI-EEF            RAJ Hamsa X Air Jabiru
EI-EES            ELA Aviación SL ELA 07R Gyrocopter
EI-EHL            Bewley PS Tanarg/isess 15
EI-GER            Maule MX-7-180A
EI-RAV           Robinson R44 Raven
visitor EI-XLA Urban-Air UFM10 Samba XLA (XXLA-35) 18.10.2009 Ultraflight / Matthew Tormey
G-BVMH        Jagger Wag Aero Sport
G-CBHV         RAJ Hamsa X Air 582(5)
G-CWOT        Phoenix Currie Wot
G-OAJC          Robinson R44 Raven
G-RVIB           Vans RV-6
N180WJ          Cessna 180K Stationwagon
OK-NUA 18   Urban Air Samba
OK-NUA 19   Urban Air Samba


P(3) based EI-BNL Rand Robinson KR-2 21.06.1997 K.Hayes
P visitor EI-BCF Bensen B8M Gyrocopter (47491) 21.06.1997 Terry Brennan fly-in on trailer- long term storage in Ennis
P visitor EI-BGG SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 180 GT (12824) 21.06.1997 Oliver(Sammy)Bruton fly-in
P visitor EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan (15AC-467) 21.06.1997 John Lynch fly-in
P visitor EI-BSO Piper PA -28-180 Cherokee B (28-25449) 21.06.1997 Hugh Hanley fly-in
P visitor EI-BYC? Bensen B.8MR Gyrocopter (no c/n) 21.06.1997 C.Kirnan fly-in unregistered on trailer
P visitor EI-CCF Aeronca 11 ACS Cheif/Scout (11 ACS 40) 21.06.1997 Oliver(Sammy)Bruton fly-in
P visitor EI-CJS Jodel D.120 (339) 21.06.1997 Liam Maddock fly-in
P(2) visitor EI-CMN Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-1617) 21.06.1997 Oliver(Sammy)Bruton fly-in
P(4) visitor EI-COG Gyroscoptic Rotocraft Gyroplane 21.06.1997 RC.Fidler & D.Bracken fly-in unregistered
possible visitor VP-BDF Boeing 707-321 (cockpit) 17.08.2002 24.08.2002 SEAEG Moved New Ross-Birr 17 August 2002 and Birr-Dromod 24 Aug 2002

0210 Birr Castle Offaly Balloon Launch Site Private
owner/operator ?
Birr Castle
Birr
200m W of Birr town centre Co Offaly
0509-20336


Visitor EI-CKJ Cameron N.77 00.09.1998 F.Meldon

0211 Bishops Court Down Airfield RAF
owner/operator Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Coastal Command 00.06.1943 to 00.09.1944
Bishops Court
5k NNE of Ardglass Co Down

Airfield: Flying Training
Opened: 01.04.1943
Closed: 04.12.1990
ID Code: WW2: IC- 1956: BA- later: BC (also used by Bicester)
Runways: 3 concrete
Hangars: 4- T2- 35- Blister
County: Down- Northern Ireland
Location: 4 miles NE of Ardglass
OS Ref: J580425

info from Roger D.Caird
5418n 0535w 5miles ESE of Downpatrick on the A2- 1k W of Ballyhornan.
World War Two RAF airfield.
Based here on D-Day (06.06.1944) were No. 7 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit and
No.12 A.G.S. both of No.29 Group. No.12 AGS used Ansons and Martinets.
Remained in use after WW2 until it least 04.53 and by 1971 was only used by light
aircraft. This was the location of the Ulster Radar Centre (ATC) from about 1960
until taken over by Scottish. It was shut down in 1990.
WS840- Meteor NF14 was gate guard here for many years until spring 1975- when
it was moved to 23MU at Aldergrove-
List of residents- Ulster Air Mail June 1999 P.127
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

1/4/43 to 10/47- No 7 Air Observers School- 2/44 renamed 7 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit-
5/45 7 Air Navigation School- 6/47 2 Air Navigation School- moved to Middleton St George. 1/8/43 to 26/5/45- No 12 Air Gunnery School. 6/43 and 9/44- Airfield used by Coastal Command Liberators. 1/48- Airfield on Care and Maintenance. 3/52 to 4/54- Re-opened and No 3 ANS formed here with Ansons and Varsities. 2/88 to 7/90- No 3 (Field) Sqn RAF Regiment.

RAF Bishopscourt was a  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" \o "Royal Air Force" Royal Air Force radar control and reporting station located on the south
east coast of  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland" \o "Northern Ireland" Northern Ireland- approximately 5 miles (8 km) from  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downpatrick" \o "Downpatrick" Downpatrick-  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Down" \o "County Down" County Down and
23 miles (37 km) from  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast" \o "Belfast" Belfast. A  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_General_Electric_Company_plc" \o "The General Electric Company plc" Marconi Type 84 radar was located on the airfield and a Type 80
radar was located at Killard Point- Ballyhornan (remote from the base itself.). A Type 93 mobile radar
was also located on the airfield from 1989 until the station closed.
RAF Bishopscourt formed part of the UK Military Air Traffic Service- as one of four reporting stations
it was to control its sector (North Atlantic) and was commanded by HQ Military Air Traffic Operations
(MATO) at  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Uxbridge" \o "RAF Uxbridge" RAF Uxbridge and  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Strike_Command" \o "RAF Strike Command" RAF Strike Command at  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe" \o "High Wycombe" High Wycombe. The base was known as
Ulster Radar and had both a military and civil role. In its civil role the civilian personnel (using the
military radar) controlled air traffic- primarily over the Atlantic to ensure correct height and separation.
Terrorists fired five mortar bombs at the base on  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989" \o "1989" 1989- HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11" \o "September 11" 09-11. HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bishopscourt" \l "_note-0#_note-0" \o "" [1]
The responsibilities of the base were assumed by the air traffic control centre at  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestwick" \o "Prestwick" Prestwick-  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" \o "Scotland" Scotland-
in October  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978" \o "1978" 1978. The radar equipment was soon removed from the base- however the RAF remained.
In the early  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980" \o "1980" 1980s new bunkers were constructed and a mobile radar was installed. The decision to
close the 577 acre (2.3 km²) site was taken in the late 1980s and it was put up for sale in the period
 HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991" \o "1991" 1991- HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995" \o "1995" 1995. Since the sale the land surrounding the runway has been used for agriculture- while the
land at one end of the site (including some of the airfield runways) has been used for motor sport.
Today at least one runway remains intact and is used by gliders (until 1990)- the base accommodation
is now civilian housing.
In  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003" \o "2003" 2003 it was reported that Bishopscourt was a contender for a  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanair" \o "Ryanair" Ryanair base in the south of Northern
Ireland. While the site would require significant infrastructure works if this was to happen- the former
RAF station would fit into the Ryanair business model (selecting airports some distance from a
capital/major city with low landing fees etc. and providing transport to that city.)
Alexander Galt the famous Scottish artist was stationed here during the war. While there he painted
murals on the wall of the officers mess. The paintings are still visible.
RAF Bishops Court Your history of the RAF station does not go back far enough. I was at Bishops
Court for three weeks at the Advanced Flying Unit- after completing my radio training at Yatesbury-
and before proceeding to an Operational Training Unit at Market Harborough. I was flying in Avro
Ansons on navigational exercises. Hugh Spencer

Ulster Radar was a JATCRU (Joint Air Traffic Control Radar Unit) located at Killard Point- part of the
RAF Bishopscourt complex- on the East Coast of County Down in Northern Ireland. Ulster was one
of a number of JATCRUs around the UK whose civil task were to provide area radar cover for the then
three area Air Traffic Control Centres (ATCCs)- Scottish (formerly located at Redbrae- Prestwick)-
former Preston- and London (formerly at West Drayton). JATCRUs were created to provide this area
radar cover as the ATCCs did not have radar facilities and were purely proceedural control centres.
The JATCRUs were located at RAF units using civil staff and radio communications but military radar.
Other JATCRUs in the UK included Sopley near Bournemouth- Lindholme in the Northwest of England-
Border in the Northeast of England and Highland in the North of Scotland.
Ulster Radar's military role was as an area fighter control unit and Air Defence unit to protect the UK
from attack via the Atlantic during the cold war. It's civil role was area radar control of aircraft in the
upper airspace (above 25000 feet) to ensure aircraft crossing the Atlantic were seperated at at their
assigned levels before they arrived at the Oceanic boundry when flying to America and seperating
and ensuring aircraft were at assigned domestic levels as they left Oceanic airspace after flying from
America.
Ulster Radar had two different radar types available for operational use. A type 80 that was located
beside the ops room on -site at Killard Point and a type 84 that was located on the airfield of RAF
Bishops Court. In addition a number of height finders- or as they were affectionaly called noddies due
to their vertical up and down motion- were located on the unit.

During and after the Second World War RAF Bishopscourt was a training school for the following squadrons.
No 7 Air Observers School (17 May 1943 - 15 Feb 1944) No 12 Air Gunners School (1 Aug 1943 - 31 May 1945) No 7 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit (15 Feb 1944 - 31 May 1945) No 7 Air Navigation School (31 May 1945 - 4 Jun 1947) No 2 Air Navigation School (4 Jun - 1 Oct 1947) No 3 Air Navigation School (3 Mar 1952 - 14 Apr 1954) No 671 Volunteer Gliding School (22 Jan 1959 - Sep 1962) No 664 Volunteer Gliding School (Feb 1987 - 31 Oct 1990)
ULSTER RADAR. I beleive that the civil section of Ulster Radar opened around April 1961 and was one of the first higher
level civil radar units in the UK. This information is based on a pathe news reel report of mid April 1961.
Apart from the Military Air Traffic Control function of Ulster Radar its primary role was that of an air defence
radar station protecting the UK from a possible Russian attack from the Atlantic during the Cold War. It was
one of a series of so called ROTOR stations located across the UK and one of only two that were in fact
constructed above ground. The remainder of the ROTOR stations were underground with a guard house
that often resembled a bungalow on top. POST ULSTER RADAR CLOSURE. Following the closure of Ulster Radar in 1978 the Type 84 located on the airfield remained operational for
a period while the Type 80 and height finders at Killard were removed as were the buildings at Killard. In the
early 1980's there was a major construction programme on the airfield with at least two- possibly three
massive concrete bunkers being built and several additional access roads leading "nowhere" according to
a local press report. These bunkers were then covered with soil to make them look like small hills and were
soon to house a mobile air defence radar. Although based at Bishopscourt this mobile radar could be located
anywhere in Northern Ireland-indeed I am aware of this mobile radar being trialed one weekend at Langford
Lodge- a disused airfield close to Aldergrove. By 1990 the mobile radar was removed and the bunkers
apparently were back filled with tons of concrete brought in under the cover of darkness by the RAF from a
commercial concrete plant located just outside Belfast. The airfield was then closed and sold.
BISHOPSCOURT TODAY Following its sale the houses that had been constructed on the airfield were sold for private dwellings as was
the Mess site. The airfield was bought for motor and motor bike racing- something that used to happen annually
even when it was operational. Now it hosts about 16 race meetings per year. I beleive a couple of private light
and micro light aircraft are also now based on the airfield. Many of the other buildings are now falling into
disrepair and as I mentioned earlier nothing remains at Killard except the tarmac for the access road and car
park along with the concrete bases that were used for the height finders. The shop and petrol station at
Ballyhornan- between Bishopscourt and Killard- that we all used has also gone.

A special thanks to members of the   HYPERLINK "http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/dnetrAzQ/" Ulster Aviation Society for the
following information relating to RAF Bishopscourt .
BishopsCourt  HYPERLINK "http://www.rcmodels.barryweb.co.uk/bcdetails.htm" (details) was conceived in November 1941 and designed as a Class A bomber airfield-
with a main runway of 2000 yards length and two subsidiaries of 1400 yards each- to accommodate
a Coastal Command Operational Training Unit.  In April 1942- following the entry of the USA into
World War II- it was earmarked to accommodate two light bomber squadrons of the USAAF’s Air
Support Command but the plans- like so many during the War- did not come to fruition and- on
becoming available for use in the Spring of 1943- it was allocated to RAF Flying Training Command.
The first unit to be formed there- in May 1943- was No 7 Air Observers School- an event followed just
over two months later by the formation of No 12 Air Gunners School.  Both schools were part of No 29
Group- Training Command and operated alongside each other until February 1944 when No 7 AOS
was redesignated No 7 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit.
 
The AFU continued in residence until May 1945 when both it and the AGS were disbanded and No 7
Air Navigation School was created in place of No 7 (O) AFU.  In June 1947- No 7 ANS was
redesignated No 2 ANS on transfer to the Command’s No 25 Group but continued to be based at
Bishops Court until October 1947 when it was transferred to Middleton St George and shortly afterwards
Bishops Court was reduced to Care and Maintenance status
Respectively- the schools trained aircrew for the roles of Observer- a crew function which in response
to changing technology was modified and renamed Navigator- and Air Gunner.  To facilitate their
training- various types of aircraft were employed. 
For the most part- Ansons and Wellingtons were used although Mark VII Spitfires were also on strength
with the AGS for a couple of months in the Spring of 1945.  In addition- Martinets towed drogues as
targets for air to air gunnery practice. 
The training programme didn’t always run smoothly- weather being so bad during the summer of 1944
for instance that- on good nights- as many as 40 aircraft were airborne in an effort to get the training
back on schedule- a reflection of the vital and urgent need to replace the large numbers of RAF aircrew
expended by operational squadrons of Bomber and Coastal Commands up until the closing stages of the
war.
Compared to its important- if somewhat mundane wartime role- the airfield’s subsequent history was one
of vacillation and unfulfilled promise.  In March 1953- it reopened to accommodate No 3 Air Navigation
School- equipped with Ansons and Varsities but a year later it disbanded.  A couple of years afterwards-
some modifications were made to the runways and other facilities in anticipation of its becoming a base
for all-weather fighters and an emergency dispersal airfield for the RAF’s V-bombers but once again the
plans were abandoned. 
Enthusiastic aircraft spotters- eagerly anticipating Hunters- Javelins- Valiants- Vulcans and Victors had
instead to content themselves with a few Kirby Cadet and Sedbergh gliders which arrived in 1959 with
the RAFVR’s No 671 (Volunteer) Gliding School which was based at Bishops Court for nearly four years-
giving Air Cadets gliding instruction. 
The decision in the early ‘sixties to move Belfast Airport from its site at Nutts Corner provoked much public
comment and Bishops Court was considered by some to be a suitable replacement but such advantages
as it might have offered were considerably outweighed by its remote location and once again its days
seemed numbered. 
However- the existence of the Ulster Radar facilities originally established at Killard Point in 1959 as an
essential part of a combined civil/military air traffic control network provided sufficient reason for a further
stay of execution.  In the late ‘eighties- Air Cadets and Venture gliders reappeared with No 664 (Volunteer)
Gliding School which was disbanded at the end of October 1990.
 
This marked the formal end of military flying at BishopsCourt and the airfield closed shortly thereafter.
 

Military Unit Movements
reformed here based 17.05.1943 15.02.1944 7 Air Observers School Anson 56+27 EG358 redesignated 7 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit
Moth AV991 15.02.1944
Tutor 01 K6089 cr on app here 11.11.1943
support aircraft Tutor K6100
formed here based 01.08.1943 31.05.1945 12 Air Gunners School Anson 16+07 LT533 disbanded 31.05.1945
Martinet TT.I 16+08 MS603
support aircraft Master II 01
support aircraft Tutor K6100
establishment 00.11.1944 Wellington X 15 LN836
Martinet TT.I 14
establishment 00.02.1945 Wellington X 15 LN836
Spitfire VII 09 EP668
support aircraft Martinet TT.I 06
ex 7 AOS based 15.02.1944 00.05.1945 7 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit Anson redesignated 7 Air Navigation School 00.05.1945
Tutor K6100 soc 21.06.1944
Hurricane
Proctor
? NOT based ? ? 941st Field Artillery Battalion US Army L-4 Shortly after arriving from the US the batallion
moved to their first base in England when on
17-04 1944 the 941st Field Artillery Battalion were
moved by truck to Bishops Court- Exeter- Devon 
England. Their new position was just a few miles
from the town. So definitely never arrived here.
ex 7 (Observer) based 31.05.1945 04.06.1947 7 Air Navigation School Wellington code FFM to FFP redesignated 2 Air Navigation School
Advanced Flying Unit Anson
Oxford
ex 7 Air based 04.06.1947 01.10.1947 2 Air Navigation School Wellington code FFM to FFP to Middleton St. George
Navigation School Anson
formed here based ? ? Station Flight Anson disbanded here date?
very little- in the way of records were kept
relating to the activities of Station Flight’s
reformed based 03.03.1952 14.04.1954 3 Air Navigation School Varsity Valetta disbanded here 14.04.1954
Ballykelly based 30.09.1969 02.10.1969 819 Sqn FAA Wessex to Ballykelly 02.10.1969
formed here based 00.02.1987 31.10.1990 664 (V) Venture code GS disbanded here 31.10.1990


Air Observers School based opened 01.04.1943 00.02.1944 7 (renamed)

00.02.1944 00.10.1947 7 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit 29 Group

 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%20664%20Gliding%20School&stype=topics" \o "No. 664 Gliding School (page does not exist)" \t "_blank" No. 664 Gliding School.[1]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%20671%20Gliding%20School&item_type=topic" \o "No. 671 Gliding School" \t "_blank" No. 671 Gliding School.[1]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/819%20Naval%20Air%20Squadron&item_type=topic" \o "819 Naval Air Squadron" \t "_blank" 819 Naval Air Squadron.[1]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%207%20Air%20Observers%20School&stype=topics" \o "No. 7 Air Observers School (page does not exist)" \t "_blank" No. 7 Air Observers School between (17 May 1943 and 15 February 1944.[2]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%2012%20Air%20Gunners%20School&stype=topics" \o "No. 12 Air Gunners School (page does not exist)" \t "_blank" No. 12 Air Gunners School between 1 August 1943 and 31 May 1945.[2]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%207%20%28Observers%29%20Advanced%20Flying%20Unit&stype=topics" \o "No. 7 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit (page does not exist)" \t "_blank" No. 7 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit between 15 February 1944 and 31 May 1945.[2]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%207%20Air%20Navigation%20School&stype=topics" \o "No. 7 Air Navigation School (page does not exist)" \t "_blank" No. 7 Air Navigation School between 31 May 1945 and 4 June 1947.[2]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%202%20Air%20Navigation%20School&stype=topics" \o "No. 2 Air Navigation School (page does not exist)" \t "_blank" No. 2 Air Navigation School between 4 June and 1 October 1947.[2]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%203%20Air%20Navigation%20School&stype=topics" \o "No. 3 Air Navigation School (page does not exist)" \t "_blank" No. 3 Air Navigation School between 3 March 1952 and 14 April 1954.[2]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%20671%20Volunteer%20Gliding%20School&stype=topics" \o "No. 671 Volunteer Gliding School (page does not exist)" \t "_blank" No. 671 Volunteer Gliding School between 22 January 1959 and September 1962.[2]
 HYPERLINK "https://www.revolvy.com/topic/No.%20664%20Volunteer%20Gliding%20School&item_type=topic" \o "No. 664 Volunteer Gliding School" \t "_blank" No. 664 Volunteer Gliding School between February 1987 and 31 October 1990.[2]


? Liberators 00.06.1943 00.09.1944 Royal Air Force Coastal Command
00.05.1945 00.00.0000 7 Air Navigation School
00.06.1947 00.00.0000 2 Air Navigation School moved to Middleton St George
? Avro Ansons 01.08.1943 00.00.0000 12 Air Gunnery School 29 Group
? Martinets 00.00.0000 26.05.1945 12 Air Gunnery School 29 Group
00.01.1948 00.03.1952 Airfield on Care and Maintenance
? Ansons (airfield re-opened) 00.03.1952 00.00.0000 3 ANS formed here
? Varsities 00.00.0000 00.04.1954 3 ANS
Military Aircraft Movements
WS840 Gloster Meteor NF14 00.00.0000 00.03.1975 gate guard here many years until spring 1975 moved to 23MU at Aldergrove
00.02.1988 00.07.1990 3 (Field) Sqn RAF Regiment
closed 04.12.1990 was active with microlights and gliders

0212 Black Banks Carlow Hang-gliding + Paragliding site Private
Mount Leinster owner ?
operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
10.15k ESE of Borris Black Banks
9k WSW of Bunclody Mount Leinster
800m N of TV Mast Co Carlow


Black Banks launch area

0213 Blackditch Meath Airstrip Private
Duleek owner/operator ?
Blackditch
Duleek
Co Meath

based? EI-BCM Piper J/3c Cub (11983) Kilmoon Flying Group

0214 Blackrock 1 Dublin Helipad?/Business Address Private
owner/operator Ace Air Flights
Blackrock
Location? Co Dublin
7.5k SE of O’Connells Street bridge
Based? G-BYTD R22 Beta II 25.10.2000 Active Ace Air Flights
Visitors EI-BOR Bell 222 on 11.03.2000
to Blackrock EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B on 11.03.2000

0215 The Streams Kildare Balloon store Private
Carragh owner/operator Frank Meldon
Caragh A 1 The Streams
Carragh
Naas
4.5k WSW of Sallins railway station Co Kildare in 2003

from Blackrock based EI-CKJ Cameron N-77 “Goodfellas” 00.00.2003 Active Frank Meldon

0216 Blackrock Lighthouse 1 Mayo Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioner of Irish Lights
Blackrock Lighthouse
11k NNW off Achill head- in the Atlantic Ocean off Achill Head
Co Mayo
Height of Tower:15 metres
Height of light above mean high water springs: 86 metres Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street
Dublin 2. 01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946

All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

Blackrock keepers were marooned by bad weather and rescued by an RAF helicopter on 25.10.1956.
This event prompted the idea that helicopters could be used on a regular basis for relief duties and it
took another 15 years to bring it into use.
1969 was a significant year for twelve west coast rock stations from Fastnet to Inishtrahull including
Blackrock Mayo. Boat reliefs were changed to helicopter reliefs. This was on a trial basis at first- but
soon became a permanent feature.

Blackrock Lighthouse Mayo was built in 1864. It has a white tower and the light is a Pelangi PRL400
electric lantern with 35W CDM discharge lamp powered by 24 50W solar panels and a 24V 6-600 Ah
battery. It was automated in November 1974.

0217 Blackwater Clare Airstrip Private
See Rosmadda West 1474

0218 Blanchardstown Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Blanchardstown
Co Dublin

visitor EI-CUS Agusta-Bell 206B3 Jet Ranger III (8721) 28.10.2000 ?

0219 Blaris Antrim Landing Ground RAF
Lisburn 1 owner/operator Royal Air Force
Knockmore
[Blaris]
4k W of Lisburn Lisburn
6k E of Magheraberry Co Antrim
N side of the B104 road

In use 00.00.1940 to 00.01.1946
Unusual- because the site is near Knockmore
2.5k NW of the townland after which it is named-
Blaris- and even further by road.
This location was used by Army co-operation
aircraft and ATC gliders. During several winters-
the site could not be used because of waterlogging.

Via ww2ni
There was a Landing Ground used at Blaris between Lisburn
and Sprucefield. It was also operated as a Gliding School for
Air Training Corps around 1943.
This was a Landing Ground used at Lisburn close to R.A.F. Long Kesh.
An Air Training Corps Gliding School operated there from around
September 1943 however nothing now remains.

Military Unit Movements
Sydenham based 00.05.1941 00.05.1941 226 Sqn detatched RAF Battle K7597 code 226 to Wattisham
Sydenham based 00.06.1941 00.07.1941 88 Sqn detatched RAF Battle ! K9244 code RH to Sydenham
formed here based by 00.05.1943 by 00.04.1944 201 Gliding School Cadet I to Newtownards
Cadet TX.II VM690
Grunau Baby VD209
Military Aircraft Movements
Visitors 00.00.1940 00.01.1946 Army Co-operation Sqn
00.00.1940 00.01.1946 ATC Gliders

0220 Blessington Wicklow Helipad Private
See Avon Ri 2331

0221 Bloomfield House Laois Field strip Private
See Ballymooney 0135

0222 Boa Island Fermanagh Marine Aerodrome RAF
Rock Bay owner/operator Royal Air Force
Boa Island
3.5k S of Pettigoe Lower Lough Erne
officially know as a Relief Landing Ground Co Fermanagh

Satellite to Killadeas 31.05.1944 to 01.03.1945
Satellite to Castle Archdale 11.04.1945 to 22.05.1945
31 May 1944 - 22 May 1945 (last known date of use)
Boa Island was the last aviation site to open in Northern Ireland during World War Two- situated at the
northern end of Lower Lough Erne. The Lough already had two other marine aerodromes- namely
Castle Archdale 0343 and Killadeas 0791- both constructed in 1941. Then in 1944- a third marine
aerodrome was needed as a satillite for Killadeas. An advance party from 131 OTU arrived on
31.05.1944 to prepare the site as a dispersal area for Catalinas and Sunderlands from Killadeas.
Facilities at the new location were very basic with a slipway and some nissen huts- with additional
buildings on the nothern side of the A47 road. Little aviation activity took place- mostly because the site was closed for a long period. It reopened on
19.02.1945- but not for long- as 131 OTU departed on 01.03.1945. The site was put on care and
maintenance- until it became a satillite to Castle Archdale from 11.04.1945- but only for the additional
accommodation it afforded until 22.05.1945. It would seem that no other activity took place after that
date. A picnic site and lay-by mark the location of the site- with the slipway and some structures still extent.

info from Roger D.Caird
5430n 0752w A RAF WWII Water Landing Ground on the Northern part of Lower Lough Erne. The A47
traverses Boa Island and presumably the Sea plane base was on the Southern side of the Island. Boa
Island was a Satellite Landing Ground for No.131 O.T.U. at Killedeas. On D-Day (06.06.1944) No 17
Group Sunderlands & Catalinas were based.

Military Unit Movements officially listed as a Relief Landing Ground
Killadeas based 31.05.1944 01.03.1945 131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit Catalina Ib 00.01.1943 18 FP134 to Killadeas
Catalina III possible codes used AM CA DC all un-proven
Catalina IV
Target Towing 02+01 type? all landplanes were probably based at St Angelo
Catalina 00.08.1943 30+08
Target Towing 03+02 type? all landplanes were probably based at St Angelo
Catalina 00.07.1944 28
Sunderland III 19 W6007
support aircraft Martinet I 08 HN930 all landplanes were probably based at St Angelo
Hurricane IIc ? all landplanes were probably based at St Angelo
Oxford I ? PG968 all landplanes were probably based at St Angelo
Oxford II ? all landplanes were probably based at St Angelo
Anson I ? DG757 all landplanes were probably based at St Angelo

Military Aircraft Movements
based Catalinas 31.05.1944 01.03.1945 131 OTU
Short Sunderlands 31.05.1944 01.03.1945 131 OTU

0223 Boleybeg 1 Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
Brannockstown owner Brian Mullins
Ballymore Eustace Moorhill
operator Simon+Hilary Pallister
Boleybeg
Brannockstown
Also see Donode Little 1468. Ballymore Eustace
Probably same site as Boleybeg 2. Co Kildare
2k SE of Brannockstown
Head S out of Ballymore Eustace on the R411 for 500m-
after bridge turn R onto the R413 for 1k- then bare L [2nd road]
in a SW direction for 2k. Turn R at Boleybeg cross roads for 1k
and the townland of Boleybeg is mostly on your R.
The strip is in the townland of Moorhill just W behind Simons home
which is in the townland of Boleybeg.

Polo in the County Volume 2 Issue 2 Nov/Dec 2001
This event was followed by the traditional banquet and partying which
Brannockstown is now synonymous with and an aerial display by
helicopter pilot Tom Keenan and fixed wing pilot Simon Pallister in his
micro light giving some breath taking flybys.

info from Roger D.Caird
This airstrip appears to be between Ballymore Eustace and Dunlavin.
There is a Boleybeg Cross Roads SSW of Ballymore Eustace. [Ken
Meegan knows its location]
Two powered gliders both list a destination that sounds like “Bolybeg”
(EI-HCS) and “Booley Bay” (EI-CJO) Both aircraft departed Waterford
during May 1996. An un-id a/c went to Bolybeg "Co. Kildare" 06/04/97.

strip no longer available- via Kevin Glynn’s list - because of the possible
erection of a 24.5 metre high wind turbine at Moorhill close to the 02 threshold.
A decision to grant or refuse permission is due on or before 05.02.2008 (via the
Kildare Planning website)

Based EI-BLU Evens VP-1 00.11.1987 Simon Pallister
“ EI-BMC Startrike 00.01.1982 00.07.1994 Simon Pallister
Stored EI-BRT Flex Wing 00.11.1985 00.05.1996 Simon Pallister
Based EI-BVJ Chevron 2.32 00.02.1988 Stanley Dunn
Visitors EI-CJO H36 Dimona on 25.05.1996 ?
Re-Reg “ G-BLCV H36 Diamon on 31.03.1997 Masters & Haslett
based EI-CKI Thruster 00.06.1994 02.03.2004 Simon Pallister to Foulksmills Co Wexford
Based? EI-HCS Grob G.109A 00.08.1995 Harry Sydner
Visitors EI-HCS Grob G.109A 00.05.1996 Harry Sydner

0224 Broomfield Monaghan Helipad Private
owner/operator Meegan Motors
Broomfield
6k SSE of Castleblaney Castleblaney
Co Monaghan
042-41608

Based G-MGAN Robinson R.44 Astro 10.05.1999 Active Meegan Motors

0225 Derrymore House Tipperary Helipad Private
Knockaderry owner/operator John Lanigan
Holycross 2 Knockaderry
Ballycahill
4k WSW of Holycross Thurles
Depart Holycross on the R661 road to SW for 4.2k Co Tipperary
At the crossroads where the R661 turns S- take
the side road heading N for 400m and the house
and site is on your L.

John’s son is a helicopter pilot and lands here
quite frequently. There are plans in the pipeline
for a heliport with a mainenance facility at this
location. [08.2001]
John Lanigan is also the owner of the land at Laffina
0835 which was used as an airstrip from 1963 until
1978.

based G-JANI Robinson R.44 Astro (0110) 10.02.1999R 11.02.2000X Myraluck Transport Ltd

0226 Borrisoleigh 1 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Garrane 0644

0227 Borrisoleigh 2 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Rathmoy 1149

0228 Belfast Botanic Gardens Belfast City Balloon Launch Site Belfast Corporation
see Botanic Gardens 1533

0229 Boyle 1 Roscommon Airstrip Private
see Ballymore 2 0137

0230 Boyle 2 Roscommon Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Boyle
Location? Co Roscommon

visitor EI-ECA Agusta A109 (7387) on 18.04.1997+01.04.1998

0231 Braganstown Farms Louth Helipad Private
Castlebellingham owner/operator Larry Goodman
Braganstown House
3.75k W of Castlebellingham Braganstown Farms
Castlebellingham
Co Louth
From Castlebellingham- head W on the R166 road 042-72307
for 4k- [railway bridge at 2k] turn L at crossroads on
to side road to SE for 500m- passed the church on
your R- cross bridge over river Glyde and
Bragganstown Farm/House is on the R.

some of the info below is from Roger D.Caird
Based:BLG-BYR

Based EI-BLG Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 06.07.1981 06.10.1989
EI-BLG Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 06.07.1981 06.10.1989
EI-BLG Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 06.10.1989 19.09.1996
EI-BLG Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 06.10.1989 19.09.1996
EI-BYR Bell 206L Long Ranger 3 15.08.1989 13.11.1989
EI-BYR Bell 206L Long Ranger 3 13.11.1989 ABP
Visitors G-BWNZ Agusta A.109C on 09.02.2000+14.02.2000 Anglo Beef Processors
+21.02.2000+02.05.2000
+05.05.2000+15.05.2000
+21.05.2000+28.05.2000
+29.05.2000

0232 Brannockstown Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
See Boleybeg 0223 and Donode Little 1468

0233 Newcourt 1 Wicklow Helipad Private
Bray 1 owner/operator Bray town council or Wicklow County Council?
Newcourt
130m E of Bray beach Bray
Co Wicklow

helicopter activity noted in Bray on 02.04.1992 possibly here
visitor EI-LOW Aerospatiale AS355N Twin Squirrel (5686) 17.07.2015 Executive Helicopters Bray air show pleasure flights

0234 Bridgend Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Bridgend
Location? Co Donegal

visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jetranger (1897) 20.01.1999 Celtic Helicopters

0235 Brittas Bay Wicklow Airfield Private
owner/operator Liam [William] King Licensee: Liam [William] King
Ace Aviation Ltd Blainroe
10k NE of Arklow Brittas Bay Airfield Co Wicklow
13.5k S of Wicklow Co Wicklow


Leave Arklow heading N on the N11- cross the Avoca River and
on for 400m- then go R on to the R750 road for 8.5k. Pass the
European Golf Club on your R. The next R is mark private and is
probably the entrance to the airfield.

info from Roger D.Caird
5251n 0603w
From North of Wicklow town follow signs for Brittas Bay- continue
past both the North and South Brittas beach carparks until the road
climbs a slight hill and turns right. The airfield is on the promontary
on the left- about ½ mile away. (Not very obvious). There are several
dark green buildings on the site and access appears to be via a gate
marked 'Private'. If you pass the European Club golf course on your
left- you have passed the airfield. no windsock noted.
On 25.07.67 MS.893a Rallye D-EMYN flew Dublin-"Brittas Bay"

Appears to have closed down mid-1999. G-OCIN Ce.F150 and
G-BYXU PA-28- both Brittas Bay residents changed their base to
Waterford during June 1999.

Flying in Ireland Wed Aug 15- 2007 9:49 pm    subject: Brittas Bay
This strip hasnt been licensed since 1999 so planning would be required
to really open it up. A developer bought the land about 2 years ago. Enstrom 280 & R44 were operating out of site up to 3 or 4 weeks ago anyway

AERODROME: EIBB / Brittas Bay (1997)
Co-ordinates  525101.1N 060303.6W
Geographic Location 5nm n/e of Arklow- 7nm south of Wicklow Town
Aerodome Elevation AMSL 50 ft
Status Licenced Private PPR
Runway Orientation- Length- Surface Details 11/29- 620m- Grass 16/34- 530m- Grass
Lighting Nil
Radio 118.25 MHz
Navaids Nil
Fuel 100LL
Hangarage Nil
Customs By arrangement with Licensee
Car Hire PN
Operator Mr. W. King
Address "Reenrusheen"- 21 the Briary- Blainroe- Wicklow.
Telephone   [Click  HYPERLINK "http://www.iol.ie/~markzee/dialint.htm" here for international dialing] (0404) 69417 (0404) 47401 (Airfield)
Weather No weather reports are produced for Brittas Bay. Closest airfields for which weather is available on internet:   Dublin (EIDW) - 36 miles nnw of Brittas Bay - METARs and TAFs - click  HYPERLINK "http://www.iol.ie/~markzee/weather.htm" here  Closest airfield for which other met reports are available:   Baldonnell (EIME)  - 30 miles n/w of Brittas Bay - METARs and TAFs from  HYPERLINK "http://www.iol.ie/~markzee/weather.htm" \l "METEIR" Met Eireann
NOTAM Click  HYPERLINK "http://195.216.10.135/filestor/eibb.txt" here for the latest NOTAMs as provided by the CAA/NATS
Landing Fees [Reported 1997] Domestic singles £5- Twin £10. International £10. Classics no charge. Overnight parking £2.50
Remarks Aerodrome is available only for operations by Brittas Bay Aero Club and selected invitees. Strictly PPR. Avoid overflying beach to North of AD and golf course to south of AD.
Events Nil
 
based EI-BVJ AMF Chevron 232 16.02.1988 16.10.1996
EI-BXU Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 03.10.1988 07.01.1999 Liam King to G-BYXU
EI-BVJ AMF Chevron 232 16.02.1988 16.10.1996
EI-CIN Cessna 150K 06.09.1993 11.09.1995
EI-CIN Cessna 150K 11.09.1995 01.04.1999 to G-OCIN
EI-BXU Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 03.10.1988 07.01.1999
ex EI-BXU G-BYXU Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 00.01.1999 Active Liam King to Waterford
ex EI-CIN G-OCIN Cessna 150K 00.04.1999 Active to Waterford
?? Enstrom 280 (see above) 00.07.2007 Active?
?? Robinson R.44 (see above) 00.07.2007 Active?

On 25.07.1967 D-EMYN flew Dublin-"Brittas Bay" [possibly a different site]
visitor D-EMYN MS893A Rallye Commodore 180 on 25.07.1967

0236 Broomhill Cork Landing strip Private
Mitchelstown owner/operator ?
Broomhill
4k W of Mitchelstown Mitchelstown
Co Tipperary

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Mon 07.06.1937.
Possibly the same site again used by the Irish Aero Club plus
CAD-ADL- on Sun 11.07.1937.

Visitors
? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club
and again
? ? Avro 504 on 11.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? ? Avro 504 on 11.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? ? Avro 504 on 11.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 11.07.1937 Irish Aero Club

0237 Brook Lodge Wicklow Balloon Launch Site Private
See The Brook Lodge 1303

0238 Broughshane Antrim Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Broughshane
5k NE of Ballymena Ballymena
Co Antrim

Visitor G-TLME Robinson R.44 on 16.05.1997 TJB Assorts

0239 Brownsbarn Dublin Helipad Private
See Citywest Hotel 0377

0240 Bull Rock Lighthouse Kerry Helipad Private
The Bull owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights Commissioners of Irish Lights
Bull Rock Lighthouse 16 Lower Pembroke Street
4.75k WNW of Dursey Island The Bull Dublin 2.
off dursey Island 01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946
Co Kerry

All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter has a genuine
emergency or is on Irish Lights business.
Two helipads
1. 20m in front of the buildings- on an overhanging platform.
2. 50m to the rear of the buildings- down a path.

0241 Bunbeg Donegal Helistop Private
see Ardnagappary 2362

0242 Buncrana 1 Donegal Beach Strip Private
See White Strand 1401

0243 Buncrana 2 Donegal Airstrip? Private
owner/operator ?Edward John Barr?
St Orans Road
Location? Buncrana
Co Donegal



info from Roger D.Caird
Based:BIW
Couldn't find the strip.

Based? EI-BIW Morane-Sauliner MS880B Rallye (1144) 10.12.1980 00.07.1984 EJ.Barr cr on T/o Trabeg beach 1330-Downings 00.08.1982
Sold to John and Raymond Park 1984 repaired by them at
Devlinmore 1 1565 Carrigart Co Donegal.

0244 Buncrana 3 Donegal Airstrip?/home address Private
owner/operator ?
Buncrana
Location? Co Donegal

Based? G-BWWG SOCATA Rallye 235E Gabier 23.10.1996 25.04.2002 J.McEleney base given as City of Derry Airport

0245 Tullyarvan Donegal Helipad Private
Slavary owner/operator John McBride
Buncrana 4 Ard-na-Dun
Tullyarvan
Slavary
Location? Buncrana
Co Donegal

visitor/based EI-TKI Robinson R.22 Beta 27.03.1998 Active John McDaid base given as Weston
visitors to Buncrana IAC-248 SA365F Dauphin on 18.08.1998
IAC-196 SE3160 on 19.08.1998
EI-ECA Agusta A.109A on 12.05.2000
EI-MIT Agusta A 109E on 21.04.2005

0246 Bundoran 1 Donegal Airstrip Private
See Ellesmere Park 0582

0247 Bundoran Beach Donegal Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Bundoran
Location? Co Donegal

visitor G-BSLJ Denny Kitfox on 30.05.1992 Anthony [Tony] Reid
The aircraft landed at this site to refuel- but on take-off- struck cables and crashed. No injuries.

0248 Great Nothern Hotel Donegal Helipad Private
Bundoran 3 owner/operator Great Nothern Hotel
Bundoran
600m N of Main Street & Central Lane Bundoran Co Donegal

visitors EI-IRV Aerospatial AS350B Squirrel 10.02.1998
EI-CIO Bell 206L 14.10.1998
EI-CUG Bell 206B 20.05.2000
EI-CHV Agusta A.109A 31.05.2000 Celtic Helicopters
EI-STR Bell 407 04.07.2001 Celtic Helicopters
visitor N330MG Aerospatial AS350B Squirrel (2516) 12.09.2015 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee

0249 Bunratty Clare Helipad Private
See Shannon Shamrock Hotel 1236

0250 Burnfoot Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Burnfoot
Location? Co Donegal

visitor EI-PMI Agusta-Bell 206B Jetranger (8641) on 24.08.1998 Ping Golf Equipment Ltd

0251 Bushmills Inn Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Bushmills
Location? Co Antrim

visitors G-HAUG Sikorsky S76B on 14.10.1994 Norbrook Laboraties
EI-CHV Agusta A.109A on 01.04.1995 Celtic helicopters
N431WH Bell 430 on 17.10.2000 Southern Aircraft Services
D-HPRO Bell 407 on 02.09.2001 Heliteam
EI-CQG Agusta A.109E on 20.05.2002 Sean Quinn Group
G-CBYY Robinson R44 noted 24.09.2003 Helicopter Training & Hire helping police in the search for a “panther” that was supposed to be roaming the area

0252 Buttevant 1 Cork Landing Ground RAF
owner/operator Royal Air Force 1918-1922
Buttevant
Location? Co Cork

In use from 1918 to 1922
visitor ? Bristol F.2b Fighter on 03.04.1921 2 Sqn RAF

Special duty to Buttevant on 03.04.1921. The F.2b landed at Buttevant and took the
Brigade Major of Kerry Brigade British Army- to visit the detachment at Bere Island- then
on to Ballincollig and Fermoy. Visiting this detachment by air saved a journey of 3 days
by rail and boat. The above visit was one of many flights into Buttevant during the “War
of Independence” in 1921-1922.

0253 Buttevant 2 Cork Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Buttevant
Location? Co Cork

info from Roger D.Caird
G-KIRK- Piper J3C-65 Cub flew from here to Waterford 02/12/1998- pilot M.Kirk

visitor G-KIRK Piper Cub J/3c-65 on 28-30.11.1998+02.12.1998 Maurice Kirk

0254 Caher 1 Tipperary Landing strip Private
See Parade Field 0289

0255 Caher 2 Tipperary Airstrip Private
Cahir ( ) owner/operator ?
Caher
Location? Co Tipperary

Based EI-BYY Piper Cub J/3c-85 00.04.1990 00.07.1998 AJ.Haines
Visitors EI-BYY Piper Cub J/3c-85 on 03.01.2000
EI-BYY Piper Cub J/3c-85 on 20.03.2000

0256 Caher 3 Tipperary Helipad Private
Cahir ( ) owner/operator ?
Caher
Location? Co Tipperary

Visitors EI-BYR Bell 206L Longranger on 18.09.1995 Venair
G-BWNZ Agusta A.109c on 07-14-15.10.1998 Lynton Helicopters
EI-CHV Agusta A.109 on 17.05.1999 Celtic Helicopters
EI-CUG Bell 206B Jetranger on 27.12.1999
G-SOOC Hughes 396HS on 14.03.2000 Repetek
EI-BYR Bell 206L Longranger on 11.05.2000 Venair
G-BWNZ Agusta A.109c on 27.11.2001 ABP Ltd

0257 Cahersiveen Hospital Kerry Helipad Private
owner/operator Cahirsiveen Community Hospital
St Anne’s
1k SW of Cahersiveen Garranebane
Cahirciveen
Co Kerry
066 9472100 fax 066 9472042

0258 Caledon Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
See Curlagh House 1666

0259 Caledon Castle [House] Tyrone Helipad Private
owner/operator Nicholas James Alexander [Earl of Caledon] Earl of Caledon
Caledon Castle [House] Roy Hylands- Estate Office Concrete pad with track N to hangar Caledon Estate Terrace
which is 300m W of house Co Tyrone Caledon
12k SE of Aughnacloy Co Tyrone
1.75 SSW of Caledon
based G-MARE Schweizer 269c (S 1320) 12.08.1988 Active Nicholas James Alexander [Earl of Caledon]

0260 New Ross 3 Wexford Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? New Ross
Co Wexford

Visitors G-RAMI Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 20.08.1993 J2 Helicopters
G-BRTB Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 25.08.1994 Harris Technologies

0261 Dunmore Down Helipad Private
owner/operator James Wightman
Dunmore Road
7k S of Ballynahinch Ballynahinch
Co Down

based G-WMAN Aerospatiale SA.341G Gazelle 1 (1277) 04.08.1999 29.11.2006 James Wightman

0262 Newry 2 Down Helipad Private
Probably Rostrevor 1204 owner/operator ?
?
Newry
Co Down

visitor G-BWDO Sikorsky S.76B on 09.09.2000+29.09.2000 Air Hanson
visitor N600PV MD600N on 23.02.2001 Cambrian Seafods

0263 Newtown North Galway Airstrip Private
Abbey owner/operator Donal Connaire
Newtown Abbey Newtown North Bullaun
Abbey Loughrea
2k E of Abbey 500m N of the R353 and 300m E of the R351 Co Galway Co Galway


Based EI-BBE Champion 7FC Tri-traveller (7FC393) 00.06.1989 23.05.1993 P.Forde & D.Connaire to? Kilmadeema? Galway
EI-BBE Champion 7FC Tri-traveller (7FC393) 23.05.2002 Active Randal McNally & Cormac Caeey possibly still based at Newtown North

0264 Ballinakill 1 Laois Airstrip Private
owner/operator?

visitor EI-BJO Cessna R172K Hawk XP II on22.06.1994 Peadar Conroy&Jarleth Conneely
Donal&Padraig??
On 22.06.1994- during their record breaking flight around Ireland- N & S. EI-BJO Cessna 172 landed at 61 different
airfields/airstrips- including Ballynakill. They departed Galway 04:40 required refuelling three times(Cork-Weston-Sligo)
and finished the flight after17 hours of which 13h50m was spent flying- 1h05m taxiing & holding and the remainder
refuelling- etc. Pilots: Peadar Conroy & Jarleth Conneely.

0265 Millford House Galway Helipad Private
Creggs owner/operator Jack Gannon
Millford House
800m W of Creggs N of the R362 road Creggs
13k E of Glennamaddy Ballymoe
Co Galway
planning permission sought for two helipads at Millford House
planning No. 03/3940 grant date 26.05.2005 for one pad only

part time based EI-JAC Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger III (3594) 26.05.2005R X21.12.2009 Aerial Exploration’s/Gilroy Gannon R to N12811 Wings Academy Enereprises- Florida. 22.01.2010

0266 Newtownards 2 Down Aerodrome/Airport/Airfield Civil/RAF/Private
Ards owner/operator Ulster Flying Club [1961] Ltd
Newtownards Airfield
800m S of Newtownard’s town centre Co Down
01247-813347 fax 01247-814575

5435n 0541w 18.5k E of Belfast Off the A20. South of Newtownards
town Built in 1934 by the Ulster Flying Club. Official opening was
31.08.1934. Used by the Irish Aero Club as a Cross country destination
during 1934. Initially it was a 50 acre site of levelled grass- a
hangar & temporary clubhouse with a radio station. Ards served as
the main airport for Belfast from 1934 until 1938- with services operated
to the U.K. by Railway Air Services- Hillman Airways- Blackpool & West
Coast Air Services and Isle of Man Air Services.
In 1945- at the end of the Second World War the runways were:
04/22 1287yds x 50yds Concrete/Tarmac
09/27 914yds x 50yds Concrete/Tarmac/Grass [later realigned to 08/26]
16/34 667yds x 50yds Concrete/Tarmac
In 1971There were two runways one of 1200yds
The Opening of Newtownards Airport Ulster Air Mail Nov.2000 P249.
List of residents beginning of 1975: Ulster Air Mail Feb.75.
List of residents beginning of 1976:.Ulster Air Mail Feb.76.
List of residents beginning of 1977: Ulster Air Mail Feb 77.
List of residents beginning of 1978: Ulster Air Mail Feb 78.
List of residents beginning of 1979: Ulster Air Mail Feb 79.
List of residents 1999 Ulster Air Mail June 1999. P157

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 125
Power cables on approach to 22.
Possible activity on sea wall at threshold of 34.
Base of Ulster Flying Club and home to a large number of microlight
aircraft and GA aircraft.
The Irish aviation Authority (Republic of Ireland) have licensed
Newtownards as one of only five licensed microlight training schools
in Ireland.
PPR by radio please.
Contact Belfast City approach on 130.85mHz till about 3nm out then
transfer to Newtownards on 128.30mHz.
All circuits 1000ft QFE.
Runways 16- 22 and 34 are all L/H circuits while 04 is R/H.
Coffee in clubhouse
Toilet in hangar.
Mogas 300m local filling station Avgas available.




Military Unit Movements
Aldergrove based 15.07.1940 00.09.1941 231 Sqn RAF Lysander III R9132 code VM reformed from 416 Flight 01.07.1940
based 00.09.1941 11.12.1941 231 Sqn RAF Tomahawk IIB AK100 code VM to Long Kesh 11.12 1941converted to
Tomahawk’s but one flight of Lysander’s were
retained until 07.1943
Sydenham based 13.11.1939 ? 24 Elementary Flying Training School RAF Magister to Sydenham
Relief Landing Ground Tiger Moth
Cosford based 27.06.1940 01.07.1940 416 Flight RAF Lysander redesignated 231 Sqn
ex 416 Flight based 01.07.1940 11.12.1941 231 Sqn RAF Lysander code VM to Long Kesh
Tomahawk
Ringway based 00.03.1941 00.06.1941 6 Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit detatched RAF various to Ringway
Castle Bromwich based 21.04.1941 28.05.1941 7 Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit detatched RAF various to Castle Bromwich
Ballyhalbert based 00.12.1941 01.12.1943 1480 Army Air Corps Flight Lysander into 290 Sqn
Defiant
Hurricane
Martinet
Oxford
Ballyhalbert based 05.01.1942 07.06.1943 82 Group Command Flight RAF Lysander into Northern Ireland Command Flight
Master
Mentor
Tiger Moth
Ballyhalbert based 06.01.1942 00.05.1942 1493 Target Towing Flight RAF Lysander redesignated 1493 Fighter Gunnery Flight
Master
Martinet
formed here based 26.01.1942 01.11.1942 1 Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit S Flight RAF Henley code S1 redesignated 1617 Flight
Cark based 00.03.1942 00.03.1943 6 Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit detatched RAF various to Cark
ex 1493 Target based 00.05.1942 26.01.1943 1493 Fighter Gunnery Flight RAF Lysander code LW to Ballyhalbert
Towing Flight Master
Martinet
Sydenham based 19.10.1942 06.11.1942 79 Wing Calibration Flight RAF Blenheim IV 3+1 T2219 QL-N to Speke
wing disbanded 30.06.1043 Dominie
Hornet Moth 1+1 X9310 ex G-ADMR
Tiger Moth II T6863
Sydenham based 00.10.1942 by00.02.1944 Northern Ireland Communacations Flight Master code QU to Ballyhalbert
Dominie
Anson
Proctor
Oxford
ex 1 Anti Aircraft based 01.11.1942 01.12.1943 1617 Army Air Corps Flight Martinet into 290 Sqn
Cooperation Unit S Flight Henley
Tiger Moth
Castle Bromwich based 30.05.1943 00.08.1943 6 AACU detatched various to Castle Bromwich
ex 1480 &1617 based 01.12.1943 25.03.1944 290 Sqn RAF Oxford code X6 to Long Kesh
Flights Martinet
Hurricane
Lisburn based by00.04.1944 by00.05.1946 201 Gliding School Cadet to Long Kesh
Grunau Baby
Ballyhalbert based 01.05.1944 by00.00.1945 Northern Ireland Communations Flight Master Dominie code QU to Sydenham
Proctor
Anson
Oxford
formed here based by00.05.1945 by00.07.1947 203 Gliding School Cadet to Sedbergh
Downhill
Sydenham based by00.11.1952 03.07.1953 203 Gliding School Cadet to Toome
Sedbergh
reformed here based 01.11.1995 10.03. 2016 664 Volunteer Gliding School Grob Vigilant T Mk 1 disbanded 10.03.2016

Military Aircraft Movements

Civilian Aircraft Movements
fr Wiltshire based G-ANYS Percivil P.31 Proctor IV (H.646) 10.09.1957 00.00.1962 Ulster Aeroplane Group moved to Nutts Corner 00.00.1962
based EI-BUO Aero Composites Sea Hawker 25.08.1987 16.09.1991
“ EI-BUO Aero Composites Sea Hawker 25.08.1987 16.09.1991
“ EI-BUO Glass Goose 18.03.1993 Active C.Donaldson & C.Lavery
“ EI-BUO Glass Goose 18.03.1993 00.00.2003 to Langford Lodge 2003
“ G-AJIH Auster J/1 Autocrat AH.Diver & Tom Boyd
“ G-ANDP de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Active AH.Diver
“ G-AOTR de Havilland DHC 1 Chipmunk 22 RH.Bicker & TR.Corry T/a Ulster Chipmunk Club
“ G-APNT Bellamy Currie Wot J.Salter
“ G-ARDS Piper PA-22-160 Carribean Active AC.Donaldson & CI.Lavery
“ G-AROO Forney F.1A Aircoupe Active WJ.McMeekan
“ G-ATPV Barritault JB.01 Minicab Active CF.O’Neill
“ G-AVFR Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Active JB.Edgar & JE.Brown T/a VFR Flying Group
“ G-AVKK Slingsby Nipper T.66 RA.45 Srs 3 Active C.Watson
“ G-AVYP Piper PA-28 Cherokee TD.Reid [Braids] Ltd
“ G-AWIY Piper PA-E23 Aztec 250C JB.Anderson
“ G-AWLR Slingsby Nipper t.66 RA.45 Series 3 Colin O’Neill
“ G-AWMN Luton LA-4A Minor NF & Colin O’neill
“ G-AXBZ de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 00.00.0000 DH.McWhirr sold in the UK
“ G-AXEC Cessna 182M Skylane H.Mulligan & E.Wilson
“ G-AYIT de Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth SR.Pollitt & Galloway
“ G-AYIT de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Active SR.Pollitt & HM.Eissie T/a Ulster Tiger Group
“ G-AZCK Beagle B121 Pup Active DR.Newell
“ G-AZVF Morane Saulnier MS894A Rallye Minerva 220 P.Lloyd & J.Ballagh
“ G-AZVG American Aviation AA-5 Traveller G.Phillips T/a Grumman Flying Group
“ G-BAJR Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee D.Given & D.Bannister T/a The Chosen Few
“ G-BAKH Pioer PA-28-140F Cherokee Woodgate Air services [IOM] op by UFC
Stored G-BBDB Piper PA-28-180 Current Not Known
Based G-BBHI Cessna 177RG Cardinal RG Active T G W.Bunce
Based G-BBSC Beech B24R Sierra 200 Beachcombers Flying Group
“ G-BBTH Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk II S.Gilmore
Based G-BBTH Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk II Active K.Kwok-Kin Lee
Stored G-BBTT Reims Cessna F150L commuter 00.00.0000 Not Known cr 09.03.1975 disposed off 2003
Based G-BBTZ Reims Cessna F150L Woodgate Air Services [IOM] op by U.Flying Club
Based G-BCBX Reims Cessna F150L 00.00.2002 31.01.2008 Noel O’Neill to Liverpool UK
Not Based G-BEMM Slingsby Cadet III ? Brian Joseph Douglas Killiney Dublin
Based G-BEDG Rockwell Commander 112A L.Blackburn
“ G-BEIP Piper PA-28-181Archer II M.Ferguson Ltd
“ G-BFBF Piper PA-28-140F Cherokee Marham Investments
“ G-BFDC de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 Active NF.O’Neill
“ G-BFVP Piper PA-23-250F Aztec R.Bicker T/a Ardsair
“ G-BHDX Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk ll ??
“ G-BHDX Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk II 00.00.0000 J.Mitchell T/a Skyhawk DX Group sold in the UK
“ G-BHYC
“ G-BNKR Cessna 152 II Active Keen Leasing [IOM] Ltd
“ G-BNXU Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II Active DJG.Carphin & RE.Woolsey
T/a Friendly Warrior group
“ G-BNZR Clutton FRED Srs. II Active RM.Waugh
“ G-BOFX Cessna A150M Aerobat 00.00.2002 Active Noel O’Neill
“ G-BSBZ Cessna 150M Active DT.Given T/a DTG Aviation
“ G-BSNY Bensen B.8M Stored at H.McCartney’s home 42 Talbot St- Ards
“ G-BTCR Rans S-10 Sakota Active BJ.Hewitt
“ G-BVAZ Montgomerie-Bensen B.8MR Active N. Steele W/o at N’Ards 2003
“ G-BWBZ ARV1 Super 2 09.07.2002 JNC.Shields & DJ.Miller to Whitchurch UK
“ G-BWJY de Havilland Canada DHC-1Chipmunk 22 Active KJ.Thompson
“ G-BXVS Brugger Colibri MB.2 Active Gerrard T.Snoddon
“ G-BYMP Campbell Cricket Mk 1 Active JJ.Fitzgerald
“ G-BZNG Raj Hamsa Jabiru [1] Active GL.Craig
“ G-BZOI Nicollier HN700 Menesttrel II Active SJ.McCollum
“ G-BZPA Mainair Blade 912S 00.00.2003 J.McGoldrick to owner’s home at Dromara
“ G-BZUB Mainair Blade Active AJ.Lindsay
“ G-BZUP Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 Active AAJ.Lappin
“ G-BZXS Scottish Aviation Bulldog Srs 120/121 Active KJ.Thopmson
“ G-CAPI Maudy/CAARP CAP.10B Active Ian Valintine
“ G-CTOY Denny Kitfox Mk 3 Active B.McNeilly
Not based G-EURX Europa Aviation Europa XS T-G under construction at CC.Napier’s home 32 The Oaks Ards [2003]
Based G-IAFT Cessna 152 II Active Marham Investments Ltd op by Woodgate Av
“ G-LAND Robinson R.22 00.00.2003 00.00.2003 to UK
“ G-LRSN Robinson R.44 00.00.2003 Active
“ G-MJYF Mainair Gemini/Flash 00.00.2003 WD.Crooks to George Calaghan’s home Armagh
“ G-MNBV Mainair Gemini/Flash 00.00.2003 J.Walshe to owner’s home at Coalisland
“ G-MNPC Mainair Gemini/Flash Active MS.McGimpsey
“ ZH209/UQ Grob G109B Vigilant T1 00.08.2002 RAF 664 Squadron VGS
“ ZH122/TH Grob G109B Vigilant T1 Active RAF 664 Squadron VGS

G-BEMM Slingsby Cadet III - I've never actually seen this one at Ards [IT 2003]

Sun 04.01.2004 Mick Boulanger G-AOTR Chipmunk ex WB604 G-BFDC Chipmunk ex WG475 G-AYIT Tiger Moth ex NL896 G-ANDP Tiger Moth ex R4960
Langford Lodge 20/10/05 XV361 Buccaneer XR517 N Wessex WN108 Sea Hawk. The other aircraft have moved to a new location nearer to Belfast- the above are also due to move shortly. Newtonards 20.10.2005 WT486 Canberra nose at rear of VGS hanger with new owner. ZH146 TT and ZH122 TH Vigilants. DE208 Tiger Moth ex IOM now based- the owner has moved to the area. G-BFDC Chipmunk ex Navy marks
N80BA-Pitts S-2A Special-648-4-Newtownards-Stored following accident-01/09/2002

Sat 28.07.2007-EGAD Outside Helicopter Training & Hire Hangar
G-CBYY Robinson R.44 Raven Helicopter Training and Hire Ltd- Newtownards

Iniside Helicopter Training & Hire Hangar
G-PROM Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil Peadar Hughes Trading as: General Cabins & Engineering- 21Corr Road- Dungannon
G-BTNA Robinson R-22B Beta Helicopter Training and Hire Ltd- 21-25 Corr Road- Dungannon
G-CGWD Robinson R44 Raven John McWilliam Henderson- Carrickfergus
G-OHVR Robinson R-44-II Raven II NMC Developments Ltd- Belfast
G-CBVL Robinson R22 Beta II Helicopter Training and Hire Ltd- Newtownards (Dismantled- 2000 hr check)
G-OGCE Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III Peadar Hughes Trading as: General Cabins & Engineering- Dungannon
G-BWHY Robinson R-22 HP Patrick Boal- Nutts Corner- Crumlin

Sat 28.07.2007 Inside Oval Hangar
G-IMAR Agusta A109E Inisway Properties Ltd- Bangor New Resident to fly onTuesday 31.07 to Monaghan

Sat 28.07.2007 Inside RV-7 Hangar
G-PYPE Vans RV-7 Louise Pyper & Raymond Pyper- Newtownards

Sat 28.07.2007 Inside several Private Hangar
G-CBJM Avtech Jabiru SP-470 Grant Robert Thomas Elliot- Islandamagee- Larne
G-BNXU PiperPA-28-161Cherokee Warrior II Robert Ernest Woolsey Trustee of: Friendly Warrior Group- Tandragee- Craigavon
G-CCEL Jabiru UL-450 Stephen Kark Armstrong- Dundrum- Newcastle
G-BZOI Nicollier HN. 700 Menestrell II Samuel Joesph McCollum- Carrickfergus

Sat 28.07.2007 Inside Main Hangar
G-OELD-Pegasus Quantum 15-912-Paul Richard Butler- Carrickfergus
G-CDEW-Mainair Sports Pegasus Quik-Kieran Michael Sullivan- Ahoghill- Ballymena (blue)
G-CCNM-Mainair Pegasus Quik 912S-Gerald Thomas Snoddon- Dundonald- Belfast
G-BZSG-Pegasus Quantum 15 -912-Samuel Andrews- Antrim
G-WBLY-Mainair Sports Pegasus Quik 912S-Alan James Lindsay- Lisburn
G-MYWW-Pegasus Quantum 15 LYNX-Colin William Bailie- Donaghadee
G-OHKS-Pegasus Quantum 15 (HKS)-Steven James Farr- Newtownards
G-MZIM-Mainair Rapier-Michael Joseph McKegney- Crossgar- Downpatrick
G-CCUD-Johnston J Skyranger J2.2(1)-Anthony Dominic Haughey- Belfast
G-KYLE-Thruster T600N Sprint-William Dougan Kyle- Bangor- Newtownards
G-AROO-Forney F-1A Aircoupe-William James McMeekan- Newtownards
G-MYSJ-Mainair Gemini Flash IIA-Alan Warnock- Newtownabbey
G-MNUA-Mainair Gemini Flash 2-Padraic Hughes & Sean Brennan- Rosslea- Enniskillen
G-EVEY-Thruster T.600N 450 - JAB Sprint-Kenneth James Crompton- Bangor
G-CCDGBest Off Sky Ranger 912 (1)-Terrance Harold Filmer- Bangor

Ian Thompson Sun 13.01.2008
Changes of ownership now on G-info for G-CBVL- G-OGCE & G-OVNR. Still showing
Potential change of ownership for G-BTNA. All four still based at N'Ards as of yesterday.
G-CBAI-Cyclone Flight Design CT2K-Samuel Keith Maxwell Trustee of: Newtownards--Microlight Group- Belfast (all white)
G-MZKN-Mainair Rapier 503 DCDI-John McAloney- Ballymena
G-MYJM-Mainair Gemini Flash IIA-James Trevor Walker- Ballyroney- Banbridge
G-BZUP-Raj Hamsa X`-Air 582 (5)-Ian Andrew John Lappin- Comber- Newtownards
G-AJIH-Auster 5 J/1 Autocrat*-David Gerard Curran- Almondsbury- Bristol--Change of C of A details in progress
G-CBDO-Raj Hamsa X'Air 582(1) Jabiru-Anthony Campbell- Coalisland- Dungannon
Inside Main Hangar (right-hand side- back-to-front):
G-BZGX-Raj Hamsa X`Air 202 (1)-Allen Crowe- Ballyclare (orange)
G-BTCR-Rans S.10 Sakota-Brian John Hewitt- Dromara- Dromore
G ANDP-D.H. 82A Tiger Moth-Anthony Hugh Diver- Dunmurry- Belfast
G-BZEX-Raj Hamsa X'Air 582(1) R100-Robert Johnston- Donaghadee
G-MYCN-Mainair Mercury-Peter Lowham- Cloyfin- Coleraine
G-BZWB-Mainair Sports Blade 912-Lorcan Parker- Milltown- Rarthconrath- Mullingar--County Westmeath- Republic of Ireland (blue)
G-MWPF-Mainair Gemini Flash IIA-Liam Henry Black- Whitehead- Carrickfergus (black) Potential change of Registered Ownership in progress
G-MNPC-Mainair / Gemini Flash 2-Mark Shane McGimpsey- Bangor
G-BZJN-Mainair Sports Blade 912-Liam Campbell- Swords- County Dublin- Republic of Ireland & Martin Anthony Haughey- Belfast
G-CCOU-Mainair Sports Pegasus Quik-David Edgar John McVicker- Toomebridge- Antrim
G-BZRW-Mainair Sports Blade 912S-Shane Edward Kearney- Kilkeel- Newry (yellow)
G-MYDN-Quad City Challenger II UK-Trevor Chisholm Hooks- Newtownards
G-MWYG-Mainair Gemini Flash 2A alpha-Paul Gerard Fox- Dunmurry- Belfast
G-MTMA-Mainair Gemini Flash IIA-Raymond Stafford- Blacks Road- Belfast (blue)
G-CBXG-Thruster T.600N 450-Keith Maxwell Trustee of: Newtownards Microlight Group- Belfast Spirit of Hope (yellow)
G-MZEM-Pegasus Quantum 15-912-Liam Henry Black- Whitehead- Carrickfergus Super Sport-
G-OLFB-Pegasus Quantum 15-912-Alan John Boyd- Bangor
Main Apron:-
G-BBHI-Cessna 177RG Cardinal RG-Terrance George William Bunce- Trustee of: Cardinalsins Group- Greenisland- Carrickfergus (red)
G-UFCE-Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP-Ulster Flying Club (1961) Ltd- Newtownards Airport- Newtownards
G-BSBZ-Cessna 150M Commuter-David Thomas Given Trading as: DTG Aviation- Appleton- Warrington (green cols)
G-BOFW-Cessna A.150M Aerobat-David Francis Donovan- Muster Square- London
G-BNOM-Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior-Air Navigation and Trading Company Ltd- Blackpool Airport- Blackpool (C/n 2816024) (yellow/white)
G-BNKR-Cessna 152 II-Keen Leasing (IOM) Ltd- Colby- Castletown- Isle of Man
G-UFCG-Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP-Ulster Flying Club (1961) Ltd- Newtownards Airport-
U.F.C. Hangar:-
????-Technam P2002-(red/white fuselage- minus wings)
G-ARAI-Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160-Patrick McCabe- Skelmsersdale
G-BCBX-Reims / Cessna F.150L*-Noel Frederick O`Neill- Belfast
G-AVKK-Slingsby Nipper T.66 RA45 Series 3-Colin Watson- Belfast
Private Hangar:-
G-CDUS-Sky Ranger 912S(1)-William Patrick Byrne- Belfast (white)
G-CDIP-Best Off Skyranger 921S(1)-Michael Stirling McCrudden- Holywood (blue/white)
G-CETV-Skyranger Swift 912S(1)-Kenneth John Gay- Bangor
Private Hangar:-
G-ARDS-Piper PA-22 Carribean 150-Nigel Percy McGowan- Killinchy- Newtownards (red)
G-MZLP-CFM Shadow D Series SS-Cecil Smyth Robinson- Milisle
G-BXVS-Bruger MB.2 Colibri-Gerald Thomas Snoddon- Dundonald- Belfast
Private Hangar:-
G-BFDC-D.H.C.-1 Chipmunk 22-Noel Frederick O`Neill- Belfast
Private Hangar:-
24582-Cessna 305C Bird Dog-Edmund Paul Morrow- Belfast & Jeffrey William Salter- Holywood ARMY
G-CCCK-Sky Ranger 912 (2)-Patrick Lawerence Braniff- Belfast (red/white)
Private Hangar:-
G-MTSH-Thruster TST Mk.1-Roy Robert Orr- Dromore (orange)
Private Hangar:-
G-TDRA-Cessna 172S Skyhawk-TDR Aviation Ltd- Tandragee- Craigavon
G-BZMC-Avtech Jabiru UL-David Gary Harkness- Newtownards
G-BVJG-Cyclone AX3/K-Thomas David Reid- Tandragee- Craigavon
Arrivals:--
G-OVNR-Robinson R-22B Beta-General Cabins and Engineering Ltd- Newtownards
N129SC-Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee-Manx Orhtopaedic Services Inc Trustee- Wilmington- DE (blue/white) (Ulster Pilot)
ZH148 / TV-Grob G-109B Vigilant T.1-Royal Air Force CGMF- Syerston
ZH146 / TT-Grob G-109B Vigilant T.Mk1-RAF No 664 VGS- Newtownards
OO-VLM-Fokker F-50-VLM Airlines (blue cols)
G-UFCF-Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP-Ulster Flying Club (1961) Ltd- Newtownards Airport-
G-UFCH-Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP-Ulster Flying Club (1961) Ltd- Newtownards Airport-



graham Mon Apr 17- 2006  5:50 pm Victa Airtourer G-ASYZ
Do any members have any pictures of her circa 1967/68 when I believe
she was based in Newtownards in NI.

From A.J.Jackson's 'British Civil Aircraft since 1919' G-ACIH Avro 643 Cadet c/n 657. Reg'd 9-3-34 to Midland and Scottish Air Ferries Ltd- 11/38 to North of Ireland A/c- Newtownards- 4/61 to M.P. Cahill- Dublin- as EI-ALU stored Dublin 4/96- blvd for Irish Air Corps Museum. G-ACTX Avro 638 Club Cadet c/n 718. Reg'd 11-6-34 to Airwork Ltd- Heston- 7/36 to Lord Londonderry- Newtownards- 1938 to Southend Flying Services Ltd- 1940 scrapped at Southend.

via the excellent website “The Second World War in Northern Ireland”  ww2ni
On Friday 29th May 1936 a three engined Junkers Ju 52 aircraft brought the German Ambassador to Britain –
Joachim Von Ribbentrop to Newtownards airfield. He was making a private visit to the Londonderry's at Mount
Stewart Estate and the german aircraft- which I believe was marked with the swastika- remained at Ards for 4 days.

Newtownards – Wed 13.02.2008 Alister Ness A business trip took me to Belfast today and having finished what I had to do by midday- and there being no return flight to Edinburgh until 1730- I
took myself off by Ulsterbus to Newtownards. Well worth the £4.10 return fare- takes 35 minutes each way- but then there‘s a lot of walking involved from the bus station to each side of the airfield. Luckily it was a
cracking day and I had plenty of time.
There wasn’t really a lot of change since my last visit 7 months ago.
EI-AVE Cub new since last visit EI-DTT ELA-07 new since last visit EI-EMG R22 new since last visit G-AJIH Auster G-ANDP DH82 G-ARAI PA22 G-ARDS PA22 G-AROO Aircoupe G-AVFR PA28 new since last visit G-AVKK Nipper nice to see this one up flying today G-AZCK Pup new since last visit G-BBHI Ce177RG G-BFDC DHC1 G-BNXU PA28 G-BOFX Ce150 G-BSBZ Ce150 G-BTCR Rans S10 G-BTNA R22 G-BVJG Cyclone AX3 G-BXVS Colibri G-BZEX X'Air G-BZGX X'Air G-BZJN Blade G-BZOI Menestrel G-BZRW Blade G-BZSG Quantum G-BZUP X'Air G-BZWB Blade G-CBAI CT2K G-CBDO X'Air G-CBJM Jabiru G-CBVL R22 G-CBXG T600N G-CBYJ Skybolt new since last visit- in Noel O’Neil’s hangar G-CBYY R44 G-CCCK Skyranger G-CCDG Skyranger G-CCOU Quik G-CCUD Skyranger G-CDEW Quik G-CDIP Skyranger G-CDUS Skyranger G-CETV Skyranger G-CEUF Quik GT450 G-CFCD Skyranger G-CFON Tailwind new since last visit- in Noel O’Neil’s hangar- no registration carried G-CGWD R44 G-EVEY T600N G-KYLE T600N G-MNPC Flex G-MNUA Flex G-MTMA Flex G-MVBP Thruster TST new since last visit G-MVMX Flex new since last visit G-MWPF Flex G-MWYG Flex G-MYCN Flex G-MYDN Flex G-MYJM Flex G-MYSJ Flex G-MYWW Flex G-MZEM Flex
G-MZIM Flex G-MZKN Flex G-OELD Quantum G-OGCE B206L G-OHKS Quantum G-OHVR R44 G-OLFB Quantum G-OOFR R44 new since last visit G-OVNR R22 G-UFCH Ce172 G-VDOG L-19 marked 24582 G-WBLY Quik 339-14600 RV10 builder J French ? RV8 in Noel O’Neil’s hangar G-TINT EV97 visitor from my home turf at Perth N642P PA31 visitor from Enniskillen RV6s G-CEID- G-CEIG & G-PYPE live in the north side hangar next to the blister hangar which has had rubber seals fitted to the bottom of the door and is now completely spotter-proof! What’s even more annoying is that two of these were unfortunately away on my last visit when you could see in so I still need them. Bah! Seen last time but not recorded today were - G-BCBX Ce150 G-BNKR Ce152 G-BNOM PA28 a visitor G-BWHY R22 G-BZMC Jabiru G-CCEL Jabiru G-CCNM Quik G-IMAR A109 in blister hangar on north side. This hangar is now also spotter-proof! G-MTSH Thruster G-MZLP Shadow G-PROM AS350 G-PYPE RV7 in new hangar next to blister hangar north side mentioned above G-TDRA Ce172 G-UFCE Ce172 G-UFCF Ce172 G-UFCG Ce172 ZH144 Vigilant code TT VGS don’t operate on weekdays ZH148 Vigilant code TV VGS don’t operate on weekdays I missed a few at awkward angles which could very probably be some of the above or they could have been up flying as it was such a good day. Many of the UFC Ce172s were away. One Ce172 in the hangar next to Noel’s defied identification but it was in the UFC paint scheme and was very shiny so I’m wondering if it might have been newly registered G-UFCI if that has been delivered? A very friendly place as always and well worth a visit.

19.04.2008 Kaz via Airfields G-CBYY R44 G-OHVR R44 G-CGWD R44 G-OOFR R44 G-JKBA R44 arrived G-CMXX R22 G-LRSN R22 G-IORG R22 EI-EMG R22 G-ONVR R22 G-CBVL R22 canopy only- no boom or rotors G-TCMM B206 G-BTNA R22 G-PSNI EC135 overflew G-UFCJ C172 G-UFCI C172 G-AVFR PA28 G-UFCG C172 G-BNKR C152 G-AVKK T.NIPPER G-BTSP CUB G-BSBZ C150 G-FARL PITTS G-CALL PA31 G-BNXU PA28 G-CCEZ MICRO G-CBJM MICRO G-BZOI MENESTRELLI 11 G-UFCE C172 G-OLFZ MICRO G-MZEM MICRO G-BZSG MICRO G-CCCK MICRO G-CFON TAILWIND G-WBLY MICRO G-MZIM MICRO G-MYSY MICRO G-OHKS MICRO G-CBAI CT2K G-MYDN MICRO G-CCUD MICRO G-BZUP X-AIR G-BZJN BLADE 912 G-CCOU MICRO G-CBXG THRUSTER G-MWPF MICRO G-MNPC MICRO G-BZRW BLADE G-MWYG MICRO G-MYCN MICRO G-OLFB MICRO G-CBYJ SKYBOLT G-BVJG MICRO G-BZMC JABIRU G-BYOD T67 M-BONO C172 G-MYSG MICRO G-AROO AIRCOUPE G-MZKN MICRO G-KYLE MICRO G-MZIM MICRO G-ANDP T/MOT G-MVMX MICRO G-BZEX MICRO G-CBDO MICRO EI-DTT GYROCOPTER G-MNUA MICRO G-BTCR RANS G-AJIH AUTOCRAT G-BZGX MICRO G-ARDS PA22 G-CCDC MICRO G-AZCK PUP G-CDUS SKYRANGER


LOG Newtownards 17th September 2009

Thanks to all who gave me information about this delightful field. I spoke with the lady in the flying club reception and she lent me a high viz jacket and said OK to wander. As it was mid week some of the hangars were closed so probably a few missed. G-AJIH Auster 5J1 2318 G-ANDP DH.82A Tiger Moth 82868 G-APUR PA.22-160 Tri Pacer 6711 G-AROO Forney F-1A Aircoupe 5750 G-AWFC PA.28R-180 Cherokee Arrow 30670 G-AZCK Beagle B.121 Pup 2 153 G-BBHI Cessna 177RG 225 G-BFDC DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 525 G-BNKR Cessna 152 81284 G-BSBZ Cessna 150M 77093 G-BXDP DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 10659 G-BYZP R-22B 3018 G-BZGX X'Air 582 99 G-BZJN Mainair Blade 912 1048 G-BZRW Mainair Blade 912S 1060 G-BZSG Pegasus Quantum 15-912 7766 G-BZUP X'Air 582 164 G-CBAI Flight Design CT2K 1020407 G-CBDO X'Air 582 170 G-CBXG Thruster T600N 450 73 G-CCEL Jabiru 450 UL 13976 G-CCVJ X'Air Falcon 381 G-CDVU EV-97 TeamEurostar 2525 G-CEUF Quik GT450 8325 G-CFJL X'Air Hawk 14702 G-CFON Wittman W8 Tailwind 11789 G-EVEY Thruster T600N 450 57 G-KYLE Thruster T600N 450 113 G-MNPC Gemini Flash II 181 G-MNUA Gemini Flash II 235 G-MTMA Gemini Flash II 368 G-MVBP Thruster TST Mk1 80 G-MVMX Gemini Flash II 513 G-MWPF Gemini Flash II 619 G-MWYG Gemini Flash II 679 G-MYCN Mercury 696 G-MYDN Quad City Challenger II 12245 G-MYSJ Gemini Flash II 797 G-MYWW Pegasus Quantum 15 7021 G-MZEM Pegasus Quantum 15-912 7277 G-MZKN Mainair Rapier 941 G-OELD Pegasus Quantum 15-912 7765 G-OHKS Pegasus Quantum 15-HKS 7505 G-OHVR R-44-II 10212 G-OLFB Pegasus Quantum 15-912 7767 G-OLFZ Quik GT450 8354 G-SEJW PA.28-161 Warrior II 7816469 G-SKIII AB-206B 8562 G-UFCE Cessna 172S 9305 G-UFCG Cessna 172S 9450 G-UFCJ Cessna 172S 10485 G-WBLY Pegasus Quik 8057 WK 642 DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 10659 G-AVKK
EI-AVE Jim Grove A real pleasure to visit an airfield where all aviation people are welcome.

P based G-AVKK Tipsy Nipper T.66RA45 Srs 3 (S.104) 14.04.1990N Colin Watson
P based G-AWLR Slingsby T.66 Nipper RA.45 Ses 3 14.04.1990N Colin francis O’Neill
(S.125/PFA1662)
P based G-AWMR Druine D.31 turbulent (43/PFA1661) 14.04.1990N David Gerard Curran
P based G-BBTZ Reims Cessna F.150L Commuter 14.04.1990N Woodgate Air Services Ltd
(F150-1063)
P based G-BEDG Rockwell 112A Commander (482) 14.04.1990N Leslie Ernest Blackburne
P based G-BRZJ Robinson R.22 Beta (1217) 14.04.1990N Skyline Helicopters Ltd
P visitor G-AWER Piper PA-23-250 Aztec C (27-3852) 14.04.1990N Woodgate Aviation (IoM)
P based G-AXIE Beagle B.121 Pup 100 Series 2 (B121-087) 14.04.1990N Ian James Ross-David Ian McBride
P based G-AXTC Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee B (28-26265) 14.04.1990N Barry Mellor-John Hutchinson
P based G-AZVG Grumman American AA.5 Traveller 14.04.1990N Gareth Phillips trustee of: Grumair Flying Group
(AA5-0075)
P2 based G-APNT Currie Wot (HAC-3/P.6339) 16.06.1991N Jeffrey William Salter
P2 based G-AROO Forney F.1A Aircoupe (5750) 16.06.1991N William J.McMeekan
P based G-AYIT deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (86343) 16.06.1991N Ulster Tiger Group
P based G-AYRS Wassmer Jodel D.120A Paris Nice (255) 16.06.1991N Kenneth Heeley
P based G-BNZR Clutton FRED Series II (PFA 029-10727) 16.06.1991N Robert Mervyn Waugh
P based N80BA Pitts Special S.1A (648-4) 16.06.1991N Thomas David Stronge
P visitor G-WULF WAR Focke-Wulf FW190 16.06.1991N Peter Charles Logsdon
(204/PFA 081-10328)
P based EI-BUO3 Lavery Sea hwaker (SAAC-015) 16.06.1991N C.Lavery-C.Donaldson
P based G-AVKK Tipsy Nipper T.66RA45 Srs 3 (S.104) 16.06.1991N Colin Watson
P based G-ATPV Gardan JB.01 Minicab (JB.01) 16.06.1991N Barry Jones
P4 visitor G-AYRS Jodel D120A (255) 16.06.1991N Kenneth Heeley

Ulster Air Mail July 2017 p.3
Tommy Maddock and Alan Watson (plus his parents). Tommy and Alan were deeply involved with
the Wildcat restoration when we were resident in the ‘Old Abattoir’ in Newtownards in
the late 1980s.

0267 Newtownards Down Helipad Private
See Edenvale House 0577

0268 Newtownards Showgrounds Down Proposed Aerodrome Private
owner/operator ?
?
possibly 1.5k SSW of Newtownards town centre Newtownards
which would place the site just W of Newtownards 2 Co Down
airfield W side of the A21 road.

The site of the Newtownards agricultural showgrounds were
proposed as a possible aerodrome 12.1933. ANY recorded
aviation activity?. Not proceeded with.
In 1981 the site was occupied by the crape weavers factory.
Early in 1934 Newtownards 2 0266 was selected instead.


0269 Newtowncunningham Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
location ? Newtowncunningham
Co Donegal

Visitors EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 01.10.1997 Celtic Helicopters
EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 22.07.1998 Celtic Helicopters

0270 North Wall Dublin Helipad Irish Helicopters
Dublin 4 owner Dublin Port and Docks Board
operator Irish Helicopters Ltd
North Wall Quay
1.1k E of O’Connell Street Bridge Dublin City

There was another small helipad very late 1980's- roughly at : North Wall
53°20'50.57"(842)N 06°14'33.76"(562)W  Was used briefly by IHL- just a
piece of concrete right beside the river Liffey with a fence around it

The North wall site opened 27.08.1985 and was to be the first of
several helipads sited around the Dublin City area called “helistops”-
equated to the bus-stop. The idea being that helicopters would fly
around Dublin and passengers could hop on and of at these so
called “helistops”. But as far as can be assertained no other helistops
were used or opened. It never really got started and the site at the
North Wall was little used. No recorded use after 21.11.1991

It was from this site that we got the idea of useing the term “helistop” for locations
that ware recorded as used only once- although some have proven to have had
more than one visitor and are therefore given the title of helipad as happened
at this site.

visitor EI-BKT Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8562) 27.08.1985 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-BOT Aerospatiale AS.350B Ecureuil (1613) 20.04.1989 Joseph Kelly
visitor EI-BOT Aerospatiale AS.350B Ecureuil (1613) 26.04.1989 Joseph Kelly
visitor EI-BLY Sikorsky S.61N (61-761) 21.11.1991 Irish Helicopters dealing with survivors when two cargo ships collided in the
mouth of the River Liffy.

0271 Nure More Hotel Monaghan Helipad Private
Carrickmacross owner/operator Nure More Hotel
Carrickmacross
2k SE of Carrickmacross Co Monaghan
042-9661438 fax 042-9661853


Active area is the lawn at the bottom of the hotel
car park between the golf course and the car park.

0272 Nutts Corner 1 Antrim Aerodrome / Airfield / Airport / Airstrip RAF/ RN / Civil
Belfast 4 owner/operator Royal Air Force
HMS Pintail Royal Navy
Ministry of Civil Aviation
5k SE of Aldergrove Airport Nutts Corner
Co Antrim

The province's first London service began from Nutts Corner in 1934. ??

Nutts Corner (HMS Pintail)- Nutts Corner- Northern Ireland (1941-1946- now BELFAST AIRPORT)
Operational/USAAF 7-1943/Royal Navy 9-7-1945 (HMS Pintail)/RAF 1-4-1946


During the Second World War Nutts Corner played a very important part in the
Battle of the Atlantic as well as being a key destination for transatlantic deliveries.
Used by the Royal Navy and named HMS Pintail. In 1946 the airfield was taken
over by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to be used as the civil airport for Belfast- prior
to the building of Aldergrove.and a passenger terminal was built. Civil operations
began on 01.12.1946 On 25 September 1963 Aldergrove took over as Belfast’s
Airport. Had three runways. After Nutts Corners closure- a new public road was
constructed along one of the old runways. However the airfield was still being used
and on 07.04.1976 G-BDLS AA-1 and G-BDLO AA-5 were noted here.

Military Unit Movements

reformed here based 02.06.1941 21.07.1942 120 Sqn RAF Liberator code OH to Ballykelly
Aldergrove based 00.07.1941 00.10.1941 143 Sqn detatched RAF Beaufighter code HO to Sumburgh
Thornaby based 09.01.1942 20.06.1942 220 Sqn RAF Hudson code NR to Ballykelly
Fortress
Thurleigh based 07.05.1942 08.06.1942 160 Sqn RAF Liberator to Aqir
Lyneham based 07.05.1942 00.06.1942 1445 Flight detatched RAF Liberator to Lyneham
also noted as dispatching Halifax to Nutts Corner using 159 & 160 Sqn crews on dates shown Halifax II DT486
Long Kesh based 02.01.1943 21.03.1943 231 Sqn RAF Lysander code VM to Clifton
Tomahawk
formed here based 12.03.1943 05.02.1944 104 Operational Training Unit RAF Wellington IV 20+07 Z1313 due to work at Nutts Corner 104 Operational
Training Unit A Flight RAF detatched to
Toome 10.07.1943 then
Maghhaberry 07.09.1943 then
Mullaghmore 02.10.1943 finally returning to
Nutts Corner 18.01.1944
disbanded 05.02.1944
Longtown based 07.10.1944 27.04.1945 1332 Transport Heavy Conversion Unit Stirling III 15 LK485 YY-C code YY training commenced here 17.10.1944
Liberator CVI 04 KL645 to Riccall
York CI 04 MW266 YY-W
Eglinton based 31.07.1945 18.08.1945 1837 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Corsair code 7A disbanded 18.08.1945
Eglinton based 11.08.1945 24.09.1945 891 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Hellcat disbanded 24.09.1945
Belfast based 23.08.1945 03.09.1945 1835 Sqn Sqn Fleet Air Arm Corsair disbanded 03.09.1945
Belfast based 29.08.1945 29.08.1945 1852 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Corsair disbanded 29.08.1945
Arbroath based 23.09.1945 28.02.1946 803 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Seafire to Lee-on-Solent
HMS Stalker based 21.10.1945 11.01.1946 809 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Seafire code D6 disbanded 11.01.1946
Belfast based 31.10.1945 16.02.1946 807 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Seafire code D5 to Machrihanish
Arbroath based 07.11.1945 21.02.1946 883 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Seafire to Machrihanish
HMS Attacker based 10.11.1945 07.01.1946 879 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Seafire code D4 disbanded 07.01.1946
Ayr based 10.02.1946 26.02.1946 802 Sqn Fleet Air Arm Seafire code Q to Burscough
Burscough based 00.02.1946 07.03.1946 772 Sqn detatched Fleet Air Arm Firefly code AR to Andreas
Wildcat
Anson
Mosquito B.25 KA948 AR8Q

Military Aircraft Movements

Civilian Aircraft Movements

Newtownards based G-ANYS Percivil P.31 Proctor IV (H.646) 00.00.1962 cr10.04.1963 Ulster Aeroplane Group crashed near Enniskillen 10.04.1963 when it ran out of fuel and destroyed in a forced landing on Inishmore island near Carry Bridge
visitors G-BDLO American AA-5 07.04.1976
G-BDLS American AA-1 07.04.1976

Nutt's Corner motor racing located within the south eastern area of the airfield site- but not part of the original active area-
runway’s or taxiway’s

Length-0.787 Miles   1.266 km Direction-Clockwise
Contact Information
Nutt's Corner Motor Sports Center c/o Antrim Borough Council The Steeple Steeple Road Antrim BT41 1BJ.
+44 (0)1849 463113

0273 Nutts Corner 2 Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Nutts Corner
Location? Co Antrim

Visitors G-BEWY Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 06.02.1998+09.02.1998 PLM Dollar
G-AYMW Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 15.03.2000 PDG Helicopters

0274 Oldcastle Meath Airstrip Private
owner/operator Matthews-Napir
?
Location? Oldcastle
Co Meath

Based EI-AFD BA Swallow 2 21.12.1948 cr24.01.1949 Matthews-Napir cr at this location

0275 Old Head Of Kinsale Golf Club Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Old Head of Kinsale Golf Club
Ballinspittal
11k S of Kinsale Kinsale
Co Cork
021-778444

0276 Old Park Down Field strip Private
Hillsborough owner/operator ?
Old Park
6.25k S of Lisburn Hillsborough
Lisburn
Co Down

Grid reference and co-ordinates given for this site are the
approximate location for Old Park.

Site used by Harry Ferguson to achive the reported first flight of a
heavier than air- powered aircraft- on 31.12.1909- to take place in
Ireland. Just six years after the Wright brothers first powered flight
in the United States on the 17.12 1903.
See also Buncrana -White Strand 1401.

Visitors Ferguson Monoplane 31.12.1909 Harry Ferguson

0277 Old Rectory Wicklow Helipad Private
Kiltegan 2 owner/operator Old Rectory
Kiltegan
Location? Co Wicklow

Active area two large fields in front of farmhouse.

0278 Omagh 1 Tyrone Aerodrome Royal Air Force
See Straughroy 1923

0279 Omagh 2 Tyrone Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Straughroy ?
Location ? Omagh
Co Tyrone

Site used by civil aircraft during the 1930’s
Possibly the same site at Straughroy 1923 as used
by the RAF 1918-1919.

0280 Omagh 3 Tyrone Helibase British Army
See Lisanelly Barracks 0893 owner/operator British Army
Lisanelly
500m NW of the Bus station Omagh
within the army barracks Co Tyrone
028-82243732

Military Unit Movements
Germany based 00.01.1972 ? Air Sqn 4/7 Dragoon Guards Sioux ?
based 15.04.1975 15.08.1975 663 Sqn Army Air Corps ? shared base with Sydenham & Aldergrove on
same dates
? based by01.01.1977 13.12.1979 3 Flight Army Air Corps Gazelle to Topcliffe
Topcliffe ? based by00.06.1982 ? 655 Sqn Army Air Corps detatched Scout to Aldergrove?
Gazelle

Military Aircraft Movements
Visitors ZA934 Puma HCI on 03.02.2001 RAF
XW214 Puma HCI on 09.05.2002 RAF

0281 Omagh 4 Tyrone Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Omagh
Co Tyrone

Visitors EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 10.11.1999 ?

0282 Orangefield Belfast City Landing Ground Royal Air Force
Multyhogy owner
operator Royal Air Force
3k ESE of Belfast city hall Orangefield
Multyhogy
Belfast City

In 07.1922 there was a possibility that this landing ground- which
was closer to HQ- could have been used to receive mail’s delivered
by aircraft from Collinstown 0434- but the grass was found to be
too long- so the mail continued to Aldergrove 0022 as per usual.
Site was used as a refueling point proir to that date.

0283 Oranmore 1 Galway Landing Ground/Airstrip/Airport RAF/Private/Civil
Carrowmoneash owner/operator Royal Flying Corps 00.01.1918 to 31.03.1918
Royal Air Force 01.04.1918 to 25.01.1922
operator Sir Alan Cobham 10.07.1933
8.5k E of Eyre Square Galway city Sir Alan Cobham 21.05.1935
400m E of Deerpark heliport 1615 CWA Scott 11.06.1936
Galway FC/Aer Arran 14.11.1967 to 00.00.1974
Carrowmoneash
Oranmore
Galway
Co Galway
The predecessor to Carnmore 0315 which is 2k NNW
of the Oranmore site
East of Galway City
16.07.2000.
Large field on the eastern side of the N18 road-
300m N of the railway level crossing. The field is still
as it was when the airport closed in 1974- although no
building’s remain at all- only some of the foundation’s
are visible along the field side of the northern boundry
track. All original RAF building’s and foundation’s on the
nothern side of this track- have disappeared beneath
the row of house’s built there over the last number of
year’s.
Around 2006/2007 the original site was developed with
a new roadway running E/W throught the site. When this
was completed in 2007 all works then ceased and no
futher construction took place to-date (2015)

Site used by the RAF 1918-1922.
It was developed as a forward landing ground for army
co-operation duties towards the end of WW I. It housed
detatchments and full squadrons of the following:

Military Unit Movements HQ base for 105 Sqn
Omagh 00.00.1918 13.11.1918 105 Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 to Omagh
Omagh based 28.01.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn RAF F.2b disbanded 01.02.1920
00.07.1919 01.02.1920 105 Bristol F2.b disbanded
Weston on the based 01.02.1920 00.02.1922 2 Sqn detatchment RAF Bristol F2.b Fighter to Digby
Green
reformed here based 01.02.1920 13.02.1922 2 Sqn RAF F.2b to Digby
Baldonnell based 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Bristol F2.b to Spittlegate 04.02.1922
106

Used as an RAF base terminal in 1922.

During WW II Oranmore 1 was listed as an emergency
landing field for USAAF aircraft on transatlantic delivery.
Although at the maximum length of 760 yds it would probably
have been very short for most of the big machine’s on delivery
at that time- but still better than nothing.
No record of the field ever being used in this way.

Military Aircraft Movements
from Omagh based ? Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 (?) 00.00.1918 13.11.1918 105 Sqn detatched Flight RAF to Omagh- landed beside the two crashed machines
based ? Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 (?) 00.00.1918 13.11.1918 105 Sqn detatched Flight RAF cr Lisaneden en-route Omagh
based ? Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 (?) 00.00.1918 13.11.1918 105 Sqn detatched Flight RAF cr Lisaneden en-route Omagh
based E23 Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 (?) 00.00.1918 00.11.1918 105 Sqn detatched Flight RAF to Omagh
from Fermoy based C2657 Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 (?) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy 106 disbanded there 08.10.1919
based D6816 Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 (?) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy
from Fermoy based E2553 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5156) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy
based F4352 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4338) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF Sunday 09.03.1919 Bristol Fighter F4352 is recorded as having
collided with a (flying??) cow (or on take off??)and force landed
in a bog known as ‘The Marsh’- near Skibereen in County Cork.
The event was reported in “The Cork Examainer.” to Fermoy
based F4373 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4354) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy
based F4380 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4366) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy
based F4479 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4465) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy
based F4796 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4810) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy
based H1441 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5157) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy
based H1442 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5158) 00.02.1920 00.07.1920 106 Sqn RAF 106 Sqn disbanded Fermoy 08.10.1919- but this F.2b is listed as on
charge of 106 on the dates shown. It is also shown as oc 2 Sqn
around the same dates (see below)
based H1488 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5204) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF to Fermoy
based ? Sopwith Camel (?) 21.08.1919 ? struck yacht on Lough Corrib
based F4332 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4318) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn RAF disbanded here
based F4334 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4320)) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn RAF disbanded here
based F4380 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4366) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn RAF disbanded here
based F4616 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4602) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn RAF disbanded here
based F4651 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4637) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn RAF disbanded here reconditioned to J type new c/n 6855 issued 00.11.1925
based F4801 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4787) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn RAF disbanded here
based F4380 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4316) 00.10.1919 13.12.1919 105 Sqn RAF 13.12.1919 a severe gale caused a hangar to collaspe here-
probably destroying this Bristol F.2b Fighter
based H1441 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5157) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn RAF 105 Sqn disbanded here 01.02.1920
based C5946 Avro 504K (?) 00.02.1920 00.00.1920 2 Sqn
based C5967 Avro 504K (?) 00.02.1920 00.00.1920 2 Sqn
based ? Bristol F.2b Fighter 01.02.1920 00.01.1921 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF 2 Sqn re-formed here to Fermoy
another report show’s first det flight 2 Sqn Bristol Fighter’s arr from Fermoy on 00.02.1920
and a second detatched flight 2 Sqn Bristol Fighter’s also from Fermoy on 00.05.1920 the remainder of the Sqn later joined A and B detatched flight’s-
before the whole squadron departed to Fermoy on 00.07.1920
based E2411 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4014) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based E2546 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4149) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4354 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4340) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4388 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4374) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4484 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4470) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4537 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4523) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4767 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4753) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4768 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4754) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4779 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4765) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4795 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4781) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4797 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4783) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4798 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4784) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based F4854 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4840) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy reconditioned to “J” type 00.12.1924 new c/n 6573
based H1441 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5157) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1442 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5158) 00.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn RAF 106 Sqn disbanded Fermoy 08.10.1919- but this F.2b was listed
as on charge with 106 on the dates shown. It was also listed as oc
with 2 Sqn during the same dates (see above)
based H1445 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5161) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1448 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5164) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1455 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5171) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1485 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5201) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1486 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5202) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy reconditioned to “J” type 00.11.1924 new c/n 6543
based H1487 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5203) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1490 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5206) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1526 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5242) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1570 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5286) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1571 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5287) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1590 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5306) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1595 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5311) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1610 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5326) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1615 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5331) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based H1620 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5336) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6671 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5978) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6674 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5981) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6678 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5985) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6679 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5986) 01.02.1922 00.00.0000 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF listed as on charge 2 Sqn 01.02.1922-the same day 2 Sqn
departed to England - possibly never arrived in Ireland
based J6691 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5998) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6694 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6001) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6696 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6003) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6712 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6019) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6716 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6023) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
Baldonnell based D7856 Bristol F.2b Fighter (3506) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn D flight RAF to Castlebar
based E2551 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4154) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn D flight RAF to Castlebar
based J6690 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5997) 00.01.1921 16.06.1921 100 Sqn D flight RAF dam force landing Ballinasloe 16.06.1921
based J6693 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6000) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn D flight RAF to Castlebar
based J6699 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6006) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn D flight RAF to Castlebar
based J6671 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5978) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn D flight RAF to Castlebar
based J6675 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5982) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn D flight RAF to Castlebar
based J6706 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6013) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn D flight RAF to Castlebar
based J6707 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6014) 00.01.1921 27.06.1921 100 Sqn D flight RAF cr Galway Bay 27.06.1921
based J6709 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6016) 00.01.1921 01.07.1921 100 Sqn D flight RAF force landed and hit tree Mullingar 01.07.1921
based J6712 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6019) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn D flight RAF to Castlebar
based J6725 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6032) 00.01.1921 02.09.1921 100 Sqn D flight RAF dived into ground at Baldonnell 02.09.1921 written of charge
based J6703 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6010) 00.12.1921 00.08.1922 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF to Fermoy
based J6714 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6021) 00.03.1922 2 Sqn

Civilian Aircraft Movements
On 10.07.1933 Sir Alan Cobham displayed his Flying Circus here.
All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Oranmore.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 10.07.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 10.07.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 10.07.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 10.07.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 10.07.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 10.07.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 10.07.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 10.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 10.07.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 10.07.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 10.07.1933 CH.Brernridge fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 10.07.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 10.07.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 10.07.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 10.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

Sir Alan Cobham displayed his Flying Circus here again on 21.05.1935.
All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at -.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 21.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N 21.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N 21.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N 21.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N 21.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 21.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 21.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 21.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 21.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 21.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 21.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 21.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 21.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 21.05.1935 Carruthers regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider 21.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

Scott’s flying circus payed a visit to this location on 11.06.1936.
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Oranmore on 11.06.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.

Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham on previous visits- which would
make sense- because searching for new sites was time consuming and
expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use-
pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 11.06.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 11.06.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 11.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 11.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 11.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 11.06.1936 to Tom Campbell Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 11.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 11.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 11.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 11.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 11.06.1936 ldwal Jones crashed nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 11.06.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 11.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 11.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 11.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 11.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 11.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 11.06.1936 Percival Phillips owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 11.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 11.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site used by the Galway Flying Club and Aer Arran between 00.00.1967-00.00.1971
from Dublin A/p Based EI-AOO Cessna 150E 14.11.1967 14.04.1971 Galway Flying Club to Coonagh
from Castlebar EI-AUL Brittain-Norman BN-2A Islander 24.07.1970 00.06.1971 Aer Arran to Kiltullagh
EI-AUL was delivered in 06.1970. It operated the inaugural Aer Árann service- which took
place from the old military airstrip at Oranmore to Inishmore-Arran Islands on Sat
08.08.1970 and the following Sat 15.08.1970 saw the commencment of the first commercial
air service to the islands.
from Manchester EI-AWM Brittain-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander 29.05.1973 00.00.1974 Aer Arran to Carnmore

In 1971 due to a combination of Oranmore airstrip being waterlogged
and a dispute with Galway Airways- Aer Arann developed an airstrip
at Kiltullagh 0832 - which became operational in June 1971.This
airstrip (technically an Airport) apparently was not a great improvement
on Oranmore and when Carnmore 0315 opened early in 1974- Kiltullagh
ceased to be used.
I have conflicting information regarding as to which of the Islander
aircraft moved from here to Kiltullagh and when. The detail’s I have
are:
Aer Arran started here in 1970. Moved to Shannon 01.1971. To
Kiltullagh 06.1971 and then to Carnmore in 1974- but EI-AWM
was registered in 1973 and the base was given as Oranmore.
Did Aer Arran return to Oranmore- before finally moving to Carnmore.

Sat Nov 08- 2008 12:04 am    
driver1a wrote:
Exec helis now operate from a shiny new hangar beside the Aer Arann one in Galway airport.
Thanks D1a- I forgot that they had moved.
Whisky Tango wrote:
I never knew there used to be a different airport in Galway! When did they move from Oranmore?
WT- in fact there were two "Airports" near Galway City before Carnmore. The first was at: Kiltullagh Galway Co Galway . at 46/M355297 53.18.80n 08.53.06w 4nm NE of Eyre Square Galway city. runway 600m Runway NE/SW Grass. Due to the poor condition of Oranmore Airport- Aer Arann developed an “airport” at Kiltullagh- which became operational in June 1971. This strip apparently was not a great improvement on Oranmore and when Carnmore opened- Kiltullagh ceased to be used. And Oranmore: Oranmore Galway Landing Ground/Airstrip/Airport RAF/Private/Civil owner/operator Royal Air Force 00.01.1918 to 25.01.1922 Sir Alan Cobham 10.07.1933 flying circus Sir Alan Cobham 21.05.1935 flying circus CWA Scott 11.06.1936 flying circus Galway FC/Aer Arran 14.11.1967 to 00.00.1974 Glennascaul Oranmore Galway Co Galway 4.5nm E of Eyre Square Galway city Hugo.

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Hayden Lawford Salthill- Galway Sun Nov 16- 2008 10:39 pm    
All of the above re-Oranmore is pretty well correct - I flew in to Oranmore many times in the 1960's and was one of the original 2 pilots when Aer Arann commenced operations from the grass airfield in 1970. Oranmore became unusable during the winter of 1970/71- which together with a dispute between Aer Arann and the operators of Oranmore resulted in Aer Arann transferring operations to EINN. A field at Kiltulla was hastily licenced to allow operations from Galway to Inishmore during the summer of 1972. Herr Steiner had damaged a prop on his Aztec landing at Oranmore- and proposed building a new tarmac strip and hangar opposite his factory at Carnmore- and I was one of those subsequently involved in getting the new runway licenced. At the time it was never intended that Carnmore should be developed to it's present size- Oranmore was regarded as the optimal site. The proposed site at Oranmore is to the NE of the rifle range- not the adjacent site used by the RAF- and could easily accomodate a 2000m+Rwy. It was the lower expectations of the time and financial constraints which resulted in the present runway being built at Carnmore in the early 1980's (also some pressure from Digital Computers who needed to land their company jet at Galway) 30-40 seat turboprops were seen as optimal- and the developments at Knock were regarded as a white elephant at the time. Now Galway is stuck with a small runway in the shadow of SNN & NOC. A Report commissioned by local interests from a private consultancy in 1999 recommended a move to the Oranmore site and the construction of a 737 RWY- but was not acted on- and now- with the economic downturn this would appear to be very unlikely. You can read all about the history of both Oranmore and Carnmore in my book "In Galway Skies" Hayden

0284 Oranmore 2 Galway Helipad Private
See Deerpark Industrial Estate 1615

0285 Oughterard Galway Helipad Private
See Currarevagh House 0482

0286 National Rehabilitation Hospital Dublin Helipad Private
Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital owner/operator National Rehabilitation Hospital
(old name) Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
Rochestown Avenue
Deans Grange
3k SSW of of Dun Laoghaire Harbour Co Dublin
Now National Rehabilitation Hospital [2000] 01-854777

Visitors IAC-211 Aloutte lll on 25.12.1987 Irish Air Corps
IAC-197 Aloutte lll on 01.06.1990 Irish Air Corps

0287 Palace Barracks Down Helibase British Army
Kinnegar Camp owner/operator British Army
Hollywood Palace Barracks
Kinnigar Camp
1.5k S of Hollywood Railway station Hollywood
1.25k ENE of threshold of runway 22 at Belfast City Airport Co Down
BT18 9RA
028 90422281

0288 Pallas West Tipperary Airstrip Private
Toomyvara owner/operator Richard James Bentley (better known as RJ)
Tobbervara ( ) Pallas West
Toomevara ( ) Toomyvara
Nenagh
1.5k NW of Toomyvara Co Tipperary
10.25k E of Nenagh railway station
at the crossroads in Toomyvara head NW along the
side road for 1.5k- the airstrip is on your right behind
the home and tractor business owned by RJ.Bentley.

The original runway heading is 15/33- but trees on the
extended centreline of 15- owned by a neighbour were
growing to such an extent- that they were becoming a
danger to aircraft on take-off and landing.
RJ asked the neighbour if he would consider cutting them
down- to which he replied “NO WAY”. So RJ had to realign
the runway by about 20 degrees to 13/31 in order to avoid
the trees. Landing on 15 and take off on 33 is still possible.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 148
Very slight slope up to the 31 and 33 ends.
15/33 is the preferred runway (see above)
2nd strip is to avoid trees on approach to 33.
RJ houses a veritable Aircraft Park. It is a friendly strip and is nice
to visit.
Visitors Welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
Toilet available.
Mogas 2k Toomyvara. No Avgas.

Based EI-BJC Aeronca 7AC Champion 16.12.1980 13.05.1992 Richard James Bentley
EI-BSU 2 Champion 7KCAB 15.06.1987 00.00.1995 Richard James Bentley to Proudstown and Sean & Stephen Donohue
EI-BBE Champion 7EC Traveller 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
G-ASUI Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Richard James Bentley
G-AIJR Auster J/ 5 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Richard James Bentley
G-AGVN Auster J/ 1 Autocrat 00.00.0000 12.09.2005 Richard James Bentley to Drogheda
PH-SMD Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six noted 03.08.2004 on repair after accident at Brittas House 1768 on 22.07.2003
Two Irish pilots have circumnavigated the globe in PH-SMD a Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six. Paul Ryan- a commercial pilot-
and Alan McMahon- an IT consultant- took 70 days to fly 25-000 miles- raising money for the cancer charity- the Marie Keating
Foundation. They became the first Irish pilots to circumnavigate the globe.
EI-BCS SOCATA MS880 Rallye noted 03.08.2004 Organic Fruit & Vegetables of Ireland awaiting repair or rebuild
G-BTKF Taylorcraft BC-12D noted 03.08.2004 Adrian O'Rourke based? Clonlara
tail fin only of EI-BGC Morane Saulnier 880B Rallye Club noted 03.08.2004 Patrick Moran

0289 Parade Field Tipperary Airstrip Private
Caher 1 owner ?
Cahir A operator Sir Alan Cobham on 28.09.1933
Parade Ground? Irish Areo Club on 02.07.1937
Clonmore South Parade Field
Caher
3k SW of Caher Co Tipperary


Parade Ground is 1k SW of the old British Army barracks which is about
2k distant from Cahir/Caher.
Old maps show parade Field as 46 acres.
Information given relates to Parade Field- Clonmore South 3k SW of Caher.
I can only assume that Parade Ground is the same site as Parade Field
which was used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Thurs 28.09.1933.

Site was also used by the Irish Aero Club for an Air Demonastrations flying
display on Fri 02.07.1937

from Antoin Daltun 15.07.2005 Re: the Vimy replica’s unintentional visit.
The [Clonmel] Nationalist and Munster Advertiser 16.07.2005 has on its front page a picture of the Vimy replica in a field up to its oxters in corn (about the height of the wheels/wing trailing edge from the ground) and a feature article from which I extract the main points below: The aircraft was flying Shannon to Waterford on Friday 08.07.2005 to pick up fuel to fly on to Britain- piloted by planemaker John Lanoue and pilot Peter McMillan.  They encountered low cloud near Kilsheelan which forced them to
turn back for Shannon.  They hit low cloud again near Cahir and the pilot Peter McMillan decided to land the plane in a cornfield at Clonmore South outside Cahir. The following morning local man Shane Martin cut some of the corn a month earlier than scheduled leaving a makeshift runway 250 yards long and 20 yards wide in the 200 acre field.  Up to a hundred locals gathered to see the successful take off. The field was used as the venue for air circuses in the thirties and is named
locally as the Parade Field because of its proximity to the old British Army
barracks. AD comments: Lewis's topographical dictionary of 1837 says that about a mile
distant (from Cahir/Caher) are extensive cavalry barracks- adapted for 23 officers and 346 non-commissioned officers and privates- with stabling for 292 horses- and an hospital attached.  A British Army Regular Units list for 1902  lists 28th brigade RFA [Royal Field Artillery] 122- 123- 124 Field Batteries at Cahir
More from Antoin Daltun 17.07.2005
A later page of the Nationalist devoted to local Cahir news has a second article which says the Vimy replica was at Clonmore South and that this was The Parade Field- venue for the Cobham flying circus  Given your researches- I think that is probably right.
Antoin


All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Parade Field
on the 28.09.1933.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 28.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 28.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP on 28.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP on 28.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 28.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth on 28.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth on 28.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 28.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 28.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 28.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 on 28.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 on 28.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 28.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock on 28.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll on 28.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Fri 02.07.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Parade Field.

Visitors ? Avro 504 on 02.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 02.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 02.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 02.07.1937 Irish Aero Club

Visitors NX71MY Vickers Vimy Replica on 08.07.2005 John Lanoue and pilot Peter McMillan
see reports above

0290 Park Hotel Kerry Helipad Private
Kenmare 1 owner/operator Park Hotel
Shelbourne Street-
 Kenmare
Co Kerry
Location? 064-41200 fax 064-41402



On entering Kenmare- continue past the Golf Club. The
entrance to the Hotel is on the left at the top of the town
NS51 52 681 W009 34 821
N 51o52.64'/ W 9o 34.81' N 51.877o / W 9.580o
Land on the front lawn to the right of the pony field.

Visitors to Kenmare.
Park Hotel or
Sheen Falls Hotel
G-JODY Bell 206B on 16+ 21.04.1992 MAZ test Motors
G-EEVS Agusta A.109A on 05.04.1994 Norbrook laboratories
G-KILY Robinson R.22 Alpha on 08.08.1994 Julians Supermarket
G-PEAK Agusta-Bell 206B on 03.06.1996 Peak Air Charter
G-DCSE Robinson R.44 Astro on 03.07.2000 DSC Euro

0291 Parknasilla Hotel Kerry Helipad Private
owner/operator Parknasilla Great Southern Hotel
Parknasilla
3k SE of Sneem Sneem
Co Kerry
064-45122 fax 064-45323


Parknasilla Hotel & Resort Sneem Co. Kerry 064-6675600 064-6645323 fax

0292 Parteen 1 Clare Airstrip Private
See Rosmadda West 1474

0293 Phoenix Park 1 Dublin Helipad/s Private
See Fifteen Acres 0620

0294 Sreelane Limerick Store Private
University of Limerick owner/operator Engineering Research
University of Limerick
4k ENE of Limerick city Limerick
Co Limerick
V94 N5RH

stored 5N-ABJ Boeing 707-3F9C (20474) cockpit only 00.00.0000 03.09.2015 University of Limerick/Engineering Research used as a training aid-moved to Atlantic AirVenture 03.09.2015

0295 Phoenix Park 2 Dublin Helipad Irish Goverment
See Aras An Uachtarain (President’s Residence) 0029

0296 Phoenix Park Racecourse Dublin Airstrip/Helipad Private
owner/operator Phoenix Park Racecourse
Navan Road
6k NW of O’Connell Street Bridge Dublin
Co Dublin

0297 Piltown Kilkenny Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Piltown
5k E of Carrick on Suir Carrick on Suir
Co Kilkenny

Visitors EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 08.05.1996+17.05.1996 Celtic Helicopters

0298 Pontoon Mayo Helipad Private
Probably Massbrook House 0994 owner/operator ?
Pontoon
6.5k W of Foxford Foxford
Co Mayo

Visitors EI-AVN Hughes 500 on 11.12.1990 Farrenti Ltd based at Massbrook House

0299 Portadown 1 Armagh Helibase British Army
See Maghon 0965

0300 Portadown 2 Armagh Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Portadown
Location? Co Armagh

Portadown Visitors G-OHHL Robinson R.22 on 13.08.1994 Helicopter Training and Hire
EI-CHL Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger on 23.11.1996 Celtic Helicopters
G-EJOC Aerospatiale AS350B on 23.02.2002 Leisure and Retail Helicopters
G-BVLG Aerospatiale AS350F1 on 16.04.2002 PDG Helicopters

0301 Calone Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
See Redrock 2061

0302 Camlough Moutain Armagh Helibase British Army
owner/operator British Army
Camlough Mountain
4k WSW of Newry Newry
Co Armagh
Observation tower on mountain serviced by helicopter only.

0303 Cammore A Galway Airstrip/Airport Private/Civil
See Carnmore 0315

0304 Campsey 1 Derry Airstrip Private
Campsie A owner/operator ?
Campsey
7k NE of the Foyle Bridge Co Derry

Joseph Cordner of John Street- Derry- apparently made several trial flights in
his own constructed aircraft from Campsey- during the summer of 1908. It
would seem that there is no corroborating evidence to support any of the flights.
NOTE. All the above activity supposedly took place eighteen months before
Harry Ferguson made the first recorded powered aircraft flight in Ireland on
31.12.1909- see also Old Park-Hillborough 0276 - Portrush 1 1112
Buncrana-White Strand 1401 and Magilligan Strand 0969.

0305 Campsey 2 Derry Helistop Private
Campsie A owner/operater ?
Campsey
7k NE of the Foyle Bridge Co Derry

visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 01.10.1997 Celtic Helicopters

0306 Cardenton Kildare Airstrip Private
See Cardington 0307

0307 Cardington Kildare Field strip Private
Cardenton A owner/operator Cardington Demense?
Athy operator’s Iona National Airways? 00.08.1931 – 00.03.1932
Sir Alan Cobham 16.09.1933
Cardington
Athy
1.5k NW of Athy Co Kildare

From the cross roads in the centre of Athy- head W on the N78 for 350m- turn R on to
the R428 Stradbally road- after 1k- turn R again alongside the canal. You are now in the
townland of Cardington on both sides of the road- with Cardington Demense on the R and
the possible location for the field.
Iona National Airways operated pleasure flights from Athy between 08.1931 and 03.1932-
possibly from this site- using DH60G Moth's EI-AAF& EI-AAG.

Based? EI-AAG?deHaviland DH60G Moth 00.08.1931? ?00.03.1932 Iona National Airways Cr Bundoran 31.07.1931
EI-AAG deHaviland DH60G Moth 00.08.1931 00.03.1932 Iona National Airways
Visitor? G-ACBZ dehavilland DH83 Fox Moth on 28.04.1933 Midland and Scottish Air ferries possibly using this site.

Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus did operate from this site on Sat 16.09.1933.

All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Cardington on
the 16.09.1933.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 16.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 16.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP on 16.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP on 16.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 16.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth on 16.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth on 16.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 16.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 16.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 16.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 on 16.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 on 16.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 16.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock on 16.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll on 16.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

The Irish Aero Club- gave an Air demonstrations air-display here on Thurs 01.07.1937

0308 Carlow 1 Carlow Airstrip Private
See Ballybar Lower 0084

0309 Carlow 2 Carlow Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Carlow
Location? Co Carlow

Based EI-BUC Jodel D.9 Babe 14.05.1994 03.07.1995 James Manning
EI-CKX Jodel D112 07.12.1994 25.02.2003 John Green
Visitor EI-CTI Reims Cessna FRA.150L on 01+16.03.2000 David Bruton

0310 Carlow 3 Carlow Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Carlow
Location? Co Carlow

Visitors EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 07.10.1998 Mistwood
EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B 14.03.2000 Westair
G-BZIU Eurocopter EC-120B 10.01.2001 McAlpine Helicopters
Delivery G-BZUS Eurocopter EC-120B 29.05.2001
Based? G-BZUS Eurocopter EC-120B 30-31.05.2001
EI-IZO Eurocopter EC-120B 15.08.2001
EI-IZO Eurocopter EC-120B 24-26.08.2001
14-15-25-27.02.2002
Visitors EI-SQG Agusta A.109C 26.08.2001
EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 15.04.2002
EI-MIK Eurocopter EC-120 21.05.2002

0311 Carnamogagh Donegal Helistop Private
See Mountain Top 1476

0312 Carndonagh Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Carndonagh
location? Co Donegal

visitors EI-JWM Robinson R.22 Beta (1386) 19+ 21.03.1994+26.07.1994 J Air Aviation
EI-CGQ Aerospatiale AS.350B Ecureuil (2076) 31.05.1995+15.07.1999 N. Keating
G-TORS Robinson R.22 Beta II (3021) 14.04.2002 GT Investigators

0313 Carnew Wicklow Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Carnew
Location? Co Wicklow
14.5k WNW of Gorey

visitor G-NSEW Robinson R.44 (0615) 15.08.1999 Pebblestar Ltd

0314 Carnlough Hotel Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Carnlough Hotel
Location? Carnlough
Larne
Co Antrim

visitor EI-BKT Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8562) on 10.06.1992 Irish Helicopters

0315 Carnmore 2 Galway Airstrip/Airport Private/Civil
Cammore A owners Steiner A.G. 1974
Galway 2 operator Galway Chamber of Commerce 1980
Corrib Airport Ltd
Galway Regional Airport
8.75k ENE of Galway City Carnmore
Co Galway
091-755569 fax 091-752876
ATC 091-755477 Galway flying club 091-770767
ATC 091-752874
Switchboard 091-755569

Galway Flying Club 091-755477
Skywest Aero Club 091-755569

CLOSED 24.02.2014 with all nav aids terminated on that date-only opened for club flying-not for visitors.
  53'18.08N 08'56.35W
82 feet amsl
Licenced Public PPR
08/26- 1350x30m- Tarmac  [all details 1997] RWY 08 TORA 1200m LDA 1200m  RWY 26 TORA 1200m LDA 1200m 
App THR RWY 08/26 PAPI
TWR/AFIS 122.5. ATC/AFIS
NDB 'CRN' 321 [On Airport]  DME 'CRN' 110.0 100LL- Jet A1
Hangarage Yes - Limited 
Customs 24 hr PN- only necessary for flights outside EU.
  Operator Corrib Airport Ltd   Address Galway Regional Airport- Galway- Co. Galway.    (EICM) ( GWY

info from Roger D.Caird
5318n 0856w 4½ NE of Galway on the N64- past the aerial masts-
on the R339. Follow the signposts from the new Galway by-pass.
Based:AVB-AYB-AYN-BCE-BIB-BJO-BMU-BVY-CCY-CUB-EIO
This field was opened early in 1974- and owned by Steiner A.G. who
had business interests in Galway. This company operated a Rockwell
Turbo Commander from the 1900ft tarmac strip.
The airfield was later purchased by the Galway Chamber of Commerce
In early 1982 4 acres of land were purchased by the Galway Chamber of
Commerce & Industry to be used to increase the runway length. It was
originally 585m and this will enable a 1200m runway.Late in 1983 local
business interests in Galway committed £250-000 to developing the airport.
They also formed a consortium who want to take over the running of the
airport- and are seeking once-off Government funding of £800-000 to
improve the airfield to "Regional Airport" standard. £300-000 was awarded
in the 1984 Budget.
By mid-1986 the Govt. had promised £937-500 of the £1.25m needed for
the development work.
In late august 1988- the Government announced a £4m investment plan
four Farranfore- Waterford- Carrickfinn- Sligo and Carnmore. Carnmore
would receive a new control tower and maybe a terminal building.
A new 1350m by 30m wide runway was constructed with Approach-Threshold-
& Runway lighting .PAPI's were also installed for both approaches (09 & 27)
(later 08/26)
1997: The Government provided £3.1m which supplemented by £1.1m raised
locally will be used for a major runway upgrade to permit short-haul jet aircraft
operations. This involves extending the runway to 1600m (5000ft)- with new
lighting systems and CAT 1 ILS.

Runway slopes up at 08 approach end.
Light aircraft hangar- parking and club is on the N side of the runway
to the W of the terminal building. All visitors have to pass through
security.
PPR by phone Please.
LH and RH circuits at 1000ft agl.
Resturant/Bar and toilets in terminal.
Coffee and toilets in clubhouse.
Mogas 100m N across main road Avgas available.

Aircraft marked * moved here from Oranmore when it closed in 1974
Based EI-ANT Aeronca 07ECA Citabria (Champion) 18.06.1987 12.04.1990
EI-ARW Jodel Dr.1050 Ambassadeur (SAN) 24.01.1985 active
EI-ARW Jodel Dr.1050 Ambassadeur (SAN) 24.01.1985 active
EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150H 25.07.1996 14.02.2001
EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150H 14.02.2001 16.04.2002
EI-ATH Reims Cessna F.150J 09.09.1969
* EI-AUL Britten Norman BN-2a Islander 22.06.1970 28.03.1973
* EI-AUL Britten Norman BN-2a Islander 22.06.1970 28.03.1973
EI-AVB Aeronca 07AC Champion 26.07.1989 22.06.1994
* EI-AVO Britten Norman BN-2a Islander 24.03.1972 02.07.1973
* EI-AWM Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (IRMA) 29.05.1973 26.08.1975
EI-AWM Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (IRMA) 26.08.1975 21.03.1983
EI-AYB Gardan GY-80 Horizon 180 30.03.1978 31.01.1997?
* EI-AYN Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (IRMA) 26.03.1974 26.08.1975
EI-AYN Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (IRMA) 26.08.1975 30.12.1993
EI-BBA Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (Fairey) 12.06.1975 21.12.1976
EI-BBR Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (Fairey) 02.04.1976 12.09.1985
EI-BBU SOCATA MS880B Rallye Club 27.07.1976 19.06.1981
EI-BCE Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (Fairey) 30.12.1993
EI-BCE Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (Fairey) 14.09.1976 30.12.1993
EI-BFR M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye 100ST 09.11.1978 28.10.1982
EI-BGJ Reims Cessna F.152 05.01.1996 23.03.1998
EI-BIB Reims Cessna F.152 13.03.1981 active
EI-BJO Cessna 172K (R) Hawk XP2 21.10.1981 active
EI-BJO Cessna 172K (R) Hawk XP2 21.10.1981 active
EI-BJO Cessna 172K (R) Hawk XP2 21.10.1981 active
EI-BMJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye 100T 13.09.1982 20.11.1987
EI-BMU
EI-BVY
EI-BYB Robinson R-22 Beta 03.04.1991 00.02.1992
EI-BYB Robinson R-22 Beta 03.04.1991 00.02.1992
EI-CCY American Avn. AA-1B Trainer (Grumman) 19.03.1991 active.2001
EI-CEJ Robinson R-22 Beta 16.06.1992 21.12.1995
EI-CEJ Robinson R-22 Beta 16.06.1992 21.12.1995
EI-CJR SV-4A Stampe (SNCAN) 28.02.1994 19.12.2001
EI-CJR SV-4A Stampe (SNCAN) 28.02.1994 19.12.2001
EI-CJR SV-4A Stampe (SNCAN) 19.12.2001 active
EI-CJR SV-4A Stampe (SNCAN) 19.12.2001 active
EI-CJR SV-4A Stampe (SNCAN) 19.12.2001 active
EI-CTG Stoddard Hamilton SH-2R Glasair RG 03.06.1999 active
EI-CUB Piper J/3C Cub 65 17.07.1991 14.11.1996
EI-EIO Piper PA-34 Seneca 200T Mk.II 01.10.1991 11.09.1995
EI-EIO Piper PA-34 Seneca 200T Mk.II 01.10.1991 11.09.1995
EI-EIO Piper PA-34 Seneca 200T Mk.II 01.10.1991 11.09.1995
EI-GFC SOCATA TB-09 Tampico 09.10.1993 18.06.1997
EI-GWY Cessna 172R 31.12.1997 active
EI-MCF Cessna 172R 20.01.2000 active
D-KMDP-Fournier RF.3-37-Galway--02/08/2004
LY-AHF-Yakovlev Yak 52--Galway-02-04/02/2004


Noted here as darkness fell. 05.10.2006 EI-BIB Ce152 EI-BJO Ce172 EI-DGS Zephyr N?81CD Cirrus OH-PNB PA-31 No access here to hangar as nobody about. Gilmar

26/07/11 Galway IAN531 North West Air news EI-CBK ATR 42-300 Aer Arann EI-BYO ATR 42-300 Aer Arann EI-DGV ATEC Zephyr 2000 Private N222WX Bell 222 Newtown Aviation Stored Anyone help with a helicopter (A109 ?) on the fire dump - or is it a mock-up?

P(3) based EI-CJR Stampe SV-4A (318) 23.08.1997 C.Scully & P.Ryan
P based N250MC Piper PA-23250B Turbo Aztec (27-7305142) 23.08.1997 Oilsearch plc

0316 Carnsore Point Wexford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Carnsore Point
8.75k S of Rosslare Harbour Co Wexford

visitor EI-CVM Schweizer 269c (S1328) 02.02.2001 Bliiy Moloney

0317 Carrick ? Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
insufficient information to help locate this site ?
Location? ?

Visitor EI-MCF Cessna 172 on 05.05.2000 Galway Flying Club

0318 Carrickart Donegal Airstrip Private
Carrigart A owner/operator Dermot Walsh Carrigart Hotel
Ballyoghagan Ballyoghagan
1k NW of Carrigart Carrigart
Letterkenny
Co Donegal
074-55114 074-9155114

The airstrip was developed by Dermot Walsh in 1979- in the
townland of Ballyoghagan with the intention of flying in guest’s
for his hotel in Carrigart. This idea never materialised- but
as you will note below- the airstrip has seen limited use over
the year’s- with most of the activity taking place during the mid
to late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Occasional use now by
microlights from Letterkenny- Roosky and Carnowen.

The grass strip area is 02/20 400m x 15m and is E of and
directly adjacent to the public road which is 02/20 450m x 03m
Tarmac and was used as the landing strip by microlights from
Letterkenny. There are a couple of places where you can taxi
from one to the other.The road is a cul-de-sac servicing the
dozen or so houses via a causeway on the Island Roy (centre
right of the photo in Kevin Glynn’s flight guide 2006) so has little
motor traffic using it. The landing area on the tar is displaced
because of a 2.5m concrete pillar at the 02 end.
The grass area of the strip is used on a regular basis as a
pratice pitching area for local golfers and has been cut up
with many divots which could cause damage to the aircraft
undercarriage.
Visual inspection of the grass strip is vital preferably by walking.
Flying low over it could give the impression of a reasonably
smooth grass strip.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 45
(my comments in red)

No contact required-advisible for a competent person to walk the
grass strip BEFORE use.
Strip is usually dry with links type grass with compacted sand. But
the strip itself is regularly used as a pratice area for golfers and sometimes also
used by vehicle drivers. So you can expect divots or ruts along the landing area
”Landing Area’ parallel to road (see above) Land on grass -Take off from
public road (NOT legal-your choice)
Standard join and circuits
Wires to W of strip marked with
broken red line on photograph. (approximately 7m above ground
level) Picnic area ?? NOT! - bring your own food.
Lead free Mogas 5.5k SE of strip. No Avgas.

P f Monreagh visitors EI-BIF SOCATA MS894A Rallye 235E Gabier(13121)12.10.1985 Ray McGrogan [pilot]
EI-BIF SOCATA MS894A Rallye 235E Gabier(13121)00.00.1986 Ray McGrogan [pilot]
P EI-BFM SOCATA MS.893E Rallye 00.00.1986 NDM Aviation
P from Devlinmore Point EI-BIW SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1144) 21.07.1986 Pat Herbert
P from Blackbush G-BHUJ Cessna 172N Skyhawk II 15.09.1986 3 Counties Aero Club Ltd
P based part time EI-AWU SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (0880) 04.11.1987 Pat Herbert also stored part time at Devlinmore 1
P2 visitor G-AVZE Rollason D.62B Condor (RAE/626) 03.04.1988 James Sweeney
P G-AVZE Rollason D.62B Condor (RAE/626) 00.07.1988 James Sweeney
P (Re-Reg) EI-BXT Rollason D.62B Condor (RAE/626) 02.10.1988 James Sweeney
P EI-BXT Rollason D.62B Condor (RAE/626) 09.12.1989 James Sweeney
from Carrickfin G-ATSL Reims-Cessna F.172G 00.00.1996 Liam Duffy [pilot] Laurence McMullin [owner]
P2 visitor ???SU? Raj Hamsa X’Air (red) 00.00.2000
?????? Raj Hamsa X’Air (gray) 00.00.2000
P general view 00.00.2005
from Weston N22J Extra-------------------- 00.06.2006 O’Donnell private aerobatic display
this is the same aircraft that Eddie Goggins (part owner with O’Donnell) from which he had his miraculous escape
after a mid-air collision in Malta with Yak 55 SE-KHD sadly the pilot of this aircraft- Gabor Varga died in the accident.
P visitors EI-DFY Raj Hamsa X’Air R100 (430) landing 00.00.2006 Paul McGirr & Robin Gillespie
P EI-DFY Raj Hamsa X’Air R100 (430) take-off 00.00.2006 Paul McGirr & Robin Gillespie
P EI-DGK Raj Hamsa X’Air 133 (0856) 00.00.2006
P 44AFX Rans 00.00.2006
P G-MVLD Aerial Arts Chaser S (CH.765) 00.00.2006
from Roosky G-CCCT Ikarus C-42 00.04.2007 Jon Kilpatrick
P general view during a club fly-in 13.08.2009

0319 Carrickfergus 1 Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator Clipperstown Service Station 10 Woodburn Road
Carrickfergus
BT38 8HQ
Co Antrim

based G-BRWD Robinson R.22 Beta (1231) 12.07.1991 09.07.1992 John McWilliam Henderson
Carrickfergus visitor G-BFYA Bolkow MBB Bo105DB (S.321) 03.05.1993 Veritair Ltd
Carrickfergus visitor G-HELE Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger III (3789) 03.05.1993 Bartholomew Evan Eric Smith
Carrickfergus visitor G-GONN Eurocopter AS355N 20.01.2004 Taggart Homes

0320 Carrickfergus 2 Antrim Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Victor Douglas Carmichael Upper Newtownards Road Dundonald Belfast
Location? was apparently active from a site at
Carrickfergus
Co Antrim

based G-MTFI Mainair Gemini 02.11.1999 18.10.2001 Victor Douglas Carmichael

0321 Carrickfin Donegal Airstrip/Airport Private/Civil
Donegal owner Gaelterra Eireann [1977-1984]
Udaras na Gaeltachta [1984-todate]
operator Donegal International Airport Company
2.25k NW of Annagary Brendan O Baoill Operations Manager 074-9548232 Donegal Airport Carrickfinn Kincasslagh Co Donegal 075-48284 074-48232 074-9548284
EIDL CFN


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 64
03/21 1500m x 30m (2006) Asphalt.
NDB 361Khz ‘CFN’ DME 110.3mHz ‘IFN’
LLZ 110.3mHz ‘IFN’ ATIS 129.925mHz
AW11WD Automatic Weather Station.
Phone direct 00353-74-9548469
Flight Plan MANDATORY arrival and departure as directed.
Nice Café soup and sandwiches in terminal plus bar- shop
and toilets. All available only during Airport opening hours.
No Mogas Avgas available.

info from Roger D.Caird
5503n 0820w 10k N of Dungloe on the R259/R266. Approach
from the south 4k [by road] from Annagary [About 15k by road
from Bunbeg!] Well sign-posted.
Based:AYV-BAT
Airstriop funded by the Dep.of Gaeltacht 1977-8. In 1983 it was announced
that EEC funding was to be used to upgrade the airfield. Initially- a tarmac
turning area will be laid.at each end of the 800m runway-Later funding
will be provided for a hanger & fire fighting equipment. Work on the runway
work would commence November 1983. In late august 1988- the
Government announced a £4m investment plan four Farranfore- Waterford-
Carrickfinn- Sligo and Carnmore. Carrickfinn would have its runway
lengthened from 610m to 900m. A hard surface apron would be laid- landing
aids and refuelling facilities installed.
In late 1998 a company named Aerpeint Teo announced plans to develop
an aircraft painting facility here.
On the night of 12/12/99 the perimeter fence was cut by vandals and most
of the runway and approach lights were smashed. Damage was put at
£50-000. In Mid-March the runway and approach lights were again smashed
by vandals.

Prior to the opening of the airstrip in 1976- Carrickfin Strand 0322
(beach 500m to the NW) was used as a landing site. Although it has
seen occasional use since.
The grass airstrip was established by the Dep.of Gaeltacht 1977-8.
During 1982 the first Donegal Aero Club fly-in was held.
In 1983 it was announced that EEC funding was to be used to
upgrade the airstrip. Initially- a tarmac turning area was laid at
each end of the 610m grass runway. Work commenced in Nov 1983.
Later- funding was provided for a hanger & fire fighting equipment. In
Aug 1988- the Government announced a £IR4m investment plan for
Farranfore- Waterford- Carrickfinn- Sligo and Carnmore.
Carrickfinn would have its grass runway lengthened from 610m to
900m and asphalt laid. [later extended to 1500m] A hard surface apron
was put in place- landing aids and Avgas refuelling facilities installed.
In late 1998 a company named Aerpeint Teo announced plans to
develop an aircraft painting facility here. But- because of persistant
local opposition- they gave up.
On the night of 12.12.1999 the perimeter fence was cut by vandals
and most of the runway and approach lights were smashed. Damage
was repaired and cost was put at £50-000.
In Mid-March 2000 the runway and approach lights were again
attacked by vandals.

based EI-AYV SOCATA MS892A Rallye 150 00.00.1976 13.11.1978 North West Aero Club
based EI-AYV SOCATA MS892A Rallye 150 13.11.1978 00.01.1985 Patrick Murtagh op by North West Aero Club
P visitor G-ARCT Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub (18-7375) 11.07.1982 Michael Kirk fly-in 1st ever at Carrickfin-run by the Aero Club
based EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-1196) 26.07.1987 15.10.1992 John Barrow op by Donegal Aero Club
based G-ATSL Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0260) 00.00.1991 Liam McMullen op by Donegal Areo Club
P2 visitor G-ARXWMorane Saulnier MS.885 Super Rallye (100)25.05.1991 Michale Alan Jones fly-in
P visitor G-ARXG Piper PA-24-250 Commanche (24-3154) 25.05.1991 Paul Robinson-Helen Robinson fly-in
P visitor G-AVUS Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-20465) 25.05.1991 Ronald Groat t/a Foxair fly-in
based EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L 15.10.1992 06.03.1997 Donegal Aero Club to Weston
based EI-BCL Cessna 182P Skylane (182-64300) 14.02.1994 21.05.1998 Frank Doherty Reims assembled
based EI-BCL Cessna 182P Skylane (182-0045/64300) 00.06.1995+27.05.1995 Frank Doherty
based EI-CMX Beechcraft B.76 Dutchess 24.06.1996 09.02.1998 Frank Doherty
based EI-CPS Beechcraft B.76 Dutchess 21.05.1998 Frank Doherty
based EI-CTK Sikorsky S-61N 28.04.1999 26.04.2001 Irish Helicopters Ltd
based EI-GSE Reims Cessna F.172M 12.04.2002 00.00.2003 Frank Doherty Sold 2003
based N65MJ Beechcraft B.76 Dutchess 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Frank Doherty
N ???? Beechcraft B.76 Dutchess 00.00.0000 Active Frank Doherty
based N90YA Cessna 425 00.00.0000 Active Frank Doherty
based N937DR Cessna 172R (172-80217) 00.00.0000 Active Keiran Doherty/ Southern
Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
P visitor G-BEYL Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Archer 22.05.1992 BG & G.Airlines Ltd fly-in
P visitor EI-EIO Piper PA-34-200 Seneca II (34-7670274) 22.05.1992 M.Casey fly-in
P visitor N1778X Cessna 210L Centurion II (210-60798) 22.05.1992 Dr JJ.Sullivan fly-in dark photo-camera fault caused overexposure
P2 visitor G-MOGI American Aviation AA-5A Cheetah 23.05.1992 Timothy Clive Charles fly-in dark photo-camera fault caused overexposure x 2
(AA5A-0630)
P visitor EI-BSL Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III (34-8233041) 23.05.1992 E.Symmons fly-in
P visitor EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG Cardinal 23.05.1992 P.Maguire-B.Palfrey fly-in
(F177-0010
P visitor EI-BUA Cessna 172M Skyhawk II (172-65451) 23.05.1992 Skyhawks Flying Club fly-in
P visitor EI-CFK Varga 2150A Kachina (VAC-155-80) 23.05.1992 William M.Patterson fly-in
P visitor G-AWLF Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0536) 23.05.1992 Gannet Aviation Ltd fly-in
P visitor G-BEYL Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Archer 23.05.1992 BG & G.Airlines Ltd fly-in
(28-7405098)
P(4) based EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L (F150-1196) 04.10.1992N John Barrow op by Donegal Aero Club
P visitor EI-EIO Piper PA-34-220T Seneca II (34-7670274) 16.02.1993N M.Casey
P(5) visitor IAC212 Sud Aviation SA315B Alouette III (1984) 22.05.1993N Irish Air Corps called to refuel
P(2) visitor Ei-CFK Varga 2150A Kachina 150 (VAC-155-80) 31.10.1993N William M.patterson
P based G-ATSL Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0260) 31.10.1993N Liam McMullen op by Donegal Areo Club
P(2) based G-ATSL Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0260) 31.10.1993N Liam McMullen op by Donegal Areo Club
P visitor N9059H Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 26.05.1994 Air View Ltd fly-in
(F172-01815)
P visitor G-OPME Piper PA-23-250 Aztec D (27-4099) 26.05.1994 Peter Mortlock Evens fly-in
P based EI-BCL Cessna 182P Skylane (182-0045/64300) 27.05.1994 Frank Doherty fly-in
P based G-ATSL Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0260) 27.05.1994 Liam McMullen fly-in G-ATSL op by Donegal Areo Club
P visitor EI-CIF Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-2853) 27.05.1994 E.Tierney fly-in
P visitor G-AYOZ Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0085) 27.05.1994 Thomas Kevin Day fly-in
P visitor G-BAPP Evens VP-1 Coupe (PFA-1580) 27.05.1994 Victor Mitchell fly-in
P(2) visitor G-BAPY Robin HR100/210 Royal (153) 27.05.1994 Gloria Bapy Aviation Ltd fly-in
P visitor G-BEUL Beechcraft 95-B58 Baron (TH-862) 27.05.1994 Foyle Flyers Ltd fly-in
P visitor G-BJAJ Gulfstream AA.5B Tiger (AA5B-1177) 27.05.1994 Andrew Hughes McVicar fly-in
P visitor G-BRGT Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six (32-658 27.05.1994 Malcolm Jeffrey Smith fly-in
PhilipCrowley
P visitor G-BRLO Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0621) 27.05.1994 Scotiia Safari Ltd fly-in
P visitor G-GABD Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar 27.05.1994 Scotiia Safari Ltd fly-in
(GA7.0043)
P visitor EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-1089) 27.08.1994 Piper Aero Club fly-in +crew
P visitor EI-BBN Reims Cessna F.150M (F150-1281) 27.08.1994 North West Aero Club fly-in +pilot
P visitor EI-CIF Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-2853) 27.08.1994 E.Tierney fly-in +crew dark photo
P(2) visitor G-EWFN SOCATA TB.20 Trinadad (1009) 27.05.1994 Trinidair Ltd fly-in

P visitor EI-AFE Piper J/3C Cub 65 (16687) 28.05.1994 John Conlon fly-in dark photo-SLR camera fault caused negitive underexposure
P visitor G-KHRE SOCATA MS.893E Rallye 150SV 28.05.1994 Peter Young t/a Coleraine fly-in
Garnement (2931) Landscape Services
P visitor EI-CDU Cessna 150F (62962) 28.05.1994 Blue Heron Services fly-in
P(2) visitor G-BIUY Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Archer II 28.05.1994 William Stewart Robertson fly-in
(28-8190133)
P visitor G-OMAC Reims Cessna F.172E Rocket (F172-0022) 28.05.1994 Raymond Knox- Roger Conway fly-in
P(2) visitor G-BRTX Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Arrow 28.05.1994 Spectrum Alpha Flying Group fly-in change of owner 26.07.1994 to Spectrum Alpha FG. Previous (28-7615058) owner Thomas Gracey deleted 25.05.1994 then a gap until
26.07.1994. Error?.
P visitor G-BSLE Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior 08.04.1995 Air Services Training Ltd
(28-8116028)
P(2) visitor OY-SVF BAe-3102 Jetstream 31 (686) 23.04.1995N Sun Air
P(2) visitor G-BSFK Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior 30.04.1995 Air Services Training Ltd
(28-8516062)
P visitor EI-ETC Aeronca 15AC Sedan (15AC-429) 25.05.1995 H.Moreau fly-in
P(2) visitor G-BFDC deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk 22 26.05.1995 Noel Frederick O’Neill fly-in
(C1/0525)
P visitor G-BRTM Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II 26.05.1995 Air Service Training Ltd fly-in
(28-8416083)
P visitor G-BRTJ Cessna 150J (150-61749) 26.05.1995 Jersey ATC Flying Ltd fly-in
P visitor G-BMLC Short SD-360 Var 200 (SH-3688) 27.05.1995 Loganair chedual service Glasgow flight
P visitor G-BNIJ SOCATA TB-10 Tabago (TB10-758) 27.05.1995 Alandi Investments Ltd fly-in
P visitor N7070A Cessna S550 Citation S/II (S550-0068) 27.05.1995 Keiron O’Connor fly-in
P(4) visitor N7070A Cessna S550 Citation S/II (S550-0068) N 28.05.1995 Keiron O’Connor
P visitor EI-BYE Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain 00.06.1995 EI Air Exports
(31-7305118)
P visitor G-BNHC ARV 1 Super 2 (27/027) 00.06.1995 Ian Charles Whyte
P visitor EI-BYO Aerospatiale ATR-42-310 (161) 00.06.1995 Aer Arann
P visitor G-BPOT Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II 05.08.1995 Cumbernauld Aviation Ltd
(28-7790267)
P visitor D-KCCP Hoffman H-36 Dimona (3521) 25.05.1996 ? fly-in
P based G-ATSL Reims Cessna F.172G (F172-0260) 25.05.1996 Liam McMullen fly-in op by Donegal Areo Club
P based EI-BCL Cessna 182P Skylane II 25.05.1996 Frank Doherty fly-in
P(2) visitor G-AYGX Reims Cessna F.172G Rocket (F172-0208) 25.05.1996 Reims Rocket Group fly-in
P visitor G-AYOZ Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat (F150-0085) 25.05.1996 Thomas Kevin Day fly-in
P visitor G-BEYO Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-7725215) 25.05.1996 Alister David Grant fly-in
P visitor G-EGEL Christen Eagle II (S.308) 25.05.1996 Desmond James Daly fly-in
P visitor G-BAPP Evens VP-1 Coupe (PFA-1580) 26.05.1996 Victor Mitchell fly-in
P(2) based EI-CMX Beechcraft B.76 Dutchess 02.02.1997N Frank Doherty
P temporarily based IAC245 Aerospatiale AS365F Dauphine (6168) 02.02.1997N Irish Air Corps
P temporarily based EI-CTK Sikorsky S61N (61-489) 01.08.1999N Irish Helicopters Ltd gas rig support-blue/white colour scheme
P visitor G-BFBF Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-7325240) 01.08.1999N Marham Investments Ltd
P visitor N206CF Cessna TU206G Turbo Skywagon 01.08.1999N Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
(U206-05128)
P(5) based EI-CPS Beechcraft B.59 Baron (TH-862) 01.09.2000N Frank Doherty
P(4) temporarily based EI-CTK Sikorsky S61N (61-489) 01.09.2000N Irish Helicopters Ltd gas rig support-white with double orange diagonal stripes
P visitor G-BRME Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II 01.09.2000N Keen Leasing Ltd
(28-7790105)
P visitor G-BWWG SOCATA MS.894A Rallye 25E Gabier 01.09.2000N John McEeleney
(13121)
P visitor EI-MIK Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri (1104) 00.00.2004N Bachir Ltd
P visitor EI-BYO Aerospatiale ATR-42-310 (161) 00.00.2004N Aer Arann

0322 Carrickfin Strand Donegal Beach Strip Donegal County Council
owner Donegal County Council
operator ?
500m NW of Carrickfin Airport Carrickfin Strand
Kincasslagh Co Donegal

P Strand 01.08.2001 ground photo
00.00.1975- Active
Used prior to the establishment of the grass strip [to be developed
later into the present airport] 500m SE of the beach. A microlight
was reported as landing on the beach one evening during 07.1997.
The airport was closed at the time.

0323 Carrickglass Sligo Helipad Private
See Cromleach Lodge 0468

0324 Carrickmacross Monaghan Helipad Private
See Nure More Hotel 0271

0325 Carrick On Shannon Roscommon Marine Private
See Albert Lock 0021

0326 Carrick On Shannon Roscommon Airstrip Private
See Meera 1004

0327 Carrick On Suir Tipperary Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Carrick On Suir
Location? Co Tipperary

visitor N44504 Bell 407 (53282) 13.08.1999 Westair-Bell Helicopters/Textron

0328 Carrigaline Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Carrigaline
Location? Co Cork

based EI-BRH Gemini Flash (316.585.3) 06.07.1994 ? James Deeney base given as Bartlemy (0178)
EI-CMU Mainair Mercury (1071/0296 -7W873) 03.05.1996 17.07.2001 James Deeney

0329 Carrigans Donegal Airstrip Private
See Monreagh 1661

0330 Carrigans Meat Plant Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator Carrigans Meats
Donegal Meat Processors Ltd
1.75k ESE of Carrigans Drumnashear
Carrigans
Co Donegal
074-40228 074-9140228

Visitors EI-BYR Bell 206L Long Ranger on 19.02.1993+26.04.1993 Ven Air
+ 28.09.1993+29.09.1993
+ 30.09.1993+14.10.1993
+ 24.12.1993+11.03.1994
+ 02.04.1996+02.04.1996
+ 27.05.1996+09.02.1997
+ 08.04.1997+05.01.1998
EI-BLG Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 09.02.1994 Monarch Properties to Eglinton return
EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 27.05.1996+17.01.1997 Celtic Helicopters to Derry return both dates
+ 03.06.1999
G-BWNZ Agusta A.109C on 11.07.1997+05.01.1998 Anglo Beef Processors to Derry return 11.07.1997
EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 28.07.1999 Celtic Helicopters

0331 Carrigart A Donegal Airstrip Private
See Carrickart 0318

0332 Carrigtohill Cork Store Private
See Midleton 3 1670

0333 Carrinmore ? Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Carrinmore
Location? ?
probably typo for Carnmore-Galway Airport
Visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105DB on 15.07.1999 Irish Helicopters

0334 Creevytenant Down Helipad Private
Carryduff 1 owner/operator Rentatruck [self drive] Ltd Rentatruck [self drive] Ltd see also Carryduff 3 2309 Harold Hassard Moss Road
Vermount Carryduff
8.25k S of Carryduff Creevytenant Road Belfast
1.25k W of the A24 road Ballynahinch
500m S of Bow Lough Co Down
20m NE of rear of house

via IT 01.2004
Out of Carryduff heading for Newcastle- the road winds a bit- and you will
pass two small lakes almost together- one left and one on the right. You
come to a staggared crossroad and you turn right on to the Creavy Tennent
Road and it is not far from there - a big house on a hill and it is kept behind
that. I'm not sure if this helps you pinpoint the site any better - I think he also
mentioned "The Temple" in the directions - I see it on my map.

based G-HIER Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (3408) 26.07.1991N Rentatruck [self drive] Ltd registered 20.05.1991 to 27.06.1994
based G-RENT Robinson R.22 Beta (0758) 00.01.1992N Rentatruck [self drive] Ltd registered 17.03.1988 to 11.12.2003
visitor EI-CUS Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8721) 04.05.2002 Emerald Helicopters

0335 Dunmore 1 Down Helipad Private
owner/operator James Wrightman
Dunmore Road
7k S of Ballynahinch Ballynahinch
Co Down


Based G-WMAN Aerospatiale SA.341G Gazelle 1 (1277) 04.08.1999 29.11.2006 James Wrightman
Re-Reg HA-LFJ Aerospatiale SA.341G Gazelle 1 (1277) 00.00.2006? Active James Wrightman
Visitors N52245 Bell 407 on 29.12.2000 Bell Helicopters
“ G-EJOC Aerospatiale AS350B ecureuil on 03.03.2001 Oxford Air Services

0336 Casement Dublin Aerodrome/Airfield RAF / IAC-Civil / IAC
See Baldonnell 0063

0337 Cashel 1 Tipperary Temporary Landing Ground IAC
owner ?
operator Irish Air Corps
Location? Cashel
From AA.Quigley’s “Green is my Sky” the writing seems Co Tipperary
apparently to be interspaced with fact and fiction and it is
impossible to separate either. This is the only mention I
have found of a landing ground near Cashel- so I’m unsure
as to it’s authenticity.

Site used by at least three of the four remaining Lysanders- and possibly all four from the Irish Air
Corps during military manouvers in the summer of 1942. There was a suggestion that this site was
in use from 1942 until 1945. Maybe- for further manouvers each summer.

Based IAC-61 Westland Lysander II 00.00.1942 00.00.1942 Irish Air Corps
IAC-63 Westland Lysander II 00.00.1942 00.00.1942 Irish Air Corps
IAC-64 Westland Lysander II 00.00.1942 00.00.1942 Irish Air Corps
IAC-66 Westland Lysander II 00.00.1942 00.00.1942 Irish Air Corps

0338 Cashel 2 Tipperary Airstrip now Helipad only Private
See Cashel 3 0339 below

0339 Cashel 3 Tipperary Helipad ex Airstrip Private
See Ballydoyle 0101

0340 Cashel 4 Tipperary Balloon Base/ Balloon launch Site Private
See Rockwell College 1185

0341 Cashel House Hotel Galway Helipads Private
owner/operator McAvilly family c/o
Cashel House Hotel
12k ENE of Roundstone Cashel
Recess
Co Galway
095-31001 Fax 095-31077

Two helipads: 1. Jumping Arena 300m E of the hotel

2. Field 500m SW of hotel and S of road

0342 Cashel Palace Hotel Tipperary Helipad Private
owner/operator Cashel Palace Hotel Main Street
Active area is the lawn at rear of hotel Cashel
Co Tipperary
062-62707 Fax 062-61521

0343 Castle Archdale Fermanagh Marine Aerodrome/Flying Boat Station RAF/RCAF/Private
Lough Erne 1 owner/operator Royal Air Force
Castle Archdale
6.25k W of Irvinestown Lough Erne
Co Fermanagh


W 54.29 N 07.43
Water level on the lough is normally 46.47m 152ft AMSL

Apparently- still in use. On Thursday 11.02.2003 G-BOLL Lake LA4 Skimmer-
amphibian- was heard on 123.625 mHz en-route to Derry- stating point of
departure as Castle Archdale.

During the World War 2- Lough Erne played an important role as
the most westerly flying boat station- from which RAF aircraft
protected the allied convoys from the U-Boat threat in the North
Atlantic. Castle Archdale was the main operational/maintenance
base from where Sunderlands and Catalinas flew. Evidence of this
period can be found throughout the park in flying boat docks-
ammunition dumps- Nissen hut bases etc. This period of the park's
history is explained in an exhibiton in the Park Centre.

Castle Archdale
RAF Flying Boat Station. Approach through Corridor QDM 117E. Aircraft to use
alighting area “A” except in strong westerly wind when “B” is
to be used. When in vicinity call Flying Control and request
permission to alight. By day the Control Boat is moored SW
of Innismakill and by night at the westward end of the flight
path. Flarepath consists of two or three pram dinghies at
400 yd intervals with one green light 800 yds to leeward of
No 1 flare indicating safe distance for run for take-off
Full RAF Marine Craft facilities.
Short type rubber mooring buoys fitted with reflectors. Six
moorings East of Creven Ishaughy Island. Nine moorings
East of White Island. Two moorings for maintenance
purpose in the bay enclosed by Davy Island and Tom’s
Island. Slipway: length l70ft-width 50ft-gradient 1 in 15.
Castle Archdale- Co. Fermanagh (Lough Erne)

info from Roger D.Caird
5429n 0744w
RAF Marine Aerodrome on Lough Erne. This was the most Westerly Coastal Command
station in the U.K. and it played a mojor part in convoy protection during WWII. Originally named
Lough Erne- but renamed Castle Archdale in February 1943. This was the No.15 Group Coastal
Command Flying Boat Station. It was opened in 1941 to house operational RAF Squadrons
employed in U-Boat patrols- convoy protection- etc. Squadrons that used the base during WWII
were Nos. 119 (Catalina) 201 (Sunderland) No.202 (Sunderland) based from September 1944
until June 1945. 209 (Catalina) 228 (Sunderland) 240 (Catalina) 422 (Catalina and later Sunderland)
and 423 (Sunderland). On D-Day (06.06.44) No 422 and 423 (RCAF) Squadrons- 15 Group with
Sunderland III's were based.
After the War Nos. 201 and 230 Squadrons- with Sunderlands from Calshot and Pembroke Dock
were detached here for varying periods. On 27.02.52 RN290 / "Z" flew Castle Archdale-Sydenham
(Belfast Harbour)-Wig Bay RN299 / "P" flew Pembroke Dock-Sydenham-Castle Archdale 27-30.10.52
NZ4117 Sunderland MR.5 flew Sydenham-Castle Archdale-Sydenham 31.03.55

AN OPERATIONAL FLIGHT
In Breege McCusker's book on Fermanagh and World War II- she captures from a Flying Boat Captain
(Murray of No 423- our sister squadron)- the essence of what it was like to go out on operations....
Each member of the crew took responsibility for his own equipment- and the ground crew double
checked it to make sure everything was in proper order. Crews were usually awakened early (2:00 -
3:00 A.M.) for a convoy escort- to be on the station at first light in the morning. They struggled into
their flying gear (invariably damp) then to respective messes (Officers or Non-Commissioned Officers)-
for a flying breakfast of steak- eggs- toast and coffee.

The captain- navigator- and first wireless operator were then trucked to operations for briefing- while
the rest were taken by boat to make the aicraft ready. Several times the 'Met man" reported an unlimited
ceiling- but outside you could hardly see your hands in front of you! (It often dissipated quickly.)

The Sunderland began with Pegasus engines- and after the skipper had started the outer two- the front
gunners slipped moorings. A small pinnace with a light on the stern led to the marked take-off area. On
the way out the inboard engines were started and all four were tested two at a time.

The crew then took off- navigating to use wind drift and an astro-compass- to the point at which the patrol
of a convoy started. Excerpts F/L F.H.C. Reinke’s Diary. Department of National Defence- Directorate of
History and Heritage- 87/241.

09.10.1944- Monday- Castle Archdale.
Just for a change- here we are over in north-west Ireland- on Lough Erne- about 20 miles from the west
coast. Sunderlands and Catalinas are the vehicles here. […]
On Saturday I slept in. Ultimately I walked around the station after visiting the maintenance and hangar
site where I visited some squadron officers and viewed the flock of huge- white Sunderlands crowding the
pavement- on their little trucks. Their size is almost overwhelming- close-up- on land- even after Lancs
and Hallys. The fin is as high as a house.
The station is widely dispersed about the hill on which the castle stands dominantly. While S.H.Q. and a
few officers are located in the castle- everything else is in nissen huts.

The vegetation everywhere is almost tropical in its dense luxuriousness. Trees are covered with thick
vines on their trunks- green with moss- while the rhododendrons and other shrubbery forms a dense
undergrowth. The dampness produces tremendous ferns.
From the 100-foot hill on which the castle stands (It’s really just a big- square- three-storey stone house)-
one looks across the lake at tiers of haze-covered hills in the distance- with a jagged- 1100-foot promontory
standing out threateningly on the west side. The lake is lined with trees- just now turning various warm
russet shades- but no real reds- presumably because of the lack of sharp frost. Dotting the water are
innumerable islands- matted with trees and mostly uninhabited. In the sheltered bays and channels near
the main point are dozens of white aircraft moored- looking like strange sea birds with their white undersides
and sea-blue tops. From the air they look like so many tiny gnats. The whole scene is something that only
a color camera could do justice to. [...]

11.10.1944- Wednesday- Castle Archdale.
The remoteness from any large centre is the one thing which gets the lads down here—aside from the lack
of excitement in their work. They invariably say they’d sooner be in Bomber Command- despite the much
increased hazards there. A tour here means 800 hours or 18 months of pretty uneventful flying. Some
complete a tour without seeing a submarine. The big thrill in their job apparently is to come upon a big
convoy as they carry out a patrol far over the Atlantic.
Belfast and Dublin are the only large centres in Ireland- and a trip to England or Scotland is long and tedious.

14.10.1944- Saturday- Castle Archdale.
It was Friday the Thirteenth yesterday but proved more than usually fortunate – for me- at least. Up at six again; breakfast with two outgoing and one incoming crews at 6.30 in “ration stores”. We had one
egg- chips (french fried potatoes)- tea- bread butter and jam. After briefing in the ops room- the crew collected
their gear- Mae Wests- headsets and so forth- and went to the pier to take a dinghy out to L-Love- of 423. It
was full and threatening looking. The met. [Meteorological Service] man had been rather pessimistic and
cited three or four alternate diversion points in case the weather closed in entirely here.

Until we got well out into Donegal Bay it was quite rough going. Coming out of low light cloud would produce
a noticeable bump. Then it smoothed down- without clearing. We proceeded at a norm of roughly 1-000 feet
for an hour and a half- then got on course. After nearly another hour- and after five to ten minutes of quite
rough going (I would not have liked being in the rear turret)- we received instructions to cancel the operation
and proceed to land at Oban- Scotland. It became quite cold before we made base. I wore pajama pants- plus
two heavy sweaters- with sleeves- under my battle dress. Before we got orders to divert- the skipper and one
AG sgt. [air gunner sergeant] had already peeled the potatoes down in the galley- for lunch. Mid-morning tea
and cookies were timely.
The entire crew changes on one-hour watches. This is especially necessary for the nose-gunner- who
occupies the coldest spot in the boat. Navigator alone gets no relief. In fact- he has no let-up whatever in his
labours- plotting course- checking drift- taking fixes- logging everything on a split-second basis. He’s as busy
as a CP wire-editor- merely grabbing a sandwich and cup of tea at his desk.
As we approached Oban- visibility improved and we had a fine view of some of the bleak and barren islands
along the route- most bearing little but grass and some kind of fern turned brown. In flat- slightly sheltered
saucers in the centre of some of these rugged islands were stone-walled fields and little white-washed stone
farm houses and buildings. Certainly an isolated and hard-won way of life.
The hills became higher and more craggy towards Oban which we finally discovered very neatly tucked in at
the foot of one long hill around a sheltered bay. We moored on this bay. Oban had previously been an
operational site but now is a training station (boats) and is used by BOAC.
 
22.08.1943- a RAF Sunderland Flying Boat of 201 Squadron- Castle Archdale.
Lr. Loch Erne crashed in the same spot as the BOAC aircraft in Inner Brandon Valley.
8 of the 11 crew were killed.
The last air accident in either Cork or Kerry during WW2- took place on 20.12.1944
with tragic results. A Catalina Flying Boat of 202 Squadron out of Castle Archdale on
Lower Lough Erne collided with Benoskee Mountain near Castlegregory in dense fog.
All crew of 9 died instantly.
In the early stages of 1942- De Valera gave a unique concession to the British
Government- Allied Planes taking off from Castle Archdale were allowed overfly Neutral
Ireland- from Beleek to Ballyshannon. It became known as "The Donegal Corridor". Indeed-
Allied Aircraft returning from missions- battle damaged and forced to ditch in Donegal Bay-
were rescued by a British trawler "Robert Hasty" which was crewed by Southern Irish personal.
Secret Missions
Mary Pat Kelly THE FIRST AMERICANS TO TAKE part in the war effort in Northern Ireland were
not soldiers or sailors but construction workers and technicians who came to build
bases and dredge out harbours and establish the huge airbase at Langford Lodge.
How the US believed the presence of thousands of Americans could remain a
secret is a mystery- of course- to the people who watched the work progress. Still-
the men were civilians and the United States could still claim neutrality. However-
in 05.1941- the first Americans in uniform came to Northern Ireland - three young
navy flyers. One of them was Leonard "Tuck" Smith from Higginsville- Missouri. He
would become the first American to make a significant contribution to victory. But
he kept his heroic action a secret for fifty years. In 1992 Tuck returned to tell his tale.
"My grandfather fought in our American Civil War. The threads of his uniform are my
most prized possession and now my grandchildren will have this and they'll love it"-
Tuck Smith told the people gathered in front of Belleek pottery in the small town on
the shores of Lough Erne. He was referring to a one-of-a-kind Belleek Parian China
plate hand-painted by Pauline O'Hara- a Belleek artist- presented to Tuck Smith and
his wife- Loretta- in gratitude for his service in the Second World War. The plate
showed a Catalina flying boat heading up into the clouds to elude flak coming from
Germany's great battleship- the Bismarck. At the controls was Tuck Smith- a young
US ensign having the adventure of his life- even though he was not supposed to be
there. Tuck had spotted the battleship that had eluded the RAF. He would stay with
her until the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy converged to sink the Bismarck.
But this was 26 May 1941- six months before the US officially entered the war. The
young US Navy ensign had taken off from the RAF flying boat base in Castle
Archdale on Lough Erne at 3.30 am. He was acting as co-pilot to Flying Officer
Dennis Briggs of the Royal Air Force. Smith was on loan to the British by the US
Navy in order to check out the pilots who would fly the Catalina flying boats given by
the United States to the RAF- under the Lease-Lend programme. The big seaplanes
could fly for ten to twelve hours- and so were particularly suited to the Atlantic coastal
patrols so essential to the protection of the North American merchantships.
Although the Sunderland flying boats built at Shorts in Belfast were to form the
backbone of the force- Winston Churchill had asked President Roosevelt for the
Catalinas. The loan of US Navy pilots presented yet another problem. In May 1941
the United States was still neutral. Members of the US Congress and segments of the
public still thought it might be possible to avoid entanglement in this "European War".
To send American military personnel directly into the combat risked an international
incident- and if discovered would give ammunition to Roosevelt's enemies at home.
"If Congress finds out"- Roosevelt told the Navy fliers- "I will be impeached."
But Smith had come. Now he would be the first American military man to contribute
significantly to a Second World War victory. The Bismarck- Germany's mightiest
weapon- was racing away from her pursuers headed for the open seas and the Atlantic
shipping lanes. If the battleship joined the U-boats and surface raiders who were sinking
merchant shipping- almost at will- the Germans could send the food- medicine- fuel and
materials that enabled Britain to flght on alone to the bottom of the sea. With her lifeline
to North America cut- Britain would have to surrender.
The battle had begun when the German submarine U-30 sank the Athenia- a British
passenger steamship on 3 September 1939. The navies of Britain and France were
not prepared for war. They had few ships that could serve as escort vessels for the
merchant ships. The U-boats formed Wolf packs that invaded the Atlantic and
destroyed 1-017 ships between 1939 and 1941. A thousand other ships were lost to
German surface raiders- aircraft and mines. The RAF coastal command faced the
enemy without the airplanes necessary for anti-submarine operations. With the fall of
France- Hitler began a concentrated bombing of Britain and massed his armies across
the Channel. Invasion was weeks away. Belfast felt the fury of the Luftwaffe in April
when the city suffered one of the worst nights of the Blitz. Then the Bismarck sank the
Hood- the warship that was the pride of the British navy. Fourteen hundred men died.
The British were stunned. When the Bismarck miraculously escaped the British ships
shadowing her and headed for the open sea- defeat seemed certain.
The coastal command base on Lough Erne joined a desperate search for the battleship.
The great expanse of the North Atlantic was divided into sections by the Operations
office at RAF Aldergrove. Tuck Smith- Dennis Briggs and the eight other members of the
crew of the Catalina of the 209th Squadron took off from Lough Erne. It was about
10.30 am when Smith looked down through the fog and saw the great battleship. "First
there was great excitement"- Smith said. "Gee- we were sent out to look for it- there it is!
But a few minutes later- they were shooting like hell at us. Then you have feelings of holy
terror." But the men "stayed on station" for five hours- keeping the Bismarck in sight until
the Royal Navy and RAF gathered to sink the ship. But no one knew the role the young
American played in this historic defeat of Germany's great sea weapon. "I will be
impeached"- Roosevelt had said- so the only gesture Smith allowed himself was a quick
buzz of the Lough Erne bases on his return.
But in the yard of Belleek Pottery- itself a part of history- Tuck Smith with his wife- Loretta-
could finally accept a gift of thanks. He would keep the plate that captured his great
moment for his grandchildren. Indeed- all stories told in this section are meant as gifts
"for the grandchildren". For many of the people standing in the courtyard the war
remained a vivid memory. They had heard the Sunderlands and the Catalinas take off
from Lough Erne on their Atlantic patrol. They remembered the sinking of the Bismarck-
the arrival of US troops- the roll-call of battles in places such as Dunkirk and Dieppe-
Sicily and Salerno- Omaha Beach and Sante Marie Eglise. Remargerten Forest and the
Battle of the Bulge are part of the fabric of their own lives. For their children and
grandchildren- however- the names do not evoke the same images.
In the United States- Newsweek magazine found that in 1990- 30 per cent of all
seventeen-year-olds could not name the countries the Allies fought in the Second World War.
When such immediate history can be so easily lost or so quickly distorted- saving the threads
of remembrance becomes even more crucial. The people who remember are with us still.
For the men who fought the war- and who have created centres such as the museum at
Langford Lodge- devoted to the US Air Force- this season of anniversaries has stirred old
memories and inspired stories long left unspoken. Some kept silent because of the pain of
remembering combat endured and comrades lost- others because they belonged to a
generation that got on with their lives and did not look back.
Everyone had shared similar experiences- so why dwell on the past? The happy times of
swing bands and war-time romance also faded as the normality of life took over. Perhaps-
too- the self-absorption of later generations translated as disinterest. Whatever the reasons
for the delay- the veterans have now come back to join the circle around the fire and finish
the tales begun so many years ago. For the people of Northern Ireland who watched 300-000
Americans pass throgh their lives and "often wondered what happened to them"- the veterans
who reminisce in these pages will represent the GIs they knew as children- met at dances or
worked with on the bases- and drank with at the pubs. Not many veterans were bound to
secrecy as Tuck Smith was- but all featured in these chapters found that returning to Northern
Ireland opened seams of memory. Thus wherever possible they will speak for themselves.
Much of the research used to set the scene and place the stories in context comes from the
work of lan Henderson- whose determination to have the United States - Northern Ireland
Second World War connection remembered made this section possible.
Many groups in Northern Ireland are devoted to similar efforts and are duly mentioned. However-
Tuck Smith was the first American to make such a dramatic individual contribution during his
first visit to Belfast- and then to Fermanagh- and he tells much of the story. During the fiftieth
anniversary of the sinking of the Bismarck- Tuck had returned to participate in an airshow
hosted by the Ulster Aviation Society- and met with men who had flown for the RAF. A year later
Tuck took his wife- Loretta- to tour- in his words- "beautiful Lough Erne - The most beautiful
runway in the world". Tuck Smith first spoke to the people who might remember him via Sean
Rafferty's BBC radio programme. The popular talk-show host had invited Tuck Smith because
of the response he had received on an earlier show about the Gl presence in Northern Ireland.
When I talked to some people about the Americans arriving on my radio show a few months
back- I had no idea there would be such a fantastic response. Everybody who rang in
remembered events of the 1940s with such clarity that they said it could have been yesterday.
They remembered all the Americans who had come here- the Gls- remembered the names of
people; they remembered the street names- they remembered the street numbers- they
remembered the buses they took. The picture was there as if it were yesterday. And I must say-
I think everybody has heen amazed at the response there's been and at the affection for the GIs
here- and- I'm glad to say- affection from the Gls still for this funny little part of the world. People
like Tuck Smith- as far as I am concerned- have appeared as a piece of living history. Sean Rafferty.
Tuck Smith told his story over the air waves for the first time.
Our country had passcd the Lease-Lend programme- in which we agreed to lend some
aircraft to Great Britain. Our president sent over his Mr Donovan- who was later the
head of our Secret Service- OSS- and asked Mr Churchill- "What can we do to help?"
The Prime Minister said- "Right now I need some pilots to show our pilots how to fly
these new Catalinas we're getting." The word came out to the fleet saying- "We're looking
for volunteers". My commanding officer told me I was a volunteer! I was a secret when I
was sent over in 1941. Ostensibly I was to help train some Royal Air Force pilots- on the
lease-lend planes. The particular aircraft involved were Catalina flying boats. These
aircraft were primarily designed for reconnaissance and submarine warfare. They were
sold to the country- but the pilots weren't. The RAF pilots were very qualified pilots- but
on a new aircraft they needed somebody to show them which button to push. That was
our job- but I also went out on patrols. The Bismarck sunk the Hood a week or so earlier.
The Prime Minister had ordered an all-out search to find it- destroy it; I joined the search.
I think the credit had never been given- but it really should have been given to the
Operations officer at Aldergrove- who devised a search plan that told us where to Iook. Tuck Smith
Tuck went on to describe the discovery of the Bismarck in a reluctant- rather matter of fact
way; it was not until he was standing above Lough Eme looking down at the watery way
that led him to his adventure that some of the emotional overtones of the experience came
out. Tuck Smith and Loretta found themselves part of history come to life when they
watched Pauline O'Hara preparing the hand-painted plate which would be presented to
them at the ceremony on the following day.
I'm making this plate as a presentation piece to Tuck Smith. And believe it or not- Tuck
is actually in there- but I don't think you can see him. Even though I have worked here
for fifteen years- following in the footsteps of my parents- my cousins and uncles- painting
this plate was one of the greatest challenges I have faced. There's always something
personal that you put into it- but it's quite exciting to actually meet the person involved.
I make a special mark on the back to show that I was the one that made it. I hope that
Mr and Mrs Smith will pass this plate down. I feel I'm part of the Belleek tradition and
know what it is to value the past. Pauline O'Hara
Tuck complimented Pauline on the plate- but found one thing missing: "That's a
marvellous picture- but the only problem is that you haven't got how scared I was.
" During a lively reception complete with 1940s music- hosted by John Maguire-
managing director of Beleek- other residents of the Lough Erne area spoke to Tuck and
shared their own memories of a time when there was great excitement but apprehension
too. The laconic American responded to the enthusiasm and for perhaps the first time
acknowledged his great adventure.
It was tremendous to have Tuck down for such a memorable occasion. Tuck has
tremendous stories to tell. I've been listening to some of his stories- and they're
absolutely amazing. A very brave man. The painting on the plate shows Tuck flying
overhead the Bismarck. Unfortunately- at this stage- the Bismarck has spotted Tuck-
and there are a few shots heading in the direction of the plane. Even though all this
happened before I was born- somehow preparing the plate and looking at it made it
much more real. John Maguire
Others who had no personal memory of the Second World War also had found a
connection. For John Potter- a young aviation enthusiast dedicated to commemorating
the contributions of the airmen who had come to Lough Erne- his link to the past was
through his father.
The first person who spoke to me about flying boats was my father. He used to tell me-
and he still does tell me- how the flying boats would take off in the early hours of the
morning from Lough Erne- and he'd hear them. It was a similar take-off- at early
morning- that led to Tuck's flight when he found the Bismarck. I made a small
presentation to him- to remember another flight which took off but unfortunately didn't
return. There was a Catalina called JX-242 which crashed on the shores of Lough Erne-
and which my group are now recovering. I gave Tuck some radio parts from the aircraft. John Potter
Ernie Cromie had come from Belfast for the occasion. As head of the Ulster Aviation
Society- he had studied all aspects of the Second World War air war and could put
Tuck Smith's exploits in context.
Tuck Smith- of course- was probably the first American flyer to come to Northern Ireland
during the Second World War- but he was the first of many. Quite a number of them
actually came to Northern Ireland before America officially entered the war after Pearl
Harbour. For example- the Royal Air Force formed a number of squadrons to accommodate
American volunteer pilots. And there were about 240 Americans who volunteered for
service with the Royal Air Force during the war. The One Hundred and Thirty-Third
Squadron- known as the Eagle Squadron- came to Northern Ireland in October 1941
Among the people that came to greet Tuck Smith was an American air force veteran
who had served in Belleek during the war and now had returned to spend the rest of
his life in Fermanagh.
It was about the end of November 1942 when I first landed in Northern Ireland. We
went out to Langford Lodge- that's where I was first stationed. Then I was stationed
over at Portadown- the headquarters of the Eighth Air Force- then on to Belleek on
6 or 7 September 1943. I wound up here in Cleary's Hotel. Well- I stayed there at
Cleary's Hotel with Desmond and Mary Cleary and Miss Amanda. I went back to the US
in 1945- but in 1969 I came back. l had always had good memories of this country. I've
always liked this country- so I came back and I'll live here for the rest of my life. Boy- I
guess I'm just about as happy as I could be. John Kraft
Frank Garvin was a young teenager when the Americans arrived but he could still
remember their names- and indeed their arrival had a direct influence on his life.
The Americans descended on Belleek in 1942. It was quite strange to all the local people-
who had never seen an American serviceman in uniform before. They commandeered the
hotel in Belleek for a base- and also a premises to the rear of the hotel.
Now- the object of the exercise was that they were going to start a radio facility about three
miles out the road from Belleek at Magheramena. The radio facility was to bring aircraft
safely from the United States- on a beam. The airmen picked up a beam and honed across
the Atlantic on it. They didn't want to be in radio communication with a base here in England
or in the United States- because that could be picked up by the Germans. This radio beam
gave a signal. They just kept to the beam. That brought them safely across from America.
There was one particular character who was around here- Speedy Jones was his name-
and he came from North Dakota. He bought a horse- and he often rode the horse to the
radio station. He used to bring it to Cleary's Hotel- where they were based - he used to bring
the horse into the bar. He'd take a large basin and pour Guinness into it and give it to the
horse! And I greatly enjoyed this- because nobody had ever seen this before.
There were other charaters then. I remember a sergeant. The lady in the hotel used to say to
him- "Now- I'll introduce you to some nice girls." And he used to say- "I don't want to know nice
girls. I want to know bad girls!" He was the master sergeant in the unit- and he was here with
the Americans until the end of the war.
For a short time right after V-E day he was replaced by another sergeant- called Sergeant
Atkinson- who at one stage took a jeep into Bundaron- that's across the border; I would say
that's a breach of inter national law to take a military vehicle across a border. But everyone
was fairly relaxed in those days- and the war had just finished- and he was escorted back
with a guard and told not to do it again. But even during wartime the Americans used to go
across to Ballyshannon in County Donegal to drink. Drink was more available in
Ballyshannon than it was in Northern Ireland then because of rationing. Spirits were certainly
more available. They'd also go to Bundoran- because Bundoran had a tourist season starting
about May and finishing about September- so there was always a lot of entertainment there:
dancing and that sort of thing. Belleek was quiet- so Bundoran was the place to go.
Strictly speaking- none of the forces were supposed to cross the border. But the way they
would get around that was they would get a civilian overcoat and put it over the uniform- and
not bother putting on a cap or a hat. The guard on the other side of the border didn't make any
remarks at all. They'd just give them a free hand. The people of Donegal were well disposed
towards the forces of the United States and all- and enjoyed their company. The girls were
entranced by the GIs- as they were known in those days. Quite a few marriages eventually
developed from relationships in the Belleek area. An Italian married a girl who lived about
three miles from the village. Phil Callahan- another American- married a girl called McGee.
You see- they were well away from the war here.
The method of transport used between base and operations station was the "Willy" jeep or
army wagon. The jeep was a very basic vehicle and not designed for comfort. It had a
bucket-type seating with the bare minimum of cushioning- canvas roof and usually open
sides but there were canvas sides that could be attached to each side of the vehicle to
protect the occupants from the elements. The army wagon was still a utility vehicle but it
was the US dollar.
I remember when the Catalinas flew over Belleek- headed out on the "Donegal Corridor".
That was a sixteen-mile corridor between Leitrim and Donegal- which was granted by the
Irish government- and the aircraft had to stay within that corridor. The patrol missions were
quite long at times- sometimes consisting of eighteen hours. We could recognise the aircraft
by the noise. We would recognise a Sunderland; you would recognise a Catalina. A
Sunderland was a four-engine aircraft- a Catalina was a twin-engine aircraft. I was only just
over seventeen at the time- and then when I was eighteen I went off to the RAF myself. Frank Garvin
Joe O'Loughlin- the owner of the Shell petrol station in Belleek- had been a child of ten when
the Americans came marching in. He has since become a local historian- an expert on the
history going back to medieval times. 8ut when he greeted Tuck Smith and Loretta on a sunny
autumn morning- it was early 1942 that was most on his mind.
As soon as anything happened we'd be on our bikes out to investigate. I remember a plane
had crashed and they brought the plane somewhere near Belleek. We all came up on our
bikes to watch as the pieces were put in the policeman's yard; he was to guard it until the
authorities came to pick it up the next morning. I remember my father and the policeman
playing cards all night guarding the plane. But we sneaked into the cockpit. What battles
we fought that night! Sometimes- too- there would be a crash on the other side of the
border in Donegal- just a few miles from Belleek; they would bring the bodies of the Allied
crews to the border. I remember watching- it was very solemn. The Irish army would provide
a military honour guard. At the border they would present arms and then turn their rifles
upside down. The American army would be represented on the other side and would
enclosed and provided more comforts for its occupants.
The US forces had more luxuries than their British counterparts. The US forces had ample
supplies of sweets and chocolate- and an added bonus of nylon stockings which attracted
all the young ladies in the area; because of "rationing"- items of this nature were not
available or if so on a very limited basis. American servicemen were also better paid than
their British counterparts due- of course- to the rate of exchange which was much in favour
of
receive sad; most of the men in the Irish army were country fellows and they had a great respect
for the dead. We all felt a connection with the Americans; most people had an uncle or cousin-
someone in America- and so these deaths were felt. Joe O'Loughlin
Samuel Potter- who had inspired his son John's interest in aviation- had a very direct role in
honouring the downed Allied flyers as an official of the Church in Irvinestown. He
participated in their funerals and even today helps maintain the graves that cluster together
in a small country churchyard planted with rose bushes and lined with white stone crosses.
I remember once when an entire crew was lost and we held the funeral for them here in the
church in Irvinestown; they were all young men and on their gravestones their friends and
families had sentiments engraved. One says "Goodnight- sweet Prince- may flights of angels
guide you to your rest"- and then there are some that say simply "An airman of the Second
World War known only to God." Samuel Potter
Before Tuck Smith left Lough Erne he dedicated a cross- high up in the mountains- to the men
who had lost their lives in the squadrons which had flown from Killadeas and Castle Archdale.
These men- downed by anti-aircraft fire or simply lost in the fogs that can cover the countryside
without warning- had been Tuck Smith's comrades. Perhaps the American flyer had kept silent
about his own heroic actions as a kind of testimony to them. But now- as the solemn notes of a
piper rose from a heather edged mountain lake- Tuck Smith joined his story with theirs- assured
that the people of Fermanagh would always remember the young airmen who guarded them
half a century ago.

Castle Archdale
via Irish WaterwaysHistory
Lower Lough Erne was the most westerly flying-boat base in the UK. Opened in 02.1941- its HQ was at Castle Archdale with a training base at Killadeas. Castle Archdale provided accommodation- canteens and recreation facilities- stores- a control tower and station headquarters- hangars- flying-boat pens- a slipway- workshops and a machine-gun range. There were 108 flying-boat moorings offshore as well as 40 boat moorings. A Royal Engineers detachment used the Kathleen to keep the lower lake free for the flying-boats and patrolled the upper using the Cairnbin and St George- based at Crom Castle. A team from McGarry’s boatyard on Lough Neagh maintained the moorings and buoys- salvaged any aircraft or boats that sank — and built two salvage barges- Rossinan and Rossclare. The first flying-boat to land was a twin-engined Vickers Supermarine Stranraer- but 209 Squadron arrived in April 1941 equipped with the medium-range Saunders-Roe Lerwick. This aircraft was intended to replace the long-range Short Sunderland- allowing Shorts to concentrate on producing on the Stirling bomber- but the Lerwick’s handling was so appalling that only 21 were built. By the time its faults became apparent- though- Shorts had dismantled the Sunderland jigs and it took time to resume production.
The coming of the Catalinas
Happily- an excellent American alternative was available on the Lend-Lease scheme: the Consolidated Catalina (PBY-5/PBY-5A): nine-seater- 652 23 long- wing-span 1042 ; two 1200hp Pratt & Whitney engines; five machine-guns and 4500lb of bombs- depth charges- mines or torpedoes. It was slow (cruising speed 113mph- claimed maximum 179mph) but it had a very long range (2350 miles) and could remain airborne for 28 hours. Officially- seventeen US Naval Air Service volunteers went to train the British pilots on how to fly the planes. Before they left- though- the Chief of Naval Operations told the volunteers that the US would be entering the war soon and that they should learn about war flying while in Britain. Eight Americans went to Oban and nine- including Ensign Leonard (“Tuck”) Smith- to Castle Archdale’s 240 and 209 Squadrons. When they arrived- nine British co-pilots went on leave and the Americans acted as full crew members.
As co-pilot in Z/209- Tuck Smith was flying with Flying Officer Dennis Briggs. Ludovic Kennedy quotes Tuck Smith:
It was the blind leading the blind. Briggs had had plenty of operational flying but knew little about Catalinas. I knew something about Catalinas but had no experience of operational flying.
The sinking of the Bismarck
On 26 May- they reached their patrol area after six hours and Smith took the controls. About half an hour later- they saw a dull black shape about eight miles away. Despite being hit by gunfire they sent off a report- shadowed the Bismarck until another Catalina took over- then headed for Castle Archdale- arriving at 9.30pm. Bismarck then became the quarry of eight battleships and battle-cruisers- two aircraft-carriers- eleven cruisers- twenty-one destroyers- six submarines and over 300 air sorties. The end came on the morning of 27 May when the Bismarck- short on fuel- her steering jammed- was battered unceasingly by the heavy guns of the Rodney and the King George V- before being finished off by a torpedo from the cruiser Dorsetshire. Only 107 survived from a crew of over 2000. Ernle Bradford wrote of the widespread feeling in the British fleet of
nothing but admiration and respect for the outstanding gallantry with which the Bismarck had fought.
The importance of air cover
Lough Erne’s contribution to the hunt for the Bismarck heralded the end of the battleship era: without air protection- the big ships were effectively obsolete. Germany realised that- and brought the Scharnhorst- Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen home to Germany.
The eventual Allied victory in the Battle of the Atlantic came from three elements: the huge numbers of Liberty ships (freighters)- more and better convoy escorts (frigates- sloops and corvettes) and the provision of air cover. The small American escort carriers meant that convoys could bring their own air protection with them- but even then Lough Erne- with its long-range flying-boats- had a vital role in detecting and attacking U-boats.
Squadrons came and went: the RAF’s 240- 209- 119- 201- 228- 202- the (Canadian) RCAF’s 422 and 423- various training units too. The operational squadrons flew Catalinas and Sunderlands: the Sunderland was a ten-seater- produced (63 of them in Belfast) in several different versions between 1937 and 1946. The most common was the Mark III: 852 33 long- wingspan 1122 93 - four 1065hp Bristol Pegasus engines- maximum speed 209mph- range 2500 miles; eight machine-guns and 2000lb of bombs- depth charges or mines. When the war in Europe ended on 8 May 1945- U-boats at sea were ordered to surface and were escorted- some by Coastal Command aircraft- to various ports including Lisahally on the Foyle. The last operational patrol from Castle Archdale was on 3 June 1945. Catalinas from other areas were assembled at Killadeas and- on 18 August- Castle Archdale closed down. Many of the Sunderlands and Catalinas were scrapped- but some Catalinas were scuttled on the lake in 1947.
And Z/209 flying over neutral Donegal? Southern Ireland’s neutrality was distinctly pro-Allied- and one of its manifestations was the Donegal Corridor- which was kept secret during the war. Allied aircraft were allowed to fly over a narrow corridor to the Atlantic- saving them the long journey around Inishowen- and a British rescue boat- the Robert Hastie- was stationed in Killybegs — whence its crew even engaged in the traditional border pastime of smuggling.
Castle Archdale’s museum includes a good wartime display- but the best source of information about Lough Erne’s role in World War II is Breege McCusker’s book Castle Archdale and Fermanagh in World War II- second edition- Necarne Press- 2000- ISBN 0 9521545 0 1- now out of print. There is lots of information about the aircraft and squadrons and the Battle of the Atlantic on the web; start by searching for “Castle Archdale”.

Although all squadron’s utilised several different aircraft during their tour of duty at Castle Archdale
serial’s listed below represent actual aircraft of the different squadron’s whilst stationed there:
non-operational Based FP533 Consolidated Catalina IIIA [PBY-5A] 14.04.1942 00.09.1942 119 Sqn RAF to Pembroke Dock
from sullom Voe T9077 Short S.25 Sunderland I “ZM-Y” 09.10.1941 08.04.1944 201 Sqn RAF to Pembroke Dock
from Pembroke Dock ML760 Short S.25 Sunderland III “NS-S” 03.11.1944 02.08.1945 201 Sqn RAF to Pembroke Dock
from Gibraltar Short S.25 Sunderland III 03.09.1944 12.06.1945 202 Sqn RAF disbanded
from Stranraer AH545 Consolidated Catalina lb “WQ-Z” 26.03.1941 06.08.1941 209 Sqn RAF to Reykjavik
from Oban T9088 Short S.25 Sunderland II “DG-R” 11.12.1942 04.05.1943 228 Sqn RAF to Pembroke Dock
from Killadeas AM265 Consolidated 28 Catalina II “BN-A” 25.08.1941 29.03.1942 240 Sqn RAF to Far East [India]
Catalina’s 02.04.1942 00.00.0000 422 Sqn RCAF
Short Sunderland III’s 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 422 Sqn RCAF 15 Group here 06.06.1944 D-Day
from Oban Short Sunderland III’s 00.00.1942 04.09.1945 423 Sqn RCAF 15 Group disbanded
from Calshot Short sunderland’s 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 201 Sqn RAF Post War on detatchment
from Pembroke Dock Short Sunderland’s 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 230 Sqn RAF Post War on detatchment

Visitors RN290 Short S.25 Sunderland V “Z” 27.02.1952 to Sydenham-Wig Bay
RN299 Short S.25 Sunderland V “P” 30.10.1952 from Pembroke Dock-Sydenham on 27-30.10.1952
NZ4117 Short S.25 Sunderland MR.5 31.03.1955 from Sydenham to Sydenham on 31.03.1955
G-BOLL Lake LA4 Skimmer 11.02.2003 to city of Derry (Eglinton) on 123.625 mHz

0344 Castlebar 1 Mayo Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
Castlebar
Location? Co Mayo
James Valentine gave a flying exhibition here during 10.1912.

0345 Castlebar 2 Mayo Landing Ground RAF/Private
Drumconlan owner/operator Royal Air Force 00.05.1918 00.01.1921
Old Aerodrome civil operator’s Sir Alan Cobham 21.09.1933 and 10.05.1935
CWA.Scot 07.06.1936
1.5k E of Castlebar Drumconlan
N side of the N60 road opposite the site of the closed Castlebar
private Castlebar Airfield. The Old Aerodrome site is Co Mayo
now part of an Industrial Estate. The Baxter factory
occupies part of the area used as the Landing Ground.

“Just NE of Castlebar Town centre”
Site used by the RAF between 05.1918 and 01.1921
(earliest known date) May 1918 to May 1921

info from Connaught Stranger. 12 August 2009 - 07:58 PM
Having lived in the location of Castlebar- Co. Mayo- Ireland and from my research it was an R.F.C.?? / R.A.F. grass strip with wooden huts and canvas hangers- located parallel to the old
Breaffy Road road and railway line in the area- where the "Baxter Factory" is now situated on part of the
old landing ground. The Officers were billeted in nearby "Maryland House"- which was rented from the owner. There were at least 5 aircraft from the Aerodrome lost (mainly to mechanical failure) at the strip or in the area- with at least 3 fatalities- and a member of the Aerodrome guard tragically shot another member of the guard who jumped out in the dark as a prank. (Royal Scots- as I recall but I will check my reference files).
info from Tony Kearns FII 10.10.2007
The RAF aerodrome at Castlebar was located on the opposite side of the
road from the later location and was last surveyed by the Air Corps for
possible use in early September 1933- but not used by them- even during
the Emergency.
Hugo Wilhare 11.10.2007
Thanks Tony for the additional piece of information. The only directions I
have for the Landing Ground are that it was to the NE of the town. I got
that from “Action Stations 7”.
Your information places it more to the east- at Drumconlan- on the north side
of the N60 road- as you say just across from the now closed airfield.
Military Unit Movements
Omagh based 00.05.1918 00.01.1919 105 Sqn detatched A flight RAF RE.8
Omagh based 00.05.1918 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b redesignated 2 Sqn detatched 01.02.1920
Omagh based 00.11.1918 00.03. 1919 105 Sqn B Flight RAF F.2b to Oranmore
Oranmore based 00.01.1919 00.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF F.2b
Oranmore based 00.08.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b Sqn disbanded here 01.02.1920
Oranmore based 00.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF F.2b
ex 105 Sqn based by 06.03.1920 00.04.1920 2 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b to Oranmore
detatched
Baldonnell basedby 29.05.1920 00.00.1921 100 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b to Baldonnell
Baldonnell basedby 29.05.1920 00.00.1921 100 Sqn detatched D flight RAF F.2b to Oranmore
Baldonnell based 00.06.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Spesial Duty Flight RAF F.2b to Oranmore

Military Aircraft Movements
from Omagh based E23 RE8 00.05.1918 00.01.1919 105 Sqn RAF Detatched A Flight
from Oranmore H1441 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5157) 00.00.1920 00.00.0000 105 Sqn RAF Detatched Flight
from Oranmore ? Bristol F.2b Fighter () 00.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn RAF Detatched Flight
from Baldonnell ? Bristol F.2b Fighter 00.07.1920 00.01.1921 100 Sqn Detatched D Flight RAF to Oranmore
based J6707 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6014) 00.01.1921 27.06.1921 100 Sqn Detatched D Flight RAF forced landing in sea Galway Bay 27.06.1921 WOC
based D7856 Bristol F.2b Fighter (3506) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF
based E2551 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4154) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF
based J6693 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6000) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF
based J6699 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6006) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF
based J6671 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5978) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF
based J6675 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5982) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF
based J6706 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6013) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF
based J6709 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6016) 00.01.1921 01.07.1921 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF force landed and hit tree Mullingar 01.07.1921
based J6712 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6019) 00.01.1921 25.01.1922 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF to Farnborough 00.05.1922
based J6699 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6006) 00.05.1921 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based J6690 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5997) 00.05.1921 16.06.1921 100 Sqn Detatched Flight RAF hit bank & overturned in forced landing at Ballinasloe Co Galway
16.06.1921 to UK repaired then to 1S Target Towing 00.06.1923

Johnnie Mee recalled that Castlebar’s aeronautical links went
back a long way - his own father- James Mee- and local man
William Munnelly- both members of the Royal Flying Corps-
had often landed here in the days of the Great War.

Civilian Aircraft Movements
NC….. Stinson SM-1 Detroiter (6?) 28.08.1927 John Carling Conflicting but Persistant reports of this flight
A transatlantic flight from Castlebar 2 had first been attempted on
28.08.1927. Undertaken by Terry Tully from Carracastle- an
experienced pilot of the Royal Flying Corps- he flew a sponsored flight
from London – Ontario – London in the John Carling airplane.
Unfortunately- the flight never made its destination and
the crew and craft disappeared without trace. NO evidence can be
found of the aeroplane ever being in Europe- never mind in Castlebar.

Departed Harbour Grace on failed Atlantic crossing-aircraft and crew-
pilot: Terrence Tully navigator James V. Medcalf disappeared without
trace. named Sir John Carling.
apparently never here- BUT!
Johnnie Mee mentioned that the airport (sic) had been at the centre of
an early but ill-fated transatlantic crossing in August- 1927- when an
the experienced RAF pilot- Terry Tully- a native of Carracastle- had
attempted flight TO Ontario- Canada. The plane and its crew were lost-
and no trace of their whereabouts was ever found.
The same site was used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on 21.09.1933.
All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Castlebar Aerodrome.

info from Roger D.Caird
The RAF established an airfield here in 1918 (see Karl Hayes Book)

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 21.09.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 21.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 21.09.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 21.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 21.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 21.09.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 21.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 21.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 21.09.1933 R Ogden “Youth of Ireland” sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 21.09.1933 W.Easdown “Youth of Newfoundland” sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 21.09.1933 CH.Brernridge “Youth of New Zealand” fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.1934 visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 21.09.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 21.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain”
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 21.09.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 21.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

The same site was used again by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on 10.05.1935
All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Castlebar Aerodrome.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 10.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N 10.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N 10.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N 10.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N 10.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 10.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 10.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 10.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 10.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 10.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 10.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 10.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 10.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 10.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider 10.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Castlebar Aerodrome on 07.06.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott used
the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make sence-
because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive. If the site
was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a site survey. But
a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 07.06.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 07.06.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 07.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 07.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 07.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 07.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 07.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 07.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 07.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 07.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 07.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 07.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 07.06.1936 Percival Phillips: pilot/owner Launcelot J. Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 07.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 07.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

0346 Castlebar 3 Mayo Airstrip/Airfield Private
Knockrawer owner/operator Ferranti Ltd / Management Services Ltd
Licensee Donal McEllin
1.5k SE of Castlebar town hall Castlebar Airport (sic)
Breaffy Road
Castlebar
Closed 01.2002 Co Mayo
094-22862


Posted by PJ on October 23- 2002 at 10:27:02:
Mayo News -May 30-1964"
An interesting piece in the context of the photos I posted last night
"Businessmen to finance Castlebar Airport
CASTLEBAR is to have an airport. It will be sited on the Breaffy Road- two miles outside the town and a mere four hundred yards From the urban boundary. Work on the laying of a 1-500 ft. Airstrip-the first of its kind west of the Shannon- is expected to Start within the coming weeks. The entire cost of the project is estimated at £5-000 and it will not mean
an extra penny on the rates. It is expected that interested businessmen
in Ireland and England will contribute towards the cost of the project. Behind the move to provide an air strip are members of Castlebar
Chamber of Commerce. It is understood that Mr. Charles Forte- the London millionaire restauranteur-
who pilots his own plane to Dublin for fishing trips on the west side of Beltra
Lake- near Newport- which he owns- would be willing to contribute a large
sum for the project.

info from Roger D.Carid
5351n 0917w
SE of the town near the junction of the N60 & N84. 700m E on the Claremorris Road.
Based:BKF-BPE-
Constructed in the mid 1960’s and opened in July 1966.
This field was owned by Dennis Ferranti- who died November 1992. It is for sale- tenders
having to be placed before 21.07.1993.
F-BNRT- Cherokee Six crashed Castlebar before 1976 and was abandoned. Later scrapped. Late
in 1992 the Ferranti Co informed the Mayo Flying Club that the airfields licence was not being
renewed and facilites were being withdrawn. There was at least a limited fire service (1 tender)
and A/G comms. 2000ft hard r/w. Early in 2000- the owners of Castlebar “airport” announced
their intention of selling the airfield. It had become almost unused as a result of the closeness
of Knock- and its location precluded any development. They hope to raise about £2.5m in the
sale. By early 07. 2000 the “Terminal” (used as a pub) had been closed and the windows
boarded up. The 2000 ft runway was broken up during June 2002.
EI-BYF Aldergrove-Eglinton-Donegal-Sligo-Castlebar 05.05.2000

Posted by Royal on February 07- 2007 at 17:15:42:
Just over 40 years ago- the first commercial flight from Castlebar took place.The pilot was
John Finnegan & it was a four-seater Cessna.A large crowd gathered to watch it depart &
some of the lucky passengers were Ml.Heverin & R.Kilkelly- Castlebar who were flying to
Dublin to attend the annual Aer Lingus Conference.

Dáil Éireann - Volume 233 - 07 March- 1968
Questions. Answers. - Castlebar Airstrip.
Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Local Government when he proposes to give sanction for
the extension of the airstrip across the main road at Castlebar- County Mayo.
Mr. Boland: There is no statutory authority to enable this project to proceed on the lines proposed
by the promoters- that is- by crossing a public road. I have- however- arranged to have this and
other aspects of the proposal examined by officers of my Department and of the Department of
Transport and Power.

Castlebar airport was the first tarmac runway in Connaught. It was owned originally by Dennis
Ferranti and it served as a stepping off point between Mayo and the South of France.
Mr. Ferranti's jet was a familiar sight in the skies over Castlebar before his death a number
of years ago. The airport changed hands in the last few years and is now set to become a
retail park- a sign of Castlebar's continuing growth. The Airport Bar was also a major attraction
in Castlebar being a very popular watering hole.
Check out the  HYPERLINK "http://www.castlebar.ie/clubs/mayo_flying_club/" Mayo Flying Club who were also based at Castlebar Airport and have now moved.
The last days of the airport are captured in the poignant photos below so the sound of light
aircraft on training flights around Castlebar on fine days in summer are now a thing of the past.

Castlebar has a long history of aviation. William Munnelly of Castlebar and James Mee of Mullingar-
who later settled in Castlebar- were among the members of the Royal Flying Corps- forerunners of
the Royal Air Corps- who landed regularly in Castlebar during the First World War. After the war-
pleasure flights came into vogue and this interest eventually developed into Castlebar Regional
Airport. In August 1966- a private airport at Castlebar- with a landing strip of over half a mile long- was opened with the financial backing of two Mayo brothers- Peter and Hugh Ryan.
A four-seater plane- chartered by Bobby Smith and Frank Gill of the Royal Blues Showband from
Claremorris- was the first to land on the new airstrip. Some years later- in 1972- the first transatlantic
flight took off from Castlebar.

John Feely via Mayo News 03.05.2016 When the Royal Blues landed at Castlebar
it was in this very month back in 1966 that John Finnegan’s brother- Michael- piloted the first ever flight into the newly-built Castlebar Airport on the Breaffy Road- which had been opened just weeks earlier by the Ryan brothers- Peter- Jim and Hugh. The four seater plane had landed that day to huge local excitement. It had been chartered by Frank Gill and Bobby Smyth of the Royal Blues showband- accompanied by their flamboyant manager- Andy Creighton- and a huge crowd turned out for the occasion- given added glamour by the showband which was then at the top of the Irish entertainment scene. John Finnegan was officially met last week by Blackie Gavin- current head of the Castlebar Municipal District- and former Mayor Johnnie Mee- with the former presenting the visitor with a signed copy of Noel Campbell’s ‘History of Castlebar Town Council’ as a memento of his visit. Mr. Finnegan’s one regret was that his visit came too late for him to renew acquaintances and to share memories of that auspicious day with Peter Ryan- whose sudden death took place just a few weeks ago. That Royal Blues flight was to herald almost 30 years of activity at Castlebar Airport before the land was eventually sold off to make way for a retail park in 2001. During that time- it had facilitated regular flights to Dublin and the UK- had been the busy headquarters of Mayo Flying Club- and uniquely for the time- had hosted transatlantic flights. These had commenced in 1972 on the private jet of businessman- Denis Ferranti- who lived at Massbrook House- now the residence of former President Mary Robinson. Mr Ferranti’s pilot- Jim Donoghue- was based and lived with his family in Castlebar- and the low hum of the jet engines as it dipped over the rooftops on its return from the USA or the south of France- where its owner had a holiday home- became a familiar sound to the town’s residents. In 1967- a group from Castlebar Chamber of Commerce- led by its president- Michael J Egan- flew from the airport to Belfast to be received at Stormont by the Prime Minister- Sir Terence O’Neill- before travelling on to Ballymena to initiate formal twinning links between the two towns. Happily- the airport enjoyed an accident free existence over its 30 years of operation. The only mishap came in the eighties when a light plane carrying a cargo of Clew Bay oysters for the French market failed to take off and came to a halt embedded in the wall of the Travenol warehouse on the opposite side of the road. Nobody was injured- and the pilot walked away unscathed. History- however- does not record the fate of the oysters- and whether they ever reached the tables of the top French restaurants for which they were bound.

Based? EI-AGT D.H. 82A Tiger Moth (a) 21.12.1956 16.06.1957 Un-sure of the location of the base for the Tiger Moth possibly the
“Old Aerodrome” north across the main road from this site.
based EI-ASY Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six 300 21.05.1968 01.12.1968
based EI-ATI Piper PA-27 Aztec 250D 02.01.1969 21.01.1971
based EI-ATK Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 18.10.1968 00.01.2002
based EI-AVB Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-1790) 14.06.1971 17.01.1986 cx 18.12.2010 "Decision by Authority".

based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L 18.12.1996 11.02.2000
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L 11.02.2000 00.01.2002
based EI-AWY Mitsubishi Mu-2B-35 (J) 11.03.1974 13.10.1980
based EI-BCD Piper PA-34 Seneca 200 18.08.1976 26.05.1977
based EI-BDS M.S. 894a Minerva 220 (SOCATA) 25.08.1980 12.11.1982
based EI-BIE Reims Cessna F.152-II (A) 28.02.1980 04.02.1981
based EI-BIE Reims Cessna F.152-II (A) 04.02.1981 25.05.1987
based EI-BJL Cessna 550 Citation 2 25.07.1980 09.10.1990
based EI-BKF Reims Cessna F.172H 04.12.1980 22.02.1982
based EI-BKF Reims Cessna F.172H 22.02.1982 26.08.1997
based EI-BKF Reims Cessna F.172H 26.08.1997 31.07.2002
based EI-BLK Piper PA-28 Cherokee 181 Archer II 07.08.1981 20.11.1985
based EI-BPE Viking Dragonfly 15.10.1984 00.01.2002
based EI-BUJ M.S. 892a Commodore 150 (SOCATA) 00.00.0000 03.04.1991
based EI-BUJ M.S. 892a Commodore 150 (SOCATA) 03.04.1991 00.01.2002
based EI-GPT Robinson R-22 Beta II 02.05.2001 00.01.2002
visitor F-BNRT Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six 00.00.1976 ? cr here abandoned later scrapped
visitor EI-BYF Cessna 150 05.05.2000 Aldergrove-Eglinton-Donegal-Sligo-Castlebar
visitor EI-BDR Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-3908) 00.08.2001 The Cherokee Group pilot Harry McNamara


Castlebar Airfield- [closed 01.2002]
redevelopment work noted in progress on 14.07.2002

visitor G-ATHI Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180C (28-2545) 09.05.1974 crashed just outside castlebar airport- this piper crashed due to
it been overweight on takeoff- (full of oysters) Fuselage went to
SNN. Later to Aviation Society of Ireland Preservation Group then to
Dublin Inst of Tech- Bolton St. Dublin- for use as instructional airframe
Postscript: Was temp used to store home brew near DUB circ '75 ! via
 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/joe.mcdermott.1000?fref=ufi" Joe McDermott f 19.12.2015 and Graeme Dunn f 19.12.2015
visitor G-BWJY deHavilland DHC Chipmunk 00.00.0000 Graeme Dunn f 27.02.2016 via IT

0347 Castlebar 2 Mayo Microlight Airstrip/Home address Private
owner/operator Joseph Doyle
Doogary
3k E of Castlebar town hall Breaffy
Castlebar
Co Mayo

based G-MVWF Powerchute Raider 13.01.1993 13.07.2000 Joseph Doyle

0348 Castlebar Hospital Mayo Helipad Private
See Mayo General Hospital 1000

0349 Castlebellingham Louth Helipad Private
See Bragganstown Farm 0231

0350 Castleblayney Monaghan Helipad Private
See Bloomfield 1675

0351 Castlebridge Wexford Airstrip Private
Wexford 1 owner/operator John C.O'Loughlin
Ballyboggan House
6.25k N of Wexford Bridge Castlebridge
1.75k NW of Castlebridge Co Wexford
Closed on 31.12.1987 or next day 053-22806 053-23592

info from Roger D.Caird
Castlebridge-(Ballyboggan) Co.Wexford. 522330n 062900w 4 miles North of Wexford.
Airstrip owned by John O'Loughlin.
In use prior to 1970. 2200ft grass r/w There were two gliders stored non-airworthy
in a barn here:Slingsby Cadet- VM659 (Possibly IAC-6) and one other possibly
Slingsby Cadet VM691 of the Cork Gliding Club. Probably disposed of.


IAL091 Aug 1982
05.07.1982 Baron G-BAXR damaged its nosegear on
daparture from Castlebridge for Norwich- and the aircraft diverted to Dublin.
The nose wlheel leg was badly bent- and the Baron landed on the grass beside
runway29 suffering a pa r t i a l nose gear failure and damaging the propellor tips .
No one was injured . The aircraft was removed to the Iona hangar for repairs.
It is registered to Anglian Windows Double Glazing Ltd. of Norwich and has been a
fairly regular visitor to both Dublin and Castlebridge .

Opened 04.1964. 2240ft grass r/w Closed on 31.12.1987 or next day 01.01.1988.
Hangerage and limited maintainance was available

Stored VM659 Slingsby Cadet possibly IAC-6
Stored VM691 Slingsby Cadet Cork Gliding Club
Based EI-ALP Avro 643 Cadet Mk.1 18.04.1964 01.01.1988 John C.O’Loughlin to Weston
EI-AMD Morane Saulnier MS 880B Rallye Club 13.03.1974 08.06.1981
EI-ATJ Beagle B.121 Pup 100 24.10.1969 01.01.1988 to Waterford
EI-AVT SNCAN SV-4C Stampe 11.09.1972 06.06.1976
EI-BDL Evans VP-2 07.09.1977 01.01.1988 to Waterford
EI-BGN SOCATA MS 880B Rallye Club 28.03.1979 00.00.0000 E.Burns
EI-BIE Reims Cessna F.152-II 00.00.0000 04.02.1981 Wexford Aero Club
EI-BLA Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C 24.04.1981 21.12.1983 National Aluminium
EI-BOL Piper PA-31 Navajo B 310 21.09.1983 06.12.1983
EI-BOL Piper PA-31 Navajo B 310 21.09.1983 06.12.1983

0352 Castledermot 1 Kildare Airstrip Private
See Kilkea Castle Hotel 0780

0353 Castledermot 2 Carlow Airstrip Private
See Killamaster 0793

0354 Castle Espie Down Airstrip Private
owner/operator Castle Espie
78 Ballydrain Road Comber 4k SE of Comber Co. Down on the western shore on Strangford Lough. BT23 6EA
closed early 1980’s 028-9187 4146


This area has a unique history - remains of the Victorian brickworks and
pottery are visible where a private landing strip was constructed in the 1960s.
The industrial archaeology of the site is still being uncovered and provides a
fascinating insight into the Castle Espie area of the past.

info from Roger D.Caird
Castle Espie- /Comber
Castle Espie is on the banks on Strangford Lough- South of Comber.
G-ATHA PA-23-Apache of Spacedyers Ltd./ E.McCleery was based here
Jan 1975- Jan 1976- Jan 1977- Jan 1978. G-AZYR Ce.340 based Jan 1979.

based G-ATHA Piper PA-23-235 Apache (27-610) 03.02.1970 25.05.1976 Spacedyers Ltd./ E.McCleery
based G-ATHA Piper PA-23-235 Apache (27-610) 25.05.1976 18.04.1978 Balfour Hamilton McCleery
based G-AZYR Cessna 340 (340-0063) 13.01.1978 28.02.1980 Balfour Hamilton McCleery

0355 Castleforbes Longford Airstrip Private
owner/operator Rawdon Estates/ Earl of Granard
Castleforbes
2k NW of Newton Forbes Newton Forbes
closed 1992 Co Longford
043-46747 043-46371


info from Roger D.Caird
Castleforbes- Co. Longford (EICS).
534657n 075027w On private estate 2k NNW of Newtown Forbes.
Airstrip was constructed during the summer of 1975 Licence was
revoked due death of owner in 1992 and airfield was then closed.

EI-ALV was owned by the Earl and based at Toussus-le-Noble-
in France and probably used Dublin airport until the airstrip at
Castleforbes was ready for use in 1975. No aircraft were known
to be based here.

visitors EI-ALV Lockheed 12A 00.06.1975 00.11.1975 Earl of Granard based Toussus-le-Noble registered 21.03.1961. Probably used Dublin (0525) prior to the opening of Castleforbes.
EI-BBL Rockwell Commander 690A 11.12.1975 31.09.1991 Earl of Granard based Toussus-le-Noble
EI-CCR Gulfstream Commander 690D 13.12.1990 27.01.1994?Earl of Granard based Toussus-le-Noble

0356 Castlefreke Cork Beach strip Private
See The Long Strand 1764


0357 Castle Grove House Hotel Donegal Helipad Private
Letterkenny owner/operator Mary & Raymond Sweeney
Castle Grove Country Hotel and Restaurant Ballymaleel (E off Ramelton Road) R245 Letterkenny 6k NE of Letterkenny Co Donegal 7k S of Rathmelton Ph 074-51118 074-9151118 Fax 074-51384 074-9151384   

Active area is the lawn in front of the hotel and also available
is a field to the E- on the R as you approach the front of the
hotel- between the hotel and Lough Swilly.

0358 Castleisland Kerry Helipad Private
owner/operator McAuliffe Trucking Co
Fahaduff
Location? Castleisland
5k N of Castleisland Co Kerry
066 7141933

based EI-MAC Robinson R-22 Beta (1433) 18.04.1997 cr 27.08.1999 McAuliffe Trucking Cx 08.03.2001 see below

Longford Leader
Mystery Looms Over Copter Crash
The scene of the tragic accident at Cornakelly- Moyne the Robinson R22 Beta
[EI-MAC] crashed last Friday 27.08.1999. What started out as a routine flight
ended in tragedy last Friday morning when a small helicopter came down in the
historic townland of Ballinamuck- claiming the lives of the two occupants.

Report by Neil Halligan
12 months ago Ballinamuck made the headlines when it celebrated the historic
battle of 1798. Last week it made the national news for completely different
reason when a Robinson R22 Beta two-seater helicopter got into difficulties as
it passed over Ballinamuck. Pilot Pat Stokes of Woodlawn Park Avenue- Firhouse-
Dublin and passenger Stephen Tebbitt from Co. Wicklow both lost their lives
tragically last Friday.
Eye witness reports told of how parts were seen falling from the aircraft before it
came down in a field in the townland of Cornakelly- Moyne- narrowly missing the
roofs of several houses on the way down- the last of which belonging to Peter
Cosgrove- who happened to be away on the day in question. The helicopter came
down in a one and a half acre field adjacent to Mr Cosgrove's house and burst into
flames on impact. One of the occupants was found thrown from the helicopter-
with the other trapped inside the craft. Witnesses- hardly believing their eyes-
called the emergency services- who were equally disbelieving. Gardai immediately
sealed off the area on arrival and interviewed local people while awaiting the arrival
of the special air accident investigation unit- who made their way down from their
facility at Gormanstown- Co Meath.
An Inspector with the Air Accident Investigation Unit and a Granard based Garda
attend the crash scene- where two people tragically lost their lives.
While waiting- Gardai managed to locate a navigation map and mobile phone which
had been flung from the 'copter- as well as one of the doors- which appeared to break
off on impact. When the members of Air Accident Investigation Unit- from the
Department of Public Enterprise had finished their initial investigation of the immediate
crash area- the bodies were removed by ambulance to Longford-Westmeath General
Hospital. Members of the media (which included all the national TV stations) were
then allowed to inspect the site from a distance- with the Investigators fearing that vital
evidence might be disturbed or lost if accidentally trampled on.
An impromtu press conference was called at the scene- where Superintendant Tom
Murphy confirmed the early reports on local and national radio that detailed the last
known movements of the two men who had died. He informed the gathering that the
helicopter had left Weston Aerodrome in Lucan and picked up a business person in
Wicklow- before making their way towards the final destination- Sligo. When they
arrived at Moyne- the helicopter appeared to get into difficulties- with reports of the
engine cutting out. The aircraft was owned by McAuliffe Trucking- a company based
in Castleisland- Co. Kerry which is run by entrepeneur Michael McAuliffe.

0359 Carrickfergus 1 Antrim Helipad? Private
see West Division 0319

0360 Castleknock 2 Dublin Heliport Private
See Strawberry Beds 1282

0361 Castle Leslie Monaghan Helipad Private
Glaslough owner/operator Sir John Leslie
Castle Leslie
600m NE of Glaslough centre Glaslough
Co Monaghan 047 - 88109 Fax 047 - 88256 Mobile: 087 - 502300
Hundreds of reporters set up camp outside Castle Leslie in Glaslough-
to cover the 10.06.2002 wedding of rock icon Sir Paul McCartney and
his fiancee Heather Mills. Sir John Leslie- whose family owns the castle-
was responsible for filling the press in on the event- blabbing all the
details then adding- it's "dead secret." Oops! "If it had to leak- it leaked
the right way-" said a relaxed Sir Paul- who appeared at the castle gates
Monday with Mills and spoke briefly to the assembled crowd. "I would just
like to thank all the people who have written in to us and people we have
met on the streets who have wished us all the best." Thousands of lilies
and roses were ordered for the ceremony at St. Salvator's church- on the
castle estate. The shindig afterwards featured a vegetarian feast- live
music from five bands (and yes- a performance from the happy groom)-
dancing- and fireworks.

Castle Leslie Glaslough-

visitor reg? & type? 09.06.2002
with Sir Paul McCarthy the day before his wedding.

0362 Castlemartyr Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
Youghal 2 owner/operator Noel Irwin
Killeagh Road
Location? Castlemartyr
E of Castlemartyr? Midleton
it would seem that Noel has moved his flying to Co Cork
the airstrip at Watergrasshill 1379 021-667350?
closed about 2002

from Youghal based G-MTKT CFM Shadow Srs BD (063) 21.04.1993 20.05.1993 Noel Irwin
re-reg EI-CHR CFM Shadow Srs BD (063) 20.05.1993 11.09.1995 Noel Irwin at owners home-to Ministown
based EI-CPX III Sky Arrow 650T (K122) 24.06.1998 00.00.0000 Noel Irwin based Watergrasshill c. 1999-to Watergrasshill with Noel Irwin
sold 24.04.2003
G-BWHJ CFM Starstreak 00.09.1995 25.05.2001 Noel Irwin to Kerry Airport 16.07.2002

0363 Castlerock Derry Airstrip Private
Liffock owner/operator Hugh Douglas Hezlett
Coleraine 4 Hezlett House
Liffock
1k S of Castlerock Castlerock
N of the A2 road Co Derry

List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

Runway 10/28 is a grass strip approx 500m long and 15m wide.
map mesurments show at a total maximum of 520m available-with
public roads at both thresholds.
the first part is on level ground but the remainder slopes upwards reaching
about 8 degrees gradient at the end.

info from Roger D.Caird
G-RORO overran on landing at Castlerock- on 25.06.1999 and hit a hedge. damage
to wing- fuel tank and other general damage. Was on a flight from Andreas-
Isle of Man- where it was based.

stored nr Castlerock G-ASEB SRP. Harper
based G-RORO Cessna 337B Super Skymaster 25.06.1999 Hugh Douglas Hezlett
visitor G-AVFU Piper PA-32-300 13.12.1999 Tri-Star Farms Ltd
based RA-1765 Piper PA-28-181 06.03.2001 Tri-Star Farms Ltd
based RA-4147 Cessna FA.337G Skymaster 23.10.2001 Tri-Star Farms Ltd
based G-BOYR Reims Cessna F.337G Super Skymaster 16.05.2004 Tri-Star Farms Ltd
  (F337-00070) Modified ex Wichita as (337-01589)
outside hangar visitor G-BAEB Robin CEA DR.400/160 Knight-Chevalier (733) 16.05.2004 Raymond Hatton from the Isle of Man
  Inside hangar based G-MBYL Huntair Pathfinder 1-330 (009) 16.05.2004 Andrew Roger Hobbins complete & for sale
  based N216HK CGS AG Hawk IIA (H-CGS-490-P) 16.05.2004 Mark Holmes dismantled & for sale
based N??? CGS Hawk Arrow (H-CGS-491-P) 16.05.2004 Mark Holmes dismantled & for sale
based G-RORO/EI-AVC Cessna 337B Super Skymaster 16.05.2004 Hugh Douglas Hezlett
composite- left boom reads G-RORO (337-0554) right wing and tail boom from EI-AVC (F337-0032) still undergoing repairs after the 1999 landing accident

0364 Castletown Bearhaven 1 Cork Kite Balloon Station USNAS/RAF
Bearhaven owner/operator United States Naval Air Service
Berehaven A Royal Air Force
Castletown Bearhaven
3.25k E of Castletown Bearhaven Co Cork
just E of Mill Cove

The text below was taken from the Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication:isbn 0 9508231 1 2
“A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923”

Opened 29.04.1918
The Berehaven Kite Balloon Station continued to be manned by American personnel until 14.02.1919- on
which day it was handed over to the RAF- becoming No.17 Balloon Base. It was disbanded in 00.08.1919
and onto Care and Maintenance status until 00.07.1920.

During the closing months of 1917 the Admiralty commenced construction of two Kite Balloon stations- this one
here at Castletown Bearhaven [Bearhaven] and the other at Rathmullan on Lough Swilly- Co. Donegal. As well
as being a balloon base- the Bearhaven station was also built as an Oil Fuel Depot. These two locations were
selected because Bearhaven and Lough Swilly were to be the assembly points for convoys to the United States.
The kite balloons could thus easily be taken on board the warships before the convoy sailed out to sea. At one
stage- it was proposed that a Kite Balloon station should also be built at Queenstown- but this was not proceeded
with.
Balloons were kept in conjunction with destroyers on convoy duty and torpedo boats. They were transferred
from the station to the vessels before they sailed. The Navy procured a total of 117 kite balloons in a variety
of volumes. Most were direct purchases from American manufacturers- 65 from the Goodyear Tire& Rubber
Company- 29 from the Goodrich Tire & Rubber Company- 3 from from France and Connecticut Aircraft Company
and 2 from Air Cruisers Inc. An additional 17 were obtained from the Allies 13 from England and two from
Italy plus one from the US Army. All carried Bureau of Aeronautics serials- just as with naval aircraft. In 1918-
48 Goodyear and Goodrich models were shipped overseas for service in Europe- alongside those obtained from
the Allies.
The Balloons were manned and tasked to act as look-out points high above the decks of the convoy escort
ships in order to increase there field of vision. They could be used in practically any weather and the plan was
that at least two warships in every convoy should be equipped with kite balloons- which were towed at an altitiude
of 500 feet. The towing destroyer carried air flasks with which to top up hydrogen gas lost by the balloon- and thus
maintain operations. During high winds- serious loss of hydrogen was experienced whereas on a calm day there
was hardly any loss and consequently little need of re-inflating the balloon. The practice was to carry four air
flasks for each day of operation- which on average was found to be adequate. Kite balloons were also used by
trawlers to facilitate their work of finding and sweeping mine fields.
An Admiralty report describing Berehaven- which lay two miles to the east of Castletown Bearhaven- at Mill Cove-
stated that it was to be built as a six balloon station comprising of:
Six balloon sheds each 100ft 6in x 36ft.
Quarters for 20 officers and 150 men.
also workshops- garage- oil and petrol stores; guard hut; power house; lecture room; silicon plant; ablution hut;
jetty and other subsidiary buildings on a site of 67 acres.

ALL NAS related BELOW WAITING TO BE EDITED
U.S. Naval Air Station Berehaven Ireland
U.S. Naval Air Station Berehaven was a Lighter-than-Air (LTA)  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_balloon" \o "Kite balloon" Kite balloon station located at  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berehaven" \o "Berehaven" Berehaven  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Cork" \o "County Cork" County Cork-  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland" \o "Ireland" Ireland which was operated by the  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" \o "United States Navy" United States Navy (USN). HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:0-1" [1] Carl E. Shumway- USNRF- Ens was made the Commanding Officer on 26 April 1918 and the base was officially commissioned three days later on 29 April 1918.
NAS Berehaven HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Disembarking_from_Kite_Balloon_WW1.jpg"  INCLUDEPICTURE "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Disembarking_from_Kite_Balloon_WW1.jpg/250px-Disembarking_from_Kite_Balloon_WW1.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINET 
USN Disembarking From Kite Balloon HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association_airport_code" \o "International Air Transport Association airport code" IATA: none
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code" \o "International Civil Aviation Organization airport code" ICAO: noneSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOperator HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" \o "United States Navy" United States NavyLocation HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berehaven" \o "Berehaven" Berehaven-  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Cork" \o "County Cork" County Cork-  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland" \o "Ireland" IrelandBuilt1918In use1918–1919Elevation  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" \o "Above mean sea level" AMSL ft / 16 m HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" \o "Geographic coordinate system" Coordinates HYPERLINK "https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland¶ms=51_39_00_N_9_55_00_W_region:IE_type:airport" 51°392 003 N 9°552 003 WMap HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ireland_adm_location_map.svg" \o "NAS Berehaven is located in Ireland"  INCLUDEPICTURE "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/220px-Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png" \* MERGEFORMATINET 
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NAS Berehaven
Location in IrelandContents
History HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland&action=edit§ion=1" \o "Edit section: History" Edit
At the start of United States of America's involvement in the First World War five sites in Ireland; Queenstown- Wexford- Lough Foyle- Whiddy Island and Berehaven HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:1-2" [2] were identified to be operated by the United States Navy in support of allied operations.
NAS Berehaven was designed to operate as a kite balloon station and provide destroyers with kite balloons for convoy and patrol duties. Practice balloon flights were made from towed trucks- since the naval air station was not located close enough to Queenstown- where the destroyers were based- to permit easy transfer of kite balloons between station and ship. Berehaven was not very active because of the transfer problem and the operational requirements imposed on destroyers which did not permit time for kite balloon operations on board.
Equipment HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland&action=edit§ion=2" \o "Edit section: Equipment" Edit
NAS Berehaven was a kite-balloon station where balloons were kept for use in conjunction with torpedo-boat destroyers. The balloons were transferred from the shore to the destroyers- made fast- and towed at an altitude of about 500 feet. This station was located on a beautiful sound formed within Bantry Bay behind Bere Island near Castletown. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:1-2" [2]
Operations HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland&action=edit§ion=3" \o "Edit section: Operations" Edit
In July 1918- most of the U.S. LTA personnel and kite balloon equipment were transferred to NAS Brest- France. Berehaven later became a kite balloon station- again- supporting operations aboard  HYPERLINK "https://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/2056884080" HMS Flying Fox in late July and early August 1918. Berehaven then switched to support of balloon operations on board the American battleships  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Utah_(BB-31)" \o "USS Utah (BB-31)" USS Utah (BB-31)-  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nevada_(BB-36)" \o "USS Nevada (BB-36)" USS Nevada (BB-36) and  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oklahoma_(BB-37)" \o "USS Oklahoma (BB-37)" USS Oklahoma (BB-37) from late August through mid-October. The three battleships- operating from  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantry_Bay" \o "Bantry Bay" Bantry Bay- Ireland- had been sent to Europe to protect the Allied convoys approaching Ireland.
In the latter part of October 1918- preparations were being made to move LTA operations from Berehaven to Queenstown to make kite balloons more accessible to the ships located there. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland" \l "cite_note-3" [3]
End of hostilities and closure HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland&action=edit§ion=4" \o "Edit section: End of hostilities and closure" Edit
With the end of the war- the U.S. Naval Air Stations Anti-submarine warfare patrols in Ireland were discontinued and all aircraft grounded and disarmed. Upon the agreement of Armistice- NAS Berehaven had 16 kite balloons. The only United States Navy kite balloon base in Ireland and England was disestablished on 12 February 1919. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:0-1" [1]
See also HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland&action=edit§ion=5" \o "Edit section: See also" Edit
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford Ireland" U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford Ireland
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Queenstown_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Queenstown Ireland" U.S. Naval Air Station Queenstown Ireland
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Whiddy_Island_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland" U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Lough_Foyle" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Lough Foyle" U.S. Naval Air Station Lough Foyle
References HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Berehaven_Ireland&action=edit§ion=6" \o "Edit section: References" Edit
Notes
Citations

·ð  HYPERLINK "https://bluejacket.com/usn-usmc_avi_ww1_air_fields.html" "World War 1 Era Naval Aviation Stations". BlueJacket.com. BlueJacket.com.
·ð ·ð Sitz- W.H. (1930).  HYPERLINK "https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/pdf/History%20(1).pdf" A History of U.S. Naval Aviation (PDF). Washington DC: U.S. Governmetn Printing Office. p. 27.
·ð Grossnick- Roy A.  HYPERLINK "http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/1025775/FID1977/NAVY/kiteairs.pdf" Kite Balloons to Airships... the Navy's Lighter-than-Air Experience (PDF). Washington DC: Naval Air Systems Command. p. 15.

0365 Derrymihin West Cork Helipad Irish lights/ Irish Helicopters
Castletownbear A owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights Irish Helicopters
Castletownbere S Derrymihin Derrymihin
Castletown Bearhaven S Castletown Bearhaven Castletown Bearhaven
Co Cork Co Cork
1k E of Castletownbere
S of the R572 150m E of the Dinish Island bridge Commissioners of Irish Lights
large concrete circle 16 Lower Pembroke Street
Dublin 2. 01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

info from Roger D.Caird
Irish Helicopters maintain a helipad and fuel depot for use during their
lighthouse supply operations. Sometimes used during rescue missions:
On 03.02.94 two RAF Seakings were based here for two days while
undertaking rescue ops.
info from B.Risseeuw
The helipad was enlarged during the mid nineties.
also all data below

temporarily Based ZE369 Sea King 03.02.1994 05.02.1994 Royal Air Force
XZ594 Sea King 03.02.1994 05.02.1994 Royal Air Force
XZ587 Sea King 27.03.1993 28.03.1993 Royal Air Force
Visitors EI-LIT MBB Bolkow Bo.105S (S.434) 00.00.1996+ Irish Helicopters
EI-BLD MBB Bolkow B0.105DM (S.381) 00.00.1881+ Irish Helicopters
EI-BFH Bell 212 (30878) on 00.02.1990 Irish Helicopters
IAC212 Alouette on 14.07.2005 Irish Aer Corps
EI-ILS Eurocopter EC135 T2+ (0712) 00.00.2008+ Irish Helicopters
XZ594 Sea King on 05.02.1990 Royal Air Force
ZE370 Sea King on 20.06.1990 Royal Air Force
N720B Bell 206L Long Ranger (?) on 18.06.2002 ?
XZ592 Sea King on 05.02.1990 Royal Air Force

0366 Castletownroche 2 Cork Field strip Private
owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
Location? Castletownroach
Co Cork

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Wed 07.07.1937.
Listed below were the possible display aircraft.

Visitors ? Avro 504? on 07.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504? on 07.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504? on 07.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 07.07.1937 Irish Aero Club

0367 Castletroy Limerick Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Castletroy
Location? Limerick
Co Limerick

Visitor EI-TAR Bell 222A on 26.01.1999 Westair

0368 Castlewellan Down Microlight Airstrip Private
See Slievenisky 1762

0369 Cavan 1 Cavan Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
Cavan town
Location? Co Cavan

James Valentine gave a flying exhibition here during 10.1912.

0370 Cavan 2 Cavan Helipad Private
see Drumelis 2611

0371 Cavan 4 Cavan Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Cavan Town
Location? Possibly the Slieve Russell Hotel Co Cavan

visitor EI-CIO Bell 206L Long Ranger on 14.10.1998+ Sean Quinn Properties
21.01.1999+ Sean Quinn Properties
03.03.1999 Sean Quinn Properties

0372 Celtic Hangar 1 Dublin Heliport Civil
Cloghran owner/operator Celtic Helicopters
Cloghran
1.5k E of Dublin airport terminal Co Dublin
300m SE of the airport main entrance round-about
Large storage unit was utilised as a hangar and maintenance area
Moved to Knocksedan Heliport 02.1995

info from Roger D.Carid
Celtic Helicopter's were originally based at Charles Haughey's
residence at Kinsealy- near Malahide Co.Dublin. By late 1990
this new 20-000 sq.ft hangar complex had been opened. Situated
to the west of the M1 motorway and south of the motorway link into
the airport. The complex was put on the market 1993+- and was
taken over by VAP- a company in which Kamov Helicopters have
an involvement. Celtic Helicopters moved to Knocksedan House.

Active from 00.10.1990 to 00.02.1995 to Knocksedan.

P visitor G-BRPO Enstrom 280C Shark (1092) 18.11.1992 Robert Moffett on CofA

0373 Celtic Hangar 2 Dublin Heliport Civil
See Knocksedan 0850

0374 Chapleizod Dublin Airstrip Private
See Castleknock 1 1677

0375 Charleville 1 A Cork Field strip Private
see Broghill North 2613

0376 Charleville 2 A Cork Helistop Private
Rath Luirc 2 [new name] owner/operator ?
Rath Luric / Charleville
Location? Co Cork

Visitor G-FOGY Robinson R22 on 25- 28.07.1999

0377 Citywest Hotel Dublin Helipad Private
Brownsbarn owner/operator Citywest Hotel [Mike Wilkinson??]
Saggart
1.75k S of Baldonnell Airfield Hangers Co Dublin
01-401 0500 fax 01-458 8565


visitor EI-JBC Agusta A.109A on 09-10.01.1999
EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105DB on 09.03.1999 Irish Helicopters Ltd
G-BYKK Robinson R.44 Astro on 29.04.1999 Heliflight
EI-TAR Bell 222 on 24.07.1999 Westair
EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105DB on 24.11.1999 Irish Helicopters Ltd
EI-BXX Agusta-Bell AB206-lll on 14.03.2000 Westair
N119BM Agusta A.119 koala on 17.05.2005 City West Hotel & Golf Club
EI-MCC Robinson R.44 on 19.03.2006 ?
EI-BYR Bell 206L Long Ranger on 19.03.2006 City West Hotel & Golf Club
N119BM Agusta A.119 koala on 19.03.2006 City West Hotel & Golf Club
Mon Mar 19- 2007 4:40 pm
G-DACN A109 Grand EI-MCC R-44 EI-MVK R-44 Regards- Joe  HYPERLINK "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/irish-spotters/message/25291?source=1&var=1&l=1" View Source  HYPERLINK "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/irish-spotters/message/25291?var=0&l=1" Use Fixed Width Font  HYPERLINK "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/irish-spotters/message/25291?unwrap=1&var=1&l=1" Unwrap Lines

Two visitors noted Joe McDermott:15.07.2007 EI-HHH A109E G-DACN A109S
Citywest via Ken Meegan 04.11.2007 EI-MCC R-44 Coates Aviation Ltd G-KLAS R-44 Executive Hotels Ltd

0378 Bryansford Down Field strip Private
Newcastle 1 owner ?
operator Royal Flying Corps
Bryansford
Location? Newcastle
3k NW of Newcastle Co Down

The three BE.2A’s were refueled here and they had floatation gear
attached for their intended return flight to Scotland via Stranraer-
from a temporary deployment at Rathbane House 1131.
pilot
from the Curragh Visitors 218 BE.2A on 23.09.1913 24.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Captain CAH Longcroft
to Newcastle beach on 25.09.1913 local flight’s were made. On the 26.09 departed to Cult’s Farm
from the Curragh 272 BE.2A on 23.09.1913 26.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Captain ACH McClean to Troon
from the Curragh 225 BE.2A on 23.09.1913 26.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Lieutenant L.Dawes to Cult’s Farm

0379 Clandeboye Down Glider field private
Ballyleidy owner ?
operator Ulster Gliding Aviation Club
3k SW of Bangor Clandeboye
Bangor
Co Down

site used by the Ulster Gliding Aviation Club from 03.1931

0380 Clane Kildare Airstrip Private
See Millicent Farm 1012

0381 Clara Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Brian Kelly
Clara
Location? Co Offaly

based EI-CKG Hunt Avon weightshift (92009013) 02.07.1994 Active Brian Kelly

0382 Clarecastle Clare Airstrip Private
See Claremount Farm 0385

0383 Clare Island Mayo Helipad/Helibase Private/IAC
owner ?
operator Irish Air Corps
?
10 SSW of Louisburgh- in Clew Bay Clare island
Co Mayo

visitor IAC-196 Alouette on 02.11.1995 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC-213 Alouette on 19.03.1999 Irish Air Corps

Irish Independent 19.03.2001 p.6 Island 'copter service planned
A PROPOSAL is being put to Government to provide a twice daily helicopter
service to isolated island communities off the west coast.
The service would be from Louisburgh- Co Mayo and Clifden- Co Galway to the
existing helicopter landing pads on Inishturk (population 85)- Clare Island (139)
and Inishbofin (181). According to promoter Pat Joyce of 'HeliWest'- the plan
would eliminate the need to construct three new airstrips on the island at a
saving of almost £4m

0384 Clare Island Lighthouse Mayo Helipad Irish Lights/Private
See Lecknacurra 0863
Lighthouse was decommisioned in 1965 now private property

0385 Claremount Farm Clare Field strip Private
Clarecastle owner ?
Ennis operator CWA.Scott 12.06.1936
Irish Aero Club 17.06.1937
4k S of Ennis Claremount Farm
1k SW of Clarecastle Clarecastle
Co Clare

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Clarecastle Ennis [listed as Castleclare]
on 12.06.1936- possibly at this site. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft
listed below would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully
named- it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in
previous visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 12.06.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 12.06.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 12.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 12.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 12.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 12.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 12.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 12.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 12.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 12.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 12.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 12.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 12.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 12.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 12.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 12.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 12.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 12.06.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 12.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 12.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site was also used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on 07.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have attended at
Claremount Farm on the 07.06.1937.

Visitors ? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0386 Claudy Derry Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Claudy
13.5k SE of Craigavon Bridge Derry Co Derry

visitor EI-CIO Bell 206 Longranger III (51436) on 27.09.1995 Celtic Helicopters

0387 Clear Island Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
7k SW of Baltimore ?
Clear Island
Co Cork

visitor G-BTIS Aerospatiale AS 355 F1 Ecureuil II (5261) 11/12.08.1991 Welsh Aviation

0388 Clievreagh Kerry Helipad Private
Listowel 1 owner/operator Spectra Laboratories
Listowel Industrial Estate
700m NNW of Listowel Clievragh
closed early 1990’s Listowel
Co Kerry
068-21464

part time based EI-XMA Robinson R22 Beta 20.10.1987 30.10.1989 Spectra Laboratories based SNN
“ “ “ EI-XMC Robinson R22 17.05.1991 cr00.06.1992 McAuliffe Laboratories based Dingle

By Joe Jackson Sunday October 01 2006
LET'S face it- most of us wake up at some point and say- "I wish I could do whatever I want today."
Well- Kerry-born 58-year-old multi-millionaire  HYPERLINK "http://www.independent.ie/topics/Xavier+McAuliffe" \o "Xavier McAuliffe" Xavier McAuliffe can basically do whatever he wants
on any given day - "within reason"! That could mean flying his helicopter to Lyrath Demesne- the
stately home he bought for ¬ 6.3m in 2003 and has since transformed into the  HYPERLINK "http://www.independent.ie/topics/Lyrath+Estate+Hotel" \o "Lyrath Estate Hotel" Lyrath Estate Hotel
at a cost of ¬ 50m - a renovation that is the subject of the RTE "reality" show 5 Star.

This immaculate Huey is all set to make its way to Listowel for the May Bank Holiday week-end for the Capt. John O' Sullivan ceremony. This will be a very special event as this helicopter will be joined by 13 privately owned choppers and hopefully the Garda Chopper and the Coast Guard. The helicopters will be landed on the Island Race Course and will be open to the public from 2-30pm to 5pm on Saturday 29th April. We would like to thank Listowel Race Co. for all their help and co-operation to make this event happen. Make sure you have your camera at the ready as there is no Huey in Ireland. It will be on display in the "Cows Lawn" (Town Park) at the rear of the new gym at the Community Centre on Sunday. Parking will be available in the old Neodata site. For more details of the whole week-end see the Listowel Military Tattoo Fb page. via Aidan Clinch f 07.04.2017

0389 Clifden Galway Helipad Private
owner/operator Irish Lights Commissioners of Irish Lights
Shore Road 16 Lower Pembroke Street
350m WSW of Clifden Market Square Clifden Dublin 2
15m tarmac circle on Beach road by the shore Co Mayo 01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946

Irish Lights site was used for the relief of
Eeragh lighthouse keepers from 1968. Now
it’s only used for servicing Eeragh

visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105D on 29.09.1995+13.10.1995 Irish Helicopters
+18.08.2001
Visitors to Clifden- if not for Irish Lights then to probable private sites. All helipads under Irish Lights control
have a total ban on their use by any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.
G-BEWY Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 24.03.1994+11.04.1994 Dollar Air Services
G-BVJE Aerospatial AS350B on 05.02.1998 PLM-Dollar
G-BWFY Aerospatial AS350B on 29.03.1998 PDG Helicopters
G-LAMA Aerospatial AS315B Lama on 27.10.1999 PDG Helicopters

0390 Cloghjordan Stoneyacre Tipperary Airstrip
See Stoneyacre 1273

0391 Cloghran Dublin Heliport Civil
See Celtic Hangar 0372

0392 Cloghran Dublin Helipad Private
See National Show Centre 1066

0393 Clonad Offaly Airfield Private
See Clonbullogue 0398

0394 Clonakilty 1 Cork Field strip Private
see Cloheen 2614

0395 Clonakilty 2 Cork Airstrip Private/IAC
See Whites Marsh 1400

0396 Clonakilty 3 Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator K.O’Regan
Location? ?
Clonakilty
Co Cork

Based EI-BOB Airwave Nimrod 165 (050/19181) 03.05.1983 cx01.07.1987 K.O’Regan to UK as G-MNIW

0397 Clonakilty 4 Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Clonakilty
Location? Co Cork

visitor VR-CWH Bell 206B Jet Ranger ( HYPERLINK "http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=3364&u=cn" \o "Click here to search for construction number 3364" 3364) on 19/20/ 23.10.1994 ?

0398 Clonbullogue Offaly Airfield Private
Clonad owner/operator Irish Parachute Club The Irish Parachute Club Edenderry 5 c/o 2 Nurney Lawns- Clonbollogue Airfield The Donahies Edenderry Raheny Co. Offaly Dublin 13 1850 260 600 /10am-4pm seven 0405-30103 weekends Club 1800-260600 days a week/ 0502-29028 / 086-2476981Kevin Brereton

2.25k WSW of Clonbullogue

One of the primary parachute centre’s
in Ireland. Intensive use weekends and
bank holiday’s lies under the EI-R16
The dropzone was opened in 1987 at its present location in Clonbullogue
(near Edenderry)- Co. Offaly

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 48
Long flat and wide runway not usually prone to flooding-
55m over-run at each end.
Intensive Parachuting activity.
Trees near threshold of 09 possible wind shear.
Airfield within the R16 restricted area.
Home to the Irish Parachute Club and is very active in
suitable weather.
PPR by radio at least 10 minutes out.
Arrival (you may be asked to hold at the power station)
and departure as directed.
Canteen in clubhouse very nice meals when open.
Toilet in hangar also bunkhouse available on airfield-
B&B nearby.
Mogas 2k in Clonbullogue Avgas Yes

info from R oger D.Caird
5315n 0707w 7m SW of Edenderry.
Travelling North on the road from Portarlington towards Edenderry- take a left turn
just before Clonbullogue village. The airfield is on your left after about 2 miles. It is
well signposted from Clonbullogue village. Home of the parachuting people and
features a coffee shop.
25 October- 1993 Present: EI-BNK & EI-CDP

EICL Clonbullogue N53° 14' 58.47" W07° 07' 23.86" A/G Radio: 128.55
Fuel: NIL
Clonbullogue airfield is owned and operated by the Irish Parachute Club who are based
at the field. The airfield has one grass strip runway 270/090 which is 770m long and 18m
wide. The are six aircraft based on the field- most of them owned by the Irish Parachute
Club. The airfield is located about 1 Mile West of Clonbullogue Village and lies under the
EI-R16. There is usually intense parachuting at Weekends and Public Holidays.
  RWY Dimensions Surface Lighting ILS
09 770 X 18 Grass NIL NIL
27 770 X 18 Grass NIL NIL

The Irish Parachute Club is situated at Clonbullogue 5 miles south of Edenderry- Co. Offaly.
Coming from Dublin- it is 12 miles from Kildare. The club is well known locally and is sign
posted. The IPC was originally founded in 1956 by wartime paratrooper Freddie Bond and
began operations at Weston airfield- training several teams for international competition.
During the harsh winter of 1962 the IPC was involved in parachuting emergency supplies
to snowbound farms in the Wicklow Mountains. The club subsequently operated from a
number of locations before establishing a base of operations at Edenderry in 1974-
purchasing its first aircraft (a Cessna 172) in the same year. In 1983- the IPC purchased
a Cessna 206 and moved to its current location in Clonbullogue in 1988. Recent years have
seen dramatic developments- including the construction of hangars and other buildings- the
purchase of a Pilatus Porter turbine aircraft

*moved here from Edenderry 4 - Esker More 0598 1990/91
Based EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M 25.09.1989 20.10.2000
EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M 25.09.1989 20.10.2000
EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M 25.09.1989 20.10.2000
EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M 25.09.1989 20.10.2000
EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M 20.10.2000 active
* EI-BNK Cessna 206F (U) Super Skywagon 00.00.1990 active
EI-CDP Cessna 182L 14.01.1997 active
EI-COM Aerotech MW-6S Fatboy Flyer 10.10.1997 active
EI-IPC Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (Pilatus) 24.01.2002 active
N566N Cessna U206G Turbo Stationair 00.00.2007 active Irish Parachute Club

Joe McDermott 15.07.2007

A few visitors : EI-CES Taylorcraft BC-65 visitor EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 24.11.1997 Kawasaki Distributors Ltd
(F172-01884) F-GKGN AA-5 G-ZBLT Cessna 182

Damian C.Bracken 01.08.2008
EI-CIP          Cessna
EI-HOG       Cessna
EI-CDP        Cessna 182L
G-BWWF   Cessna 185A
G-ATCX      Cessna 182H
Currently at Clonbullogue- County Offaly in Ireland for the Irish Parachute Club's week long
festival of fun are the following.
SC-7    G-PIGY
PC-6    HB-FMZ
Do-28's EC-KTC and HA-VOC
Mick Mc / DUB

Damian C Bracken Mon 27.07.2009
Made a trip up to EICL this morning for there week of bogie festival and it produce the following items-
G-PIGY                 SC-7
G-BEOL                 SC-7
EC-KTC D228
HA-NAH               SM-92 Finist   C/N 00-003
G-ETHY C208      (I believe it arrive yesterday)
EI-IAN                   PC-6
EI-CDP                  C182L
EI-BIR                   C172M
Also in hanger 2 was fuselage of EI-HOG
Damian

P visitor Ei-BVQ2 Cameron 90 SS Club Orange Can (1717) 18.06.1989 T.McCormack Club Orange withdrew their sponcorship in 1995. sold 02.1996 to UK

0399 Cloncarneel Meath Airstrip Private
owner/operator Joseph McNamara
Cloncarneel
7.5k WSW of Trim Kildalkey
Trim
Co Meath

based EI-AYI Morane MS880B Rallye Club 09.03.1987 Active Joseph McNamara

0400 Clondara A Longford Microlight Airstrip Private
See Cloondara 0420

0401 Clonee Meath Helipad Private
see Damastown 2615

0402 Clongowes Wood College Kildare Balloon Launch Site Private
owner/operator Clongowes Wood College
Clane
2k N of Clane Co Kildare

Balloon fly-out was held here on 17/18.06.1978-
organised by the Dublin Balloon Club

Visitors ? 17.06.1978 18.06.1978 ?

0403 Clonmacnoise Offaly Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Clonmacnoise
6.25k NE of Shannonbridge Shannonbridge
Co Offaly

visitor PH-NZK Sikorsky S.61N (61773) 30.09.1979 KLM leased by Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger (1727) 28.06.2000 Mistwood Ltd

0404 Clonmallon A Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Killoughter 0810

0405 Clonmannan Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Killoughter 0810

0406 Clonmel 1 Tipperary Landing Ground/Airstrip RAF/Private
see Abbeyfarm 0003

0407 Clonmel 2 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Ballyboe 1771

0408 Clonmel 3 Tipperary Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Location? ?
probably different sites Clonmel
some possibly to Clonmel Racecourse (0409) Co Tipperary

Clonmel visitors G-EEVS Agusta A109A on 01.04.1994 Norbrook Labortories
IAC-237 Gazelle on 27.05.1998 Irish Air Corps
IAC-241 Gazelle on 27.05.1998 Irish Air Corps
EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 25.05.1999+14.03.2001 ?
IAC-241 Gazelle on 28.05.1999 Irish Air Corps
EI-BXX Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 97.09.1999 Westair
IAC-244 Aerospatial AS365F Dauphin on 09.09.1999 Irish Air Corps
G-URUHRobinson R-44 Astro on 28.03.2000 Heliair
EI-CHV Agusta A109A on 31.05.2000 Celtic Helicopters
EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4523) on 27.04.2001 Brentwood Properties Ltd

0409 Clonmel Racecourse Tipperary Airstrip Private
Powerstown Park Racecourse owner/operator Powerstown Park Racecourse
Clonmel
1.5k NE of Clonmel railway station Co Tipperary
052-22611 / 21408 fax 052-26446
052-25719 fax 052-25719 on racedays
J L Desmond manager
airstrip only used on racedays.

info from Roger D.Caird
5222n 00741w 1m NW? of Clonmel.
Only used on Race-Days ?
Details listed in Fly in Ireland 1977.
Details not listed in Fly in Ireland 1982/3

no based aircraft

0410 Clonmore 1 Carlow Microlight Airstrip Private
see Knockballystine (2616)

0411 Clonsilla Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Clonsilla
Co Dublin

visitor EI-IRV AS.350B Ecureuil (1713) on 07.07.2000 Rathalope Ltd based Barberstown House from 30.11.2001

0412 Clonskeagh 1 Dublin Helipad Private
See Richview Business Park 1773

0413

0414 Clyda 1 (field a) Cork Landing Ground / Field strip IAC/Private
Firville West 1 owner (Mallow Racecourse)
Mallow 1 operator Irish Air Corps-no recorded use /Private
Mallow 2 Firville West
(Clyda)
see also Clyda 2 (field b) 2186 Mallow
2k SW of Mallow railway station Co Cork

NE corner of Mallow racecourse

Although listed as Clyda which is E of the river
Blackwater- this site is in fact in the townland of
Firville West to the W of the river. Field a is beside
the river. Field “b” is W of and adjacent to field “a”.

On Tue 19.05.1936 Scotts Flying Circus gave an
aviation display at “Mallow”. Probably at this location.
Also in 1937 the Irish Aero Club gave their Air
Demonstrations Flying Display at Mallow again
probably at this site.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display in Mallow on 19.05.1936 possibly at
Firville West. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below would
have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott used
the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make sense.
Most- if not all the sites used by Cobham and Scott were if fact surveyed by the
Irish Air Corps in the early 1930’s as possible Landing Grounds- maybe at the
request of Cobham.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a site
inspection. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 19.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 19.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 19.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 19.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 19.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 19.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 19.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 19.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 19.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 19.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 19.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 19.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site at Firville West was possibly used by the Irish Aero Club/
Coronation Air Displays - Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air
display in Mallow during 1937.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Firville West.

Visitors ? Avro 504 on 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 00.00.1937 Irish Aero Club

0415 Clontribret Monaghan Helipad Private
See Listroar 1776

0416 Clontylew Farm Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
Clontilew farm A owner/operator Philip Hewitt
G-MNWB registered to Heather Elizabeth Hewitt
Clontylew House
2.5k S of junction 12 on the M1- to the W of the Portadown
side road that crosses the M1 W of J12 and heads Craigavon
S to Spring Lane. probably closed 2015 Co Armagh

info from Roger D.Caird
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 1999 p.127
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

based/stored G-MNWB Thruster TST (086-118-UK-001) 09.08.1988 00.09.2015 Heather Elizabeth Hewitt pilot/owner was Philip Hewitt not Heather. de-registered 10.11.2000 noted stored complete 28.08.2014 sold 09.2015 to BT78 1LL but
probably not stored there.
based G-APUR Piper PA22-160 TriPacer (22-6711) 22.04.1991 23.02.1999 Philip Hewitt

0417 Clonturk Park Dublin Parachute Drop Private
Drumcondra owner/operator Dublin County Council?
Clonturk Park
2.5k N of O’Connells Street Bridge Drumcondra
Dublin

Site used for the first parachute drop in Ireland- when on 21.09.1889
Percival Spencer dropped from a tethered balloon and landed safely.

0418 Cloon Roscommon Airstrip Private
owner/operator ST.O’Rourke
Cloon???
Location? ?
There is’nt a townland named ‘Cloon’ in Roscommon. Co Roscommon
probably a localised version of townland name beginning
with Cloon--------

based EI-BJH Nipper T66/3 (S104/1588) 00.12.1980 07.05.1985 ST.O’Rourke

0419 Clooncoose Racecourse Longford Landing strip Private
owner/operator ?
Clooncoose Racecourse
2.75k NE of Longford Town Longford
Co Longford

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Fri 24.05.1935.
All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Clooncoose
Racecourse

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 24.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N on 24.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N on 24.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N on 24.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N on 24.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor on 24.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 24.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 24.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 24.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A on 24.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 24.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 on 24.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 24.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex on 24.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider on 24.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

Possibly same site used by Scott's flying circus on Wed 13.05.1936.
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display in Longford on 13.05.1936
possibly at this site. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below
would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully named-
it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous
visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 13.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 13.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 13.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 13.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 13.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 13.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 13.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 13.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 13.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 13.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 13.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 13.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 13.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 13.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 13.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSCPou du Ciel on 13.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 13.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 13.05.1936 Percival Phillips: pilot/owner Launcelot J. Rimmer 1936 G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 13.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 13.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver was appointed 23.09.1936


Site was used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Tue 01.06.1937.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Clooncoose Racecourse.

Visitors ? Avro 504 on 01.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 01.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 01.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 01.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0420 Cloondara Longford Private Address/Store? Private
Clondara A owner/operator Matt Gavigan
Old Bawn
Location? Dublin 24

based EI-CMK Eurowing Goldwing ST (76) 22.12.1995 Current? Matt Gavigan SAAC Project No. 57 under construction? registration cx by IAA 29.11.2011
this aircraft was under construction possibly at Ballytoohey airstrip (2078) and if so may still be stored there-confirmation of the actual site used please.

0421 Cloughoge Mountain Armagh Helibase British Army
Cloughogue A owner ?
operator British Army
3k S of Newry 250m W of the A1 road Cloughoge Mountain
Newry
Co Armagh

Hilltop observation post operated by the British Army
and completely serviced by helicopters closed 2006

0422 Cluntoe 1 Tyrone Airfield/ELG RAF/RN/USAAF/RN
owner  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Ministry" \o "Air Ministry" Air Ministry
operators Royal Air Force 00.10.1942-00.00.1955
Royal Navy-Reserve Station
United States Army Air Force AAF-238 30.08.1943-00.00.1944
6.25k ESE of Coagh Royal Air Force operational 00.00.1944-00.00.1945
Royal Navy Reserve Station 00.00.1947-00.00.1955
used by civilian aircraft mid-1975
Cluntoe
Cookstown
Co Tyrone

War time use from 10.1942 until 10.1945

info from Roger D.Caird
WW-II RAF airfield Used by the USAAF in 1944 for flying training by
the No.3 Base Air Depot the from Langford Lodge- using B-17's and B-24's.
This airfield was also used by C-47's of Airborne Forces Training during
the first months of 1944 WD358/"E" Chipmunk- of Queens UAS flew
Cluntoe-Sydenham-Cluntoe 21.04.53. On 08.05.53 NM423 Airspeed
Oxford of RAF flew Cluntoe-Sydenham-Dalcross. On 25.08.53 PH649/F
Anson of 18 Gp. Comm. Flt. RAF flew Cluntoe-Sydeham-Turnhouse.
On 31.03.54 RAF Anson VM|392 flew Cluntoe-Sydenham-Eglinton.
On 25.05.54 VM340/"VM" Anson- RAF. flew Cluntoe-Sydenham.
In use by private aircraft mid-1975

Cluntoe RAF Cluntoe 1942-1955 RAF-
Transferred to Royal Navy as Reserve Station)
Care & Maintenance- USAAF 30.08.1943- Operational  RAF 1944 till
closed 1945. Station in reserve for Royal Navy from 1947.
On books of HMS Gannet.

Cluntoe Airfield
In 1941 an airfield was built in Ardboe. The impact of this has been
long lasting- changing the area forever. Article by John McAliskey

The creation in the forties of a Second World War airbase in the middle
of Ardboe a quiet- rural area- changed life there forever. Before the war
houses were thatched and whitewashed. There was no electricity. The
majority of the population were farmers- still depending on horses and
carts.

A Far Away War
In 1939 the outbreak of war seemed very far away to the people of Ardboe.
Apart from rationing and an increase in food production for the war effort- life
continued on as usual. Rumours began to spread that an airfield was to be built- although people had
no idea what this meant. By 1940 officials had begun to chalk out boundaries
and news began to break that 35 families would have to move.
The airfield was to be built directly in the centre of Ardboe- in the townland of
Kinrush. At the time Kinrush was the most populated area of Ardboe and the
largest townland. It contained shops- two blacksmiths- a shoe maker and a
railway carriage!
The building of the airfield began on 9 December 1941- properties were forcibly
purchased and livestock and equipment auctioned off. Some people bought
other farms locally but many left the area never to return.

Mary Forbes tells how she remembers Kinrush:
“A lovely homely place. They had all good farms and at that time there wasn’t
much money- but they were all surviving all right. All small- all farmers- good
homes. A lot of houses on it you know- so many houses on it- lovely houses.”
Although Robert Wilkinson remembers it differently:
“Not a very prosperous looking place- meadows and fields- wee small roads-
horses and carts. It would be hard to picture. And a blacksmith man’s shop in
the middle of it. Thing’s wasn’t good I can tell you. Wee small roads and lanes-
you couldn’t have got a donkey up them.”

LOCAL REACTIONS
Robert Wilkinson tells how people were informed about the airfield:
“I think the authorities or the ministry contacted the local clergy- and it came
off the altar. Everything came off the altar in those days- for there was no radio
or no other way. There was a terrible hullabaloo and a protest. The local people
all met and had a big how do you do. ‘ No- no- no we don’t want this’ – the parish priest didn’t want it. They fussed
about an awful lot but eventually the people DID want it.
And the reason why – as usual - was money! Money came into the picture.
Along came your ministry and offered them 50 pound an acre for their land.
You wouldn’t have got five pound an acre for your land. Times were that bad-
it was that poor.”

DESTRUCTION & CONSTRUCTION
All hedges and trees were ripped out- the land flattened and three runways
built (2-600 yards- 2-200 yards and 1-300 yards long) with a three mile
perimeter taxi way- leading to 30 hardstands (plane parking areas). Two
hangars covering a half acre each- were built- as well as four communal
buildings- headquarters- hospital- cinema- church- sewage facilities- shooting
range- fuel and bomb dumps and nissan huts for living quarters; over 500
buildings in all. In less than two years John Howard and Co- the English
contractors employed- had demolished Kinrush and rebuilt it as Cluntoe Airfield-
bigger- better and bomb proof.
The airfield forced people to go miles out of their way to get from one side of the
parish to the other. The parish was sliced in two- and each half was virtually
isolated from the other. There was no direct route from upper Ardboe to lower
(Moortown). Even today these divisions still exist- with the ruined airbase splitting
the parish.
It was not all doom and gloom. The building of the airfield brought employment
to the area and a good wage for those employed. It is estimated that £1.5 million
was brought in to the Ardboe area as a result of it being built.
There is a local tale of one enterprising cart owner who- getting paid per load
delivered- would check it in at one point- exit through a gap in the hedge- wait
a period of time and check it in at a second point further along. There is a further
rumour that the man kept this up so long that he was only caught when grass
started growing from his load!

THE YANKEES ARRIVE
Initially the airfield was occupied by the RAF but was quickly given over to the
USAAF (United States Army Air Forces). The airfield was used as a training
base. Experienced pilots leaving the European theatre would meet with new
recruits to pass on the benefits of their experience. The airfield was also a rest
stop for bombing crews.
By 1943 over 3-500 American troops were stationed on the base- effectively
tripling the population of Ardboe. Coming from a country not affected by war
and rationing- money was in abundance- again providing a boost to the local
shops and other businesses.
 
As Robert says of relations between Americans and locals:
“Oh- they got on very well. Yankee dollars again came into the picture. There
used to be a farmer called Devlin. Well he used to have hens and ducks and
things and he would boil a bucket full of eggs and arrive at the picket post or
get permission to go down. And he would have sold the bucket of eggs in ones
and twos and threes to the soldiers. And the same with the drink of course- bottles
of whiskey and that- they bought that up. Good whiskey- poitín too. They didn’t
socialise an awful lot. Well they did but there was no social life- there was only the
local pubs. It was a wee small place- they wouldn’t have sat in that talking to old
local farmers with their old fashioned jargon. They had their canteen and their own
social place- which was built to their standards and their way of going.”
Many people such as Robert worked as civilians at the airfield.
Robert tells of his daily duties:
“The duties were keeping these huts tidy. There was a pot bellied stove in the
middle with a chimney up through. I had to clean the ashes out of that- leave coal
for them- generally tidy up the beds if they wanted them made. Sweep up and all.
That was all I had to do. I don’t know what way you would describe it. It wasn’t
really work at all. Two hours in the day. There was a lot of Nissan huts- wee round
huts – I was given the job of attending to about four of these wee round huts. In
these round huts was what they called combat officers – they were trained pilots
and navigators and all. They would come over- take on the bombing over Germany
for 10 days and then come for 10 days rest- which sounds a silly thing to do but
anyway. I was given the job of cleaning out these four huts- but whenever I went
the airmen chased me out – ‘get out to hell out of here!’ They wouldn’t let me work!
For they wanted to sleep.”

THE END OF THE AIRFIELD
By 1946 the war was over and the Americans had left. The RAF had returned but
there was no need for a training ground. It was kept ticking over and was reopened
in 1952 as a training base for pilots going to Korea. During that time a young RAF
pilot was killed in a flying accident: Pilot Officer DC Preston- aged 19- was killed on
the 6 May 1953 and buried in a local church yard. The RAF use of the airfield was
short-lived and by 1955 it closed for good- leaving Ardboe quiet once more.
Robert Wilkinson remembers this:
“The war was over and the yanks went home- that was them finished. The admiralty
and the RAF took it over and set it up as a training base. Then suddenly somebody
invented the plane that rises up- the harrier- the jump jet and there’s no more call for
an air base.
Suddenly everyone vanished and there wasn’t a creature about it and the locals fell
to it and knocked the buildings all down. There was a whole load of electric cable and
they started to dig and take lintels out of buildings and take roofs off. There was no
one to stop them. Of course the police didn’t want to come to this area anyway.
Then they appointed an auctioneer from Cookstown- to sell the whole thing. One
particular building up here- the walls are still standing- well the roof went to a bus
depot in Thomas St- Dungannon. They left the walls. They’re grown over now so it’s
not as bad looking- but it was a terrible sight. ”
The construction of the airfield had a massive impact on the area and its inhabitants.
An entire townland was buried under its runways- but it dragged Ardboe into the 20th
century. It brought electricity- water supplies- communication and wealth to an area
which had barely changed in at least one hundred years. Ardboe was finally on a map
even if it was Hitler’s.
 
George Manson - Aug '06 I was stationed at RAF Cluntoe in the 50-s and was there at the closure. The aircraft
used then were Harvards (B flight) and Percival Prentice (A flight).
Peter Phillips - June '08 I served at RAF Cluntoe in 1957 (other information states the airfield closed during 1955).
We were the last airmen there as it was being closed down. There were only a total of 18
staff there and we were in run down billets. The local population were not friendly toward
us and I remember walking into a pub with a couple of mates and a deadly hush ensued.
Victor Best - October '05 Hi- a couple of questions: Are there any preservation orders on this site? What type of aircraft used this airbase? It would be a shame if the developers got their greedy hands on what remains-
especially the control tower.
Any details gratefully received- thanks- Victor Best .

RAF Cluntoe airfield
Airfield Today: Agriculture
Tower Type: Watch Office for all Commands 12779/41
Tower: Derelict in 2007
Other Buildings: Not known
History:
Originally planned as an RAF bomber OTU- construction started 12.1940 but not
completed until 07.1942. 10.1942 to 08.1943- Airfield used as an emergency landing ground. 30.08.1943- Cluntoe airfield transferred to USAAF and No. 4 Combat Crew Replacement
Center opened 11.1943 training B-17 crews. 02.1944- B-24 crew training began. 03.1944-
Redesignated No. 2 CCRC and closed 11.1944. 11.1944- Transferred to RAF control and airfield closed 06.1945. Airfield refurbished and
reopened with No. 2 Flying Training School 02.1953- this moved to Hullavington 05.1954
and the airfield finally cosed in 1955. SEE ABOVE

Airfield: CCRC- FTS
Opened: 00.10.1942
Closed: 1955
Code: UK
USAAF Station: 238
Runways: 3x - concrete- tarmac
Hangars: 4x - T2
County: Tyrone- Northern Ireland
Location: 10 miles SE of Cookstown
OS Ref: H945755

00.12.1940 construction of the airfield commenced
00.10.1942 00.08.1943 airfield was used as a Emergency Landing Ground
00.00.0000 30.08.1943 transferred to the USAAF
Military Unit Movements
29.07.1943 15.09.1944 2d Combat Crew Replacement Centre
Group Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Bomb) (Provisional) Hv Sp) (8Air Force) 06.08.1943 31.03.1944 35th Sta Compl Sqd
19.08.1943 15.09.1944 47th Sta Comp Sqd
formed here based 00.11.1943 07.03.1944 4 Combat Crew Replacement Centre USAAF B-17 redesignated 2 Combat Crew Replacement Centre
B-24
A-35
ex 4 Combat based 07.03.1944 00.11.1944 2 Combat Crew Replacement Centre USAAF B-17 disbanded 00.11.1944
Crew Replacement Centre USAAF B-24
A-35
Church Lawford 00.00.1953 00.00.1954 2 Flying Training School to Hullavington
reformed here based 01.02.1953 01.06.1954 2 Flying Training School Harvard T.2b KF472 to Hullavington Relief Landing Ground at Toome
Prentice T.1 VS724 X-B but was held in abeyance until actually reforming
on 22.09.1953?
formed based 00.00.1953 00.00.1954 Station Flight Anson disbanded 00.00.1954

Military Aircraft Movements
Langford Lodge Based ? Boeing B.17’s 00.00.1944 00.00.1944 No.3 Base Air Depot USAAF flying training
Langford Lodge ? Consolidated B.24 Liberator’s 00.00.1944 00.00.1944 No.3 Base Air Depot USAAF flying training
? Douglas C-47’s 00.01.1944 00.03.1944 Airbourne Forces Training USAAF
09.02.1944 15.09.1944 2d Repl & Trng Sqd CCRC Gp (Bomb)
26.02.1944 29.07.1944 HHS- 2d CCRC Gp (8AF) redes as
17.04.1944 24.05.1944 Mob Tng Unit No. 37 (B-24) (Prov)
31.07.1944 09.09.1944 Mob Tng Unit No. 38 (B-24) (Prov)
00.11.1944 00.11.1944 returned to RAF control
closed 00.06.1945 00.02.1953
airfield refurbushed and reopened 00.02.1953 00.05.1954 2 Flying Training School RAF ? ? Harvards moved to Hullavington 00.00.1950’s ?? B flight) possibly 2 Flying Training School RAF
? Percival Prentice’s 00.00.1950’s ?? A flight) possibly 2 Flying Training School RAF
from Sydenham visitor WD358 DeHavilland DH 1C Chipmunk “E” on 21.04.1953 Queens UAS to Sydenham
NM423 Airspeed Oxford on 08.05.1953 RAF to Sydenham
PH649 Airspeed Oxford “F” on 25.08.1953 18 Gp. Comm. Flt. RAF to Sydenham
VM392 Airspeed Oxford on 31.03.1954 to Sydenham
VM340 Airspeed Oxford “VM” on 25.05.1954 RAF to Sydenham
closed 00.00.1955? see above
Civilian Aircraft Movements
G-???? ? during 00.06.1975

0423 Coalisland 1 Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
See Brackaville 1778

0424 Cobh 1 Cork Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
Location? ?
Cobh
Co Cork
Site used by Scott's flying circus on Sat 16.05.1936

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Cobh [location?] on 16.05.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make
sense- because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a
site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 16.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 16.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 16.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 16.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 16.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 16.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 16.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 16.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 16.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 16.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 16.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 16.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 16.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 16.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 16.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 16.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 16.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 16.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 16.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 16.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

0425 Cobh 2 Cork Field strip Private
See Belvelly 0201

0426 Cobh Quayside Cork Helistop Cork County Council
owner
operator United States Navy
USN Cruiser Monterey
 
visitor 163237 Sikorsky SH60B Seahawk (70-953) 23 & 29.09.1991 United States Navy
/HQ-471
0427 Coleraine 1 Derry Field strip Private
owner ?
operator Sir Alan Cobham
Location? Old Lodge Road (Scott visit 03.06.1936)
Coleraine
Co Derry

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus on Wed 08.05.1935.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Coleraine
on Wed 08.05.1935.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 08.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N on 08.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N on 08.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N on 08.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N on 08.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor on 08.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 08.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 08.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 08.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A on 08.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 08.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 on 08.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 08.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex on 08.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider on 08.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

0428 Coleraine 2 Derry Helipad Private
see Movenis 2 2330

0429 Coleraine 3 Derry Microlight Airstrip Private
Danes Hill? owner/operator Richard Keith Lynn ?
Dundooan home location- W across the road from
Danes Hill possible strip location
Location? Coleraine
Co Derry

based G-ASEB Luton LA.4A Minor (PAL 1149) 18.06.1976 31.03.1987 Richard Keith Lynn
G-ASEB Luton LA.4A Minor (PAL 1149) 31.03.1987 00.00.0000 Samuel Robert Patrick Harper noted 01.01.1992 moved from here-date? active
visitor? G-BTCR Rans S10 Sakota (PFA 194-11877) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Samuel Hazlett.Barr
based G-BVNA Aces High Cuby II (PFA 257-12584) 27.03.1999 22.09.1999 Lewis Shaw Elliott cr 22.09.1999 different location based G-BYCO Rans S6-ES Coyote (PFA 204-13318) 17.09.1998 03.01.2002 Thomas James Croskery Permently Withdrawn From Use-stored here?
G-MZBF LETOV LK-2M Sluka (PFA 263-12881) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000

0430 Coleraine North Derry Landing Ground Civil/Private
owner/operator ?
possible location thought to be 3k NNW of Ballysally?
Coleraine town centre on the A2 road at Coleraine
or near Ballysally Co Derry

It is belived the site was in use during the 1930’s no futher information available.

info from Roger D.Caird
5509n 0641w These co-ordinates are to the north-west of Coleraine between the
railway line to Derry and the A2 road. The "Ulster Way" footpath must pass across
the airfield ? Pre WW-II civil aerodrome.

0431 Coleraine South Derry Landing Ground Civil/Private
owner/operator ?
possible location thought to be 3k S of Ballyness?
Coleraine town centre between the A54 Coleraine
and the A29 roads at or near Ballyness Co Derry

It is belived the site was in use during the 1930’s no futher information available.

info from Roger D.Caird
5506n 0641w. These co-ordinates are to the WSW of Coleraine- between the B186
and the A29 Coleraine-Garvagh road. Was a pre-WWII civil airfield.

0432 Collins Barracks A Dublin Balloon Launch Site British Army
see Royal Barracks 1209

0433 Collins Barracks Dublin Helibase Irish Army
owner/operator Irish Army/ Irish Air Corps
Collins Barracks
2k W of O’Connells Street Bridge Dublin City
Co Dublin

Irish Army barracks with a helicopter landing area until closure in 1997

0434 Collinstown Dublin Aerodrome/Airport RAF/ Civil
See Dublin 1 0525

0435 Collone A Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
See Redrock 2061

0436 Collooney 1 Sligo Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Collooney
Co Sligo

Site used by Iona National Airways based at Kildonan from 06.1931
visitor G-ABBV DeHavilland DH60X Moth on 09.07.1931 Hugh Cahill cr on T/o 09.07.1931- repaired

When Tony Doyle returned from his tour of duties with Eurocontrol in Luxembourg-
he brought with him Rallye F-BLSP which became EI-AYV. Tony later hired
this to a flying club which was starting up at Anaghmore- near Collooney-
Co. Sligo.

0437 Collooney 2 Sligo Helipad/Balloon launch site Private
See Markree Castle Hotel 0987

0438 Colommellon A Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Killoughter 0810

0439 Colp Farm Meath Landing strip Private
Colpe Farm A owner Mr Smith
Drogheda 1 operator Sir Alan Cobham
Colp Farm
Drogheda
4k E of Drogheda Co Meath

Via Jim Smith
Colp Farm-Martins field 53 42 02.6 N 06.17.51.47W. Cr in field just N

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Sun 01.10.1933
All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Colp Farm Drogheda.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 01.10.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 01.10.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP on 01.10.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP on 01.10.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on 01.10.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth on 01.10.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth on 01.10.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth on 01.10.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 01.10.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth on 01.10.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 on 01.10.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 on 01.10.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive on 01.10.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock on 01.10.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABZH Spartan Three-seater on 01.10.1933 Aerofilms Ltd pilot Capt K.Rose was killed here on
01.10.1933- while giving joy flight’s. Passengers
Mr and Mrs Roe survived.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets-
aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham-
with effect from 11.12.1935.

Scott's flying circus gave a display at Drogheda on Sun 31.05.1936- possibly at
this site. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have
been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully named. It would appear
that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would
make sence- because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a site
survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936 tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 31.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry on 31.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N on 31.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N on 31.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N on 31.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet on 31.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet on 31.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet on 31.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet on 31.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 02.1937
G-AEEO BAC Drone on 31.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone on 31.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow on 31.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A on 31.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 on 31.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel on 31.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel on 31.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby on 31.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion on 31.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet on 31.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider on 31.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936


This site also possibly used by the Irish Aero Club on / Coronation Air
Displays -[Barker & McEwan King / Aircraft Demonstrations Ltd] for their
air display at Drogheda on Mon 31.05.1937.
Aircraft Demonstrations Ltd was formed by Harry Barker and Jimmy
McEwen-King on 28.11.1936 and commenced trading 04.1937
In liquidation 11.1937.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at Colp Farm
during that display.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.


Visitors ? Avro 504 on 31.05.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 31.05.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 31.05.1937 Coronation Air Displays
EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 31.05.1937 Irish Aero Club

0440 Comber 1 Down Glider Field Private
owner/operator Ulster Gliding Aviation Club
Comber
Location ? Co Down

A Reynard primary glider was ordered and was delivered at the end
of 01.1931 but it was not until the 14.03.1931 that the first
flying meeting actually took place. The first meetings were held on
level ground at Comber and at Ballymiscaw- Co. Down-
This site used by the Ulster Gliding Aviation Club from 14.03.1931

temporary based ? Reynard R.4 Primary 00.01.1931 00.00.1931 Ulster Gliding Aviation Club operated here and at Ballymiscaw

0441 Comber 2 Down Airstrip Private
See Unicarval 1362

0442 Commons Tipperary Airstrip Private
Thurles owner/operator ?
Commons
1.75k SW of Thurles Thurles
Co Tipperary

0443 Cong 1 Mayo/Galway Helipad Private
See Ashford Castle 1 0042

0444 Cong 2 Mayo/Galway Marine Private
See Ashford Castle 2 1782

0445 Connaught Mayo Airport Civil
Horan International owner/operator Connaught Airport Development Company
Ireland West Connaught Regional Airport
Knock 1 Ireland West Airport
Charlestown
5.75k S of Charlestown Co Mayo
094-67222 fax 094-67232
094-9254306 (John 2006)
094-9367010 (Gerard 2006)


Named after Parish Priest Monsignor James Horan (dec’) who's
persistence forced the government of the day to continue funding
the airport project against their "better jugement". Opened 18.10.1986.

info from Roger D.Caird
5355n 0849w On N17 8km S Charlestown on road to Claremorris. Sign-posted.
Based:AOB
The official sod-turning on this site took place 02.05.81. The Irish Government (Fianna Fail)
initially invested £6m in this venture. A change of government (Fine Gael/Labour coalition)
led to the cancellation of the project in late 1981- but a further change in February 1982 saw
its full re-instatement. A further change (back to the coalition) in early 1983 almost saw its
cancellation again. However work had started on laying the 6000ft runway early in 1983 and
a further £2.7m was provided to finish this work. The completion of the runway used the last
of the £8.8m provided by the Government- however very little of the necessary facilities had
been built. A further £4m. was required to complete the project- of which the Exchequer
supplied £650-000 in 1984. On 24.05.84 the Connacht Regional Airport Committee announced
that they would complete work on the airport without further Government funding. At the end of
1984 the Government handed over this airport to the Connaught Regional Airport Development
Company- stating that no more funds would be provided. At this stage the new operators
estimated that another £3.5m would be required to complete work at the airport.
The first commercial flights from Connaught was on 25.10.85 when 2 Aer Lingus 737's and
B707 EI-ASO flew Dublin-Connaught-Rome/Ciampino.
Runway & approach lights for runway 09 were installed by mid-October 1986 and
high-intensity approach lights for r/w 27 by early December 1986.
Initially issued the 3-letter code "CNN" but this caused confusion with "SNN" and by mid-1986
the code for Knock had been changed to "NOC"
A terminal building extension was completed early in 1989. A new taxi-way and freight apron
are to be built early 1989.
The 1997 Budget (03/12/1997) provided £1m to upgrade the runway & ILS to Cat III
weather capability. Ref; IAL Feb. 1982 P.7.

Monsignor James Horan was on one of the first flights out on 25.10.1985. Sadly he died in
Rome and his remains were brought back to Connaught on the return flight. At least he
lived to see his beloved project operational.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 105
Runway slopes up on 09 end. (should read: Slopes up FROM 09 end)
Airport opened for flights on 20.05.1986.
Home to the Connaught Aero Club with an RTF here. The Club
operate a Piper Cherokee and a Piper Warrior.

Flight Plan Mandatory.
Arrival and Departure as directed.
Tower 130.7mHz - Ground 121.9mHz.
METARS and TAF’s available.
Resturant and Toilets in Terminal.
Taxi’s and car rental.
No mogas No Avgas Jet A1 available.

from Dublin Visitors EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C on 25.10.1985 Aer Lingus to Rome first commercial flight
from Dublin EI-A?? Boeing 737-248 on 25.10.1985 Aer Lingus to Rome first commercial flight
from Dublin EI-A?? Boeing 737-248 on 25.10.1985 Aer Lingus to Rome first commercial flight
EI-BCL Cessna 182P (182-64300) 00.00.1986 Iona National Airways
P4 visitor G-AVPN Handley Page HPR 7 Dart Herald 213 (176)06.09.1986 Euroair
from Castlebar Based EI-ATK Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee 18.10.1986 14.02.1987 Mayo Flying Club Cr to Abbeyshrule as spares
from Castlebar EI-AOB Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee 26.01.1987 Active? J.Surdival-L.Moran-J.Kilcoyne-J.Cowell
EI-AOB Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee 26.01.1987 11.01.2002
EI-AOB Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 26.01.1987 11.01.2002
EI-BBO M.S. 893e Commodore 180GT (SOCATA) 30.11.1989 31.05.1994
P visitor G-FLYA Mooney M.20J 201 (24-3124) 13.07.1991N Symtec Computer Service Ltd
P3 visitor EI-CCU BAe BAC One-Elevn 531FS (237) 10.08.1994N Ryanair
P visitor D-AVRP BAe 146/Avro RJ8S (E2303) 23.08.1997N Lufthansa
P visitor N6834L Cessna T310R (310R-2137) 23.08.1997N NL Aviation Trustee
P visitor G-BWDB ATR-72-202 (449) 23.08.1997N Gill Airways
P2 visitor HB-IXM BAe 146/Avro RJ100 (E.3291) 23.08.1997N Crossair
EI-CTT Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee 14.07.1999 Active
EI-CIK Mooney M.20C Mark 21 02.08.2000 Active
EI-AOB Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee 11.01.2002 Active

0446 Connemara Galway Airport Civil
Inverin owner/operator Galway Aviation Services Ltd
Minna Connemara Regional Airport
Spiddal Caislean
Inverin
22k west of Eyre Square Galway City Co. Galway
091-593034 Fax 091-593238


Aer Arran’s base for the Arran islands daily air service. They
moved to this site from Galway-Carnmore on 14.02.1992.
Following difficulties with the owners of Carnmore airport Aer
Arann decided to develop their own airfield at Minna- near
Inverin- 22k west of Galway city. It was planned to have a
2000ft tarmac runway- a terminal and hangar for a cost of
£700-000. This site had the added advantage on being only
7 or 8 minutes flying time from the Aran Islands. Initially a rather
uneven strip paved with tar/chips was utilised until early 05.1997
when a new hard surface runway was opened (570m)
Galway Aviation Services Ltd. provide a Cessna service centre
here.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 52
Tar/Chip Runway.
Airport can be very busy during the tourist season as it is
the mainland departure point for Aer Arran flights to the
Aran Islands.
Flight Plan Mandatory.
Small coffee shop in the terminal and toilets available.
No Mogas Avgas available.

The Kemble based Vimy replica passed o/h Bridgend- S/Wales
en-route Haverfordwest-for a weekend visit to Inverin 22-23.05.1999
Probably NX71MY- painted as G-EAOU.

from Carnmore based EI-AYN Britten Norman BN-2A-8 Islander (IRMA) 30.12.1993 Active
from Carnmore based EI-BCE Britten Norman BN-2A- Islander (Fairey
based EI-BCE Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (Fairey) 30.12.1993 Active
from Carnmore based EI-BXP Piper PA-27 Turbo Aztec 250E 14.02.1992 30.12.1993
based EI-BXP Piper PA-27 Turbo Aztec 250E 30.12.1993 05.06.1996
based EI-CGT Cessna 152 10.12.1992 15.03.1996
P based EI-BCE Brittain-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander (519) 03.02.1995N Aer Arran in hangar under-going maintainance
based EI-CNG Air & Space 18A Gyroplane 10.09.1996 Active
based EI-CPR Short 360 Srs.100 01.02.1999 02.05.2001
based EI-CPR Short 360 Srs.100 01.02.1999 Active
based EI-CUW Britten Norman BN-2a Islander (Pilatus) 08.11.2000 Active
based EI-BSO Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140B 03.05.1996 Active
P based EI-AYN Brittain-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander (704) 05.12.2006 Aer Arran
visitor NX71MY/ G-EAOU Vickers Vimy replica 22/ 23.05.1999
P Strandhill> visitor EI-BBN Reims-Cessna F.150M (F150-1281) 03.02.1995N North West Aero Club in hangar under-going maintainance P Carnmore> based EI-BXP Piper PA-23-250E Turbo Aztec 03.02.1995N Aer Arran in hangar under-going maintainance
(27-7305142)
P visitor EI-GFC SOCATA TB-9 Tampico (141) 03.02.1995 Galway Flying Club

0447 Connemara Coast Hotel Galway Helipad Private
Furbo owner/operator Connemara Coast Hotel
Na Forbacha Furbo
Co Galway
11k W of Eyre Square Galway 091-592108 fax 091-592065


0448 Cookstown Dublin Aerodrome RAF
See Tallaght 1 1291

0449 Coolbaun Tipperary Airstrip Private
Fethard 0619 owner/operator Michael Smyth Snr
Coolbawn A Coolbaun
Fethard
6k N of Fethard Co Tipperary
closed around 2001? 052-38365

Echo India Alpha Uniform Echo (EI AUE) is the call sign of an airplane that has served generations of Irish pilots.
It is a Socata Rallye MS880B- commonly referred to as a Rallye or sometimes less affectionately known as the
metal parachute. This particular plane has served as a trainer at Kilkenny Airfield for the past three decades.
Prior to that- it was the club airplane in the Fethard Flying Club. Was this the club base?.

from Weston based EI-ASU Beagle Auster A61 Terrier 18.11.1970 13.03.1972 M.Spillane & Partners to Farrenfore?
G-BDEC SOCATA M.S 880B Rallye 100ST 29.10.1995? 04.09.1996?L.Bollingbrooke
G-BDEC SOCATA M.S 880B Rallye 100ST 00.00.1996 00.00.0000 P.White
G-BUGE Aeronca 7GCAA Citabria 19.10.1998? 00.00.0000 P.White
G-ASLX Menavia Piel CP.301A Emeraude 00.00.2001 00.00.0000 P.White
G-ASLX Menavia Piel CP.301A Emeraude 03.06.2001? Active D.Wallace noted at Kilrush 2003/2004
visitor EI-BYY Piper J/3c-65-Cub 06.04.1997 ?

0450 Coolkeeragh Powerstation Derry Helipad Private
Coolkeragh A owner/operator Northern Ireland Electricity
Coolkeeragh
7k NE of Derry City Maydown
Co Derry

Visitors G-B??? ? ? ?
G-AVSZ Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 14.03.1994 ?
G-BHXZ Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 21.02.1997 PLM Dollar
G-BEWY Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 06.02.1998 PLM Dollar

0451 Coolock Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Coolock
Co Dublin

Visitor EI-IRV AS350B Squirrel on 01.08.1998.

0452 Coolmore Stud Tipperary Helipad Private
owner/operator Coolmore Stud
Coolmore
4.5k N of Fethard Fethard
Co Tipperary
052-31298

Visitors EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 04.08.1998 Celtic Helicopters

0453 Cool Upper Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator Commonage
Cool Upper
5k NNW of Milford Cranford
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

Site located in a small quarry and was used by G-BNNF AS315B Lama
to airlift and spread furtiliser on nearby forestry areas on 17.07.1995.

P(5) visitor G-BNNF Aerospatiale AS315B Lama (2591) 17.05.1995 Dollar Air Services Ltd

0454 Coonagh Limerick Airfield Private
Limerick owner/operator Limerick Flying Club 061-326600 085-1382386
Coonagh
Co Limerick
3.75k W of Limerick city centre B.Beegan CFI (2006) 087-6830755
M.Kerrison 087-699838?
Licensee D.Lehane
Portdrine
Cratloe
Co Clare
061-47444 061-97126

Reputed to have the shortest hard runway in Ireland

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 53
Asphalt runway. Two narrow taxiways (03m) take you to the
hangar at the 10 end of the runway. But as there is little room
between the runway and the hangar this area may become
congested.
Narrow runway (09m) Prohibited Area P9 nearby.
A busy training centre home to Coonagh Flying Club and many
private aircraft. The circuits can be very busy at times.
Visitors Welcome at own risk. PPR would help.
MAXIMUM circuits 1000ft Shannon CTR above that level.
You may not always get a reply to radio calls - proceed with
standard VFR circuits. Call EINN Apporach 121.4/Tower 118.7.
Tea and coffee in club. Toilets in hangar.
Mogas available No Avgas.

info from Roger D.Caird
523958n 084053w. W of Limerick- off the N18- Sign-posted.
Reference (Brief History) Aviation Ireland Sept 1997 P.18-19
1000ft r/w
BGB- BKU-BDK-BFF-CDQ-BYX-BCF-BNU.
The newly introduced Shannon Customs Free Airport (decreed by an Act passed on 18.03.1947)
decided that light aircraft movements were not appropriate for the worlds first Customs Free
Airport so the Shannon Aero Club obtained some land at Coonagh. It was purchased by club
member Arthur George Toppin (who later owned a share in EI-AFM and EI-AHW) who made
it available to the club. The hangar was almost complete by Mid-April 1947. Coonagh was
officially opened on 31.08.1947
A Fly-In was held here 27.04.1986 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first balloon flight
in Limerick city by James Crosby.

History of Coonagh Airfield
The Shannon Aero Club and Coonagh Airfield 1939-1963 by © Joe Hennessy.
On 27th August 1939 flying enthusiast Maurice Quillinan then- Secretary- Limerick Branch-
of the Irish Junior Aviation Club invited some friends to a meeting at the National Hotel- Limerick.
Amongst those in attendance were the late Arthur Toppin- Shannon Laundry and P.F Quinlan MD.
Limerick Motor Works and from this meeting stemmed what came to be known as the Shannon
Aero Club.
Maurice Quillinan former assistant Harbor Master was the founder member of the Club. Retired-
now Maurice lives with his wife Frances at their home in the Mill Road- Corbally Limerick.
The 2nd World War unfortunately prevented the Aero Club from actively engaging in flying until 1946
when they commenced their flying operation at Shannon Airport- which at that time was the designated
North Atlantic stop for all in and out bound North Atlantic traffic.
Captain William [Bill] St.John Kearney- and Captain Neville Stack- both Royal Flying Corps- were
the first two pilots to land an aircraft at Coonagh Airfield. Captain Kearney went on to become the
Club's first instructor- and Captain Stack who incidentally was a relative of Maurice Quillinan's.]
went on to become General Manager - Orient Airways. Pakistan
After Second World War the Royal Flying Corps became known as the Royal Air Force.
Membership comprised of all professions- three of whom were Sam Pratt- George Brown and
Tommy Compobosso- who were associated with American Overseas Airlines operating into Shannon
at that time. These went on to purchase three Piper Cubs that were shipped by sea in large containers.
The containers ended up being used as the Clubhouse in Shannon.
The Club were deeply indebted to the late Captain P.J. Saul of Shannon ATC whose invaluable
assistance allowed these Club non radio equipped aircraft operate amongst the commercial traffic
that transited that Airport.
Shannon's status as a Duty Free Airport presented insurmountable problems one of which required
that a Customs officer inspect the aircraft on each landing due to regulations as brought on by
Shannon’s changed status to a "Duty Free Airport". This prompted Arthur Toppin to purchase the
lands at Coonagh which he allowed the Club to operate from.
Club members built the hangar there in 1946 and the place was officially opened in 1947 with an
Air Display.
Two Rapide aircraft from Weston one flown by Captain Darby Kennedy arrived on opening day to
give pleasure flights. The commercial aspect of the operation had however to be abandoned since-
loaded- these aircraft were unable to safely operate from the field without the assistance of a head
wind.
Coonagh continually suffered from a drainage problem. The late P.G Collier and Jim Lawlor used
their engineering skills to the utmost battling this problem. The late John Cronin- caretaker for many
years- spent fifty per cent of his time digging silt from the drains in an effort to keep the place a land
rather than a sea base. This now fortunately has been cleared up.
As the Club progressed- Dan Fincher became the second instructor followed by Bob Cusack-
Maurice Quillinan [who was also founder member and instructor for the Glider Club which was located
at Shannon Airport for a short period Bert Svensen- Hayden Lawford and Joe Creagh. The Shannon
Aero Club’s Auster aircraft was used primarily for instruction purposes.
The Club also owned a four seater Miles Messenger aircraft which became part of the flying Circus
going around the Country giving joy flights. Prior to such an operation it was necessary to have
approval from the Department of Transport and Power who licensed the proposed field. Maurice
Quinillan handled all such requests on behalf of the Club. Several fields around the Country which
included Farmers Cross in Cork- Oranmore in Galway- Ballybunion in Co. Kerry were licensed
allowing aircraft to operate from them.
On occasional Sundays- depending on the weather naturally- the Messenger under the command of
Bob Cusack would leave Coonagh early in the morning heading for one of the many Government
licensed fields around the Country to give pleasure flights. The ground support transport was supplied
by " Colonel " Toppin. Several Club members would travel with him to act as ticket sellers and help with-
crowd control- with every one ensuring that they had sufficient sandwiches for a full day which lasted on
occasions from 9.a.m to 10.p.m that same night.
As the Shannon Aero Club was the only Flying Club in the South- they- on specific days and weather
permitting would send an Auster to Cork or Galway to give members living in those areas instruction.
There was usually a big gathering at the Club on Sunday and the aroma of sizzling bacon- sausages
puddings drew one to the large table in the Club House- where members and their friends could come
sit and enjoy a hearty evening meal.
On crubeen party nights (now this was ever before women had the freedom that would entitle them to
attend such an affair- not like today- in other words the time when the man thought he was the boss.)
The men would take delivery of six or seven dozen cooked pigs toes- transported raw that same
morning to the flight kitchen in Shannon and which one member carried steaming in his car back to the
Club premises at Coonagh that same night. These in turn were consumed at the party- {invitation only}-
by Club members who just went and turned the tap on the barrel whose creamy liquid helped wash
down the grizzly salty toes or the table where large cakes of brown bread were cut and ready to be
covered with the Kerry Gold of the time. Such occasions caused non-members crave inclusion on the
guest list.
The Aero Club always had a licensed engineer employed. The first of these was Lynn Colhoun. Then
came Billy Fagan who was formerly with the Ards Aero Club Newtownards N.I. and after him came
John Rennison. . Sam Pratt who was a licensed FAA A&P engineer was always readily available to
offer assistance. Complete maintenance was carried out on Club aircraft in the Nissan hut- which now
houses the fire engine. Aircraft were recovered in there. This involved first of all stripping it down and
then covering it with Irish linen. After this the covering would be sprayed with dope Each coat would be
allowed to dry before another coat was applied to bring the covering up to the required specifications.
While this was in operation the hut had to be kept at a specific temperature while eight or nine coats
of this paint or dope as it was called was applied. Now one hears of glue sniffing but ever before that
was heard of- anyone that was involved in this doping operation at Coonagh unknowingly did this.
Within the confines of the hut one was masked during this operation and one felt fine but on coming
into the fresh air- you stepped as it were from cloud to cloud- high as a kite and that was forty years
ago. And the little boys around today think it was they who discovered the effect glue sniffing has on
people
The Shannon Aero Club had what they now call a number of incidents in its time.
One Austere was lost on Mutton Island. just off Miltown Malbay. The pilot who was on vacation in
Ireland from Kuala Lumpur- was a member of the from Kuala Lumpur Aero Club- and was not injured.
It was necessary to retrieve the aircraft from the island. With the assistance of late Dan O’Leary and the
ESB who loaned the Aero club a large pontoon on which the remains of the Auster was moved from
Mutton Island over the Atlantic to Miltown Malbay and trucked back to Coonagh Airfield.
On another occasion the late Sam Pratt and Red McDonnell went visiting to the Regional Hospital.
They waved as they flew by the window- and Red told me on returning before the police arrived at
Coonagh that they saw Doctor Nash who was the resident surgeon there at the time " take out a
fellow's appendix" as they flew by. This regrettably ended in a court case and the Justice did not
appreciate the difficulty Sam had trying to keep the plane in the air and avoid the hospital due
" down drafts."
CIE objected when one of their schedules from Shannon to Limerick was disrupted due to its driver
having to pull his vehicle off the road into the ditch in order to avoid an on coming Piper Cub. This
again ended in a court case and the Justice on this occasion listened as Sam told him he was practicing
emergency landings and not that there was someone on the bus which he wanted to impress.
At one time there were three Chipmunks at Coonagh- which had been purchased for £720.00 each from
the Irish Air Corps who were graduating to jets and needed the money as a down payment. Sam Pratt-
Jimmy Chadwick- jointly owned these and Nick Cotter. People on seeing these parked there wondered
if the Air Corps had moved from Casement to Coonagh. (It is reported that one of these Chipmunks was
recently sold for £30-000)
In August 1957 the Shannon Aero Club held what could be called the first Air Display in the Country at
Shannon Airport. This was done with the intention of raising funds. The late Paddy Duggan was responsible
for organizing this whole affair. The American Air Force accepted the Club’s invitation to send along their
aerial aerobatics team "The Blue Angels " to participate in the Display but the Government of the time
objected to the presence of "Foreign fighter type aircraft infringing a neutral country’s Air Space" and so
they were unfortunately not allowed to participate. This Air Display drew so such crowds from all over the
Country- that the police forced those selling tickets at the gate which was at the boundary of the Airport to
stop doing so in an effort to unravel the many traffic jams on the road into Shannon Maurice Quillinan who
was on aerial survey duty reported traffic bumper to bumper from the boundary of Shannon Airport to
Lansdowne Bridge. If all who attended had paid there would never again have been financial problems but
alas.
However the Club did have a steady source of income from the couple of yearly dances which they ran at
the Stella Ballroom in Limerick.
The Clipper Carlton Band- always playing to capacity houses and famed- I don't know whether it was for
the noise or the music but boy could they make people hop. They would be rebooked on the night they
played to return as soon as possible and it was usually ten to twelve months before they would have an
available date.
Months later The Royal Show Band under Brendan Bowyer would come along and do their utmost to out
do the Carltons in both noise and music again at the Stella ballroom.
This band peaked when Bowyer burst into the lyrics of the " Hucklebuck ". Screaming females- finding it
difficult to contain themselves were unable to quickly remove their knee length double gusset elasticized
pink drawers (now reduced to panties) instead toyed- with the idea of throwing bras at their heartthrob. But
the problem of having to explain where it had gone on arriving home dictated they contain themselves and
helped dampen their lustful cravings.
Brendan Bowyer is still on the bandwagon in Las Vegas- now probably making in a month what it took him
a year to make here
The late renowned Mick Delahunty and his orchestra had all and sundry tip toeing around the Stella much
to their enjoyment enabling the Club's treasurer the late Timmy Moran smirk at the bank manager on
depositing the proceeds while no doubt thinking " So what about the overdraft? Aren’t we putting money in."
These dances together- with the flying were one of the sources of income. Which went on year after year.
Rena Ryan Secretary of the Ladies Committee was responsible for the very successful running of one of
the Clubs raffles- the first prize of which was a round trip ticket to the United States (this was in the DC4 days).
The Club through Rena's efforts made a very handsome profit on this and one of the few tickets sold in United
Kingdom proved to be the lucky one.
And this was all done to keep the Coonagh ground and the planes in the air.
Over the years like all over clubs it had its up and down- but always managed to survive. After Arthur Toppin's
death the property was sold but still kept its status as an airfield In 1963- the premises were occupied by the
Limerick Flying Club- who are the present operators there. This Club presently has available two Rallye
aircraft for instruction- a Beech for Instrument Rating Instruction and a twin can be made readily available for
multi-ratings and renewals. Qualified Government approved Instructors are on hand to furnish instruction and
help in any way they can.

Limerick Flying Club - A Brief History Towards the end of the sixties- there was an interest in developing a social side to the business operation at
Coonagh - this social club was called the Limerick Flying Club. After Shannon Flying services moved to Oranmore in Co. Galway and eventually became Aer Arran- the group
of enthusiasts at Coonagh were without an aircraft or an Instructor. In 1970 they decided to formalise the club
and arrange membership. Foncy Hobbins- Brendan Beegan and Bryan Carpenter became the initial committee
of Limerick Flying Club with Bryan as President. At that time- the Munster aero club at Cork Airport- was operating two rallyes and by August of that year an
arrangement was entered between both clubs- whereby the Munster Aero Club would supply either rallye EI-AUE
or EI-AUJ along with an instructor on Wednesdays and occasionally on Sundays to Coonagh. The Instructors
were usually Eric Hutchins- Dan Herlihy and Tom Davy. The first few months were very promising and the
commitee considered buying an aircraft. some of the Club members had become familiar with a Cessna 150
which had been in use at Galway with the Galway Flying Club for Instruction by Tony Doyle- this was EI-AOO.
The three committee members and their small band of approximately a dozen fellow enthusiasts subscribed to
a loan to buy the aircraft. EI-AOO arrived at Coonagh on the 6th of February 1971 from Iona piloted by Pierce Cahill. By the end of the
Summer of 1971 the club had a membership of approximately thirty members and Arthur Brennan had become
the Chief Flying Instructor and by the end of the year Colum Johnston had joined as an Instructor. The airfield
was now owned by Peter Matson who was also a keen aviator who operated a Cherokee 140- reg. EI-ATN
from Coonagh. After twenty four months in existence the club could now boast a membership of 52 and EI-AOO
had flown nearly 300 hours. In April 1974- Tony Doyle returned from his tour of duties with Eurocontrol in
Luxembourg. He brought with him Rallye F-BLSP which became EI-AYV. Tony later hired this to a flying club
which was starting up at Anaghmore- near Collooney- Co. Sligo. Another resident at Coonagh was Rallye
F-OCVK which was owned by George Oriel. In 1974 Gary Young became the clubs second Chief Flying Instructor.
During 1975- RWY 18/36 which had been inactive for some years was re-opened and the flying rate was £9 per hour.
in 1976- EI-AOO was reregistered to Dick Hassett. Later that year the club decided to buy Rallye G-AVVK which
was re-registered EI-AUP. In 1977- Tom Davy stepped in as Chief Flying Instructor and the club leased in Rallye- EI-AUJ to meet the demand
of its members. Dan Lehane purchased the airfield from Peter Matson in 1978. In December 1979 the clubs
membership stood at 80 members and the CFI was Tony Doyle. In 1982 the club bought Rallye EI-BDK. The club held several successful safety seminars during the 80's with well known guest speakers- i.e. Alan Bramson
who was aflight test examiner with the C.A.A and who is quoted as saying "If one could land at Coonagh- you can
land anywhere". 1984 was to see the club undertake its first major public event when they embarked on an airshow which was to be
held on July 22nd of that year. The day proved to be very successful with thousands attending the event. in 1985 the
Club bought Rallye EI-BOP to replace EI-AUP which was damaged. In 1986 the club decided to celedrate the
bi-centenery of the first ballon ascent which had taken place from Clancy's strand in 1786. A balloon was to be
inflated at Arthur's quay carpark but the Dept. of Communications would only allow the event to go ahead if the
balloon was tethered. In March 1986 EI-BOP was replaced with EI-BKU and in 1988 Limerick Flying Club became a limited Company.
On the 4th of July 1989 the club took delivery of Rallye EI-BGB which had been bought from Sammy Bruton of
Midland Aviation. By 1990 the runway at Coonagh was in a bad condition and the club decided to run a draw to
help raise the fund to re-surface it. The draw proved to be very successful and with the co-operation of Dan Lehane
the work on the runway commenced on the 14th of June 1990. The next two years proved to be very successful for
the club with many members getting there PPL's- Instrument Ratings and Commercial Pilot's License's. In 1991
EI-BGB was replaced with Rallye EI-AYA and the club bought a Beechcraft 23- eg. EI-BFF to replace EI-BKU which
was damaged earlier that year. By June of 1993 the flying at Coonagh had dropped off considerably and over the
next two and a half years there was a general slump in aviation everywhere which resulted in many clubs finding it
difficult to stay afloat. David Fielding became President of the club in 1994 and Sean Walsh was appointed Deputy
CFI. The club did not have enough demand for two training aircraft and ir was decided to lease EI-BDK to the Castlebar
Flying Club. Over the next teo years the club struggled back and a draw was organised in February 1996 EI-BDK
was re-engined through an arrangement made with the Castlebar Flying Club. EI-AYA was re-engined later that year.
EI-BFF was sold to Midland Aviation and in return the club bought Rallye EI-BFM. Since 1995 the club has gone from
strength to strength with the club now operating two training aircraft- one touring aircraft and a membership in excess
of one hundred.

Based EI-ACJ Taylorcraft Plus D (a) 20/04/1946 18/01/47w
EI-ACN Taylorcraft Plus D (a) 25/10/1948 11/03/66
EI-ACP Taylorcraft Plus D (a) 04/05/1948 20/11/54
EI-ADN Auster J/2 Arrow 24/11/1947 01/12/47w
EI-ADO Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 25/07/1959 28/08/61
EI-AFF B.A. Swallow 2 18/07/1957 29/05/59
EI-AFF B.A. Swallow 2 18/07/1957 29/05/59
EI-AFF B.A. Swallow 2 29/05/1959 16/05/66
EI-AFF B.A. Swallow 2 29/05/1959 16/05/66
EI-AFM Miles M.38 Messenger 2A 01/09/1950 23/09/54
EI-AFM Miles M.38 Messenger 2A 01/09/1950 23/09/54
EI-AFM Miles M.38 Messenger 2A 01/09/1950 23/09/54
EI-AFM Miles M.38 Messenger 2A 01/09/1950 23/09/54
EI-AFM Miles M.38 Messenger 2A 01/09/1950 23/09/54
EI-AGD Taylorcraft Plus D (b) 07/03/1955 23/02/65
EI-AGG D.H. 82A Tiger Moth (b) 14/09/1953 02/06/54
EI-AGM Piper J/3C Cub 65 09/02/1954 17/02/56
EI-AGM Piper J/3C Cub 65 09/02/1954 17/02/56
EI-AGN D.H. 82A Tiger Moth (a) 13/03/1954 17/02/56
EI-AGP D.H. 82A Tiger Moth (a) 05/05/1954 17/02/56
EI-AGP D.H. 82A Tiger Moth (a) 30/07/1960 17/06/65
EI-AHR D.H.C. 1 Chipmunk Mk.22 24/03/1959 18/04/80
EI-AHR D.H.C. 1 Chipmunk Mk.22 24/03/1959 18/04/80
EI-AHW D.H.C. 1 Chipmunk Mk.22 26/03/1958 05/05/58
EI-AJB D.H.C. 1 Chipmunk Mk.22 31/05/1956 02/02/61
EI-AJB D.H.C. 1 Chipmunk Mk.22 31/05/1956 02/02/61
EI-AJB D.H.C. 1 Chipmunk Mk.22 31/05/1956 02/02/61
EI-AKM Piper J/3C Cub 65 17/11/1958 11/05/65
EI-AKM Piper J/3C Cub 65 11/05/1965 23/11/73
EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (b) 05/05/1960 14/09/62
EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D (b) 05/05/1960 14/09/62
EI-ALJ Taylorcraft Plus D (b) 05/10/1959 11/03/66
EI-ALO Cessna 180A Skywagon 21/06/1960 06/06/61
EI-AMF Taylorcraft Plus D (a) 26/01/1967 03/04/70
EI-AMO Auster J/1B Aiglet 14/05/1971 14/01/72
EI-AMO Auster J/1B Aiglet 10/03/1976 00/03/91
EI-AMU B.A. Swallow 2 03/09/1962 11/03/66
EI-ANT Aeronca 07ECA Citabria (Champion) 13/01/1965 23/11/73
EI-AOO Cessna 150E 14/04/1971 29/07/76
EI-ATP Luton LA-4A Minor 29/08/1969 16/08/73
EI-AUE SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club
EI-AUP SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 05/11/1976 19/05/88
EI-AVL Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer 24/01/1972 17/04/73
EI-AYA SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 11/03/1994 Active
EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L (RA) Aerobat 28/05/2001 Active
EI-AYV SEEMS M.S. 892a Commodore 150 27/08/1974 11/12/75
EI-BCF Bensen B-8M Gyrocopter 15/09/1982 04/03/97
EI-BCH GEMS M.S. 892a Commodore 150 18/04/2000 Active
EI-BCH GEMS M.S. 892a Commodore 150 on 06.11.2002 wings and tailplane only visible- with damage from cr nr. Killaloe.
EI-BDK SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye 100T 20/04/1982 14/02/89
EI-BDK SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye 100T 14/02/1989 Active
EI-BFF Beechcraft Musketeer A23-24 Super 20/05/1992 21/01/97
EI-BFF Beechcraft Musketeer A23-24 Super
EI-BFF Beechcraft Musketeer A23-24 Super 06/09/2001 Active
EI-BFM SOCATA M.S. 893e Commodore 180GT 01/07/1996 Active
EI-BGB SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 15/02/1990 Active
EI-BHY SOCATA M.S. 892e Commodore 150ST EI-BHY SOCATA M.S. 892e Commodore 150ST 14/08/2000 Active
EI-BKU SOCATA M.S. 892a Commodore 150 07/06/1986 14/02/89
EI-BKU SOCATA M.S. 892a Commodore 150 14/02/1989 Active EI-BNU M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 07/04/1983 Active
EI-BOP SOCATA M.S. 892a Commodore 150 13/03/1984 19/05/88
from Shannon EI-BPL Ce F.172K (F172-0758
EI-BYX Aeronca 07GCA Champion 04/04/1990 22/02/93
EI-BYX Aeronca 07GCA Champion 04/04/1990 22/02/93
EI-BYX Aeronca 07GCA Champion 22/02/1993 Active
EI-CCA Beechcraft Musketeer A23-19A 25/03/1992 04/09/01
EI-CDQ Stolp SA.300 Starduster Too 26/06/1991 21/06/94
EI-CHN SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 22/02/1999 Active EI-CIZ Steen Skybolt
EI-CJV ULF Moskito 2 12.03.1994 Active
EI-CJV ULF Moskito 2 12.03.1994 Active
EI-CJV ULF Moskito 2 12.03.1994 Active
EI-CJV ULF Moskito 2 12.03.1994 Active
EI-CJV Konsuprod Moskita 2 on 06.11.2002 tucked away in corner
G-BXZT M.S. 880B (1733) 00.00.0000 00.00.000 Limerick Flying Club G-MZFA Pegasus Avn Cyclone Ax2000 (7301) N172AM Cessna 182M 03.10.2002 Active Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
N182PN Cessna 182R 26.11.2003 Active Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
N6593W Cessna P210M 03.10.2002 Active Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
all three of the above aircraft are operated by Pac-Net Air and part time based at Brittas House and here at Coonagh.

COONAGH BASED ACFT - 23 DEC. 2005 from David O'Mahony
EI-BFP Socata Rallye 100ST EI-BHY MS892E Rallye EI-BMJ MS880B Rallye EI-BNU MS880B RALLYE EI-BYX Champion 7GCAA EI-CIZ Steen Skybolt EI-DDD Aeronca 7AC G-BXZT MS880 Away on CoA check. G-CCUC Best Off Skyranger w/o nr Cork- remains in hangar G-CCUD Best Off Skyranger N172AM Ce172
Coonagh Airfield By Colm Fitzgerald 01.2005
‘If you can land at Coonagh you can land anywhere’ is an old CAA saying which originated at a safety seminar in the flying club in the 1980’s. Set about 2NM outside Limerick City- Coonagh is a small- challenging- cosy airfield- home to Limerick Flying Club.
 
The airfield is now home to over a dozen private aircraft and four club aircraft
v     PacNet Airlines Cessna 182 N182PN
v     PacNet Airlines Cessna 172 N172AM
v     Aeronca 7AC EI-DDD
v     MS 880B Rallye EI-BNU
v     Steen Skybolt EI-CIZ
v     Champion EI-BYX
v     Cyclone G-MZFA
 
Limerick Flying Club A/C
v     MS880B Rallye EI-BFP
v     MS880B Rallye EI-BMJ
v     MS880B Rallye G-BXZT
v     MS 150T Rallye EI-BHY


Limericks light aviation field. 06.10.2006 The road I live on the street is wider than the runway here. Tea and scone here and full hangar tour. Very friendly Hangared EI-BFP Rallye EI-BYX Aeronca EI-CIZ Skybolt EI-DDD Aeronca EI-DNW Skyranger EI-DOY Koliber G-CCMC Jabiru Outside EI-BHY Rallye EI-BMJ Rallye EI-DRW Eurostar N277SA PA-28 Gilmar

As you can see- Coonagh is a busy place (when weather permits) and care must be taken- especially if you are unfamiliar with the airfield- in the circuit and on the aerodrome. On a typical spring/summer Saturday there would be at least two club aircraft and at least one private aircraft in the circuit or else flying cross-country. On occasion there may be one or two visiting aircraft on the aerodrome.
 
The airfield has a Traffic Frequency (129.90 Mhz) where all aircraft taking off- landing and transiting the airspace use. Pilots should announce when
1.      Backtracking
2.      “Rolling”
3.      Turning Base & Downwind
4.      Turning Finals
5.      Leaving the circuit
6.      Vacating the runway
7.      Leaving the frequency
 
Limerick Flying club is resident on the airfield and bases four aircraft (see above) on the aerodrome. The flying club has an operations building with an ops room- a small kitchen- bathroom facilities (if you have travelled a long distance) instructor room and a de-briefing room. The flying club was founded at the end of the sixties- as there was an interest in developing the social side of the club. The club has had many aircraft- including many MS Rallyes- A Cessna 150- Beech A23 for IR Rating and even a twin was made available. There are many talented instructors in the flying club- who instruct SPL- PPL- Commercial and Instructor rating.
 
Hangar space is limited as there is only one hangar; outdoor parking is readily available both on the ramp and on the grass. Mogas 100LL is available on request.
 
One may ask “When is the airfield open?” Well- there is no actual opening hours in place. The airfield is generally open most weekends and some weekday evenings. If you are planning to fly in give the club a call before hand to ensure availability of facilities and weather information.
 
Coonagh is quite unique in that it is in Class G airspace under the floor of Shannon’s Class C Airspace. The access corridor into Coonagh is like a slice of cake cut from the bottom of said imaginary cake. If pilots follow the specified circuit entry procedures- aircraft will be able to safely enter/exit the circuit. Another restriction east of Coonagh is D9- a 2000ft restriction over Limerick Jail. Flight over built up areas is prohibited below 1000ft however all local pilots will know it is at least 1500ft- even if over city flight is necessary. One must remember that a reasonable amount of Jet aircraft heading towards STROMBOL will over fly the airfield. Also when aircraft are on right base for Shannon’s 06 may pass overhead at around 2000ft- however not too much of a concern if we stick to our airspace.
 
The runway is just 416 metres long and 9 metres wide- on 10/28 headings. A strong crosswind component is not unusual. If the wind is practically nil- then feel free to use the grass on the 10 side to add a few more knots. Pilots should be aware that you may get the impression that the runway is a long runway- because it is a narrow runway. It should also be noted that the threshold of runway 28 is displaced by 15ft and that there is a ditch 10m from the threshold.
 
To finish off with a bit more “History”: When Coonagh was first opened- aircraft used to fly to Shannon to practise their takeoffs and landings. One day a pilot phoned the control tower to say he wanted to land but he had no radio. The controller granted him permission- told him to circle the white rock until the green light was shone from the tower. The tower was busy that day- and the controller forgot about the aircraft. Until one of his colleagues said- “Do you know anything about that little aircraft circling the rock? I can’t pick him up” the controller suddenly realised then went to the top of the tower with the light- only the sun was in the pilot’s eyes. The controller then shot a flare towards the river- where it would be extinguished- the aircraft got the signal but the controller set the grass on fire! The fire brigade dealt with the incident.
 
If Coonagh is not in your logbook already- make it so by dropping by to a “Cosy- Challenging small airfield!”
  
AIRFIELD INFORMATION
 
Aerodrome Reference Point
N52 39’ 59.44’ W08’ 40’ 54.59
 
Direction and Distance from City
2NM South of Limerick
 
Elevation
42ft
 
Hangar Space
Limited
 
Fuel
Mogas 100LL
 
Apron Surface
Bitumen
 
Apron Strength
Only Suitable for Light Aircraft
 
Taxiway Width
2m
 
Lighting
None
 
Met Office
Met Office Shannon
 
ATS Units
Coonagh A/G
 
Runway Strength
Only suitable for Light aircraft
 
Runway Lighting
None
 
Nav Aids / ILS
None
 
A/G Frequency
129.90 Mhz
 
Noise abatement Procedures
No flight should be operated over the Limerick Regional Hospital

Keith Wilson-Clark Re: re:[AB-IX]J/3c Cub in Ireland
I logged EI-ACN- Taylorcraft Plus D as a wreck at Coonagh 20.04.60. Thursday- 17 May- 2007 5:47:12 PM Ian W.O'Neill (3413). This was a Taylorcraft Plus D- usually thought to be EI-ACP but sometimes said to be EI-ACN- both of which (according to AB Digest dated 10-64) were previously dumped at Coonagh. Whichever aircraft it was- it was moved to Tramore circa 1973 and was seen there 5-82 by an AB-IX colleague. Thursday- May 17- 2007 11:50 AM KEITH CRUTTENDEN Hi All- This theme has trgiggered my aging brain! I remember seeing a old fuselage on an island in the boating lake at Tramore- (near the current Waterford Airport) which I presume was a Cub. Date would have been 1970's - 80's Does anyone else recall this. Sorry dates a bit vaqued...I proberly cold narrow it down from old diaries. Just a long shot! Keith 04595

P based EI-BYX Champion 7GCAA Citabria (7GCAA-40) 24.08.1997 PJ.Gallagher
P based EI-CIZ Steen Skybolt (001) 24.08.1997 J.Keane
P based EI-CJV Moskito 2 (004) 24.08.1997 Peril- Kingston & patrners
P based G-ASLX Menavia Piel CP.301A Emerude (292) 24.08.1997 Don Wallace  
0455 Coopershill House Sligo Helipad Private
Riverstown owner/operator Coopershill House
Riverstown
1.5k NW of Riverstown Co Sligo
071-65108 / 65466

0456 Cootehill Cavan Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Cootehill
Co Cavan

Visitor G-BIBG Sikorsky S76A on 24.10.1991 Bristow helicopters

0457 Cork Cork Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Cork
Co Cork

Site used by the Irish Aero Club as a cross country destination. Location?

0458 Cork Airport Cork Airport Civil
See Ballygarvan 0106

0459 Cork Harbour Cork Marine Private
owner Cork Harbour Board
operator Royal air force
Cork Harbour
SE of Cobh Co Cork
NE of Haulbowline Island

First recorded use was on 27.08.1927

Visitors G-EBVG Short Calcutta on 27.08.1928 Imperial Airways
D-ADYS Dornier Wal on 17.10.1934 18.10.1934 Deutsche Lufthansa
?????? Supermarine Southampton on 28.07.1930 204 Sqn RAF
?????? Supermarine Southampton 28.07.1930 204 Sqn RAF
?????? Supermarine Southampton 28.07.1930 204 Sqn RAF
K3582 Blackburn Perth 1 19.06.1934
K4579 Short Singapore on 12.06.1935 14.06.1935 230 Sqn RAF
K4580 Short Singapore on 12.06.1935 14.06.1935 230 Sqn RAF
K4579 Short Singapore on 01.06.1937 08.06.1937 228 Sqn RAF
K6913 Short Singapore on 01.06.1937 06.06.1937 228 Sqn RAF
K8858 Short Singapore on 07.06.1937 210 Sqn RAF

0460 Cork Regional Hospital Cork Helipad Private
See Cork University Hospital 0462

0461 Cork University Football Ground Cork Field strip Private
Mardyke owner/operator University College Cork
Mardyke
2k W of Cork city centre Cork
Co Cork

Josh C.Evens-Freke the 10th Earl of Carbery gave a flying
display here on 09.07.1914.
During the evening of 09.07.1914- as part of Cork Week- Lord Carberry
demonstrated at the University Athletic Grounds on the Mardyke.
Unfortunately the weather was rather misty- preventing looping the
loop but a number of passengers were taken for short flights- at £25
per flight!- about ¬ 1900 or £1250 today

Visitor  12 Morane-Saulnier on 09.07.1914 Lord John Carbery

0462 Cork University Hospital Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Cork University Hospital
Wilton
3k SW of Cork city centre Cork
Co Cork
021 4546400 Fax 021 4343307

closed in 2003
iLoveCORK2 23.11.2005
just wondering does anyone have any idea if CUH are going to
reinstate the helipad? That is really one thing CUH should have.
It's been gone since the redevelopment of the A&E ward and they
currently use Cork airport for landing in. u think they would use
the Pres rugby grounds instead since it is so close to CUH??

0463 Cornelscourt Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Cornelscourt Shopping Centre
3.5k SW of Dun Loughaire beside Dunns Cornelscourt
Store at Cornelscourt Shopping Centre Co Dublin

Irish Air Letter 325 p.04 01.2002
Helicopters have been operating out of a yard near Cornelscourt Shopping Centre.
Irish Air Letter 329 p.26 05.2002
G-BOVR was transported to Ireland by sea on a low-loader and stored at a yard beside Dunns Store
Cornelscourt Shopping Centre for about one month in 04/05.2001. To Gorey?
G-BPGV was transported to Ireland by sea on a low-loader 10.2001and based at a yard beside Dunns Store
Cornelscourt Shopping Centre.
G-JWFT was transported to Ireland by sea on a low-loader 08.2001and based at a yard beside Dunns Store
Cornelscourt Shopping Centre until 01.2002 when it moved (flew?) to Kilternan

Based G-BPGV Robinson R.22HP (0887) 06.01.2002 12.01.2002 Leinster Warehousing
G-JWFT Robinson R.22 (0989) 06.01.2002 01.02.2002 Leinster Warehousing
Stored G-BOVR Robinson R.22 HP (0176) 04.01.2002 05.01.2002 James Patrick O’Brian

0464 Corrandulla Galway Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Corrandulla
12k SW of Headford Galway
Co Galway

Visitor G-BOBO Robinson R.22HP on 01.10.1990 DJ.Saunders

0465 Craigavon 1 Armagh Microlight Airstrip/Helipad Private
See Tullyhugh 2335

0466

0467 Creevekeeran Hilltop Armagh Helibase British Army
Crievekeeran ( ) owner/operator British Army
Crievekieran ( ) Creevekeeran Hilltop
Co Armagh

Hilltop observation post served only by helicopters

0468 Cromleach Lodge Sligo Helipad Private
Carrickglass owner/operator Cromleach Lodge Resturant and Hotel
Carrickglass
4.5k ENE of Castlebaldwin Ballindoon
Castlebaldwin
Co Sligo
071-65155 / 65455

Visitors EI-ECA Agusta A.109A on 18.04.1997 Backdrive Ltd


0469 Croslieve Mountain Armagh Helibase Private
Crosslieve A owner/operator British Army
Croslieve Mountain
1.5k NW of Forkhill Drumintee
Forkhill
Co Armagh

mountain top observation post served only by helicopters


0470 Crossmaglen 1 Armagh Helibase British Army
owner/operator British Army
Crossmaglen
400m S of Crossmaglen Co Armagh

Army base situated on part of the Crossmaglen GAA sports ground.
Army base closed 02.2007. PSNI Station will remain operational and
will be the only security service available in the area in future.
Helipad dug up on 13.02.2007.

0471 Cahergowan? Galway Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Cahergowan?
1.5k W of Claregalway Claregalway
possible location based on directions and distance’s Co Galway
given in the official AAIU accident report

visitors G-CLYV Robinson R.22 Beta (1677) on 14.08.1996
operated to the private residence of the pilot- 3 miles
(direction?) from Galway Airport on 14.08.1996- possibly
Cahergowan. It later departed to Tully Cross 1354- Co Mayo-
see which.

0472 Culloden Hotel Down Helipad Private
Hollywood owner/operator Culloden Hotel
Bangor road
S side of the railway line and Hollywood
100m E of Cultra Railway Station Co Down
BT18 0EX
01232-425223 fax 01232-426777

0473 Culmore Point Derry Marine Private
Lough Foyle 3 owner/operator ?
Culmore Point
4k NE of the Foyle Bridge Lough Foyle
Co Derry

Site used by General Italo Balbo as a staging area for his
flight of 24 Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boats of the Italian Air Force
making a scheduled refuelling stop on Lough Foyle arriving at Culmore Point on 02.08.1933.
 HYPERLINK "http://digitalfilmarchive.net/media/italian-air-armada-122" http://digitalfilmarchive.net/media/italian-air-armada-122 copy & paste ONLY

The flight departed on 05.08.1933 en-route to Iceland. en route to the World Fair in Chigaco
They left Italy on 01.08.1933 and they arrived at their destination of
Chicargo on Lake Michigan USA 15.08.1933.

Lord Londonderry entertained General Balbo at his Northern Ireland
residence at Mount Stewart on the shores of Strangford Lough
the airctraft registration was compiled from the first four letters of the surnames of each of the aircraft Captains. I-DINI the LAST four were used. I-BALD- I DONT THINK SO!! Also too close
to I-BALB. Although they were military aircraft each aircraft was assigned a “civilian registration” for the trip. It was marked on the port & straboard underwing and possibly on each side of
the fuselage in small letters.

total of 25 S.55x aircraft built
from Amsterdam visitor I-BALB Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government (marked 45456 on tail) General Balbo was a Savoia Marchetti
S-55TA Taraversata Atlantica
from Amsterdam visitor I-PELL Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct General Pelgrinni
from Amsterdam visitor I-NANN Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Nannini
from Amsterdam visitor I-GOIR Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Goirdano
from Amsterdam visitor I-BISE Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat (55) 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Bisco
from Amsterdam visitor I-DINI Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government Flight Lt Baldini was a Savoia Marchetti
S-55TA Taraversata Atlantica. This aircraft struck a sandbank
and overturned on landing at
Amsterdam on 01.07.1933 sadly
killing Sergeant Mechanic
Quintavalle who was smothered in
mud. The Aircraft was reported as
“destroyed”. While the vast majority
of list’s had I-DINI flying into Derry
and all the remaining destinations-
at least two reports stated only 23
floatplanes arrived in Derry.
from Amsterdam visitor I-BORG Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Borghetti
from Amsterdam visitor I-BIAN Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Biani
from Amsterdam visitor I-QUES Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Questa
from Amsterdam visitor I-CALO Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government Flight Lt Calo was a Savoia Marchetti
S-55TA Taraversata Atlantica
from Amsterdam visitor I-LIPP Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Lippi
from Amsterdam visitor I-ROVI Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Govenrment aircraft type correct Flight Lt Rovis Force landed Prince Edward Is
26.07.1933
from Amsterdam visitor I-NAPO Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Napoli
from Amsterdam visitor I-VERC Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Vercelloni
from Amsterdam visitor I-RANI Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Ranieri
from Amsterdam visitor I-ARAM Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Aramu
from Amsterdam visitor I-RECA Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government Flight Lt Recageno was a Savoia Marchetti
S-55TA Taraversata Atlantica
from Amsterdam visitor I-LONG Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government Flight Lt Longo was a Savoia Marchetti
S-55TA Taraversata Atlantica
from Amsterdam visitor I-MIGL Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Miglia
from Amsterdam visitor I-LEON Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Leone
from Amsterdam visitor I-TEUC Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government Flight Lt Teucci was a Savoia Marchetti
S-55TA Taraversata Atlantica
from Amsterdam visitor I-GALL Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Gallo
from Amsterdam visitor I-ABBR Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Abbriata registration listed but suspect
from Amsterdam visitor I-CANN Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat 02.07.1933 05.07.1933 Italian Government aircraft type correct Flight Lt Cannistracci
? Supermarine Southampton 02.07.1933 Royal Air Force 201 Sqn welcoming escourt over flight only? landed?
? Supermarine Southampton 02.07.1933 Royal Air Force 201 Sqn welcoming escourt over flight only? landed?
? Supermarine Southampton 02.07.1933 Royal Air Force 201 Sqn welcoming escourt over flight only? landed?
? Supermarine Southampton 02.07.1933 Royal Air Force 201 Sqn welcoming escourt over flight only? landed?
? Supermarine Southampton 02.07.1933 Royal Air Force 201 Sqn with Count Grandi the Italian embassador to GB
from Lough Neagh visitor ? Supermarine Southampton 02.07.1933 Royal Air Force 201 Sqn with Lord Londonderry landing mid afternoon

Flight 26.10.1944 p.442
On May June 9th 2nd 1933 201 Squadron flew some of their metal Southamptons up to Loch Lough Foyle to visit the 24? Savoia Marchetti twin-hull flyingboats which Marshal General Balbo
was taking as a formation across the Atlantic. Count Grandi the Italian ambassador to Gt Britain travelled in one of the Southamptons to greet his fellow countrymen. red = my corrections??
This report in Flight would suggest that the Southampton’s actually landed on Lough Foyle that day.

0474 Culmullin Meath Airfield Private
Culmullen A owner/operator ?
Culmullin
6k SW of Dunshaughlin Dunshaughlin
Co Meath

info from Roger D.Caird
5329n 0606w 11nm R274 DUB VOR. 2½m W of Batterstown
In use 1960's - 1970's- Dublin Tiger Group. Current Status ?
Maurice (MCRO) via Flying in Ireland forum 04.10.2004
Runways - don't be daft! This was a proper aerodrome on top of the hill. Taxi anti-clockwise round the perimeter until you feel the breeze in your left earhole –
then smart left turn through 90 deg - and away!
Posted: Sun 03.10.2004 7:15 pm    
Would have thought that with Old Fairyhouse and Culmullin in that area you would have enough. Culmullin was licensed for many years and trained some quite notable pilots Old Fairyhouse was largely the realm of EI-ADT routeing to and from Racing events
Based EI-ANN deHavilland DH82a Tiger Moth 06.10.1964 cr18.10.1964 J.Finnigan & Partners Dbr Culmullen 18.10.1964 to Bolton Street
EI-AOP deHavilland DH82a Tiger Moth 24.09.1965 cr00.00.1974 Dublin Tiger Group to Bolton Street
G-AIBN
0475 Cultra Down Marine Private
Belfast Lough owner/operator Short Brothers & Harland
Cultra
1k NE of Hollywood Co Down
In use during the 1950’s and 1960’s

info below from Roger D.Caird
5440n 0550w
Possible 1930’s use. More likely Post WWII civil marine landing ground.
Used by Shorts flying boats.
Used 21.08.76 by VP-LVE Short Sandringham.

Belfast Lough
County:-North Down
Grid Reference:- 15
Current Status:-Moorings
Date:-15 August 1932 - 1950s
Current Use:-Disused
Used By:-Civil

Visitors VP-LVE Short Sandringham on 2.08.1976

0476 Curracloe Wexford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Curracloe
Co Wexford

info from Roger D.Caird
Curracloe Co. Wexford North of Wexford town.

Visitor EI-CFE Robinson R.22 on 30.07.2000

0477 Curragh 1 Kildare Landing strip Private
owner/operator ?
Curragh
Location? Co Kildare

James Valentine gave a flying demonstration at the Curragh during
09 or 10.1912 possibly at this location.

Visitor ? ? on 09/10.1912 James Valintine

Possibly the same site as Curragh 2 & 3 below- was used by the RFC 2 Sqd as
a refueling point for BE.2A’s- when most of the unit’s aircraft visited during Sept 1913.
They were on the first ever overseas deployment of any RFC unit. Visited enroute to
Rathbane House 1131- S of Limerick city during 09.1913

from Montrose Visitors 273 BE.2A on 01.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Lieutenant Wandron to Rathbane Hse
from Rathbane Hse 273 BE.2A on 02.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Lieutenant Wandron to Rathbane Hse
from Rathbane Hse 218 BE.2A on 23.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Captain CAH Longcroft to Bryansford
from Rathbane Hse 272 BE.2A on 23.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Captain ACH McClean to Bryansford
from Rathbane Hse 225 BE.2A on 23.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC Lieutenant L.Dawes to Bryansford
from Rathbane Hse ? BE.2A on 29.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC to Newcastle

0478 Curragh 2 Kildare Landing Ground RFC/RAF
owner/operator Royal Flying Corps
exact location? Royal Air Force
5k E of Kildare town Curragh Army Camp
Curragh
Co Kildare

info from Roger D.Caird
5307n 0652w
A BE2A Serial 273 (No.2 Sqn.- RFC) landed at the Curragh on 01.09.1913
for fuel while en route Montrose(Scotland) to Rathbane House Limerick.
The Royal Air Force established an airfield here during 1917 Abandoned.
(see Karl Hayes Book)

There was a landing ground at the Curragh from as early as 1913.

The RFC established a presence here in 11.1915 with the establishment
of a training unit for fitters- riggers and other technicians. It is
probable that instructional airframes were used by the training unit.
While large- permanent hangars and buildings were constructed at
the sites selected for the training stations- the first aerodrome to be
commissioned was at Curragh army camp five miles east of Kildare-
where the RFC had already estabilished a presence during 1915-
(as referred to earlier). This was intended as a temporary station for
one Training Squadron (Day Bombing) although in the event the station
continued in use to the end of 1919. A portion of the camp was set apart
for flying and canvas hangars of the Bessoneau type erected. The station
had an establishment of 332 personnel- including 30 office 30 NCOs under
instruction- who were accommodated in bilIets or in huts lent by Irish
Command.
The first flying unit to establish at the Curragh- was 19 Training Squadron
(TS) which moved in from its previous base at HounsIow 12.1917.
The squadron was equipped with 24 aircraft- 12 Airco DH4s and 9s and
12 Avro 504s. ‘Airco’ was an abbreviation for Aircraft Manfacturing
Company Ltd- the company which later changed its to the de Havilland
Aircraft Company Ltd.
The DH4 was one of the outstanding aeroplanes of the First World War. Its
fabric covered- wirebraced- spruce and ash structure was typical of the day
but the the front fusealage- housing the two cockpits and main fuel tanks-
was strengtened with a plywood covering. Orders were placed for some
1-700 of the type- of which 1-449 were actually delivered. As well as seeing
combat service in France- the type served with a number of training units
including 19TS at the Curragh.
However- the principal training types used in Ireland were the Avro 504 (for
elementary training) and the DH9 (for advanced and bombing training). The
504- which had been design 1913- had emerged as the 504K by 1918- the
most famous wooden trainer of all time. Many thousands were built- the type
being powered by a variety of engines- the lOOhp Gnome- the 110hp Le
Rhone-the 130hp Clarget and the 150hp Bentley.
During 12.1917 number 19TS arrived at the Curragh.
A Capt Inglefield visited the Curragh during that same month- flying a DH4
from 19TS. He also paid a visit to Clonglowes Wood Collage on 15.12.1917-
giving a flying display to the student’s. Photograph’s of his aircraft show it
carrying the name “Firefly II” on the fuselage. A second DH4- from 19TS
at the Curragh- also made a flight with Sir George Prescott- Military
Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant as a passenger.
What was in all probability Ireland’s first air-to-air photographic session took
place- when Captain Inglefield’s aircraft was photographed performing verious
manoeuvers by a cinematograph in a second aircraft.
Another new unit to establish in Ireland- was the Irish Flying instructors
School- which was formed at the Curragh in 10.1918- flying Avro 504K’s.

Military Unit Movements
formed here based 00.11.1915 00.04.1916 1 Training Centre RFC ? disbanded 00.04.1916
Fermoy based 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 Training Sqn RAF as of 00.12.1916 Farnham 7417 total 9 aircraft disbanded 13.06.1919
DH.1 4627 this list was current post 00.12.1916 and
DH.4 A7656 in all probability some if not most aircraft
as of 00.12.1916 BE.2b total 9 aircraft listed were replaced before 13.06.1919
BE.2c 2718
BE.2e
FE.2b
FB.5 2346
BE.12 6507
Avro 504J C4312
RE.8 A3618
Elephant A6298
formed here based 22.10.1918 13.06.1919 Irish Flying Instructors School RAF Avro 504J disbanded 13.06.1919
Avro 504K
DH.9 E8762
Oranmore based 00.01.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b Oranmore
Tallaght based 15.04.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b Baldonnell

Military Aircraft Movements
based ? ? 00.11.1915 00.04.1916 No.1 Training Centre RFC/RAF
visitor ? Airco DH4 15.12.1917 RFC pilot Captain Ingerfield
Houndslow ? Airco DH4 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH4 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF ?
? Airco DH4 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH4 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH4 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH4 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH9 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF ?
? Airco DH9 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH9 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH9 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH9 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Airco DH9 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
based C4312 Avro 504J (?) 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
? Avro 504 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 training Sqd RAF
based ? Avro 504K’s 00.10.1918 00.00.1919 Irish Flying Instructors School RAF

0479 Curragh 3 Kildare Landing Ground Private?/RFC/RAF?
owner/operator ?
Curragh
Location? Co Kildare

Possibily the same site as used by the RFC/RAF- was also
used by Iona National Airways to give plaesure flights from
08.1931 to 04.1932 using EI-AAF& EI-AAG both DH60G Moths

visitor G-A??? deHavilland DH50 00.00.1926 Imperial Airways (charter flight) carrying a salesman from the British & Irish
Petroleum Co to Baldonnell- but due to mist was unable to land there so
arrived here at the Curtragh instead. It was then escorted to Baldonnal by
an Air Corps machine.
G-A??? deHavilland DH50 00.00.1926 Imperial Airways
G-A??? deHavilland DH50 00.00.1926 Imperial Airways info via “A View from Above” Donal McCarron page 72.
EI-AAF deHavilland DH60G Moth 00.08.1931 00.04.1932 Iona National Airways
EI-AAG deHavilland DH60G Moth 00.08.1931 00.04.1932 Iona National Airways

0480 Devlinmore 3 Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
owner Richard Parke
Devlinmore
5.75k ESE of Carrigart Carrigart
Co Donegal

f Letterkenny based G-CDIP Skyranger 912S (BMAA/HB/429) 08.07.2010 00.03.2012 John Parke to ILAS field/ Ardenagh Great
f Devlinmore 1 based G-MMOG Huntair Pathfinder MKI (011) 00.07.2010 00.03.2012 John Parke departed as sold
temporarily based G-CDNY Jabiru SP-470 (PFA 274B-14020) 00.07.2010 00.04.2011 Gerrard Lucey returned to Popham
based G-MWUN Rans S-6-ESD Coyote II (0391-173) N 01.04.2012 00.00.0000 John Parke sold
f Trim based G-CBRF Comco Ikarus C42 FB 100 VLA
(PFA 322-13900)

0481 Curragh racecourse Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator Curragh Racecourse
The Curragh
4k E of Kildare town Co Kildare
045-441205 fax 045-441442

00.11.1915 00.00.0000 No.1 Training Centre RFC
from Fermoy visitor A7656 deHavilland DH.4 27.06.1918 13.06.1919 19 Training Squadron disbanded 13.06.1919

00.00.1985-Active Paul Hensey (Manager)
all info below from Joe McDermott visitor N89WC Sikorsky S.76B 27.08.2006 Shannon Helicopters EI-DDB Eurocopters EC-120B 27.08.2006 J Cuddy/Irish Abrasives
EI-BYJ Bell 206 Jet Ranger 01.07.2007 EI-HHH Agusta 109 01.07.2007 EI-MEJ Bell 206 JetRanger 01.07.2007 EI-MIT Bell 407 01.07.2007 EI-RHM Bell 407 01.07.2007 EI-SBM Agusta 109 01.07.2007 EI-SNJ Bell 407 01.07.2007 EI-WAV Bell 430 01.07.2007 G-LJRM Sikorsky S-76 01.07.2007
EI-CHV Agusta A109A 15.07.2007 EI-ECA Agusta A109A 15.07.2007 EI-TWO Agusta A109E 15.07.2007

0482 Currarevagh House Galway Helipad Private
Oughterard owners Harry & June Hodgson
Uachter Ard operator Oughterard
Connemara
6k NNW of Oughterard Co Galway

visitor G-BVNH Agusta A.109C 27.02.2000 Brecqhon

0483 University of Limerick Limerick Store Private
see Sreelane 0294

0484 Dalkey Island Hotel Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Dalkey Island Hotel
Dalkey
3.4k SE of Dun Laoghaire railway station Co Dublin
The carpark in the front of the hotel was used 01-2850377
occasionally by EI-IRV from about 1996 until
the hotel was demolished 1998.
see also Dalkey (1789) this site sold 1998

part time Based EI-IRV Aerospatiale AS350B Squirrel 07.10.1996 00.00.1998 Santail Ltd

0485 Derk Beg Sligo WW2 Forced Landing site Private / Irish Air Corps
Gark A owner/operator ?
Skreen Derk
Skreen
In some publications the location of the forced landing of Co Sligo
P5123 Lockheed Hudson 1 is given as “Gark”. Probably a
mis-reading of official documents.
The correct name of the townland is Derk Beg.

11k WNW of Ballysadare

A temporary airstrip was constructed here- by removing stone walls in
adjacent fields in order to fly out the Hudson- which made a wheels
up force landing here on Fri 24.01.1941. It was flowen out to Baldonnell
on Wed 26.03.1941 by the Aer Lingus chief pilot who was familiar with
their Lockheed 14. a type previously used by Aer Lingus.
It later became IAC 91 of the Irish Air Corps.

from Aldergrove visitor P5123 Lockheed Hudson 1 (1812) 24.01.1941 26.03.1941 233 Sqd RAFCC to Baldonnell to become 91 for the Irish Air Corps after it was
purchased from the British Government in 1941

0486 Derry 1 Derry Field strip Private
owner ?
operator Sir Alan Cobham
location? ?
Derry
Co Derry

site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus Wed/Thurs 12/13.07.1933.

all the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Derry.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 12-13.07.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 12-13.07.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 12-13.07.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 12-13.07.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 12-13.07.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 12-13.07.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 12-13.07.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 12-13.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 12-13.07.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 12-13.07.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 12-13.07.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 12-13.07.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 12-13.07.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 12-13.07.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 12-13.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

0487 Derry 2 Derry Airstrip Private
see Eglinton 1 0580

0488 Derry 3 Derry Helibase British Army
see Ebrington Barracks 0571

0489 Derry City 2 Derry Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Derry
Location? Co Derry

Site was used by G-WOSP Bell 206B for pleasure flights during
easter 1993. [noted Sat 10.04.1993]


visitor G-WOSP Bell 206B Jet Ranger (2545) 09.04.1993 12.04.1993 Lakeside Helicopters

0490 Derry Road Donegal Helipad Private
see Kellys Car Showrooms 0755

0491 Devilsbit Mountain Tipperary Glider Site Private
owner/operator Jim Chadwick
Main Street
Location? Borrisoleigh.
Co Tipperary

site was in use during the 1960’s/1970’s No details as to gliders used

0492 Devlinmore Point Donegal Airstrip Private
owner Joseph McHugh
Devlinmore
4k E of Carrigart Carrigart
Co Donegal
operator John Parke
Devlinmore
Carrigart
Co Donegal

Devlinmore 3 based EI-BIW SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1144) 00.02.1986 00.04.1986 John & Raymond Parke to Carrigart

0493 Dingle Bay Kerry Marine Private
owner/operator ?
Dingle Bay
Co Kerry
Location of landing area unknown in what is a large body of water

visitor N4575C Grumman G21A Goose on 19/ 20.07.2000. Aerofloat

0494 Dingle Skellig Hotel Kerry Helipad Private
owner/operator Dingle Skellig Hotel
Dingle
700m S of Dingle Co Kerry
066-9150200 fax 066-9151501



0495 Dolla 1 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Monaquill 1020

0496 Dollymount Strand Dublin Beach strip Private
owner Dublin County Council
operator Iona National Airways
8k ENE of O’Connell Street Bridge Dollymount Strand
North Bull Island
Co Dublin

Iona National Airways used the beach to give pleasure flights during
09.1931- utilising aircraft EI-AAG and EI-AAK both DH60 Moths.

visitor EI-AAG deHavilland DH60X Moth Seaplane 00.09.1931 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-AAK deHavilland DH60G Gipsy Moth 00.09.1931 Iona National Airways

0497 Dunanore Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
New Ross 2 owner/operator Martin Ffrench 086-2551734
Donamore A also the National Microlight Associaton of Ireland
Dunanore
New Ross
6.5k E of New Ross Co Wexford


The site is situated about mid-way between the N30 road to the
north and the N25 to the south- in the townland of Dunanore.
From New Ross head east through Irishtown and at Maudlins-
1.5k- go straight on ( left) at the road fork. Then 4 kilometers
further on- at the second crossroad’s go right- heading SE for
exactly 1.25k and the strip is on your right- just before the high
tension cable line.
possibly not in use ? phone rings out (2006)

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 63
Strip slopes down from 05 to 23. Strip may be unusable.
High Tension cable line 100m E and N of the threshold of 23
marked with high vis balls.
Martin runs a fire and security company.
Visitors Welcome with PPR by phone.
Circuits to the SE avoid horses and houses.
Mogas 4k Ballynabola No Avgas.

based EI-CGN Pegasus XL-R 19.16.1993 01.08.1997 Martin Ffrench
EI-CGN Pegasus XL-R 01.08.1997 Active Vicent Power
EI-CNU Quantum 15-912 10.04.1997 Active Martin Ffrench
G-MZLB Huntwing Experience 25.02.1998 21.06.2005 Michael Ffrench De-Registered
base given as New Ross G-MMTO Mainair Tri-Flyer 20.04.1995 Active Robert Wilson Kelly
crashed en-route G-BTUC Cyclone Ax-3 16.05.1998 ?

0498 Donard Wicklow Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Donard
12k NE of Baltinglass Baltinglass
Co Wicklow

visitor DU-111 AS365 Dauphin 26.08.1999 Government of Dubai

0499 Donegal Donegal Airstrip/Airport Private
see Carrickfinn 0321

0500 Donegal Town 1 Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Donegal Town
Location? Co Donegal

visitor EI-CHV Agusta A109A N 09.07.1996 ?
visitor EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell AB206B Jet Ranger N 23.07.1997 Celtic Helicopters
visitor EI-CIO Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger N 21.01.1999 Sean Quinn group
visitor EI-CUI Robinson R.44 N 09.11.2000 ?

0501 Donemana A Derry Airstrip Private
see Dunnamanagh 0565

0502 Dongeeha A Limerick Airstrip Private
see Dungeeha 0552

0503 Donnybrook Dublin Helipad Private
see RTE Studios 1214

0504 Doon Offaly Airstrip Private
Athlone Air Park owner/operator Peter Mooney
Doon Demense
Ferbane
Co Offaly

Opened 07.2000? reported as closed in 2003. Active again (2011)
12.5k SE of Athlone.
From Athlone follow the R446- heading SE- then the N6 for 1.25k- take a R
turn onto the N62 for 6k to Ballynahone- then a futher 2.75k to Doon Cross
Roads- turn R onto the R444 and airstrip is on the R. Airstrip closed 2003?

Early 90's ELAN Executives were interested in developing Mooneys strip at the
Doon- they even got the ESB to bury all overhead lines.

based G-BVNY Rans S-7 Courier 00.00.0000 00.00.2003 G.Doyle & P.Morris
visitor EI-BMN Reims Cessna F.152 II 09.11.2000
visitor OK-FUA-09 Lambada 19.05.2001

0505 Downhill Derry Beach Glider Strip Private
see Benone Strand 0202

0506 Downhill House Hotel Mayo Helipad Private
Ballina owner/operator Downhill House Hotel
Ballina
Co Mayo
096-21033 fax 096-21338
depart Ballina in a NE direction- after crossing the bridge-
travel 750m on the N59 and take the second turning on the
R. The hotel is 400m on the L.

multiple helicopter activity to Ballina area [hotel?] since at least 1990.

0507 Downings Beach Donegal Beach Strip Private
Tra Beg Beach owner/operator ?
Downings
3k NW of Carrigart just N of the Rosapenna Hotel Letterkenny
Co Donegal

visitor EI-AYV SOCATA MS892A Rallye 150 00.00.1978 Sligo NW Aero Club
visitor EI-BIW SOCATA MS880B Rallye 00.08.1982 J.Barr crashed 00.08.1982 minor damage dismantled roaded out
visitor G-APXR Piper PA-22 Tri Pacer 23.02.1986 ?
P2 visitor G-AZMA SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire II (65) 23.02.1986N Irene Joyce Bishop-Michael Kirk-
T/a KK Aviation
visitor EI-BOE TB.10 Tabago 12.06.1986 ?
to date this was the last recorded movement at Tra Beg beach

0508 Glebe Derry Airstrip Private
see Blackhill 1719

0509 Drenagh Derry Airstrip Private
Drennagh A owner ?
operator RN Hall
Location? Drenagh
Limavady
Co Derry

f Eglinton visitor N4085E Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub (18-7809059) 10.09.1994 RN.Hall

0510 Drinagh Wexford Airstrip Private
Wexford 5 owner ?
Kenniscarthy? A operator Sir Alan Cobham
Drinagh
4.75k S of Wexford Bridge Wexford town
Co Wexford

site used by Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus on Wed 14.05.1935.
All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Drinagh on
14.05.1935.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 14.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N 14.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N 14.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N 14.05.1935 G-ADBDAvro 504N 14.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 14.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 14.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 14.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 14.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 14.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 14.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 14.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 14.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 14.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider 14.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

0511 Drogheda 1 Meath Airstrip Private
see Colpe Farm 0439

0512 Drogheda 2 Louth Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Drogheda
Co Louth

based EI-ECA Agusta A.109A II 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Ace Helicopters
visitor G-DORB Bell 206B Jet Ranger III 10.06.1991 Dorb Crest Homes
visitor G-DORB Bell 206B Jet Ranger III 02.10.1991 Dorb Crest Homes
EI-TAR Bell 222 09.08.1999 ?
EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 13.08.2000 ?
EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 01.09.2000 Westair
EI-LIT Bolkow Bo105S 06.12.2000 Irish Helicopters

0513 Drogheda 3 Louth Airstrip Private
see Carstown 1584

0514 Drumadd Barracks Armagh Helibase British Army/RAF
Armagh 2 owner/operator British Army
Armagh 3 ? Drumadd Barracks
Armagh
Co Armagh
2k E of Armagh city inside army base

0515 Dromineer 1 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Ballydrinan 1505

0516 Dromiskin Louth Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Dromiskin
Location? Castlebellingham
Co Louth

from Weston? Visitors EI-BUW Nobel Hardiman Snowbird 3A (SB-F001) on 01.06.1992 TIFC & IS Ltd
Crashed shortly after take-off from this site- nose dived
into field near Commons Road on Mon 01.06.1992. Pilot
suffered a broken leg and the aircraft was destroyed

0517 Drommahane Cork Helipad Private
Dromahane A owner/operator Marwing Trading
Mallow 4 Gerard Creedon- Commercial Director 086-8040032
Gaelic Helicopters Ltd
Location? Drommahane
Mallow
Co Cork
022-22040 Fax 022-22526 087-2575323




Gaelic Helicopters is a private Irish company licensed to provide
helicopter charter and aerial work services.
The company is based in Dromahane- Mallow- Co. Cork.
 
Based EI-GHL Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (3379) 04.02.1997 18.07.2000 Marwing Trading Ltd
visitor G-BPIE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 14.08.1996 Fray Aviation
visitor G-BPIE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 21.03.1997 Fray Aviation
visitor EI-GHL Bell 206B Jet Ranger III 02.03.1999 Gealic Helicopters
visitor to Mallow EI-MER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.07.2000 ?

0518 Drummuckavall Hilltop Armagh Helibase Private
Drumuckavall A owner/operator British Army
Drumucknavall A Drummuckavall Hilltop
Crossmaglen
3k SE of Crossmaglen Co Armagh

Helicopters were the only means of transport used to supply and relieve
the observation tower on the hilltop. Helipad was within the hilltop zone.

0519 Dromoland Castle Clare Helipad/s Private
Newcastle-On-Fergus owner/operator Dromoland Castle
Newmarket on Fergus
3k N of Newcastle-On-Fergus Co Clare
061-368144 fax 061-363355

0520 Dromore 1 Down Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Dromore
Location? Co Down

stored G-IROY Rotorway Exec 152 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
other aircraft stored in the Dromore area see IT 13.09.2010 locations?
G-BTCR Rans S-10 Sakota 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-BYTZ Raj Hamsa X 'air 582 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-MYDU Thruster T300 00.00.0000 00.00.0000

0521 Druids Glen Golf Club Wicklow Helipad Private
owner/operator Druids Glen Golf Club
Newtownmountkennedy
2k E of Newtownmountkennedy Co Wicklow
01-2873600

visitor ? ? 01.07.1997 Westair
visitor ? ? 14.07.1997 Westair
EI-JBC Agusta A.109 17.06.1998 ?
Druids Glen Hotel IAC-271 07.04.2006 with Bertie Ahearn to IMI

0522 Drumcondra 1 Dublin Balloon Launch Site Private
see Belvedere House 0200

0523 Drumcondra 2 Dublin Parachute Drop Private
see Clonturk Park 0417

0524 Drumkeeran Leitrim Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Drumkeeran
Location? Manorhamilton
Co Leitrim

visitor EI-BIJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 28.01.1998

0525 Dublin 1 Dublin Aerodrome/Airport RFC/RAF/Civil
Collinstown owner/operator Royal Air Force 16.08.1918 - 00.11.1922 closed
Irish Aviation Company 00.07.1931 - 00.11.1931 closed
9k N of O’Connells Street Bridge-city centre Irish Government 19.01.1940 - 00.00.0000
Aer Rianta 00.00.0000 - Active

The Royal Air Force established an aerodrome at Collinstown during 1918.
(see Karl Hayes Book)
While the main part of the military camp was to the south of Corballis House- the hangars
were several hundred yards to the north of the House. The airfield covered about
250 acres. During November 1922 British forces finally abandoned Collinstown.
No futher use was made of the airfield until 1931 when Desoutter I- G-AAPY was based-
operated by Irish Aviation Co. This service was discontinued later the same year- and the
airfield was again abandoned.
On 09.12.1936- the Government announced that Collinstown
would be reconstructed as Dublins civil airport. The site was enlarged to 717 acres. All
of the old RAF hangars and most of the other buildings were demolished to make way for
the new development. Four grass runways were laid down all crossing at a central point
with 45( increments between them. Three of them were 3000ft long and the fourth was 5250ft.
Construction was completed by the end of 1939 and it was officially opened on 19.01.1940.

On 12.12.1985 the Govt approved the construction of r/w 10/28. Quoted cost £30m. Work
commenced Autumn 1987. Work commenced in September 1987 on the construction of a
new Control Tower and ATC complex. ATIS commenced 06.05.1988.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 71
Busy international airport with some GA activity.
Frequent changes in taxiway information - consult latest updates.
Flight plan MANDATORY.
Arrival and departure as directed. (2003)
North Sector 129.175mHz
South Sector 124.65mHz
Approach 121.1mHz
Tower 118.6mHz
Clr Del 121.875mHz
No Mogas Avgas available.

Military Unit Movements
ex 24 and 59 based 15.08.1918 14.04.1919 24 Training Depot Station DH.9 redesignated 24 Training School
Training Sqns Avro 504
SE.5A
Camel
Baldonnell based 00.02.1919 13.04.1919 23 Training Depot Station Avro 504 redesignated 23 Training School
DH.9
ex 23 Training based 13.04.1919 00.00.1919 23 Training School Avro 504 disbanded 00.00.1919
Depot Station DH.9
ex 24 Training based 14.04.1919 01.05.1919 24 Training School Avro 504 to Tallaght
Depot Station
Baldonnell based 01.05.1922 31.10.1922 Irish Flight DH.9A disbanded 31.10.1922
F.2b
Military Aircraft Movements
based E5799 Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
based E5800 Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
based E2411 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4014) 01.05.1922 05.07.1922 Irish Flight RAF to Irish Army Air Service as B.I 05.07.1922 crashed 14.02.1924
based H1485 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5201) 01.05.1922 00.07.1922 Irish Flight RAF to Irish Army Air Service at Baldonnell 10.07.1922
to Irish Army Air Service as BF.III crashed Naas 17.07.1922
based J6623 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5930) 01.05.1922 00.00.0000 Irish Flight RAF
based H1489 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5205) 00.07.1922 00.00.1922 Irish Flight RAF port wheel collapsed on landing Collinstown 01.08.1922
based F4934 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4920) 00.08.1922 00.00.0000 Irish Flight RAF reconditioned to “J” type 00.11.1924 new c/n 6545 2nd recondition new c/n 6902 00.02.1926
based J6744 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6051) 00.08.1922 00.00.0000 Irish Flight RAF
based J6762 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6069) 00.08.1922 00.09.1922 Irish Flight RAF to 5 FTS 00.09.1922
based J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6063) 00.08.1922 00.09.1922 Irish Flight RAF to 2 Sqn Aldergrove 00.09.1922 returned here to Irish Flight
00.09.1922 (see below)
based J6692 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5999) 00.08.1922 00.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF to 24 Sqn UK 00.12.1922
based E2505 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4108) 00.08.1922 00.11.1922 Irish Flight RAF
based J6704 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6011) 00.08.1922 00.11.1922 Irish Flight RAF to CFS 00.10.1924
based F4934 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6051) 00.08.1922 00.06.1923 Irish Flight RAF reconditioned to “J” type new c/n 6545 00.11.1924-2nd recondition
new c/n 6902 00.02.1926
based J6732 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6039) 14.08.1922 00.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF to Central Flying School England 00.10.1924
based J6736 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6043) 14.08.1922 00.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF
based J6748 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6055) 14.08.1922 00.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF 12th wing
based J6732 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6039) 14.08.1922 00.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF
based J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6063) 00.09.1922 00.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF to 2 FTS England 00.10.1922
based J6748 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6055) 00.10.1922 00.00.0000 Irish Flight RAF
based J6763 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6070) 00.10.1922 21.10.1922 Irish Flight RAF cr Phoenix Park 21.10.1922 repaired to 2 Sqn 01.11.1922
based J6688 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5995) 13.10.1922 00.00.0000 Irish Flight RAF
stored IAC152 Vickers Supermarine VS.506 Seafire LF.III 00.00.1950? 00.00.1962 Dublin Airport w/o in fl Gormanston Co Meath 01.09.1949 airframe used for fire
(CBAF????) ex PX929 VS sub-contracted to Cunliffe Owen so probably no c/n practice at Dublin Airport scrapped 00.00.1962



Airfield closed 00.11.1922 then temporarily used from 00.07.1931 to 00.11.1931 & closed again until 00.06.1939 when it reopened as an aerodrome/airport

Based Civilian Aircraft at Dublin - Collinstown from 00.06.1939 upto 31.12.1999
Irish Civilian Aircraft list of based showing registration-aircraft type & dates compiled & supplied by Roger D.Caird- Dublin-plus additional data for
Irish based Civilian and all data for Foreign based Civilian Aircraft was sourced by Hugo- but will NOT including visiting Irish or Foreign aircraft.
With maybe some special exceptions for unusal or historic visitors.
Since 1939 there have been no military aircraft permently based at Collinstown (Dublin Airport)
Our hope is to get as close as we can to a definitive list of ALL based aviation activity at Collinstown since it opened in 1918 up until 31.12.1999.
Please contact us with any updates or additional historical info you may be aware of. We have major gaps in data between the 1920’s & the 1960’s we would be delighted
to hear from you if you can help fill any of these gaps
As this is an historical database we will ATTEMPT to give FULL complete coverage of based aircraft up to- but not beyond 31.12.1999. Primerily because it would be
an impossible task to keep pace with the proliferation of aviation activity that has occurred at Dublin over the last 20 odd years and also the fact that there are many on-line
and published sources of data covering the period from 01.01.2000 to date- now available . However if you have or know of any completed listing of based & visitor activity
at Dublin Airport covering the period from 01.01.2000 or if you can correct / update any of the data- we would be delighted to hear from you.

based EI-ABV Lockheed 14-F62 Super Electra 23.06.1939 25.05.1940
based EI-ABW Lockheed 14-F62 Super Electra 23.06.1939 25.05.1940
based EI-ACA Douglas DC-3-268B 01.04.1940 18.06.1946
based EI-ACD Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL 17.12.1945 15.06.1963
based EI-ACH Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-25-DK 30.01.1946 06.05.1959
based EI-ACE Douglas DC-3D 27.02.1946 00.07.1964
based EI-ACF Douglas DC-3D 01.03.1946 01.01.1953
based EI-ACG Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL R 15.04.1946 X31.10.1960
based EI-ACI Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL 24.04.1946 02.12.1960
based EI-ACK Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-80-DL 29.06.1946 00.03.1960
based EI-ACM Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-20-DK 21.07-1946 02.06.1958
based EI-ACL Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-01-DK 13.08.1946 02.06.1958
based EI-ACT Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-10-DK 04.10.1946 31.10.1960
based EI-ACU Auster J/2 Arrow 22.02.1947 12.04.1947
based EI-ACB Lockheed 414 Hudson I 24.05.1947 00.05.1947
based EI-ADF Vickers V634 Viking 1B 04.06.1947 10.03.1948
based EI-ACW Miles M.65 Gemini 1A 16.06.1947 08.07.1949
based EI-ADG Vickers V634 Viking 1B 17.06.1947 18.11.1948
based EI-ADB Airspeed A.S. 65 Consul 07.07.1947 02.04.1948
based EI-ADH Vickers V634 Viking 1B 23.07.1947 00.11.1948
based E I-ADI Vickers V634 Viking 1B 28.07.1947 05.02.1948
based EI-ADN Auster J/2 Arrow 31.07.1947 24.11.1947
based EI-ADJ Vickers V634 Viking 1B 02.08.1947 00.12.1948
based EI-ADL Vickers V634 Viking 1B 05.09.1947 00.08.1948
based EI-ADK Vickers V634 Viking 1B 09.09.1947 27.08.1948
based EI-ADC Airspeed A.S. 65 Consul () 24.09.1947 13.04.1948
based EI-ADE Lockheed L.749-79-32 Constellation 24.10.1947 22.06.1948
based EI-ADM Miles M.65 Gemini 1A 17.12.1947 29.06.1949
based EI-ADB Airspeed A.S. 65 Consul () 02.04.1948 15.06.1949
based EI-ADC Airspeed A.S. 65 Consul (5151) 02.04.1948 X27.04.1953 Aer Lingus
based EI-ADC Airspeed A.S. 65 Consul (5151) D13.04.1948 X27.04.1953 R02.04.1948 to Aer Lingus- to Karachi aero Club as AP-AGK
based EI-ADU Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer 3 17.05.1948 23.05.1948
based EI-ADU Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer 3 17.05.1948 23.05.1948
based EI-ADY Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-20-DK 04.06.1948 06.10.1948
based EI-ADX Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-15-DK 04.06.1948 29.10.1948
based EI-ADW Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-05-DK 04.06.1948 14.09.1948
based EI-ACN Taylorcraft Plus D 23.08.1946 25.10.1948
based EI-AFC Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-90-DL 26.11.1948 25.06.1964
based EI-AFB Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-90-DL 26.11.1948 09.01.1958
based EI-AFA Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-80-DL 26.11.1948 29.10.1963
based EI-AFE Piper J/3C Cub 65 11.03.1949 04.01.1951
based EI-ACO Auster J/1 Autocrat 05.04.1949 29.06.1949
based EI-AFL Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-35-DK 13.05.1950 10.01.1952
based EI-AFE Piper J/3C Cub 65 04.01.1951 05.07.1954
based EI-AFP Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31 14.03.1952 23.10.1952
based EI-AFQ Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 10.06.1952 26.10.1955
based EI-AFR Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 17.07.1952 10.06.1955
based EI-AFR Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 17.07.1952 10.06.1955
based EI-AFS Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 05.12.1952 28.12.1956
based EI-AFT Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 23.01.1953 10.11.1956
based EI-AFT Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 23.01.1953 10.11.1956
based EI-AGF Miles M.65 Gemini 1A 18.07.1953 04.11.1953
based EI-AFV Vickers V707 Viscount 05.03.1954 01.02.1060
based EI-AFW Vickers V707 Viscount 05.03.1954 04.02.1960
based EI-AFY Vickers V707 Viscount 05.03.1954 19.01.1960
based EI-AGI Vickers V707 Viscount 02.04.1954 29.01.1960
based EI-AGU Miles M.38 Messenger 2A 23.06.1954 19.06.1957
based EI-AGT deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth () 31.01.1955 21.12.1956
based EI-AHG Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-25- 09.05.1955 17.02.1964
based EI-AGM Piper J/3C Cub 65 17.02.1956 19.06.1966
based EI-AGM Piper J/3C Cub 65 17.02.1956 19.06.1966
based EI-AGN deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth () 17.02.1956
based EI-AGP deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth () 17.02.1956 30.07.1960
based EI-AGQ Avro 652a Anson I 17.02.1956 30.08.1956
based EI-AGW Avro 652a Anson XIX Srs.2 17.02.1956 08.12.1956
based EI-AJF deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 16.07.1956 18.07.1960 in 1956 David Montgomery was the person who imported nine ex RAF
Chipmunks to Weston eight of which were still sitting in outside storage-
(AJA had already been sold) and when David died- it was left to his
widow to dispose of them. Initially they were offered for sale to Club
members- but there were no takers at that stage.
based EI-AJC deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 21.07.1956 23.05.1957
based EI-AJC deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 21.07.1956 23.05.1957
based EI-AJC deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 21.07.1956 23.05.1957
based EI-AJC deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 21.07.1956 23.05.1957
based EI-AJD deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 21.07.1956 03.01.1958
based EI-AJD deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 21.07.1956 03.01.1958
based EI-AJE deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 21.07.1956 29.09.1958
based EI-AJL Piper PA-23 Apache D 150 30.01.1957 15.01.1958
based EI-AJS Auster 5D 20.04.1957 29.07.1957
based EI-AJI Vickers V808 Viscount 21.05.1957 26.04.1972
based EI-AJJ Vickers V808 Viscount 21.05.1957 26.04.1972
based EI-AJK Vickers V808 Viscount 21.05.1957 04.11.1969
based EI-AKA Fokker F.27 Friendship 101 10.09.1957 13.06.1966
based EI-AKB Fokker F.27 Friendship 101 10.09.1957 14.01.1966
based EI-AKC Fokker F.27 Friendship 101 10.09.1957 24.03.1966
based EI-AKD Fokker F.27 Friendship 101 10.09.1957 10.01.1966
based EI-AKE Fokker F.27 Friendship 101 10.09.1957 08.06.1966
based EI-AKF Fokker F.27 Friendship 101 10.09.1957 10.01.1966
based EI-AKG Fokker F.27 Friendship 101 10.09.1957 X10.01.1966
based EI-AJA deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 08.03.1958 17.04.1958
based EI-AJA deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 08.03.1958 17.04.1958
based EI-AJW Vickers V745 Viscount 26.03.1958 03.06.1958
based EI-AJV Vickers V745D Viscount 26.03.1958 20.06.1958
based EI-AJT Piper PA-23 Apache E 160 01.04.1958 13.05.1958
based EI-AKJ Vickers V808 Viscount 14.06.1958 18.02.1959
based EI-AKJ Vickers V808 Viscount 14.06.1958 18.02.1959
based EI-AKI Piper PA-23 Apache E.160 31.05.1958 18.09.1959
based EI-AKK Vickers V808 Viscount 14.06.1958 21.09.1967
based EI-AKL Vickers V808 Viscount 14.06.1958 21.08.1970
based EI-AKO Vickers V808 Viscount 14.02.1959 07.09.1970
based EI-AKO Vickers V808 Viscount 14.02.1959 07.09.1970
based EI-AKP Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 15.04.1959 07.09.1959
based EI-AKS Piper PA-18A Super Cub 150 15.04.1959 13.05.1959
based EI-AKY Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 07.07.1959 21.01.1960
based EI-AKV Piper PA-24 Comanche 250 11.07.1959 18.01.1960
based EI-AKW Piper PA-24 Comanche 250 11.07.1959 16.01.1960
based EI-ALD Piper PA-23 Apache F 160 14.09.1959 27.10.1959
based EI-ALL Beechcraft Bonanza M-35 30.10.1959 23.03.1966
based EI-ALK Piper PA-23 Apache F 160 04.11.1959 10.12.1959
based EI-ALF Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 17.11.1959 25.01.1960
based EI-ALG Vickers V808 Viscount 26.03.1960 26.04.1972
based EI-ALI Beechcraft Debonair B-35-33 11.08.1960 20.04.1963
based EI-ALP Avro 643 Cadet Mk.1 12.09.1960 24.04.1961
based EI-ALP Avro 643 Cadet Mk.1 12.09.1960 24.04.1961
based EI-ALA Boeing 720-048 28.09.1960 15.11.1965
based EI-ALB Boeing 720-048 28.09.1960 18.09.1964
based EI-ALC Boeing 720-048 28.09.1960 01.11.1965
based EI-ALR Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL 02.01.1961 25.01.1961
based EI-ALR Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL 02.01.1961 25.01.1961
based EI-ALS Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL 02.01.1961 25.01.1961
based EI-ALS Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL 02.01.1961 25.01.1961
based EI-ALT Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-10-DK 02.01.1961 25.01.1961
based EI-ALT Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-10-DK 02.01.1961 25.01.1961
based EI-ALY Percival P.44 Proctor 5 28.06.1961 12.02.1966
based EI-ALY Percival P.44 Proctor 5 28.06.1961 12.02.1966
based EI-ALW Piper PA-24 Comanche 250 29.06.1961 26.03.1964
based EI-AMA Vickers V808 Viscount 31.10.1961 26.04.1972
based EI-AME Piper PA-28 Cherokee 160 no date no date listed as based at Collinstown but no reference found at all.
R31.01.1962 D14.02.1962 to D.Flavin Weston then a later change of
ownership to Merrion Air Services also Weston based with no arrival or
departure date from Collinstown. EI-AME X23.04.1965 while still at
Weston to G-ATDA in UK. Was this aircraft ever Collinstown based
based EI-AMC Beechcraft Travel Air D-95a 18.04.1962 23.02.1966
based EI-AMH deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk Mk.22 19.04.1962 12.11.1964
based EI-AMH deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk.22 19.04.1962 12.11.1964
based EI-AMJ Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 07.06.1962 30.08.1962
based EI-AMI Piper PA-22 Colt 108 14.06.1962 20.06.1964
based EI-AML deHavilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide Mk.6 15.06.1962 11.09.1962
based EI-AMM Piper PA-24 Comanche 180 10.08.1962 01.03.1963
based EI-AMJ Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 30.08.1962 23.06.1964
based EI-AMS Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 150 31.08.1962 13.11-1964
based EI-AML deHavilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide Mk.6 11.09.1962 19.06.1964
based EI-AMT Cessna 185A 23.09.1962 10.05.1967
based EI-AMP ATL-98 Carvair 05.02.1963 29.08.1968
based EI-AMR ATL-98 Carvair 05.02.1963 16.02.1968
based EI-ANB Miles M.75 Aires Mk.I 27.05.1963 05.09.1963
based EI-AND Cessna 175 29.08.1963 20.05.1966
based EI-AND Cessna 175 29.08.1963 20.05.1966
based EI-ANI Piper PA-23 Apache D 150 12.12.1963 14.12.1964
based EI-AMW Boeing 707-348C-H D 10.06.1964 08.10.1970 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus R25.01.1964 L TMA 08.10.1970 to 00.03.1971
based EI-ANK Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-35-DL D 26.03.1964 15.01.1965 Aer Turas R09.03.1964
based EI-ANJ ATL-98 Carvair 17.04.1964 16.04.1968
based EI-AMW Boeing 707-348C-H 21.05.1964
based EI-AMK Auster J/1 Autocrat 09.10.1964 11.10.1966
based EI-ANS Reims Cessna F.172F 30.10.1964 16.06.1966
based EI-ANW Jodel D 117 Grand Tourisme 23.03.1965 19.10.1967
based EI-ANE BAC 1-11-208AL 31.03.1965 00.09.1991
based EI-ANF BAC 1-11-208AL 31.03.1965 30.11.1966
based EI-ANG BAC 1-11-208AL 31.03.1965 11.06.1991
based EI-ANH BAC 1-11-208AL 31.03.1965 15.07.1991
based EI-AMI Piper PA-22 Colt 108 20.06.1964 29.08.1969 date 00.04.1965 shown with this registration unsure as to relationship
based EI-AOB Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 28.04.1965 08.01.1968
based EI-AON Beechcraft Musketeer A23 29.04.1965 29.08.1966
based EI-AOO Cessna 150E 30.04.1965 07.02.1966
based EI-AOR Douglas DC-4 /C-54B-01-DC 00.05.1965 10.11.1969
based EI-AOT Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180B 28.06.1965 09.08.1965
based EI-ANC Cessna 182A Skylane 09.09.1965 15.11.1965
based EI-AOE Vickers V803 Viscount 29.10.1965 22.03.1969
based EI-AOS Cessna 310B 01.11.1965 01.11.1966
based EI-AOF Vickers V803 Viscount 03.12.1965 22.06.1967
based EI-APA Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 14.12.1965 14.10.1968
based EI-AMG Morane Saulnier MS.885S Super Rallye 14.02.1966 29.11.1966
based EI-AOO Cessna 150E 18.02.1966 11.11.1967
based EI-APC Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 02.03.1966 16.11.1972
based EI-APC Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31E 02.03.1966 16.11.1972
based EI-AOK2Reims Cessna F.172G 14.03.1966 23.03.1966
based EI-AOG Vickers V803 Viscount 15.03.1966 26.07.1972
based EI-AOK2Reims Cessna F.172G 23.03.1966 24.02.1971
based EI-APB Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-01-DK 23.03.1966 08.06.1967
based EI-ALA Boeing 720-048 13.05.1966 16.10.1970
based EI-APF2 Reims Cessna F.150F 06.04.1966 01.03.1973
based EI-ANV Boeing 707-348C-H D 21.04.1966 07.10.1968 R 22.03.1966 L07.10.1968 until 00.05.1969 to Trek AW SA as EI-ANV
X 00.12.1980 to 9G-ACR RR04.06.1981 as EI-ANV sold to Cargolux
14.06.1981
based EI-AOH Vickers V803 Viscount 10.05.1966 03.01.1972
based EI-ALC Boeing 720-048 23.05.1966 15.12.1966
based EI-AND Cessna 175 25.05.1966 26.01.1970
based EI-AOA Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 03.06.1966 07.02.1969
based EI-AOD2Cessna 182J Skylane 13.06.1966 13.05.1975
based EI-AOD2Cessna 182J Skylane 13.06.1966 13.05.1975
based EI-ANO Boeing 707-348C 24.02.1965 27.09.1966
based EI-AOI Vickers V803 Viscount 16.06.1966 00.00.0000
based EI-ANV Boeing 707-348C-H 23.03.1966 10.12.1980
based EI-APJ Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-30-DK 13.07.1966 12.09.1967
based EI-AOJ Vickers V803 Viscount 27.09.1966 22.01.1973
based EI-APD Vickers V803 Viscount 28.10.1966 12.07.1969
based EI-APM Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 25.11.1966 03.08.1967
based EI-APM Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31E 25.11.1966 03.08.1967
based EI-AOL Vickers V803 Viscount 29.11-1966 10.03.1971
based EI-AOM Vickers V803 Viscount 29.11.1966 24.03.1968
based EI-AMG Morane Saulnier MS. 885S Super Rally 14.12.1966 22.05.1967
based EI-APK Douglas DC-4-1009 04.01.1967 11.06.1969
based EI-APK Douglas DC-4-1009 04.01.1967 11.06.1969
based EI-ALC Boeing 720-048 05.04.1967 23.10.1967
based EI-APG Boeing 707-348C-H R 24.04.1967 X30.09.1967 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus D01.07.1967 X30.09.1967 on L to Trans Carribean Airways as N8789R
until 02.04.1968
based EI-ANF BAC 1-11-208AL 27.04.1967 09.03.1992
based EI-ANO Boeing 707-348C 05.05.1967 26.09.1967
based EI-ARR Douglas DC-3C /C-47A-20-DK 19.06.1967 12.10.1967
based EI-ARU Brantly B.305 14.08.1967 09.01.1968
based EI-ARW Jodel Dr.1050 Ambassadeur (SAN) 14.08.1967 04.07.1973
based EI-APP2 Bell 206A Jet Ranger (79) R 22.08.1967 X29.04.1972 Irish Base Metals to Canada
based EI-ANW Jodel D 117 Grand Tourisme 19.10.1967 16.05.1969
based EI-ARY Reims Cessna F.150H 23.10.1967 28.07.1972
based EI-APD Vickers V803 Viscount D 31.12.1967 X03.01.1972 Aer Lingus R28.10.1966
based EI-AOB Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 08.01.1968 08.02.1983
based EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150H 30.01.1968 09.03.1973
based EI-ANO Boeing 707-348C 31.03.1968 23.04.1981
based EI-APG Boeing 707-348C-H RS 02.04.1968 X10.12.1973 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus L Transair Canada as CF-TAI
based EI-ALC Boeing 720-048 16.04.1968 16.10.1970
based EI-ATB Cessna 310N 02.09.1968 06.11.1968
based EI-ART Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 Pegasus 16.10.1968 04.11.1969
based EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat 28.11.1968 25.06.1970
based EI-AMD Morane Saulnier MS.880B Rallye Club () 28.11.1968 26.10.1970
based EI-ASA Boeing 737-248 12.02.1969 31.03.1975
based EI-ASB Boeing 737-248 12.02.1969 26.11.1975
based EI-ATT Douglas DC-7CF 13.02.1969 00.08.1971 converted DC-7C
based EI-ATU Douglas DC-7CF 24.02.1969 13.05.1970 converted DC-7C
based EI-ATH Reims Cessna F.150J 05.03.1969 09.06.1969
based EI-ATH2 Reims Cessna F.150J (F150-0426) R 05.03.1969 09.09.1969 Irish Aero Club
based EI-ATW Douglas DC-7CF 26.03.1969 30.04.1969 converted DC-7C
based EI-ASN Boeing 707-349C-H 27.03.1969 24.03.1975
based EI-ASN Boeing 707-349C-H (18976) R 27.03.1969 X00.04.1975 Aer Lingus L from Flying Tiger Line & finally purchased during 1970. X’ed after
sale to Zambia Airways as 9J-ADY 24.03.1975
based EI-ASA Boeing 737-248 (19424) D 28.03.1969 01.06.1970 Aer Lingus R23.06.1967 as (EI-APP1) but NTU until 1969 when it was registered
as EI-ASA no date L01.06.1970 to Air Algeria until 05.04.1971 as EI-ASA?
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) D 02.04.1969 15.09.1970 Aer Lingus The B.707 N324F was purchased from Flying Tiger Line 01.04.1969
R EI-ASO on the same day 01.04.1969. On 02.04.1969 EI-ASO
arrived in Dublin devoid of all paint. On 06.04.1969 it departed to
Brussels for repainting to full Aer Lingus colours arriving back on
09.04.1969 to join the fleet. L15.09.1970 to Quantas as VH-EBZ until 30.09.1971

based EI-ASB Boeing 737-248 (19425) D 15.04.1969 22.12.1969 Aer Lingus R 23.06.1967 as (EI-APS1) NTU R? as EI-ASB 00.04.1969?
L22.12.1969 to Air Algeria until 00.03.1971 as EI -ASB
based EI-ANV Boeing 707-348C-H 00.05.1969 X10.12.1980 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus returned from L00.05.1969 to Trek AW SA as EI-ANV X 10.12.1980
when sold to Clipper International as 9G-ACR repossessed by AE and
RR04.06.1981 again as EI-ANV sold to Cargolux 14.06.1981
based EI-ANW Jodel D 117 Grand Tourisme 16.05.1969 27.04.1976
based EI-ASC Boeing 737-248C (20218) D09.06.1969 25.01.1976 Aer Lingus R05.06.1969 L25.01.1976 to Cameroon Air Lines until 07.02.1976
as EI-ASC
based EI-ASC Boeing 737-248C 05.08.1969 20.12.1985 Aer Lingus
based EI-AMI Piper PA-22 Colt 108 29.08.1969 16.12.1969 (00.01.70? unsure what this date refers to) suffered wind damage in
Cardiff 00.04.1970 EI-AMI X08.07.1980 then sold in UK & RR G-ARSU
02.09.1970
based EI-ASF Boeing 737-248 R09.10.1969 d?30.09.1973 see below
based EI-ASD Boeing 737-248C (20219) D24.10.1969 L06.06.1992 Aer Lingus R01.09.1969 L to Intavia sub L06.06.1992 to Alitalia until 31.05.1993
based EI-ASE Boeing 737-248C (20220) D26.11.1969 01.06.1985 Aer Lingus R01.09.1969 L01.06.1985 to GPA & sub L same date to Nigeria
Airways as EI-ASE until 15.08.1985
based EI-AOE Vickers V803 Viscount 03.11.1969 26.07.1972
based EI-ARS2 Douglas DC-4 /C-54E-05-DO (7289) 09.12.1969 L00.07.1972 Aer Turas L to International Red Cross as EI-ARS 00.07.1972 until 0010.1972
based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 05.01.1970 27.10.1975
base EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 R05.01.1970 d?15.11.1973 see EI-ASH below - conflicting
based EI-ASF Boeing 737-248C (20221) D14.01.1970 L01.10.1973 Aer Lingus R09.10.1969 as EI-ASF was both X & L on the same date 01.10.1973 to
Eastern Provincial Airways as CF-ASF see EI-ASF above
based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 (20222) D20.02.1970 X28.10.1970 Aer Lingus R05.01.1970 X28.10.1975 L & R to Egyptair as SU-ASG same date -
until 24.03.1973
based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 (19744) D15.12.1970 00.00.0000 R20.07.1970
based EI-AOO Cessna 150E 16.04.1970 14.04.1971
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) D25.04.1970 X00.11.1973 Aer Lingus R05.01.1970 L16.11.1973 to Transair as CF-TAR until 15.05.1974
see EI-ASH above - conflicting
based EI-AUF Britten Norman BN-2a Islander 28.05.1970 03.12.1973
based EI-AUF Britten Norman BN-2a Islander 28.05.1970 03.12.1973
based EI-AUN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club 10.06.1970 01.09.1970
based EI-AUI Aeros. Alouette S.E.3130 II 10.07.1970 23.01.1973
based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 20.07.1970 30.11.1970
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 20.07.1970 20.04.1975
based EI-AUH Reims Cessna F.172H 28.07.1970 28.08.1986
based EI-AND Cessna 175 26.01.1970 17.07.1974
based EI-AMD Morane Saulnier MS.880B Rallye Club 26.10.1970 07.06.1973
based EI-AUN SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club 09.09.1970 22.04.1981
based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 (19744) 30.11.1970 27.06.1973 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus
based EI-AMW Boeing 707-348C-H 00.03.1971 X23.06.1972 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus L to TMA 08.10.1970 returned to Aer Lingus 00.03.1971
based EI-ASB Boeing 737-248 (19425) 00.03.1971 20.10.1971 Aer Lingus L20.10.1971 to Nigeria Airways until 02.04.1973
based EI-AUO Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat 02.03.1971 22.05.1975
based EI-AVF Cessna 337B Super Skymaster 03.03.1971 15.06.1973
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) D18.03.1971 X18.04.1975 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus registration HS-VGF was applied to the aircraft on 16.04.1975 in
preparation for it’s L to Air Siam on 18.04;1975 but reverted to
EI-ASJ to operate a schedule Aer Lingus service 18.04.1975 to New
York and routed oriwards to Bangkok 18.04.1975 on L to Air Siam as
HS-VGF until 15.05.1975 .
based EI-ASA Boeing 737-248 (19424) 05.04.1971 30.10.1971 Aer Lingus L30.10.1971 to Cameroon Air Lines until 01.08.1972 as EI-ASA?
based EI-AVA Reims Cessna F.172K 01.07.1971 21.06.1974
based EI-AVC Reims Cessna F.337F Skymaster 26.08.1971 17.04.1972
based EI-AOI Vickers V803 Viscount 30.09.1971 X03.01.1972 Aer Lingus returned from L27.09.1971 to AL 30.09.1971 X03.01.1972 BU here
00.12.1972
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) RS 30.09.1971 25.04.1973 Aer Lingus RS30.09.1971 to EI-ASO & X24.04.1973 R24.04.1973 as G-BAWP for
L25.04.1973 to British Caledonian and X16.05.1975. to EI-ASO
RS00.05.1975 see below
based EI-AVI Sud Alouette S.E.316B IIIB 26.08.1971 01.03.1973
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) A? 04.10.1971 X25.04.1973 L to British Caladonian Airways R25-04.1973 as G-BAWP X15.05.1975
returned to Aer Lingus RS EI-ASO 16.05-1975 see above
based EI-ALA Boeing 720-048 12.10.1971 19.10.1972
based EI-AVJ Armstrong Whitworth 650 Argosy 222 04.11.1971 18.07.1972
based EI-ALC Boeing 720-048 10.12.1971 10.08.1972
based EI-AWF Reims Cessna F.337E Skymaster 26.05.1972 20.09.1973
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L 03.03.1972 27.12.1978
based EI-AVC Reims Cessna F.337F Skymaster 17.04.1972 03.04.1975
based EI-AVS Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche 160 07.07.1972 29.08.1973
based EI-ASA Boeing 737-248 (19424) 01.08.1972 X30.03.1975 Aer Lingus L30.03.1975 to Zambia Airways as 9J-ADZ RS to EI-ASA 18.06.1976
based EI-AVV American Avn. AA-1 Yankee 28.08.1972 03.07.1973
based EI-ARS2 Douglas DC-4 /C-54E-05-DO (7289) 00.10.1972 X00.05.1977 Aer Turas sold 22.06.1977 as N88887
based EI-AWB M-B-B Bo.105D 31.10.1972 15.11.1974
based EI-AWG Douglas DC-7CF () 10.11.1972 28.01.1976 ex DC-7C
based EI-AVE Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 09.01.1973 02.07.1975
based EI-AWL Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 30.01.1973 11.06/1975
based EI-AWC Aeros. Alouette SE.318C Astazou II 30.01.1973 23.10.1974
based EI-AWE Reims Cessna F.150L 23.02.1973 01.08.1977
based EI-AWK Bell 212 09.03.1973 16.07.1974
based EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150H 09.03.1973 14-08.1975 based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 (20222) RS 24.03.1973 X00.10.1977 Aer Lingus X00.10.1977 L00.10.1977 to Frontier Air Lines as N7360F until 00.05.1978
based EI-ASB Boeing 737-248 (19425) 02.04.1973 28.09.1975 Aer Lingus L28.09.1975 to Cameroon Air Lines until 26.10.1975
based EI-AWW Cessna 414 Chancellor 11.05.1973 05.06.1985
based EI-AVR Rockwell Aero Commander 112 -200 21.05.1973 20.05.1975
based EI-AWN Bell 212 28.05.1973 27.05.1974
based EI-ARW Jodel Dr.1050 Ambassadeur (SAN) 04.07.1973 03.06.1976
based EI-AWV American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 20.07.1973 27.03.1975
based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 (19744) 00.08.1973 02.09.1973 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus taken out of AL service 02.09.1973 D27.09.1973 L28.09.1973
to Air Siam as HS-VGB until 17.04.1976 returned to Dublin 19.04.1976
as HS-VGB when it was RS17.05.1976 to EI-ASI
based EI-AYC American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 05.09.1973 16.07.1974
based EI-AUC Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat R 07.09.1973 26.08.1985
(F150-0040)
based EI-AWF Reims Cessna F.337E Skymaster 24.09.1973 12.09.1975
based EI-AWF Reims Cessna F.337E Skymaster 24.09.1973 12.09.1975
based EI-AYB Gardan GY-80 Horizon 180 05.10.1973 30.03.1978
based EI-ASF Boeing 737-248C (20221) RS 01.11.1973 08.03.1983 Aer Lingus RS01.11.1973 as EI-ASF 2 year L08.03.1983 to Guinness Peat Aviation/
Air Tara & sub leased to Air Florida as EI-ASF
based EI-AYH Cessna 172B Skyhawk 11.10.1973 27.11.1975
based EI-AMS Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 150 23.11.1973 24.06.1974
based EI-AYM Grumman American Avn. AA-5 Traveller () 01.03.1974 16.08.1974
based EI-AYJ Cessna 182P Skylane 21.03.1974 16.06.1981
based EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 25.03.1974 18.11.1975
based EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat () 26.03.1974 26.02.1976
based EI-APG Boeing 707-348C-H D 02.05.1974 13.11.1979 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus RS30.04.1974 then L13.11.1979 to Zambia Airways until 30.03.1980
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) RS 15.05.1974 X16.11.1974 Aer Lingus L16.11.1974 to Transair as C-FTAR until 31.03.1975
see below – conflicting data
based Shannon EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) A15.05.1975 05.07.1975 Aer Lingus EI-ASO was used for one month at Shannon training Zambian crews for
the upcoming L to Zambia Airways as 9J-AEC R15.07.1975 and D same
day on L until 23.02.1976
see above - conflicting data
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 D? 17.05.1974 d?14.11.1974 Aer Lingus
based EI-BAA Bristol 175 Britannia 307F 20.05.1974 27.05.1981
based EI-ASK Boeing 737-222 30.05.1974 01.10.1974
based EI-BAE Piper PA-31 Navajo B 310 14.06.1974 07.10.1977
based EI-BAE Piper PA-31 Navajo B 310 14.06.1974 07.10.1977
based EI-AWN Bell 212 17.06.1974 18.11.1974
based EI-AUI Aeros. Alouette SE.3130 II 21.06.1974 13.05.1980
based EI-AVA Reims Cessna F.172K 21.06.1974 23.08.1978
based EI-AYP Bell 206B Jet Ranger R 02.07.1974 X09.07.1975 Irish Base Metals to Canada
based EI-AYC American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 16.07.1974 09.07.1976
based EI-ASL Boeing 737-248C Advanced 14.10.1974 00.11-1993
based EI-AWB M-B-B Bo.105D 15.11.1974 10.01.1978
based EI-AYG Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R 21.11.1974 26.06.1975
based EI-AND Cessna 175 19.02.1975 09.05.1975
based EI-AWV American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 27.03.1975 26.08.1980
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) RS 31.03.1975 X15.12.1975 Aer Lingus L15.12.1975 to Transair as C-FTAR until 14.04.1976
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 D? 02.04.1975 d?12.12.1975 Aer Lingus see above - conflicting dates
based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 20.04.1975 13.05.1975
based EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M 02.05.1975 17.10.1978
based EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L 02.05.1975 18.04.1979
based EI-ASL Boeing 737-248QC Advanced (21011) D 02.05.1975 30.11.1988 Aer Lingus R14.10.1974 L30.11.1988 to Lufthansa in full freighter configuration
until 24.12.1988
based EI-ASK Boeing 737-222 08.05.1975 04.10.1976
based EI-AND Cessna 175 09.05.1975 09.03.1988
based EI-AOD2Cessna 182J Skylane 13.05.1975 19.02.1979
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 16.05.1975 28.10.1975 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus RS13.05.1975 to EI-ASJ returned to Dublin 16.05.1975 EI-ASJ went
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) RS 16.05.1975 X04.07.1975 L to Zambia Airways R15.07.1975 as 9J-AEC X23.02.1976 returned
to Aer Lingus 24.02.1976
based EI-AYG Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R 26.06.1975 09.07.1975
based EI-AVC Reims Cessna F.337F Skymaster 22.05.1975 07.05.1985
based EI-ASM Boeing 707-351C-H 03.07.1975 24.02.1976
based EI-AYG Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R 09.07.1975 06.10.1976
based EI-BBH Bristol 175 Britannia 253F 05.09.1975 30.11.1981
based EI-ASB Boeing 737-248 (19425) 26.10.1975 d 26.11.1975 Aer Lingus X01.12.1975 on L to Egyptair as SU-AYX
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 28.10.1975 00.12.1975 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus to American Airlines at Tulsa for checks during November returning
around 14.12.1975
based EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 18.11.1975 25.05.1981
part time based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 14.12.1975 15.03.1976 East African Airways subcharter contract for EAA to operate a once weekly London- Frankfurt-
Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus Nairobi round trip. Returning to Dublin to assist in the Christmas rush
then back to London to continue the EAA flights until 15.03.1976
based EI-ASC Boeing 737-248C (20218) 07.02.1976 15.08.1985 Aer Lingus L to GPA 15.08.1985 & sub L to Nigeria Airways
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 23.02.1976 18.10.1976 Aer Lingus RS to EI-ASO 23.02.1976 then 2nd L18.10.1976 to Zambia Airways until
23.01.1977
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) RS 24.02.1976 X18.10.1976
based EI-AYF Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat () 26.02.1976 10.10.1978
based EI-BBN Reims Cessna F.150M 27.02.1976 30.04.1981
EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 15.03.1976 20.03.1976 Iran Air Another subcharter contract was secured when EI-ASJ
operated three Tehran-London flights for Iran Air during the
week ended 20 .03.1976
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 20.03-1976 31.03.1976 Aerlinte Eireann / Aer Lingus EI-ASJ X31.03.1976 and L same day to British Airways as
G-BDPZ R01.04.1976 until 15.10.1978 but did not return to Dublin mid
Nov as expected- instead a winter L with British Caladonian commenced
28.10.1978 until 02.02.1979 and then returned on L to British Airways
01.04.1979 and during all these changes the 747 remained as G-BDPZ
until X06.05.1981 then back to Dublin 15.05.1981 when RS06.05.1981
to EI-ASJ
based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 26.03.1976 03.10.1977
based EI-ASB Boeing 737-248 (19425) RS 31.03.1976 X21 11.1976 Aer Lingus A05.04.1976 & D20.11.1976 on L21.11.1976 on L to VASP as PP-SRX
until RS30.05.1977 to EI-ASB
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) RS 14.04.1976 X00.11.1977 Aer Lingus L00.11.1977 to Fronteir Air lines as N7361F until 00.03.1978
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) D? 16.04.1976 d20.10.1977 Aer Lingus
based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 (19744) RS17.05.1976 d04.10.1979 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus L03.10.1979 to Air Algeria as EI-ASI until 31.03.1980
based EI-ARW Jodel Dr.1050 Ambassadeur (SAN) 03.06.1976 12.01.1983
based EI-BCA Hiller UH-12E 18.06.1976 02.03.1978
based EI-ASA Boeing 737-248 (19424) D 23.06.1976 X02.02.1990 Aer Lingus RS18.06.1976 to EI-ASA then 00.02.1990 sold to IAL/Skyjet as OO-PHE
based EI-BCI Bristol 175 Britannia 253F 07.10.1976 12.02.1977
based EI-BCK Reims Cessna F.172N 22.11.1976 21.07.1986
based EI-BCL Cessna 182P Skylane 22.11.1976 14.02.1994
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) A23.01.1977?? 31.01.1977 Aer Lingus arrived Dublin as 9J-AEC RS to EI-ASO 25.01.1977 in service 26.01.1977
then 3rd L31.01.1977 to 04.02.1977 for Zambia Airways conflicting data
below
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) RS 26.01.1977 00.04.1980 L again to Zambia Airways R03.04.1980 as 9J-AEC X01.05.1980
returned to Aer Lingus 01.05.1980? conflicting data above
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 04-02.1977 09.02.1977 Aer Lingus 4th L09.02.1977 to Zambia Airways again as 9J-AEC until 11.02.1977
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 11.02.1977 03.04.1980 Aer Lingus 5th L03.04.1980 to Zambia Airways again as 9J-AEC until 01.05.1980
based EI-BCR Boeing 737-281 04.03.1977
based EI-BCV Reims Cessna F.150M 16.03.1977 17.09.1982
based EI-AYH Cessna 172B Skyhawk 20.04.1977 12.01.1981
based EI-ASB Boeing 737-248 (19425) D03.05.1977 X10.12.1987 Aer Lingus RS 30.04.1977 like EI-ASA- EI-ASB was sold to Compania
Inter-Americana Import-Export on 31.03.1987and L back to AL the same
day. EI-ASB was finally X10.12.1987 when CI-A leased her to Faucett as
OB-R-1314
based EI-BDC Bristol 175 Britannia 253F 24.05.1977 02.06.1978
based EI-BDG Robin HR.100 Safari 210 13.07.1977 19.12.1980
based EI-BDM Piper PA-27 Aztec 250D 07.10.1977
based EI-BDO Reims Cessna F.152 11.11.1977 22.08.1986
based EI-BDN Piper PA-27 Aztec 250D 14.03.1978 15.03.1979
based EI-BDN Piper PA-27 Aztec 250D 14.03.1978 15.03.1979
based EI-BDY Boeing 737-2E1 Advanced 31.03.1978 19.10.1978
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) RS 00.03.1978 X15.11.1978 Aer Lingus L15.11.1978 to Air Florida as N80AF until 00.03.1979
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 07.04.1978 d?10.11.1978 D or RS of reg – see above
based EI-BEO Cessna 310Q 13.04.1978 17.11.1995
based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 (20222) RS 00.05.1978 X20.11.1979 Aer Lingus X20.11.1979 L00.11.1979 to SAHSA as HR-SHD until 09.03.1980
based EI-BER Boeing 707-331C-H 05.05.1978 06.10.1978
based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 17.05.1978 19.11.1979
based EI-BET Reims Cessna F.337G Super Skymaster 19.05.1978 09.06.1983
based EI-BET Reims Cessna F.337G Super Skymaster 19.05.1978 09.06.1983
based EI-BET Reims Cessna F.337G Super Skymaster 19.05.1978 09.06.1983
based EI-BGW Hawker Siddeley 125-1B-522 12.06.1979 26.03.1981
based EI-BEW Beechcraft Baron B95-D55 15.06.1978 07.07.1980
based EI-BFF Beechcraft Musketeer A23-24 Super 20.08.1978 26.06.1986
based EI-AVA Reims Cessna F.172K 23.08.1978
based EI-BDT Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-30-DK 16.09.1978 28.01.1982
based EI-BDT Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-30-DK 16.09.1978 28.01.1982
based EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M 24.10.1978 14.08.1981
based EI-BFY Cessna 337D 27.10.1978 17.06.1981
based EI-BDU Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL 31.10.1978 28.01.1982
based EI-BFT Beechcraft Super King Air 200 07.12.1978 21.02-1979
based EI-BFY Cessna 337D 27.10.1978 17.06.1981
based EI-BDU Douglas DC-3C /C-47-DL 31.10.1978 28.01.1982
based EI-BED Boeing 747-130 05.01.1979
based EI-BGF Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 180 30.01.1979
based EI-BFW Beechcraft Super King Air 200 09.02.1979
based EI-BFT Beechcraft Super King Air 200 21.02.1979 13.03.1984
based EI-BEC Boeing 737-248 Advanced 15.03.1979 02.04.1982
based EI-BEB Boeing 737-248 Advanced 15.03.1979 11.01.1993
based EI-AVM Reims Cessna F.150L 16.03.1979 27.01.1984
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) RS 00.03.1979 X15.10.1979 Aer Lingus L15.10.1979 to Transair as C-FTAR until 30.04.1980
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) D? 21.03.1979 d15.10.1979 Aer Lingus D or RS date - see above
based EI-BGH Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 30.03.1979 26.06.1979
based EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150L 18.04.1979 26.07.1987
based EI-BGL Aero Commander 690B Turbo () 20.04.1979 X00.00.0000
based EI-BGO Canadair CL-44J 24.04.1979 18.09.1986
based EI-BGP Cessna 414 Chancellor 3 02.05.1979 25.11.1992
based EI-BGI Reims Cessna F.152 14.05.1979
based EI-BGJ Reims Cessna F.152 14.05.1979 20.07.1979
based EI-AOD2Cessna 182J Skylane 18.05.1979 21.08.1987
based EI-BGH Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 26.06.1979 14.12.1993
based EI-BHD SOCATA MS.893E Commodore 180GT () 06.07.1979 20.10.1982
based EI-BGY Beechcraft Super King Air 200 10.07.1979 07.09-1979
based EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG Cardinal 11.07.1979
based EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG Cardinal 11.07.1979
based EI-BDW Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 06.09.1979 12.10.1979
based EI-BHT Beechcraft Skipper 77 17.10.1979 22.07.1980
based EI-BHU Beechcraft Skipper 77 17.10.1979 22.07.1980
based EI-BIA Reims Cessna F.152-II 05.11.1979 16.06.1981
based EI-BGR Piper PA-31P Navajo 425 27.11.1979 01.12.1981
based EI-BIB Reims Cessna F.152 30.11.1979 13.03.1981
based EI-BHG Beechcraft Super King Air 200 14.01.1980 23.09.1980
based EI-BIJ Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 29.01.1980 27.03.1985
based EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200 06.02.1980 19.02.1980
based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 (20222) RS 09.03.1980 03.01.1981 Aer Lingus D to Aer Lingus 13.03.1980 L03.01.1981 to Air California until
29.04.1981 as EI-ASG
based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 (19744) 31.03.1980 d 20.11.1980 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus ?
stored EI-APG Boeing 707-348C-H RS 30.03.1980 X19.01.1981 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus L19.01.1981 to Zambia Airways returned to Dublin 00.08.1981
where it was withdrawn from use until it was L to Libyan Arab
Airways 24.03.1982 until 02.05.1982 based EI-BIP Beechcraft Super King Air 200 10.04.1980 22.04.1982
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) RS 30.04.1980 X20.11.1980 Aer Lingus L20.11.1980 to TAN Air Lines as HR-TNS until 27.03.1982
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 01.05.1980 11.05.1980 Aer Lingus L11.05.1980 to Bangladesh Biman as S2-ACG until 22.11.1980 based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) RS 01.05.1980 X10.05.1980 L to Bangladesh Biman R11.05.1980 as S2-ACG X22.11.1980
returned to Aer Lingus 27.11.1980
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 D? 02.05.1980X?19.11.1980 Aer lingus see above 30.04.1980
based EI-BEE Boeing 737-281 02.05.1980 00.05.1993
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 15.05.1981 04.11.1982 Aerlinte Eireann / Aer Lingus EI-ASJ a one week sub-charter L05.11.1981 to Air Jamica until
12.11.1981 replacing EI-BED which was on overhaul and returned by
the 11th to take over on 13.11.1982
based EI-BIY Agusta Bell 47G-3B1 03.06.1980 07.01.1981
based EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200 01.07.1980 22.04.1982
based EI-BEW Beechcraft Baron B95-D55 07.07.1980 06.08.1981
based EI-BJB Aeronca 07DC Champion 08.08.1980 14.06.1982
based EI-BJR Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 28.08.1980 14.01.1981
based EI-BJS Grumman American AA-5B Tiger () 03.09.1980 13.12.1985
based EI-BJS Grumman American AA-5B Tiger () 03.09.1980 13.12.1985
based EI-BJM Cessna152A Aerobat 18.09.1980 26.08.1981
based EI-BKA Aerotek Pitts S.2A Special 23.09.1980
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 22.11.1980 27.02.1981 Aer.Lingus L27.02.1981 to Libyan Arab Airlines as EI-ASO RT31.10.1982
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) RS 27.11.1980 27.02.1981 Aer Lingus L to Libyan Arab Airlines from 27.02.1981 to 31.10.1982 as EI-ASO
30.10.1986
based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 (19744) 00.12.1980 22.12.1995 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus WFU 00.12.1995 departed Dublin 22.12.1995 for storage at Marana
EI-ASI X14.02.1997 CO Global Aircraft Leising (Ireland) and sold to
Kabo Airways as 5N-ZZZ
based EI-ANO Boeing 707-348C 27.02.1981 23.04.1981 X19.05.1981 on sale to Cargolux & immediately sold to United African
Airlines R 5A-DIX 24.05-1981
based EI-BKG Westland/Bell/Soloy 47G-3B1 02.01.1981 18.12.1981
based EI-BJY Beechcraft Super King Air 200 16.01.1981 04.11.1983
based EI-BIN Reims Cessna F.152-II 10.02.1981 21.02.1985
based EI-BKT Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 06.04.1981
based EI-BKV Beechcraft Super King Air 200C 27.04.1981 09.10.1981
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 06.05.1981
based EI-BKW Beechcraft Dutchess 76 29.05.1981 12.04.1983
based EI-ANV Boeing 707-348C-H RS04.06.1981 X16.06.1981 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus sold to Cargolux 14.06.1981
based EI-BKY Beechcraft 99 Airliner 08.07.1981 19.09.1984
based EI-BLC Boeing 707-347C-H 26.07.1981 02.11.1981
stored EI-APG Boeing 707-348C-H RS00.08.1981 X24.03.1982 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus L24.03.1982 to Lybian Arab Airlines until 02.05.1982
based EI-BHH Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat () 07.08.1981 03.02.1982
based EI-BAS Reims Cessna F.172M 14.08.1981 04.07.1985
based EI-BJM Cessna 152A Aerobat 26.08.1981
based EI-BLP Short 330 Srs.100 23.09.1981 15.06.1984
based EI-BLJ Cessna 210H Turbo Centurion 01.02.1982 23.02.1984
based EI-BMK Cessna 310Q Mark 2 01.03.1982 00.08.1993
based EI-BMN Reims Cessna F.152-II 10.03.1982 03.11.1995
based EI-BMM Reims Cessna F.152-II 10.03.1982 08.07.1993
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) RS 27.03.1982 X19.09.1983 Aer Lingus L19.09.1983 to Southwest Air Lines as EI-ASH until 01.11.1984
based EI-BHT Beechcraft Skipper 77 01.04.1982 26.10.1984
based EI-BDY Boeing 737-2E1 Advanced 01.04.1982 29.10-1987
based EI-BHU Beechcraft Skipper 77 01.04.1982 25.08.1983
based EI-BLI Beechcraft King Air C-90 22.04.1982 05.09.1984
based EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200 23.04.1982 23.02.1984
based EI-BIP Beechcraft Super King Air 200 23.04.1982 02.10.1983
based EI-APG Boeing 707-348C-H RS02.05.1982 X14.07.1982 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus L14.07.1982 to Lybian Arab Airlines until 01.08.1982
based EI-BMY Boeing 737-2L9 Advanced 01.07.1982 20.04.1983
based EI-APG Boeing 707-348C-H (19410) RS01.08.1982 X07.09.1982 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus sold to Sudan Airways as ST-AIM 06.09.1982
based EI-BNC Reims Cessna F.152-II 05.08.1982 15.06.1995
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 31.10.1982 00.12.1984 Aer Lingus L00.12.1094 to Arkia Airways as EI-ASO until 24.02.1985
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 01.11.1982 00.12.1984 Aer Lingus L to Arkia Airways 00.12.1984 until RS24 02 1985 as EI-ASO (final L)
based EI-BHG Beechcraft Super King Air 200 12.11.1982 26.09.1984
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 13.11.1982 14.06.1983 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus EI-ASJ sub-charter to Air Jamica commenced around 14.06.1983
Air Jamica intermixing Aerlinte Eireann & Air Jamica flights during the sub-charter
period which terminated on 11.05.1984 EI-ASJ operated the summer
flights EI-BED covered the winter period.
based EI-BHD SOCATA MS.893E Commodore 180GT () 15.11.1982 07.04.1988
based EI-ARW SAN Jodel Dr.1050 Ambassadeur () 12.01.1983 24.01.1985
based EI-AOB Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 08.02.1983 02.10.1985
based EI-ASF Boeing 737-248C (20221) 08.03.1983 11.03.1983 Aer Lingus L11.03.1983 to Guinness Peat Aviation sub L & D11.03.1983 to Air
Florida as EI-ASF until 11.07.1984
based EI-BEG Short 330 Srs.200 30.03.1983 25.05.1983 Aer Lingus Commuter EI-BEG X06.05.1983 RR EI-BEH same day
based EI-BEC Boeing 737-248 Advanced 31.03.1983 11.01.1993
based EI-BNR American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 12.04.1983 27.07.1988
based EI-BNA Douglas DC-8-63CF 15.04.1983
based EI-BEG Short 330 Srs.200 (SH.3092) 05.05.1983 25.05.1983 D as EI-BEG 11.04.1983 to Aer Lingus- not accepted- RR EI-BEH
25.05.1983 apperantly AL did not like the connotations of “begging”
based EI-BEH Short 330 Srs.200 (SH.3092) 25.05.1983 09.11.1984
based EI-BNY Aeros. SNIAS SN-601 Corvette () 26.05.1983 16.03.1984
based EI-BET Reims Cessna F.337G Super Skymaster 09.06.1983 14.11.1984
based EI-BNM Short 330 Srs.100 17.06.1983 13.03.1984
based EI-BEK Short 360 Srs.100 22.02.1984 16.04.1986
based EI-BEL Short 360 Srs.100 22.02.1984 14.04.1986
based EI-BFT Beechcraft Super King Air 200 13.03.1984 11.07.1984
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 12.05.1984 30.10.1984 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus between 30.10.1984 and 02.11.1984 EI-ASJ was chartered by Columbia
Pictures for ues as film standin with fake registration G-BZBO plus decal
colour scheme changes to represent a fake airline British Orient
based EI-BEM Short 360 Srs.100 15.06.1984 28.08.1986
based EI-ASF Boeing 737-248C (20221) 11.07.1984 11.07.1984 Aer Lingus X & L11.07.1984 Guinness Peat Aviation sub L11.07.1984 as C6-BFB
to Bahamasair until 01.05.1985
based EI-BPD Short 360 Srs.100 25.10.1984 18.04.1986 Aer Lingus Commuter
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) 01.11.1984 01.11.1984 Aer Lingus L01.11.1984 Guinness Peat Aviation sub L01.11.1984 to Nigerian Air
Ways as EI-ASH until 07.12.1984
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 03.11.1984 15.12.1987 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus EI-ASJ performed a fly past for the Baldonnell Air Spectacular
16.08.1987 EI-ASJ took over from EI-BED which was on overhaul
L15.12.1987 to Qantas ending 31.12.1987
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) 07.12.1984 19.12.1984 Aer Lingus L19.12.1984 Guinness Peat Aviation sub L19.12.1984 to Aerolinas
Argentinas as EI-ASH until 15.03.1985
based EI-BPC Rockwell Aero Commander 690B Turbo 15.01.1985 28.03.1985
based EI-ATC Cessna 310G 22.01.1985
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 24.02.1985 X00.10.1986 Aer Lingus sold to Omega Air as N324F
based EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) 24.02.1985 30.10.1986 Aer Lingus returned to Aer Lingus from it’s final lease on 24.02.1985. Then
X30.10.1986 when EI-ASO was sold to Omega Air as N324F
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) 15.03.1985 00.04.1985 Aer Lingus L00.04.1985 Guinness Peat Aviation sub L00.04.1985 to Bahamasair
as EI-ASH until 00.06.1985
based EI-BPK Sikorsky S-61N 28.03.1985 18.06.1985
based EI-ASF Boeing 737-248C (20221) RS 01.05.1985 31.03.1987 Aer Lingus sold 31.03.1987 to Compania Inter Americana Import-Export and L back to
Aer lingus
based EI-AVC Reims Cessna F.337F Skymaster 07.05.1985 26.01.1994
based EI-BPI Embraer EMB-110P1 Banderiante 10.05.1985 23.06.1989
based EI-BRC Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 () 17.05.1985 12.05.1986
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) 00.06.1985 00.08.1985 Aer Lingus L00.08.1985 Guinness Peat Aviation sub L00.08.1985 to Air Cal as
EI-ASH until 01.03.1987
based EI-BRM Cessna 172Q Cutlass 17.06.1985
based EI-BRG Hawker Siddeley 125-400-731 28.06.1985 02.03.1987
based EI-BRL Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 09.08.1985 29.10.1985
based EI-ASE Boeing 737-248C (20220) 15.08.1985 00.09.1993 Aer Lingus WFU and stored Dublin 00.09.1993 then sold to Transmile Air Services
as 9M-PMP. EI-ASE was apparently X26.03.1994 & D the same day
based EI-AUC Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat 26.08.1985 26.07.1991
based EI-BRP Canadair CL-44J 04.09.1985
based EI-AOB Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 02.10.1985 26.01.1987
based EI-AOB Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 02.10.1985 26.01.1987
based EI-BRO Reims Cessna F.152-II 12.11.1985 25.08.1995
based EI-ASC Boeing 737-248C (20218) 04.12.1985 d 20.12.1985 Aer Lingus sub L18.12.1985 to VASP as PP-VNY RS 13.03.1986 to EI-ASC
based EI-BJF Grumman American AA-5 Traveller () 19.02.1986 19.08.1986
based EI-BJF Grumman American AA-5 Traveller () 19.02.1986 19.08.1986
based EI-BSM Short 360 Srs.100 00.03.1986 11.06.1986
based EI-ASC Boeing 737-248C (20218) RS13.03.1986 X01.05.1986 Aer Lingus sub L01.05.1986 to Hispania as EC-DZB RS31.03.1987 to EI-ASC &
sold to Compania Inter-American Import-Export
based EI-BSE Avro 748-106 Srs. 1A 26.03.1986 13.12.1989
based EI-ASC Boeing 737-248C 04.04.1986 29.04.1986
based EI-BEL Short 360 Srs.100 14.04.1986 05.02.1992
based EI-BEK Short 360 Srs.100 16.04.1986 20.07.1993
based EI-BPD Short 360 Srs.100 18.04.1986 27.11.1992
based EI-BSP Short 360 Srs.100 18.04.1986 00.04.1993
based EI-BSF Avro 748-105 Srs. 1 20.05.1986 26.07.1994
based EI-BSS BAC 1-11-561RC 17.11.1986 13.11.1989
based EI-BUB Short SC-7 Srs.3 Ver.100 Skyliner 01.12.1986 23.02.1987
based EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) 01.03.1987 00.03.1992 Aer Lingus WFU 00.03.1992
based EI-BRG Hawker Siddeley 125-400-731 02.03.1987 16.11.1988
based EI-BSY BAC 1-11-525FT 02.03.1987 13.11.1989
based EI-ASC Boeing 737-248C (20218) RS31.03.1987 06.11.1990 Aer Lingus owned by Compania Inter-American Import-Export EI-ASC finally
X06.11.1990 when sold to TAT as F-GGFJ
based EI-ASF Boeing 737-248C (20221) 31.03.1987 14.09.1990 Aer Lingus to Lasham for overhaul prior to sale
based EI-BSZ BAC 1-11-525FT D 27.04.1987 13.11.1989
based EI-BUI Boeing 727-095 05.05.1987 17.11.1987
based EI-BUM Cessna 404 Titan Ambassador 2 15.05.1987 29.11.1994
based EI-BVA Cessna 404 Titan 29.07.1987 16.09.1993
based EI-BVF Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 30.10.1987 00.11.1989
based EI-BUD Boeing 737-348 21.10.1987 25.10.1992
based EI-BUP Boeing 727-046 30.10.1987 19.10.1988
based EI-BUE Boeing 737-348 16.11.1987 00.03.1993
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 31.12.1987 18.01.1988 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus once again covering for EI-BED EI-ASJ operated the Quantas
L18.01.1988 to 22-01.1988 when EI-BED resumed the L
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 19.01.1988 08.02.1988 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus Quantas L08.02.1988 until 29.02.1988 EI-ASJ again took over from EI-BED
which was ferried Dublin-Everett on 11.02.1988 for the forward fuselage
modification by Boeing. EI-ASJ returned to Dublin on 20 February to
operate the Las Palmas -Tenerife IT the next day- returning to Heathrow
22.02.1988 to resume the final week of the Qantas operation until
29.02.1988.
based EI-CHL Bell 206L Long Ranger 3 15.02.1988 01.09.1998
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 01.03.1988 15.01.1990 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus EI-ASJ left Dublin on 15.01.1990 to Melbourne AU for modifications to
the airframe
based EI-BVM Short 360 Srs.300 07.03.1988 01.10.1992
based EI-BDY Boeing 737-2E1 Advanced 23.03.1988
based EI-BVG BAC 1-11-525FT 23.03.1988 00.03.1991
based EI-BVH BAC 1-11-561RC () 31.03.1988 00.10.1993
based EI-BVP Cessna 303 Crusader 12.04.1988 00.08.1993

based EI-BVX Embraer EMB-110P1 Banderiante 30.05.1988 29.12.1994
based EI-BVO Boeing 727-225 11.05.1988 24.10.1988
based EI-BVI BAC 1-11-525FT 30.05.1988 00.10.1993
` based EI-BVU Cessna 152 07.06.1988 15.06.1995
based EI-BVV Cessna 152 07.06.1988 00.08.1991
based EI-BVW Cessna 152 07.06.1988 15.06.1995
based EI-BXP Piper PA-27 Turbo Aztec 250E 05.08.1988
based EI-FDX Cessna 208A Caravan 1 07.09.1988 23.04.1992
based EI-BXR Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 13.09.1988 14.10.1992
based EI-LJG Canadair Challenger Cl-601-3A 10.11.1988 03.04.1991
based EI-LJG Canadair Challenger Cl-601-3A 10.11.1988 03.04.1991
based EI-BXY Boeing 737-2S3 Advanced 06.12.1988 00.04.1993
based EI-ASC Boeing 737-248C 19.12.1988 09.11.1990
based EI-ASL Boeing 737-248QC Advanced (21011) 24.12.1988 16.11.1993 Aer Lingus L16.11.1993 L’Aeropostale D16.11.1993 as EI-ASL X00.11.1993 and
RR F-GKTK no date returned Dublin 22.03.1995 on completion of lease
and was then sold to Northwest Territorial Airways- Yellownkife
31.03.1995 as C-FNVT without restoration to EI-ASL
based EI-FKA Fokker 50 18.01.1989 11.08.1999
based EI-FKB Fokker 50 17.02.1989 20.07.1999
based EI-CGO Douglas DC-8-63CF 25.04.1989
based EI-BXS Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 24.05.1989 18.09.1992
based EI-EDR Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 25.05.1989 10.10.2001
based EI-BYE Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 () 29.05.1989 06.10.1997
based EI-BPI Embraer EMB-110P1 Banderiante 23.06.1989 00.05.1993
based EI-BXA Boeing 737-448 28.06.1989
based EI-BYU Short 360 Srs.100 13.10.1989 30.10.1990
based EI-CAF Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 23.10.1989 07.01.1994
based EI-BXB Boeing 737-448 27.10.1989 14.12.2001
based EI-BVF Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 00.11.1989 30.08.1990
based EI-BYO Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 10.11.1989 14.10.1992
based EI-BSS BAC 1-11-561RC 18.12.1989 02.11.1990
based EI-FKC Fokker 50 23.02.1990 11.08.1999
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 06.04.1990 17.05.1991 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus return from Melbourne 06.04.1990. Are Lingus operated Vancouver
charters using EI-ASJ Dublin- Heathrow positioning 17.05.1991 &
Vancouver-Heathrow- positioning Dublin18.05 & Dublin-Vancouver
positioning 23.05.1991. returning to Dublin 24.05.1991
based EI-FKD Fokker 50 12.04.1990 12.08.1999
based EI-BXC Boeing 737-448 26.04.1990 14.12.2001
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 24.05.1991 00.00.1991 Aerlinte Eireann/ Aer Lingus Aer Lingus made a sale & leaseback deal with Global Aircraft Leasing
on its two Boeing 747-148’s EI-ASI & EI-ASJ. This deal did not effect
operations which continued uninterrupted
based EI-BXD Boeing 737-448 01.06.1990 14.12.2001
based EI-CAS Rombac BAC 1-11-561RC () 01.06-1990 07.10.1990
based EI-CAX Cessna 210N 09.07.1990 23.07.1991
based EI-CAK Douglas DC-8-63 23.08.1990 08.07.1994
based EI-BVF Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 30.08.1990 06.04.2000
based EI-CCJ Cessna 152 09.10.1990
based EI-BXE Boeing 737-548 (24878) A30.10.1990 X26.06.1991 Aer Lingus EI-BXE R30.10.1990 X26.06.1991 and RR EI-CDA same day still with
Aer Lingus
f Lasham based EI-ASF Boeing 737-248C (20221) 03.11.1990 06.11.1990 Compania Inter Americana X09.11.1990 to SNN for final pre delivery preperation sold to TAT as
Import- Export F-GGFJ 09.11.1990
based EI-CAY Mooney M.20C Mark 21 14.11.1990
based EI-BXF Boeing 737-548 14.12.1990 27.05.1991
based EI-CAT Cessna 421C Golden Eagle 3 17.12.1990 00.03.1993
based EI-CCX BAC 1-11-523FJ 18.12.1990 26.10.1994
based EI-CCU BAC 1-11-531FS 18.12.1990 01.11.1994
f Boeing field based EI-BXF Boeing 737-548 (24919) A20.12.1990 X27.05.1991 Aer Lingus EI-BXF R14.12.1990 X27.05.1991& RR EI-CDB same day-still with
Aer Lingus
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 00.00.1991 29.11.1993 Global Aircraft Leasing / On 02.02.1992 EI-ASJ on the Dublin-Shannon-New York service
Aer Lingus made a low fly-by over Weston in honour of Darby Kennedy’s 80th
birthday but it caused consternation for many people in the area with
some assuming it was about to crash
f Boeing field based EI-BXG Boeing 737-548 (24968) A11.01.1991 X19.06.1991 Aer Lingus EI-BXG R04.01.1991 X19.06.1991 & RR EI-CDC same day-still with
Aer Lingus
based EI-FKE Fokker 50 28.01.1991 11.081999 Aer Lingus
based EI-BXH Boeing 737-548 (24989) A 05.02.1991 X03.07.1991 Aer Lingus EI-BXH R04.02.1991 X03.07.1991 & RR EI-CDD same day-still with
Aer Lingus
based EI-FKF Fokker 50 08.02.1991 11.08.1999
based EI-FEA Fokker F.27 Friendship 600 14.03.1991 04.05.1992
based EI-CAL Boeing 767-3Y0 ER 19.03.1991 07.06.1991
based EI-LJG Canadair Challenger Cl-601-3A 03.04.1991 14.07.1992
based EI-CCW BAC 1-11-509EW 12.04.1991 27.04.1994
based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 (20222) 29.04.1981 09.11.1990 Aer Lingus WFU 09.11.1990 & stroed Dublin Airport noted 07.03.1991
X22.08.1995 as BU to spares at Dublin. Aircraft sold to TEAM
Aer Lingus as a time expired airframe- but not it’s engines. in 08.1995
Ryanair used a section of the forward fuselage of EI-ASG as a cabin
trainer for a period. Remainder finally to scrap by 09.1995
f Boeing field based EI-BXI Boeing 737-448 (25052) A 30.04.1991 X23.05.2005 Aer Lingus EI-BXI R29.04.1991 X23.05.2005 to AeroSvit & as UR-VVL d Dublin
24.05.2005 to Keiv
based EI-CDO BAC 1-11-518FG 03.05.1991 06.05.1994
f Boeing field based EI-CDE Boeing 737-548 (25115) A22.05.1991 04.12.1992 Aer Lingus R21.05.1991 EI-CDE X00.12.1992 on L&d04.12.1992 to Rio Sul as
PT-SLM –to TEAM/Aer Lingus hangar 27.11.1992 then airtested
02.12.1992 proir to L via GPA until 02.02.1994
based EI-CDB Boeing 737-548 27.05.1991 14.12.2001
based EI-CFA SAAB 340B 06.06.1991 10.07.1995
based EI-CDA Boeing 737-548 26.06.1991 22.06.1999
based EI-CDC Boeing 737-548 19.06.1991 14.12.2001
based EI-CDD Boeing 737-548 03.07.1991 14.12.2001
based EI-CFB SAAB 340B 03.07.1991 21.06.1995
based EI-CFI Piper PA-34 Seneca 200T Mk.II 15.07.1991 05.08.1992
based EI-AUC Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat 26.07.1991 12.09.1991
based EI-CFC SAAB 340B 09.08.1991 28.07.1995
based EI-CFD SAAB 340B 23.08.1991 21.06.1995
based EI-BYF Cessna 150M 06.09.1991
based EI-BOO Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C 12-09.1991 19.04.1995
based EI-AUC Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat 12.09.1991 11.10.1996
based EI-CAZ Fairchild Hiller FH-227D 23.09.1991 15.12.1994
based EI-CEC Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 23.10.1991 03.04.1996
based EI-CEC Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 23.10.1991 03.04.1996
based EI-FEX Cessna 208A Caravan 1 05.12.1991 23.04.1992
based EI-BWZ Boeing 737-291 22.01.1992 00.05.1992
stored EI-ASH Boeing 737-248 (29223) 00.03.1992 X20.10.1995 (Aer Lingus) stripped of all usable parts- for scrapping during 00.01.1995.
But it was decided to complete a full refit instead and was sold to
European Capital Corps they in turn L it to National Airlines RR
CC-CSL and EI-ASH was X and D the same day 20.10.1995
f Boeing field based EI-CDF Boeing 737-548 (25737) A 28.03.1992 00.10.2005 Aer Lingus R23.03.1992 L08.11.2005 to Pulkovo Airlines
00.10.2005 08.11.2005 Jetscape Aviation Ireland Ltd no longer Dublin based after d08.11.2005 operated by Pulkovo and
later Rossiya as EI-CDF & sold to Jetscape Aviation Ireland then
L14.11.2005 to Pulkovo Airlines
08.11.2005?X07.01.2013 to? X07.01.2013 as exported to Lithuania some reports show the reg as
EI-CDF or LY-AIZ stored at Vnukovo as EI-CDF or LY-AYW for AviaLM
during 00.01.2013 00.01.2013? 14.11.2013 AviaAM Leasing as EI-CDF or LY-AYW had been in storage
at Vilnius- it was ferried from Vilnius to Minsk on 14.11. 2013
14.11.2013? 13.03. 2014 AviaAM Leasing the next report for the aircraft- it was ferried from Vilnius to
Bucharest/Baneasa on 13.03. 2014 for maintenance work by Romaero.
The aircraft was still in basic Rossiya colours with Aurora titles
suggesting that it is destined to go to the latter carrier. Aurora is the name
of the carrier formed out of the merger of SAT Airlines and Vladivostok
Avia- both of which had been purchased by Aeroflot
27.05.2014 AviaAM Leasing it was ferried back to Vilnius on 27.05.2014. It was N 08.06.2014 in full
Aurora colours still reg as EI-CDF or LY-AYW-
N 11.06.2014 Aurora but N11.06.2014 in operation with Aurora as RA-73006
N 03.09.2017 Bravo Airways as UR-CGY at Kiev
EI-CJD B737 is stored at the airport and often found on West apron when it's not in use as a tug trainer via krazie Chris
based EI-BSS BAC 1-11-561RC 03.04.1992 00.10.1992
based EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 06.04.1992
based EI-BXK Boeing 737-448 14.04.1992
based EI-BXK Boeing 737-448 14.04.1992
based EI-CDH Boeing 737-548 14.04.1992 14.12.2001
based EI-CEU Boeing 737-4Y0 14.04.1992 00.08.1992
based EI-CEV Boeing 737-4Y0 14.04.1992 00.06.1992
based EI-CEW Boeing 737-4Y0 14.04.1992 00.07.1992
f Boeing field based EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 (25738) A 15.04.1992 19.12.1993 Aer Lingus R07.04.1992 D/L19.12.1993 to Ryan International USA marked Apple
Vacations until 02.05.1994 as EI-CDG
based EI-BVG BAC 1-11-525FT 01.05.1992 00.11.1992
based EI-BZT Boeing 737-3Y0 06.05.1992 00.03.1993
based EI-CFQ Boeing 737-3Y0 06.05.1992
based EI-CFM Cessna 172P 19.05.1992 07.05.1996
based EI-CFN Cessna 172P 19.05.1992 12.01.1995
based EI-CET Lockheed L-188CF Electra 24.07.1992 27.04.1993
based EI-CFI Piper PA-34 Seneca 200T Mk.II 27.08.1992 19.09.1992
based EI-CAL Boeing 767-3Y0 ER 21.11.1992
based EI-JWM Robinson R-22 Beta 21.11.1992 22.04.1997
based EI-BVN Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 X23.12.1992 to United States register
based EI-CDS Boeing 737-548 02.02.1993
based EI-CHG Enstrom F-280C Shark 03.02.1993 00.11.1993
based EI-CAM Boeing 767-3Y0 ER 15.02.1993
based EI-CLJ British Aerospace BAe146-300 01.03.1996 11.08.1999
based EI-CHI Mooney M.20C Mark 21 27.03.1993 08.03.1996
based EI-BSS BAC 1-11-561RC () 30.03.1993 00.06.1993
based EI-CDT Boeing 737-548 23.04.1993 12.05.1995
based EI-ASD Boeing 737-248C (20219) 31.05.1993 00.08.1993 Aer Lingus stored Dublin 00.08.1993 sold to European Capital Corps.00.09.1995
L to Lan Chile as CC-CEI EI-ASD X24.11.1995
based EI-CID BAC 1-11-501EX 04.06.1993 28.03.1994
based EI-CIE BAC 1-11-501EX 04.06.1993. 18.01.1994
based EI-CIB BAC 1-11-501EX 10.06.1993 18.02.1994
based EI-CIC BAC 1-11-501EX 10.06.1993 18.03.1994
based EI-CET Lockheed L-188CF Electra 27.04.1993
based EI-CHV Agusta A.109A 10.06.1993
based EI-CIF Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180C 12.06.1993 18.12.1995
based EI-CIF Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180C 12.06.1993 18.12.1995
based EI-CHX Lockheed L-188CF Electra 05.08.1993 11.12.1998
based EI-CHZ Lockheed L-188CF Electra 10.09.1993 15.12.1998
based EI-CIL Hughes 269C () 07.09.1993 22.08.1995 Irish Helicopters Ltd
based EI-TLE Airbus A320-231 25.09.1993
stored EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 29.11.1993 07.05.1994 Global Aircraft Leasing EI-ASJ was taken out of service and stored Dublin from 29.11.1993
until 07.05.1994
f Rio de Janeiro based EI-CDE Boeing 737-548 (25115) A02.02.1994 10.11.1996 Aer Lingus EI-CDE was taken out of service on 28.10.1996 & on 10.11.1996 it was
ferried to Maastricht for repainting in AL new style- finished 04.11.1996
back 18.11.1996
f Keflavik based EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 (25738) A02.05.1994 18.12.1995 Aer Lingus 2nd L18.12.1995 to Ryan International USA until 01.05.1996 as EI-CDG
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 07.05.1994 24.11.1994 Global Aircraft Leasing / EI-ASJ returned to service with Aer Lingus operating several charters
Aer Lingus
based EI-TLF Airbus A320-231 10.06.1994
stored EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 24.11.1994 21.12.1994 Global Aircraft Leasing stored 24.11.1994 when once again EI-ASJ was taken out of service
based EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 21.12.1994 02.10.1995 Global Aircraft Leasing / returned to Aer Lingus 21.12.1994 operating assorted services then
Aer Lingus back to full service from 00.06.1995 and remained operational until
02.10.1995
stored EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 02.10.1995 09.10.1995 Global Aircraft Leasing Temporarily stored awaiting the ferry flight to Marana- Arizona EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 09.10.1995 09.10.1995 Global Aircraft Leasing EI-ASJ departed Dublin 09.30 on the ferry flight to arrive Marana 23.30
on the same day 09.10.1995
stored EI-ASJ Boeing 747-148 (19745) 09.10.1995 22.10.1995 Global Aircraft Leasing long term storage EI-ASJ lease to Aer Lingus was terminated
22.12.1995 & it became fully owned by Global Aircraft Leasing (Ireland)
EI-ASJ X14.02.1997

based EI-VIP Hughes 269C () 27.03.1995 24.04.1995
based EI-CMO Boeing 737-4Y0 26.01.1996 07.03.1996
based EI-CHJ Reims Cessna F.172K Hawk XP2 05.03.1996 20.07.1998
based EI-PAK Boeing 727-227F 11.03.1996 18.11.1997
based EI-TLB Airbus A300 B4-203 02.04.1996 25.06.1996
based EI-TLG Airbus A320-231 RS 00.05.1996 00.05.1996 Translift Airways L THY Turkish Airlines as EI-TLG summer 1996 returning to Luton
00.10.1996
based EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 (25738) A 01.05.1996 19.12.1996 Aer Lingus 3rd L19.12.1996 to Ryan International USA until 01.05.1997 as EI-CDG
based EI-CMG Short 360 Srs.300 24.05.1996 03.01.1997
based EI-CMY British Aerospace BAe146-200A 19.06.1996
based EI-TLB Airbus A300 B4-203 25.06.1996
f East Midlands based EI-CNW Boeing 737-230 ADV (22133) D 27.06.1997 23.12.2005 Ryanair ex D-ABHC EI-CNW R30.05.1997 final service 22.12.2005 X23.12.1995
& delivered Dublin-Prestwick 23.12.2005 for disposal
based Prestwick N133ADBoeing 737-230 ADV (22133) 23.12.2005 31.01.2006 ADL Leasing LLC R31.01.2006 as N133AD N133ADBoeing 737-230 ADV (22133) 31.01.2006 22.05.2006 ? stored 00.02.2006 ferried Prestwick-Keflavik on 22.05.2006
Orlando? N133ADBoeing 737-230 ADV (22133) S 06.06.2006 Autodirect Aviation LLC N133AD X02.05.2007 as
Montevideo CX-PUCBoeing 737-230 ADV (22133) ?L? PLUNA made ready for the Uruguayan carrier PLUNA and painted in their colours
in Lima apparently as CX-PUC and when delivered Pluna found the
aircraft documents to be in poor condition- so they rejected the L.
N13 01.2007still in Pluna colours
CX-PUEBoeing 737-230 ADV (22133) RR02.05.2007 PLUNA the aircraft was rejected for L because some of the fitted components
did not have complete histories. these problems were finally sorted
and it was then RR02.05.2007 as CX-PUE shown as exported to
Uruguay
OB-1851-PBoeing 737-230 ADV (22133) R01.12.2007 Star Peru
OB-1851-PBoeing 737-230 ADV (22133) R01.10.2009 Peruvian Airlines N17.04.2017 operational at  HYPERLINK "https://www.jetphotos.com/airport/Cuzco+Velazco+Astete+-+SPZO" Cuzco Velazco Astete - SPZO Peru
based EI-CNB British Aerospace BAe146-200A 03.08.1996
f Shannon based EI-CDE Boeing 737-548 (25115) A18.11.1996 d01.06.2005 Aer Lingus on 01.06.2005 EI-CDE was ferried to SNN & returned to Dublin
A09.06.2005 d14.06.2006 Aer Lingus 09.06.2005 after repainting in preparation of it’s L&d14.06.2005 to
Pulkovo Airlines St Petersburg it will retain it’s Irish registration EI-CDE
during the lease
based EI-TLK Airbus A300 B4-203 R12.03.1997 X 18.07.1997 Dormacken Ltd trading as TransAer
based EI-CLY British Aerospace BAe146-300 16.04.1997 11.08.1999
based EI-VIP Hughes 269C () 30.04.1997 11.09.2001
based EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 (25738) A 01.05.1997 18.12.1997 Aer Lingus 4th L18.12.1997 to Ryan International USA until 00.04.1998 as EI-CDG
based EI-TLG Airbus A320-231 06.05.1997 03.09.1997

based EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG Cardinal 08.05.1997
based EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG Cardinal 08.05.1997
based EI-BHC Reims Cessna F.177RG Cardinal 08.05.1997
based EI-CHY Lockheed L-188CF Electra 20.05.1997 11.09.1998
based EI-TLL Airbus A300 B4-203 R 20.06.1997 L00.06.1997 Dormacken Ltd L to Translift/TransAer
based EI-TLK Airbus A300 B4-203 CO18.07.1997 25.04.1999 GECAS Technical Services trading as TransAer returned to TransAer 25.04.1999
based EI-TLL Airbus A300 B4-203 CO18.07.1997 L07.08.1997 GECAS Technical Services L toSobelair 07.08.1997
based EI-JBC Agusta A.109A 24.07.1997
based EI-TLE Airbus A320-231 03.09.1997
based EI-TLF Airbus A320-231 03.09.1997
based EI-TLG Airbus A320-231 03.09.1997
based EI-TLI Airbus A320-231 03.09.1997
based EI-TLJ Airbus A320-231 03.09.1997
based EI-COR Short 360 Srs.100 16.09.1997 20.02.1998
based EI-EXP Short 330 Srs.200 06.10.1997 22.08.2000
based EI-CNY Boeing 737-230 Advanced 10.10.1997
based EI-TLM Airbus A300 B4-203 18.09.1997 01.11.2000
based EI-BYE Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 () 06.10.1997 02.11.1999
based EI-CLF Fairchild Hiller FH-227E 06.10.1997 16.08.2001
based EI-CNZ Boeing 737-230 Advanced 05.11.1997
based EI-TLN Airbus A300 B4-203F 07.11.1997
based EI-COA Boeing 737-230 Advanced 16.12.1997
based EI-EAT Airbus A300 B4-203 16.12.1997 14.08.1998
based EI-TLO Airbus A320-232 09.01.1998
based EI-COB Boeing 737-230 ADV (22124) R16.01.1998 d 22.12.2005 Ryanair ex D-ABFR - R16.01.1998 - D date to Dublin not recorded - final service
09.12.2005 ferried Dublin Prestwick for disposal - EI-COB X23.12.2005 –
R31.01.2006 as N124AD
N124ADBoeing 737-230 ADV (22124) R 31.01.2006 d 23.02.2006 ADL Leasing LLC A25.02.2006 Cecil Field-Florida N124AD X02.03.2006 as exported to
Chile
CC-CQTBoeing 737-230 ADV (22124) R 02.03.2006 LAN Airlines on lease
N124ADBoeing 737-230 ADV (22124) R 29.08.2008 Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA reportedly destined for Paraguaya Linea Aerea
ZP-CAJ Boeing 737-230 ADV (22124) 01.10.2008 Aero Regional Paraguaya N01.10.2008 Santiago-El Bosque
ZP-CAJ Boeing 737-230 ADV (22124) ? Aero Regional Paraguaya reportedly parked at Asuncion along with other members of its fleet
because of regulatory difficulties
N124ADBoeing 737-230 ADV (22124) R 14.05.2010 Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA N124AD X01.10.2010 as exported to Venezuela
venezuela YV475T Boeing 737-230 ADV (22124)
based EI-TLP Airbus A320-232 20.01.1998
based EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 (25738) A 00.04.1998 19.12.1998 Aer Lingus 5th L19.12.1998 to Ryan International USA until 00.04.1999 as EI-CDG
based EI-TLQ Airbus A300 B4-203A 22.04.1998
based EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 (25738) A 00.04.1999 Aer Lingus L08.02.2001 to Ryan International USA was cancelled and remained
active with Aer Lingus at Dublin
11.08.2005 Aer Lingus ferried to SNN for repainting in basic Pulkovo Airlines colours
minus airline titles and returned to Dublin 21.08.2005
21.08.2005 19.12.2005 Aer Lingus EI-CDG operated the final ever Aer Lingus Boeing 737 Dublin
departure schudule flight 29.10.2005. withdrawn from use 29.10.2005?
EI-CDG was delivered Dublin-St Petersburg on 19.12.2005 in full
Pulkovo Airlines colours EI-CDG no longer Dublin based after this date
EI-CDG sold to Jetscape Aviation Ireland Ltd.
29.12.2005  HYPERLINK "https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Pulkovo-Aviation-Enterprise" \o "Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise fleet information" Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise  leased to Pulkovo Airlines 19.12.2005 sold to Nordic Aviation Contractor
(Ireland) Ltd.
L00.10.2006 to Pulkovo from ?
L00.12.2006 to Pulkovo from ?
 HYPERLINK "https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Rossiya-Russian-Airlines" \o "Rossiya - Russian Airlines fleet information" Rossiya - Russian Airlines  00.10.2006?? photo as EI-CDG at St Petersburg Pulkovo 28.11.2012 wfu 29.11.2012
stored Nordic Aviation Capital A/S Billund (BLL / EKBI)- Denmark N04.01.2013 & N16.01.2013
stored stored Kemble UK 00.01.2013 EGBP Kemble N04.02.2013
OY-EDO Boeing 737-548 (25738) 04.04.2013 Air Salvage International Cotswold Airport Kemble EGBP N02.04.2014 severly dismantled
scrapped OY-EDO Boeing 737-548 (25738) 15.02.2015 Nordic Aviation Capital N15.02.2015 as Airframe Scrapped
based EI-TLL Airbus A300 B4-203
based EI-CSD Boeing 737-8AS 09.08.1999

based EI-COH Boeing 737-430 24/02/1998 27/05/98
based EI-COK Boeing 737-430 23/02/1998 27/05/98
based EI-CON Boeing 737-2T5 Advanced 21/07/1997 13/08/97
based EI-COX Boeing 737-230 Advanced 09/01/1998 current
based EI-CPE Airbus A321-211 11/12/1998 current
based EI-CPF Airbus A321-211 09/04/1999 current
based EI-CPY British Aerospace BAe146-100A 22/08/01
based EI-CSK British Aerospace BAe146-200A
based EI-CTM British Aerospace BAe146-300 23/03/1999
based EI-CWF Boeing 737-42C 04/10/01
based EI-CWE Boeing 737-42C 04/10/01
based EI-ECA Agusta A.109A Hirondelle Mark 2 28/02/1997 current
based EI-CLI British Aerospace BAe146-300 13/08/99
based EI-CLH British Aerospace BAe146-300 31/08/99
based EI-CLG British Aerospace BAe146-300 31/08/99
based EI-COV Hawker Siddeley 125-700B (BAe) 28/05/1998 24/01/02
based EI-MIK Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri 22/06/2001 31/10/01
based EI-DHL Airbus A300 B4-203 21/06/2001 current
based EI-CWD British Aerospace BAe146-200 13/06/2001 current
based EI-HCD Boeing 727-223F 08/11/1995 14/08/98
based EI-EWW Boeing 727-243F 10/11/1995 10/11/97
based EI-JTC Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 27/11/1993 09/10/97
based EI-CGD Cessna 172M Skyhawk 29/05/2001 current
based EI-CPC Airbus A321-211 current
EI-CWG Short 360 Srs.100 14/06/2001 01/11/01
EI-CWF Boeing 737-42C 18/05/2001 current
EI-CJC Boeing 737-204 Advanced 25/01/1994 current
EI-CJD Boeing 737-204 Advanced 18/02/1994 current
EI-CJE Boeing 737-204 Advanced 10/03/1994 current
EI-CJF Boeing 737-204 Advanced 24/03/1994 current
EI-CJG Boeing 737-204 Advanced 25/03/1994 current
EI-CJH Boeing 737-204 Advanced 30/03/1994 current
EI-JET British Aerospace BAe146-200A 23/12/1993 25/06/96
EI-CTY British Aerospace BAe146-200A 07/01/1994 19/07/96
EI-CWE Boeing 737-42C 18/05/2001
EI-CVD Airbus A320-214 10/05/2001 current
EI-CDA Boeing 737-548 31/05/2001 current
EI-BXK Boeing 737-448
EI-CPW SAAB 2000 12/06/1998
EI-TLJ Airbus A320-231 29/09/1995
EI-HCC Boeing 727-223F 26/09/1995 14/08/98
EI-CMG Short 360 Srs.300 04/10/1995 24/05/96
EI-CDW Robinson R-22 Beta
EI-EAB Airbus A300 B4-203F 04/06/1998 14/08/98
EI-DUB Airbus A330-301 06/05/1994 14/12/01
EI-SHN Airbus A330-301 27/04/1994 14/12/01
EI-CPT Aerospatiale ATR-42-312
EI-EAC Airbus A300 B4-203F 20/11/1998 22/03/02
EI-CRC Boeing 737-46B 06/04/2001
EI-HCE Lockheed L-188CF Electra 17/04/1997 11/09/98
EI-CNV Boeing 737-230 Advanced 26/03/1997 current
EI-DAA Airbus A330-202 17/04/2001 current
EI-HCB Boeing 727-223F 02/09/1995 14/08/98
EI-CWC British Aerospace BAe146-200 27/04/2001 current
EI-BSI Douglas DC-3C /C-47B-35-DK ntu
EI-CPD Airbus A321-211 current
EI-BDY Boeing 737-2E1 Advanced 13/02/95
EI-CWB British Aerospace BAe146-200 29/03/2001 current
EI-CVS Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 16/03/2001 current
EI-CVC Airbus A320-214 06/04/2001 current
EI-CNF Boeing 737-4Y0 30/04/97
EI-CEE Boeing 737-3Y0 25/10/1991 15/11/91
EI-CVB Airbus A320-214 08/02/2001 current
EI-CBK Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 current
EI-TLI Airbus A320-231 03/09/97
EI-CVR Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 17/01/2001 current
EI-HCA Boeing 727-225 15/04/1994 14/08/98
EI-CMB Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 05/09/1995 current
EI-CEJ Robinson R-22 Beta 14/11/1991 16/06/92
EI-CSQ Boeing 737-8AS 26/01/2001 current
EI-CSP Boeing 737-8AS 25/01/2001 current
EI-CJP British Aerospace BAe146-100 20/05/1994 03/04/95
EI-CEJ Robinson R-22 Beta 14/11/1991 16/06/92
EI-TLG Airbus A320-231 20/05/1994
EI-TLB Airbus A300 B4-203
EI-CSO Boeing 737-8AS 10/01/2001 current
EI-JFK Airbus A330-301 11/07/1995 14/12/01
EI-CLI British Aerospace BAe146-300 19/04/1995
EI-GSM Cessna 182S 17/06/1998 26/11/01
EI-CLF Fairchild Hiller FH-227E 12/07/1995 06/10/97
EI-CON Boeing 737-2T5 Advanced 08/06/1998 current
EI-CEM Boeing 767-2B1 ER 21/10/95
EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 14/12/01
EI-TLQ Airbus A300 B4-203A 01/11/00
EI-IAU Lear Jet 60 (Bombardier) 11/12/2000 current
EI-EUR Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri 14/12/2000 14/11/01
EI-CSN Boeing 737-8AS 11/12/2000 current
EI-CSM Boeing 737-8AS 07/12/2000 current
EI-CKY Reims Cessna F.406 Caravan II 10/02/1995 07/03/96
EI-CKQ Boeing 737-2K2 Advanced 20/02/1995 current
EI-AOD Cessna 182J Skylane 19/02/1979 18/05/79
EI-CEM Boeing 767-2B1 ER 21/10/95
EI-TLQ Airbus A300 B4-203A 01/11/2000 17/05/01
EI-TLR Airbus A320-231 16/06/1998
EI-EAE Airbus A300 B4-203F 23/11/2000 30/07/02
EI-HCI Boeing 727-223F 23/05/1995 14/08/98
EI-CVM Hughes 269C (300)(Schweitzer) 07/11/2000 current
EI-CJI Boeing 737-2E7 08/07/1994 current
EI-TLB Airbus A300 B4-203
EI-CPY British Aerospace BAe146-100A 13/07/1998 18/05/01
EI-BYR Bell 206L Long Ranger 3 16/07/1998 12/09/01
EI-HER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 01/07/1994 20/11/98
EI-CSL British Aerospace BAe146-200A 13/10/00
EI-TLR Airbus A320-231 27/10/2000 16/02/01
EI-TLP Airbus A320-232 27/10/2000 13/02/01
EI-CLH British Aerospace BAe146-300 02/06/1995
EI-CLG British Aerospace BAe146-300 07/06/1995
EI-CSL British Aerospace BAe146-200A 13/10/2000 current
EI-BVX Embraer EMB-110P1 Banderiante 29/12/1994 19/05/95
EI-BVX Embraer EMB-110P1 Banderiante 29/12/1994 19/05/95
EI-CDA Boeing 737-548 26/06/1991 current
EI-CKS Boeing 737-2T5 Advanced 01/06/1995 current
EI-PAL Cessna 550 Citation Bravo current
EI-TNT Boeing 727-281 05/05/1995 15/12/97
EI-CDB Boeing 737-548 27/05/1991 current
EI-TLI Airbus A320-231 26/05/1995
EI-CDC Boeing 737-548 19/06/1991 current
EI-CGO Douglas DC-8-63CF current
EI-BXK Boeing 737-448
EI-BXI Boeing 737-448
EI-SKY Boeing 727-281 05/05/1995 29/01/98
EI-SBP Cessna 206H (T) Super Skywagon 16/08/2000 current
EI-PAL Cessna 550 Citation Bravo 31/08/2000
EI-CSK British Aerospace BAe146-200A 21/07/2000 current
EI-CKP Boeing 737-2K2 Advanced 07/10/1994 current
EI-CKR Boeing 737-2K2 Advanced 04/05/1995 current
EI-CDD Boeing 737-548 03/07/1991 current
EI-CPM SAAB 2000 18/03/1998 23/11/00
EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 20/05/1996
EI-TLB Airbus A300 B4-203
EI-EAA Airbus A300 B4-203F 02/04/1998 14/08/98
EI-CTN British Aerospace BAe146-300 04/07/2000 current
EI-PAT British Aerospace BAe146-200 current
EI-CRK Airbus A330-301 18/11/1994 14/12/01
EI-CSL British Aerospace BAe146-200A 08/05/1998
EI-CPC Airbus A321-211 08/05/1998
EI-TLH Airbus A320-231 22/12/1994 30/05/95
EI-BAA Bristol 175 Britannia 307F 27/05/81
EI-CPD Airbus A321-211 19/06/1998
EI-ALK Piper PA-23 Apache F 160 04/11/1959 10/12/59
EI-TAM Canadair Challenger Cl-604 28/08/1998 08/10/98
EI-TLS Airbus A320-231 19/08/1998
EI-BBH Bristol 175 Britannia 253F
EI-EWR Airbus A330-202 09/05/2000 current
EI-BBH Bristol 175 Britannia 253F 30/11/81
EI-EAA Airbus A300 B4-203F 14/08/1998 00/04/02
EI-CTO British Aerospace BAe146-300 30/05/00 current
EI-CSG Boeing 737-8AS 31/05/2000 current
EI-PMI Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 19/09/1996
EI-EAB Airbus A300 B4-203F 14/08/1998 09/07/02
EI-BXK Boeing 737-448
EI-CNM Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 16/12/1996 current
EI-EAT Airbus A300 B4-203 14/08/1998 current
EI-CNT Boeing 737-230 05/12/1996 current
EI-BCR Boeing 737-281
EI-BDO Reims Cessna F.152 22/08/86
EI-ECA Agusta A.109A Hirondelle Mark 2 28/02/1997 curren
EI-HCA Boeing 727-225 14/08/1998 current
EI-BEG Short 330 Srs.200 30/03/1983 25/05/83
EI-CTM British Aerospace BAe146-300 current
EI-BCR Boeing 737-281 26/07/96
EI-CSF Boeing 737-8AS 24/05/2000 current
EI-BXA Boeing 737-448 24/07/00
EI-BPD Short 360 Srs.100 11/05/2000 13/07/01
EI-CUD Boeing 737-4Q8 13/03/2000 current
EI-BDY Boeing 737-2E1 Advanced
EI-HCB Boeing 727-223F 14/08/1998 current
EI-CTH Aeros. Alouette S.E.313B II 17/12/1999 21/12/99
EI-ORD Airbus A330-301 06/06/1997 current
EI-BED Boeing 747-130
EI-EAD Airbus A300 B4-203F 21/05/1999
EI-BED Boeing 747-130
EI-BEH Short 330 Srs.200 00/05/1983 09/11/84
EI-BED Boeing 747-130
EI-EXP Short 330 Srs.200 23/07/1992 06/10/97
EI-BED Boeing 747-130
EI-FKC Fokker 50 00/10/1988
EI-BED Boeing 747-130 25/07/96
EI-BRP Canadair CL-44J
EI-BEE Boeing 737-281 00/05/93
EI-CAL Boeing 767-3Y0 ER
EI-HCC Boeing 727-223F 14/08/1998 current
EI-CTM British Aerospace BAe146-300
EI-HCD Boeing 727-223F 14/08/1998 current
EI-BEH Short 330 Srs.200 00/05/1983 09/11/84
EI-EXP Short 330 Srs.200 23/07/1992 current
EI-BEM Short 360 Srs.100
EI-BER Boeing 707-331C-H
EI-HCI Boeing 727-223F 14/08/1998 current
EI-PMI Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 19/09/1996 current
EI-CPH Airbus A321-211 22/11/1999 current
EI-RRR Hawker Siddeley 125-700A (BAe) 11/10/1999 current
EI-BFW Beechcraft Super King Air 200 26/02/81
EI-PAT British Aerospace BAe146-200 11/10/1999
EI-BGI Reims Cessna F.152 06/11/85
EI-SHN Airbus A330-301 27/04/1994
EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 21/10/1999 current
EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 21/10/1999 current
EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200
EI-LCH Boeing 727-281 14/08/1998 current
EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200
EI-CET Lockheed L-188CF Electra 11/09/1998 04/01/99
EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200 22/04/82
EI-CHY Lockheed L-188CF Electra 11/09/1998 22/12/98
EI-BXS Aerospatiale ATR-42-300
EI-CNB British Aerospace BAe146-200A current
EI-BHG Beechcraft Super King Air 200 23/09/80
EI-CNQ British Aerospace BAe146-200A 02/07/1997 current
EI-CNE Boeing 737-4S3 30/04/97
EI-RRR Hawker Siddeley 125-700A (BAe) 10/09/1999 11/10/99
EI-MER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 28/09/1999 30/06/00
EI-COF British Aerospace BAe146-100 26/05/1997 17/02/98
EI-TLH Airbus A320-231 03/09/1997
EI-BXY Boeing 737-2S3 Advanced 01/04/93
EI-TLL Airbus A300 B4-203 20/06/1997 18/07/97
EI-FKF Fokker 50 11/08/1999 current
EI-FKE Fokker 50 11/08/1999 current
EI-FKD Fokker 50 12/08/1999 current
EI-FKC Fokker 50 11/08/1999 current
EI-FKA Fokker 50 11/08/1999 08/11/99
EI-CDG Boeing 737-548
EI-TLT Airbus A320-231 23/04/1999
EI-CMS British Aerospace BAe146-200A 24/04/1996 current
EI-BXK Boeing 737-448
EI-TLL Airbus A300 B4-203
EI-BIP Beechcraft Super King Air 200 22/04/82
EI-CJK Airbus A300 B4-2C-103 09/06/1997
EI-CLY British Aerospace BAe146-300 11/08/1999 current
EI-CLJ British Aerospace BAe146-300 11/08/1999 current
EI-CJK Airbus A300 B4-2C-103
EI-CEE Boeing 737-3Y0 25/10/1991 15/11/91
EI-BPI Embraer EMB-110P1 Banderiante
EI-BJY Beechcraft Super King Air 200
EI-CLI British Aerospace BAe146-300 31/08/1999 current
EI-CPG Airbus A321-211 28/05/1999 current
EI-CSE Boeing 737-8AS 31/08/1999 current
EI-BKW Beechcraft Dutchess 76 12/04/83
EI-BMY Boeing 737-2L9 Advanced 20/08/1982
EI-EAD Airbus A300 B4-203F 21/05/1999 current
EI-CDT Boeing 737-548 04/04/1997 23/04/98
EI-CLG British Aerospace BAe146-300 31/08/1999 current
EI-BNA Douglas DC-8-63CF
EI-BEC Boeing 737-248 Advanced 03/07/1997 17/10/97
EI-BEB Boeing 737-248 Advanced 03/07/1997 20/10/97
EI-TLH Airbus A320-231 05/11/1996
EI-TLI Airbus A320-231
EI-TLK Airbus A300 B4-203
EI-CSB Boeing 737-8AS 16/06/1999 current
EI-TLJ Airbus A320-231
EI-CSC Boeing 737-8AS current
EI-BXJ Boeing 737-548 ntu
EI-CLH British Aerospace BAe146-300 31/08/2000 current
based G-EOFM Reims Cessna E172N Skyhawk 02.11.2001 00.00.0000 20th Air training Group
EI-REB Aerospatiale ATR-72-202 17/05/2002 current
EI-REA Aerospatiale ATR-72-202 30/05/2002 current
EI-CSX Boeing 737-8AS 21/05/2002 current
EI-CVA Airbus A320-214 22/06/2000 current
EI-CSJ Boeing 737-8AS 22/06/2000 current
EI-CPW SAAB 2000 14/12/00
EI-CSI Boeing 737-8AS 12/06/2000 current
EI-CSH Boeing 737-8AS 09/06/2000 current
EI-HER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 25/04/2002 current
EI-PAX Cessna 560XL Citation 01/03/2002 current
EI-OZC Airbus A300 B-4-103 08/02/2002 current
EI-CSW Boeing 737-8AS 04/02/2002 current
EI-CSZ Boeing 737-8AS 15/07/2002 current
EI-CSY Boeing 737-8AS 25/06/2002 current
EI-CSV Boeing 737-8AS 18/01/2002 current
EI-IAT Lear Jet 60 (Bombardier) 07/12/2000 06/06/01
EI-JFK Airbus A330-301 14/12/2001
EI-SHN Airbus A330-301 14/12/2001 28/06/02
EI-DUB Airbus A330-301 14/12/2001 current
EI-CRK Airbus A330-301 14/12/200 current
EI-CDH Boeing 737-548 14/12/2001 current
EI-CDG Boeing 737-548 14/12/2001 current
EI-CDF Boeing 737-548 14/12/2001 current
EI-CDE Boeing 737-548 14/12/2001 current
EI-CDD Boeing 737-548 14/12/2001 current
EI-CDB Boeing 737-548 14/12/2001 current
EI-BXI Boeing 737-448 14/12/2001 current
EI-BXC Boeing 737-448 14/12/2001 26/03/02
EI-BXD Boeing 737-448 14/12/2001 current
EI-BXB Boeing 737-448 14/12/2001 12/06/02
EI-CST Boeing 737-8AS 19/12/2001 current
EI-CSS Boeing 737-8AS 15/12/2001 current
EI-CSR Boeing 737-8AS 05/12/2001 current
EI-GSM Cessna 182S 26/11/2001 current
EI-EUR Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri 14/11/2001 current
EI-CDC Boeing 737-548 14/12/2001 current
EI-EDR Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 10/10/2001 current
EI-SAF Airbus A300 B4-203 26/07/2001 current
EI-APP1Boeing 737-248 23/06/1967 NTU



01/09/2002
N125GP
Learjet 31A
31A-162
Dublin
Damon Hills aircraft

01/09/2002
N7070A
Cessna S550 Citation
S550-0068
Dublin

01/09/2002
VP-CNP
Gulfstream III
496
Dublin

01/09/2002
ZS-RSC
Lockheed L100-30
4475
Dublin
has EI-RSC reserved

Hello Delta Romeo-
Delta Romeo wrote:
Now that 11/29 is closed- whats it like for getting out of DUB?
Runway 11/29 is closed until the 26th October 2007 - at the moment it is been used for parking due to the increase in
aircraft using Dublin for the summer season. The Dublin Airport Flying Club has two Cessna 172's -EI-ING and EI-OFM. The hourly rate for both aircraft is 130 Euro's per tacho hour and that includes the landing fee. regards OW Vmax

Based Dublin - Codes EI / EIN - Callsign Shamrock - Co Frequency 131.500
Reg Type Srs C/N - L/N Dlvd P/I Livery Remarks
EICVA Airbus A320 214 1242 22 Jun 00 FWWIT   St Schira / 'Scire'
EICVB Airbus A320 214 1394 08 Feb 01 FWWIV   St Mobhi
EICVC Airbus A320 214 1443 28 Feb 01 FWWBS  St Kealin / 'Caoilphion'
EICVD Airbus A320 214 1467 10 May 01 FWWDK   St Kevin / 'Cadimhin'
EIDEA Airbus A320 214 2191 30 Apr 04 FWWBX   St Fidelma
EIDEB Airbus A320 214 2206 19 May 04 FWWBP   St. Nathy / Nathy
EIDEC Airbus A320 214  2217  04 Jun 04 FWWBH  St. Fergal / Fearghal
EIDEE Airbus A320 214 2250 27 Aug 04 FWWBE   St. Fintan / Fionntain
EIDEF Airbus A320 214 2256 02 Sep 04 FWWBK   St. Declan / Deaglan
EIDEG Airbus A320 214 2272 10 Sep 04 FWWIB   St. Fachtna / Fachtna
EIDEH Airbus A320 214 2294 20 Oct 04 FWWBX   St. Malachy / Maolmhaoghog
EIDEI Airbus A320 214 2374 14 Feb 05 FWWDU  St Kilian / Cillian
EIDEJ Airbus A320 214 2364 03 Feb 05  FWWDI   St Oliver Plunkett
EIDEK Airbus A320 214 2399 24 Mar 05  FWWIZ   St Eunan / Eunan
EIDEL Airbus A320 214 2409  13 Apr 05 FWWDE   St Ibar / Ibhar
EIDEM Airbus A320 214 2411 09 Apr 05 FWWDG   St Canice / Cainneach
EIDEN Airbus A320 214 2432 13 May 05 FWWBK   St Kieran / Ciaran
EIDEO Airbus A320 214 2486 06 Jul 05 FWWIV   St Senan/Seanan
EIDEP Airbus A320 214 2542 07 Oct 05 FWWIU   St Eugene/Eoghan
EIDER Airbus A320 214 2583  03 Nov 05  FWWDE   St Mel/Mel
EIDES Airbus A320 214 2635 22 Dec 05 FWWDZ   St Pappin/Paipan
EIDET Airbus A320 214 2810 28 Jun 06 FWWIP    St. Brendan / Brendain
EIDVE Airbus A320 214 3129 18 May 07 FWWBJ   St. Aideen / Etaoin
EIDVF Airbus A320 214 3136 17 May 07 FWWDF   St. Jarlath / Iarfhlaith
EIDVG Airbus A320 214 3318 28 Nov 07 FWWIV   St. Flannan
EIDVH Airbus A320 214 3345 14 Dec 07 FWWBP   St. Ciara
EI Airbus A320 214       On order . Due Jun 08
EICPC Airbus A321 211 815 08 May 98 DAVZT   St Fergus / 'Feargus'
EICPD Airbus A321 211 841 19 Jun 98 DAVZA   St Davnet / ' Damhnat'
EICPE Airbus A321 211 926 11 Dec 98 DAVZQ   St Enda / 'Eanne'
EICPF Airbus A321 211 991 09 Apr 99 DAVZR   St Ita / 'Ide'
EICPG Airbus A321 211 1023 28 May 99 DAVZE   St Aidan / 'Aodhan'
EICPH Airbus A321 211 1094 22 Nov 99 DAVZB   St Dervilla / Dearbhla'
EIDAA Airbus A330 202 397 17 Apr 01 FWWKK   St Keeve / 'Caoimhin'
EIDUO Airbus A330 202 841 25 May 07 FWWYT   St. Columba / Colum
EIEWR Airbus A330 202 330 09 May 00 FWWKV   St Lawrence O'Toole /'Locan 'O' Tauthail'
EILAX Airbus A330 202 269 29 Apr 99 FWWKV   St Mella / 'Mella'
EICRK Airbus A330 301 070 17 Nov 94 FWWKV   St Brigid / 'Bridhid'
EIDUB Airbus A330 301 055 11 May 94 FWWKP   St Patrick ' 'Padraig'
EIDUZ Airbus A330 302 847 26 Jun 07 FWWKM   St. Aoife / Aoife
EIJFK Airbus A330 301 086 11 Jul 95 FGMDE   St Colmcille
EIORD Airbus A330 301 059 27 Mar 97 FGMDD   St Maeve / 'Maedbh'
EI Airbus A330 302         On Order. Due 09
EI Airbus A330 302         On Order. Due
EI Airbus A330 302         On Order. Due
EI Airbus A330 302         On Order. Due
EI Airbus A330 302         On Order. Due
EI Airbus A330 302         On Order. Due 2011
EI Airbus A350XWB         On Order. Due 2014
EI Airbus A350XWB         On Order. Due
EI Airbus A350XWB         On Order. Due
EI Airbus A350XWB         On Order. Due
EI Airbus A350XWB         On Order. Due
EI Airbus A350XWB         On Order. Due 2016
Dublin Wed 5th March 2008 various times from 1000am - 1800pm DTVMovements (Durham Tees Valley Airport)
Also seen but no reg's noted was a Danish Beech 200 that landed around 2000pm.
EI-PDG-Aerospatiale AS.350 Ecureuil B-Irish Helicopters-
EI-CPT-Aerospatiale ATR 42  312-Aer Aran-Also EI-CBK
EI-REF-Aerospatiale ATR 72  202-Aer Arann-Also EI-REG
N449J-Agusta A-109 Power E-Corporate-
EI-HHH-Agusta A-109 Power E-Corporate-
OO-DIC-Airbus A300  B4-203F-DHL Worldwide-
N723FD-Airbus A300  B4-622RF-Federal Express-
D-AIQM-Airbus A320  211-Lufthansa-
EI-DEC-Airbus A320  214-Aer Lingus-Also EI-CVB- CVC- DEA- DEE- DEJ- DEL- DEM-  DEO- DER- DES- 
EI-CPC-Airbus A321  211-Aer Lingus-Also EI-CPD
G-MIDC-Airbus A321  231-bmi British Midland-
EI-DUO-Airbus A330  203-Aer Lingus-Also EI-JFK
EI-DUZ-Airbus A330  302-Aer Lingus-
EI-SNJ-Bell Helicopters 407-Corporate-
OO-TNH-Boeing  737  301F-TNT Airways-
EI-DOR-Boeing  737  4Y0-Futura Gael-
LX-LGP-Boeing  737  5C9-Luxair-
SP-LLD-Boeing  737  45D-Cenralwings-Also SP-LLE
EI-DJU-Boeing  737  86N-Futura International Airways-
EI-CSM-Boeing  737  8AS-Ryanair-Also EI-CSO- CSY- CTB- DAL- DAM-  DAN- DAR- DLF-  DLN- DPB- DWC-  
---DWK- DWR- DWT- DWX- DWY- DWZ- DYA (delivered today)
N203UW-Boeing  757  23N-US Airways-
N29129-Boeing  757  224ET-Continental Airlines-
N352AA-Boeing  767  323ER-American Airlines-
N154DL-Boeing  767 3P6ER-Delta Airlines-
A40-GT-Boeing 767 3P6ER-Gulf Air-Stored
A9C-GI-Boeing 767 3P6ER-Gulf Traveller-Stored
EI-CNB-Biritish Aerospace 146-200-Cityjet-
EC-JVJ-British Aerospace 146-300-Orionair-
EI-RJF-British Aerospace 146-RJ85-Cityjet-Also EI-RJL- RJP- RJX
OO-TAH-British Aerospace 146-300-TNT Airways-
G-EDCK-Cessna 525 Citation Jet-Air Charter Scotland-
G-FCDB-Cessna 550/551 Citation Bravo-Corporate-
CS-DHG-Cessna 550/551 Citation Bravo-NetJets Europe-
CS-DHN-Cessna 550/551 Citation Bravo-NetJets Europe-
N249SR-Hawker-Siddeley 125  800A-Corporate-
EI-MAX-Learjet 31A-Corporate-
OY-OCV-Learjet 45-Corporate-
G-HCSL-Piper PA-34 Seneca III 220T-Private-
EI-MES-Sikorsky S61N-CHC Ireland-

25.07.2011 Dublin IAN531 North West Air news EI-DEF Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-RJS Avro RJ85 Cityjet EI-CVC Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus retro c/s EI-DVM Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-EBN Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair OY-KBF Airbus A321-200 SAS G-LEAB Cessna Citation Mustang London Executive Aviation G-LIDE Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftan Keen Leasing EI-REP ATR 72-500 Aer Arann OO-TAZ BAe 146-200QC TNT Airways EI-DEL Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-RJJ Avro RJ85 City Jet EI-RJT Avro RJ85 City Jet EI-EMM Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-RJF Avro RJ85 CityJet D-IAAZ Cessna 404 Titan II ACH Hamburg EI-EBD Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-EBK Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair N413RC Airbus A320-200 Lotus Air EI-EFO Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-EBZ Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-SAR Sikorsky S.61N CHC Ireland Op for Coastguard EI-MES Sikorsky S.61N CHC Ireland Op for Coastguard N1FE Global Express Federal Express N263LF Airbus A320-200 Donbassaero CS-DTL Learjet 45 Masterjet EI-ERS Airbus A321-200 Solaris N921WC Falcon 900EX Corporate
. 26/07/11 Dublin IAN531 North West Air news EI-OZE Airbus A300-B4-F Air Contractors Op for DHL EI-EFK Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-RJT Avro RJ85 City Jet C-GHPE Boeing 767-300ER Air Canada N937UW Boeing 757-200 winglets US Airways EI-CPT ATR 42-300 Aer Arann EI-DUZ Airbus A330-300 Aer Lingus EI-DVE Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-DWY Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair N939UW Boeing 757-200 winglets US Airways EI-REH ATR 72-200 Aer Arann EI-DLX Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair M-AIRS Learjet 60 Maiton Air EI-RJR Avro RJ85 Cityjet OY-RCW BAe 146-300 Atlantic Airways 28/07/11 Dublin IAN531 North West Air news N727FD Airbus A300-600R Federal Express EI-EAC Airbus A300-B4-F European Air Transport EI-ENF Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-DAK Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-EFK Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-DLE Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair OO-INN Beech King Air B200 Abelag Aviation EI-RJW Avro RJ85 City Jet EI-EHH ATR 42-300 Aer Arann EI-ENM Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair D-AISR Airbus A321-200 Lufthansa A6-EYE Airbus A330-200 Etihad Airways Manchester City c/s EI-CPH Airbus A321-200 Aer Lingus EI-DEG Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-CVA Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-DEM Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-DEF Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-DLX Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair I-FXRH Piaggio P180 Avanti Foxair LN-RML McDonnell Douglas MD-81 SAS EI-RJJ Avro RJ85 City Jet C-GHGC Canadair Challenger 601-3A Execaire EI-REH ATR 72-200 Aer Arann EI-DYO Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-EDP Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-DEB Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-DEN Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus OO-TNC Boeing 737-300F TNT Airways EI-CPT ATR 42-300 Aer Arann EI-EFE Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-DES Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus EI-DLO Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair YR-BAL Boeing 737-400 Blue Air
29/07/11 Dublin IAN531 North West Air news M-CELT Falcon 7X Corporate N820NW Airbus A330-300 Delta Air Lines EI-DUZ Airbus A330-300 Aer Lingus EI-DUO Airbus A330-200 Aer Lingus EI-LAX Airbus A330-200 Aer Lingus EI-EAV Airbus A330-300 Aer Lingus EC-ICL Airbus A320-200 Spanair N57111 Boeing 757-200 Continental Airlines HB-IOC Airbus A321-100 Swissair G-VIPU Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftan Capital Trading EI-EFF Boeing 737-800 winglets Ryanair EI-RJC Avro RJ85 City Jet EI-DCH Boeing 737-800 Ryanair EI-WFI Canadair Challenger 605 Westair Aviation EI-EDP Airbus A320-200 Aer Lingus N537US Boeing 757-200 winglets Delta Air Lines D-AIQF Airbus A320-200 Lufthansa EI-RJV Avro RJ85 City Jet EI-EAC Airbus A300-B4-F European Air Transport N198DN Boeing 767-300ER Delta Air Lines N727FD Airbus A300-600R Federal Express C-GLAT Airbus A310-300 Air Transat Despite some short visits I managed to get over 100 out of that lot Any help with the 2 helicopter queries would be greatly appreciated Ian
10 Further Airbus A320/1 options fr 08- which will be exercised
7 Airbus A330-200/300s to be WFU in 09 (1)- 11 (2) and 15-16 (4).
6 Further Airbus A350XWB options . The Iona hanger- club house and fuel pumps are all still there- but not in use any more.
Both Dublin airport flying clubs are now based at the old Iona ramp including the Dub
based Irish coast guard heli.

markandcolly Dublin 0855-2040 23.04.2008 EI-MES Sikorsky S-61N 61-776 CHC Ireland EI-MSG Agusta A-109E 11692 Corporate (O/H N-S 1655 & S-N 1720) G-MAYE Bell Helicopters 407 53117 Corporate (O/H N-S) EI-PDG AS350 seen on the south west side of the airfield- it took off and returned at 1120- was this correct as I know it has been here. N901RL Bell430 black with gold stripe S-N at 2010 which is Irish based
Also a A109 white with dark cheat line seen S-N 1018 and N-S 1655.. Rgds Mark

From Jeremy Parkin Mark Your 430 was almost certainly N901RL. I think there are multiple options
for the 109
JP
P based EI-BPD Short SD.360 Var 100 (Sh.3656) 24.05.1985N Aer Lingus
P based EI-BPD Short SD.360 Var 100 (Sh.3656) 02.07.1985N Aer Lingus
P visitor G-AXYD BAC One Elevn Series 509EW (BAC-210) 15.11.1985N Dan Air
P based EI-BPD Short SD.360 Var 100 (Sh.3656) 21.01.1986N Aer Lingus
P visitor G-AVMZ BAC One Eleven 501ED (H.153) 21.01.1986N British Airways
P2 based EI-BPD Short SD.360 Var 100 (Sh.3656) 10.04.1986N Aer Lingus
P visitor C-FTOD Boeing 747-133 (20767) 01.08.1987N Air Canada
P visitor EC-ECR Boeing 737-3YO (23749) 01.08.1987N Air Europa
P visitor D-ABFW Boeinf 737-230c Adv (22127) 01.08.1987N Lufthansa
P based EI-BPD Short SD.360 Var 100 (Sh.3656) 01.08.1987N Aer Lingus
P visitor G-AVGP BAC One Eleven 408EF (H.114) 12.09.1987N British Airways
P visitor EC-ECS Boeing 737375 (23707) 03.10.1987N Air Europa
P visitor EC-EBY Boeing 737-3YO (23748) 15.01.1988N Hispania
P visitor D-EHSZ Cessna 182P Skylane (182-63106) 05.08.1988N ?
P visitor G-AXMP Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee D (28-5436) 22.09.1988N Peter John Groves
Peter Taylor
James Richard Holt
P visitor D-ILEW Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E (27-7405306) 07.01.1989N Dr . R. Quast
P visitor D-IIBB Beech F90-1 King Air (LA-202) 08.02.1989N Gummii-Henniges Gmbh
“ visitor G-AYFT Piper PA-30-160 Twin Commanche C/R 08.02.1989N Stephen Charles Garry-
(39-66) Valerie Lesley Garry

P2 visitor D-ABHW Boeing 737-230 Adv (22634) 11.03.1989N Lufthansa
P based EI-BED Boeing 747-148 (19748) 11.03.1989N Aer Lingus still in Lan Chile colours just after returning from lease
P visitor G-ASHA Reims Cessna F.172D Skyhawk 11.03.1989N Derek Anthony Smith- David John Cattermore-
(F172-0008) Clive Robert Bavington- Ronald Soar
P visitor G-ATMJ Hawker Siddeley HS.748 Srs 2A/225 (1593) 11.03.1989N Dan Air
P visitor G-ATPD Hawker Siddeley HS.125 Srs 1B/522 09.06.1989N Euroguard Ltd
(25085)
P2 visitor CCCP-65770 Tupolav Tu-134-3 10.06.1989N Aeroflot
P visitor D-EBEK Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow II 21.07.1989N ?
(28R-7335205)
P visitor CS-TER Boeing 737-230c Adv (22636) 30.11.1989N TAP-Air Portugal
P based EI-ASD Boeing 737-248C (20219) 04.01.1990N Aer Lingus
P based EI-ASG Boeing 737-248 (20222) 04.01.1990N Aer Lingus
P based EI-BPD Short SD.3-60 Varient 100 (SH3656) 04.01.1990N Aer Lingus
P visitor G-AVMU BAC One Eleven 501ED (H.148) 04.01.1990N British Airways
P based EI-BVM Short SD360 Var 100 (SH.3695) 04.01.1990N Aer Lingus Commuter
P visitor G-OLBA Short SD360 Var 300 (SH.3737) 04.01.1990N Capital Airways
P visitor G-TNTD BAe 146 Avro RJ (E2109) 04.01.1990N TNT
P visitor G-AWER Piper PA-23-250 Aztec 04.01.1990N Woodgate Air Services (IOM) Ltd
P visitor G-JETE Cessna 500 Citation II (500-0198) 04.01.1990N IDS Aircraft Ltd
P visitor CS-TER Boeing 737-230 Adv (22636) 04.01.1990N TAP-Air Portugal
P visitor G-HMJB Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III (34-8133040) 04.01.1990N Michael Gavaghan
P visitor G-OSUN British Aerospace 146 Srs 200 (E2020) 04.01.1990N Capitol Airlines Ltd
P visitor CS-TER Boeing 737-230c Adv (22636) 04.01.1990N TAP-Air Portugal
P visitor G-AWER Piper PA-23-250 Aztec C (27-3852) 04.01.1990N Woodgate Aviation (IoM)
P visitor G-AWWX BAC One Eleven 509EW (BAC-184) 09.03.1990N Dan Air
P based EI-BUE Boeing 737-348 (23810) 26.09.1991N Aer Lingus
P based EI-CDA Boeing 737-548 (24878) 26.09.1991N Aer Lingus
P based EI-FKD Fokker 50 (20181) 26.09.1991N Aer Lingus
P visitor G-ELDG McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (47484) 26.09.1991N British Midland Airways
P based EI-BYD3 Cessna 150M (150-76654) 18.11.1992N Twentieth Air Training Group Ltd. poor photo-SLR film camera OPERATOR problem (me)-but records the aircraft
P based EI-CCU BAC 111 531 FS (237) 19.11.1992N Aer Lingus
P2 visitor G-PEEL British Aerospace ATP (2023) 19.11.1992N Manx
P based EI-BXC Boeing 737-448 (24773) 26.03.1992N Aer Lingus
P visitor CS-TEU Boeing 737-2K9 advanced (22416) 26.03.1992N TAP-Air Portugal
P2 based EI-BED Boeing 747-130 (19748) 27.03.1992N Aer Lingus
P visitor TF-FIA Boeing 737-408 (24352) 27.03.1992N Icelandair very poor photo-SLR film camera problem-but records visit
P based EI-FKD Fokker 50 (20181) 18.11.1992N Aer Lingus
P based EI-FKF Fokker 50 (20209) 18.11.1992N Aer Lingus
P2 visitor EI-SNN Cessna 650.III (650-0183) 18.11.1992 Westair Ltd
P based EI-ASI Boeing 747-148 (19744) 19.11.1992 Aer Lingus
P based EI-BXA Boeing 737-448 (14474) 19.11.1992 Aer Lingus
P based EI-CCU BAC 111 531 FS (237) 19.11.1992 Aer Lingus
P2 based EI-CCX BAC 111 531 FS (211) 19.11.1992 Aer Lingus
P based EI-CTY British Aerospace 146-200 (E.2072) 24.02.1994 City Jet
P based EI-CNW Boeing 737-230 advanced (22133) 03.09.1997 Ryanair
P visitor G-PBAC Embraer EMB-110 P1 Bandeirante (110-212)03.09.1997 Thornhill Aviation Ltd op by Air South West
P visitor G-TNTG BAe 146 Series 300 QT (E.2182) 03.09.1997 TNT
visitor EI-LNB Boeing 787 26.08.2013 Norwegian for tail painting
Log Beemer 12.10.2013 Dublin via North West Air News P=photos viewable at source
visitor A6-ESS Boeing B.737 33A (25011) 12.10.2013 Eastern SkyJets visitor A6-EYI Airbus A330 243 730 Etihad Airways visitor A6-EYP Airbus A330 243 854 Etihad Airways P visitor CS-DNY Cessna Citation Excel 560 560-5216 NetJets Europe visitor D-AILW Airbus A319 114 853 Lufthansa P visitor D-AIZU Airbus A320 214 5635 Lufthansa P visitor D-CNNN Cessna Citation XLS+ 560 560-6127 DC Aviation visitor D-IAAZ Cessna 404 Titan 404-0416 Private based EI-DAA Airbus A330 202 397 Aer Lingus based EI-DUZ Airbus A330 302 847 Aer Lingus based EI-DVL Airbus A320 214 4678 Aer Lingus based EI-DYR Boeing B.737NG 8AS 37513 Ryanair based EI-EAV Airbus A330 302E 985 Aer Lingus based EI-EDP Airbus A320 214 3781 Aer Lingus based EI-EDS Airbus A320 214 3755 Aer Lingus based EI-EDY Airbus A330 302E 1025 Aer Lingus based EI-ELA Airbus A330 302E 1106 Aer Lingus based EI-EPR Airbus A319 111 3169 Aer Lingus based EI-ESM Boeing B.737NG 8AS 34992 Ryanair P based EI-EXD Boeing B.737NG 8AS 40320 Ryanair based EI-FAS Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 600 1083 Aer Lingus Regional based EI-FAT Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 600 1097 Aer Lingus Regional based EI-FAU Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 600 1098 Aer Lingus Regional based EI-FAV Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 600 1105 Aer Lingus Regional visitor EI-FDG Airbus A320 232 932 Almasria Universal Airlines visitor EI-GCE Sikorsky S-61 N 61817 CHC Helicopters International based EI-LAX Airbus A330 202 269 Aer Lingus based EI-STA Boeing B.737 31S 29057 Air Contractors based EI-STD Boeing B.737 476 24433 Air Contractors P visitor F-GUOB Boeing B.777 F28 32965 Air France visitor G-BYCP Beech Super King Air B200 BB-966 London Executive Aviation visitor G-CEYU Aerospatiale Dauphin AS.365 N1 6298 Multiflight visitor G-FIFA Cessna 404 Titan 404-0644 Private P visitor G-IMED Cessna Citation II 550 550-0085 Xclusive Jet Charter
P-nose on visitor G-LGNJ visitor N1201P Boeing B.767 332ER 28458 Delta Air Lines visitor N177AN Boeing B.757 223 32396 American Airlines visitor N218NV Airbus A320 214 1229 Allegiant Air visitor N450GD Gulfstream Aerospace G450 4225 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation P(2) visitor N511TL Grumman GII B 199 Turbine Leasing Inc visitor N550DR Gulfstream Aerospace G550 5413 Corporate visitor N67134 Boeing B.757 224 29283 United Airlines visitor N723FD Airbus A300 B4-622RF 543 FedEx Express visitor N941UW Boeing B.757 2B7 27806 US Airways P visitor OH-BLI Boeing B.717 2CM 55061 Blue1 visitor OH-BLM Boeing B.717 23S 55066 Blue1 visitor PR-NXG Dassault Falcon 2000LX 157 Corporate visitor SE-RDN Airbus A321 231 2211 Novair visitor TC-JHO Boeing B.737NG 8F2 40987 Turkish Airlines visitor TC-JHR Boeing B.737NG 8F2 40989 Turkish Airlines visitor TS-IOM Boeing B.737NG 6H3 29498 Tunisair

Via Cris B 19.12.2013 via North West Air news
Ryanair - 8 based B737-800s Liverpool EI-EVW - based since 12.10.2013 EI-EBV - based since 19/11 EI-EMR - based since 21/11 EI-DLV - based since 11/12 EI-DWA - based since 11/12 EI-EVZ - based since 14/12 EI-EBO - based since 15/12 EI-ENF - based since 16/12 EI-EVZ - has arrived on base as a swap for EI-ESZ on 14/12mar
As EI-ESY hadn't had any movements in or out of Liverpool for the last week I checked back on Libhomeradar only to find it operating out of Dublin since 14th. Somewhere between 09/12.2013 and 14/12 this aircraft must have positioned out which doesn't show up on Flightradar24.k

0526 Dublin 2 Dublin Aerodrome Civil
see Kildonan 0779

0527 Dublin 3 Dublin Heliport Civil
see Knocksedan 0850

0528 Dublin 4 Dublin Helipad Private/Civil
see North Wall 0270

0529 Dublin 5 Dublin Heliport Civil
see Westpoint 1388

0530 Dublin City 1 Dublin Helipad Private
see Dublin Port 1 2132

0531 Dublin Docks 1 Dublin Helipad Private
see Dublin Port 1 2132

0532 Dunboyne Business Park Meath Helipad Private
owner/operator European Helicopter Academy Ltd
Unit 7 Dunboyne Business Park
700m N of Dunboyne centre Dunboyne
Co Meath

2001
The European Helicopter academy was the only government-
approved flight training facility in Ireland. It was based in
Dunboyne- Co Meath

based EI-CWL Robinson R.22 Beta (0885) 19.09.2001 Active John McLoughlin hired to European Helicopter academy
based EI-CWS Schweizer (0129) 00.11.2001 00.00.2003 Bob Scanlon
visitor EI-BUX Agusta A.109A (7147) 08.06.1993 Orring Ltd
visitor EI-TAR Bell 222 (47029) 06.02.2000 Westair


Private location in Dunboyne
EI-CMW Rotorway Exec (3550) 13.05.1996 Active Brendan McNamee

0533 Dundalk 1 Louth Aerodrome/Airstrip Private
see Marsh Farm 0990

0534 Dundrum 1 Down Field Strip Private
owner/operator ?
Dundrum
Location? Co Down

visitor 273 BE.2A 23.09.1913 24.09.1913 2 Sqn Royal Flying Corps The BE.2 was part of a flight from No.2 Sqn to take part in the very first
overseas depolyment of the then newly formed RFC. The aeroplane
landed here to refuel on it’s return from Rathbane House 1131-
routing Dundrum-Stranraer- to it’s intended destination at Montrose
in Scotland. On departure from Dundrum on the 24.09.1913- the
aeroplane then force landed at Ballyharnan- (not yet entered) near
Ardglass after it suffered an engine problem. The unit was based at
Rathbane House 1131 Limerick- to take part in army manouvers
throughout Sept 1913.

0535 Dundalk 2 Louth Helipad Private
see Ravensdale Park 1158

0536 Newtownbalregan Louth Microlight Airstrip?? Private
Dundalk 3 owner/operator Kevin Quigley?
Newtownbalregan
3k NW of Dundalk railway station Dundalk
if there is a strip here then the exact Co Louth
location is required please

possible base for G-BSVM RAF 2000 (EW42) 26.07.1995 05.12.2001 Kevin Quigley
plus possibly G-MVKV Solar Wings Pegasus XL-Q (SW-WQ-0152) 31.01.2001 30.09.2003 Michale Desmond Callan
G-CBTY Raj Hamsa X’Air V2 (BMA/HB/222) 19.07.2002 01.06.2005 Kevin Quigley

0537 Dundalk 3 Louth Microlight Airstrip Private
see Newtownbalregan 0536

0538 Kill 4 Donegal Helipad Private
Dunfanaghy 3 owner ?
operator Eire Concrete Ltd
Kill
450m E of Dunfanaghy N side of N56 Dunfanaghy Dungannon
Co Donegal Co Tyrone
Leave Dunfanaghy heading E. 100m NE of Moores garage
last house on left- Just before house on height.
To the E of house. Grass area 15m x 20m

Temporary base N9677N Hughes 369HS Eire Concrete Ltd based Dungannon
P(4) Temporary base N5264Q McDonnell Douglas 369E (0126E) 20.04.2003 Trafficopters Inc op by based Dungannon
Eire Concrete Ltd

0539 Dundonald 2 Down Helipad Private
see Ulster Hospital 1361

0540 Dundrum 2 Down Advanced Landing Ground Private
owner ?
operator Royal Air Force
Location? ?
Dundrum
Co Down

For the establishment of an aerial mail service between Belfast and Dublin in 06.1922- it was
necessary to prepare landing and refuelling grounds in the west and south. Many grounds
were proposed and sites selected- but on inspection the majority were found to be unsuitable
owing to the hilly and broken nature of the country. It was then decided to establish only one
advance landing ground in the west and for this purpose the old aerodrome of 105 Squadron
at Omagh Co.Tyrone was selected- and in the south a ground was made ready by the Army
at Dundrum- 25 miles due south of Belfast and became available for use 00.06.1922. There is
no recorded use- but It is possible that the site was used.

0541 Dundrum 3 Down Satellite Landing Ground RAF
see Murlough 1055

0542 Dundrum 4 Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Dundrum
7k S of O’Connell Street Bridge Co Dublin
Location?

visitor EI-BXX Agusta Bell 206B 02.12.2000 Westair

0543 Dundrum Bay Down Beach Strip Private
owner/operator ?
Dundrum Bay Beach
Location? Co Down

site used by Harry Ferguson on 08.08.1910 for flight trials

0544 Dungannon 1 Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
see Donnydeade 1574

0545 Dungannon 2 Tyrone Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Dungannon
Co Tyrone

based G-BBXO Enstrom F-28A-UK 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Repetak Ltd
based G-SOOC Hughes 369HC 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Repetak Ltd
G-BXYD Eurocopter EC-120B 00.07.1998 Finley Block
? G-OSOO Hughes 369E 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Tyrone Fabrications
visitor EI-CHV Agusta A109A 22.05.1996 Celtic Helicopters
N9677N Hughes 369HS 15.01.2003 ?

0546 Dungannon Castle Tyrone Helibase British Army
owner/operator British Army
Dungannon
Dungannon Town centre Co Tyrone

active area within the army base

0547 Dungannon 4 Tyrone Airstrip Private
see Gorey farm 0671

0548 Dungannon 5 Tyrone Airstrip Private
see Tullyallen 1963

0549 Dungarvan 1 Waterford Airstrip Private
see Ballynamuck 0145

0550 Dungarvan Strand Waterford Beach Strip Private
owner/operator ?
Dungarvan Strand
Dungarvan
Co Waterford

site used by Shannon Aero Club for weekend pleasure flights early 1950’s

0551 Dungarvan 2 Waterford helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Dungarvan
Co Waterford

visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B 20.01.2000 Westair
visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B 21.01.2000 Westair
visitor EI-SQG Agusta A.109E 15.05.2002 Sean Quinn Ltd

0552 Dungeeha [Racecourse?] Limerick Field strip Private
Newcastle West owner ?
Dongeeha A operator Sir Alan Cobham
Dungeeha [racecourse?]
1.5k NNE of Newcastle West Newcastle West
Co Limerick
Site used by Sir Alan Cobham'sflying circus on 26.09.1933.

All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Dungeeha [racecourse?]

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 26.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 26.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 26.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 26.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 26.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 26.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 26.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 26.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 26.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 26.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 26.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 26.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 26.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 26.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 26.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb


CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Newcastle West- possibly Dungeeha
[racecourse?] on 23.05.1936. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed
below would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully
named- it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in
previous visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites was
time consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be
safe for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 23.05.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 23.05.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 23.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 23.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 23.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 23.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 23.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 23.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 23.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 23.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 23.05.1936 ldwal Jones Crashed nearr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 23.05.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 23.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWG DH.82 23.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 23.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 23.05.1936 op 04.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 23.05.1936 AL Harris operated until 04.1936 to F Hills & Sons Ltd
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 23.05.1936 Percival Phillips owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 23.05.1936 regd to Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 23.05.1936 Mrs Ronald PriceMiss Joan Meakin operated until 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

also possibly used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on 12.06.1937.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at Dungeeha
[racecourse?] on 12.06.1937

visitor ? Avro 504 12.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 12.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 12.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 12.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0553 Dungiven 3 Derry Hang-gliding and Paragliding site Private
owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club

Location?

site used by the Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club.

0554 Dun Laoghaire 1 Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Dun Laoghaire
Location? Co Dublin

visitor G-BPRI Aerospatiale AS.355F1 on 20.09.1991 Cabair
visitor IAC213 Aerospatiale AS.SE316B on 26.02.1999 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B on 11.03.2000 Westair

0555 Aiken Military Barracks Louth Helibase Private
Dundalk 5 owner/operator Irish Army
Aiken Military Barracks
2.2k ENE of Dundalk railway station Point Road
Dundalk
Co Louth

visitor ?

0556 Dun Laoghaire 3 Dublin Helipad Private
see Royal Marine Hotel 1212

0557 Dun Laoghaire Harbour Dublin Marine Private
Kingstown (Old Name) owner/operator ?
Dun Laoghaire Harbour
Co Dublin

visitor G-AAAB Supermarine Solent flying boat 00.09.1928 Hon Arthur Guinness
visitor G-SEAI Cessna U.206C Amphibian 00.09.1994 Aerofloat Ltd

0558 Dunloe Castle Kerry Helipad Private
Killarney 5 owner/operator Dunloe Castle
Dunloe Lower
Beaufort
Killarney
8.5k W of Killarney and 1.5k S of Beaufort Bridge Co Kerry
064-44111 fax 064-44583

0559 Dunluce Castle Antrim Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Dunluce Castle
3.5k W of Bushmills. N/W of the A2 road ?
Co Antrim

visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A 17.10.2000 Backdrive

0560 Dunmore 2 Kilkenny Landing strip Private
Kilkenny 3 owner ?
operator Sir Alan Cobham 15.05.1935
2k N of Kilkenny city CWA.Scott? 27.05.1936?
Irish Aero Club? 08.06.1937?
Dunmore
Kilkenny
Co Kilkenny

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on 15.05.1935.
All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Dunmore
on Thurs 15.05.1935.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 15.05.1935 JR King visitor G-ACLV Avro 504N 15.05.1935 visitor G-ACOD Avro 504N 15.05.1935 E Stewart
visitor G-ACPV Avro 504N 15.05.1935 visitor G-ADBD Avro 504N 15.05.1935 visitor G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 15.05.1935 U Tyson visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 15.05.1935 Easdown visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 15.05.1935 Bebb visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 15.05.1935 Travers visitor G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 15.05.1935 RJ Ashley visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 15.05.1935 U Tyson visitor Grunau Baby 2 15.05.1935 CECollins owner Sir Alan Cobham visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 15.05.1935 HC Johnson visitor G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 15.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
visitor Wolf glider 15.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

Possibly the same site used by Scott's flying circus on 27.05.1936.
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Kilkenny on 27.05.1936 possibly
at this site. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below would
have been in attendance on that day. Although some locations were not fully
named- it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in
previous visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites
was time consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should
be safe for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed-
for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936 tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 27.05.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 27.05.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones crashed near Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 27.05.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 27.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWG DH.82 27.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 27.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor? G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 27.05.1936 operated until 04.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd
visitor? G-ADXL Praga Baby 27.05.1936 AL Harris operated until 04.1936 to F Hills & Sons Ltd
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 27.05.1936 Percival Phillips owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 27.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 27.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price Operated until 04.1936
Miss Joan Meakin
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936


This site was used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on 08.06.1937.

Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at Dunmore

visitor ? Avro 504 08.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 08.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 08.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 08.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0561 Dunmore 3 Galway Microlight strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Dunmore
Co Galway

Site used for the first flight of EI-CMF CFM Shadow on 27.02.2000.
Sadly the Shadow crashed here on return from its first flight. The
aircraft was destroyed- the pilot was uninjured.
AAIU Report No. 2000/009 AAIU File No. 2000/0013 Published: 02/08/2000 Aircraft
Type and Registration: CFM Shadow- EI-CMF No. and Type of Engines: One- Rotax
582 Aircraft Serial Number: 050 Year of Manufacture: 1996 Date and Time (UTC):
27 February 2000- 1815 hours Location: Dunmore- Co. Galway Type of Flight: Private
Persons on Board: Crew – One Passengers - None Injuries: Crew – Minor Passengers –
N/A Nature of Damage: Aircraft Destroyed Commanders Licence: USA FAA- Licence
(Private Pilot) Commanders Age: 34 Years Commanders Flying Experience: 200 hours-
all types Information Source AAIU Field Investigation 1 History of the Flight The pilot-
who was also operating in his capacity as the designated aircraft inspector for the Society
of Amateur Aircraft Constructors (SAAC)- carried out a detailed technical inspection of
the aircraft throughout the afternoon prior to the flight. The aircraft was structurally sound-
its engine- flight controls and systems were in satisfactory condition and he signed out the
requisite paperwork to that effect. The purpose of this inspection was for the issuing of the
aircraft’s Permit to Fly. This was to be issued by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) on receipt
of the completed paperwork from the SAAC inspector. The owners had purchased
this prior-owned aircraft in October 1999.
Following the inspection at the co-owners workshop facility- the aircraft was de-rigged- this
took 20 minutes- and taken by trailer some 4 miles to a level grass field of some 700 yards
in length at Dunmore- Co. Galway. Here it was re-rigged again and prepared for flight by the
pilot/engineer. Earlier in the afternoon the pilot sought weather information from Connaught
International Airport and was satisfied with the report he received. It was the pilot’s intention
to carry out one circuit from this field to flight test the aircraft for the purpose of the issue of
the Permit. Take-off was just after 1800 hours into a light south-westerly wind. The
orientation of the field is from east to west. Once airborne- the pilot commenced his circuit
and lost sight of the airfield. He carried out a further two or three more circuits to regain sight
of the airfield. Once sighted- he made one final low pass to confirm his position and
commenced his final approach to land. With full flaps set- airspeed at 60 MPH and throttle
closed- the pilot lined up with the field and flew into one of four large ash trees- about 35
feet high- on the airfield boundary. On impact the aircraft spun into the ground and
disintegrated- with the exception of the cabin pod structure. In this instance- the intact cabin
structure may have prevented serious injury or loss of life. The pilot quickly freed himself
from the cockpit and walked away unaided. There was no fire. The accident was witnessed
by the two co-owners. The flight lasted about 12 minutes. On 27 February 2000- the “end of
VFR”- as reported by Connaught International Airport- was 1807 hours. The airport is about
16 miles from Dunmore.
Other Information
In a full and forthright debrief the pilot described the circumstances of the accident. This was
his first flight in the aircraft. He did not hold a Night Rating on any aircraft. He thought “that
he had adequate light for the job to do one circuit”. However- the more disorientated he got
after takeoff the more the light faded- and the presence of two nearby cumulo-nimbus clouds
added to the fading light. So much so- he recalled- that he did not see the tree tops on his
landing approach- which he subsequently struck. Prior to take off one of the co-owners
expressed his concern to the pilot about it being “ a little dark”. However- the pilot decided to
proceed with the flight in the failing light. After the accident- the owner witnessed the pilot
walking from the aircraft “much to his amazement”- he later recalled. The owners got local
medical assistance for the pilot and he was subsequently transferred to University College
Hospital in Galway city for a comprehensive medical examination and treatment. He was
discharged by the hospital later that same night.
This report does not sustain any Safety Recommendations.
The scene of the accident photographed the following day showing the wreckage of the
aircraft and the ash trees in the background.

visitor EI-CMF CMF Streak Shadow 27.02.2000 Oliver Williams

0562 Dunmore East 1 Waterford Landing ground/Airstrip Private
see Coxtown East 2368

0563 Dunmore East 2 Waterford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Dunmore East
Co Waterford

visitor EI-BHO Sikorsky S.61N 31.06.1993 Irish helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-BHO Sikorsky S.61N 06.12.1995 Irish helicopters Ltd

0564 Dunnamaggan Derry Microlight Airstrip Private
see Sheepstown 1239

0565 Dunnamanagh Derry Airstrip Private
Donemana A owner/operator Alfred F Danton
Doonemana A Raspberry Hill Health Farm
Raspberry Hill Raspberry Hill Co Derry
Dunnamanagh Co Tyrone
little used now- if not closed (2017) 01504-398000
028-71397860
07703497431
3.25k ENE of Dunnamanagh
It is widly reported that the airstrip is in Co Tyrone
When in fact Raspberry Hill airstrip is juse E of
county boundry in Co Derry. Take off on 24 in Co
Derry and over the 06 threshold into Co Tyrone. Its
that close. No wonder there’s confusion.

info from Roger D.Caird
545325n 0071730w
300m. runway.

Foyle Aviaton Ltd (Rallye)- Raspberry Hill House- Londonderry-
N Ireland (telephone: Dunamanagh 259)

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 67
Possible turbulence on approach to 24 with a southern wind.
Alfie was an Examiner/Flying Instructor for over 25 years and
is a well known and respected aviator.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits.
Coffee in clubhouse. Toilets available.
No Mogas No Avgas.

based G-ARXW Morane MS.885 Super Rallye 01.01.1992 00.00.0000 M.Jones
G-ARXW Morane MS.885 Super Rallye 00.00.0000 25.11.2003 Alfred F Danton & A Kennedy to Barry- Wales 2003
part time based G-BBUG Piper PA-16 Clipper 00.11.2003 Active James Dolan also part time based Enniskillen
based OO-VIK Piper PA-18 Cub 00.06.2006 06.10.2006 James Dolan
re-reg EI-DTS Piper PA-18 Cub 06.10.2006 Active James Dolan

0566 Dunnyvadden Antrim Airstrip Private
Ballymena 4 owner/operator Christine Goodwin
10 Craigadoo Road
5k ESE of Ballymena Dunnyvadden
Ballymena BT42 4RS
Co Antrim
028-25650002 07764181950

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 74
Undulating strip slopes up to 31 end.
Tricky strip PPR essential for briefing. Farm track crosses centre
of strip be aware of occasional use by farm vehicles.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits.
No Mogas No Avgas.

stored G-ARCT PA-18-95 Super cub 00.00.0000 Current KA.Kirk & CM.Goodwin
based G-BIAH Jodel D.112 Club 00.00.0000 Active TK Duffy
based G-BTRZ Jodel D.18 00.00.0000 Active TK Duffy noted Sun 23.11.2003 stored? G-BYCM Rans S.6-ES Coyote II   00.00.0000 Current E.W. McMullan dismantled following taxying accident some time ago CofA Expiry
07.11.2000
visitor G-ARSW Piper PA-22-108 Colt N21.10.1995 SW Flying Group
based G-AXYU Jodel D.9 11.07.1995 25.07.2001 DJ.McLaughlin
based G-BDWA MS Rallye 00.00.0000 15.10.1991 N.Glass
visitor G-BHMA Sipa 903 00.00.0000 Bertie Taggart
based G-BKMM Cessna 180K 08.11.1989 KK Aviation
based G-BKMM Cessna 180K N02.04.1993 13.03.1996 Michale Kirk de-reg date
visitor G-BYCO Rans S.6 Coyote N15.07.2000 27.04.1998 Thomas James Croskery
based? G-MTSU Solar Wings Pegasus 00.00.0000 09.12.2002 J.McAldney
based? G-MWEO MW5 Sorcerer 00.00.0000 19.09.2002 J.Morton

0567 Dunshaughlin 1 Meath Helipad Private
owner ?
operator Airwork (Ireland) Ltd
Location? ?
Dunshaughlin
Co Meath

based OO-MHS Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8405) 20.06.1979 09.07.1979 Airwork (Ireland) Ltd
re-reg EI-BHE Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8405) 10.07.1979 24.07.1980 Airwork (Ireland) Ltd to UK as G-BHSM
based? G-BEHK Bell 47G-3B1 Soloy 00.00.0000 00.00.1980 ?

0568 Dunshaughlin 3 Meath Airstrip Private
see Trevet 1949

0569 Eagle Island Lighthouse Mayo Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street
Dublin 2
01-6321900
Fax: +353 1 6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights control have a total ban on their use by all other
helicopters- except if the helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

Reliefs were for a long time carried out by contractor's boat from Scotchport-
two miles south of the island on the Mullet. However from 1969 a helicopter
took over- landing the Keepers at Blacksod.

54°17.0' North 10°5.5' West
Aids to Navigation
Light:
Fl (3) W 10s - Shown through 24 hours. Nominal Range: 23 nautical miles
Height of Tower:
11 metres.
Height of light above mean high water springs:
67 metres.
History:
Two lighthouses were established on Eagle Island in 1835. One at the East end and one at the West end.
The East lighthouse was discontinued following major storm damage in 1895. The remaining tower at the
west end of the island is white with a 500mm catadioptric annular lens with AC rotation motors and a
electric MBI 1kW lamp. Eagle Island Lighthouse was automated in March 1988.

0570 Easky Mayo Helistop Private
Easkey A owner/operator ?
Easky
7k NW of Dromore West Ballina
Co Mayo

visitor EI-ONE Bell 206B 25.10.1996 Irish Helicopters Ltd

0571 Ebrington Barracks Derry Helibase British Army
Waterside owner/operator British Army
Derry 3 Ebrington Barracks
Derry City 3 Waterside
Derry
540m N of Waterside railway station Co Derry


0572 Edenderry 1 Offaly Microlight Airstrip?/Store Private
owner/operator Maurice O’Reagan
St. Mary’s Road
Location? Edenderry
Co Offaly

based? EI-CKU Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R. 14.10.1994 Active? Maurice O’Reagan

0573 Edenderry 2 Offaly Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Edenderry
Co Offaly

visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A 08.02.2001

0574 Edenderry 3 Offaly Airstrip? Private
owner/operator ?
Rogerstown?
4k W of Edenderry Edenderry
Co Offaly

Co-ordinate’s given for this site- would place it 4 Kilometers due west
of Edenderry- near the canal- possibly near Rogerstown and does not
correspond with existing information. Location probably meant for
Esker More 0598 at 6k SW of Rogerstown.
The co-ordinate’s are 53.20·??N and 07.07·??W- which links
with the following ordnance survey grid reference 49/N58?32?

0575 Edenderry 4 Offaly Airstrip Private
see Esker More 0598

0576 Edenderry 5 Offaly Airfield Private
see Clonbullogue 0398

0577 Edenvale House Down Helipad Private
Newtownards 1 owner/operator Edenvale House
130 Portaferry Road
Newtownards
4k SE of Newtownards Co Down BT22 2AH
8k NW of Greyabbey 01247-814881
Nothern shore of Strangford Lough 028-91814881
small lawn area between the A20
road and the house. possible site

0578 Edgeworthstown Longford Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ferskill 1738

0579 Eeragh Lighthouse Galway Helipad Irish Lights
Rock Island owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street
Dublin 2
13k WNW of Kilronan Inishmore island 01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946
Lighthouse 099-61147


A generator set was installed at the Lighthouse in 1968 to provide
domestic power for the keepers. Boat reliefs- which despite the short crossing to Inishmore- were often
delayed by rough seas- were replaced by helicopter reliefs originally
operating from Clifden and now from Rossaveal.

All helipads under Irish Lights control have a total ban on their use by
any helicopters- except if the helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

53°8.9' North 9°51.4' West
Aids to Navigation
Light:
Fl W 15s. Nominal Range 23 nautical miles
Height of Tower:
31 metres.
Height of light above mean high water springs:
35 metres.
History:
Eeragh Lighthouse was established in 1857. Before then there had been a lighthouse on Inishmore
from 1818 to 1857. The lighthouse consists of a white tower with two black bands. The light is an
electric Pharos PRB24 revolving lamp array with 36W 12V lamps. The Lighthouse was automated on
the 21st December 1978.

0580 Eglinton 1 Derry Aerodrome/Airport RN-FAA / USAAF / RN-FAA / Civil
Derry 2 owner/operator Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm 00.04.1941- ?
City of Derry United States Army Air Force ? - 30.04.1943
Londonderry 1 Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm 01.05.1943 - early 1960’s
Derry City 1 Keysair / Emerald Airways 00.09.1966 - ?
HMS Gannet Eglinton Flying Club 00.00.1970’s-
Londonderry City council 00.00.1980’s- ?
9k ENE of the Foyle Bridge Derry City Council 00.00.1990’s- todate
11.5k NE of Craigavon Bridge Derry City
On A2 North East of Derry- and south of the railway line 0504-810784 ATC 0504-810384 Eglinton Flying Club [1984]
048-71810784 fax 811426 Eglinton flying Club 810962 [2004]
048-71811099 ATC 048-71810962 Eglinton Flying Club [2006]


LONDONDERRY/Eglinton At 550233N 0070943W - amend elevation from 22ft AMSL to 17ft AMSL

info from Roger D.Caird
5503N 0710W. On A2 North? (NE) of Derry city- and south of the railway.
WWII Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm station. Built with 3 r/w's
Eglinton was used as a training base by the 52nd Fighter Group (USAAF) using Spitfire V's.
This was the first USAAF unit operational in Northern Ireland. This group moved to England
and its place was taken by the 82nd Fighter Group (USAAF) with P-38's which moved to
North Africa in December 1944 after they completed their training here.
Transferred to a Royal Naval Air Station 01.05.1943 until the early 1960's- and used by
Fleet Air Arm. Named HMS Gannet. Based during 1950+/-Fairey Barracudas- Avenger
with 815 Sqn; Fairey Fireflys 719 Sqn- Avro Ansons and Sea Otters were used as Station Flight
aircraft. Plus in the mid-1950's Gannets were based here
From Autumn 1977 706 Sqn was based with Westland Whirlwinds.

Commercial services made a stuttering start
Eglinton was bought by Emerald Airways who started services on 16.09.66 to Glasgow
List of residents Ulster Air Mail Feb 1975
List of residents Ulster Air Mail Feb 1976
List of residents Ulster Air Mail Feb 1977
List of residents Ulster Air Mail Feb 1978
List of residents Ulster Air Mail Feb 1979
List of residents Ulster Air Mail May1999 p.107

The slow re-start of commercial operations
In 1978 Keysair re-opened the terminal buildings here. At that time no airfield lighting nor ATC exsisted.

By 1980 one r/w was brought back into full use.
New DME installed & operational (on 108.3) by late August 1988.


Ref: Article IAL July 2000 P.12+

As part of the national defences during World War 2 various
military bases were established throughout Northern Ireland.
Along the eastern coastal area of Lough Foyle the government
located three aerodrome’s at Ballykelly- Maydown and Eglinton. Eglinton aerodrome was a Fleet Air Arm base named HMS
Gannet and was primarily used to provide convoy air cover for
the North Atlantic Fleet. After the war the airfield remained a
military establishment into the 1950's at which time the Ministry
of defence returned much of the land in and around the base to
the original landowners. Some limited commercial activities were undertaken at the airfield
during the 1960's when Emerald Airways operated a Glasgow
service. During the 1970's the only flying at Eglinton- as it was
then known- was carried out by Eglinton Flying Club. This flying
club and flight school is still based at the airport. WWII Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm station. Constructed with 3 runway’s
Eglinton was used as a training base by the 52nd Fighter Group (USAAF)
using Spitfire V's. This was the first USAAF unit operational in Northern Ireland.
This group moved to England and its place was taken by the 82nd Fighter
Group (USAAF) with P-38's which moved to North Africa in December 1944
after they completed their training here.
Transferred to a Royal Naval Air Station 01.05.1943 until the early 1960's- and
used by Fleet Air Arm. Named HMS Gannet. Based during 1950+/-Fairey
Barracudas- Avenger 815 Sqn; Fairey Fireflys (719 Sqn)- Avro Ansons and Sea
Otters were used as Station Flight aircraft. In the mid-1950's Gannets were
based here
From Autumn 1977 No.706 Sqn. were based with Westland Whirlwinds.
Eglinton was bought by Emerald Airways who started services on 16.09.66 to
Glasgow.

   NW Model Aircraft Club
In the early 1960’s the MoD sold Maydown to Du Pont Chemicals who
lost no time in constructing a massive chemical plant on the site. When
Maydown was lost to model flying forever- a ready alternative was
available just a few miles east. Eglinton like Maydown was a Fleet Air Arm
station whose peacetime need was surplus to requirements and was
handed over to the then Londonderry Corporation. It proved to be an ideal
home for the NWMAC and one they would occupy for some 25 years.
These years saw the introduction of proportional radio allowing more
complex and powerful models to be built and flown. Engines were
dominated by 2 stroke glows with some 4 strokes appearing latterly.
The mid-1970’s saw the appearance of the first R/C helicopters within
the club. These crude and difficult to fly machines almost drove some
into the local sanatorium! However others were made of sterner stuff
and progressed to become very proficient heli-flyers.
A decision in the early 1980’s by Derry City Council (as the Londonderry
Corporation had become) to develop Eglinton as a commercial airport
serving the entire northwest region was to have profound effect upon
the club and its activities. As the airport developed- restrictions upon the
activities of the club became more and more draconian to the effect that
in 1989 the Club decided to vacate Eglinton and seek an alternative site.
Land at Gransha hospital was our first alternative home- one that was
occupied for approximately a year until the authorities decided to build a
new hospital on the site!

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 75
Ballykelly Military airfield is 5nm ENE.
Railway Track and Sea Birds at Thresholds of 20 and 26.
Regular passenger flights.
Flight Plan MANDATORY.
Arrival and departure as directed by ATC 134.150mHz App 123.625mHz
Eglinton Flying Club based in the SW corner of the airfield between
the thresholds of 02 and 08. Coffee and toilets available.

Landing fees 2005 £ 10.30 for GA. (2006)
Airport Restaurant for meals- Café Expresso for snacks also toilets all
in the terminal.
No Mogas Avgas available.


Military Unit Movements
Fowlmere based 08.10.1941 02.01.1942 133 Sqn RAF Hurricane code MD to Kirton-in-Lindsey
Spitfire
Catterick based 01.01.1942 25.03.1942 134 Sqn RAF Spitfire to Baginton
Hurricane
Coltishall based 17.01.1942 16.08.1942 152 Sqn RAF Spitfire IIA pre 02.1942 code UM to Angle - 15.08.1942- this dubious “arrival”
Spitfire VB post 02.1942 date was also noted from another source
Spitfire VC post 02.1942
Newtownards based 00.03.1942 23.08.1942 1493 Target Towing Flight detatched RAF Lysander to Newtownards
Master
Martinet
Ballyhalbert based 23.08.1942 22.09.1942 504 Sqn B Flight Auxiliary RAF Spitfire code TM to Ballyhalbert
Llanbedr based 22.09.1942 29 or 30.09.1942 41 Sqn RAF Spitfire VB code EB to Andreas or Llanbedr

Clifton based 18.09.1942 26.09.1942 4 Sqn detatched RAF Tomahawk to Clifton
Mustang
Llanbedr based 22.09.1942 29.09.1942 41 Sqn RAF Spitfire code EB to Andreas
Ballyhalbert based 29.09.1942 17.10.1942 504 Sqn A RAF Flight Auxiliary Air Force Spitfire VB or code TM to Ballyhalbert noted as based Eglinton
Spitfire 19.06.1942 to 19.10.1942
Ballyhalbert based 20.10.1942 23.02.1943 501 Sqn A and B Flights RAF Auxiliary Air Force Spitfire code SD to Ballyhalbert - alternateing A & B flights
Kirkistown based 26.10.1942 05.11.1942 485 Sqn detatched RN Fleet Air Arm code OU joined by rest of Sqn Spitfires
Kirkistown based 05.11.1942 13.11.1942 485 Sqn Spitfire RN Fleet Air Arm code OU to Kingscliffe
Glendale CA based 16.11.1942 29.12.1942 82nd Fighter Group 95th Fighter Squadron & P-38 to Telergma
96th Fighter Squadron USAAF
Ballyhalbert based 14.03.1943 30.04.1943? 501 Sqn detatched RAF Auxiliary Air Force Spitfire Vb SD Sqn to Wolverhampton 30.04.1943
Spitfire Vc AB402
Valley based 30.05.1943 14.04.1944 275 Sqn detatched RAF Lysander code PV to Warmwell
Walrus
Defiant
Anson
Ballykelly based 30.05.1943 04.07.1943 835 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish codes 5A 7D to Machrihanish
Sea Hurricane
Ballykelly based 30.05.1943 15.06.1943 837 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Machrihanish
Belfast based 01.06.1943 15.06.1943 886 Sqn B Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to Machrihanish
Donibristler based 03.06.1943 06.03.1944 800 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Hurricane code EZ to HMS Emperor
Hellcat
Charlton based 20.06.1943 12.10.1943 804 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat to HMS Ravager
Horethorne
Machrihanish based 14.08.1943 15.09.1943 700 Sqn W Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Machrihanish
Hatston based 15.08.1943 20.09.1943 881 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat code 5H to Stretton
formed here based 15.08.1943 20.09.1943 1832 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Martlet to Speke
Wildcat
Maydown based 22.08.1943 30.08.1943 819 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to HMS Activity
Wildcat
formed here based 27.08.1943 04.08.1945 725 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Anson to St Merryn
Hellcat
Martinet
Reliant
Roc
Traveller
formed here based 00.08.1943 by 00.03.1959 RN Station Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Tiger Moth codes J9 JR GN disbanded 00.03.1959
Proctor
Reliant
Anson
Traveller
Harvard Sea Otter
Dominie
Firefly
Sea Fury
Gannet
Sea Prince
Avenger
Hoverfly
Whirlwind
Dragonfly
HMS Victorious based 26.09.1943 09.12.1943 882 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat code 6Q to HMS Searcher
HMS Victorious based 26.09.1943 26.11.1943 896 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to HMS Pursuer
HMS Victorious based 26.09.1943 09.12.1943 898 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat code 7Q to HMS Searcher
HMS Argus and based 12.10.1943 06.11.1943 835 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish codes 5A 7D to HMS Chaser
HMS Ravager Sea Hurricane
HMS Ravager based 28.10.1943 05.12.1943 804 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat to HMS Emperor
Port Ellen based 13.12.1943 25.01.1944 878 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat disbanded 25.01.1944
Port Ellen based 13.12.1943 29.01.1944 890 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to Donibristle
formed here based 15.12.1943 25.02.1944 1844 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat code R6 to Belfast (Sydenham)
HMS Chaser based 20.12.1943 30.12.1943 835 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish codes 5A 7D to HMS Nairana
Sea Hurricane
formed here based 01.02.1944 20.05.1944 1847 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat disbanded 20.05.1944
Stretton based 03.02.1944 18.02.1944 1832 Sqn D Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to HMS Engadine
Stretton based 03.02.1944 17.03.1944 1832 Sqn E Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to HMS Fencer
Stretton based 03.03.1944 05.04.1944 1832 Sqn F Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to HMS Campania
Stretton based 03.02.1944 ? 1832 Sqn G Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat into 852 Sqn date?
formed here based 03.02.1944 26.06.1944 852 Sqn Fighter Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to HMS Nabob
HMS Emperor based 18.02.1944 27.02.1944 804 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat to HMS Engadine
Maydown based 11.02.1944 01.03.1944 845 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code H1 to Far East
Maydown based 26.02.1944 25.03.1944 849 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code P1 to Machrihanish
HMS Searcher based 28.02.1944 02.03.1944 898 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat code 7Q to HMS Searcher
HMS Engadine based 02.03.1944 06.03.1944 804 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat to HMS Emperor
Maydown based 16.03.1944 20.04.1944 848 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Manston
Stretton based 16.03.1944 ? 1832 Sqn J Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat ?
Ballyhalbert based 21.03.1944 18.04.1944 887 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire code P5 to Culmhead
Stretton based 26.03.1944 ? 1832 Sqn H Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat ?
Stretton based 26.03.1944 ? 1832 Sqn I Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat ?
Stretton based 13.04.1944 30.05.1944 1840 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat code K7 to Ballyhalbert
HMS Biter based 21.04.1944 28.04.1944 811 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Fighter Flight Wildcat to HMS Biter
HMS Campania based 22.04.1944 26.04.1944 813 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat Flight Wildcat code Z7 to HMS Campania
Ballyhalbert based 29.05.1944 06.07.1944 887 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire code P5 to HMS Indefatigable
Ballyhalbert based 30.05.1944 18.07.1944 894 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire code 1A to Grimsetter
HMS Biter based 10.06.1944 06.10.1944 811 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Fighter Flight Wildcat to HMS Vindex
HMS Fencer based 23.06.1944 04.07.1944 881 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat codes 5A UG to HMS Pursuer
HMS Striker based 30.06.1944 10.07.1944 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Fighter Flight Wildcat to HMS Striker
HMS Striker based 30.06.1944 10.07.1944 824 Sqn detatchment RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat V code R Sqn to Hatston 25.06.1944- datchment remained
here until rejoining the Sqn on HMS Striker on
11.07.1944 (JV476) total 6 aircraft aquired
HMS Formidable based 20.07.1944 07.08.1044 1841 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code 7A to HMS Formidable
Stretton based 21.07.1944 07.08.1944 1842 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair to HMS Formidable
formed here based 30.07.1944 26.09.1944 850 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Fighter Flight Wildcat to HMS Fencer
Hinstock based 08.08.1944 11.11.1944 758 Sqn ‘X’ Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Oxford code J4 to Hinstock
Tiger Moth
Hatston based 14.08.1944 17.08.1944 1840 Sqn detatched 9 RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat code K7 to Hatston
HMS Trouncer based 24.08.1944 23.10.1944 1843 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair to Ayr
Grimsetter based 02.09.1944 24.10.1944 1840 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat code K7 to Ballyhalbert
Maydown based 12.08.1944 13.09.1944 856 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code P to HMS Premier
formed here based 28.08.1944 12.09.1944 853 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Fighter Flight Wildcat code Q to HMS Tracker
HMS Campania based 06.09.1944 12.09.1944 813 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat Flight Wildcat code Z to HMS Campania
Boulmer based 26.09.1944 28.09.1944 808 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire code 3A to Hawarden
Maydown based 07.09.1944 13.09.1944 833 Sqn Fighter Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 5A disbanded 13.09.1944
Wildcat
HMS Puncher based 18.09.1944 23.10.1944 1845 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code V7 to Ayr
HMS Vindex based 15.10.1944 23.11.1944 811 Sqn Fighter Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to HMS Vindex
Fraserburgh based 27.10.1944 29.11.1944 838 Sqn Fighter Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat into 856 Sqn
HMS Ranee based 02.11.1944 11.12.1944 1846 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code V4 to Ayr
Ayr based 06.11.1944 19.12.1944 1845 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code 7G to HMS Slinger
Ayr based 15.12.1944 13.02.1945 1843 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair to HMS Arbiter
Ayr based 18.12.1944 13.01.1945 1846 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code V4 to Ballyhalbert
Ayr based 27.12.1944 13.01.1945 1850 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair to Belfast (Sydenham)
Hinstock based 15.01.1945 27.01.1945 758 Sqn ‘X’ Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Oxford code U3 to Hinstock
Tiger Moth
Belfast based 17.01.1945 06.03.1945 1851 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair to HMS Venerable
HMS Pursuer based 18.02.1945 09.05.1945 1831 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair codes 1V Y8 to HMS Glory
reformed based 01.04.1945 03.07.1945 892 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat code O5 to HMS Premier
Brunswick USA based 21.04.1945 29.06.1945 1835 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code1V to Belfast
Belfast based 26.05.1945 09.08.1945 1852 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code V10 to Belfast
reformed here based 01.06.1945 11.08.1945 891 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat to Nutts Corner
reformed here based 01.07.1945 31.07.1945 1837 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair to Nutts Corner
Donibristle based 01.08.1945 06.05.1946 782 Sqn detatched RN Fleet Air Arm Expeditor code B8 to Donibristle
Oxford
Traveller
Hudson
Firefly
Martinet
Master
Spitfire
Reliant
St Merryn based 09.08.1945 13.01.1947 794 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code J1 to HMS Implacable
Wildcat
Firefly
Harvard
Maydown based 29.09.1945 01.12.1947 744 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda disbanded 01.02.1947
Firefly
Anson
Seafire
Oxford
Fearn based 14.05.1946 24.10.1946 719 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda to HMS Implacable
reformed here based 01.08.1946 14.01.1947 795 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Implacable
reformed here based 23.08.1946 17.03.1947 718 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to disbanded
Master
Lee-on-Solent based 17.09.1946 13.01.1947 827 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Triumph
Lee-on-Solent based 01.10.1946 01.02.1947 800 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Triumph
reformed here based 01.10.1946 07.02.1947 812 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Theseus
HMS Implacable based 31.10.1946 27.12.1949 719 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda code A4 disbanded 27.12.1949
Firefly
Harvard
Anson
Lee-on-Solent based 12.03.1947 12.05.1947 807 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Vengeance
HMS Glory based 26.03.1947 23.09.1947 814 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Vengeance
HMS Venerable based 30.03.1947 24.09.1947 802 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Vengeance
Brawdy based 31.03.1947 01.07.1947 811 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Mosquito disbanded 01.07.1947
HMCS Warrior based 08.08.1947 20.05.1948 803 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Fury F.10 TF924 to HMCS Magnificent
HMCS Warrior based 08.08.1947 24.05.1948 825 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly FR.4 VG966 code BDG to HMCS Magnificent on compleation of work-up
or 22.05.1948 here of newly aquired 9 Firefly FR.4 aircraft
(VG966)
Culdrose based 29.09.1947 13.03.1948 807 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Fury to Culdrose
reformed based 01.10.1947 04.05.1948 810 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Implacable
reformed based 01.12.1947 15.05.1950 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda to HMS Implacable
Ford based 20.12.1947 11.01.1948 804 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire code FD to Ford
reformed based 03.05.1948 25.05.1948 806 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Fury to HMCS Magnificent
Sea Hornet
Sea Vampire
Lee-on-Solent based 07.05.1948 18.08.1948 802 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Fury to HMS Vengeance
Lee-on-Solent based 10.05.1948 16.08.1948 814 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Vengeance
Ford based 25.05.1948 24.08.1948 804 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Ocean
Ford based 26.05.1948 19.08.1948 812 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to Culdrose
HMS Ocean based 28.06.1948 01.07.1948 805 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire disbanded 01.07.1948
Abbotsinch based 16.08.1948 30.08.1948 1830 Sqn (note a) RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code AC to Abbotsinch
reformed based 28.08.1948 08.02.1949 805 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Fury to HMAS Sydney
reformed based 28.08.1948 08.02.1949 816 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMAS Sydney
reformed based 15.12.1948 08.03.1949 768 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire disbanded 08.03.1949
Firefly
reformed based 30.03.1949 22.01.1957 737 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire disbanded 22.01.1957
Firefly
Gannet
HMS Vengeance based 06.10.1949 31.10.1949 814 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Vengeance
St Merryn based 05.01.1950 17.02.1950 810 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to St Merryn
Bramcote based 10.06.1950 14.06.1950 813 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firebrand to Culham
reformed here based 14.06.1950 17.03.1959 719 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly disbanded 14.06.1950
Gannet
HMS Implacable based 17.06.1950 27.04.1951 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda to HMS Indomitable
St Merryn based 19.06.1950 29.08.1950 817 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to St Merryn
HMCS based 00-08.1950 11.09.1950 825 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code BD to HMCS Magnificent
Magnificent
HMCS based 00..08.1950 00.09.1950 883 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Fury code BD to HMCS Magnificent
Magnificent
Lee-on-Solent based 11.06.1951 20.07.1951 737X Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly into 744 Sqn
Dartmouth based 12.06.1951 05.11.1951 825 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly AS.5 WB362 code 283/GN to St Merryn - aquired 9 Firefly AS.5 aircraft
825 was redesignated 880 Sqn 01.05.1951
then reformed here as 825 Sqn12.06.1951
reformed here based 12.06.1951 05.11.1951 825 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to St Merryn
ex 880 Sqn
HMS based 24.06.1951 16.06.1952 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda to Ford
Indomitable
reformed here based 03.07.1951 03.12.1951 820 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to St Merryn
reformed based 20.07.1951 01.03.1954 744 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Sea Otter code GN disbanded 01.03.1954
Barracuda
Anson
Sea Prince
Firefly
Dragonfly
Dominie
Arbroath based 08.11.1951 15.01.1952 821 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to Machrihanish
Culdrose based 15.01.1952 25.03.1952 814 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to Machrihanish
reformed here based 18.02.1952 04.06.1952 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly AS.6 VT392 code 288 to HMS Illustrious- aquired 8 Firefly AS.6 aircraft
HMS Illustrious based 24.06.1952 03.09.1952 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Illustrious
Ford based 26.06.1952 09.06.1953 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Lee-on-Solent
Firefly
Abbotsinch based 13.07.1952 26.07.1952 1830 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code AC to Abbotsinch
HMS Illustrious based 23.09.1952 17.10.1952 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Illustrious
HMS Eagle based 04.10.1952 17.01.1953 812 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to Ford
HMS Illustrious based 25.10.1952 17.06.1953 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Theseus
HMS Theseus based 15.03.1953 29.06.1953 812 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Eagle
HMS Theseus based 15.03.1953 16.04.1953 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly AS.6 code 288 to Lee-on-Solent
Lee-on-Solent based 23.04.1953 14.05.1953 825 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly AS.5 VX436 codes LS 281/J to Lee-on-Solent - aquired 8 Firefly AS.5 aircraft
Lee-on-Solent based 28.04.1953 22.05.1953 814 Sqn detatched 4 RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code LS to Lee-on-Solent
Ford based 16.05.1953 30.05.1953 1840 Sqn A Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code FD to Ford
Harvard
Lee-on-Solent based 16.06.1953 31.08.1953 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to HMS Illustrious
Stretton based 20.06.1953 04.07.1953 1841 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code ST to Stretton
Harvard
HMS Eagle based 16.07.1953 04.09.1953 812 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to HMS Eagle
Ford based 22.08.1953 05.09.1953 1840 Sqn B Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code FD to Ford
Harvard
Ford based 22.08.1953 05.09.1953 1842 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code FD to Ford
Harvard
HMS Illustrious based 02.10.1953 22.01.1954 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Culdrose
HMS Eagle based 03.10.1953 20.10.1953 812 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to disbanded
Lee-on-Solent based 12.01.1954 14.06.1954 820 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code LS to Lee-on-Solent
Avenger
Lee-on-Solent based 26.01.1954 07.02.1955 814 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to Hal Far
Avenger
HMS Relentless based 10.02.1954 01.03.1954 706 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to Gosport
Culdrose based 12.03.1954 05.07.1954 849 Sqn D Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Skyraider to Culdrose
Ford based 05.07.1954 09.07.1954 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Bramcote
Bramcote based 12.07.1954 26.07.1954 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Ballykelly
Ford based 13.07.1954 23.07.1954 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Anthorn
Anthorn visitor 13.07.1954 17.07.1954 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger AS.4 XB307 code 398 to Anthorn
Anthorn visitor 18.07.1954 23.07.1954 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger AS.4 XB307 code 398 to Anthorn
Anthorn based 28.07.1954 14.09.1954 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly FR.4 code 398 to Lossimouth
Anthorn based 28.07.1954 14.09.1954 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Lossiemouth
Lossimouth based 14.09.1954 21.09.1954 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly FR.4 code 398 to Eglinton
Lossiemouth based 21.09.1954 07.06.1955 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger detatchment to Brawdy 26-28.10.1954
Gannet
Lee-on-Solent based 10.02.1955 16.09.1955 820 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to HMS Bulwark
Gannet
Marham based 23.07.1955 05.10.1955 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet AS.1 WN419 codes 332/0 FD to HMS Ark Royal - aquired 8 Gannet AS.1 aircraft
Ford based 20.08.1955 03.09.1955 1840 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly
Harvard
Sea Balliol
Ford based 20.08.1955 03.09.1955 1842 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly code FD to Ford
Harvard
Sea Balliol
HMS Bulwark based 04.10.1955 08.11.1956 820 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to HMS Centaur
reformed here based 07.11.1955 13.02.1956 812 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to HMS Bulwark
Culdrose based 21.01.1956 10.02.1956 849 Sqn C Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Skyraider to Culdrose
reformed here based 06.02.1956 19.11.1956 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to Culdrose
HMS Bulwark based 23.02.1956 17.04.1956 812 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to HMS Eagle
reformed here based 17.03.1956 08.04.1956 847 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to Nicosia
Lee-on-Solent based 20.04.1956 07.06.1956 845 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to Lossiemouth
reformed here based 23.04.1956 02.05.1957 745 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Ballykelly
reformed here based 30.07.1956 28.03.1957 820 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to Ford
Lee-on-Solent based 04.09.1956 10.09.1956 845 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to Tiree
Tiree based 12.09.1956 21.09.1956 845 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to Lee-on-Solent
HMS Eagle based 23.11.1957 28.01.1958 814 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to HMS Eagle
reformed here based 21.01.1958 16.05.1958 820 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to HMS Eagle
HMS Eagle based 31.03.1958 20.05.1958 814 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to HMS Eagle
reformed here based 21.04.1958 27.08.1958 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind HAS.7 XL846/V code U to HMS Victorious
reformed here based 01.10.1958 14.04.1959 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to Portland
Hal Far based 02.12.1958 14.01.1959 814 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Gannet to HMS Eagle
reformed here based 17.05.1960 04.10.1960 719 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to HMS Hermes
HMS Hermes based 14.10.1960 05.10.1961 719 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind redesignated 819 Sqn
reformed here based 05.10.1961 27.10.1961 819 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to Culdrose
Wessex
Culdrose based 10.11.1961 20.11.1961 819 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to USS Essex
Wessex
Brawdy based 16.11-1962 04.02.1963 819 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wessex to HMS Centaur
USS Essex based 30.11.1961 12.11.1962 819 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind to Brawdy
Wessex
Military Aircraft Movements
based ? 00.07.1941 00.12.1943 Coastal Command
Douglas C-47 00.12.1943 00.05.1944 USAAF
? ?
Fairey Barracuda III 00.01.1945 15.03.1945 815 Sqn Royal Navy
00.03.1945 00.00.1950s Air Ministry Care and Maintainence
00.00.1969 Active Civilian use

from US based Supermarine Spitfire V’s 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 52nd Fighter Group training USAAF to England
from US P-38’s 00.00.0000 00.12.1944 82nd Fighter Group training USAAF to North Africa
Fairey Barracuda’s 00.00.1950’s 00.00.1950’s 815 Sqn RN-FAA
Avenger’s 00.00.1950’s 00.00.1950’s 815 Sqn RN-FAA
Fairey Fireflys 00.00.1950’s 00.00.1950’s 719 Sqn RN-FAA
Avro Ansons 00.00.1950’s 00.00.1950’s Station Flight

Gannets 00.00.1950’s 00.00.1950’s
23.07.1954 28.07.1954 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm code GN to - Avenger
Sea Otter’s 00.00.1955 00.00.1950’s Station Flight
Westland Whirlwind’s 00.10.1977 00.00.0000 706 Sqn RN

Civilian Aircraft Movements
based EI-CDU Cessna 150 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-ARIL Piper PA-22-150 Carribean 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 TI.Carlan
G-AYET SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 09.11.1971 00.00.0000 J.Goligher-V.Adams & J.McClelland T/a EglintonFC
G-ASEB 00.00.1975 SRP. Harper
stored unregistered Bensen Autogyro homebuilt 00.00.1980’s Robin Gillespie
P3 from DT1 8NH based G-AVZE Druine D.62B Condor (RAE/626) 24.09.1986 00.10.1986 James Sweeney moved to Ross Point still registered to Hollywood Hart & Associates Ltd
from Compton Abbas UK G-AVZE Druine D.62B Condor 00.01.1987 00.08.1987 James Sweeney to Rosnakill Co Donegal
G-SJAB Piper PA-39 Twin Commanche 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
P visitor G-WBPR BAe 125-800B (258085) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Forte PLC

G-AWLF Reims Cessna F.150H 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Gannet Aviation
G-AYOZ Cessna 150 00.00.0000 00.00.0000

G-BANE Cessna 150L 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Falcon Flight Training
G-BAPP Evens VP-1 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-BBUG Piper PA-16 Clipper 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 James Dolan
G-BCIL American AA-5 Traveller 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 WJ.McCollum
G-BDRL Stitts SA-3 Playboy 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-BEUL Beach 58 Baron 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 The Foyle Flyers
G-BFIF Reims Cessna FR172 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Falcon Flight Training [for sale]
G-BFWLCessna 150L 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 James Dolan
G-BFZO Cheetah 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 P.Young
G-BHYC Cessna 172 RG Cutlass II 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 IB Aeroplanes
G-BING Cessna 172 Skyhawk 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 MP.Dolan
G-BOLL Lake LA4-200 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 MC.Holmes
G-BPJH Super Cub 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 PJ.Heron
G-BLEJ Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 RJ.Forbes [t/a Eglinton Flying Club]
G-BPZI Christen Eagle 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Seamus Quigley
G-BSZI Cessna 150 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Eglinton Flying Club
G-BTFK Taylorcraft 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-BVRE Van’s RV-6. 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-BWWG SOCATA MS Rallye 235E 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 J.McEleney
G-BXMU Wilga 80 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 DJS.McClean
G-BXPM Beech B58 Baron 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Foyle Flyers
G-BYCO Rans S6 ES Coyote II 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 TJ.McCloskery
G-FFLY BAC 167 Strikemaster 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 TM.Tuke and WT.McCarter
Residents on 04.02.1995
based G-BEUL- B58 Baron
based G-AYOZ Ce.150
based EI-CDU Ce.150
based G-BSZI Ce.152
based G-BPZI Christen Eagle
based G-BAPP Evens VP-1
based G-KRIS Maule Lunar Rocket
based G-KEYS PA-27-250
based G-BLEJ PA-28-161
based G-KHRE SOCATA MS892
based G-BDRL Stitts SA-3 Playboy.
Residents on 04.10.1998
based G-BXPM Baron
based G-AYOZ Cessna 150
based G-BSZI Cessna 152
based G-BHYC Cessna 172
based G-BING Cessna 172
based G-BFZO Cheetah
based G-BPJH Super Cub
based G-KEYS Aztec
based G-BLEJ Cherokee
based G-BTFK Taylorcraft
based G-BVRE Van’s RV-6
List of residents Ulster Air Mail May 1999 p.107
Ref: Article IAL July 2000 P.12+


based G-JBMC SOCATA TB10 Tobago  (1230) 10.05.2004R 26.11.2008 Joseph McCloskey X26.11.2008 to Greek registration
G-KEYS Piper PA-27-250 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-KHRE SOCATA MS892 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-KRIS Maule Lunar Rocket 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-ONYX Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (4106) 21.04.2004R 11.09.2009 Kenrye Developments Ltd (Dundalk) X11.09.2009

Paulwal Mon 24.03.2008
Cutting Edge started last week. and they are operating 1 R22 and 3 R44's. Jason Porter (PPL (h) is running the place and managing the operation and office with Ray and
Joe doing the Instructing. they also have Stephen to do the flight Tests and Tom to do the RT practical. I had my first lesson on Saturday morning and thats me hooked.... give them a shout... until 25.02.1987
Local connections to LCY have varied. There were never any services from Belfast International
but Guy Warner has supplied a timeline of services from Belfast City Airport:
2 5/02/2000 – JEA to LCY- via the Isle of Man (IOM) with Dash 8; (previously the
BHD to IOM route was flown by Short 360s).
04/06/2001 – Non-stop British European to LCY.
09/01/2005 – Last LCY to IOM to BHD by Flybe Dash 8-400 G-JEDF.
26/03/2007 – CityJet - Dornier 328 G-BYMK – 24/05/2008 end of CityJet service.
27/10/2014 – Flybe LCY service re-starts. Three flights daily Dash 8.
So- if you fancy enjoying the experience- now might be the perfect opportunity.
gmehaffy@gmail.com
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail May 1999 p107
Ref: Article IAL July 2000 P.12+

0581 Donnybrewer Derry Microlight Airstrip Private
Eglinton 2 owner ?
care of Station Bar & Restaurant
2.25k W of Eglinton airport terminal building  37 Station Road
Eglinton- Londonderry BT47 3PS
028-71811826
028-71810470
operator Microflight Ireland

Site in field next to the Station Bar used by Microflight Ireland.
0582 Ellesmere Park Donegal Field strip Private
Bundoran owner
operator’s Iona National Airways 00.07.1931
Sir Alan Cobham 11.07.1933 & 19.09.1933
Location? Westend? Ellesmere Park
(Westend)
Bundoran
Co Donegal

Iona National Airways operated pilot training flights to and from Westend “Bundoran”
during 1931- possibly at this site.

On 11.07.1933- Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus- displayed at “Bundoran”. It is assumed
that the Ellesmere Park site was used on that first occasion.The second display on
19.09.1933 actually took place at Ellesmere Park.

All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Bundoran/Ellesmere Park.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 11.07.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 11.07.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 11.07.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 11.07.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 11.07.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 11.07.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 11.07.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 11.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 11.07.1933 R Ogden “Youth of Ireland” sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934
visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 11.07.1933 W.Easdown “Youth of Newfoundland”sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 11.07.1933 CH.Brernridge “Youth of New Zealand” Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 11.07.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 11.07.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain*
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 11.07.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 11.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

The same aircraft would probably have been used again on the 19.09.1933 visit.
1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 19.09.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 19.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 19.09.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 19.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 19.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 19.09.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 19.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 19.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 19.09.1933 R Ogden “Youth of Ireland” sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934
visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 19.09.1933 W.Easdown “Youth of Newfoundland”sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 19.09.1933 CH.Brernridge “Youth of New Zealand” Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 19.09.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 19.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain*
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 19.09.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 19.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

0583 Ellistown Dublin Airstrip Private
see Ballyboghill 1 0086

0584 Enfield A Meath Airstrip Private
see Innfield 0735

0585 Ennis 1 Clare Airstrip Private
see Claremount Farm 0385

0586 Ennis 2 Clare Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Barntick
Location? Ennis
Co Clare

based G-MZFA Cyclone AX2000 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 PJ.Howard
based EI-BLN Quicksilver MX 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 OJ.Conway and B.Daffy

0587 Enniscorthy 1 Wexford Field strip Private
see Hollyfort House 0705

0588 Enniscorthy 2 Wexford Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Enniscorthy
Location? Co Wexford

visitor IAC255 AS 355N Squirrel 28.08.1997 Garda ASU
visitor N7238A Bell 407 04.05.1998 Euro Jet
visitor N7238A Bell 407 05.05.1998 Euro Jet
visitor N7238A Bell 407 09.05.1998 Euro Jet
visitor N7238A Bell 407 10.05.1998 Euro Jet
visitor EI-TAR Bell 222A 15.07.1999 Westair
visitor G-HMPF Robinson R.44 04.05.2001 Mightycraft Ltd

0589 Enniscorthy 3 Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Enniscorthy
Location/s? Co Wexford

based G-BUTC Cyclone Ax3 28.10.1996 20.04.2001 Patrick Richard Berridge de-registered
based G-MTAT Solar Wings Pegasus. 19.07.1995 15.08.2001 James Joseph Ryan de-registered

0590 Ennishcrone A Mayo Helipad Private
see Inishcrone 1 0726

0591 Ennishkean Cork Airstrip Private
see Kilcolman Park Farm 0769

0592 Enniskerry 1 Wicklow Field strip Private
owner ?
operator James Valentine
Location? Enniskerry
Co Wicklow


visitor ? Deperdussin 50hp 00.10.1912 James Valintine Site used by James Valentine for a flying demonstration during 10.1912

0593 Enniskerry 2 Wicklow Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Enniskerry
Co Wicklow

N7238A re-reg based N7238A Bell 407 (53137) 11.06.1998 Eurojet
based N7238A Bell 407 (53137) 13.06.1998 Eurojet
based N7238A Bell 407 (53137) 24.06.1998 Eurojet
based N7238A Bell 407 (53137) 26.06.1998 Eurojet
based C-FCDB Bell 407 (53137) 11.12.1998 Eurojet
based C-FCDB Bell 407 (53137) 13.01.1999 Eurojet
based C-FCDB Bell 407 (53137) 27.01.1999 Eurojet
based C-FCDB Bell 407 (53137) 28.01.1999 Eurojet
visitor EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (4177) 16.01.2000 Avatar Aviation Ltd
visitor C-GFCK Bell 427 (56006) 02.09.2000 Textron
C-FCDB re-reg based G-DCDB Bell 407 (53137) 10.07.2001+ Eurojet

0594 Enniskillen 1 Fermanagh Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport/Airfield RAF/Private/Civil/Private
see Saint Angelo 1215

0595 Enniskillen 2 Fermanagh Helibase RAF/British Army
see Saint Angelo 2 1216

0596 Enniskillen PSNI Police HQ Fermanagh Helibase RUC/PSNI/British Army
owner/operator Police Service of Northern Ireland
48 Queen Street
Enniskillen
250m N of Enniskillen Castle BT74 7JR
Co Fermanagh
02890 650222

visitor G-PSNI Eurocopter EC.135T2 (0337) 28.04.2014 PSNI In 08.2001 during a visit to Enniskillen I noted a helicopter landing here.
G-PSNI Eurocopter EC.135T2 (0337) noted landing & t/o 28.04.2014 –
during 09.2014
stored EI AVC ReimsCessna F.337F Super Skymaster (F337-0032) 00.09.2014 PSNI purchesed EI AVC Reims Cessna F.337F Super Skymaster
(F337-0032) it was to be submerged and used as a training aid in
Enniskillen probably here at HQ

0597 Erris Roscommon Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Erris
Location? Boyle
Co Roscommon

visitor EI-BHK SOCATA MS 880B Rallye (1307) 13.08.1981 Oliver “Sammy” Bruton the Rallye crashed on take-off from this site 13.08.1981 when EI-BHK
failed to clear telegraph wires on take-off at this site and crash landed
suffering a nose wheel collapse and causing damage to the propellor
and nose. Two people on board were uninjured. The aircraft was
dismantled and taken to Abbeyshrule for repair

0598 Esker More Offaly Airstrip Private
Edenderry 4 owner/operator Irish Parachute Club PJ.Mooney
Esker More 0506-53079
9k SW of Edenderry Edenderry
Co Offaly

This site was the location for the Irish Parachute Club prior to moving
to Clonbulloge 0398 in 08.1991

based EI-BNK Cessna 206F (U) Super Skywagon 23.12.1982 00.08.1991 Irish Parachute Club moved to Clonbulloge

0599 Faha East Kerry Balloon Launch Site Private
owner/operator Killarney Country Club
Faha East
9.75k NW of killarney Killarney
Co Kerry
064-44655 Fax 064-44657

A balloon meeting took place on this site between the 23 and 27.05.1993

0600 Fair Green Limerick Temporary Landing Ground IAAC
Limerick 6 owner/operator Irish Army Air Corps
Singland Fair Green
see also Limerick 1 0882 Singland
Garryowen
1.25k E of Limerick railway station Limerick City
Co Limerick

Mon Aug 16- 2004 7:41 pm via Rallye EI-BFP
EI-CFE A Robinson R22 Beta does training the odd day in Coonagh and I have seen this heli in Singland Motors on the Dublin Road in Limerick


Fair Green was used as a refueling location but because of the small
landing area and awkward approaches it was decided not to develop
the site as a landing ground and re-open Fermoy instead.

Temporarily based No. 1 Bristol Fighter H 00.08.1922 00.09.1922 Irish Army Air Corps

0601 Fairyhouse Racecourse Meath Airstrip/Helipad Private
owner/operator Fairyhouse Racecourse
Ballybin
3k S of Ratoath Ratoath
Co Meath
01-8256167 Fax 01-8256051
Site used during the 1980’s as the location
of the “Air Spectacular“ air show’s
Contact: Dick Shell (Chief Executive)

helipad area is infield from the winning post

Visitors EI-ADT Miles M38 Messenger 2A (6364) 00.00.1948 Danial L.Moore
The following lists via Madeleine O’Rourke’s-Air Spectaculars-Air Display’s in Ireland (1989) and the Irish Air Letter
1978 Air Spectacular (the 1st)
visitors Model Aircraft control line flying 27.08.1978
Model Aircraft radio controled flying 27.08.1978
G-AYWT SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (1111) 27.08.1978 Brian Lecomber aerobatics
EI-AWM BN-2A-8 Islander (653) 27.08.1978 Aer Arran parachute drop pilot Capt. Paddy Robinson
IAC-214 SA.316 Alouette III (2122) 27.08.1978 Irish Air corps rescue demonstration
EI-AYT MS 894A Rallye Minerva 220 (11065) 27.08.1978 Dublin Gliding Associates
G-OLLI Cameron 31SS HAFB (196) 27.08.1978 Tom Sage
EI-BBM Cameron 0.65 (195) 27.08.1978 Dublin Balloon Club pilot David Hooper
EI-AYY Evans VP1 (MD01) 27.08.1978 John O’Loughlin
EI-BBD Evans VP1 (VPL.2) 27.08.1978 Volksplane Group
EI-BAN Cameron Ax-7-56 (148) 27.08.1978 Mike Alexander Hang glider drop
EI-BEV AB 206B Jet Ranger (8026) 27.08.1978 Airwork (Ireland) Ltd
G-BEUR R.Cessna FR172 Skyhawk ll (1491) 27.08.1978 John Israil Robinson Ltd
EI-AWE R.Cessna F.150L (0877) 27.08.1978 Irish Aero Club
1979 Air Spactaclar
visitors Model Aircraft control line flying 26.08.1979 including British Airways model
747 take-off
Model Aircraft radio controled flying 26.08.1979
G-AKOE deHavilland DH.89A Rapide 4 (6601) 26.08.1979 John Elvet Pierce-British Airways
EI-AUN MS880B RallyeClub (1616) 26.08.1979 Leinster Aero Club
EI-AWJ MS893A Rallye (10664) 26.08.1979 William Phelan
EI-AYT MS894A Rallye Minerva 220 (11065) 26.08.1979 Dublin Gliding Associates
EI-BGA MS880B Rallye (2549) 26.08.1979 T.Daly
EI-BGG MS892E Rallye (12824) 26.08.1979 DA.Weldon
EI-BGT Colt 77A (77A-041) 26.08.1979 K.Haugh
G-AVKK Slingsby T.66 Nipper 3 (S104/1588) 26.08.1979 John Francis McMahon
EI-AYY Evans VP1 (MD01) 26.08.1979 John O’Loughlin
EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airdale (B.509) 26.08.1979 HF.Igoe
EI-BDG Robin HR.100-210 (145) 26.08.1979 P.Parke
EI-BAY Cameron AX-8 (433) 26.08.1979 FN.Lewis
IAC-196 SA.316 Alouette III (1153) 26.08.1979 Irish Air corps
EI-BGI Reims Cessna F.152 (1607) 26.08.1979 Iona National Airways
EI-BGL Rockwell commander 690 B (11506) 26.08.1979 Flightline Ltd
EI-BHE Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8405) 26.08.1979 Airwork (Ireland) Ltd Crop spraying demonstration
G-AXIH Bucker BU133 Jungmeister (011) 26.08.1979 Roy Edwin Legg Aerobatics
EI-AWM BN-2A-8 Islander (653) 26.08.1979 Aer Arran pilot Capt. Paddy Robinson
EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) 26.08.1979 Farrah-Hall-Skelly & McGinty
EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (28-1049) 26.08.1979 Cherokee Group
EI-BDR Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee 180C 26.08.1979 Sammy Oliver Bruton
(28-3980)
EI-ASV Piper PA-28-R180 Cherokee Archer 26.08.1979 FEA.Bigger
(28R-30219)
EI-ARG Morane MS.230 (1049) 26.08.1979 JE.Hutchinson & Partners
EI-BAN Cameron Ax-7-56 (148) 26.08.1979 Mike Alexander Hang glider drop
EI-BBM Cameron Ax-7-65 (185) 26.08.1979 Dublin Balloon Club
IAC-230 Siai Marchetti SF.260W Warrior 26.08.1979 Irish Air Corps
(24-09-297)
flying display & landed EI-AWW Cessna 414 (0163) 26.08.1979 Tom Farrington pilot John
Coltan
flying display only EI-BDU Douglas C-47A-DL Dakota (9043) 26.08.1979 Clyden Airways Two Parachute drops 22 first-then 13
EI-AOD Cessna 182J (57249) 26.08.1979 Oscar Delta Flying Training
Company
IAC-216 Fouga CM.170 Super Magister (358) 26.08.1979 Irish Air Corps Flying display
IAC-218 Fouga CM.170 Super Magister (390) 26.08.1979 Irish Air Corps Flying display
IAC-219 Fouga CM.170 Super Magister (298) 26.08.1979 Irish Air Corps Flying display
IAC-220 Fouga CM.170 Super Magister (299) 26.08.1979 Irish Air Corps Flying display

displayed was visitor G-ARWW Bensen B.8M Gyrocopter (SJB/1) mid 1984? Brendan McIntyre/ de-reg date 17.12.1991 confirmation required for the date &
The Barnside Flying Group
OR visitor G-BIPZ McCandless Gyrocopter Mk.4 (MK4/4) mid 1984? Brendan McIntyre/ de-reg date 09.08.1991 which gyrocopter was used for the display
The Barnside Flying Group
via Gerry N441GS R44 routed Northbound along the M50 motorway to land at a private site near Fairyhouse Racecourse - 1945L. 27/06/2007 0602 Faithlegg Hotel Waterford Helipad Private
Faithleg A owner/operator Faithlagg Hotel
Faithlagg
5.5k E of Waterford city centre Waterford
Grass area in front (east) of the hotel Co Waterford


visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 30.03.2000 ?
visitor EI-BKT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 01.03.2002 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.05.2002 ?
visitor EI- Sikorsky S.61 11.12.2009 Irish Coastguard Service (Waterford) delivering Santa for special needs childern

0603 Falcarragh 2 Donegal Helipad Private
owner ?
operator Irish Helicopters
Falcarragh
400m N of Falcarragh 150m E of the Co Donegal
R256 road in the industrial estate

Site used by Irish Helicopters on the Tory Island service

visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 03.01.1992 Westair
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 16.01.1992 Westair
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 17.01.1992 Westair
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 13.02.1992 Westair
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 27.02.1992 Westair
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105 DB 27.05.1999. Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105 DB 28.05.1999. Irish Helicopters

0604 Fanad Head Lighthouse Donegal Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street
7.75k N of Portsalon Dublin 2
01-6321900
Fax: +353 1 6321946

All helipads under Irish Lights control have a total ban on their use by
other helicopters- except if the helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

Perhaps one of the most revolutionary changes to occur in the
Lighthouse Service happened towards the end of 1969 when
helicopters were introduced to effect the reliefs of rock stations
from Fastnet in the south west to Inishtrahull on the north coast.
Fanad Head was chosen as the land base for Tory Island and
Inishtrahull.

0605 Farmers Cross 1 Cork Aerodrome Private/Civil
owner/operator Cork Airways Company
21 South Mall
1k ENE of Cork airport Cork city
Co Cork
Cork 23004/5 [1951]

Branch of the Irish Aero Club formed in Cork in April 1934 
probably at Farmers Cross.
Farmers Cross airfield officially opened Sunday 9th May 1948

info from Roger D.caird
Cork Airport – An Aviation History- by Michael Barry- and published
by Aer Rianta: ISBN 0 9540591. 326 pages- hardcover UKStg10.00 (01/2002)
The Irish Aero Club started a branch of their flying school at Cork in
1934 naming it the Cork Aero Club. This was initially at Fermoy and
then later at Farmers Cross.
This grass strip was quite close to the present airport and had been
operational for some time prior to the opening of the new airport.
US Navy C-47 17149 visited 21 September 1951 to collect a sick US
Navy sailor.
The Cork Flying Club- formed by M.D. Joyce- Brian Reidy and
John D. Grey was based here. Its first aircraft- EI-AMF was initially
based at Farmers Cross- but when the club moved to Cork-
Ballygarvan- they changed the name to the Munster Aero Club.
In April 1955 Anson EI-AGQ flew down to the airfield at Farmers Cross-
Cork- to test the facilities.

The Munster Aero Club by Gabriel Frost
All of the early achievements in aviation were done with light aircraft.  The  Wright
Flyer was really an ultralight while it took until the mid 1930s for the first useable
transport aircraft to come on line.  While not forgetting the achievements of Lord
Carbery’s flights from the Mardyke in 1910- it was not until 1934 that the Cork Aero
Club was formed.  It operated from Fermoy Aerodrome with two deHavilland DH60G
Moths- EI-ABA and EI-ABB which were based there along with Southern Martlet
EI-ABG.  This operation lasted until 1938 and the Cork Aero Club remained dormant
for most of the 1940s and 1950s even though Farmers Cross airfield was in use. 
During the 1950s and early 1960s- the Cork Gliding Club operated from both
Farmers Cross and Ballincollig military airfield. 
The next event that has bearing on our story is the basing of Taylorcraft +D EI-ALH-
belonging to Dr Foott- at Farmers Cross in 1960.  Out of the remnants of the Cork
Aero Club- the Munster Aero Club was founded in 1962 with Taylorcraft +D- EI-AMF-
resplendent in the Munster colours of yellow and blue- which arrived in April 1962. 
At this time- Cork Airport had opened for business across the road from Farmers
Cross airfield and this was closed in 1963 with the AeroClub moving to what has
since been known as “the club site”- south of the main terminal area.  Here the Aero
Club set about building a clubhouse and hangar for the aircraft based there.  This
situation existed for a few years until the lease on the site was sold to Joyce Aviation
who sub-let the clubhouse and some ground to the Munster Aero Club.  At one time-
three Taylorcraft +Ds or Auster Is were operated there- EI-AMF- EI-ALH and EI-AGD.
These  were civilianised versions of the original of a long line of Auster models used
during WW II as air observation posts.  In the late sixties/early seventies- these were
coming to the end of their useful lives and a replacement had to be found.  Interim use
was made of Piper Cherokee EI-ATN- which came to an ignominious end in Roaringwater
bay in 1973 and Bolkow Junior EI-AUR.  At this time the club had a lively social scene
complete with bar licence.  It was sustained by a large membership along with an
honorary membership list which included such notables as Douglas Bader and Leonard
Cheshire- the WW2 aces and Sheila Scott- the long distance flyer.  Two Rallye Clubs-
EI-AUE and EI-AUJ were in use during the seventies- followed by Grumman AA5 EI-AYD. 
Sadly- interest in the club diminished over time and by the late seventies it was without
an aircraft.
At this time- those remaining decided to form a group to purchase an aircraft for their
own use.  This led to the arrival of  Piper Super Cub EI-AVE. Some time later two other
groups were formed using Piper Colt EI-BDA and Rallye Club EI-BDH.  These three
groups at various times owned Cherokee Arrow EI-BPB- Cessna 210 EI-AWH- Cessna
150 EI-AST and Rallye EI-BHY. These groups finally came to an end in 2000 which
signalled the end of the Munster Aero Club.

Site was used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Sat 18 and Sun 19.05.1935
All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935 tour of Ireland
and most if not all would have appeared at Farmers Cross. The 1935 list was taken from:
“Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus – most aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 18/19.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N 18/19.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N 18/19.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N 18/19.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N 18/19.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 18/19.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 18/19.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 18/19.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 18/19.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 18/19.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 18/19.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 18/19.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 18/19.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 18/19.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider 18/19.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

visitor 17149 Douglas C-47 21.09.1951 United States Navy to collect a sick US Navy sailor
EI-AGQ Avro Anson 00.04.1955 Jeremiah J.Crowley
? ? 00.00.0000 Cork Gliding Club
based EI-AGD Taylorcraft Plus D 27.04.1962 00.00.1962 Cork Flying Club
based EI-AGD Taylorcraft Plus D 00.00.1962 00.00.1963 Munster Aero Club to Cork Airport
based EI-AMF Taylorcraft Plus D 27.04.1962 00.00.1962 Cork Flying Club
based EI-AMF Taylorcraft Plus D 00.00.1962 00.00.1963 Munster Aero Club to Cork Airport
based EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D 00.00.1960 00.00.1963 Dr Foott

0606 Farmers Cross 2 Cork Field strip Private
See Rathmacullig 1147

0607 Farranfore Kerry Airport Civil
Kerry owner/operator Kerry Airport Plc
Farrenfore
7.25k SW of Castleisland S side of the N23 road. Co Kerry
066-9764644 066-9764350 fax 066-9764134


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 95
Aer Arran and Ryanair both provide regular schedule service’s (2006)
Kerry Aero Club - 066-9764786 087-1335535
An active RTF and busy flying club which use’s a Cessna 150- a
Cessna Hawk XP and a Rallye 150
Flight Plan MANDATORY arrival and departure as directed.
Restaurant in Terminal. Coffee in Club.
Toilets in Terminal and Club.
Mogas fuel run possible from Club Avgas available.

By Wayne O'Connor- Greg Harkin and Emma Jane Hade – 30 December 2014
A three-year-old child and a nine-year-old child are both in serious condition in hospital after a road traffic accident last night.
The two children were among 15 people- including 10 children- who were injured after a head-on collision occurred in Co Kerry shortly before 6pm last night.
The three-year-old suffered head injuries while the nine-year-old suffered head and abdominal injuries. They are both in a serious condition in Cork University Hospital.
A hired Peugeot car carrying two holidaymakers from the UK with their three children collided with a Renault minibus which had a trailer attached on the Killarney to Tralee road.
The mini-bus is understood to have had eight children on board. It is understood that the youngest passenger was 16 months old.
It is understood that one person in the collision was treated for serious back injuries.
Several others sustained broken bones and fractures in the collision and were taken to Kerry General Hospital. The hospital declared a major emergency in anticipation of the casualties.
Cathal O’Donnell- medical director of the National Ambulance Service said four helicopters were called to the scene. He said it was fortunate that the accident happened so close to an airport.
“We were able to transfer the patients to Cork University Hospital... From a hospital perspective- that spreads the load as it were.”
“We train for this. We plan for this all the time. Last night this training stood in good stead for us.”
The incident occurred just one mile outside the village of Farranfore and emergency service helicopters landed at the nearby airport to assist with the incident.
One helicopter flew to a sports field in Bishopstown near Cork University Hospital to transport the two seriously injured young boys.
Ten ambulances and at least three units of the fire brigade also attended the scene- and locals said it was a "miracle" that no one died in the horror smash at the spot- which is known locally as Knockaderry Hill.
"We are blessed that nobody was killed here-" said local area Councillor Donal O'Grady.
"It really could have been far worse and it is a miracle really."
Locals said that the site of the crash is known to be a danger spot- and a warning sign to slow down had been removed in recent years.
Local resident Nigel Brosnan said he fears for the safety of his children who "play in the garden just a few feet from the road".
"Our living room is just meters from speeding traffic and cars travelling at speeds that are unsuitable for the bend and something needs to be done-" he added.

The first aircraft to land at Kerry was flown by Captain Milo Carr of the Department of
Transport and Power on 25 August 1969.

Based EI-AWT Piper PA-34 Seneca 200 26.06.1973 06.08.1976
EI-BEP SOCATA MS 892A Commodore 150 14.04.1978 current
EI-BGJ Reims Cessna F.152 15.05.1980 21.08.1987
EI-BBK Beagle A.109 Airdale 2 18.11.1975 17.07.1978
EI-BCG Cessna 310Q (T) 15.09.1976 16.05.1979
EI-CZC CFM Starstreak Shadow SA-II 16.07.2002 current
EI-ARY Reims Cessna F.150H 28.07.1972
EI-AUO Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat 22.05.1975 15.06.1976
EI-BKL Reims Cessna F.172F Rocket 05.06.1984 27.02.1989
EI-ASU Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 08.06.1973 15.06.1977
EI-AOK2 Reims Cessna F.172G 24.02.1971 04.06.1976
EI-CHS Cessna 172M Skyhawk 26.04.1993 current
EI-AUO Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat 15.06.1976 current
EI-BOO Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C 13.04.1984 09.05.1986
EI-CCV Cessna 172K Hawk XP2 02.03.1991 current
EI-AUR Bolkow 208C-1 Junior 03.09.1971 12.12.1972
EI-BDR Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180C 30.06.1992 current
EI-BOO Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C 13.04.1984 09.05.1986
EI-BAO Reims Cessna F.172G 08.09.1976 02.03.1991
EI-BEP SOCATA MS 892A Commodore 150 14.04.1978 current
EI-CCQ Slingsby T.61F Venture 15.07.1991 19.11.1997
EI-AUR Bolkow 208C-1 Junior 03.09.1971 12.12.1972
EI-AUR Bolkow 208C-1 Junior 03.09.1971 12.12.1972
EI-CUP Cessna 335 05.05.2000 00.00.0000
EI-BVT Evans VP-2 29.04.1988 20.03.1996
EI-AUC Reims Cessna F.150K Aerobat
EI-BHM Reims Cessna F.337E 01.11.1979 17.07.1992
D-EMZCReims Cessna F.172G (F172-0154) 28.01.2004
N652NRCessna 560 (560-0652) 17.05.2005
based N575NRCessna 560XL Citation XLS (5759} 00.02.2008 00.03.2015 Munster Joinery N575NR R29.10.2015 to Chriscor Air LLC of Center Valley-
Pennsylvania.
N272NR Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 00.03.2015 00.00.0000 Munster Joinery R 03.04.2015 to Cross Jet Inc Trustee Wilmington Delaware
(50500272)

0608 Farnham House Cavan Field strip Private
owner/operator Lord Farnham
Farnham House
4k WNW of Cavan town Farnham
Cavan
Co Cavan

see also Station? Road 1269

On a date unknown during the 1930’s an aeroplane arrived at Farnham
House- after landing at Station? Road Ballyjamesduff to ask direction’s
to this location.

0609 Fastnet Rock Lighthouse Cork Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street Fastnet Rock
6.5k SW of Cape Clear Dublin 2 Celtic Sea
01-6321900
Fax: +353 1 6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights control have a total ban on their use by
other helicopters- except if the helicopter is on Irish Lights business.
f Dublin Airport visitor EI-AKT?Hiller UH-12E (2001) 00.10.1959 Irish Helicopters probably not the current company

0610 Fathom Mountain Armagh Helibase British Army
owner/operator British Army
Fathom Mountain Co Armagh
4k S of Newry Killeen Bridge
Newry
Co Down

British army observation tower on Fathom Mountain top
serviced by helicopter only

0611 Foughill Armagh Helibase British Army
Faughill A owner/operator British Army
Faughill
1k WNW of Jonesborough Jonesborough
Newry
Co Armagh

British army observation tower at Faughill hill top
serviced by helicopter only.

0612 Fermoy 1 Cork Landing Ground/Airstrip RAF / IAAC / Private
see Carrignagrogher 2339

0613 Fermoy 2 Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ballynoe 0148

0614 Fermoy 3 Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Fermoy
Co Cork

visitor EI-CFE Robinson R.22 12.02.1999 ?
visitor EI-BKT Bell 206B 08.02.2001 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-BKT Bell 206B 09.02.2001 Irish Helicopters Ltd

0615 Ferns Wexford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Ferns
Co Wexford

visitor IAC255 AS355N Squirrel 29.09.1998 Irish Air Corps

0616 Ferris Point Lighthouse Antrim Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street Ferris Point
1.5k E of Larne on Island Magee Dublin 2 Island Magee
just N of Ballylumford power station 01-6321900
Fax: +353 1 6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights control have a total ban on their use by
other helicopters- except if the helicopter is on Irish Lights business

0617 Ferrybank Wexford Seaplane Patrol station USNAS
Wexford 6 owner/operator United States Naval Air Station
Ferrybank
1k N of Wexford town on the N bank of the river Slaney Wexford
Marine Aerodrome with shore facilities Co Wexford

info from Roger D.Caird
U.S.Navy flying boats were based at Aghada (Cobh)- Whiddy Island and Wexford-Ferrybank

The data below was taken from the Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication: ISBN 0 9508231 1 2
A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923

NAS Wexford- Ireland—this air station was built
during WWI at a site formerly used by the RNAS to
protect the southern entrance to the Irish Sea. It was
located at Ferrybank- on sheltered Wexford harbor. All
the construction was done by American labour and
finished on 18 September 1918. Operations began in
October 1918 and the station was closed on 15
February 1919.

f Queenstown A-1074 Curtiss H.16 Flying Boat --------------- --------------- USNAS not based-crashed en-route on delivery
f Queenstown based A-1076 Curtiss H.16 Flying Boat 18.09.1918 11.11.1918 USNAS
f Queenstown based A-1079 Curtiss H.16 Flying Boat 18.09.1918 11.11.1918 USNAS
f Queenstown based A-1087 Curtiss H.16 Flying Boat 18.09.1918 11.11.1918 USNAS
based A-3478 Curtiss H.16 Flying Boat 17.10.1918 11.11.1918 USNAS
based A-4044 Curtiss H.16 Flying Boat 06.11.1918 11.11.1918 USNAS
f Queenstown visitor A-3461 Curtiss H.16 Flying Boat 22.10.1918 23.10.1918 USNAS to Lough Foyle NAS on delivery
f Queenstown visitor A-3465 Curtiss H.16 Flying Boat 22.10.1918 23.10.1918 USNAS to Lough Foyle NAS on delivery

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U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford Ireland
U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford was a seaplane station at  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrybank,_Wexford" \o "Ferrybank, Wexford" Ferrybank- Wexford- Ireland which was operated by the  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" \o "United States Navy" United States Navy (USN) and commissioned on 2 May 1918. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:2-1" [1] Its mission was to operate  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_H-16" \o "Curtiss H-16" Curtiss H-16  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare" \o "Anti-submarine warfare" anti-submarine patrols (ASW) to counter  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-boat_Campaign_(World_War_I)" \o "U-boat Campaign (World War I)" German submarine attacks on shipping in the area east of  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobh" \o "Cobh" Queenstown. The Commanding Officer  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_commander_(United_States)" \o "Lieutenant commander (United States)" LCDR Victor D. Herbster reported on station on 28 March 1918. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2]
NAS Wexford HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cover_Page_to_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland_1_January_1919.jpg"  INCLUDEPICTURE "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Cover_Page_to_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland_1_January_1919.jpg/250px-Cover_Page_to_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland_1_January_1919.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINET 
Cover of  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_book" \o "Cruise book" Cruise book produced by NAS Wexford HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association_airport_code" \o "International Air Transport Association airport code" IATA: none
 HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code" \o "International Civil Aviation Organization airport code" ICAO: noneSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOperator HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" \o "United States Navy" United States NavyLocation HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrybank,_Wexford" \o "Ferrybank, Wexford" Ferrybank-  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wexford,_Ireland" \o "Wexford, Ireland" Wexford-  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Wexford" \o "County Wexford" County Wexford- IrelandBuilt1918In use1918–1919Elevation  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" \o "Above mean sea level" AMSL3 ft 3 in ft / 1 m HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" \o "Geographic coordinate system" Coordinates HYPERLINK "https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland¶ms=52_20_42_N_006_27_18_W_region:IE_type:airport" 52°202 423 N 006°272 183 WMap HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ireland_adm_location_map.svg" \o "NAS Wexford is located in Ireland"  INCLUDEPICTURE "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/220px-Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png" \* MERGEFORMATINET 
 INCLUDEPICTURE "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/10px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png" \* MERGEFORMATINET 
NAS Wexford
Location in Ireland HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Testing-the-engines.jpg"  INCLUDEPICTURE "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Testing-the-engines.jpg/220px-Testing-the-engines.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINET 
Testing Liberty engines on Curtiss H-16 seaplane at NAS Wexford
Contents
History HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland&action=edit§ion=1" \o "Edit section: History" Edit
At the start of United States of America's involvement in the First World War five sites in Ireland; Queenstown- Wexford- Lough Foyle- Whiddy Island and Berehaven HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-3" [3] were identified to be operated by the United States Navy in support of allied operations against enemy submarines. Wexford was chosen to cover the sector south of  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Lough_Foyle_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Lough Foyle Ireland" NAS Lough Foyle- east of  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAS_Whiddy_Island" \o "NAS Whiddy Island" NAS Whiddy Island-  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAS_Berehaven" \o "NAS Berehaven" NAS Berehaven and  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Queenstown_Ireland" \o "U.S. Naval Air Station Queenstown Ireland" NAS Queenstown.
The construction of NAS Wexford started in March 1918 under the supervision of USN civil engineers. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2] On 25 February 1918- USN Radio Officer Charles A. Rogers arrived in Wexford with 8 USN men. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-Cruise_Book-4" [4] Small drafts of USN men arrived from NAS Queenstown until there were 232 men and 13 officers on station on 1 July 1918. By 1 August 1918- there were 15 officers and 298 men. By the end of October 1918- there were 20 officers and 406 men. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-5" [5]
The location of the station was strategically critical: it lay directly at the southern entrance of the Irish Sea- within 12 miles of Tuskar Lighthouse. For over four years- HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskar_Rock,_Ireland" \o "Tuskar Rock, Ireland" Tuskar Rock was one of the most important navigational marks in Irish waters; the area became known as the Graveyard of Ships- due to the many sinkings by enemy submarines within three or four miles and in plain view of lighthouse. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2]
A great deal of Allied shipping to and from Ireland and England passed through nearby waters. Enemy submarines also used the  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Sea" \o "Irish Sea" Irish Sea as a short cut to and from their bases- and it was a fertile field for their operations; thus the Wexford area was a very busy with ASW activity- both offensive and defensive. Before the  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_boat" \o "Flying boat" flying boats from this station began operations- submarines were exceptionally bold within the patrol area of Wexford. The naval air station was located along the Slaney River across from Wexford town; HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-6" [6] it was well protected from wind- waves and weather due to the almost land-locked harbor. It is also easily accessible for transportation and shipping.
There had been some work performed by British  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty" \o "Admiralty" Admiralty before the US Forces arrived at Wexford; HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2] part of the concrete hangar foundations had been laid- the roads were marked off and a portion of them excavated to receive the rock base. Contracted civilian labor had also done some work in draining the field behind the site of the hangars. But at that time- it was not certain that a Naval Air Station would ever be built. The US naval men spent their first week in a general cleaning up and renovating the Bachelor Officer Quarters (BOQ)- titled the Ely House and Bann Aboo while including the surrounding grounds. Both BOQ's were formerly mansions. It was a little odd to see American sailors doing housework in time of war- and in Ireland. No unnecessary work was done- however- and quickly the grounds were staked out- holes dug- posts set and building begun.
The US Naval Airmen encountered problems as supplies and insufficient clothing (coats and rubber boots) had not yet arrived. It rained incessantly- and the site was a field of mud. Working hours were from 5 am to 9 pm- and all hands took turns at standing night watches. Makeshift beds were laid on cold and damp wooden floors. Many times the men went with insufficient sleep and started the new day's work feeling worse for what rest they did have. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2]
Tentative plans for the station were made before 15 March 1918- but when Commanding Officer Herbster arrived on 28 March 1918- many changes were made. The whole station was planned for maximum centralization; each building to be near the work to be performed and yet concentrated as far as possible into the minimum space. At the time the barracks were being erected at the rate of little better than one a day. In the meantime- civilian contract labor was working on the road construction- the concrete hangar foundations- aprons and slipway- the drainage systems- reservoir and reserve water tanks. They were also erecting the first hangar. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2]
Civilian workmen strike and return HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland&action=edit§ion=2" \o "Edit section: Civilian workmen strike and return" Edit
Due to some grievance- a  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike" \o "General strike" general strike was called by the civilian workforce during the erection of the first hangar- but the strike was soon mitigated. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2] By 1 August 1918- there was still a considerable amount of minor work to be accomplished- and it was rapidly nearing the time for the arrival of the seaplanes. The first hangar had been completed by the civilian contractors along with the reservoir- the small water tank and majority of the road forming. The civilian workforce was dismissed on 15 August. The erection of the second hangar immediately started and the work progressed rapidly.
Aircraft HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland&action=edit§ion=3" \o "Edit section: Aircraft" Edit
When the four  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_H" \o "Curtiss H" Curtiss H-16s arrived from Queenstown 18 September 1918- practically all construction work was finished and the station was ready to receive them. The arrival of the seaplanes marked the transition to an operational base. The very next day- aircraft sortied on their first patrol- and every day thereafter- provided the weather was at all favorable. They kept in constant touch with the station by radio.
In October 1918- another aircraft was sent to this station- one of the original four having been damaged before delivery; this made four available for duty. 6 November 1918- another arrived- making five available for ASW patrol operations. This Naval Air Station was to have 18 Curtiss H-16s upon station complement. The planes would patrol as many hours as possible during the day and be overhauled and repaired during the night. In many instances the men worked 18 hours straight for days at a time. This Naval Air Station remained accident and mishap free throughout its mission. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:0-7" [7]
Operations HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland&action=edit§ion=4" \o "Edit section: Operations" Edit
Within three days of the start of operations and regular patrol flights- 21 September 1918- UB 104 (Type UB III) of the Flandern II Flotilla was successfully bombed in the approximate location of  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_Bay" \o "Lyme Bay" Lyme Bay- England by NAS Wexford aircrew. Pilot Herbert McLean Purdy was awarded the Navy Cross for this event. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:0-7" [7]
On 11 October 1918- the day after  HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Leinster" \o "RMS Leinster" RMS Leinster was sunk in the Irish Sea off Dublin- one of the US planes sighted and bombed an enemy submarine in the area. This submarine showed signs of serious distress- and had trouble submerging. Thick- dark oil was seen on the surface for about a week after the bombing.
13 October- a submarine was bombed by a plane from NAS Wexford.. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2]
Then on 16 October 1918- an H-16 aircraft out of Wexford crewed by NAS Wexford Ltjg John F. McNamara- LTjg George Shaw and NAS Queenstown LTjg James Roy Biggs dropped bombs on a submarine which disappeared under water leaving debris and oil. Although destruction seemed certain- it was assessed as "probably seriously damaged”. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:2-1" [1]
Carrier pigeons were also released from time to time to test- and in several cases to meet an emergency. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2]
Although operations at NAS Wexford ceased after only 8 weeks due to the Armistice- the planes of this station made 98 patrol flights with a total of 312 hours in the air. The flights consisted of patrol and convoy with a few instruction flights; most of the second pilots qualified as first pilots from instruction received on regular patrol.
The Intelligence Department assisted- by having complete courses mapped out- already corrected for compass error and wind deflection; this- together with reliable information from the Meteorological Department- enabled aircraft to fly on days that would otherwise have been lost.
End of hostilities and closure HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland&action=edit§ion=5" \o "Edit section: End of hostilities and closure" Edit
When the news of the Armistice was received- the planes had to be disarmed and all progressive construction and operation had to cease. Within 12 days the first draft left the station. 200 men were on their way back to the USA and the rest almost ready to leave. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2]
With the end of the war- the U.S. Naval Air Stations in Ireland were no longer required. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-tillotson-2" [2] The Anti-submarine warfare patrols were discontinued and the aircraft were grounded and disarmed as the base closed on 15 February 1919. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-:1-8" [8] The slipway and rail system used for launching and retrieving the seaplanes is still quite visible and the two of the Bachelors Officers Quarters (BOQ) - first  HYPERLINK "https://maps.google.com/maps?q=ely+house+wexford&ll=52.346528,-6.455549&spn=0.001124,0.002771&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Ely+House,+Ferryback,+County+Wexford,+Ireland&gl=us&t=h&z=19&iwloc=A" Ely House and surrounding walls stand just as they were in 1918- but with modifications made for an added facility to support the St John of God Hospital – Ely House. The second BOQ- Bann-a-boo House has since been modified into a hotel- which incorporates some of the original building. HYPERLINK "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Wexford_Ireland" \l "cite_note-9" [9]


0618 Fethard 1 Tipperary Landing Strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Fethard
Co Tipperary

site used by the Irish Aero Club as a cross country destination from 1934

0619 Fethard 2 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Coolbaun 0449

0620 Fifteen Acres 1 Dublin Historic/Emergency Landing Ground Private/RAF/Private
Phoenix Park 1 owner Dublin Corporation
operators Private
4.75k W of O’Connell Street Bridge. Royal Air Force from 29.10.1922 to 06.12.1922
An area of approximately 1300yds E / W and Irish Air Corps on 15.08.1924 and 05.08.1933
500yds N / S was available for landing in Phoenix Park
basically an E / W direction Dublin
Co Dublin

visitor ? ? 26.04.1912 27.04.1912 Vivian Hewitt arrived near the Royal Hiberian Military School in the Phoenix Park
after completeing the very first crossing of the Irish Sea by a heavier
than air aeroplane
BE.2c 00.07.1917 Sholto Douglas site also used by Sholto Douglas whilst searching out sites suitable
for future aerodromes

The text below was taken from the Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication: ISBN 0 9508231 1 2
A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923

The RAF used this location on their final withdrawl from Southern Ireland
between 29.10.1922 and 06.12.1922. Below is a diary of events at the
Phoenix Park during that period.

11.11.1922 Three Bristol Fighters J6692- J6732 and J6756- formerly of the
Irish flight- piloted by flying Officers Farrow- Hemming and Pratt- flew from
Aldergrove to the Phoenix Park- intending to fly to Shotwick the following
day. On arrival at the Phoenix Park- the machines were inspected and
weather reports requested from Shotwick.

12.11.1922 All three Bristol Fighters took off for Shotwick at l0.50 am but
Flying Officer Farrow in J6692 experienced engine trouble on departure
and was forced to return. The other two continued on to Shotwick.
After J6692 had been repaired- F/O Farrow returned to Aldergrove to
await another machine to accompany him on the cross channel flight.

24.11.1922 F/O Hemming and Goldsworthy of 2 Squadron- flying two Bristol
Fighters took two officers to Dublin on temporary duty in connection with the
Irish Flight stores and the wireless station in the Phoenix Park. They returned
to Aldergrove the same day.

25.11.1922 F/O Pratt took F/O Clarke from Aldergrove to the Phoenix Park
but force landed his Bristol Fighter at Rush- Co. Dublin. The machine was
dismantled and taken by lorry to the Phoenix Park- where it was repaired and
re-rigged over the following days.

27.11.1922 F/O Hemming took a mechanic from Aldergrove to the Phoenix
Park to repair the aircraft which had crashed at Rush- and brought F/O Clarke
back to Aldergrove.

29.11.1922 F/O Hemming took flight Sergeant Vatcher from Aldergrove to the
Phoenix Park to complete the rigging of the damaged Bristol. He returned the same
day.

02.12.1922 P/O Pratt returned to Aldergrove from the Phoenix Park with the Bristol
which had force landed at Rush- repairs having been completed.

f Aldergrove visitor J6692 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5998) 11.11.1922 12.11.1922 Irish flight RAF to Aldergrove
f Aldergrove visitor J6732 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6039) 11.11.1922 12.11.1922 Irish flight RAF to Shotwick
f Aldergrove visitor J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6063) 11.11.1922 12.11.1922 Irish flight RAF to Shotwick
f Aldergrove visitor ? Bristol F.2b Fighter () 24.11.1922 24.11.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Aldergrove
f Aldergrove visitor ? Bristol F.2b Fighter () 24.11.1922 24.11.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Aldergrove
f Rush by road visitor ? Bristol F.2b Fighter () 25.11.1922 02.12.1922 ? to Aldergrove
f Aldergrove visitor ? Bristol F.2b Fighter () 27.11.1922 27.11.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Aldergrove
f Aldergrove visitor ? Bristol F.2b Fighter () 29.11.1922 29.11.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Aldergrove

An Air Corps air display was held here on 15.08.1924.

f Baldonnell visitor G-EBUY Avro 504R Gosport 10.08.1928 A.V.Roe & Co both aeroplanes were flown from the UK to Baldonnell to promote
f Baldonnell visitor G-EBZM Avro Avian 10.08.1928 A.V.Roe & Co the establishment of a flying training club in Ireland. 50 prospective
members were taken up for trial flights on that day.

Also an air pageant took place here on 05.08.1933 organised by Midland & Scottish Air ferries and hosted by the Air Corps

0621 Finglas Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Finglas
Co Dublin

visitor EI-BJC Agusta A.109 15.08.1998 ?

0622 Finnea Cavan/Westmeath Temporary Float Plane Base Private
Lough Sheelin owner/operator ?
Inney River/Lough Sheelin
1k NE of Finnea Finnea
Co Cavan

temporary base EI-CFP Cessna 172 floatplane 15.07.1991 15.05.1998 Sammy Bruton


0623 Finner Donegal Military Airstrip Irish Army / IAC
owner Department of Defence
Irish Army
3k NE of Bundoran operator Irish Air Corps
Finner
Bundoran
Co Donegal
general phone number 071-9841488
Irish Air Corps S&R 071-9841163

Was the location of the NW search & rescue helicopter base-
with their own hanger. Now based at Sligo/Strandhill.
The runway is closed and there is a large white X on each end.
I believe there was still an active ATC there for helicopters op
troop transport. (2005)

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 80
Runway formally decommissioned in 2004.
Emergency use only.
No Radio No Facilities No planned landings allowed as the airstrip is officially closed.
No Mogas No Avgas

0624 Florence Court Fermanagh Helipad Private
owner/operator Earl of Enniskillen
Florence Court
11k WSW of Enniskillen Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh

f Belfast City based G-CORT Bell 206B Jet Ranger N21.10.1996 Helicopter Training and Hire
visitor EI-BKT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 21.10.1996 Irish Helicopters
f Belfast City visitor EI-HER Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (3408) N21.10.1996
f Belfast City visitor G-OONS Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger N21.10.1996 Irish Helicopters On 21.10.1996 three helicopters were tasked to collect a group of 12
people from Belfast City airport and take them on a senic tour of NI-
calling at Flourence Court . They were G-CORT & G-OONS both from
Aldergrove and EI-HER from Dublin. They all departed Florence Court
14.25 to Eglinton. But as they passed closed to Enniskillen G-OONS
experienced problems and crashed. Un-fortunately with serious
injuries to the pilot and two of the four passengers on board. The pilot
of EI-HER had contacted the nearby airfield of St Angelo and passed
the exact location of the crash to the airfield. Can anyone pinpoint tnis
location please
The 206 was written off.

0625 Forenaughts Kildare Balloon Base/Launch site Private
Kill 2 owner David Synnott  (01-
Furness A operator Dublin Balloon Club
Forenaughts
Kill
Location? Co Kildare

Base for the Dublin Balloon Club

A balloon was ordered from Don Piccard in California and arrived in Ireland
at the end of June 1970 and was assigned the registration number EI-ATM
by the Department of Transport and Power. It was 57-000 cu.ft. and black in
colour- and immediately became known as 'Tar Baby'.
It made its first flight in Ireland on 28th June from  Furness Estate near Kill in
Co. Kildare- the home of David Synnott which then became the centre of
ballooning activity in Ireland.

05/07. 06.1982 Ballooning Get-together:
F u r n e s s - Kill- Kildare;
Mrs Dave Hooper Dublin
01- 903140.

based EI-ATM Piccard AX-6 (105) 07.05.1971 15.07.1974 Dublin Balloon Club “Tar Baby”
based EI-ANP Omega O-56 00.09.1971 00.10.1975 Dublin Balloon Club
based EI-BBM Cameron O-65P 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
based EI-BGT Colt 77A 00.05.1979 00.00.0000 K.Haugh
based EI-CAO Cameron O-84 00.07.1990 00.08.1995 K.Haugh

0626 Forkhill Armagh Helibase RUC / PSNI / British Army
owner Royal Ulster Constabulary
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Ajacent to the Forkhill Primary School operator British Army
Forkhill
Co Armagh

operating area inside the joint police/army base

0627 Fort George Derry Helibase British Army
Shantallow 1 owner/operator British Army
Fort George
Adjacent to and S of Pennyburn Roundabout Shantallow? Pennyburn?
Derry
Co Derry

operating area inside the army base
closed 22.06.2000

0628 Fossa Kerry Helipad Private
see Hotel Europe 0715

0629 Foxhall Mountain Armagh Helibase British Army
owner/operator British Army
Foxhall Mountain
1k SE of Forkhill? location? Forkhill
Co Armagh

Hilltop observation tower 1985-2002
shown on “SiteData” as a posible location
exact position needed

0630 Foxrock Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Foxrock
Location? Co Dublin

visitor EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 05.06.2000 ?

0631 Foynes Limerick Marine Civil
owner Foynes Harbour Thrust
operator
River Shannon
Passenger Terminal area 600m NW of Foynes Foynes
Active area 1k W of Battery Point- Foynes Island Co Limerick
on the River Shannon. Take off/Landing always
into wind where and when possible. Mooring
area’s are between Foynes Island and Foynes.
official operations 02.1937 until 10.1949 but
private seabourn aviation has taken place over
the years

f/t. Southampton visitor G-ADUV Short S.23 C Class 25.02.1937 01.03.1937 Imperial Airways “Cambria” very 1st visitor to Foynes
f Southampton visitor G-ADHM Short S.23 C Class 04.07.1937 05.07.1937 Imperial Airways “Caledonia” to Botwood
f Botwood visitor NC16736Sikorsky S-42B 06.07.1937 08.07.1937 Pan American Airways “Clipper III” to Southampton
f Southampton visitor NC16736Sikorsky S-42B 14.07.1937 15.07.1937 Pan American Airways “Clipper III” to Botwood
f Botwood visitor G-ADHM Short S.23 C Class 16.07.1937 17.07.1937 Imperial Airways “Caledonia” to Southampton
the four flights above between 04.07.1937 and 17.07.1937 were proving flights for the transatlantic sector.
f Southampton visitor G-ADUV Short S.23 C Class 27.07.1937 29.07..1937 Imperial Airways “Cambria” to Botwood
f Botwood visitor NC16736Sikorsky S-42B 30.07.1937 31.07.1937 Pan American Airways “Clipper III” to Southampton
f Southampton visitor NC16736Sikorsky S-42B 05.08.1937 06.08.1937 Pan American Airways “Clipper III” to Botwood
f Botwood visitor G-ADUV Short S.23 C Class 08.08.1937 09.08.1937 Imperial Airways “Cambria” to Southampton
f Southampton visitor G-ADHM Short S.23 C Class 14.08.1937 15.08.1937 Imperial Airways “Caledonia” to Botwood
f Botwood visitor G-ADHM Short S.23 C Class 21.08.1937 21.08.1937 Imperial Airways “Caledonia” to Southampton
f Southampton visitor G-ADUV Short S.23 C Class 26.08.1937 28.08.1937 Imperial Airways “Cambria” to Botwood
f Botwood visitor G-ADUV Short S.23 C Class 08.09.1937 09.09.1937 Imperial Airways “Cambria” to Southampton
f Southampton visitor G-ADHM Short S.23 C Class 10.09.1937 13.09.1937 Imperial Airways “Caledonia” to Botwood
f Botwood visitor G-ADHM Short S.23 C Class 24.09.1937 24.09.1937 Imperial Airways “Caledonia” to Southampton
f Botwood visitor G-ADUV Short S.23 C Class 08.09.1937 09.09.1937 Imperial Airways “Cambria” to Southampton
the proving flights continued as above. none of the these flights carried passengers or freight
f Marseilles visitor F-NORD Latecoere 521 “Lt Paris” 15.07.1938 19.07.1938 Air France Transatlantic to Marseilles
f Southampton visitor G-ADHJ Short S.20 Mayo Composite 19.07.1938 20.07.1938 Short Brothers “Mercury” to Montreal
f Southampton visitor G-ADHK Short S.21C Class Mayo 19.07.1938 20.07.1938 Short Brothers “Maia” Took-off carrying “Mercury”
which then seperated from “Maia” whilst still over the river Shannon . Mercury continued on to Montreal - Maia returned to Foynes.
f/ t Foynes visitor G-ADHK Short S.21C Class Mayo 20.07.1938 ??.07.1938 Short Brothers “Maia” to Southampton
f Southampton visitor NC18603 Boeing 314 11.04.1939 12.04.1939 Pan American Airways “Yankee Clipper” returned to Southampton
page 17 Aviation on the Shannon.
data below is copied from the excellent website “Foreign Aircraft Landings in Ireland during WW2” by kind permission of Dennis Burke
f Lough Erne visitor FP202 Consolidated 28 Catalina IB 19.11.1942 19.11.1942 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF The Catalina was forced to make an emergency landing on the Shannon
Estuary. Notification was made to the base personnel at Foynes and vessel
was sent to tow the aircraft into the Flying boats slipways. The combination
made it to the base after a tow lasting two hours. The crew reported that
they had experienced radio trouble and an engine fault. They also said they
had bumped the aircraft upon landing on shallow mud flats. The landing
was recorded as having taken place at 00:40 on the 19th. The crew
disembarked from the aircraft for a few hours but following some rest- they
departed Foynes the same day at 13:45.
f Bermuda visitor JX330 Consolidated 28 Catalina IVB 09.03.1944 10.03.1944 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF 09.03.1944 the Catalina landed on the Shannon river near the flying boat base at Foynes. Foynes was a well known flying boat base in neutral Ireland during the war- it was a terminus of the route from neutral Portugal so there
was much traffic through it from there- the UK and America. The base was
operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)- the wartime
airline in the UK.
The crew of the Catalina were seen by the staff at the base and given
assistance by them. They were towed or taxied themselves up to the
actual base and moored there. Captain Adams elected to stay the night
at the Flying Boat base as they had just flown a tiring 26 hours after
leaving Bermuda. The aircraft would have been flown on the southern
Atlantic route- it being still rather early in the year. Officers from the Irish
Army met them at the base and took their details of the six crew on board.
Many Captain Adams reported they had been flying over 26 hours and
they were a little lost and getting tired. They took full advantage of the
hospitality shown them at Foynes and some members of the crew had
to retire to bed rather worse for ware. They were allowed to depart the next
day after being refueled with 300 gallons from stocks at the base.
f Gander visitor JX422 Consolidated 28 Catalina IVB 05.09.1944 06.09.1944 131 OTU RAF At 1 p.m. on the 05.09.1944 an R.A.F Catalina flying boat landed in Foynes
Harbour. The aircraft was taken under control by the Shannon Airport
Control Launch and conducted to a mooring in the harbour. It was in the
course of delivery from Canada to United Kingdom by RAF Transport
Command. The crew made an unsuccessful attempt to land in two Ports
in the United Kingdom and at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland- but was
unable to do so owing to unfavorable weather conditions prevailing. They
had a good nights rest until the morning of the 6th- when they left- boarded
the aircraft at 11 a.m. and left Foynes Harbour for Northern Ireland to
complete their journey. The reason for the going to Northern Ireland was
due to bad weather conditions in the U.K. their final destination.

Foynes museum 08.2009
Passenger flights had operated from there for 10 years- from 1939 to 1949. - Ms O’Shaughnessy said “The last flight- on 17.10.1949- was to Lisbon- carrying pilgrims to Fatima”.
visitor ? ? 17.10.1949 ? The last passenger flight from Foynes was on 17.10.1949- to Lisbon-
carrying pilgrims to Fatima

Following the failed attempt of the Ryanair sponsored effort to have the Short Sunderland G-BJHS kept at the Foynes Flying Boat museum it proved impossible to keep it in the UK and it was acquired by Kermit Weeks for his "Fantasy of Flight" museum in Polk City- Florida. In July 1993 the aircraft was ferried via Lough Derg to its new home - Kermit Weeks himself was along for the flight (grey beard on top of the taxing flying boat). Brian Cullen's Lake Amphibian can be seen taxing behind.

visitor N93GS Grumman G21A Goose 16.08.1995
visitor N93GS Grumman G21A Goose 21.08.1995

Saturday- August 8- 2009 This article appeared in the Irish Times
Seaplane service to link Foynes with Galway docks
PLANS HAVE been announced for a seaplane service between Foynes- Co Limerick-
and Galway docks- to start next February.
Harbour Air Ireland Ltd- which was founded two years ago- is awaiting final approval
from the Irish Aviation Authority to operate the service.
The service will be a joint venture with Harbour Air Malta- which will be supplying
expertise and the aircraft- a 14-seater single-engine Otter seaplane.
Harbour Air Ireland director Emelyn Heaps said that the company hopes to operate
two daily scheduled flights on the Foynes-Galway route. Each flight will last approximately
25 minutes.
“This would be the first seaplane service to operate out of Foynes in 60 years-” Mr Heaps
said. Over the coming weeks- he said- the company would be applying for planning
permission to establish a base at Mountshannon- on Lough Derg.
Harbour Air hopes to run charter flights from Mountshannon to Dublin and other destinations-
using a 19-seater twin-engined plane.
Margaret O’Shaughnessy- director of the Foynes Flying Boat Museum- said she was very
excited about the Harbour Air plans. “This is a culmination of a dream for us here at the
museum-” she said. Foynes was Ireland’s first international airport- she added.
Passenger flights had operated from there for 10 years- from 1939 to 1949. The last flight-
on October 17th- 1949- was to Lisbon- carrying pilgrims to Fatima- Ms O’Shaughnessy said.
Harbour Air also intends to run flights from Dublin and Belfast to Cork- Limerick and Waterford.
Last week they applied for planning permission to construct a pontoon off Cill Rónáin on Inis Mór-
one of the Aran Islands. Sadly like a lot of plans- it never happened (2017) It was 2014 before the
idea was finally cancelled- after a lot of planning work had been completed.

0632 Furbo [Na Forbacha] Galway Helipad Private
see Connemara Coast Hotel 0447

0633 Furness A Kildare Balloon Base/Launch site Private
see Forenaughts 0625

0634 Gaelic Park 6 Wexford Helistop Private
see Wexford Park 1823

0635 Galgorm Manor Antrim Helipad / Balloon Launch Site Private
Ballymena owner/operator Galgorm Manor
Ballymena
4.5k WNW of Ballymena Co Antrim BT42 1EA
01266-881001
Fax01266-880080


0636 Galtee Mountains Limerick/Tipperary Multiple Hang-glider/Paraglider sites Private
Galty A See Paradise Hill 1628 owner/operator ?
Galtee mountains
Co’s Limerick/Tipperary

various sites within the Galtee Mountains.
A paragliding fly-in took place at one of the sites on 25/26.08.2001.

0637 Galway 1 Galway Airstrip Private
see Merlin Park 1005

0638 Galway 2 Galway Airport Private
see Carnmore 0315

0639 Galway 3 Galway Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Galway
Co Galway

based EI-BYB Robinson R22 Beta 03.04.1991 cr 27.12.1991 Raymond McGrogan
based EI-CEJ Robinson R22 Beta 14.11.1991 16.06.1992 Raymond McGrogan base given as Carnmore

0640 Rossbehy Beach Kerry Helipad Private
Glenbeigh Beach owner Kerry County Council
operator ?
Rossbehy Beach
Glenbeigh
Massive area of sand to the NW of Glenbeigh on the Co Kerry
Rossbehy peninsula used as a helicopter training area
specifically “landing Training”. The co-ordinates and
grids & co-ords given are approximate as there is an
extreamly large possible active area.

visitor EI-JWM Robinson R.22 Beta (1386) cr 09.04.2002 Christopher Sheil crashed here on date shown whilst on a training mission

0641 Galway Regional Hosital Galway Helipad Private
see University College Hospital 0642

0642 University College Hospital Galway Helipad Private
Galway Regional Hosital owner/operator University College Hospital
Newcastle Road
Galway
1.25k WNW of Eyre Square Galway city Co Galway
091 524222 Fax 091 526588


Rushed pics! from Heliops via Fly-in-Irl forum EC135 into UCH Galway Wed 04/10/2006 Caught this chap going into UCHG around 15:20PM 04.10.2006 He landed for about 4-5 Minutes- and
circled a few times... MedivacTraining perhaps? ? Could barely hear him even when overhead!!!

0643 Gark A Sligo Temporary Airstrip Private/IAC
see Derk 0485 Gark not found. Possibly ment as Derk

0644 Garrane Tipperary Airstrip Private
Borrisoleigh 1 owner/operator Pat Ryan
Garrane
1k S of Borrisoleigh Borrisoleigh
From the main street- go R & head S on the minor Co Tipperary
road for 1k- just passed the school and the site
is about 500m in on the L
closed late 1960’s

based EI-AKN Auster 5D 04.10.1960 07.04.1966 J.Lannigan-Ryan & JC.Chadwick Jim Chadwick- Borrisoleigh resident- ex pilot and club member of the old
flying group that flew from Garrane- gave me details of some of the sites
and aircraft that operated in the area over the years. Including gliding
from the Devil’s Bit Mountain ID0491 and the fact that a Stampe SV.4
occasionally make’s use of a nearby site at Rathmoy ID1149
EI-AKN was X07.04.1966 and sold in UK as G-AJAK

0645 Garretstown Meath? Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Garretstown
Co Meath?

visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105DB on 14.02.2001 Irish Helicopters

0646 Garvagh Derry Aerodrome/Airfield/Airstrip RAF/USAAF/RAF-RN/Private
see Mullaghmore 1 1045

0647 Gas Fields Dublin Balloon Launch Site Private
Ringsend owner Dublin Gas Board
operator John Dunville
Gas Fields
2k E of O’Connell Street bridge Dublin City centre Ringsend
Co Dublin

The Gas Fields was the location of the gas production area
for Dublin City and easy access to fill the balloon.
Site used by John Dunville on 15.02.1910- as a launch point
for his balloon flight over the Irish Sea- landing five hours later
at Birtles- Macclesfield in Cheshire. He was accompanied by
CW.Pollock

visitor ? Gas Balloon “St Louis” on 15.02.1910 John Dunville

0648 Geashill Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
see Raheenduff 1824

0649 Giants Causeway Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Giants Causeway
3.25k N of Bushmills Bushmills
Location? Co Antrim

visitor G-DSAM Aerospatial AS350B Squirrel 25.05.1993 PLM Helicopters
visitor G-BPRL Aerospatial AS355F1 Squirrel 2 (5154) 21.07.1997 Gas & Air
visitor G-BPRL Aerospatial AS355F1 Squirrel 2 (5154) 22.07.1997 Gas & Air

0650

0651 Gilltown Kildare Helipad Private
Gillstown A owner/operator ?Gilltown House?
Gilltown
2.75k SE of Kilcullen Kilcullen
possibly Gilltown House Co Kildare

visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 15.08.2000 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 19.08.2000 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 21.08.2000 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 22.08.2000 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 02.07.2001 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 09.07.2001 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 10.07.2001 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 12.07.2001 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 14.07.2001 HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan

0652 Glanmire Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Glanmire
Co Cork

visitor EI-CMI Robinson R22 28.03.1997 ?

0653 Glanworth Mill Cork Balloon Launch Site Private
owner/operator Glanworth Mill
Glanworth
9k NW of Fermoy Fermoy
Co Cork
025-38555


0654 Glasdrumman Lodge Hotel Down Helipad Private
Glassdrumman 1 A owner/operator Glasdrumman Lodge Hotel
Annalong 1 Glasdrumman
Annalong
2k N of Annalong Co Down
01396-768451 01396-767041

0655 Glaslough Monaghan Helipad Private
see Castle Leslie 0361

0656 Glasson Golf & Country Club Westmeath Helipad/Balloon Launch Site Private
Glassan A owner/operator Glasson Golf & Country Club
Killinure House Killinure House
Glasson
3.5k W of Glassan Athlone
11k NNE of Athlone Co Westmeath
0902-85120


visitor G-UTTS Robinson R.44 Ravan 25.04.2007 Celtic Motorhomes Ltd

0657 Glassdrumman 2 Armagh Helibase Private
owner/operator British Army
?
5k E of Crossmaglen Glassdrummond
Crossmaglen
Co Armagh

Mr Henry McElroy- a prominent committee member has
recorded 3-789 helicopter flights into the Glassdrummond
Look Out Post alone- since the second IRA cease-fire-
20th July 1997. There has been as many as nine helicopter's
in the air at any one time. Despite Ronnie Flanagan's- & Mo
Mowlam's statement that only one helicopter is in the air at
any one time- today - in South Armagh- as many as five will
fly together.
Glassdrumman Tower was demolished 04.04.2002

0658 Glassan A Westmeath Helipad/ Balloon Launch Site Private
see Glasson Golf & Country Club 0656

0659 Glenageary Dublin Home Address Private
owner/operator Tom Hudson
?
Location? Glenageary
Dun Laoghaire
Co Dublin

stored (EI-BUU) Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Tom Hudson G-MTKH never flew in Irish marks

0660 Glenamaddy Galway Airfield Private
see Gortnagier West 0676

0661 Glenarm Antrim Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Glenarm
Co Antrim

visitor G-PLMC Aerospatial AS350B Ecureuil N16.04.1997 PLM Dollar

0662 Glendalough Wicklow Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Glendalough
while the co-ords and the grids are located at the visitors Co Wicklow
centre- the actual landing area is not known

visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105BD N15.05.1999 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105BD N25.05.2000 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B N28.06.2000 Irish Helicopters

0663 Glandore Cork Helistop Private
Glendoor A owner/operator ?
?
7k W of Ross carbery Glandore
Location? Co Cork

visitor G-OGHH Enstrom 480 02.06.1996 Southern Air

0664 Glengarriff Harbour Cork Marine Private
owner ?
operator Colonel Charles Blair
Glengarriff Harbour Glengarriff Harbour
Most northerly point of Bantry Bay Bantry Bay
Co Cork

Harbour used by Colonel Charles Blair- flying VH-LVE Short Sandringham
to give pleasure flights during 1976/77

visitor VH-LVE Short S.25 Sandringham 00.00.1976 Colonel Charles Blair
visitor VH-LVE Short S.25 Sandringham 00.00.1977 Colonel Charles Blair

0665 Glen Heste Wicklow Airstrip Private
Manor Kilbride owner Glen Heste Airport Ltd
Kilbride operator PJR Air Transport
Kilbride
5.75k NE of Blessington Co Wicklow
Runway was bisected by a gravel driveway
to the yard of the adjacent Glen Heste Hotel

based EI-ACV Percivil P.30 Proctor 2 (K.426) 14.12.1946 X11.03.1966 PJ Reagan wfu at Glen Heste about 1955-registration cancelled 11.03.1966
based EI-ADO Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12.3278) 04.11.1947 25.07.1959 P.McGrath
based EI-ADR Piper J/3c Cub 50 (2424) 29.01.1948 21.07.1948 PJ Reagan
based EI-ADV Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12.3459) 11.05.1948 21.07.1948 PJ Reagan
based EI-ADR Piper J/3c Cub 50 (2424) 21.07 1948 X01.11.1955 Glen Heste Airport Ltd wfu at Glen Heste
based EI-ADV Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12.3459) 21.07.1948 23.03.1955 Glen Heste Airport Ltd to Weston
based EI-AEB Piper J/3C Cub 65 11.08.1948 17.09.1951 Glen Heste Airport Ltd re-registered N9987F and moved to Connagh

0666 Glen Of Imail Wicklow Home Address Private
see Ballinclea 1825

0667 Glounthaune Cork Home Address/Store Private
Glounthane A owner/operator Timothy McGarth
Glounthaune
3k ENE of the river Lee tunnel northern entrance Co Cork

stored EI-BPT Skyhook Sabre trike (?) 26.03.1985 Current? Tim McGrath believed inactive possibly dismantled

0668 Gorey 1 Wexford Helipad Private
see Roney Point 2387 owner/operator ?
?
Location? Gorey
Co Wexford

Roney Point based G-BOVR Robinson R.22HP 15.12.2001 21.02.2005 J.O’Brian PWFU
other Gorey visitors G-HAUG Sikorsky S76B 28.06.1996 Norbrook Laboratories
G-SCOW Aerospatiale AS335F2 02.11.2001 BK.Skowcroft
EI-CLW Robinson R.22 28.06.2002 ?

0669 Gorey 2 Wexford Airstrip Private
see Warrens Airstrip/Field 1370

0670 Gorey 3 Wexford Helipad Private
see Marlfield House 0989

0671 Gorey Farm Tyrone Airstrip Private
Dungannon 4 owner M.Raflewski M.Raflewski Tullyallen? Gorey Road Tullyallan House operator Dungannon Flying Club Gorey Road 8k W of Dungannon- about 1k N of the A4 road Gorey farm Dungannon
Gorey Co Tyrone Dungannon
Co Tyrone

On 14.02.2005 the following Planning Notice appeared in a
local newspaper.
Application Ref DOE Opinion Applicant Location Proposal 20
M/2004/1676/F Approval M Raflewski 5 Gorey Road- Lands
adjacent to 5 Gorey Road- Dungannon. New store and
private airstrip Tullyallen- Dungannon- BT70 3AG

A Fly-in was held at Gorey Farm on 28.07.2001. About 28
microlight & light aircraft attended

part time based ? G-AWKT SOCATA MS880B Rallye 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Tony Ringland & PJ.Keatimg probably based at Glencon 2056 2k NW of Newmills Co Tyrone

0672 Gormanston Meath Aerodrome/Airfield RFC/RAF/IAC
owner/operator Royal Flying Corps 00.11.1917 to 31.03.1918
Royal Air Force 01.04.1918 to 31.01.1920
5k NW of Balbriggan Free State Army 08.10.1922 to 00.00.1945
Irish Air Corps 00.00.1946 to 09.08.2002
01-8412102
Gormanston Camp
Gormanston
Closed 09.08.2002 Co Meath

22 TDS Gormanston

The Royal Flying Corps established an aerodrome here in 1917 on 218 acres- as the No.22 Training
Depot Station. A narrow gauge (24in) railway- similer to the one at Baldonnell was used during the
construction of the TDS at Gormanston.
Starting in November 1917 three large hangars were built- each providing cover for a Squadron of 18
aircraft- and one smaller one was used by the Maintenance Unit. Flying operations took place in the
latter half of 1917 although construction work continued until July 1918. A Squadron of DH.9 bombers
were based here in 1917. There was also a squadron of Avro 504's.
The RFC became the RAF on 01.04.1918. No.26 and No.69 Squadrons were posted to Gormanston.
No.117 Sqn (DH.9's) was based from 22.04.1919 to 31.01.20. The airfield was closed down from the
end of January 1920 (due to the end of hostilities in WWI.) and the aircraft were transferred to Baldonnell
The Free State Army took over the airfield on 08.10.1922.
The airfield was allowed to run down- and was not used for military air operations until 1935- when it was
used for the annual Air Firing Exercises. An Air Firing Range was established in the coastal and sea area
to the east of the airfield. The airfield remained unused except for these annual exercises until 1945.
In 1944 it was decided to base 1 Fighter Squadron at Gormanston. However considerable work was
required before it could be used for flying operations. The three large hangars were in a dangerous
condition and were pulled down. The runways were leveled and extended. On 01.05.1945 1 Fighter Sqn.
moved from Rineanna to Gormanston .(see Karl Hayes Book and one of the “Air Corps” books) A 825m hard-surface
strip was laid at Gormanstown during 1985/6. As part of the plan to close the camp- during 1997 several timber
huts were disassembled and moved to Rinn River Marina!! (Co.Longford). Regular operations of the Cessna
FR172’s were phased down on 24.04.2001 and the aircraft moved to Casement. The Department of
Defence plan to sell the site.
A ceremony was held on 09.08.2002 to mark the formal standing-down of Gormanston as an Air Corps facility.
This included a formation flypast of three Reims-Cessna FR172’s and three SIAI SF260WE Warriors plus an
aerobatic display by a Warrior.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 87
Airfield was stood down by the Air Corps on 09.08.2002 and the
runway was formally decommissioned during 2003.
Airfield enclosed by D1 Military Firing Range Danger Area.
Consult NOTAMS for information concerning ground to air and air
to ground firing activity. Regular use as military firing range.
No Radio and No Planned landings allowed. Emergencies only.
No Mogas No Avgas

Gormanston was used for one month every year for air firing from the 1930’s until after the Emergency.
It was after the 2nd World War that a unit of the Air Corps was transferred to Gormanston and a
school established. In July 1980 the school officially returned to Baldonnell and No. 2 Support
Wing became the Air Corps representative in Gormanston until recently. Operations ceased
there on 09.08.2002

The list below was taken from the Karl E.Hayes/ “Irish Air Letter” 1988 publication: ISBN 0 9508231 1 2
A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in Ireland 1913-1923
see RAF Flying Training units 22 TDS sqn

Military Unit Movements base HQ for 117 Sqn
ex 26 and 69 based 01.08.1918 13.06.1919 22 Training Depot Station DH9 disbanded 13.06.1918
Training Sqns Avro 504
RE8
Oranmore based 00.03.1919 00.05.1919 105 Sqn detatched F.2b to Oranmore
reformed here based 14.04.1919 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn ? disbanded 00.09.1919
Tallaght based 24.04.1919 06.10.1919 117 Sqn DH9 into 141 Sqn at Tallaght

Military Aircraft Movements
based ? deHavilland DH9 Bomber (?) 00.00.1917 00.00.0000 ?Sqn RFC
Narborough ? ? 00.00.1918 01.08.1918 26 Training Sqn RAF disbanded into 22 Training Depot Squadron here at Gormanston
01.08.1918
Narborough ? ? 00.00.1918 00.00.0000 69 Training Sqn RAF disbanded into 22 Training Depot Squadron here at Gormanston
01.08.1918
based D5916 Avro 504K (?) 14.04.1919 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
Hooton Park based C1176 Airco deHavilland DH.9 (?) 24.04.1919 06.10.1919 117 Sqn RAF to Baldonnal 06.10.1919. 117 merged with 141Sqn 01.02.1920
or 31.01.1920? to form 100 Sqn
based D9856 Airco deHavilland DH.9 (?) 23.04.1919 22.05.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF cr at Rineanna 22.05.1919
based C5768 Avro 504J (?) 23.04.1918 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
based C6006 Avro 504J (?) 23.04.1918 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
based C6008 Avro 504J (?) 23.04.1918 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
based C6046 Avro 504J (?) 23.04.1918 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
based C6047 Avro 504J (?) 23.04.1918 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
? Airco deHavilland DH.9 (?) 00.00.0000 00.07.1918 A flight 130 Sqn RAF disbanded Hucknell 04.07.1918
or 08.09.1918?
C478 Sopwith Pup (?) 23.09.1919 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
C480 Sopwith Pup (?) 23.09.1919 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
D4114 Sopwith Pup (?) 23.09.1919 00.09.1919 22 Training Sqn RAF
Baldonnell based ? Bristol F2b Fighters 00.10.1919 00.00.0000 detatched Flight 141 Sqn RAF
? ? 04.10.1918 00.00.0000 137 Sqn RAF C flight
Rineanna based ? ? 01.05.1945 00.00.0000 1 Sqn Irish Air Corps

0673 Gortahork Donegal Helipad Private
see McFaddens Hotel 0953

0674 Kyleagarry Tipperary Helipad Private
Gortdrum owner/operator Irish Base Metal
Kyleagarry (Gortdrum)
5.5k N of Tipperary town Donohill
Co Tipperary
062-51565

part time based EI-APP Bell 206A Jet Ranger (0079) 22.08.1967 29.04.1972 Irish Base Metals to Canada dismantled
part time based EI-AYP Bell 206B Jet Ranger (1294) 02.07.1974 09.07.1975 Irish Base Metals to Canada as C-GOEV

0675 Gortin 1 Tyrone Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Gortin
Location? 1k NW of Gortin Omagh
Co Tyrone

site used during the 1930’s. nothing futher known. the
co-ordinates given are the only indication of a strip at
this location.

0676 Gortnagier West Galway Airstrip Private
Glenamaddy owner Dr Pat Buckley
operator Glenamaddy Aero Club
Gortnagier West
1.3k S of Glenamaddy on the W side of the R364 road Glenamaddy
Co Galway

Sited on the fringe of Glenamaddy town and was well sign-posted.
This strip was officially opened 12.09.76 with a fly-in and was
owned by the Glenamaddy Aero Club. This club appears to be
J.Martyn and J.O'Neill who based EI-BCS here in 1977 but later
moved to Strandhill. A Fly-In was held here on 01-02 September
1979.
An equestrian centre now occupies most of the far (western) side
of the airstrip and an access road crosses the old runway. [2001]

both part time Based EI-BCS SOCATA MS880B Rallye 100T 04.02.1977 24.09.1981 JJ.Martyn & J.O’Neill to Trim
here and Abbeyshrule EI-BFI SOCATA MS880B Rallye 100ST 10.08.1978 14.12.1985 J.O’Neill severe storm damaged here 14.12.1985 remains to Abbeyshrule 2 as spare
source

0677 Gowran Grange Kildare Glider Airfield Private
owner Baron Martin de Robeck [decesed]
owner Baroness Caroline de Robeck
5k SSE of Naas operator Dublin Gliding Club
Swordlestown North
Gowran Grange
Naas
Co Kildare
045-97326 (Home)
Baroness Caroline de Robeck 045-897326
opened 1937 Fax 045-97145 045-897145
Gliding hangar 045-897681


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 89
Runway is not fenced off- so possible sheep intrusions.
Very active glider club.
Heli traffic if racing is on at Punchestown racecourse 0.5nm NW.
Unlicenced airstrip owned by Caroline de Robeck.
Home to Dublin Gliding club. This is an active gliding airstrip.
Caution Advised.
PPR by phone please.
LH and RH circuits 1000ft.
Coffee in clubhouse.
Mogas 4k towards Naas No Avgas.

stored EI-100 SZD-12 Mucha 100 (?) 00.00.0000 29.12.2002 SEAEG-Dromod moved Gowran Grange to Dromod 29.12.2002 EI-100 SZD-12 Mucha
100 On loan from John Finnan and Mick O’Reilly.
based EI-102 Slingsby T.61 Kite 2 (1954) Stored (all red)
based EI-108 Schliecher K8B (1965) (yellow)
based EI-111 Schleicher Ka 6CR (1967) (yellow) In trailer
based EI-112 Schliecher ASK 13 (1969)
based EI-120 LET L-13 Blanik (1975) (dark blue)
based EI-128 Schleicher Ka 6CR In trailer
based EI-123 BÖlkow Phoebus C covered in glar inside damaged wooden trailer) (white) Crashed
based EI-133 Schleicher K8B (1991) (dismantled)
based EI-136 Schleicher ASK 18 (1991) (orange) In trailer
based EI-140 SZD-12A Mucha 100A (1993 (all red) dismantled
based EI-143 Schleicher ASK 13 (1993)
based EI-150 / ICS Schleicher ASK 21 (2002)
based EI-APS Schleicher ASK-14 08.07.1987 01.03.1991
based EI-APS Schleicher ASK-14 01.03.1991 00.00.0000
based EI-ARG M.S. 230 Parasol 16.10.1968 21.07.1981 Ballyfree?
based EI-BCH M.S. 892a Commodore 150 (GEMS) 31.10.1980 Waterford
based EI-BCP Rollason-Druine D.62b Condor 27.01.1977 12.06.1978 Abbeyshrule
based EI-BIK Piper PA-18 Super Cub 180 01.02.1980 00.00.0000 Dublin Gliding Club- Dublin
based EI-CFF Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 23.05.1991 00.00.0000
based EI-CFF Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 23.05.1991 00.00.0000
based EI-CJO Hoffman H-36 Dimona 12.02.1994 29.05.1996
based G-AVOO Piper PA-18 Super Cub 150 00.00.0000 Dublin Gliding Club
based WZ742 Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper TX.1 1991 fuselage only hanging on wall- wings In the Rafters
P(3) based EI-BIK Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub (18-7909088)N17.07.2002 Dublin Gliding Club
P based EI-105 Schleicher Ka7 Rhonadler (775) N17.07.2002 Dublin Gliding Club
P based EI-CFF Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3928) N17.07.2002 J.O’Dwyer
visitor I-6069 Silent N04.08.2004 ? trailored in to fly

0678 Graigs Meath Airstrip Private
Navan 7 owner/operator Trevor Kellett
Greigs A “Farnham”
Farnham-Graigs Graigs
Navan
Co Meath
6k NNE of Navan 046-9028795
086-2549883


From William Flood
The Graigs at Navan N 53 41.742 W 006 39.237

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 122
The red barns at the threshold of 27 is a landmark to the strip.
19m high tension cables 300m E of the threshold of 27.

Donoghue’s Rathcoon 2055 strip is 0.5nm (0.9k) NNW of the
Graigs airstrip. Rathcoon runway is 17/35 450m grass.

accident report No. 2007-023
N2837K- Luscombe 8A- Private.   Date: 07-05-2006
While making an approach to a private grass airfield in Navan- the Pilot
experienced a 5 mph drop in his normal approach airspeed and the aircraft
drifted left of centerline. The nose was lowered and full power was applied-
however- this action failed to recover the situation. The aircraft struck a
wooden post- touched down in a field- and then impacted into a ditch- which
was located left abeam the threshold of the easterly runway (RWY 09). Both
occupants self evacuated from the aircraft without injury. There was no fire.

Visitors welcome with PPR by phone.
Circuits to the North of the airstrip.
Coffee in clubhouse and toilet available.
Mogas 3k towards Navan No Avgas.

based EI-COP Reims Cessna F150L 15.04.1999 00.12.2004 High Kings Flying Group damaged beyond repair landing at Pass of Kilbride/ Milltownpass
ID 2052 on 00.12.2004
based G-AYJA Jodel DR1050 20.05.1996 Active Gerry Connell base given as Weston
visitor to Navan N90SA Reims Cessna F172M 30.10.2001 IVF Chmura
N206CF Cessna TU206G 15.11.2001 Southern Aircraft
visitor EI-DDZ Piper PA-28-181 Archer II N30.08.2004 Ardnari Ltd.
N2837K Luscombe 8A   07.05.2006 crashed on landing here on date shown

Via Ian Thompson
We also called into a strip at Graigs- near Navan- on Mon 30.08.2004.
Bernard Cullen Ballyboy House 0088 had told me about this strip on
the Saturday- so I thought I might as well give it a shot.  It’s a farm type
strip- Bernard had told me there was a Jodel and a Luscombe there-
but the hangar was locked and there was no-one around to ask- however
EI-DDZ was parked on the grass.
0679 Graigue Tipperary Airstrip Private
Mullinahone owner/operator James Ronan
Graigue
3k NE of Mullinahone Mullinahone
closed Co Tipperary

based EI-AYL Beagle Airdale 22.09.1980 00.00.0000 James Ronan moved to Abbeyshrule 2 [0006]

0680 Graiguenamanagh Kilkenny Airstrip/Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Graiguenamanagh
Co Kilkenny

visitor G-BFMR PA-20-125 Pacer 03.09.1998 J.Knight
visitor EI-CGQ AS350B Squirrel 04.09.1998 ?

0681 Grainan Fort Donegal Helistop Private
Grainnan Fort A owner/operator Department of Works
Greenan Fort A Grainan Fort
Burt
Co Donegal

visitor EI-CHL Bell 206L-3 Longranger 04.09.1997 Celtic Helicopters

0682 Grange Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
see Bannow 0168

0683 Granny ? Helipad Private
see Ballygriffin 1479

0684 Gransha Asylum Derry Landing Ground Civil
owner Gransha Asylum Hospital
operator Northern Air Lines Ltd
700m SE of the centre of Foyle Bridge 47 Foyle Street
Londonderry
Co Derry

Landing rights granted 28.02.1925 closed 08.06.1925

Text below via “Flying from Malone” Guy Warner-Jack Woods
ISBN 1 898392 63 3 (year 2000) from pages 24 and 29.
In 1925- Northern Airlines purchased an additional DH9- G-EBJX.
The DH9 was a civilian conversion of the wartime light bomber.
these aircraft did not have an enclosed cabin. Instead- two
passengers could be carried in open cockpits behind the pilot.
Accordingly they would have required helmet- goggles and
flying clothing supplied by the airline for the duration of the flight.
Some encouragement had been received over the winter months-
in the form of a grant from Belfast City Council of £1-700 to help
with operating costs. The Chamber of Commerce in Londonderry
also became interested and offered £1-000 if a route extension
to Derry was agreed. To this end landing rights were granted on
28 February 1925 by the management committee of the asylum-
provided that aircraft did not fly within one mile of the institution.
The Londonderry Corporation Minutes of 20 April 1925 report a
letter received from the Managing Director of Northern Airlines Ltd-
Astor House- Aldwych- London WC2- asking for a hangar to be
erected on the grounds at Gransha- to the north of the city on the
eastern side of the River Foyle. A subsequent letter was directed
to an address within the city at 47- Foyle Street- concerning the
provision of a hut for office purposes.

A timetable of 18 May 1925 gives the following schedule:

departed Stranraer 6.30 am arrive Belfast 7.00 am d Belfast 7.15 am a Londonderry 8.15 am
d Londonderry 5.00 pm a Belfast 6.15 pm d Belfast 7.30 pm a Stranraer 8.00 pm

Sometime during May 1925- an unfortunate incident took place
when the DH9 G-EBJX was compelled to make a forced landing at
Limavady- when returning to Belfast from Londonderry. The aircraft
was dismantled where it landed- brought by road to Belfast- repaired
and reassembled. Not long after this the last service was flown- on
8 June 1925. Though it lasted but a brief period- the Londonderry
connection is of some significance as the first internal air service in
Ireland- pre-dating Hugh Cahill’s dream of feeder flights from Galway
and Cork to Baldonnell- which in fact resulted in only one trial run.
On 24 October 1932- Captain OE Armstrong- in the DH83 Fox Moth
EI-AAP- of the grandly named Iona National Airlines- flew mail from
Galway to connect with the KLM Fokker FXII PH-AID en-route for Berlin-
via Croydon and Rotterdam. Ten years later- from 12 August to
30 October 1942- Aer Lingus maintained a thrice weekly Dublin —
Shannon connection- using DH86 Express Airliners.

visitor G-EBJX deHavilland DH9 (?) ex H9147 00.05.1925 NorthernAir Lines

NW Model Aircraft Club
in 1989 the Club decided to vacate Eglinton and seek a new site.
Land at Gransha hospital was their first alternative home- one that was
occupied for approximately a year until the authorities decided to build a
new hospital on the site!
 
  Subsequently the Club moved to the council playing fields at Prehen. Not
an ideal location constrained by a major road on one side and the River
Foyle on the other. Also access by the general public could not be controlled
and it was not unusual to find someone walking his or her dog across your
flight path. Clearly a better site was required.

0685 Greatisland Power Station Wexford Helipad Private
owner/operator Electricity Supply Board
Greatisland Power Station
3k W of Campile Greatisland
Campile
Co Wexford
061-88161

from Waterford A/p visitor EI-BST Bell 206B Jet Ranger III 03.10.1988 Celtic Helicopters To Waterford A/p

0686 Great Skellig Lighthouse Kerry Helipad Irish Lights
see Skellig Michael Lighthouse 1244

0687 Great Sugerloaf Wicklow Hang-glider+Paragliding Site Private
owner/operator ?
Great Sugerloaf Mountain
5k SW of Bray Co Wicklow

0688 Greenan Fort A Donegal Helistop Private
see Grainan Fort 0681

0689 Greencastle 1 Down Airfield RAF/USAAF/RAF
Kilkeel owner/operator Royal Air Force 00.07.1942 to 30.07.1942
transferred to the USAAF 30.07.1942
United States Army Air Force 30.07.1942 to 03.08.1943
remained open but not taken over by them until 03.08.1943
United States Army Air Force 03.08.1943 to 31.05.1945
4k SW of Kilkeel Royal Air Force 31.05.1945 to 00.00.1945
Cranfield
Kilkeel
54.02.15N 06.02.35W J285115 Co Down
E of Greencastle WW II RAF airfield

Site used by the USAAF for training flying crews on B-17's and B-24's from
No.3 Base Air Depot of Air Service Command from Langford Lodge.
Until the end of the war- the field was used to store new aircraft until required.
Built as an RAF bomber OUT (Operational Training Unit??)- then transferred
to the USAAF 30.07.1942- opened but USAAF did not take over until 03.08.1943.
5th Combat Crew Replacement Unit. Ground to air firing practice for bomber crews. 1944- satellite air depot to Langford Lodge ID0857 with B-17s and B-24s. Also AA Machine Gun School for airfield defence training and 4th Gunnery and
Target Towing Sqn with A-20s and A-35s. 00.02.1945 to 00.05.1945- 5th Airdrome Sqn in control of air depot. 31.05.1945 returned to RAF control.
Air Depot Opened: 30.07.1942 Closed: 00.00.1945
ID Code: GQ
USAAF Station 237
Runways 3- concrete and wood chippings
Hangars: 2- T2



During the Second World War it was decided by the War Cabinet that 26 new
airfields should be created in Northern Ireland to supplement the existing fields
at Aldergrove- Sydenham and Newtownards. One of these was to be at Cranfield
but since there was already an airfield named Cranfield in Bedfordshire- the new
airfield would be named after nearby Greencastle.
Work began early in 1942 and within six months the aerodrome was operational.
In 1943 the station was officially handed over to the United States Army Air Force
by whom it was known as Station 237. For much of the war it served as a storage
and maintenance depot and later as a gunnery school. At one stage there were no
fewer than five hundred aircraft parked here.
At the end of the war the runways- taxi strips and hard standings were broken up
and the land was bought back by its former owners. The field divisions had
disappeared during the construction of the airfield as indeed had a prehistoric tomb
known as Loughananka. The concrete slabs which once supported so many aircraft
were utilised to build the 'ditches' which now characterise this area of the Cranfield
Peninsula. Cranfield beach- the only south-facing one in Northern Ireland- with its
magnificent views and high quality caravan parks- now attracts thousands of visitors
during the summer season.
Greencastle Airfield
US Combat Crew Replacement Centre
Along with six other airfields in Northern Ireland- Greencastle airfield near Kilkeel- County Down- was acquired on August 3- 1943- by the 8th Air Force Composite Command- a subordinate of the 8th US Army Air Force and opened as Army Air Force Station 237.
Built by the British during 1942- the 350 acre base had four T2 hangars; the main runway ran NE-SW parallel to the sea and was about 1.5 miles in length and 150ft wide. Concrete was no less than 6’’ thick- at places 9’’.
Like the other Combat Crew Replacement Centres- Greencastle was a training base- giving skills to new crews in gunnery and bombing techniques- and making up replacement for crews lost in action. From Greencastle- Cluntoe- Toome and Mullaghmore- crews would leave Ireland and join combat squadrons in East Anglia and Norfolk. For many aircrew straight from the States- a Northern Ireland CCRC would be their first step on European soil.
By December 1943- the primary AAF units at Greencastle were 4th Replacement and Training Sqn. (Bomb); 4th Gunnery and TT Flight (SP); 5th Airdrome Sqn.; 8th Air Force Anti-Aircraft Machine Gunnery School; 65th Airdrome Sqn.; 84th Station Complement Sqn.; Det. A. 1262nd Military Police Company (AVN); Det. A. 1730th Ordnance Sqn. Company (AVN); Det D1056th Q.M. Company Service Group (AVN) and Det. 237- 18th Weather Sqn.
Aircraft stationed at and flying into Greencastle at the time included the B-17- B-24- B-26- P-47- A-20 and A-28. Aircraft carried out gunnery practice near Dundrum Bay- also bombing practice and air to air firing off Annalong and Ballymartin. It was Greencastle that generals Eisenhower and Patton flew into- in the months leading up to D-Day- to inspect troops of the US 5th Infantry Division stationed throughout Co Down with their HQ at Donard Lodge in Newcastle.
After D-Day- Greencastle began a rundown- but joined the other CCRCs in becoming storage and replacement depots for hundreds of aircraft. It finally closed in 1945- and the rumble and rushing air noise of aircraft left Greencastle forever.
Although in the 1960s the runways were all broken up and used by farmers in walls- Greencastle has one of the best preserved instructional sites in Northern Ireland- through usage by private ownership and light industry. The motor pool shed is in very good order- although the tower is fast decaying and no hangars remain. Nevertheless- Greencastle still holds an atmosphere of those past gone days. 
John Quinn


Donald G. Phinney - July '08 As a Sgt. with one of the AAC units stationed at Kilkeel from Nov. 1943 to July 1944 I have many fond memories of the many days of extensive training we provided to the many hundreds of airmen who would be soon flying in the bombers and needed expert abilities at shooting the 50 caliber machine guns in those planes. Of course we had our times to rest and I will never forget the friendly reception we had from the local and big city(Belfast ) Irish people! And- the countryside views were awesome in spite of the rainy days! I still retain many pictures of myself and fellow airmen in my scrapbook of which I expect to review with a resident of my city who I recently found out was raised in N. Ireland as a boy of 9 yrs. old then. We are going to go over those days of the wartime soon. I am at a ripe old age of 83 now and happily married to my wife of 41 yrs. (my first beautiful wife passed on at 38 yrs. due to cancer. We were married for 17 wonderful yrs.) Will close this for now.! Need more info-reply
CA Murphy - July '08 I used to go on holiday to Cranfield to a beach round the headland from the lighthouse and caravan park in the 60's and 70's. We would cycle over to the airfield and race up and down the crumbling runways. Lots of open space for kids to run wild in - great memories. Also- my aunt married one of the Americans based there during the war.
Shoshana Coleman - Oct '06 I have a photograph album with many pictures taken by my father- OSTER (mordechai) Weichselbaum- who was on the farm during the war. He was married to my mother Fulje Budeshewski on the farm in August 1944. They are now both deceased. I live in London.
Christine Harte - Oct '06 I remember as a child in the 1950s attending motor racing events on the old runways at Cranfield. I also remember that on the shore below the runways parts of a crashed plane were exposed at low water spring tides. Happy days!
W. Donaldson - April '06 I grew up near here in the late 50s and early 60s. the main runways were still intact and that's where everyone went to learn to drive. A young scoundrel named Jamesie Speers used to open an old wooden gate for visitors with one arm hidden inside his jersey and the coat of his jacket pinned up as if he only had one arm ! Jamesie came home at the end of the day with his pockets bulging with sixpences and threepenny bits ! The blast shelters(we called them"air-raid shelters were still intact- made of red brick...we used to play tig jumping from wall to wall... many a grazed leg there ! The old control tower is still there - you need to climb through a window to get in nowadays...old steel staircase still there- original green and cream paint on the walls - pity it couldnt be restored ...sadly it used to house pigs. There used to be kart racing in the early 60s out past Dunnaval Cottages on the left just past Stevensons blockyard. Used to be hundreds of people turn up for that....A local man then used that particular strip for landing his aeroplane...I still remember its ID mark.... G-ASEB. Most of the runways have been dug up and used for wall-building... Up in Mourne Park the foundations of the guard-house and cinema are on the left just inside the entrance to Kilkeel Golf Club on the Newry Road about 2 miles from Kilkeel. There are apple trees in there which grew from the stumps of apples discarded by GIs during the war. These trees arent native to N.Ireland...they say the apples came in red Cross parcels and parcels from relatives in the USA. The US Officers stayed in Mourne Park House... one of them set fire accidentally to the "Chinese" room in the big house... most of the bedrooms had themes from different nations of the world. The soldiers used to eat in Mrs Annetts fish and chip shop in Kilkeel... many of them married local girls... many wanted to marry local girls but their mothers wouldnt let them move far away to America. Theres a stretch of trees between the 2 gate lodges parallel to Newry Road...theres dozens of trees with names and addresses of American soldiers... well worth a look. Most of them never made it back from D-Day landings so its really a sad place to visit. Just a few of my personal memories...thought I would share...
 
Gareth Herron - August '04 I have a caravan at Cranfield Caravan Site- there is at least one runway running through our caravan site- so not all the runways have been turned into walls!

The 5th Airdrome Squadron was tasked to take
over the new Storage Station at AAF 237- Greencastle- located at Kilkeel. A large detatchment 
of men remained at Langford Lodge- known as detachment "A"- this detachment set up their
own organization and orderly room located on the airfield at site 2- this detachment was
commanded by Lt. R.F. Kenney. At AAF 237- under the command of Major Shockley- the
squadron was assigned to essentially run the base- with the aid of several small detachments.
Setting up a Motor Pool- Mess- Communications- Signal- and Quartermaster. In January 1945-
detachment "A" left Langford Lodge and arrived at AAF Station 237- bringing the squadron
upto almost full strength. The 5th Airdrome Squadron were assigned to store a large amount of
aircraft in January 1945- maintaining over 350 aircraft in various storage stages with less than
250 men. In March 1945- a deadline was set for clearing the Station of all aircraft- this placed
a tremendous strain on the squadron and working hours were increased. In the Engineering
section- with one Officer and ninety-five enlisted men- a commendable amount of work was
performed on the various types of aircraft on the station: an average 281 aircraft were worked
on each day- de-inhibiting 151 aircraft and delivering 127 aircraft- throughout the month. In
May 1945- the squadron continued work in clearing all aircraft from the station with a deadline
set at 15 May 1945. Working from 07:00hrs to 21:30hrs six nights
a week- by the 15th four aircraft were left on the station due to poor flying conditions and
VE-Day celebrations. On the morning of 21 May 1945- the 5th Airdrome Squadron departed
Northern Ireland- destined for AAF Station 169- Stansted- England.

Military Unit Movements
Langford Lodge based 00.00.1944 00.05.1945 3 Base Air Depot satellite USAAF handled B-17 inactivated 00.04.1945 Moved to Taunton 30.09.1945
B-24 Storage Station at AAF 237- Greencastle
Military Aircraft Movements
based ? Boeing B17
? Consolidated B.24
(AB927) Supermarine Vb Spitfire 00.00.1942 00.00.1942 315 Polish Sqn RAF noted 23.08.1942 also recorded as 1943 because the Sqn’s
only listed visit to Northern Ireland was from 05.07.1943 to
13.11.1943 when it was based at Ballyhalbert
Civilian Aircraft Movements
G-ASEB

0690 Greencastle 2 Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Greencastle
?Green area in front of nautical museum? in the centre Co Donegal
of Greencastle

visitor G-NUTZ Aerospatiale AS355F2 17.08.1994 Cotfast Ltd
visitor IAC-246 Aerospatiale SA365F Dauphin 18.06.1995 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC-245 Aerospatiale SA365F Dauphin 08.11.1995 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC-247 Aerospatiale SA365F Dauphin 02.04.1996 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC-247 Aerospatiale SA365F Dauphin 06.06.1997 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC-197 SE3160 12.09.1998 Irish Air Corps

0691 Greenfields Dublin Microlight airstrip Private
Green Swords A owner/operator L.Earls
Greenfields
1k E of Swords Swords
Co Dublin

based G-MNDG Southdown Puma 00.00.2000 22.08.2001 L.Earls

0692 Greigs A Meath Airstrip Private
see Graigs 0678

0693 Greyabbey House Down Helistop Private
owner/operator Greyabbey House
Greyabbey
11k SE of Newtownards Newtownards
Co Down

visitor G-BVCJ Agusta A109A II (7265) on 00.07.2001 Castle Air Charters

0694 Groomsport Down AA Landing Ground Private
Bangor 2 owner/operator ?
Groomsport
Bangor
3k E of Bangor Co Down
200m S of Groomsport

The landing ground was opened 00.08.1930 at 15/J538831 as an
AA civil LG- active as from August 1930 in connection with the Isle
of Man TT races. E.E. Fresson used this location around that period.
Pleasure flying in first half of 1930s- and very limited RAF use. S of
Groomsport. Housing and altered- A2 road now occupy N half of site.

0695 Gublusk Fermanagh Helipad Private
owner/operator Bertie Fisher
Gublusk
4k NNW of St Angelo Airfield control tower Ballinamallard
Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh

Based G-OROZ Aerospatiale AS350B2 Ecureil 00.02.1992 21.01.2001 Fisher Engineering
G-OROZ crashed on 21.01.2001 wihle attempting a let down in fog just 2nm SW from home sadly
causing the deaths of three of the five on board- including the owner- Bertie Fisher. may they rest in peace.

0696 Hacketstown Upper Carlow Airstrip Private
owner/operator Gerry & Anne Moorhead
Ballasalla
1nm SSE Hacketstown Hacketstown
closed late 1990’s Co.Carlow
0508-71314 059-6471314 087-2524072
Via Joe McDermott
Hackettstown airstrip Sunday 26.09.2004. This small grass strip is located just outside the town on the road to Tinahealy and is home to the Nass Falcons Parachute Club and present there were BN-2A G-BJWO- Cessna 185A G-BBEX- and lying wfu in the middle of the field is Rallye EI-BBO.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 90
Undulating runway with sharp drop off W side of 34 extention.
Avoid house at threshold of 16.
Home to the National Parachute Centre/Falcons Parachute Team.
Intensive Parachuting activity PPR advised by phone.
Circuits and approach as advised otherwise standard join and
circuits.
Canteen plus toilet in Clubhouse- meals available when active.
Bed and Breakfast on site.
Mogas 1.5k in Hacketstown No Avgas.

based EI-BFR SOCATA MS 880B Rallye 100ST 07.01.1988 17.09.1993
EI-BBO SOCATA MS 893e Commodore 180GT 05.06.1996 current
EI-BHN SOCATA MS 893a Commodore 180 05.05.1993 current
G-BJWO Fairey Brittain-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander 00.00.0000 Active Nass Falcons Parachute Centre
G-BBEX Cessna 185A 26.09.2004 VM.McCarthy based Kilrush
P visitor Ei-CGH Cessna 210N Centurion II (210-63524) 00.00.1996N J.Spollen
P visitor EI-CGN Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R (SW-WR-1529) 00.00.1996N Martin Ffrench
0697 Hacketstown 2 Carlow Microlight Airstrip Private
see Clonmore House 0410

0698 Harristown/Nurney Kildare Airstrip Private
Monasteravin owner/operator Patrick O’Loughlin
Harristown
8k SSW of Kildare town Nurney
600m W of Nurney Co Kildare

Harristown is the townland in which the strip is located
and Nurney is the location of the nearby post office
Seldom used now and only after crops have been lifted
occasional
part time based EI-ANY Piper PA-18 SuperCub 00.04.1982 00.06.1990 Bogavia Group
EI-BIO Piper J/3c-65 Cub 00.05.1980 Active Monastereavin Flying Group
EI-BSK Piper J/3c Cub 00.03.1986 Active J.O’Dwyer
EI-AHI deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth 00.09.1993 Active HiFi Flyers

0699 Haulbowline Cork Helibase Irish Navy
owner/operator Irish Naval Service
Haulbowline Island
1k S of Cobh in Cork harbour Cork Harbour
Co Cork

from Cork A/p visitor IAC245 Aerospatiale SA365F Dauphin 11.09.1986 Irish Air Corps to Cork A/p
from Cork A/p visitor IAC245 Aerospatiale SA365F Dauphin 01.11.1986 Irish Air Corps to Cork A/p
from Cork A/p visitor IAC245 Aerospatiale SA365F Dauphin 03.11.1986 Irish Air Corps to Cork A/p
from Cork A/p visitor IAC245 Aerospatiale SA365F Dauphin 05.11.1986 Irish Air Corps to Cork A/p

0700 Headfort Meath Airstrip Private
Kells owner/operator Lord Headfort
Frank Bigger
Headfort
1.5k NE of Kells Kells
Co Meath

opened 00.07.1962 and closed early 1980’s

via “Flight International” 06.09.1962 page 423
Kells Airfield Opened The private airfield laid out by the Marquis
of Headfort on his estate near Kells- County Meath- was officially
opened on 22 August 1962 by the Irish Minister for Transport and
Power- Mr Erskine Childers. Some 14 private aircraft flew in for the
occasion- including six Turbulents belonging to the Tiger
Club. Display items were also put on by Vampires and a Chipmunk
of the Irish Air Corps. The airstrip is now the base of Meath
Flying Group- recently formed by the Marquis of Headfort- who is
managing director of Reliance Aviation Ltd- agents for the Czechoslovak
aircraft distributed by Omnipol- for Jodel aircraft and for
Rollason Turbulents.

via “Flight International” 13.06.1963 page 942
Rally at Headfort On June 23 Headfort Aviation and the Meath
Flying Group are holding a public air display and air rally at
Headfort aerodrome (Lat 53° 44' N- Long 06° 51' W) near Kells-
County Meath- Eire. The Tiger Club are expected to provide a
display and demonstrations will be given by a Potez 840- Omnipol
Morava- Piper Aztec- Cessna 310- Beech Queen Air and Musketeer-
Mooney- Jodel Ambassadeur- Zlinn Trener- Fairtravel Linnet-
Bolkow Junior and Meta-Sokol. A general invitation has also
been issued to clubs and private owners to come in for the weekend.
The Shaun de Salis Memorial Trophy- presented by the Meath
Flying Group for the advancement of aviation in Ireland- will be
awarded at the display. This function is now becoming an annual
event

via “ HYPERLINK "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=287207" InTheTrees” on boards.ie 15.02.2011
There was an old airstrip in a field adjoining the school and lord headfort had
a hanger with three or four old ww1 biplanes (replicas presumably) that had
been used in the filming of the The Blue Max in the mid sixties. I think
they did all the flying for the film in Ireland. It was a big film at the time.
I was there in the early seventies- we used to sneak around and look in
through the gaps in the hanger doors. They never flew as long as I was there
and I'd imagine they were not airworthy either.

The Taylor family continued to reside in Headfort House until 1949- when the
fifth Marquess and Marchioness of Headfort converted their stately mansion
into a preparatory school- creating a self-contained house for themselves in
the east wing. The east wing was subsequently sold. The sixth Marquess died
in 2005 and the seventh Marquess now resides in London.

5344n 0651w Just North of the R163 (Slane-Kells road)
West of the turn-off for Carlanstown beside Headfort
House- just north of River Blackwater.
Airstrip was operated by Frank Bigger. 2500ft grass r/w.

First Air Display on the airstrip opening day 22.08.1962
based G-APWV Orlican L.40 Sokol (150707) R 27.02.1962 00.00.0000 Lord Headfort
visitor G-ARIZ Druin D.31 Turbulent (PFA/563) 22.08.1962 Tiger Club formation team destroyed in mid-air collision with EI-ALJ over Limerick city 25.08.1962
pilot Shaun de Salis sadly died.
visitor G-APTZ Druin D.31 Turbulent (PFA/508) 22.08.1962 Tiger Club formation team
visitor G-APZZ Druin D.31 Turbulent (PFA/552) 22.08.1962 Tiger Club formation team
visitor G-A??? Druin D.31 Turbulent 22.08.1962 Tiger Club formation team
visitor IAC166 deHavilland DHC1 Chipmunk T20 22.08.1962
EI-AMY Auster J/1N Alpha 09.04.1963 00.00.1968 Meath Aero Club dismantled and stored for many years until the fuslage was removed to
Powerscourt date?. Wings remained at Headfort until 1991
IAL 512 08.2017 p- 26- 27- 28 & 29.
Lord Headfort maintained aviation involvement- and he became managing director of Reliance Aviation Ltd- agents for Czechoslovak aircraft distributed by Omnipol- for Jodel aircraft and for Rollason Turbulents. It had an address at 31 Upper Mount Street- Dublin- and Meta Sokol G-APWV was registered to the company on 27 February 1962. It was used as a demonstrator and by the Marquis of Headfort to commute between Ireland and England. Having taken up residence at Kells in 1960- he established an aerodrome on the estate and he incorporated Headfort Aviation Ltd. The airfield was officially opened by the Minister for Transport and Power on 22 August 1962- and some 14 light aircraft flew in for the occasion- including six Turbulents of the Tiger Club- G-APIZ- G-APTZ- G-APYZ- G-APZZ- G-ARCZ and G-ARIZ- which were on a tour of Ireland. The Irish Air Corps put on displays by Chipmunks and Vampires- and Reliance Aviation demonstrated Meta Sokol G-APWV and Sokol M-1C G-AIXN. Other aircraft noted at the event included Piper PA12 Super Cruiser EI-ADV- Chipmunk EI-AHR- DH89A Rapide EI-AMN- Beagle Terrier EI-AMB- Piper Colt EI-AMI- Mooney Mk 20B G-ARNA and Piper Aztec B G-ARXF.
During the subsequent week the Tiger Club Turbulents were accompanied by Lord Headfort in the Sokol in a tour of the south of Ireland- and on 25 August they visited the Shannon Aero Club at Coonagh. During the afternoon it was planned to fly a formation over Limerick comprising the Turbulents- the Sokol and three aircraft from the Shannon Aero Club. Sadly tragedy struck when Taylorcraft EI-ALJ collided with Turbulent G-ARIZ- the latter crashing and killing the pilot- Shaun de Salis. The pilot of EI-ALJ managed to carry out a successful forced landing in a playing field- suffering only minor injuries.
Another air display was organised at Kells on 23 June 1963- and visiting aircraft noted in attendance included Morava L-200 G-ASHM- Turbulents G-APTZ and G-APZZ- Beagle A109 Airedale G-ARNP- Piper Tri-Pacers G-APXR and EI-AMS- Cessna 175 G-ARWP- Cessna 182 G-ASHB- Jodel DR1050 G-ARXT- DH82 Tiger Moths EI-AGP and G-APRA- DH89A Rapide EI-AMN and Beech Queen Air 65 G-AROU. During the display Lord Headfort presented the Shaun de Salis Trophy to Short Brothers of Belfast- the trophy having been created in memory of de Salis and awarded to organisations or individuals who advanced the cause of aviation in Ireland. Displays continued to be held regularly at Kells until the mid 1970s.
The Marquis of Headfort also acquired Auster Aiglet G-ASLS- registered to him in September 1963 and based in England. This crashed in Sevenoaks- Kent on 3 April 1965- the wreck being stored at the Kells aerodrome for years. Ownership of Meta Sokol G-APWV was changed to Thomas Geoffrey Charles Michael- The Marquis of Headfort- Kells- Co Meath on 28 October 1963.
In 1964 Headfort Aviation was appointed as European distributor for the Lake Skimmer and the Marquis acquired a Lake as a demonstrator. Its delivery to Ireland was to be an adventurous affair. The aircraft in question was LA-4 Skimmer msn 295- registered N1133L. The delivery flight was entrusted to a ferry company- and the first thing they did was to paint their name on the nose of the aircraft-
Illustrating this month’s article on Lake LA-4 EI-ANR- the above photo was taken outside the Iona Airways hangar at Dublin Airport sometime in 1968. Signs of neglect are already evident with the right mainwheel tyre gone flat which carried “Bob Grant Aviation- Lock Haven- Pa- USA” on one side and “Headfort Aviation Ltd- Kells- Co. Meath Ireland” on the fuselage side under the cockpit. The ferry pilot was George L. Hunt and he picked up the aircraft at Boston and flew it to Gander. In those relatively early days of light aircraft trans-Atlantic delivery flights- there seemed to be some reluctance on the part of Gander Airport to permit single engine aircraft to leave from the airport. In the circumstances- as many other pilots had done- Mr Hunt made the short flight to the nearby island of St.Pierre et Miquelon and set off from there en route to Narsarsuaq on Greenland’s southern tip.
He had intended to fly from Narsarsuaq direct to Shannon- to arrive on the evening of Monday 31 August 1964- where Lord Headfort and a welcoming party awaited. Unfortunately strong winds and adverse weather forced a landing at Reykjavik- Iceland on that Monday. A raging storm kept him on the ground at Reykjavik on the Tuesday and it was Wednesday 2 September 1964 before he could depart Reykjavik en route to Shannon. Even at that- he again encountered severe headwinds and had to land at Belfast-Aldergrove after a flight of 11 hours 25 minutes. He completed the delivery flight to Dublin the next day- 3 September. Pilot Hunt claimed two records for the flight – first trans-Atlantic crossing by a single engine amphibian and the longest flight ever by a single engine amphibian- just under one thousand miles from Reykjavik to Belfast.
Over the next few weeks Lord Headfort familiarised himself with the aircraft- which he then flew- still registered N1133L to England. On 2 October 1964 it flew from Luton to Biggin Hill for Certificate of Airworthiness validation. Not wasting any time it then undertook a sales tour of Scandinavia visiting airports in Denmark- Sweden- Finland and Norway before returning to Biggin Hill. Here it was transferred to the Irish register on 17 November 1964- registered to Headfort Aviation Ltd and on 25 November it flew from Biggin Hill via Birmingham to Dublin- then continuing on to its new base at Kells.
During the 1960s Flight magazine published numerous air tests on general aviation aircraft- and requested facilities to test the Lake- which of course Lord Headfort was very agreeable to. The air test took place shortly before Christmas 1964- with the magazine’s reporter and photographer flying to Kells in the magazine’s Beech Baron G-ASDO. The test was reported on in a January 1965 issue of Flight magazine- complete with some excellent photographs of EI-ANR. It is an interesting report and it is instructive to quote from it as follows:
“Headfort Aerodrome- on the Estate at Kells- 30 miles north-west of Dublin- is easily located. The 310 degree radial from the Dublin VOR brought us in nicely for a talk down delivered from the steps of the mansion by Lord Headfort himself- passing directions via a Shorrocks portable transceiver. Scores of estate employees stood listening for the Baron’s engines – we had arrived in the middle of the Christmas party. The field was about the smallest cow pasture we had ever been in the Baron but it is a splendid aerodrome. A modern hangar and workshop space has been erected ready for the expansion in Lake business. The spares holding will be progressively increased as the number of European Lakes grows”.
The article went on to describe the Lake LA-4 in detail- describing it as the first thoroughly practical light amphibian. Over 125 were flying at that stage- with the type in full production at Sanford- Maine. The article was accompanied by numerous excellent photographs of EI-ANR- on the ground- air-to-air with the Baron and on a lake- Lough Derravaragh in Meath “where Lord Headfort presented the craft in fine style to the Flight photographer- afloat in a launch expertly handled by Lady Headfort”. The sale price of the Lake from the factory in Maine at that time was $26-580- equivalent to £9-600 but the cost of buying one in Britain- to include the cost of ferrying the aircraft and import duties was approximately £11-000. Then article also pointed out that EI-ANR was departing in early January 1965 for an extensive sales tour of the Continent- including points in France- Italy and Greece.
The Lake continued very active throughout 1965. Another of the air display series was held at the Kells aerodrome on 2 May 1965 at which EI-ANR was present. In spite of poor weather with low cloud and rain- a total of 23 aircraft were present- including two Jodels and a Victa Airtourer of the Tiger Club- which opened the show with an aerobatic display. Pleasure flights were provided by two Cessnas of Pegasus Aviation and a gliding demonstration was given by the Dublin Gliding Club. An Aer Lingus Boeing 707-348C performed several low passes- having been guided to the field by an NDB at the airfield- at the time the only such beacon installed at a private airfield in Ireland.
Shortly afterwards Lake LA-4 EI-ANR was at the Biggin Hill Air Fair on 15 May- in company with Lake Skimmer SE-EGE- a new aircraft- which had been sold by Headfort Aviation to Nygaero of Nykoping- Sweden. Like EI-ANR- it was delivered by Bob Grant Aviation routing Reykjavik-Glasgow-Biggin Hill in May 1965. Flight magazine featured air-to-air photographs of both Lakes whilst they were in the UK- and SE-EGE subsequently continued on its delivery to Sweden. Sadly it was written off in a crash at Nordmalingsfjarden on 24 July 1984.
Another new Lake LA-4- N1142L- was delivered Keflavik-Prestwick on 24 June 1965- and on to Heathrow on 26 June. It was at Staverton as VH-RZA on 08 July- it was demonstrated at Sywell on 10 July- and it was flown Denham-Biggin Hill on 18 July. On 24 July both EI-ANR and VH-RZA were together at Leavesden- later flying via Birmingham to Dublin- its visit was hosted by Lord Headfort. VH-RZA flew Isle of Man-Denham on 15 August 1965- and was at Gatwick on 22 August. It then continued on its delivery flight to Australia- landing at its destination of Lake Colac on 17 November. It was flown by C.W. (Bill) Riley of Riley Aeronautics- and was the first Lake amphibian to be imported into Australia. Riley Aeronautics imported Blanik metal gliders from Czechoslovakia which were assembled at Colac and Champion Citabrias which were assembled at Ballarat. VH-RZA participated in the 1966 Mobil-Moomba Air Race- but its ultimate fate is not known. Registration VH-RZA was allocated to a Cessna 150M in 1976- so the Lake was obviously no longer active at that stage. Meanwhile Lord Headfort sold Meta Sokol G-APWV on 12 July 1965 but its subsequent career was very brief as it was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident at Stapleford on 17 July 1965.
Lord Headfort’s Lake continued flying around Ireland and to the UK during 1966 and 1967. It was noted at Gatwick on 4 July 1966 and was exhibited at the Ballyfree Air Show in June 1967 by Headfort Aviation. By 1968 however its activities were coming to an end. That year Lord Headfort’s marriage came to an end- starting years of disputes and court proceedings with his wife and her family- which would continue for the rest of his life. EI-ANR and the Lake agency appear to have become a casualty of this. The Lake did not fly any more after its C. of A. expired. It spent a time at the Iona hangar in Dublin Airport. After a lengthy period of inactivity- it was dismantled and air-freighted out of Dublin Airport to Coventry-Baginton Airport on 12 October 1970 on board Midland Air Cargo Bristol Superfreighter 32 G-APAV. This was a company founded in the autumn of 1970 by the Marquis of Headfort and Lord Trefgarne.
At Coventry EI-ANR was put into storage with Shackleton Aviation- the Irish registration being cancelled on 12 January 1971. It appears to have spent the next 16 years in storage at different places in the UK. Lord Headfort’s financial disputes with his in-laws continued. He re-married in 1972 and by 1977 he had emigrated and was by then an Inspector of the Royal Hong Kong Police- living in Hong Kong. In 1981 he sold the Headfort estate to a Canadian businessman- after which the vast lands in Ireland which he had inherited were reduced to sixteen acres of bog in County Cavan. The sale of the Headfort estate caused the closure of the aerodrome at Kells. Its last aviation involvement appears to have been in 1980 when Lord Headfort’s wrecked Auster G-ASLS- which had been stored there for years- was moved to Weston where it was scrapped. After Hong Kong Lord Headfort moved to the Philippines- where he died in October 2005.
To return to Lake LA-4 EI-ANR- as set out above- we last heard of it in storage at Coventry in January 1971 and it was subsequently reported as being in store at various locations around the UK. It was apparently moved to Hurn and was then at Whelpley Farm near Bovingdon in March 1979- where hull damage was repaired. It was eventually restored to the Irish register on 2 June 1987 as EI-ANR registered to R.G.Baker and Barry Durbin with an address of Whitegate- Co. Clare but apparently based at Ronaldsway in the Isle of Man. The Irish registration was again cancelled on 2 May 1988- the aircraft having been flown from Ronaldsway to Glasgow on 23 March 1988.
The Lake was registered to Cormack Aircraft Services as G-BOLL on 4 May 1988- re-registered to Thomas Milne Kidd of Glasgow. Its next registered owner was Simon Duncan Foster of Berwyn- Pennsylvania- USA on 17 April 1991 but the aircraft remained in the UK. Marks F-GRMX were reserved in 1995 for a sale to France but the transaction did not proceed. It was registered on 15 April 1998 to a Stanley Armstrong of Enniskillen. It met with an accident on 13 August 2000 landing at Ronaldsway on a flight from Belfast. The nose gear had not come down and it slid across the runway- causing damage to the landing gear door- right float and keel. On 27 May 2001 it was registered to a Mark Carson Holmes of Portrush- Northern Ireland still as G-BOLL. Data on the UK Register gives its total time at December 2009 of 1-012 hours- increased only to 1-032 hours by 31 December 2012 and it states that its Airworthiness Review Certificate expired on 22 June 2016.
Mention should be made of another Lake which was delivered through Dublin in September 1975 and thus would not have had any Headfort involvement. The aircraft concerned was LA-4-200 Buccaneer- a later production version of the LA-4A- registered N1088L- which arrived in Dublin from Gander on 18 September 1975 and later continued on to Seville. It was on a delivery flight to South Africa- where registration ZS-JPS had been reserved. Air Britain reported that these marks were never taken up and that the aircraft sank in “Lake Maun” on 01 November 1975- which may refer to the village of Maun in Botswana- located on the edge of the Okavango Delta. It obviously recovered from this misfortune- and it was cancelled from the US register on 10 November 1975 as “exported to Liberia”. However it was instead registered to Multiglas Botswana as A2-ZIF sometime in 1976- but based in Cape Town- the owner of the company stating that this caused less hassle than registering in South Africa.
After flying the Lake around the Cape Town area for about two years- the owner decided to move the aircraft to Canada- where he had a cottage on a lake. A friend of his agreed to undertake the ferry flight- accompanied by another pilot. It was placed on the Canadian register prior to departure from Cape Town- registered C-GQUI to T Serjeant- Multiglas Botswana (Pty) Ltd- Gabarone- Botswana. On 17 June 1978 the aircraft departed from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport on the next leg of the journey- but the flight encountered mist and poor visibility in the Rift Valley- prompting a decision to return to Wilson. The aircraft stalled on short finals to runway 07 and crashed 500 metres from the threshold- killing the pilot and seriously injuring the passenger.
EI-ANR transpired to be the first of five Lake amphibians on the Irish register- the other four having come onto the register between 1982 and 1992. EI-BNB was registered on 26 August 1982 and cancelled on 07 March 1996. It was last registered in Spain as EC-HOQ but was cancelled from the register in November 2016 so its current status is not known. EI-BSR was registered on 11 August 1986 and cancelled on 31 December 1991; it was last reported as D-ESAP. EI-BUH was registered on 26 May 1987 and cancelled on 24 May 2011; it is current in Romania as YR-LAK. EI-CEX was registered on 16 May 1992 and cancelled on 28 July 2006; it went to Austria as OE-WWW and appears to be still current. All of these were Lake LA4-200 Buccaneers; in 1988 registration EI-PJM was reserved for a Lake LA4-250 Renegade- but it never took up these marks and became G-LAKE instead.

Air Show held here 23.06.1963 IAL104 Sept 1983 p18 bottom of page) plus additional data added
visitor EI-AMS Piper PA.22 Tri Pacer 160 (22-6089) 23.06.1963
visitor G-ASHM Omnipol Morava 23.06.1963
visitor G-ARNP airdale 23.06.1963
visitor G-APXR tri-pacer 23.06.1963
visitor G-ARWP Cessna 172c skyhawk 23.06.1963
visitor G-ASHB Cessna 182F 23.06.1963
visitor G-APRA deHavilland DH.82a Tiger Moth 23.06.1963 crashed near Kells 23.03.1963
visitor EI-AGP deHavilland DH.82a Tiger Moth 23.06.1963
visitor G-ARXT Jodel Ambassadeur 23.06.1963
visitor G-APTZ D.31 Turbulent 23.06.1963
visitor G-APZZ D.31 Turbulen 23.06.1963
fly by EI-AMN deHavilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide (6907) 23.06.1963
visitor G-AROU Beech Queen Air 23.06.1963
visitor Piper Aztec 23.06.1963
visitor Cessna 310 23.06.1963
visitor Musketeer 23.06.1963
visitor Mooney 23.06.1963
visitor Zlinn Trener 23.06.1963
visitor Fairtravel Linnet 23.06.1963
visitor Bolkow Junior 23.06.1963
visitor Meta-Sokol. 23.06.1963
EI-AMY Auster J/1N Alpha 05.11.1963 15.12.1992
based EI-ANR Lake LA.4 Skimmer 17.11.1964 12.01.1971 Headfort Aviation to Ronaldsway IoM
EI-AMY Auster J/1N Alpha 09.04.1963 05.11.1963
G-AWSU F.8L Super Falco 00.12.1973 00.00.0000 ?
EI-BAG Cessna 172A 06.08.1974 10.02.1976 Kells/Weston
EI-BAG Cessna 172A 07.08.1974 10.02.1976 Irish Parachute Club to Cork
EI-AUS Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer 17.09.1974 04.06.1976
Carl Smith did a touch and go here in a Cessna 172- in the summer of 1985 see  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/Headfort.School.Alt/" Headfort School Now and Then f  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/Headfort.School.Alt/photos/a.132355470238879.23643.104426796365080/832215543586198/?type=3&permPage=1" 12.04.2017
EI-BRV Hiway Skytrike II 250 / Demon 175 05.11.1985 00.00.0000
EI-BRV Hiway Skytrike II 250 / Demon 175 05.11.1985 00.00.0000
EI-CGB Team Minimax 20.08.1992? 00.00.0000

Details listed in Fly in Ireland 1970- 1977.
Details not listed in Fly in Ireland 1982/3

0701 Helvick Head Waterford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Helvick Head
7k SE of Dungarvan Dungarvan
Co Waterford

visitor G-RAMI Bell 206B 20.08.1993 J2 Helicopters

0702 Hillsborough Down Field strip Private
see Old Park 0276

0703 Hillsborough [Castle?] Down Helibase Private
owner/operator Government of Northern Ireland
Hillsborough [Castle?]
6k SSW of Lisburn Hillsborough
Lisburn
Co Down

visitor XV725 Westland Wessex 16.09.1985 72 Sqn RAF

0704 Holestone Antrim Glider Field Private
owner ?
operator Ulster Glider Aviation Club
Holestone
3k W of Doagh Doagh
Ballyclare
Co Antrim

Site used by the Ulster Gliding Club from 00.00.1931

0705 Hollyfort House Wexford Field strip Private
Enniscorthy 1 owner ?
operator’s Sir Alan Cobham on 04.05.1935
4k NW of Enniscorthy CWA. Scott on 16.06.1936
Irish Aero Club on 09.06.1937
Hollyfort House
Enniscorthy
Co Wexford

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on 04.05.1935
All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Hollyfort House
on 04.05.1935.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 04.05.1935 JR King visitor G-ACLV Avro 504N 04.05.1935 visitor G-ACODAvro 504N 04.05.1935 E Stewart
visitor G-ACPVAvro 504N 04.05.1935 visitor G-ADBDAvro 504N 04.05.1935 visitor G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 04.05.1935 U Tyson visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 04.05.1935 Easdown visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 04.05.1935 Bebb visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 04.05.1935 Travers visitor G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 04.05.1935 RJ Ashley visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 04.05.1935 U Tyson visitor Grunau Baby 2 04.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 04.05.1935 HC Johnson visitor G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 04.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
visitor Wolf glider 04.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

Also used by Scott's flying circus on 16.06.1936.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Hollyfort House on 16.06.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make
sence- because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a
site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 16.06.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 16.06.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 16.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 16.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 16.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 16.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 16.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 16.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 16.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 16.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 16.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 16.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 16.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 16.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 16.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 16.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 16.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 16.06.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 16.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 16.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site was also used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display at Hollyfort House on 09.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at Hollyfort
House on 09.06.1937

visitor ? Avro 504 09.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 09.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 09.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 09.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0707 Holycross 2 Tipperary Helipad Private
see Knockaderry 0225

0706 Holycross 1 Tipperary Airstrip Private
Thurles 3 owner ?
operator Ormond Flying Group
Golden Valley Flying Club 0504-21508/0504-21565
Holycross
5.25k SW of Thurles Thurles
500m E of Holycross Abbey- N side of the R659 road Co Tipperary

An air display was held here on 28.09.1980 at which
DI SPLAY REPORT IAL069 Nov 1980 p.04
~~OJL~IC1S3-SO - 28 &ex)tenlber 2 TlYis- the last a i r display of tile year - was unfor tunately
mc;ssed by thc~ra sh of Cessna 152 EI-BIB during an a c roba t i c display and i n which the pilot-
Ray di ~asci.0 was injured- Aircraft taking or present. were: -
SOCATA Rallye : EI--lWJ - EI-BqI- ' I-U - EP p Cessna 150: EI-AUO
'FV- 'GA- 'G31- 'GD- 'HN- 'HI' & F-BKUN- Cessna 152: EI-BIB 3: 'GJ
Cessna 1'72: EX-BCK Robin Alpha: EI-IZIU
Rellaica Super Decathlon: EI-13IV Piper J-3 Cub: EI-~-'.GJI
Tliuder U-3 Hot hir i3alloon: EI-CAR Tilatus PL!+-TC-I IAF.: EI-121
IIN- 28 Islader : EI-DCE
Tile Islmder f CE was operated by Shannon Executive !Lviation on pleasure flights b~lGle
R:dlge EI-BRT acted as a tug for glider EI-121. Rallyes EI-BGD .$ 'H! are both based at
IIolycross. Of the above aircraft- taking part i n the display were m-3hy9 ' 'CF. 'a!-
'GD- I-VJ- IIA- '?X and EI-121.

based EI-BFV SOCATA MS880B Rallye 02.02.1979 00.00.0000 Ormond Flying Group to Birr
based? EI-BHK SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1307) 09.01.1981 00.00.0000 B.Lyones-J.Lawlor to Abbeyshrule
visitor EI-BIA Cessna 152 28.09.1980 Iona Airways the 152 crashed in an ajoining field seriously injuring the pilot- Ray Di Mascio- who survived to fly again.

0708 Holywood 1 Down Helipad Private
see Culloden Hotel 0472

0709 Holywood 2 Down Helibase British Army
see Palace Barracks 0709

0710 Holywood 3 Down Microlight Airstrip/home Address’s Private
owner/operator ?
Hollywood
Location? Co Down

based? G-MWYG Genini Flash 2A 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 MS.McCrudden to Castlewellen
based? G-MYZF Cyclone AXS 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 RLH.Alexander to Mullaghmore
based? G-MZDR Rans S6-ESD Coyote 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 P.Pyper+P.McGill to Newry

0711 Holywood 4 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ballymenagh 1740

0712 Hook Head Lighthouse Wexford Helipad? Private
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street Harbour Road- Dun Laoghaire
9.75k SW of Fethard Dublin 2
01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946

Hook Head Lighthouse
Churchtown
Fethard
Co Wexford

visitor Centre was officially opened by the President of Ireland- Mary McAleese- on 25.04.2001.

0713 Horan International Mayo Airport Civil
see Connaught 0445

0714 Hotel Cratloe Limerick Helipad Private
see Limerick Inn 0890

0715 Hotel Europe Kerry Helipad Private
Fossa owner/operator Hotel Europe (re-named Europe Hotel)
Killarney Fossa
Killarney
4.75k WNW of Killarney Co Kerry
064-31900 fax 064-32118
064-6671300


P(2) visitor G-PFML Robinson R.44 Astro 18.07.2000N Helicopter Training & Hire photo on lawn area-shortly before hard surface was added.

0716 Howth Summit Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator ? S.W. Firczak? or possibly Owen Dennis / Independent Helicopters
Pine Lodge
Carrickbrack Road
1k N of the Baily Lighthouse Howth
2k SSE of Howth Co Dublin
D13 W132

The helipad is beside a private house - as you drive
to Howth from town you first arrive at Sutton Cross
with the Sutton Marine Hotel on your right. You
take the right turn which will bring you up the hill
past Howth Golf club towards the summitt. Keep going
up the hill and near the top you will come to a public car
park on the right (the only one) and park here. The
house and helipad are across the road from the car park

Howth visitor EI-CTH Sud SA-313B Alouette II (1430) 12.08.1999 ?
based N454CC Bell 204 UH.1E Huey(155344) 23.05.2000N Owen Dennis / Independent Helicopters (reg'd to S.W. Firczak)

0717 Howth Lodge Hotel Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Howth Lodge
Howth
1.5k W of Howth town Co Dublin
2k E of Sutton 01-321010 01-322268

closed 1999 and the hotel demolished-now an apartment complex

0718 Hodson Bay Hotel Roscommon Helipad /Balloon Launch site Private
owner/operator Hodson Bay Hotel
Lough Ree [western shore]
5.75k NNW of Athlone bridge Athlone
Co Roscommon
0902-80500 fax 0902-80520


On the western shore of Lough Ree.
Launch of Phoenix Balloons in the Hodson Bay Hotel - 07.08.2003

0719 Humewood Castle Wicklow Helipad Private
Kiltegan 1 owner/operator Humewood Castle
Kiltegan
6k NW of Hacketstown Co Wicklow
0508-73215 fax 0508-73382

0720 Hunters Hotel Wicklow Helipad Private
Newrath Bridge owner/operator Hunters Hotel
Rathnew Newrath Bridge
Rathnew
1.3k N of Rathnew Co Wicklow
0404-40106 fax 0404-40338

0721 Inchigaggin Cork Landing strip Private
owner/operator ?
Inchigaggin
1.5k E of Carrigrohane Cork
4.75k W of Cork city centre Co Cork

Early in 1931 George C.Bateman who owned a garage in Bandon Co Cork
went to Heston in England in order to train for his aviators certificate and to study
aeroplane engineering. With this experience he purchased G-AAUS deHavilland
DH.60M Moth (1477) and in 07.1931 brought it back to Cork.
During the summer of 1931 and the early summer of 1932 he took people for
flights and business was very good. In May 1932 he operated from a field here
at Inchigaggin on the Carrigohane road close to where the Irish Industrial
Exhibition had opened. He then proceeded to fly passengers for reward. His
method of operation consisted of placing a notice board close to the Moth
offering 5 and 10 shilling photographs of his aeroplane. Purchasers were then
entitled to “free” flights with himself as pilot.
Unfortunately for him in 1932 two of his passengers were plain clothed Civic
Guards (policemen). He was eventually summoned to appear at the Cork
District Court on a number of charges which included acting as a pilot without
being the holder of a (Irish?) pilots licence.   See Below. and using a field for
flying that was not a licenced aerodrome while carrying passengers for hire
and reward in an aeroplane that had not been inspected or certified for such
use within the previous 24 hours. Although Mr Bateman had sold his aeroplane
before the case was heard- he was fined 40 shillings with 40 shillings costs
totalling £4.00.

George C. Bateman Hanworth Club (N.F.S.) received his flight certificate No.9824  
06.1931. FLIGHT Magazine 19.06.1931 p.552 deHavilland DH.60M (Gipsy I) Moth (1477) regd G-AAUS [CofR 3330] 07.1931 to
George C Bateman Laragh nr Bandon Co Cork- Ireland and operated by Texas
Oil Co [Texaco]- based Baldonnell Sold 07.1932 to Lt Richard Allen- Heston. George C. Bateman died 18.09.1969 in Bandon.

visitor G-AAUS deHavilland DH60 M Moth (1477) 00.05.1932 00.05.1932 George C.Bateman/Texas Oil Co (Texaco)

0722 Inchigeelagh Cork Helistop Private
Inchigellagh A owner/operator ?
Inchigeelagh
12.5k SW of Macroom Macroom
Co Cork

visitor G-BNNF Aerospatiale SA.315B Lama (2591) 12.07.1991 Dollar Air Services on a training sortie

0723 Inch Island Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Inch Island
Co Donegal

visitor EI-CHL Bell 206L-3 08.08.1997 Celtic Helicopters

0724 Inchydoney Island Hotel Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Inchydoney Island Hotel Lodge & Spa
Inchydoney
3.5k SE of Clonakilty Clonakilty
Co Cork
023-33143 fax 023-35229

0725 Inishbofin Island 1 Galway Helipad Private
see Fawnmore 2511 owner/operator ?
Inishbofin Island
9k W of Rinvyle Point Co Galway

visitors
Irish Independent 19.03.2001 p.6 Island 'copter service planned
A PROPOSAL is being put to Government to provide a twice daily helicopter
service to isolated island communities off the west coast.
The service would be from Louisburgh- Co Mayo and Clifden- Co Galway to the
existing helicopter landing pads on Inishturk (population 85)- Clare Island (139)
and Inishbofin (181). According to promoter Pat Joyce of 'HeliWest'- the plan
would eliminate the need to construct three new airstrips on the island at a
saving of almost £4m.

0726 Inishcrone Mayo Helipad Private
Ennishcrone 1 A owner/operator ?
Inishcrone
12k NNE of Ballina Ballina
Co Mayo

Inishcrone visitor G-ERIS Hughes 369D 11.08.1996 RJ.Howard
Inishcrone visitor EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 25.09.1996 Irish Helicopters Ltd
Inishcrone visitor EI-ECA Agusta A109A 16.07.1997 ?
Inishcrone visitor EI-MER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 01.05.2000 ?
Inishcrone visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 13.08.2000 ?

0727 Inishcrone Beach Mayo Beach strip Private
Innishcrone A owner/operator ?
Inishcrone Beach
1k W of Inishcrone Inishcrone
Ballina
Co Mayo

beach used by the Aero Club of Ireland during 1955
possible Visitor EI-AHA deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth 00.00.1955 Aero Club of Ireland/Leinster Aero Club

Inisheer Galway Airport Civil
Inishsheer A owner/operator contact Joe O’Nualainn
Comharchumann Inis Oir Teo
Inisheer
North eastern corner of the eastern island of the Aran group Aran Islands
in the Atlantic Co.Galway
099-75008 fax 099-75071


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 93
Level runway with tar/ chip surface.
Used by Aer Arran for regular flights from EICA Connamara.
Can be extreamly busy during the summer months.
PPR by phone please.
Arrival and departure as directed.
Nil refreshments.
No Mogas No Avgas.

daily air services by Aer Arann from Inverin/Connamara airport
It may seem odd to give this site the title “Airport”- but apart from
it’s lack of size- it does meet the criteria for an airport.
ie: regular scheduled passenger and freight operations.
No based aircraft.

visitor all Aer Arran (island) aircraft since 1977 + many others

0729 Inisheer Lighthouse Galway Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street
Dublin 2
Lighthouse and helipad is on the southern tip of the island 01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

0730 Inishmaan Galway Airport Civil
owner/operator contact: Pol O’Foighil
Comharchumann Inis Mean
Inis Meain
North eastern side of the central island of the Aran group Aran Islands
in the Atlantic Co.Galway
099-73010 fax 099-73052


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 91
Surface possibly poor at the overlap point of the two runways.
Regular passenger/freight service year round but can be extreamly
busy during the summer months.
PPR by phone please.
Arrival and departure as directed.
No Mogas No Avgas.

daily air services by Aer Arann from Inverin/Connamara airport
It may seem odd to give this site the title “Airport”- but apart from
it’s lack of size- it does meet the criteria for an airport.
ie: regular scheduled passenger and freight operations.
No based aircraft.

visitor all Aer Arran (island) aircraft since 1977 + many others

0731 Inishmore Galway Airport Civil
Kilronan owner Commonage operator Comhfhorbairt Gaillimh Teo
Killeaney manager Michael Hernon Connemara Airport
Cill Eaney home 099-61131 and
Kilronan 62 Dominick Street
1.75k SE of Kilronan at the eastern end of the most Inishmore Galway city
westerly and largest- of the Aran Island group Aran Islands Co Galway
airport
099-61109 099-61131
fax 099-61300


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 92
Possibility of SEVERE low level turbulence in strong SW winds.
Used by Aer Arran for regular flights from EICA Connamara.
Can be very busy during summer months.
PPR by phone please.
Arrival and departure as directed.
All circuits to NW of runway.
Nil refreshments at the airport.
3k to the main town Kilronan. Bus sometimes available.
No Mogas No Avgas.

daily air services by Aer Arann from Inverin/Connamara airport
It may seem odd to give this site the title “Airport”- but apart from
it’s size- it does meet the criteria for an airport. ie: Passenger and
freight operations.

1st ever Inishmore visitor EI-ABD British Klemm L25C-1A 27.03.1935 EJ.Dease Exact location?
1st ever Killeaney visitor EI-ANT Aeronca 7ECA Citabria 00.04.1970 Shannon Flying Services
1st ever service visitor EI-AUL Britain-Norman BN-2A Islander 08.08.1970 Aer Arann

1969
It was the letter to the Connacht Tribune that was to provide the catalyst for action
to provide an airstrip on Inishmore.
A group of local businessmen playing golf the next day discussed it and United
Development Galway was established. Ralph Langan was made chairman- with
Jim Coen- Jim Codd- Dermot Gray- Mick Holland- John Langan and Colie Hernon
comprising the rest of the board. Their primary aim was to construct an airstrip on
Inishmore and to promote the service. Shannon Flying Service were initially to fly
the route- but due to the death of a major shareholder- they ceased operations.
United Development decided- then- to take on this responsibility also and ordered
a nine-seat Britten-Norman Islander. Meanwhile- a site at Killeaney on Inishmore
was chosen as the site for the airstrip and a grant for it's construction was applied
for and approved by the Department of the Gaeltacht.
Work commenced on Killeaney in January 1970- the construction being carried out
by Dermot Gray of Drumshambo- Co. Leitrim. A 2000 foot grass runway was
marked with a cross runway of 1500 feet- at a total cost of £20-000. Hayden Lawford
made the first landing at the new field in April 1970 using Citabria EI-ANT.
With the decision to operate the service Aer Árann - 30 years serving the islands
 HYPERLINK "mailto:bdillon@esatclear.ie" Brian Dillon
 HYPERLINK "http://www.iol.ie/~longford/Aviation.htm" Home Page
It is a well-known fact in marine life that many fry are hatched- but few grow to become
adult salmon. The same could be said of the aviation industry- but in a sea continually
infested with sharks- Aer Árann is still prospering thirty years on.
It all began with a letter to the Connacht Tribune in late 1969 from Colie Hernon- cox
of the Inishmore lifeboat at Kilronan- of the need for an air service from the Aran Islands
to the mainland. The idea had occurred to him a few years previously- but valuable time
lost in medical emergencies hastened his resolve to establish the airlink.
Prior to this- a little background work had been carried out. A photographic charter over
the islands was carried out shortly after Christmas 1967 using Citabria EI-ANT of
Shannon Flying Services- flying from Coonagh- Co. Limerick. The following August-
Piper Tri-Pacer EI-AMS- also of Shannon Flying Services- did an aerial tour charter
flight over the islands- and on April 1st 1969- Hayden K. Lawford carried out an aerial
survey of the islands to locate potential sites for proposed airstrips. Tri-Pacer EI-AMS
was used also for this flight.
Aer Árann was born and Islander EI-AUL was delivered in June. It operated the first
service between the old military strip at Oranmore and Inishmore on the 8th of August.
The service was officially launched on the 15th by Mr. Michael Kitt TD- Minister for the
Gaeltacht. The night of the 15th- a storm blew- and the Islander- parked perilously close
to the water's edge on Inishmore- began to waver in the gales- a consequence of the
high wing structure. Nine of the heaviest men- busily downing the black stuff were
coaxed and cajoled into leaving their local hostelry to act as ballast for the Islander-
proof- if any was ever required- of the hospitality of the Galway people.
  Courtesy  HYPERLINK "http://www.aerarann.ie/" Aer Arann
The following January- operations were moved to Shannon due to a combination of
Oranmore airstrip being waterlogged and a dispute with Galway Airways. A new airstrip
was opened at Kiltullagh in June 1971- and Aer Árann availed of this for their Galway
services. The aircraft were returned to Shannon each night.

In 1973- a new Islander was ordered to replace EI-AUL- this being sold to Intra Airways
of Jersey. EI-AWM was delivered in April and immediately put into service. Islander
EI-AUF- which had been on lease whilst awaiting delivery of the Islander was returned
to Ireland West Airways. Also in April- Aer Árann were appointed Irish agents for
Britten-Norman. On the 26th of July- Whiskey Mike was demonstrated to the Air Corps
at Baldonnel in a bid to sell the Defender- the military variant of the Islander. Ultimately-
the contract went to the Beech 200 Super King Air.
Meanwhile- work was being carried out on an airstrip on Inishmaan- and this was
completed in November. Aer Árann then commenced services to here. However- due
to the state of the airstrip at Kiltullagh- operations were again transferred to Shannon.
A more permanent base was required and this was to materialise in the form of Carnmore.
Mr. Ernest Steiner- a former Luftwaffe pilot and local factory owner- decided to finance
a new airstrip and hangar. Aer Árann based themselves at the new facility and
commenced flights from Carnmore in March 1974. The following month- the fleet was
increased to two with the delivery of another Islander- EI-AYN. In July- both aircraft were
chartered by Senator Edward Kennedy to bring him and his family to the islands.
   
1975 was to prove to be a dramatic year. After losing about £11-000 in 1974- Gaeltarra
Eireann and American multi-millionaire John Mulcahy of the Mulcahy group both invested
in Aer Árann and were allocated seats on the board. A third Islander was acquired in June-
EI-BBA being immediately pressed into service. During the summer- about 5000 passengers
were carried at fare of £7.50 return or £6 for islanders. The summer was to end on a sad
note- however- when- on the 15th of October- Bravo Alpha overran the runway on Inishmore.
There were some injuries and the Islander was written off.
The fleet was brought back to three when- in April 1976- Islander EI-BBR was delivered.
There was to be controversy- however- when it was decided to curtail the service to Inishmaan
to thrice weekly- citing low loads- rising fuel prices and increase in VAT and duty as making
the service uneconomical. There was to be a new and very unique service initiated- though-
when in July- Shorts Sandringham VP-LVE landed at Foynes. Using Aer Árann's licence-
Charles Blair- former USAF pilot and husband of actress Maureen O'Hara based the 42-seater
flying-boat- the Southern Cross- at Killaloe for the summer and carried tourists to the south and
west coasts. At a fare of £15- passengers were treated to the novelty of two bars on board.
Further expansion took place in September when a fourth Islander- EI-BCE- was delivered.
Trouble brewed in October unfortunately- when an unofficial strike by two members of the
maintenance staff led to the grounding of the fleet. Following settlement of the strike- it was
time for Aer Árann to seek out expansion. The airstrip on the smallest of the Aran Islands-
Inisheer- was operational the following spring and services commenced from Galway. Plans
were also put in place to serve the new strip at Waterville- Co. Kerry but these never came to
fruition- except on an ad hoc basis. The Shorts Sandringham returned for the summer of 1977-
being based again at Killaloe. Flown again by Captain Blair- the delivery flight routed St. Croix
via Long Island and Gander. Joining Captain Blair on the flight were his wife and the famous
transatlantic aviator Captain Jack Kelly-Rogers.
A typical flight in the Southern Cross would be over Lough Derg- onto the Cliffs of Moher and
the Aran Islands before stopping for lunch at Ashford Castle and then returning to Killaloe.
Allied to all this expansion was a deal with Aer Lingus to act as their agent in the UK and Europe.
 Courtesy:  HYPERLINK "http://www.aerarann.ie/" Aer Arann
 
With the opening of the airstrip at Carrickfinn- Co. Donegal in 1978 and the near-completion of
one at Belmullet- Co. Mayo- Aer Árann were able to offer a most unique service; aircraft could
be chartered to fly to thirty-one airfields in Ireland- as well as points in the UK and on the continent.
The turn of the decade was to prove to be very traumatic. In July- Bravo Romeo was written off
when it crashed following take-off at Galway. Fortunately- all ten passengers escaped serious
injury. Economically- Aer Árann was taking a plunge. After recording healthy profits in the previous
two years- 1980 was proving to be a financial disaster. Following the rejection of a plea for
government subsidy- Aer Árann threatened to pull the service to the islands. Operations were
profitable during the summer season- but losses during the off-tourist months sapped resources.
Aer Lingus conducted a study of the operation but concluded that it would be too costly to operate.
Salvation came in the form of a Roscommon-born émigré. Tim Kilroe- owner of Manchester-based
Air Kilroe- purchased outright the shareholdings of the Mulcahy group and the Galway consortium
in December 1981. Udaras na Gaeltachta retained the one-third shareholding originally allocated to
Gaeltarra Eireann.
A new management structure was put in place. Former Aer Lingus executive- Bill Kavanagh was
appointed general manager. The new owners began to look beyond the core service and on the
02.06.1982- a new service was commenced between Carnmore and Dublin. Using Islanders- flights
were operated three days a week- with two return services on these days.
Following a down-scaling of cross-channel by Aer Lingus and some British airlines such as Air UK
and British Midland- Aer Árann saw a gap in the market for a commuter-style operation. Despite
objections from the national airline- Aer Árann were allocated licences to conduct services between
Shannon- Belfast- Dublin- Manchester and Cork and between Cork- Bristol and Cardiff. Gerry
Connolly's Avair was also granted routes to the UK. On the 24th of October 1983- a new twice daily
service between Dublin and Shannon was inaugurated; the EH201/2 departing at 08:00 and the
EH207/8 departing at 17:00. Using an eighteen-seater Embraer Bandeirante- G-BHJY- leased from
Euroair Transport- the fare was £33 single for the fifty minute flight. The aircraft remained in basic
JEA scheme- with the JEA logo on the tail- and Aer Árann titles. Aer Árann also examined re-opening
the Dublin-Galway route should the runway at Carnmore be lengthened to accommodate the
Bandeirante and introducing a Dublin-Farranfore service. These ultimately failed to materialise. Prior
to the inauguration of the Dublin service- the traditional air hostess was given a metaphorical kick in
the teeth- when an advertisement in the Tuam News sought hostesses that were under 5'2".
The Dublin-Shannon venture was to be shortlived. In February 1984- Avair went into receivership-
and by the end of March- Aer Árann pulled out of the Dublin-Shannon route and abandoned the
flights that were due to connect Shannon and Belfast four-times weekly and Shannon and
Manchester thrice weekly. Criticism was levelled at the Department of Communications from both
airlines- believing that there was a bias towards Aer Lingus.
Following the withdrawal from Shannon- Aer Árann made one more attempt at a service from Dublin;
this time to Derry-Eglinton. On the 1st. of October 1985- Piper Navajo EI-BRC operated the RE022/023
morning and RE024/025 evening service Monday to Friday. The flight took forty-five minutes. However-
on the 1st of April 1986- EI-BRC was grounded for a month due to a technical problem and the service
was operated by Islander. It returned to service on the 2nd. of May but were replaced by Shannon
Executive Aviation on the route five days later- using Ce.411A EI-BCT. The last Aer Árann service was
operated by Islander EI-AYN on the 9th of May.
Following the termination of these services- Aer Árann reverted to concentrating on the Aran Islands
services from Carnmore and on general charter work. The fleet consisted of two Islanders- EI-AYN and
EI-BCE until 1988 when Piper Aztec EI-BXP was added. A 1973 model- Xray Papa was pushed into
service primarily to cater for an Ordnance Survey contract to photograph the eastern half of the country.
Westair won the contract for the western half. The Aztec was modified to accommodate the four-foot
camera. Based in Weston for the contract- piloting was undertaken by Mr. Pat Moran. However- on
assessment of the profitability of the contract- Aer Árann realised that it was uneconomical and
requested an increase. This was refused and they conceded the contract.
1991 was another dramatic year for Aer Árann. Following wranglings with the company running Carnmore-
Aer Árann decided to move its base to a new airfield at Minna- near Inverin- ten miles west of Galway city.
£700-000 would be spent building a 2000' asphalt runway- terminal and hangar. The effect was to reduce
the flying time to the islands to seven or eight minutes. However- the ongoing recession in Britain was to
have a knock-on effect. The downturn in the UK was affecting Kilroe's hotel and aviation investments in
England and he wanted to sell his shares in Aer Árann to concentrate his resources on these. October
5th was set for the deadline for a new investor or the airline would shutdown. The Minister for Transport-
Tourism and Communications- Maire Geoghegan-Quinn met a delegation on the 23rd of September to
discuss the future of the airline- but nothing was forthcoming. Following week long negotiations between
Kilroe and Udaras na Gaeltachta- a deal was hammered out. Kilroe would maintain his investment in the
airline and Udaras would pay £350-000 towards the building of the new airfield. Fares would also be
increased.
After being pulled from the brink- normality returned to Aer Árann. All the aircraft were re-registered to
Galway Aviation Services Ltd in December 1993- but trading continued as Aer Árann. In April 1994- Kilroe
agreed the sale of his two-third share to two local men- Padraig O'Ceidigh- a solicitor from Spiddal and
Eugene O'Kelly- a consultant anaesthetist. With a new vibrancy now present in the airline- management
is continuing to seek out new opportunities. The maintenance end of the airline has been constantly
developed. Aer Árann currently hold licences JAR-145 and IRL-023 for maintaining light aircraft and were
the first airline to achieve ISO9002. They have also been granted the Cessna franchise for Ireland. On the
airline operation front- Aer Árann are looking at the possibility of serving Clare Island- Inishboffin and
possibly Inishturk from Inverin and Tory Island from Carrickfinn. This they see as a continuation of the
niche they have developed. Currently sites are being reviewed for strips at these locations and there is
also an inter-departmental report on access to the islands with Minister Donal Carey on government
funding of such ventures. Fleet replacement is another item to be tackled in the near future- with types
being preliminarily assessed at present.
Twenty-five years on and the future is looking bright for Europe's most western airline. Aer Árann has
been through both the peaks and troughs but has always emerged stronger from each experience- the
sign of a true survivor. With the west seeing a tourist boom- and interest in Irish heritage at a high- things
are certainly looking rosy for this small but very unique airline. Aer Árann has earned its place in Irish
aviation history. It continues also to provide a most important link in the economic and social fabric of the
region. I look forward to completing instalment number two on their history in the year 2020.
 
 HYPERLINK "http://www.aerarann.ie/about-f.html" see this article currently on the Aer Arann site.
 
  Aer Arran Fleet List:
 
Reg. Type (c/n) Previous Date Date To Reg. Registered Cancelled
 
EI-AMS Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 150 (22-6089) N8931D 31/08/62 16/05/79 w/o
Initially registered to Iona Engineering Ltd.- and then to Shannon Flying Services on 13/11/64. Following
a fatal crash at Dundalk on 09/03/75- was cancelled from the register on the 16/05/79.
 
EI-ANT Aeronca 7ECA Citabria Champion (38) new 13/01/65 current as EI-ANT
Initially registered to Shannon Flying services. She was re-registered to the Setanta Flying Group Weston
on the 23/11/73. Re-registered to B.A. Carpenter- Shannon on the 25/06/84 and then to W. Kennedy-
Thurles on the 03/01/85. Her next owner was P. Ryan of Carnmore on the 18/06/87 and she then went to
Sean Donahoe- Navan on the 12/04/90. On the 19/04/96 she was registered to Talbury Ltd.- her current owners.
 
EI-AUL Britten Norman BN-2A Islander (180) G-15-180 22/06/70 28/03/73 G-BAVT
EI-AUL was delivered to Ballyfree Aviation- Castlebar on the 24/07/70 but operated by Aer Arran and registered
to United Developments (Galway) Ltd.. She was cancelled from the register on the 03/04/73 having been sold to
Intra Airways of Jersey as G-BAVT. She was ferried Dublin-Manchester on the 24/03/73. In February 1976 she
was sold in Austria as VH-CPN. In October 1979 she was sold to Papua New Guinea as P2-IST where she was
subsequently written off in May 1990.
 
EI-AWM Britten Norman (IRMA) BN-2A Islander (653) G-AYXE 29/05/73 21/03/83 G-OWIN
Registered initially to Comfhorbairt (Gaillimh) Teo.- and then to Kilroe Air Ireland- Galway on the 18/03/83. Was
cancelled from the Irish register on 21/03/83 when sold in the UK. She was ferried Galway-Sibson on the 18/03/83
and re-registered G-OWIN on the 22/3/83. The aircraft is currently registered to the North London Parachute Centre
Ltd.- and based at Chatteris-Lower Mount Pleasant Farm.
 
EI-AUF Britten Norman BN-2A Islander (151) G-AXXK 28/05/70 03.12.73 G-AXXK
Initially registered to Ballyfree Aviation Ltd.- delivered 5/8/70. Operated by Ireland West Airways- sold UK Dec 1973
and restored to her original reg. Became TR-LXW and was subsequently lost.
 
EI-AYN Britten Norman (IRMA) BN-2A Islander (704) G-BBFJ 26/03/74 current as EI-AYN
Originally registered to Aer Arann Teo.- and then to Kilroe Air Ireland on the 16/11/81. Registered to her current
owner Galway Aviation Services Ltd- on the 30/12/93. This aircraft was extensively damaged at Inishmore on the
17/10/75 following a heavy landing. She was repaired and returned to service in December 1975.
 
EI-BBA Britten Norman (Fairey) BN-2A Islander (444) G-BCZV 12/06/75 21/12/6 w/o
Delivered from Bembridge on the 13/06/75. She was written off after over running the runway at Inishmore 17/10/75.
Although it came to rest on the sea wall surrounding the field it was further damaged while being moved and was
not economically repairable.
 
EI-BBR Britten Norman (Fairey) BN-2A Islander (472) G-BDJS 02/04/76 12/09/85 w/o
Originally intended for Air Languedoc as F-BVOE she was delivered to Aer Arran from Bembridge on the 2/04/76.
Was damaged at Inishmore on the 5/11/76 but was repaired and re-entered service. Subsequently crashed at
Carnmore on the 07/08/80. At around 17.00 (GMT)- the Pilot- Mr. Justus B. Eddy rejected take off and the aircraft
overran the runway and crashed through a stone wall. Three passengers were seriously injured while the pilot and
the six other passengers had only minor injuries. She was formally deleted from the register on the 12/09/95.
 
EI-BCE Britten Norman (Fairey) BN-2A Islander (519) G-BDUV 14/09/07 current as EI-BCE
Originally registered to Aer Arann Teo.- and then to Kilroe Air Ireland on the 16/11/81. Registered to her current
owner Galway Aviation Services Ltd- on the 30/12/93. She was delivered Bembridge-Cardiff-Dublin on the 14/09/76
and entered service on the 15/09/76 operating Dublin-Newcastle. She was leased to Shannon Executive Aviation
from September 1980 until January 1981. Current with Aer Arann.

Reg. Type (c/n) Previous Date Date To Reg. Registered Cancelled
 
EI-BPD Shorts SD3-60-100 (SH.3656) G-RMCT 11/05/00 current as EI-BPD
Leased from BAC Leasing Ltd.- and registered to Comfhorbairt Gaillimh Teoranta (Aer Arran) on the 11/05/00.
Ferried Exeter-Dublin on the 13/05/00 in full Aer Arran Express colours. This aircraft was previously operated as
EI-BPD by Aer Lingus being delivered on the 01/11/84. She was retired from active service during 1991 and her
registration was cancelled on the 27/11/92 when she was sold to SAAB Aircraft AB. She was stored at
Bournemouth until acquired by BAC Leasing Ltd.
 
EI-BRC Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 (31-7952247) G-WSSC 17/05/85 12/05/86 HL-??
Registered to Aer Arann Teo.- and restored to G-WSSC following her cancellation from the Irish register
having been sold in the UK. No longer current on the UK register.
 
EI-BXP Piper PA-27 Turbo Aztec 250 E (27-7305142) G-BSFL 08/05/88 05/06/96 N250MC
Originally registered to Aer Arann Teo.- and re-registered to Galway Aviation Services Ltd- on the 30/12/93.
Sold and registered to Oilsearch (US) Inc as N250MC.
 
EI-CPR Shorts SD3-60-100 (SH.3713) G-OBOH 01/02/99 current as EI-BXP
Currently registered to Aer Arran Teo. This aircraft was acquired to operate the Dublin-Carrickfinn route
and subsequently used for Dublin-Isle of Man services operated on behalf of Manx
 
G-BHJY Embraer EMB-110P2 Bandeirante (110256) PT-SAW w/o G-OEAA.
Originally delivered to JEA on the 23/03/80 and sold to Alexandra Aviation Ltd. In September 1983 and
leased by Euroair. She was leased by Aer Arran from Euroair in October 1983 to operate scheduled services.
Following her return to the UK she operated by Euroair- National Airways- Servisair and Regionair as G-BHJY.
She was re-registered G-BTAA in May 1990 and leased by BAC Charter. She was sold to Euroair on the
06/01/94 as G-OEAA and operated by Knight Air. She was written off on the 24/05/95 at Dunkeswick following
take off from Leeds Bradford.
 
G-BLCP Shorts SD3-60-100 (SH.3632) OY-MMA 01/02/99 current as G-BLCP
Aircraft acquired on lease from BAC Leasing Ltd.- in June 1999 due to expansion in the night freight business.
She was also used as a back up to EI-CPR. She was returned to BAC in May 2000 and was ferried Dublin-Exeter
on the 18/05/00.
 
SE-KGV Shorts SD3-60-100 (SH.3670) current as SE-KGV
This aircraft was operated by Swedeways Air Lines on lease from Leasinair AB. She was acquired by Aer Arran
to replace G-BLCP.
 
VP-LVE Shorts GR Mk.3 Sandringham 4 (SB2018/SH.32C) VH-BRC 1974 1978 N158C
Aircraft owned by Antilles Air Boats operated from Killaloe for Summer of 1976 and 1977 using Aer Arran's licence.
Re-registered as N158C. Acquired by the Science Museum- London in 1982 and loaned to the Southampton Hall of
Aviation. Currently displayed as VH-BRC.
 
Updated July 2000. Credit: 70 Years of the Irish Civil Aircraft Register (Peter J. Hornfeck).

0732 Inishteraght Lighthouse Kerry Helipad Irish Lights
Tearaght Island owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights Inishteraght Lighthouse
16 Lower Pembroke Street Tearaght Island
5.5k W of the southern tip of the Great Blasket Island Dublin 2 Co Kerry
01-6321900 fax 01-6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.
Height of Tower:
17 metres.
Height of light above mean high water springs:
84 metres.

0733 Inishtrahull Lighthouse Donegal Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights Inishtrahull Lighthouse
16 Lower Pembroke Street Inishtrahull Island
8k NE of Malin Head Dublin 2 Inishowen
01-6321900 fax 01-6321946 Co Donegal


All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

Height of Tower:
23 metres.
Height of light above mean high water springs:
59 metres.

0734 Inishturk Island Mayo Helistop Private
owner ?
operator Irish Air Corps
8k NE of Inishbofin Island Inishturk Island
24k NNW of Clifden Co Mayo

visitor IAC248 Aerospatiale AS355 Dauphin 04.07.1987 Irish Air Corps

Mon 01.10.2007 12:37 pm   14 heli's on inishturk island last friday????
any pilots here involved in the flyout??? last friday 14 helis landed on inishturk isl of the mayo coast!! anyone know anything about this?????

Shannon were talking to a few heli's on the way to some sort of a 'fly in' in clifden on Saturday- I wonder was that related?

Robinson Helicopter Club of Ireland- annual weekend away...........

Irish Independent 19.03.2001 p.6 Island 'copter service planned
A PROPOSAL is being put to Government to provide a twice daily helicopter
service to isolated island communities off the west coast.
The service would be from Louisburgh- Co Mayo and Clifden- Co Galway to the
existing helicopter landing pads on Inishturk (population 85)- Clare Island (139)
and Inishbofin (181). According to promoter Pat Joyce of 'HeliWest'- the plan
would eliminate the need to construct three new airstrips on the island at a
saving of almost £4m.


0735 Kilbrook Meath Airstrip Private
Enfield A owner/operator Greg Weir
Innfield Kilbrook
Kilcock 3 Innfield
Co Meath
3.75k E of Innfield railway station
opened 2011

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Innfield (different location)
visitor EI-BFM MS893E Rallye 10.06.1989

0736 Innfield Meath Helistop Private
Enfield A owner/operator ?
?
Location? Innfield
Co Meath

visitor EI-LIT Bolkow 105S 10.05.1998.

0737 Innishannon House Hotel Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Innishannon House Hotel
Innishannon
2k SE of Innishannon Co Cork
021-4775121 fax 021-4775609

0738 Innishmurray Island Sligo Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Innishmurray Island
Donegal Bay
9k NW of Grange Co Sligo

visitor IAC247 Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin 23.09.1995 Irish Air Corps

0739 Inver Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Inver
Co Donegal

visitor G-PLMC Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil (1731) 09.04.1997 PLM Doller
visitor to Inver Bay EI-BKT Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8562) 15.11.2000 Irish Helicopters Ltd

0740 Inverin Galway Airport Civil
see Connemara 0446

0741 Jamestown Canal Roscommon Marine Private
see Albert Lock 0021

0742 Jerpointhill Kilkenny Field strip Private
Thomastown owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
4k SW of Thomastown Jerpointhill
Thomastown
Co Kilkenny

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on 05.07.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Jerpointhill on that day.

visitor ? Avro 504 05.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 05.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 05.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor EI-AAU deHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 05.07.1937 Irish Aero Club

0743 John F.Kennedy(JFK)Park Wexford Helistop Private
Contact Christopher Kelly
John F.Kennedy Arboretum
8.5k S of New Ross Ballysop
New Ross
Co Wexford
051-388171 fax 051-388172

visitor EI-CHV Agusta A.109A (7149) 31.05.2000 Celtic Helicopters

0744 Johnstown Castle Wexford Airship mooring out station RNAS
Wexford 10 owner/operator Royal Naval Air Service
Johnstown Castle
6.5k SW of Wexford town Wexford
Co Wexford

below is a list of airships known to have called at Johnstown
Castle between 00.01.1916 and 00.07.1920. Most of the
airships would have made many visits to the castle during
the above dates.

visitor SS type No.14 BE cab 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SS type No.15 BE cab 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SS type no.37 MF cab 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SS type No.42 AW cab 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SSZ type No.16 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SSZ type No.37 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SSZ type No.52 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SSZ type No.53 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SSZ type No.56 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor SSZ type No.67 00.00.0000 Royal Naval Air Service

The Airship Mooring Out Stations at Johnstown Castle Co.Wexford
and Malahide Castle Co. Dublin did not posess hangars and were
used by airships on patrol out of Pembroke and Anglesey respectively.
The castles and outbuildings were taken over- and troops garrisoned
in tents in the grounds. Clearings were made in the trees surrounding
the castles and mooring rings laid down so that airships could be
moored over-night in natural windbreaks formed by the surrounding
trees.
An airship from the main station would operate a patrol over the Irish
Sea- coming down at Johnstown or Malahide for the night. There it
would be serviced and provisioned from stores kept at the castles and
would operate further patrols from the Irish bases before returning to
its main base.
Between the two bases- the Irish Sea area was patrolled- airships
from Wexford also patrolling the seas to the south of the country.
Had the station at Ballyquirke been completed it would have dealt with
the south-western approaches. Larne dealt with the North Channel and
seas to the North of Ireland whilst airships from Ballyliffin patrolled the
north-western approaches

0745 Jurys Waterford Hotel Waterford Helipad Private
Waterford owner/operator Jurys Waterford Hotel
Ard Ri Hotel Ferrybank
Waterford city
400m NE of Reginalds Tower Co Waterford
on the N bank of the River Suir 051-832111 fax 051-832863
renamed the Ard Ri hotel before closing.
hotel to be redeveloped. Meantime the site
is still (07.12.2006) used by helicopters

Ard Ri to close on 23.12 2005 for ¬ 20m upgrade
Work is to start soon on a ¬ 20m project to upgrade and extend the landmark
Ard Ri Hotel in Waterford- the McEniff group has confirmed.
The hotel is to be completely refurbished to four-star standard- an extra 60
bedrooms added and the function room doubled in size so that it can cater
for national conferences. Hotel director- Fergal McEniff- said the scale
of the project was a major vote of confidence in Waterford and in the future
of the landmark hotel. The Ard Ri is to close during construction work-
which is expected to run until late next year.
Negotiations are expected to begin in the next few days on a severance package
for 40 full-time and 60 part-time staff. Workers were told about the plans
for the hotel at a meeting in the hotel on Monday afternoon.
Mr. McEniff said the company considered that redundancy was the only
realistic option given the length of the temporary closure.
“We regret that we’re losing the existing staff but we don’t expect our best
people to wait around for a year or more for the new hotel to open. We’ve
agreed that we’ll pay more than statutory redundancy and we hope that
negotiations will lead to a satisfactory agreement on both sides.”He added
that the new Ard Ri would employ more than the present number of staff.
More than 100 jobs would also be created during construction.“We want
to create a large quality hotel in Waterford which can attract major events
and will bring new business and visitors to the city- as well as provide an
outstanding facility for the local community”- he said.The project will
transform the appearance of the Ard Ri- which is one of Waterford’s most
prominent buildings. The new façade alone is expected to cost in the region
of ¬ 4m.The extended conference room will be able to cater for up to 800 for
a sit-down meal and up to 2-000 delegates at conferences. There will also be
breakout rooms- an extended modern lobby and many new facilities- on top
of the work on the 160 bedrooms. Mr McEniff said there was no doubt that
Waterford was losing out because it lacked a hotel of four star standard
which was able to cater for large-scale events. “We want the new Ard Ri to
be a flagship project for Waterford and we believe it will be a major success
in coming years. This is a go-ahead city with a lot of exciting things happening-
and we want to be part of its growth and development. “We feel this project
will give another boost to business here. For instance- we’ve every confidence
that we’ll be able to bring many more national events to Waterford and the new
Ard Ri hotel. “It’s fair to say that this investment package for the hotel is overdue.
We spent ¬ 2m on the hotel around two years ago but we knew that much more
was needed. To be successful in the hotel sector in Ireland now you have to really
deliver first-class facilities as well as excellent service- and that s what this is about.
“It’s been made possible because there’s a package of development at the site-
with a nursing home and four apartment blocks to come at a later stage. We’re
delighted that planning permission has now come through to allow it to go ahead.
”The announcement follows the decision byAn Bord Pleanala last month to give
planning permission for major development at the hotel grounds in Ferrybank.
The temporary closure is expected to begin on 23rd December. A meeting between
the company and staff representatives is expected in the next few days. Hotel
manager Sheila Baird said the Christmas party season would go ahead as planned-
but the New Year’s Ball would have to be cancelled. Anyone with bookings in the
hotel in 2006 would be contacted as soon as possible to discuss alternative
arrangements. She added that the hotel’s sales department could be contacted at
the main hotel number during the closure. The McEniff group bought the Ard Ri
from Jurys in 2002 in a ¬ 14m deal which included the Skylon hotel in Dublin.

visitor G-BVRO Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil 06.09.1996 Malcolm Wilson
visitor EI-CHV Agusta A.109 29.04.1997 Celtic Helicopters
visitor EI-BXX Bell 206B Jet Ranger 01.07.1999 Westair
visitor EI-JFD Robinson R.44 11.05.2002 ?
visitor EI-CHV Agusta A.109 31.05.2002 Celtic Helicopters
change of ownership and renamed the Ard Ri hotel 2002
visitor EI-NDB Robinson R.44 23.06.2006 NB Property Dev Ltd

0746 K.club Kildare Helipad Private
Kildare Club owner/operator Kildare Hotel & Country Club
Kildare Hotel & Country Club Straffan House
Straffan House Straffan
Co Kildare
01-6017200 fax 01-6017299
4.35k ENE of Clane

First recorded use 12.01.1992 [probably not the first use] – multiple helicopter activity since.

arrivals by Helicopter
some of the golf tournament’s busier and or wealthier spectators will travel to the event by helicopter.
The K Club has space for 300 helicopters on the ground at any one time and organisers have said that
they are expecting 600 movements a day during the event. Helicopter operators have already been
asked by organisers to ensure that their passengers arriving at a Ryder Cup feeder site or at the main
event are in possession of a valid ticket and photographic identification.
The flights will be run from feeder sites at Weston Aerodrome- Elm Green (Golf course?) at Blanchardstown-
Co Dublin- Leopardstown racecourse in South Dublin and Knocksedan- North Dublin. Many operators will
run commercial shuttle services from the feeder sites. Privately hired helicopters will cost around ¬ 900 from
Dublin. There are a number of operators including Celtic Helicopters- Gaelic Helicopters- Premier
Helicopters- Irish Helicopters and Star Air.

K.club Kildare Helipad Private
Kildare Club owner/operator K.club
Straffan House Straffan House
Straffan Demesne
4.35k ENE of Clane Clane
Co Kildare


0747 Kanturk Cork Airstrip Private
see Ballyheen 0113

0748 Kart City Dublin Helipad Private
Santry owner/operator Kart City Ltd
Santry Go-Cart Track
Santry
7.4k N of O’Connels Street Bridge just N of the M50 Co Dublin
500m W of the R132 old airport road Swords Road 01-8426322
Go Cart Track

visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B 30.09.2000 Westair

0749 Keady 1 Armagh Helibase PSNI/British Army
see Crossdened 2521

0750 Keady 2 Armagh Home Address/Airtrip? Private
see Darkley 2520

0751 Kells 1 Meath Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Kells
Co Meath

visitor G-GRID Aerospatiale AS355F1 Squirrel 21.02.1996 National Grid Co

0752 Kells 2 Meath Airstrip Private
see Headfort 0700

0753 Kells 3 Meath Microlight Airstrip Private
see Rockfield 1182

0754 Kells 4 Meath Microlight Airstrip Private
see Boynagh 2522

0755 Kellys Car Showrooms Donegal Helipad Private
Derry Road owner/operator Joseph Kelly
Letterkenny 3 Kellys Toyota Car Showrooms
Derry Road Port Road Drumnahoagh
Letterkenny
Co Donegal
074-9121385

Part time Based EI-BJV Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 17.10.1980 02.04.1985 Joseph Kelly based Mountcharles The 206 was presented to Joseph Kelly by
Toyota as a gift because he had sold the largest volume of their
vechicles in Ireland during 1979.
N17.04.1984 parked on flat roof of car showroom
EI-BOT Aerospatiale AS350B 09.04.1984 15.04.1991 Joseph Kelly based Mountcharles & Knocksedan
new car showroom and service area constructed during 2004 included a purpose built helipad on the roof. Not available for use-banned by the IAA
part time based G-KELI Robinson R.44
G-KELY Eurocopter AS350B2 Ecureuil (2668 21.02.2007 15.08.2011

0756 Kenmare 1 Kerry Helipad Private
see Park Hotel 0290

0757 Kenmare 2 Kerry Helipad Private
see Sheens Falls Lodge 1238

0758 Kenmare 3 Kerry Airstrip Private
owner/operater ?
?
Location? Kenmare
Co Kerry

visitor G-KIRK PiperJ/3c-65 Cub 27.08.1999 MJ.Kirk

0759 Kennel Club Kildare? Helistop/Helipad? Private
owner/operator ? possibly ment for the Kildare Club

visitor EI-BXX Agusta-bell 206B Jet Ranger 26.02.2000 ?

0760 Kerry Kerry Airstrip/Airfield/Airport Private/Civil
see Farrenfore 0607

0761 Kesh Fermanagh Marine Private
owner/operator ?
?
1.5k W of Kesh Kesh
Co Fermanagh

visitor G-BOLL Lake LA-4-200 10.09.1997 N.Armstrong

0762 Kilallen A Dublin Helistop Private
see Killalane 0778

0763 Kilbeggan Racecourse Westmeath Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Kilbeggan Racecourse
Location? Kilbeggan
Co Westmeath

visitor IAC246 Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin 17.07.1998 Irish Air Corps
visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206 12.03.1999 ?
visitor ? Robinson R.44 16.07.2005 ?

0764 Kilbride Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Glen Heste 0665

0765 Kilbrittain Cork Airstrip Private
owner/operator Russell Winn
Winn Technology Ltd
300m E of Kilbrittain Kilbrittain
closed 31.12.1982 Co Cork
023-49601

For many years a varied collection of Miles Geminis: G-ALZG- G-ALCS-
G-AKGE- G-AKEL-& Aires G-AOGA was stored here- along with F-BGJX-
a dismantled Morane MS.230.
High winds caused the hangar to collapse during the night of 11.12.1974
and damaged G-AKEL- G-ALCS- G-ALZG and G-AOGA.
Russell Winn- the owner was killed in the crash of EI-BHJ on 31.12.1982.
The airstrip is no longer in use- but the grass runway had lighting- VASIS and
an NDB. Extreamly unusual for such a small private strip.
Details listed in Fly in Ireland 1977.
Details not listed in Fly in Ireland 1982/3

And a little on Kilbrittain and the Winn company (1980) From Kilbrittain in County Cork has come some very intriguing aviation equipment. Winn Technology has made its reputation with an underwater RPV that scours barnacles from the hulls of tankers without requiring drydocking. But alongside this- Winn has restored and operates four Miles Geminis from a 1-000ft strip in a deep valley. The new equipment is part of Winn's own ground aids. There is the battery-powered Towac ground handling trolley (price £550)- the NG-86 ten-mile-range NDB transmitter (price £900) mounted in a 30in-high metal pedestal. and the VS-29 visual approach-slope indicator. The last named uses a high-intensity 500W strip light source- without reflector and with automatic bulb change- observed through a three-segment coloured-glass filter. The unit costs only £145 and is "hard-mounted" in a compact metal box. It can be plugged into runway-lighting circuits.

P Hangar 25.08.1997 dismantled 2002-now carpark
based EI-BHJ Miles M.65 Gemini 3C 20.08.1979 cr 31.12.1982 Russell Winn
from Cork EI-AWR Malmo MFI-9 Trainer 14.11.1974 03.10.1975 Maurice & Jean Cronin to Weston
stored G-AKEL Miles M.65 Gemini 00.00.0000 00.00.1985
stored G-AKGE Miles M.65 Gemini 00.00.0000 00.00.1985
stored G-ALCS Miles M.65 Gemini 00.00.0000 00.00.1985
stored G-ALZG Miles M.65 Gemini 00.00.0000 00.00.1985
stored G-AOGA Miles M.75 Aires 00.00.0000 00.00.1985 to Waterford Airport
stored F-BGJX Morane MS.230 00.00.0000 00.00.1985 dismantled
stored EC- ATR fuselage 00.00.2016 ICP New Tech in yard 70m N of the old airfield used for ROV operator training and
ROV testing

0766 Kilcash Tipperary Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
Kilcash
5.5k NE of Kilsheelan Location? Kilsheelan
Co Tipperary

site of Kilcash sports on 01.09.1912 was used by Corbett Wilson to give
a flying display (and pleasure flights ?).

visitor ? ? 01.09.1912 Denys Corbert Wilson

0767 Kilcock Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Kilcock
Co Kildare

based EI-BUX Agusta A.109 A 10.06.1988 Orring Ltd
visitor to Kilcock EI-IRV Aerospatial AS350B 01.08.1998 ?
visitor to Kilcock EI-WSN Agusta-Bell 206L2 Long Ranger 30.03.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-WSN Agusta-Bell 206L2 Long Ranger 06.04.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 16.05.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.05.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 28.05.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 10.06.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-BOR Bell 222 13.06.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 28.07.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-WSN Agusta-Bell 206L2 Long Ranger 24.08.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-WSN Agusta-Bell 206L2 Long Ranger 28.08.2000 Westair
visitor to Kilcock EI-WSN Agusta-Bell 206L2 Long Ranger 04.09.2000 Westair

0768 Kilcohan Park Racecourse Waterford Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
Kilcohan Park Racecourse
3k S of Waterford city Kilcohan
Waterford
Co Waterford

Assumed to be the same site first used by the
RAF during 04.1921 then by the
IAAC from 05.1922 Possibly the same site used by
Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on 03.07.1933 and again on 16.05.1935. And maybe the same site was used by
Scott's flying circus on 28.05.1936. Also the
Irish Aero Club during 1933 used Kilcohan Park as a base.

0769 Kilcolman Park Farm Cork Airstrip Private
Enniskean owner/operator David Lamb
Bandon 1 Enniskean
Bandon
9k W of Bandon Co Cork
5k E of Ennishkean

Enniskean N 51:44.234 W 008:52.080 0 0 Neily Burke ?? 086-8241649 Took Pic of Strip - Just get details
info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 76
Open ditch on threshold of 29 Soft in wet weather.
Adjacent to and S of the River Bandon.
PPR Essential May be unusable.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 5k Enniskean

from Malcolm Fillmore via AB-IX 25.05.2008
G-ACMA was based at Kilcolman Farm- Enniskean- Co Cork. CofA lapsed 10.07.1985;
stored Kilcolman Farm; CofA renewed 13.01.1992 at Booker. CofA permit to fly lapsed
03.02.1994; but remains airworthy [2005] at Enniskean.

based EI-BVZ SF28B Falke 08.07.1988 03.03.1994 David Lamb
G-AYBR Jodel D.112 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 David Lamb N11.09.1994 & 03.10.1998
G-BHFR EIRI PIK 20E ??.??.???? ??.??.???? ?
G-ACMA de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth 00.00.1985 Current? Stuart J Filhol G-ACMA was re-registered to Stuart Julian Filhol of Glen Teige-
Skibbereen- Co Cork- on 11.06.1975- but it seems to have split its
residency between an airstrip at Kilcolman- Co Cork and Coventry.
It paid the occasional visit to Dublin- where it was N17.09.1976.via
IAL 505 01-2017 p35

0770 Kilcommon Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Parade Field 0289

0771 Kilcullen Kildare Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Kilcullen
Co Kildare

visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 19.08.2000 HRH Khrim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 21.08.2000 HRH Khrim Aga Khan
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 20.07.2001 HRH Khrim Aga Khan

0772 Kildangan Castle Stud Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator Kildangan Castle Stud
Kildangan
6k SE of Monasteravin Monasteravin
8k SW of Kildare town Co Kildare

visitor DU-111 Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin 27.06.1999 Government of Dubai Air wing
visitor DU-111 Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin 28.06.1999 Government of Dubai Air wing
visitor G-OPUS Sikorski S-76A 25.07.2000 Air Hanson
visitor DU-111 Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin 27.07.2000 Government of Dubai Air wing
visitor G-OPUS Sikorski S-76A 27.07.2000 Air Hanson
visitor DU-155 Eurocopter EC-155 13.09.2000 Government of Dubai
visitor G-OPUS Sikorski S-76A 14.09.2000 Air Hanson
visitor G-MLTY Aerospatiale AS365N2 07.08.2001 Multiflight
visitor G-MLTY Aerospatiale AS365N2 08.08.2001 Multiflight
visitor DU-111 Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin 07.09.2001 Government of Dubai Air wing
visitor DU-111 Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin 08.09.2001 Government of Dubai Air wing

0773 Kildare 1 Kildare Airstrip Private
see Whitesland House 1854

0774 Kildare 2 Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Kildare town
Location/s? Co Kildare

visitor to Kildare town G-PEAK Agusta-Bell 206B 06.06.1994 Peak Air Charters
G-BOYF Sikorsky S76B 01.07.2000 Air Hanson

0775 Kildare 3 Kildare Airstrip Private
see Kilrush 0826

0776 Kildare Club Kildare Helipad Private
see K Club 0746

0777 Kildare House Hotel Kildare Helipad Private
see K Club 0746

0778 Killalane Dublin Helistop Private
Kilallen A owner/operator ?
Killalane
Skerries
4k WSW of Skerries and 5k N of Lusk Co Dublin

visitor EI-CIO Bell 206L Long Ranger 11.07.1999 ?

0779 Kildonan Dublin Aerodrome Private/Civil
Dublin 2 owner/operator
Finglas
A DH Chipmunk T.10 was re-assembled here and flown out 09.1956?. Which probably makes it the
last aircraft to fly from KILDONAN.

Kildonan Aerodrome Reproduced by permission of the author- John Haughton- and Aidan Kelly- Editor of "Finglas - A Celebration".
First issued in 1999 by Finglas Environmental Heritage Project it will be re-published shortly with additional material. Queries to
a.kelly at Dublin people.com (re-write as mail address)

What does the name ‘Kildonan’ mean to you? In the context of the marvel of the infancy of commercial flying in this country- the name
should be on the lips of every school child. Kildonan Aerodrome was located in the townland of Kildonan- in the parish of Finglas- in the
barony of Nethercross- from which the ancient celtic cross in the village gets its name- namely- the Cross of Nethercross.
Kildonan Aerodrome was located a little over a mile north/west of the village of Finglas- off what we now call the Derry Road- a national
primary route connecting Dublin with Derry City.
The name Kildonan “Cill Odin” means Church or wood of Odin. Odin was the chief god of the Norse’s Valhallah; an equivalent to heaven.
Another meaning given to the name is “Choill Dunan”- meaning: “Doonan’s Wood”.
The old coach road to Slane ran through Finglas- Dubber and St. Margaret’s village- all in those days part of the parish of Finglas.
Kildonan House which was located on the Kildonan lands where the aerodrome existed- is still there- and at the time of writing in good repair.
Kildonan House is located more than one quarter of a mile directly west of the Derry Road. The aerodrome was located between the above
road and Kildonan House.
Both the aerodrome and the house were served by the same laneway. Today- the entrance gates to the laneway leading to Kildonan House-
which is not visible from the main road- can be easily located- because they are situated immediately south of a large ESB electrical power
station. A large quarry- Huntstown Quarry operated by the company- Roadstone- has its entrance just north of the ESB station.
Kildonan had a fine big purpose built hangar- which could accommodate 20 aircraft- with a large storage area for parts at first floor
level. Attached to the hangar was a very comfortable and spacious club house for staff and visitors. The airfield itself could accommodate
the largest aircraft of the day - it was able to accomodate the largest aircraft of Sir Alan Cobham’s Air Circus.
Until Kildonan Aerodrome was approved for use by civil aircraft and customs facilities in June 1932- all aircraft coming from abroad to the
Irish Free State had to land at Baldonnell- a military aerodrome- in order to clear customs.
Three different companies operated consecutively at Kildonan between 1931 and 1938. The first was Iona National Airways Ltd.- founded
by Hugh Cahill- which operated there from 1931 to 1933. This company had been set up a year earlier by Hugh at Baldonnell Military
Aerodrome. Everson Flying Services followed- 1933-1935. The name was derived from the two people who operated the company-
namely- Lady C. Nelson and Mr. George Everett. The name Iona on the other hand originated from the name of Hugh Cahill’s automobile
garage which was located at Cross Guns Bridge- Glasnevin- Dublin. The third and last company was Dublin Air Ferries- 1935-1938- with
Lady Heath and Jack Williams at the helm. The association of Lady Heath with Kildonan- going back several years before the setting up of
Dublin Air Ferries- is one that gives a special stamp of achievement to the Kildonan operations. Her achievements in pioneering aviation
were unrivalled.
Kildonan provided a comprehensive range of flying services- varying from time to time in emphasis and intensity. It carried out a multitude
of air charter flights- pilot training- emergency ambulance flights- pioneering mail flights- photographic assignments- air displays- novelty
flying and joy-riding flights- usually associated with air pageants and displays. One of Hugh Cahill’s most ambitious undertakings was a
demonstration air mail and passenger flight from Baldonnell to Berlin- via London and Amsterdam- having linked up with a first leg which
was flown from Oranmore in Galway- by Captain O. E. Armstrong- chief pilot with Iona National Airways Ltd. Col. Charles Russell- the
main proponent of the concept of a national airline in the Irish Free State- was part of the crew of the giant Fokker aircraft which flew the
main part of the flight from Baldonnell to Berlin. Through the operations of Kildonan- newspapers could have important photographs of big
events in time to meet earlier editions of their papers. Mercy and ambulance flights were now possible and when a massive snow-fall cut
off all services and isolated Meath from the rest of the country- Hugh Cahill and Iona National Airways were at hand to bring food and
medicine to the affected areas. The food was supplied by the Dublin firm- Findlaters.
In its seven years of business- Kildonan Aerodrome had no fatalities. This was an outstanding record by any standards. It is difficult to
assess whether it was due to the very high levels of maintenance of the Kildonan fleet of aircraft or the supervision of flying operations.
In any case- safety first was the motto which was strictly adhered to. In contrast- there were fatalities unfortunately associated with flying
operations at Baldonnell Aerodrome- involving both the aircraft and personnel of the Irish Aero Club and the Irish Army Air Corps.
During the year 1933- which also marked the high point in flying activities in the Irish Free State- there were seven fatalities. On May 24th-
Major S.W. Dunckley and Mr. Christopher Clayton perished in the sea at Dalkey. Captain W.R. Elliott- chief instructor of the Irish Aero Club
and his passenger- Mr. William Ower- crashed and died in Limerick- on July 7th- at Sir Alan Cobham’s Air Circus. On August 3rd-
Lieut. J. F. Twohig- of the Irish Army Air Corps was killed at Clondalkin. Captain Oscar Heron and Private R. Tobin crashed and died at
an air display in the Phoenix Park- on August 5th.
Oliver St. John Gogarty- himself a pilot and friend of Lady Heath- wrote several poems following the deaths of members of the Irish Aero
Club which operated at Baldonnell Aerodrome. These deaths were mourned by all those associated with flying in the country. Kildonan
had a unique record of no fatalities associated with the aerodrome but for the pilots who flew there it was always a possibility. In the
following lines Gogarty succeeds in capturing the sadness felt by all and the spirit of flying as represented by the character of Lt. Arthur
Russell who crashed and was killed close to his own house.
Hugh Cahill was the first real entrepreneur in civil aviation in Ireland- the father of civil aviation. He broke the mould of convention when
he set up the first flying business enterprise. For this reason he has a unique place in aviation history.
Kildonan Aerodrome did not exist in some vacuum- as it were. It was firmly anchored in what was then one of the most beautiful parts of
Dublin. It was Finglas which was associated with the historic occasion of the founding of Ireland’s first commercial aerodrome. The people
of the area readily accepted the aerodrome. The first to welcome it were the Fitzpatrick family- on whose land it operated. They were the
most tolerant- never to complain about any aspect of the operation. They never felt that their privacy was being interferred with.
Then there was the local curate in Finglas village- Fr. Furlong. He was fully dedicated to flying- and even bought his own aircraft- an
Aeronca. He was the first flying priest in Ireland. He was always accompanied by his red setter dog Bruno- who qualifies as Ireland’s first
flying dog. Bruno- the red setter- flew whenever Fr. Furlong flew- although it may not have been in accordance with the regulations.
Fr. Furlong in his own quiet way did a lot to promote aviation- and flew his aircraft all over the country. He was an active member at
Kildonan- very supportive of all aspects of this exciting venture. When Lady Heath set up the Tramways Club- Fr. Furlong became its
president and made his little craft- the Aeronca- available to the club. This was a very generous gesture. Fr. Furlong had a most
understanding and virtuous parish priest in Rev. Fr. Russell. He was head and shoulders above everyone- not only in stature- but in the
quality of his lifestyle. He made it his business to knit the two communities of Catholic and Protestant together- so that there was
maximum understanding and co-operation. Fr. Russell and the people of Finglas found it easy and natural to be tolerant- and accept
individuality of their fellow men. They could cross the great divide with ease and style.
The local sergeant in the police station- Mr. O’Riordan- according to Pearse Cahill- was an ardent fan of Kildonan- and participated in the
activities there on special occasions. Pearse remembers Sergeant O’Riordan particularly- on the opening day- when he took a most
active part in the celebrations.
One of the most liked persons at Kildonan Aerodrome was Mr. George Morris- a local Finglas man. George was both caretaker and cook.
All the ex-members of Kildonan remember George with affection. It was not just his excellent cooking; it was also his kind manner which
endeared him to all. He did more than anyone to make people feel at home. When Kildonan closed down- George became a porter with
Aer Lingus.
Kildonan pilots remember Cappagh Hospital which opened in 1907. What therapy it was for the patients of the hospital- who had been
wheeled out into the Finglas fresh air- to get a wave from every pilot as he or she dipped a wing and returned the wave. Every flight gave
a lift to the patients- as the whine of the aircraft was wafted on the wings of the summer breezes. This relationship which Kildonan had
with the patients showed the sensitivity of the people- their willingness to relate to the community.
In June 1931 the Eucharistic Congress took place in the Phoenix Park and Kildonan was used as a base for visiting air craft. A giant
Fokker aircraft was one of many which visited Kildonan. Citizens and visitors were given joy rides to witness this historic occasion from
the air.
The altar which was used for Benediction at O’Connell’s Bridge is now located in the grounds of Cappagh Hospital.
Robert Craigie- manager of Merville ice cream factory remembers bringing the ice cream to the aerodrome. Then there was the Luby
family- who ran a shop and post office. They were important to the aerodrome and remember it well. Ms. May Luby- sister of Ann Luby
the post mistress- remembers Kildonan. She remembers Jack Williams very well- who made it his business to socialise. There was no
prejudice of colour or creed in Finglas. And the local telegram boy appreciated his visits to the aerodrome most of all. Having quickly
delivered his telegram- he stood in awe at the machines that flew. Every one that rose into the air was a miracle to him. It mattered little
to him that the people of Finglas could now boast of a unique event in the history of aviation. He had eyes only for the lift of the wings-
ears for the whine of the engine- and a peep into the hangar- where the engineers J.R. Currie and Mick Brady worked incessantly. A
deep gulp of the potent smells that pervaded the whole place followed. The whole thing was such an experience- but he must get back
for his next telegram. And nobody gave tips like the Kildonan people.
There was something special about Finglas- although for many of the participants- theirs was just a quick journey through. Time was
precious. But oftentimes there was time for celebration like when one of the trainee pilots went solo. Then the Upper Floods was the
place to be- and it was fun to talk with the people of Finglas.
Kildonan is about the people associated with the aerodrome- famous people like Hugh Cahill- founder of Kildonan; Lady Heath- Ireland’s
greatest pioneering aviator; J. R. Currie- joint inventor of the ‘Currie-Wot’ aircraft; Sir Alan Cobham- the greatest proponent of air displays
in the 1930s; or the Mayor of Sempill- who played a major role in the development of world-wide civil aviation- and paid a special visit to
Kildonan. It is also about the multitude of other ‘Kildonan People’- from the ‘First Flying Priest’- Fr. Furlong- and his flying dog Bruno; and
Sr. Catherine- who left Kildonan to pursue a life in religion and makes the comparison in a unique way between the two lives- religious and
aviation. It is about Mick Brady- who serviced the aircraft; Chris Bruton- prominent member of the National Irish Junior Aviation Club- who
for so many years played such an important role in the development of aviation clubs and councils. Kildonan is about Captain J. N. Duggan
and his extraordinary memory for detail of events at Kildonan and aviation in the 1930s. George Weston- photographer- has left a unique
set of photographs taken at the aerodrome. Oonagh Hammond and her late husband Ivan both learned to fly at Kildonan. Oonagh talks
about the Aer Lingus connection- and remembers her husband Ivan who later became Chief Pilot with Aer Lingus.
Kildonan is about O. E. Armstrong- chief pilot at Kildonan for several years- who pioneered many demonstration flights in the promotion of
civil aviation in this country- and who became the first chief pilot of Aer Lingus- the National Airline. Not least of all was George Morris-
caretaker and cook at Kildonan- who was a Finglasman- and later joined Aer Lingus as a porter.
Kildonan also boasts of a flying nun- Sr. Catherine (Bailey Butler). Although she did not fly as a nun at Kildonan- Sr. Catherine trained and
took out a pilot’s licence at the aerodrome and entered a convent only days after getting her wings.
One of the most extraordinary facts is that although Iona National Airways Ltd. ceased its operations in 1933- and Kildonan Aerodrome
closed down in 1938- Pearse Cahill- who as a teenager learned to fly at Kildonan- fulfilled the aspirations which his father Hugh had
when he set up the aerodrome at Kildonan. Pearse re-started Iona National Airways at Cloghran- right beside Dublin Airport- in the late
1950s. The second most notable thing which Pearse did was to resurrect the Irish Aero Club which he did when he named the new club
associated with the new Iona after the Irish Aero Club of the 1930s which had operated at Baldonnell.
Lady Heath- born Mary Pierce Evans in Newcastle West- Limerick- Ireland in 1896- was Ireland’s greatest pioneering aviator. She flew
the first solo flight from Capetown- South Africa via Cairo- to Croydon- London. She was holder of the world’s altitude record; was the
first woman to hold a commercial licence in Great Britain; was the first woman to win an open air race in these islands; and was a winner
of the coveted Grosvenor Cup. Apart from her personal achievements - not least of all in breaking into the male preserve of commercial
flying - she encouraged other women to participate in flying and set up a special scholarship for this purpose- which was administered by
the Irish Aero Club. She also helped to gain access for women into other careers from which they were traditionally barred. A keen athlete
herself- Lady Heath was a co-founder of the British Women’s Amatuer Athletic Association- and was largely responsible for securing the
right for women athletes to participate in the Olympic Games.
Tragically- a near fatal accident while she was participating in the Ohio State Races- Cleveland- U.S.A.- cut short a brilliant flying career
and left her with a silver plate inserted in her skull. But she had already achieved in about five years more than any other aviator would
ever achieve in a lifetime. Some people believed that Lady Heath’s aircraft had been tampered with before the race began in Cleveland-
but this was not proven at the subsequent enquiries.
The late 1920s and early 1930s was a golden age in flying. Almost daily new frontiers were being established. Not least of these were the
remarkable achievements of Lady Heath- the only home-grown pioneering aviatior who can rank with the greats. After her amazing feats
in aviation- she chose to spend her last active years as managing director of the third and last company- Dublin Air Ferries which operated
from Kildonan from 1935-1938.
She- like so many other great aviators- accepted the challenge- risking her life and limb testing the machines to their limit in the furtherance
of aviation- and for the love of flying. The air routes which we take for granted today were painfully and meticulously worked out the hard
way by the pioneers of the day with very often the minimum of equipment and maps which to say the least had their limitations.
Lady Heath devoted her final years in developing air-mindedness and participation in flying among many groups of people. Immediately
after her great achievements she gave many lecture tours. After her air crash in the United States- she spent a short time flying with the
Irish Aero Club out of Baldonnell but soon moved to Kildonan- where she set up The National Irish Junior Aviation Club- the Tramway Club
and the Dublin Aero Club. The present day Aviation Council- the governing body for aviation- can be traced directly from the National Irish
Junior Aviation Club. She was also first president of the Irish Gliding Association.
Together with her husband Jack Williams- she set up the last of the three companies which operated out of Kildonan - Dublin Air Ferries.
Kildonan had many great people associated with the aerodrome- but Lady Heath has given Kildonan a special stamp of approval- by
reason of her long association with it and the sustained efforts she made to develop the clubs which she fostered there.
A mere glance at the record of her achievements is sufficient to realise that she occupies a niche which is unique in Irish and world
aviation history. Lady Heath is truly the queen of Irish Aviation- a star among stars.
The 1930s was the decade of great air pageants and displays. The greatest impressario of the air circus was none other than Sir Alan
Cobham. The first exhibition and the best was put on at Kildonan Aerodrome in 1933. The people of Ireland had never seen anything
like the flying wizardry of Cobham’s Circus. Fifteen thousand people are reported to have seen this never to be forgotten display. The
dare-devil flying- loop-the-loop- inverted flying- bombing the crowd- wing spotting- scared- thrilled and satiated the crowd. The hosting
of this brilliant spectacle was another first for Kildonan- Hugh Cahill and Finglas. The breathtaking flying wizardry by the world’s greatest
exponents of these skills took place in the finest collection of the best and most colourful aircraft available- defying the laws of gravity and
motion.
John J. Dunne- aviation historian- commenting on the birth of Irish Civil Aviation concluded that “if any one year can be said to have given
flying its major decisive life- that year can only be 1933- when it really got off the ground in Ireland… It would seem that Pegasus- or some
other airborne god had decreed that the Irish people were ready to attack the skies. It was a summer of air shows- or air pageants- or
displays- depending on the publicity men involved- when the hitherto earthbound citizenry could flirt with death in the skies above Dublin
in gallant little Gypsy Moths or Puss Moths- and all for half a crown a go… The air displays… featured daring young daredevils of both
sexes torturing their flimsy little aircraft in a variety of contortions- like loops- spins- rolls or ‘falling leaf’ lunacy- that thumbed a nose
(or propellor) at all the primary rules of aerodynamics. They walked on canvas wings high above the gasping crowd- hung precariously
out of struts and made dramatic parachute descents- while the packed field below held its breath… It was in that year of 1933 that
Sir Alan Cobham lectured to a group of would-be aviators in the unlikely surroundings of the gallery of Clery’s store in O’Connell Street
on his numerous adventures as one of the great pioneers of flying… 1933 deserves to be re-called as the year that Ireland got its wings.”
Besides Sir Alan Cobham’s air circus/pageant which was held at Kildonan- Finglas- and hosted by Hugh Cahill of Iona National Airways Ltd.-
there were a multitude of other air displays held at different aerodromes including Kildonan and Baldonnell as well as other locations
including the Phoenix Park. But it was Cobham’s Circus at Kildonan which stole the show- where pageantry of the air reached its zenith-
in an atmosphere which was never to be repeated.
Besides the whine and drone of little craft flying to and from Kildonan Aerodrome on long and never-ending summer evenings during the
1930s- other sounds wafted along the distilled air of sweet summer breezes and vied for attention. It was not the intricate melodies of
blackbird and song-thrush- but the piping sound created by deft hands- whose pitch and timing was so perfect that one wondered if the
intricate eerie sounds eminated from earth or ether. These tunes heard over aircraft and bird-song were the creation of the young
Seamus Ennis and his father of Jamestown Road- Finglas- later to be crowned ‘Ard Ri of the Uilleann Pipes’- who when he played
seemed to shake off the human crysalis. As the sound of aircraft engines soared and fell in seemingly never ending cadences so did
the little ‘King’ reach the dizzy heights of musical creativity. The result was a drone blend of sound known only to Finglas. Whine and
drone alternated between aircraft and musician- each soaring- gliding- falling- like a giant bird of prey- with the grace and blithe spirit of a
Golden Eagle. Each tune from the pipes was a filagree woven in heaven and never to be repeated- full of versatility and virtuosity. Soon
the whole country would relish the sounds and Seamus Ennis would make a unique contribution to the musical folklore of these islands.
But although the 1930s can be called the golden age of flying- right through this decade- the storm clouds of war were gathering on the
European mainland. Hitler’s rise to power was as steady as an aircraft piloted by Lady Heath. But Kildonan and its people were oblivious
or at least unconcerned by Hitler’s meteoric rise to power- with all its forebodings. Not too far away were the sounds and rumblings of a
second world war. But there was no storm clouds in the air at Kildonan- instead there were blue skies- with the occasional high circus-
and the green fertile pastures of the never ending plain of Moynalta- of which Kildonan was a part- stretching as far as the eye could see.
The Second World War broke out at the end of the golden decade of fun and commercial flying when Hitler invaded Poland in September
1939. The people that were associated with the aerodrome were scattered far and wide - the war had the effect of causing people to lose
contact with one another. All non-military airfields were closed down and staked so that they could not be used for landing purposes. All
civil aircraft were impounded at Baldonnell.
Weston was staked in order to prevent aircraft landings. Kildonan had already ceased operations in August 1938. Aer Lingus- the National
Airline begun its operations in 1936- with Sean O hUadhaigh as its first chairman. The first Aer Lingus aircraft was the ‘Iolar’ (the eagle)- a
deHavilland DH84 Dragon 2 EI-ABI which flew from Dublin to Bristol on its inaugural flight in May 1936. The first Aer Lingus chief pilot was
O. E. Armstrong of Kildonan Aerodrome- Finglas. Ivan Hammond of Kildonan was also one of the first pilots of the fledgeling air line.
When Hugh Cahill chose Finglas for Ireland’s first commercial aerodrome- he forged an important link in Finglas’ historical chain. This
happy association cannot be too strongly emphasised- and its emphasis is part of the new awareness which is slowly emerging in the
Finglas area.

Built by Hugh Cahill / Iona National A/W in 1931. This was Irelands first commercial aerodrome.
The construction work was carried out by P.& W. MacLellan- Structural Engineers- Glasgow and
a Club House and hangar capable of holding 20 aircraft were also built. In the early 1950’s this
hangar was purched by the McMahon Motor Works- Main St- Milford- Co Donegal. It was dismantled
and transported to Milford- reassembled and used as the showroom and office area at the front of
the main works garage until the business closed in Milford during the 1990’s. It was eventully
demolished when the Donegal Co Co purchased the site for a new public service office around 2001.
The enterance road to rhe office and library now run through the site of the old hangar.
The official opening of
the airfield took place on 08.06.31. Later in 1931 Iona acquired a large house on the perimeter
of the airfield and used it as a public tea-room to cater for the many spectators. Early in 1932
the field was extended to 50 acres- giving a run of 1800ft in every direction. It was subsequently
extended by another 25 acres. The aircraft? (airfield) was licensed in June 1932- and customs
facilities became available.
Sir Alan Cobham & his Air Circus held an Aviation Day here 01/02.07.1933.
In November 1933 Kildonan was purchased by Lady Nelson and Everson Flying Services. In
March 1935 Kildonan was taken over by Lady Mary Heath and Dublin Air Ferries.
Officially closed 20.12.38. Built over? (small amount of construction).
In 09.1956 Pearse Cahill purchased four ex-RAF surplus Chipmunks.
They were flown to Dublin Airport- the wings were removed and the
aircraft roaded to the Iona Garage & Engineering Works- Prospect
Road- Glasnevin- Dublin for civilianisation. One of these aircraft
was then roaded to the old Urney Chocolate factory at Tallaght-
where it was reassembled and test flown at the disused RAF airfield
nearby- probably the last aircraft ever to use that field.
Another Chipmunk was roaded to the old Iona airfield at Kildonan-
Finglas- where it was reassembled in the corner of the field and
flown off- again probably the last aircraft to use this field.

based G-AAPY Desoutter I 00.00.1931 00.00.1931 Irish Aviation Co
based EI-AAG deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 02.06.1931 17.08.1932
based EI-AAF deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 03.06.1931 31.07.1932
based EI-AAK deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 22.08.1931 02.12.1933
based EI-AAP deHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 20.07.1932 02.12.1933
based EI-AAR deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 01.05.1933 22.12.1934
EI-AAR deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 01.05.1933 22.12.1934
based EI-AAK deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 02.12.1933 22.03.1935
based EI-AAK deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 02.12.1933 22.03.1935
based EI-AAP deHavilland DH 83 Fox Moth 02.12.1933 22.03.1935
based EI-AAP deHavilland DH 83 Fox Moth 02.12.1933 22.03.1935
EI-AAX Miles M.02 Hawk 26.03.1934 20.12.1934
EI-AAX Miles M.02 Hawk 26.03.1934 20.12.1934
EI-AAW deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 29.05.1934 26.11.1935
EI-AAW deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 29.05.1934 26.11.1935
EI-ABE deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 01.03.1935 20.02.1937
EI-ABE deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 01.03.1935 20.02.1937
EI-ABD British Klemm L-25C-1A Swallow 22.03.1935 29.01.1936
based EI-AAK deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 22.03.1935 02.06.1936
based EI-AAP deHavilland DH 83 Fox Moth 22.03.1935 18.09.1938
based EI-ABH Mignet HM-14 Pou-du-Ciel (No.1) 09.06.1936 25.01-1950
based EI-AAC deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 26.02.1937 05.04.1937
based EI-AAC deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 26.02.1937 05.04.1937
EI-ABE deHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 20.02.1937 07.02.1938
EI-ABN Aeronca C-3 16.06.1937 00.10.1939
visitor ? deHavilland DHC1 Chipmunk 22 00.09.1956 to Weston

0780 Kilkea Castle Hotel Kildare Airstrip Private
Kilkea House owner/operator [now] Kilkea Castle Hotel [1957] Marquis of Kildare
Castledermot 1 Kilkea Kilkea House
Castledermot Kilkea
5k NW of Castledermot Co Kildare Castledermot 0503-45156 059-9145156 Co Kildare
fax 0503-45187 059-9145187

Antoin Daltun 06.12.2004
ABTN sadly notes the passing of Lord Kildare- Duke of Leinster- perhaps one of the last of the old cavalry officers who learnt to fly in the 1930s. Eton- Sandhurst and the Royal Enniskillen Dragoon Guards in post WWII times he helped to found CSE and the Oxford Air Training School where he became chairman. In its time CSE was by far the UK's largest general aviation company. Gerald was 90. Also involved with Vigors Aviations in its Dublin-based days before direct imports to the UK from the US were allowed.  I think he had an airstrip at Kilkea Castle- Co Kildare (now a hotel) when there were pleasure flights
being given in the Tri-Pacer during a fete day and that one lady took a
flight but was injured by the propeller. She subsequently received an
award of £6-500 from Lord Kildare in High Court proceedings.
opened 05.04.1957 – active?
Details listed in Fly in Ireland 1977.
Details not listed in Fly in Ireland 1982/83

based EI-AHN Gemini Miles M.65 Gemini 1A (6470) 16.03.1956 13.05.1957 Marquis of Kildare
based EI-AJN Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 150 05.04.1957 16.03.1959 Marquis of Kildare

0781 Kilkeel 1 Down Airstrip Private
see Ballymageough 1 0054

0782 Kilkeel 2 Down Helipad Private
see Ballyedmond 0102

0783 Kilkeel 3 Down Airfield RAF/USAAF
see Greencastle 1 0690

0784 Kilkenny 1 Kilkenny Landing Ground RAF/IAAC
owner/operator Royal Air Force 04.1921 to 04.1922
Irish Army Air Corps 05.1922 to ?
Location? ?
Kilkenny
Co Kilkenny

Possibly the same site was used by both the RAF in 1921
and the IAAC in 1922

0785 Kilkenny 2 Kilkenny Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Kilkenny
Co Kilkenny

Site used by the Irish Aero Club as a cross country destination from 1934

0786 Kilkenny 3 Kilkenny Airstrip Private
see Dunmore 0560

0787 Kilkenny 4 Kilkenny Airfield Private
Holdensrath owner ? Airfield Holdensrath Licensee/operator P.Nolan Kilkenny
3.4k W of McDonagh Railway Station Kilkenny Kilkenny Airport Company Co Kilkenny
Collage Road 056-7762047
Kilkenny 056-7721427
Co Kilkenny
Kilkenny radio 122.90 A/G office & M.Mulhall
Gliding 130.40 intensive gliding at weekends 056-7721483
fax 056-7721483
03.2008 Kilkenny ICAO code has changed from EIKL to EIKK

Note: private airstrip 200m S of and parallel to the airfield runway
named Dicksborough / Glountha 1914

Although the official opening date of the airfield is given as 06.06.1965
it would appear that there was aviation activity in the Kilkenny area proir
to that date with EI-AFN registered to JJ.Hehir on 18.01.1963. John Hehir
was at one stage the named licensee of “Kilkenny airfield”.

In June each year the Kinair International Air Rally was held here. It was usually
the largest gathering of light aircraft to take place in the country every year.
For verious reason’s- the Air Rally has not taken place since 2004.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 98
Grass strip can be soft in wet weather particularly at the midpoint hedge
and at the 09 end. 27 end is usually better.
Glountha airstrip (see above) in close proximity to the south.
Kilkenny Flying Club has been based at this airfield since 1969 and
offers instruction in both aircraft and gliders.

Standard join and circuits. Try 130.4mHz frequency at weekends.
Coffee in Clubhouse toilet available.
Mogas Yes Avgas Yes.

based EI-AFN B.A. Swallow 2 18.01.1963 30.05.1967 John J.Hehir
EI-AMO Auster J/1B Aiglet 10.08.1967 26.05.1970
EI-BLU Evans VP-1 09.11.1987 00.00.0000
EI-AUJ SOCATA MS 880B Rallye Club
EI-BFM SOCATA MS 893E Commodore 180GT 26.05.1993 01.07.1996
EI-CFV SOCATA MS 880B Rallye Club 13.05.1992 15.11.2000
EI-AYR Schleicher ASK-16 05.04.1974 20.09.2000
EI-BCW SOCATA MS 880B Rallye Club 17.10.1989 00.00.0000
EI-AUE SOCATA MS 880B Rallye Club 26.09.1983 00.00.0000
EI-BAB SOCATA MS 894E Minerva 220GT 20.02.1981 02.04.1985
EI-AUD SOCATA MS 880B Rallye Club 19.03.1971 03.06.1986
EI-BLE Eippeer Formance Quicksilver 20.08.1981 00.00.0000
EI-BCS SOCATA MS 880B Rallye 100T 00.00.0000
EI-BBI SOCATA MS 892e Commodore 150ST 13.10.1975 00.00.0000

Gilmar another friendly welcome. Sat 07.10.2006 2 small lockups not able to see in. Think someone has a couple of aircraft operating from private strip at house on airfield perimiter from conversations with those around. He will be over soon we were told but in Ireland how long is soon. EI-AUE Rallye EI-BBI Rallye EI-BHK Rallye wreck mind and look down slope for this EI-DRO Tecnam EI-113 Glider G-BBGC Rallye G-MATT Robin
0788 Kilkenny Castle Kilkenny Balloon Launch site Private
owner Kilkenny castle
operator ?
500m SSW of McDonagh Railway Station Kilkenny Kilkenny castle
Kilkenny
Co Kilkenny

Site used for the 9th Irish Balloon Championships between 01/06.10.1979.

0789 Kill 1 Kildare Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Kill
Location? Naas
6k NE of Naas Co Kildare

visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B 03.10.1999 Westair

0790 Kill 2 Kildare Balloon Base/Launch site Private
see Forenaughts 0625

0791 Killadeas Fermanagh Marine Aerodrome RAF/Coastal Command
Lough Erne 2 owner/operator Royal Air Force Coastal Command
Lough Eriboll Killadeas
Enniskillen
5k NW of St Angelo airfield Co Fermanagh
Marine Aerodrome in Gublusk bay
with shore facilities
AMSL 44m 145ft is the water level of Lough Erne

Military Unit Movements
Stranraer based 28.03.1941 25.08.1941 240 Sqn RAF Consolidated 28 Catalina II code BN to Castle Archdale AM265
formed here based 20.07.1942 28.06.1945 131 Officer Training Unit RAF Short Sunderland disbanded 28.06.1945
Consolidated 28 Catalina
formed here based 23.02.1945 16.07.1945 Coastal Command Flying Instructors School Short Sunderland to Alness
detatched CCRAF Consolidated 28 Catalina
Oban & Alness based 17-28.04.1945 01.07.1945 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF Short Sunderland I to Alness-ground personal based at St Angelo
Short Sunderland III (W4003)
Short Sunderland IV
Consolidated 28 Catalina I
Consolidated 28 Catalina II
Consolidated 28 Catalina IV (JX322)
Alness based 01.07.1945 01.04.1946 302 Ferry Training Unit RAF Sunderland disbanded
Catalina

Military Aircraft Movements
based AM265 Consolidated 28 Catalina II (?) 28.03.1941 ? 240 Sqn RAF recorded as crashed Kinlough Co Leitrim
Irish Free State on 21.03.1941 which was
7 days before the Sqn officially arrived in
Killadeas on 28.03.1941. Local training?

0792 Killaloe 1 Clare/Tipperary Marine Private
see Lough Derg Marina 0924

0793 Killamaster Carlow Airstrip Private
Castledermot 2 owner Tony Walsh
Carlow 2 operator Liam Maddoc
Killamaster Co Carlow
Castledermot Co Kildare
5k SSE of Castledermot- Co Kildare Carlow
8k ENE of Carlow town Co Carlow

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 99
Strip slopes up from 06 to 24.
Tony flies an Aeronca Chief.
Strickly PPR at all times.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 8k Carlow No Avgas.

Traval S out of Castledermot on the N9 road- at the junction of the
N9/R418- just on the edge of the town- go straight on to the R418 and
traval for 3.75k to the strip. After about 2.5k the road start’s to rise over
a hill- near the top is a minor cross roads- then downhill for 1.5k- during
which you cross the boundry into County Carlow- the strip is on the right.

The address I have for Liam Maddoc is Iona Drive- Carlow town- whereas
the majority of aircraft registered to Liam are/ were based at “Castledermot”
and one in particular is showen as “based at owners home” perhaps stored
there. The location of the Castledermot strip is at Killamaster.

based EI-BJB Aeronca 7DC Champion 18.05.1990 24.09.1999 Liam Maddoc Stored Killenaule 03.1997
EI-BMW Hiway Skytrike II 250 / Maddoc Vulcan 01.06.1982 current Liam Maddoc based at owners home
EI-BRK Flexiform Dual Striker 17.06.1985 current Liam Maddoc to Carlow
EI-BUC Jodel D 9 Bebe 20.01.1987 14.05.1994 Liam Maddoc to Carlow
EI-BVE Jodel D 9 Bebe 13.10.1987 28.05.1995 J.Green to Ballymena
? EI-CKX Wassmer Jodel D.112 to Riverstown/ Moortown
EI-CJS Wassmer Jodel D 120A Paris-Nice 28.02.1994 01.06.1999 Liam Maddoc
EI-CJZ Aerotech MW-6S Fatboy Flyer 24.03.1994 07.05.1994 C.Murphy to Bartlemy
EI-CRR Aeronca 11AC Chief 13.04.1999 Active Liam Maddoc

0794 Killarney 1 Kerry Field strip Private
see Western Park 1385


0795 Killarney 2 Kerry Airstrip? Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Killarney
Co Kerry

visitor G-RORY FWP P149D on 30.04.1989 D.McCarthy
The departure point of G-RORY was given as Killarney-
but probably meant for Farrenfore-Kerry Airport

0796 Killarney 3 Kerry Helipad’s Private
owner’s ?verious hotels and other location’s around Killarney
operator’s ?
Killarney
Location’s? Co Kerry

Multiple helicopter activity in the Killarney area over many years-
probably to the verious hotel helipads.

0797 Killarney 4 Kerry Helipad Private
bee Aghadoe Heights Hotel 0017

0798 Killarney 5 Kerry Helipad Private
see Dunloe Castle 0558

0799 Killarney 6 Kerry Helipad Private
see Hotel Europe 0715

0800 Killarney 7 Kerry Helipad Private
see Muckross Park Hotel 1044

0801 Killarney 8 Kerry Microlight Airstrip Private
see Nunstown 1821

0802 Killarney Racecourse Kerry Airstrip Private
Bunrower owner Killarney Race Course 1936
operator Irish Aero Club 1936
2k ESE of Killarney owner/operator Killarney Race Course 1950’s til now
c/o Town Hall
Killarney
Co Kerry
064-31023
The Irish Aero Club flew an aircraft to Killarney every Thursday
during the summer of 1936 to provide joy rides and instruction.
Possibly here at the racecourse
Was used in the 50’s- 60's and early 70's- open only on Race-Days.
Now closed- golf course in area once used as the airstrip which
was at the centre of the active racecourse.

based EI-ABJ Klemm L-25c-XI
EI-ABM deHavilland DH80A Puss Moth
EI-AJH Auster J/5P Autocar 20.11.1956 01.03.1957
EI-AJO deHavillandDH89A Dragon Rapide Mk.6 26.04.1957 01.07.1957
EI-AJP deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth 20.04.1957 15.07.1957
EI-AJS Auster 5D

Filming of the “Spirit of St Louis” via IAL 512 08.2017 p.24
20.09.1955 (Tuesday): Captain Morgan and his Auster EI-AGJ had again been contracted to support the filming and were to have a busy few days. He flew on this Tuesday morning from Dublin to Shannon- where he met Bill Boone- one of the pilots who was to fly the replica- and who had flown in scheduled from London. They then flew from Shannon to Killarney in the Auster so that Mr Boone could inspect the airstrip on the racecourse at Killarney- which was to be the base for the filming. Having satisfied himself that the airstrip was in order- they flew back to Shannon. Mr Boone then flew the replica from Shannon to Killarney- accompanied by Captain Morgan in the Auster. Dick Boone had to make several passes over the airstrip at Killarney- which was covered in sheep when he arrived.
Also arriving in Shannon that day was Paul Mantz- who flew in in his converted North American B-25H Mitchell bomber N1203- named The Smasher. He had acquired the aircraft war surplus in 1946 and it had been extensively modified as a camera ship. It was a most imposing machine – all white with orange engines and tail. On the side of the fuselage it had a large map of the world- indicating all the places it had been- but this was its first visit to Ireland.
22.09 (Thursday): The USAF were providing major support for the film- but Warner Brothers were having to pay for it. Arriving at Shannon this day was Sikorsky SH-19B Chickasaw helicopter 52-7506 of the 81st Air Rescue Squadron at Sembach Air Base- Germany- one of four which the squadron had on strength. It arrived from its base via Chateauroux in France- Bovingdon outside of London and Cardiff into Shannon. Although the Rescue helicopters were normally all silver with a yellow fuselage band- 7506 had been painted olive drab for its Irish visit. It was to be used for some of the filming. It was the first such helicopter to be seen in Ireland and later that day flew from Shannon to Killarney.
Also arriving at Shannon that day was the C-124 Globemaster 15213- returning from Paris. It brought in a 15 ton truck- ten tons of equipment (including the spare replica) and 40 technicians- all of whom left for Killarney. The C-124 then departed. Also arriving in Killarney was Leland Hayward- the film’s producer and Billy Wilder the director. Another occurrence on the Thursday was that one hundred extras were signed on by Warner Brothers to appear in the crowd scenes- which were to be filmed at Portmagee. They were local farmers and fishermen- whose only task was to look upwards as the replica flew overhead.
23.09 (Friday): A successful start was made this day in the filming of the Irish scenes. That morning Billy Wilder- the director- and Captain Morgan took off from the Killarney racecourse in the USAF SH-19B helicopter- referred to by all as “The Chopper”- and flew to Shannon where they met with Paul Mantz and briefed him on the background shots that were required for the film. As Captain Morgan later wrote: “Flown by Paul Mantz- the director of aerial photography- the converted B-25 bomber was soon flying over the Dingle Bay area taking the shots required by Mr Wilder. The Mitchell is probably the best equipped aeroplane in the world for this purpose- as it has front and rear and bottom turrets and can take shots from any angle. As the film is being made in colour and CinemaScope- atmospheric conditions have to be absolutely perfect- which they were this day”.
“While Mr Wilder and I were having lunch- Mr Mantz landed the Mitchell back at Shannon and both he and the camera crew were most enthusiastic about the shots they had had obtained. Mr Mantz told me that he had never seen finer- greener landscape colourings. He has flown some 77-000 miles whilst filming around the world but this was his first time in Ireland. We then flew back to Killarney in the helicopter. As soon as we landed- Stan Reaver and I took off in my Auster to fly over the Portmagee area. The ground-to-air shots are due to be taken tomorrow and the director wanted Mr Reaver- the pilot of the “Spirit”- to have a good look at the exact places over which he would have to fly. Everything is now ready for tomorrow when the men- women and children of Portmagee will be re-enacting the scene as Lindbergh made his dramatic landfall over Kerry in 1927”.
24.09 (Saturday): On this day the replica was filmed from the SH-19B flying over Portmagee.
26.09 (Monday): To quote from the newspapers: “The first helicopter to land in Galway arrived on a narrow strip of land on the banks of the Corrib opposite the Spanish Arch. Two USAF crew and the assistant director and two camera men were on board. They were filming the west coast when the camera went out of order and they had to land for repairs. After lunch they took off for Connemara and the north east coast before returning to Killarney. A huge crowd came to see the helicopter while it was in Galway”.
Also this day scenes were shot at Killarney showing the replica flying over Ross Castle on the shores of the Lower Lake with the mountains in the background. That concluded the work of the film unit at Killarney. The Irish scenes had been completed ahead of schedule due to good weather.
27.09 (Tuesday): The SH-19B helicopter returned to its base in Germany. The film crew flew home to the United States on scheduled flights from Shannon. Paul Mantz left in the Mitchell. The replica was flown to Shannon and disassembled and all the equipment was brought to Shannon and the Killarney base closed down.
30.09 (Friday): USAF C-124 Globemaster serial 20949 arrived in Shannon from Rhein-Main to collect the two replicas and equipment and fly them back to the United States.

0803 Killeagh Cork Airship Patrol Station Royal Navy [not completed]
see Ballyquirke 0150

0804 Killenaule Tipperary Airstrip Private
Lickfinn owner/operator William (Willy) Kennedy
3.5k NE of Killenaule Lickfinn
Knocknure
Ballynunty (Ballynonty)
Thurles
Co Tipperary


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 101
Grass strip may sometimes be unuseable as this is a working farm.
Possible turbulence with a NW wind.
Animals could be present on the strip.
Willie flies a Cub? from this home farm strip.
PPR Essential - May be unusable.
Standard join and circuits.
No Mogas No Avgas.

based EI-ANT Aeronca 7AC Champ 03.01.1985 18.06.1987 Willy Kennedy
EI-BSB JODEL D.112 23.06.1987 29.04.1996 Willy Kennedy
temporarily based EI-CAN Aerotech MW5 Sorcerer 07.02.1995 00.00.0000 Vincent Vaughan based Mullinahone
visitor EI-BJB Aeronca 7AC Champ N 00.03.1997 24.09.1999 Liam Maddock was under repair by Willy
based EI-BJB Aeronca 7AC Champ 24.09.1999 Active William Kennedy
EI-DUH Scintex CP1310 C3 12.12.2006 Active William Kennedy

0805 Killiane Wexford Field strip Private
Wexford 8 owner/operator ?
Killiane
7k SE of Wexford Town Wexford
4k E of Johnstown Castle 0744 Co Wexford
2k SSE of Drinagh 1795
1k ESE of Coolpeach 1794

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Tues 12.09.1933

All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Killiane on Tues
12.09.1933.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 12.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 12.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 12.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 12.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 12.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 12.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 12.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 12.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 12.09.1933 R Ogden “Youth of Ireland” sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934
G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 12.09.1933 W.Easdown “Youth of Newfoundland”sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 12.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 12.09.1933 reserve aircraft “Youth of New Zealand”
G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 12.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain”
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 12.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 12.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

0806 Killiney [Court Hotel?] Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator ? Killiney Court Hotel?
Killiney
Location? Co Dublin
?01-851622?
?01-2851622 fax 01-2852085?


Multiple helicopter activity in Killiney area since at least 05.1991
Possibly to the Killiney Court Hotel

visitor to Killiney N720B Bell 206B Longranger 20.05.1991 Omega
N7238A Bell 407 05.06.1998 Eurojet
N7238A Bell 407 07.06.1998 Eurojet
EI-JCB Agusta A.109 10.09.1998 ?
N7238A RR C-FCDB Bell 407 15.12.1998 Eurojet
C-FCDB Bell 407 13.01.1999 Eurojet
C-FCDB Bell 407 01.08.1999 Eurojet
C-FCDB Bell 407 05.08.1999 Eurojet
C-FCDB Bell 407 18.08.1999 Eurojet
C-FCDB Bell 407 28.08.1999 Eurojet
C-FCDB RR G-DCDB Bell 407 06.02.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 08.02.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 23.02.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 24.02.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 03.04.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 01.05.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 23.08.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 28.08.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 11.09.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 18.09.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 25.09.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 28.09.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 29.09.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
EI-WAV Bell 430 02.10.2000 Westair
G-DCDB Bell 407 10.10.2000 Eurojet/Paycourt
G-DCDB Bell 407 14.01.2001 Eurojet/Paycourt
N611VA Agusta A.109C 14.07.2001 Eilean Inc
N611VA Agusta A.109C 30.07.2001 Eilean Inc

0807 Killiney Hill Dublin Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner ?
operator Irish HangGliding and Paragliding Club
4k SE of Dun Laoghaire Killiney Hill
Killiney
Co Dublin

Site used by the Irish HangGliding and Paragliding Club
Paragliding activity on 17.02.2001

0808 Killinure Westmeath Balloon Launch Site Private
see Glassan Golf & Country Club 0656

0809 Killorglin Kerry Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
Location? Killorglin
Co Kerry

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Mon 12.07.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Killorglin

Visitors ? Avro 504 12.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 12.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 12.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 12.07.1937 Irish Aero Club

0810 Killougter Wicklow Airstrip Private
Clonmannan owner/operator Kenneth S.Davis
Clonmallon A Killougter House]?
Clonmannon A Killougter
Clonmellon A Wicklow
Colommellon A Co Wicklow
owner/operator Wicklow Flying Club/Clonmannon Flying Club
Clonmannan
Rathnew
Co Wicklow
6k N of Wicklow town just E of Killoughter House-site confirmed

3k N of Rathnew
The airstrip is possibly located at Clonmannan House E off the
Rathnew to Newcastle road- about 5.25k S of Newcastle-site unconfirmed

A fly-in took place at Killoughther (House?) on 23.05.1955.
Killoughther is just 800m NW of Clonmannan.
There is confusion between Killoughter and Clonmannan.
Were there two separate airstrips- or only one useing both
names. 800m seperate both locations- so it’s possible there
were two strips.
info from Roger D.Caird
This airfield is probably situated at Clonmannan House which is off
the Newcastle - Rathnew road about 3¼miles south of Newcastle.
Used by the Wicklow Flying Club who based EI-BHP here.
EI-BFY was burnt out on this airfield on 26.03.1980.

based EI-BHP SOCATA M.S. 893a Commodore 180 12.10.1979 16.05.1985 Wicklow Flying Club to Ballyfree still with WFC
visitor EI-BFY Cessna 337D Super Skymaster (337-1077) 25.03.1980 Yaghting Distributors destroyed by fire here on 25.03.1980

There is confusion between Killoughter and Clonmannan.
Were there two separate airstrips- or just one useing both
names. Only 800m seperate both locations- so it’s possible
there is just one strip.

A fly-in took place at Killoughter on 23.04.1955

0811 Killowen Waterford Airport Civil
see Waterford Airport 1374

0812 Killybegs Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Killybegs
Co Donegal

Multiple helicopter activity since at least 04.03.1997. It is possible
that more than one location is used

visitor to Killybegs G-PLMF Aerospatiale AS350B1 Ecureuil 04.03.1997 PLM Helicopters
EI-LIT Bolkow Bo105 07.11.1998 Irish Helicopters Ltd
EI-BIJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 10.02.1999 Celtic Helicopters
EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105 14.11.1999 Irish Helicopters Ltd
EI-BOR Bell 222 24.11.1999 Westair
EI-ECA Agusta A.109A 10.01.2000 ?
EI-SQG Agusta A.109E 20.12.2000 Sean Quinn Group

0813 Killygordon Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
see Drumavish 1751

0814 Killykeen Cavan Airstrip Private
Ballyheelan owner/operator Eamon Fagan
Kilnaleck 1 Ballyheelan
4.5k WSW of Kinaleck Kilnaleck
11k NE of Granard Co Cavan
Strip 340m uphill N to S



based EI-BYA Thruster TST Mk1 01.02.1989 00.00.1992?Eamon Fagan scrapped storm dam 1992 Abbeyshrule 2-remains apparently sold to
Minehead Devon in 1992- but damaged remains noted 30.10.2004?
stored LN-YBL Thruster 00.00.1993 current Eamon Fagan part of the N in the reg was missing making it look like “LI -YBL” noted
30.10.2004 & 08.11.2014 in a dilapidated state
stored EI-CPN Auster 5 J/4 (2073) 00.04.1998 current Eamon Fagan partially stripped and dismantled noted 20.03.2011 & 08.11.2014

0815 Kilmacow Kilkenny Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Kilmacow
7k NW of Waterford City Co Kilkenny

visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B 22.08.1996 Celtic Helicopters

0816 Kilmacrenan Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? 9k NNW of Letterkenny Kilmacrenan
Co Donegal

visitor G-BRHN Robinson R.22 Beta 27.05.1994 Barhale Survey
G-HALE Robinson R.44 Astro 05.05.2000 Barhale
G-HALE Robinson R.44 Astro 28.05.2000 Barhale

0817 Kilmallock 1 Limerick Field strip Private
owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
Location? ?
Kilmallock
Co Limerick

Site used by the Irish Aero Club for their Air
Demonstration flying display on Wed 14.07.1937

0818 Kilmoon Meath Store Private
owner/operator John Molloy
Kilmoon
Location? Ashbourne
Probably not an airstrip Co Meath

stored EI-AKM Piper J/3c-65 Cub 00.00.0000 Current Setanta Flying Group on rebuild by Johnny Molloy
stored EI-BCO Piper J/3c-65 Cub 26.11.1976 Current John Molloy stored as F-BBIV has never carried EI marks
stored EI-BCM Piper J/3c-65 Cub 26.11.1976 00.03.1990 Kilmoon Flying Group based Trim
stored EI-AFF BA L.25C Swallow 2 J.Molloy
JJ.Sullivan
B.Donoghue this aircraft is on rebuild [2002] and is shown as based/stored in
Ashbourne- probably here at Kilmoon

0819 Kilmore House Stud? ? Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Kilmore House Stud?
Location? County? ?

visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 25.08.2000 HRH Prince Kirim Aga Khan ?THE PROPERTY OF MESSRS. JOHN & EDWIN THOMPSON?
visitor F-GRAK Bell 412EP 26.08.2000 HRH Prince Kirim Aga Khan

0820 Kilmore Quay Wexford Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Kilmore Quay
Location? Co Wexford

visitor IAC-212 SE.3160 Alouette III 04.04.1998 Irish Air Corps
EI-CGQ Aerospatiale AS350B Squirrel 28.10.1999 ?

0821 Kilnaleck 2 Cavan Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Kilnaleck
Co Cavan

visitor EI-JWM Robinson R.22 Beta 26.07.1994 Jair Aviation

0822 Kilpedder Wicklow Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator T.Carr
?
Location? Kilpedder
4.5k SW of Greystones Co Wicklow

based EI-CGE Highway Demon Skytrike 19.02.1992 11.02.1997 T.Carr

0823 Kilpoole Wicklow Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
4.5k S of Wicklow town Kilpoole
1k E from the coast Co Wicklow

Site used by Scott's flying circus on Fri 29.05.1936

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Kilpoole on Fri 29.05.1936
at this site. Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in
attendance. Although some locations were not fully named- it would
appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous
visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 29.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 29.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 29.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 29.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 29.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 29.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 29.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 29.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 29.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 29.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 29.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 29.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 29.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 29.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 29.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 29.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 29.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 29.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 29.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 29.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site also used by the Irish Aero Club/Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd. Listed below are some of the aircraft that
may have flown at Kilpoole on Tue 29.06.1937

visitor ? Avro 504 29.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 29.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 29.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 29.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0824 Blainroe Lower Wicklow Airstrip private
Kilpoole Hill Farm owner/operator Michael Herbst
Ballinteskin airfield A Blainroe Lower
Kilpoole Hill Farm
Kilpoole
3k S of Wicklow town Co Wicklow
closed 0404-67164 fax 0404-67363


Wicklow Town 0 0 Michael Herbst Grass airstrip on Hill south of wicklow
town think it has night RW lighting as well.
POSSIBLY CLOSED (2006)

Irish Independent Fri 19.04.2002 page 10
“A businessman has said he and his friends will stop flying small planes
from his land pending a full hearing of a case taken against him by his
local county council.
Michael Herbst has since lodged a planning application- which will be
heard in June- to allow him use his property near Wicklow town for planes”

Ballinteskin airfield grounds planes during court action

thu 25.04.2002


Solicitor Agustus Cullen gave an undertaking on behalf of the owner of an airstrip at Ballinteskin-
Wicklow- to Judge Donnachadh O'Buachalla at Rathdrum court last week that no planes would
take off or land at the airfield during the period of the adjournment of the court case.
Wicklow Council is suing Michael Herbst of Herbst farm- Kilpoole Hill- Blainroe- under the 1976
Planning and Development Act for unauthorised development of the airfield.
Undertakings had been given at a previous court hearing to change the flight direction a planes
when landing and taking off away from nearby houses as the planes were causing great distress
to the residents.
Tom McBennett- a retired senior captain with Aer Lingus- who was retained by Michael Herbst to
advise on flight paths- said that the airfield was on top of a hill and they had tried to avoid the
houses by moving the take off point and path.
Changed paths
He pointed out that planes must take off and land into the wind and subject to those constraints they
had changed the direction of the planes.
He said that the noise factor was minimal.
Solicitor for Wicklow County Council said that the evidence of the residents would be that in their
experience there had been no change in the flight path of planes.
Ms. Stevens- one of the residents objecting to the planes flying over their homes- said that the planes
were still flying over their houses and on one occasion on March 18 the noise was so loud that she
had to duck. The plane was just 30 or 40 ft off the ground and she was afraid.
Mr Herbst or Mr. Nugent- who does most of the flying- were not present for the hearing.
On the undertaking given to the court that no planes would take off or land at the airfield during the
adjournment- Judge O'Buachalla adjourned the case to June 20.

Planning permission was refused on 22.07.2002 so that was the end of the airstrip.

Wicklow People Updated 15 October 2007 01:57 PM
A prominent Wicklow businessman has been ordered not to allow any aircraft land or take off from an unauthorised airstrip on his farm.
Michael Herbst of Herbst Farm- Kilpoole Hill- Blainroe Lower was before Wicklow District Court accused of failing to comply with a planning warning notice from Wicklow County Council at Blainroe Lower
on November 15 2000.The county council's solicitor- Ian Munnelly- explained that Herbst had a planning application for retention of the airstrip turned down by the council. He also maintained that his
undertaking not to let aircraft land or take off from the site given at a previous sitting of the court had been breached. However- counsel for Herbst- Joe Smith BL- said his client believed that since he had
used the airstrip for over 20 years he had established a right of use. He denied that the undertaking had been breached.

The court heard that the matter had previously been adjourned to enable Mr. Herbst to liaise with a number of concerned parties with a view to resolving matters. This meeting had not taken place. On April
18 last Herbst had given an undertaking that no aircraft would use the air strip other than to allow an existing plane to leave. However- complaints had been received that this had been breached.The court
was told that there had been no appeal to An Bord Pleanala against the council's decision to refuse permission for retention of the airstrip. An unauthorised development at Blainroe continued unabated-
Mr. Munelly said. There had been ongoing complaints by residents about flights- he stated. Mr Smith BL said that allegations of planes flying at 30 feet over houses were not true.

The one plane which had been there at the time of the undertaking was the only one to have taken off from the strip- he stated. He suggested that if anyone had walked over land for as long as 20 years they
would have established a right of way- and his client believed it was the same situation with what he had been doing. Judge Donnchadh O'Buachalla said he found it proven that the defendant had failed to
comply with the requirement of the warning notice served under section 26 of the planning and development act. He imposed a fine of ?1-000 along with costs of ?1-280. He said he expected that the
undertaking given on the last occasion would continue- and that no aircraft would land or take off from the airstrip. 'As no planning permission exists and there has been no appeal I expect that he will not
continue any unauthorised use of these lands-' he said.

Ken Whelan Irish Independent – Updated 23 November 2012 11:34 PM
A GERMAN who "terrorised" his neighbours by turning his land in Wicklow into an airstrip was warned that he may face jail in the Circuit Court yesterday.
Michael Herbst- Kilpoole Hill- outside Wicklow Town- was appealing a District Court conviction and fine for using his land in an unauthorised fashion. The case had been taken by Wicklow County Council.
The Circuit Court heard Herbst had transformed part of his extensive holdings in the area into an airstrip in 2000. During the two years which followed- his neighbours had helicopters and fixed wing aircraft
flying at low altitudes over their homes daily. Mr Justice McCartan said he would not "impose a custodial sentence on this occasion"- but upheld the original conviction in its entirety and ordered Herbst to pay
?1-800 in witness expenses. for yesterday's hearing.
based ?
visitor?

0825 Kilrea Derry Airstrip Private
see Bovedy 1690

0826 Kilrush Kildare Airstrip Private
owner/operator Ian Valentine Licensee Ian Valentine
Kilrush Stanley Cookers Ltd
11.25k NE of Athy Narraghmore. Moygashel
just E of the N7 road Co Kildare Dungannon
runway 01/19 is 750m with a section of 400m 0507-26631 Co Tryone
asphalt mostly at the 01 end Ian V (H) 05986-36631 01868-725616 fax 01868-752022
Airfield 05986-36613 028-87722195 fax 028-87752022
0044(0)7802-357957 [m] Ian V


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 104
Killeen airstrip 2k to the SE.
Avoid SW of 01/19.
Home to NAGA office (Ken Hassett)
Hangarage for many types of aircraft 60+.
Very interesting place to visit by air or by road.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Noise sensitive areas near circuits phone for details.
Coffee usually available in clubhouse Toilet in hangar.
No Mogas Avgas available also Jet A1 fuel is available.

based EI-CKN Aerotech MW-6S Fatboy Flyer R 30.03.1999 00.00.0000
EI-AYR Schleicher ASK-16 20.09.2000 00.00.0000
visitor EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II R 24.11.1997 00.00.0000 Kawasaki Distributors Ltd
(F172-01884)
EI-CJS Jodel D 120A Paris-Nice (Wassmer) 01.06.1999 00.00.0000
EI-CTC Medway Eclipse R 02.06.1999 00.00.0000
EI-CTL Aerotech MW-5B Sorcerer 21.05.1999 00.00.0000
EI-BYL Zenith CH-250 01.08.2001 00.00.0000
EI-CKN Aerotech MW-6S Fatboy Flyer 30.03.1999 00.00.0000
EI-BDL Evans VP-2 (a) 21.05.1998 00.00.0000
EI-BSB Jodel D 112 Club (Wassmer) 20.06.2000 00.00.0000
EI-BSB Jodel D 112 Club (Wassmer) 29.04.1996 20.06.2000
EI-BSB Jodel D 112 Club (Wassmer) 29.04.1996 20.06.2000
stored EI-BCF Bensen B8m Gyrocopter 00.00.0000 00.00.1997 P.Flanaghan
based G-APUR Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 LF.Miller
G-BBEX Cessna 185A Skywagon 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 VM.McCarthy
G-BXCT deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk 22 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 S.Conlan
G-BXDP deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk 22 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 JSJ.Valentine JP.Conlan

via Ian Thompson 04.08.2004
Parked on the grass:
EI-BVK Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Michael Martin Trim minus propellor
EI-BIT Socata M.S.887 Rallye 125 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Spanish Point Flying Club stripped
Old Hangar
EI-BSB Wassmer Jodel D.112 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Estartit Ltd Co Dublin
Based G-AWMN Luton LA-4A Minor 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Brian Joesph Douglas Killiney
G-BEMM Slingsby T.31B Motor Tutor Cadet III 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Brian Joesph Douglas Killiney
G-CWOT Phoenix Currie Wot 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 John Beirne Trustee of: G-CWOT Group Naas
Based G-BSHK Denney Aerocraft Kitfox Mk 2 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Derek Doyle Clondalkin & Christopher Aherne
G-BUXV Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 John Matthews Trustee of: Romeo Delta Juliet Group-
G-IVAL CAP 10B 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Ian Valentine
G-RVIB Rans RV-6 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Karl Martin Beckenham & Peter Gorman
first new Hangar
???? Pegasus Quik (Pod only) (red) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
EI-DBI Raj Hamsa X'Air Mk.2 Falcon 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 E. Hamilton
EI-AYY Evans VP-1 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Michael Donoghue
G-CCPB Mainair Sports Blade 912 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 David Garrett Fortune rr EI-DOW
EI-DOW Mainair Sports Blade 912 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 David Garrett Fortune
G-MYDM Whittaker MW.6-S Fatboy Flyer (Modified) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Ken Gregan
G-AVZX SOCATA M.S.880B Rallye Club 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 John Nugnet
EI-MUR Robinson R-22B Beta II 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Brian Murphy
N3109X Cessna 150F 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Lucy Flying Group
G-PITS Pitts S-2AE Special 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Edward Goggins- Paul Fintan Van Lonkhuyzen
The Eitlean Group (upper starboard wing damaged)
G-MTXL Noble Hardman Snowbird Mk IV 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Patrick John Collins
G-BWKJ Rans S.7 Courier 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 RW.Skelton dismantled
EI-BDL Evans VP-2 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Paddy Buggle
EI-AYR Schleicher ASK-16 Powered Glider 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Brian O'Broin & ptnrs- Oberstown
second new hangar
EI-BYL Heintz Zenith CH.250 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Michael McLoughlin
EI-BCN Piper J-3C-65 Cub 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Hugh Diver
G-ARWO Cessna 172C Skyhawk 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 James Joeseph Sheeran
G-BMZX Wolf W-11 Boredom Fighter 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 John Nugent
EI-BCL Cessna 182P Skylane 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Laurence Burke
EI-BBV Piper J-3C-65 Cub 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Felix Cronin
G-BXDP deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Thomas Aquin McBennett & John Kelly-
EI-CFF Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Jeremiah & Tadhg O'Dwyer + J. Molloy
bBased G-AVSE Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Gino Cortrulia (Cotrulia)
N21UH Hiller UH-12C 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
N3109X Cessna F150F 01/09/2002 00.00.0000
N5675Z Piper PA22-108 Colt 01/09/2002 00.00.0000 Stored dismantled
N9057F Hughes 369HS 01/01/2006 00.00.0000

list via Ken Meegan 04.11.2007
D-EIVF PZL-110 Kaliber 150 04.11.2007 EI-ANY PA-18-95 Super Cub EI-AYR Schleicher ASK-16 EI-AYY Evans VP-1 EI-BBV Piper L-4J Cub EI-BCL Cessna 182P EI-BCN Piper L-4H Cub EI-BIK PA-18 Super Cub EI-BIO Piper L-4J Cub EI-BJK Rallye 110ST Galopin EI-BSB Jodel D.112 Club EI-BYF Cessna 150M EI-BYL Zenair CH.250 Zenith EI-CCD Grob G-115A EI-CES Taylorcraft BC-65 EI-CFF PA-12 Super Cruiser EI-CKH PA-18 Super Cub EI-JAC Bell 206B EI-MCC R-44 EI-VIC R-44 G-AVSE PA-28-180 Cherokee G-AVZX Socata MS.880B Rallye Club G-BGTJ PA-28 Archer G-BOOW Aerosport Scamp G-BSHK Denney Kitfox G-BTNR Denney Kitfox G-BWWF Cessna 185A Skywagon G-BXDP Chipmunk C1 carries serial WK642 G-BXZT Socata MS.880B Rallye Club G-BYDY Beech 58 Baron G-BYFD Grob G.115A G-BZGH Cessna 172N G-CCBR Jodel D.120A G-CWOT Currie Wot G-HMSS Bell 206B G-IVAL CAP.10C G-JACO Jabiru UL visitor G-KELL VANS RV-6 (PFA 181-12845) 04.11.2007 Kevin Andrew Keigher
G-KELS Vans RV-7 G-MTXL Snowbird Mk.IV G-MYXK Challenger II G-RTWO R-44 G-RVIB Vans RV-6 I-6929 Aeropro Eurofox LX-TRE Tecnam P.2002-JF Sierra N3109X Cessna 150 N8990F Hughes 269C N9057F Hughes 369HS OK-GUA27 Urban Air UFM-10 PH-3W6 Zenair CH.601XL Zodiac PH-TMH PA-38

list via Ken Meegan 04.11.2007
ZU-DCX Chayair Sycamore MK.1 04.11.2007

list via Ian Grove 09.11.2007
D-EIVF PZL-Okecie 110-150 09.11.2007 EI-ANY Piper PA-18-95 EI-AYR Schleicher ASK-16 EI-AYY Evans VP-1 EI-BBV Piper J/3C 65 EI-BCL Cessna 182P EI-BCN Piper J/3C 65 EI-BDL Evans VP-2 EI-BIK Piper PA-18-180 EI-BIO Piper J/3C 65 EI-BJK Socata MS.880B Rallye 110ST Galopin EI-BOE Socata TB-10 EI-BSB Jodel D.112 EI-BYF Cessna 150M EI-BYL Zenair CH.250 EI-CCD Grob G.115A EI-CES Taylorcraft BC-65 EI-CFF Piper PA-12 EI-CKH Piper PA-18-95 EI-DBI Raj Hamsa X Air EI-DKE Air Creation Kiss EI-DKJ Thruster T600N 450 EI-DOW Mainair Blade912 EI-JAC Bell Helicopters 206B-3 EI-VLN Piper PA-18 G-AVSE Piper PA-28180 G-AVZX Socata MS.880B G-BOOW Aerosport Scamp G-BTNR Denney Kitfox Mk.III G-BWWF Cessna 185A G-BXDP de Havilland Canada DHC-1 G-BXZT Socata MS.880B G-BYFD Grob G.115A G-BZGH Reims-Cessna F.172N G-CCBR Wassmer Jodel D.120A G-CWOT Currie Wot G-IRLS Reims-Cessna FR.172J G-IVAL Mudry CAP-10B G-JACO Jabiru JabiruUL G-JCUB Piper PA-18-135 visitor G-KELL VANS RV-6 (PFA 181-12845) 09.11.2007 Richard Gerry Stephens
G-KELS Van's RV-7 G-MTXL Noble-Hardman SnowbirdMk.IV G-MYXK Quad-City ChallengerII UK G-NIOS Piper PA-32R-301 G-RVIB Van's RV-6 LX-TRE Tecnam P.2002 SierraJF N239MY Hughes OH-6A N799CD Cirrus Design SR-22 N8890F Piper PA-28181 N9057F Hughes 369HS OK-GUA 27 Urban Air UFM-10 PH-3W6 Zenair CH.601XL PH-TMH Piper PA-38112
list via Ian Grove ZU-DCX Chayair & Aviati SycamoreMk1 09.11.2007

Kilrush-full log Fri 08.02.2008 Kevin Dupuy EI-BYF
G-BEMY
N3109X C150 G-IRLS C172 EI-BCL C182 G-BWWFC185 EI-BOE TB10 D-EIVF
EI-BFP
EI-BJK
G-AVZX
G-BXZT Koliber/S880 EI-CFF PA12 EI-ANY
EI-BBV
EI-BCN
EI-BIK
EI-BIO
EI-CKH
EI-VLN
G-JCUB Cub G-AVSE PA28 EI-AYR ASK16 EI-CES Taylorcraft G-BXDP DHC1 EI-BSB
G-CCBR Jodel G-BSHK
G-BTNR Kitfox G-JACO Jabiru LX-TRE P2002 G-CWOTC.Wot G-BOOW Scamp EI-AYY
EI-BDL VP2 G-IJMI EA300 G-BYFD G115 G-IVAL Cap10 G-KELL
G-KELS
G-RVIB RV7 N799CD SR22 EI-DKJ T600 EI-BYL CH250 PH-3W6 CH601 EI-DBI Xair I-6929 Eurofox EI-DXZ Samba unmarked old reg OK-GUA27 visible and in cockpit EI-DOW Blade EI-DKE Kiss G-MTXL Snowbird G-MYXK Challenger N8990F H269 N239MY
N9057F H369
based EI-DKN for sale 19.09.2010
EI-DXU ELA-07 ZU-DCX Sycamore

via Hugo full log 17.07.2002
P based EI-BDL Evens VP-2 Volksplane (V2-2101) 17.07.2002 Paddy Buggle
P based EI-CTC Medway Eclipser (158/137) 17.07.2002 Con Brogan
P visitor EI-COT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk 17.07.2002 Kawasaki Distributors minus engine
(F172-01884)
P based EI-CKN Aero-Tech International MW6S 17.07.2002 Fergal Byrne & Michael O’Carroll
(B.C.A 8942)
P based EI-ELL Medway Eclipser (157/136) 17.07.2002 Microflex Ltd
P based G-APUR Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer (22-6711) 17.07.2002 Liam Francis Miller
P based G-ARWO Cessna 172C Skyhawk (172-49187) 17.07.2002 James Joseph Sheeran
P stored based G-AVSE Piper PA28-180 Cherokee (28-4196) 17.07.2002 (Gino Cotrulia previous owner) X18.05.1999 RR15.10.2004 to Fergus Glendon. No registered owners
in between
P based G-AWMN Luton LA-4A Minor (PFA 827) 17.07.2002 Brian Joseph Douglas
P based G-BBEX Cessna 185A Skywagon (185-0491) 17.07.2002 Vernon Marshall McCarthy/Naas Falcons
Parachute Club
P based G-BSHK Denny Kitfox Mk 2 (PFA172-11752) 17.07.2002 Derek Doyle-Christopher Aherne
P based G-BXDP/WK642 deHavilland DHC1 Chipmunk 22 17.07.2002 John Samual James Valentine-
(C1-0659) John Pascal Conlan
P based G-CWOT Currie Wot (PFA 3019) 17.07.2002 G-CWOT Group
P based G-MYDM Whittaker MW.6S Fat Boy (PFA164-12105) 17.07.2002 Ken Gregan modified
P(2) visitor G-OSPS Piper PA-L18C-95 Super Cub (18-1555) 17.07.2002 James Patrick Morrisey
Frank Keegan Thomas William Gale -Declan Curtis
P based N3109X Cessna 50X (150-64419) 17.07.2002 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc /
Lucy Flying Club
P based OK-GUA 27 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba (20/10) 17.07.2002 ?

0827 Kilshannig Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
see Bartlemy 0178

0828 Kilsheelan Waterford Airstrip Private
see Ballyboe 1771

0829 Kilteel Kildare Helipad Private
Naas 2 owner/operator Toriamos Ltd-Glenwood Transport-
Hydraulic Services-Ag Av Ltd
none of the companie’s listed could be found on the net. Kilteel?
Tori Amos may have some connection with Toriamos Ltd Naas
and in turn with Kilkeel. The base for Glenwood and Ag Av Co Wicklow
is givin as Kilteel.
9k ENE of Naas possible location of multiple helicopter
activity in the Nass area over many year’s
Tougher’s Oil Distributors Ltd PO Box 201 Newhall Industrial Est. Naas Co Kildare 045-444300 Fax 045 444311

Based EI-CFE Robinson R.22 Beta 00.11.1997 22.05.2002 Toriamos Ltd
G-BRRZ Robinson R.22 Beta N27.08.1994 30.11.1995 Toriamos Ltd
G-BRRZ re-reg EI-CMI Robinson R.22 Beta 30.11.1995 18.12 1997 Toriamos Ltd
EI-TKI Robinson R.22 Beta 00.08.1991 00.01.1996 Hydraulic Services at private helipad near Naas
part time based EI-CFX Robinson R.22 16.06.1992 12.11.2002 Glenwood Transport
G-BWVH Robinson R.44 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Ag Aviation Ltd
visitors to Naas EI-ECA Agusta A.109 24.07.1998 00.00.0000
EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B III 04.03.2000 00.00.0000
via Ken Meegan G-FARE R-44 04.11.2007 00.00.0000 Toriamos Ltd Naas

0830 Kiltegan 1 Wicklow Helipad Private
see Humewood Castle 0719

0831 Kiltegan 2 Wicklow Helipad Private
see Old Rectory 0277

0832 Kiltullagh Galway Airport Civil
owner ?
operator Aer Arran Teo
2.25k NW of Carnmore Airport Kiltullagh
7.5k NE of Eyre Square Galway city Galway
Co Galway
Although this site was just a grass strip- with no facilities or
structures of any discription- it still qualifies as an “airport”
because it was served by Aer Arran with scheduled passenger
and freight services to and from the Aran Islands

Site used by Aer Arran during 1971/1972 prior to
their move to Carnmore in 1972. The new “airport” was opened
at Kiltullagh in 06.1971- and Aer Árann availed of this for
their Galway/Aran Island services. The aircraft were returned to
Shannon each night.


Aircraft not based here.

visitor EI-AUL Brittan Norman BN-2A Islander (180) 00.00.1971 00.00.1972 Aer Arran Teo

Kiltullagh- Co.Galway. at 46/M355297 53.18.80n 08.53.06w
4nm NE of Galway. runway 600m Grass.
Due to the poor condition of Oranmore Airport- Aer Arann developed
an “airport” at Kiltullagh- which became operational in June 1971. This
strip apparently was not a great improvement on Oranmore and when
Carnmore was opened- Kiltullagh ceased to be used.
?Used as a diversion field for Aer Arann in the early 70's?

0833 Kilworth Cork Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator East Cork Flying Club
4.5k NNE of Fermoy Location ? Kilworth
Fermoy
Co Cork

site used by the East Cork Flying Club for an air display on 03.08.1980

stored Kilworth EI-AWD Piper PA-22 Tri Pacer 11.02.1980 00.00.1997 JP.Montcalm to Clonkeen

0834 Kingscourt Cavan Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Kingscourt
Location? Co Cavan

visitor G-VCJH Robinson R.22 04.05.1991 Great Northern Helicopters
visitor G-VCJH Robinson R.22 06.05.1991 Great Northern Helicopters

0835 Kings Head Kerry Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
King’s Head
10k W of Glenbeigh Glenbeigh
Co Kerry

visitor IAC244 Dauphin 20.08.1991 Irish Air Corps

0836 Kingstown [Old Name] Dublin Marine Private
see Dun Laoghaire Harbour 0557

0837 Kinnegar Camp Down Helibase British Army
see Palace Barracks 0287

0838 Kinnitty Offaly Balloon Home Base Private
owner/operator ?
Kinnitty
Location? Birr
13k E of Birr Co Offaly

based EI-BSN Cameron O-65 14.04.1986 00.05.1991 Wilfred Gordon Wollett

0839 Kinsale 1 Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Kinsale
Co Cork

visitor to Kinsale G-FYUS Robinson R.22 18.04.1992 ?
VR-CWH Bell 206B Jet Ranger 22.10.1994 ?
VR-CWH Bell 206B Jet Ranger 23.10.1994 ?
IAC-246 SA365F Dauphine 21.08.1997 irish Air Corps
EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 24.06.2000 ?
EI-WAV Bell 430 11.09.2000 Westair

0840 Kinsaley Dublin Heliport Private/Civil
Kinsealy A owner Charles Haughey Abbeyville operator Cieran Haughey / Celtic Helicopters
Kinsaley
Abbeyville
Co Dublin

in the townland of Abbeyville
Celtic Helicopters. At the residence of Charles Haughey-
former Taoiseach [Prime Minister].

based EI-BIJ Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 27.03.1985 13.05.1995 Celtic helicopters
based EI-BST Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 02.07.1986 00.00.0000 Celtic Helicopters cancelled
based EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 23.06.1989 Current Celtic Helicopters

0841 Kirkistown 1 Down Aerodrome/Airfield RAF
HMS Corncrake II owner/operator Royal Air Force 00.07.1941 to 00.04.1945
Royal Navy 00.04.1945 to 00.11.1945
Royal Air Force 00.01.1946 to 00.00.0000
Ratallagh
2k W of portavogie Kirkistown
11k NNE of Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula Portavogie
Co Down

Kirkistown (HMS Corncrake II)- Kirkistown- Northern Ireland (1941-1945)
Satellite to Ballyhalbert/Royal Navy 14-7-1945 (HMS Corncake II)/RAF 15-1-1946


5427N 0528W W of Portavogie-

Second World War RAF airfield. Construction started during 1940. RAF Kirkistown
was a satellite to the Royal Air Force (Fighter Command) base at Ballyhalbert on the
Ards Peninsula. Kirkistown is approximately 8km due south of Ballyhalbert.
Opened as a satellite airfield to Ballyhalbert from 07.1941until 21.03.1944
when it ceased to be a satilite and was transferred to RAF NI for administration.
Transferred to the Admiralty 04.1945 and commisioned as “HMS Corncrake II”
on 17.07.1945. Decommisioned by the Royal Navy 11.1945 and returned to the
RAF in 01.1946
During its military lifetime- Kirkistown would have seen activity from Ballyhalbert
based RAF- Army- Navy and USAAF aircraft and personnel
12.2003- Appears mostly intact from the air. Motor racing on half of the site.
Few scattered buildings still remaining.
There were 4 aircraft here 31.05.1975
also 5 aircraft were here on 05.07.1975
Part of the disused airfield is now a motor racing circuit.
Today the site is a regular venue for car and motor cycle races.

Military Unit Movements
Ballyhalbert based 22.01.1942 19.06.1942 504 Sqn RAF Spitfire code TM to Ballyhalbert
Newtownards based 06.04.1942 c00.11.1942 1493 Target Towing Flight detatched RAF Lysander to Newtownards
Ballyhalbert? based 08.10.1942 00.10.1942 504 Sqn RAF detatched Spitfire code TM to Ballyhalbert
Kingscliffe based 24.10.1942 05.11.1942 485 Sqn RAF Spitfire code OU to Eglinton
Ballyhalbert based 04.11.1942 19.12.1942 887 Sqn FAA Fulmar to Lee-on-Solent
Donibristle based 19.11.1942 19.12.1942 881 Sqn B Flight FAA Martlet code B to Donibristle
Machrihanish based 02.12.1942 18.12.1942 818 Sqn FAA Swordfish code1A to Machrihanish
HMS Activity based 18.12.1942 29.01.1943 835 Sqn FAA Swordfish to Machrihanish
Donibristle based 30.12.1942 04 01.1943 881 Sqn B Flight FAA Martlet code B to Donibristle
Ballyhalbert based 21.08.1944 01.09.1944 808 Sqn FAA Seafire code 3A to Hawarden
Ballyhalbert based 21.08.1944 01.09.1944 885 Sqn FAA Seafire code 2A to Hawarden
Military Aircraft Movements
visitor ? Hawker Hurricane 14.07.1941 01.09.1941 245 Sqn RAF
? Hawker Hurricane 26.10.1941 ? 504 Sqn RAF
? Supermarine Spitfire ? ? 504 Sqn RAF

Civilian Aircraft Movements
4 Private aircraft visited ? ? 31.05.1975
5 Private aircraft visited ? ? 05.07.1975

0842 Kirkistown 2 Down Free Fall Parachute Drop Zone Private
owner ?
operator ?
Ratallagh
2k W of portavogie Kirkistown
11k NNE of Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula Portavogie
Co Down

Free Fall Parachute Drop Zone at south side of disused airfield

0843 Kish Bank Lighthouse Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Kish Bank Lighthouse Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dublin Bay 16 Lower Pembroke Street
14k E of Dun Laoghaire harbour entrance Co Dublin Dublin 2.
01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946

All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

The construction of the lighthouse was soon under way again- the bottom portion of the lighthouse being built as a caisson with an outside
diameter of 104 feet and a three feet thick base slab. There are three concentric walls of varying heights- the greatest being 91 feet. These
walls are interlocked by twelve radial walls forming sections which were flooded as required during the sinking operation. The tower is a
self contained unit of twelve floors built within the caisson. It is 100 feet high and surmounted by a 32 feet diameter helicopter landing
platform which is surrounded by a safety net. In November 1964 the caisson was towed to St. Michael's wharf where the construction was almost completed and on the evening of
29.06.1965- it was towed out of Dun Laoghaire Harbour to the Kish Bank and later sunk on a level platform of stones which had previously
been prepared by divers and buoyed by the Irish Lights Tenders. The operation of raising the tower was completed on 27th July 1965. This was done by flooding the lower caisson with water causing the
tower to float up some 54 feet 6 inches and the final lift was achieved by jacks and pre-stressing cables built into the lip of the base. These
cables allowed for small corrections to ensure the tower was vertical. The water was then pumped out and replaced by 18-000 tons of sand
and topped with concrete. The space between the tower and the caisson is sealed with concrete. The tower is white with a red band. On 9th November 1965 the Kish Lightvessel was withdrawn and replaced by Kish Lighthouse whose equipment includes a catoptric lantern
giving a two million candlepower beam with a character of Gp Fl (2) W every 30 seconds giving a range of 27 nautical miles which can be
increased to three million in fog; a racon or radar responding beacon- established in 1968- which shows on the radar screens of vessels as
an unmistakable and identifiable blip; and a radiobeacon.

53°18.7' North 05°55.3' West

Height of Tower: 31 metres.
Height of light above mean high water springs: 29 metres.
History:
The Kish lighthouse was completed in 1965 to replace the lightship that had marked the Kish Bank since 1811. The lighthouse was a major
technological achievement at the time – the world’s first lighthouse built on the telescopic principle to be placed in the open sea. It was built
by the Danish firm Christiani & Nielson in Dun Laoghaire harbour as a concrete caisson and floated to its position on the Kish Bank. It was
then sunk on the sea bed and extended up to its full height of 52 metres. The Kish lighthouse was automated in 1992.

0844 Knock Mayo Airport Civil
see Connaught 0445

0845 Knockagh Hill Antrim Glider site Private
owner ?
operator Ulster Gliding & Aviation Club
7k W of Carrickfergus Knockagh Hill
Carrickfergus
Co Antrim

site used by the Ulster Gliding & Aviation Club from 1934.

0846 Knockalla Mountain Donegal Paragliding site Private
owner/operator ?
?
3k NE of Carrowkeel (Kerrykeel) Knockalla Mountain
Kerrykeel
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

visitor non-reg Paraglider N20.08.2000 single paraglider noted operating from Knockalla Mountain

0847 Knockalough Mountain Tipperary Helistop/Accident site Private
Upperchurch owner Coilte [forestry commision]
operator ?
3k S of Upperchurch Knockalough Mountain
Thurles
Co Tipperary

visitor G-BNNF SA315B Lama 30.07.1996 ? crashed at this site on 30.07.1996 whilst engaged in aerial spreading
of fertiliser in local forestry areas.

0848 Knocklofty House Hotel Tipperary Balloon Launch Site Private
owner/operator Knocklofty House Hotel
Knocklofty
7k WSW of Clonmel Clonmel
Co Tipperary
052-38222 fax 052-38300

0849 Knocknagee Kildare Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Capt Eric Stewart
4k NE of Carlow town W side of the N9 road Knocknagee
Castledermot
Co Kildare

site used by Capt Eric Stewart to give pleasure flights between
09.1931 and 10.1931
visitor G-AAPY Desoutter Mk1 00.09.1931 00.10.1931 Capt Eric Stewart

0850 Knocksedan Dublin Heliport Civil
Celtic Hangar 2 owner/operator Celtic helicopters
Dublin 3 Celtic Helipark
Knocksedan
3k N of the new control tower at Dublin Airport Swords
200m S of the Ward river bridge- W side of the Co Dublin
R108 road 01-8406790

second helicopter hangar 33.6m x 19.8m x 6.8m high opened 00.02.2004
 
based EI-CHV Agusta A109 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Celtic helicopters
EI-JBC Agusta A109 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Celtic helicopters
EI -BIJ Bell 206 Jetrangers 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Celtic helicopters
EI-CAW Bell 206 Jetrangers 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Celtic helicopters
EI-BYJ Bell 206 Jetrangers 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Celtic helicopters
EI-HXM Bell 206 Jetrangers 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Celtic helicopters
G-DCDB Bell 407 19.10.1999 00.00.0000 Chris De Burgh/Paycourt Ltd
G-UZEL SNIAS SA.341G 05.07.1991 11.08.1994 L. Keating / Keepak / Island Helicopters

Knocksedan-full log Fri 08.02.2008 Kevin Dupuy EI-CHV
EI-DMT
EI-JBC
EI-MEL
EI-MIT
EI-SBM A109 EI-BIJ
EI-BYJ
EI-CAW
EI-PCI B206 EI-GAN
EI-SNJ
G-MAYE
N9133D B407 EI-EUR EC120 G-WDEV SA341

Knocksedan Wed 05.03.2008 Ian Broni via irish-spotters EI-GAN B407 EI-FPL B206L N9133D B407 G-MAYE B407

Knocksdean Thurs 06.03.2008 Peter Westacott via Airfields forum G-MAYE B.407 G-MAYE.   Was based knocksdean IT 20.03.2008 G-SCII A.109 G-WDEV Gaz N9133D B.407 EI-CHV A109
EI-DMT A109
EI- JBC A109
EI-MEL A109
EI-MIT A109
EI-SBM A109 EI-BIJ B.206
EI-BYJ
EI-PCI
EI-CAW Wreck EI-FPL B.206L EI-GAN B.407 EI-EUR EC.120

possible visitor to Knocksedan
via Gerry N325SC AS355 Twin Squirrel departed from somewhere on the Northside of the airport and routed towards Garristown and then onwards to Letterkenny- Co.Donegal. 27/06/200
0851 Knocktopher Kilkenny Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Knocktopher
Location? Kilkenny
19k S of Kilkenny city Co Kilkenny

based EI-CAN MW5 Sorcerer 00.07.1993 07.02.1995 microlight group

0852 Ladytown Kildare Helipad Private
see Red House Inn 1160

0853 Laffina Tipperary Airstrip Private
Thurles operator Central Flying Group owner John Lanigan
Laffina Knockaderry
5k SW of Holycross Holycross Holycross
Thurles Thurles
Co Tipperary Co Tipperary
0504-4

based EI-ANY Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub 15.12.1970 13.03 1976 Central Flying Group


visitor EI-AMN deHavilland DH89A Dragon Rapide 02.06.1963 A.Charlie O’Hara An Air Display was held by the Central Flying Group at it’s newly opened
airstrip at Laffina on Sun 02.06.1963- Whitsun weekend. Here are some
of the aircraft which attended.
visitor EI-AGP deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth 02.06.1963 pilot Roger Kennedy
visitor EI-AMT Cessna 185A Skywagon 02.06.1963 pilot Sam Pratt operated by Tara Exploration
visitor EI-AKR Bellanca 260 / 14-19-3 02.06.1963 pilot Dennis Green operated by Aircraft Associates

0854 Lagan Site Belfast City Aerodrome/ Airfield/ Airport Civil / RN / Civil
see Belfast City 0188

0855 Lambay Island Dublin Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
Lambay Island
4k SE of Rush in the Irish Sea Irish Sea
Co Dublin

visitor G-ASKL SAN Jodel D150A Maskret (27) 09.06.1967 James Cecil Baring
visitor EI-BGH Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 05.05.1980 Iona National Airways suffered extensive damage as a result of an accident on Lambay
(F172-1789) airstrip on 05.05.1980 with no injuries to crew-repaired and returned
to service 05.1981
visitor IAC248 SA.365F Dauphin II (6203) 18.08.1998 Irish Air Corps
visitor G-PIPR Piper PA-18 Super Cub (18-832) 23.06.2016 Trevor & Rhys Kellett
visitor PH-BIT Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 23.06.2016 Newflying PH-BIT Ltd
(F172-01863)
visitor EI-BCM Piper J3/c-Cub (11983) 23.06.2016 Kevin Gerard Daly
Michael Bergin
Anthony O'Leary

0856 Landagivey Derry Marine RAF/Private
see River Bann 1170

0857 Langford Lodge Antrim Aerodrome/Airfield RAF/USAAF/RAF/Private
AAF Station 597 Langford Lodge owner/operator Royal Air Force 09.05.1941 to 00.08.1942
operator United States Army Air Force 00.08.1942 to 00.00.0000
operations subcontracted to the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation 00.09.1942 to 00.07.1945
4k W of Crumlin operator Royal Air Force 00.07.1945 to 00.01.1953
5k SW of Aldergrove Airport owner/operator Martin Baker Company 00.00.1958 to-date
museum Hangar 6 Ulster Aviation Society00.00.0000 to 00.01.2006 moved to Long Kesh
Langford Lodge
Crumlin
Co Antrim


Military Unit Movements attached to the 325th Service Group- these units carried out 3rd and 4th Echelon repairs on aircraft

opened 01.06.1941 00.05.1942 20 SLG nil aircraft closed 00.05.1942
formed here based 15.08.1942 00.09.1942 1st Service Area USAAF ? redesignated 7th Air Depot Group USAAF
ex 1st Service based 00.09.1942 00.01.1943 7th Air Depot Group USAAF ? to Warton
? based 00.00.1943 00.05.1944 325th Ferry Sqn Detatchment B USAAF ? to Heston
Maghaberry based 00.05.1944 ? 311th Ferry Sqn USAAF ? ?
Maghaberry based 00.05.1944 ? 312th Ferry Sqn USAAF ? ?
opened ? 00.07.1944 3rd Base Air Depot USAAF ? closed 00.07.1944
formed based 22.09.1952 15.11.1952 4 Air Navigation School nil aircraft redesignated 5 Air Navigation School)
ex 4 Air based 15.11.1952 31.01.1953 5 Air Navigation School nil aircraft disbanded 31.01.1953
Navigation School

Military Aircraft Movements


Langford Lodge airfield - a brief history - via the Ulster Aviation Society webpages
Langford Lodge airfield is commonly perceived and remembered as an American base in World War Two. Initially though- the site was one of about 50 in the United Kingdom which were
developed in 1940/41 by the Ministry of Aircraft Production as Satellite Landing Grounds. SLGs were small- minimally equipped airfields to which new aircraft produced by the factories
were flown for temporary storage under the auspices of RAF Maintenance Units prior to their being taken to a particular MU where they were fitted out for use by operational squadrons. One
or more SLGs were allocated to each MU and Langford Lodge was one of five in Northern Ireland initially allocated to and used by No 23 MU at RAF Aldergrove. Aircraft storage at Langford
Lodge commenced on 09.05.1941 but soft ground conditions quickly caused problems and it was decided to provide tarmac runways. Construction of the runways was well advanced by the
end of July that year and RAF aircraft were stored at the site until 05.1942. Meanwhile- although the USA was avowedly at peace prior to Pearl harbour on 07.12.1941- secret meetings which
took place throughout the preceding year between representatives of that country and the UK resulted in an agreed strategy for joint engagement of the Axis powers in the event of the USA
joining the war. A decision to construct an aircraft maintenance depot at Langford Lodge to provide for repair of American aircraft operated by British forces in addition to American-operated
aircraft was one element of this. It was agreed that the Ministry of Aircraft Production would construct runways- buildings and mains services while the United States Army Air Force would take
responsibility for operating the depot.

In the event- the USAAF decided that to a large extent the operation of the depot would be subcontracted to the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation- in what proved to be a series of contracts
renewable every 6 months. In 02.1942- construction of the air depot commenced- the work being accorded absolute priority over all other construction in Northern Ireland. Large numbers
of local people were employed to assist with its construction and subsequent administration and to facilitate commuting to and from the site a new rail track was laid by the Great Northern
Railway from Crumlin to a terminus at Gortnagallon- half a mile from the actual airfield. The Air Depot at Langford Lodge was officially activated in July 1942- under the command of Col
EW Hill- 8th Air Force Service Command- USAAF. However- it was September before it began to operate as intended- only partially at first because construction of buildings and services
was far from complete. One of the first aspects of its planned function to be put into effect was overhaul of Pratt & Whitney- Wright and Allison engines- assembly lines being established in
Hangar 7 (the one next to Hangar 6 where the Society's aircraft are currently- located). During October/November- 1942- some B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 8thAir Force's 44th Bomb Group-
recently arrived in the UK- were modified at the depot but it was January 1943 before all the buildings in what eventually proved to be merely a first phase of construction were sufficiently
complete to allow the depot to go fully operational.

Essentially- Langford Lodge was one of three primary air depots in the UK which during the period up to July 1944 when the contractual arrangements with Lockheed were terminated.
provided complete logistical- ie supply and service back-up facilities to the USAAF- initially the 8th Air Force and then also the 12th- 9th and 15th Air Forces- albeit less extensively-. The
other two- larger- depots were at Burtonwood and Warton in Lancashire but there were links between all three which were formalised by the setting up of a Base Air Depot Area organisation
(BADA) in September 1943- at which time Langford Lodge was officially designated the 3rd Base Air Depot.

As well as overhauling engines- maintaining and repairing aircraft already in service. a significant function of the BADs was preparing new aircraft for supply to combat arises. Bomber aircraft
were flown directly to the UK from the USA by the north or south Atlantic ferry routes and normally arrived at Prestwick or Nutts Corner- St Mawgan. St Eval or Valley. Fighter aircraft were
shipped to Liverpool or Belfast. Both types were then taken to one or other of the BADs for assembly (if required)- inspection and modification for use in the European Theatre of Operations.
By 1944 however- Langford Lodge had cone to specialise in experimental engineering while Burtonwood and Warton concentrated on proven modifications- a reflection of their much greater
size. Them was a little-publicised instance of this during May 1944 when Lockheed's Chief Test Pilot- the California-based Tony LeVier was at Langford Lodge assisting the Experimental
Engineering Section with tests which succeeded in producing a 'fix' for the Allison engines which had been the cause of persistent problems in P-38 Lightnings at high power settings at
moderate to high altitudes. In the process- as LeVier recalled in an article published only months before his death in February 1998- the depot's instrument specialist effectively designed the
world's first Mach meter- by adopting a dual manifold pressure indicator to warn pilots when the aircraft's speed was approaching its critical Mach number. The depot also specialised in
propeller overhaul and the manufacture of modification kits.

Termination of the contract with Lockheed reflected no real shortcomings on the company's part- merely that the combined capacities of Burtonwood and Warton for assembly/modification
work had increased sufficiently to enable them to meet the logistical demand in that aspect. In fact- during the period that Lockheed had run the depot- through its subsidiary the Lockheed
Overseas Corporation- 3250 aircraft were assembled- 11001 were serviced and 450000 components were overhauled. This was an outstanding achievement- all the more so because the
relationship between LOC and the USAAF had not been an easy one- basically because of a few significant differences between the civilian and military ways of doing things. Furthermore-
as USAAF Station 597- the depot had been subject to a series of bewildering administrative/organisational changes- being designated or known as- variously- "Scheme Y" Northern Ireland-
HQ First Service Area; Langford Lodge Air Depot; 2029th Air Depot (Prov); 403rd Air Depot and 3rd Base Air Depot. In its heyday- about 7000 people had been employed comprising about
1000 military personnel- about 3000 Lockheed staff and about 3000 local civilians- paid for from Lockheed funds.

From July 1944 until its closure at the end of July 1945- the base functioned as a Storage and Experimental Station- continuing to do some of die work for which it had previously been
responsible and- as the war moved towards a conclusion salvaging increasing numbers of war-weary aircraft. For a few months in 1944- Langford Lodge was also the base for Ferrying
Squadrons of the 27*' Air Transport Group. Following its closure in 1945- the airfield was placed in Care and Maintenance until 1952 when it was refurbished and used briefly to
accommodate the RAF's No 5 Air Navigation School until its disbandment in January- 1953. Five years later- the airfield and buildings were acquired on behalf of the Martin Baker Company
to facilitate development of the company's aircraft ejection seat enterprise. The buildings- ie control tower- former parachute store and part of the former Hangar 6- occupied by the Ulster
Aviation Society's heritage collection are presently not required by the company and are leased to the Society.

The 5th Airdrome Squadron was initially based at the Combat Crew Replacement Center located at AAF 236- Toome. The training of replcement aircrew on the A-20 Havoc and B-26
Marauder took place at this station. When the Lockheed Overseas Corporation vacated Langford Lodge In May 1944- the 5th Airdrome Squadron- commanded by Moir L. Shockley-
recieved orders that they were to vacate Toome- and relocate to AAF station 597- Langford Lodge. Moving on 3 May 1944- the squadron was given an Orderly Room and eight barracks
at Gortnagallon- site 4. A small detachment of men and vehicles stayed behind at AAF 236. Gradually the squadron replaced LOC personnel and took over their duties- assigned to
salvage aircraft- the 5th Airdrome Squadron were in charge of all perimeter service and first and second echelon maintenance. This included handling of refuelling units- dispersal of
aircraft- and taxiing and towing of all aircraft on the base. In August 1944- the squadron  was maintaining approximately 500 aircraft daily- doing the job with only fifty men. The squadron
had its own Softball team- winning the Northern Ireland championship. Around the first of November- the squadron recieved orders to leave the comforts of Langford Lodge- to take
over the new Storage Station at AAF 237- Greencastle- located at Kilkeel. A large detatchment  of men remained at Langford Lodge- known as detachment "A"- this detachment set up their
own organization and orderly room located on the airfield at site 2- this detachment was commanded by Lt. R.F. Kenney. At AAF 237- under the command of Major Shockley- the
squadron was assigned to essentially run the base- with the aid of several small detachments. Setting up a Motor Pool- Mess- Communications- Signal- and Quartermaster. In January 1945-
detachment "A" left Langford Lodge and arrived at AAF Station 237- bringing the squadron upto almost full strength. The 5th Airdrome Squadron were assigned to store a large amount of
aircraft in January 1945- maintaining over 350 aircraft in various storage stages with less than 250 men. In March 1945- a deadline was set for clearing the Station of all aircraft- this placed
a tremendous strain on the squadron and working hours were increased. In the Engineering section- with one Officer and ninety-five enlisted men- a commendable amount of work was
performed on the various types of aircraft on the station: an average 281 aircraft were worked on each day- de-inhibiting 151 aircraft and delivering 127 aircraft- throughout the month. In
May 1945- the squadron continued work in clearing all aircraft from the station. The deadline for clearing all aircraft was set at 15 May 1945. Working from 07:00hrs to 21:30hrs six nights
a week- by the 15th four aircraft were left on the station due to poor flying conditions and VE-Day celebrations. On the morning of 21 May 1945- the 5th Airdrome Squadron departed
Northern Ireland- destined for AAF Station 169- Stansted- England.


ORGANISATIONS AT AAF STATION 597 LANGFORD LODGE 1942-45 HQ & HQ Squadron- 8th Air Force Service Command Lockheed Overseas Corporation HQ Langford Lodge Air Depot 7th Air Depot Group 2nd Depot Supply Squadron 2029th Air Depot Group 403rd Air Depot Group 42nd Depot Supply Squadron 5th Airdrome Squadron 2211th Quartermaster Truck Company Aviation 897th Military Police Company Aviation 984th Military Police Company Aviation HQ 3rd Base Air Depot 31st Statistical Control Unit 597th Detachment 18th Weather Squadron 36th Station Hospital 4556th Quartermaster Service Company Detachment 'A' 520th Service Squadron Detachment 'B' 401st Signal Company No 636 Army Postal Unit 402nd Station Gas Defence Detachment 1145th Military Police Company Aviation 1195th Military Police Company Aviation 1st Platoon 22nd Veterinary Detachment Aviation Detachment 'C' 2002nd Ordnance Maintenance Company Air Force 761st Chemical Depot Company Aviation Detachment 'A' Maintenance Division Base Air Depot 1 Detachment 'C' Maintenance Division Base Air Depot 2 Detachment 'M' Supply Division Base Air Depot 1 Detachment 24th Army Airways Communications Squadron Detachment 'D' HQ & HQ Squadron 27th Air Transport Group 311th Ferrying Squadron 312th Ferrying Squadron 325th Ferrying Squadron HQ & HQ Squadron 325th Service Group 321st Air Transport Squadron 328th Service Squadron 3rd Station Complement Squadron 343rd Service Squadron HQ Storage & Experimental Station 597th Station Complement Squadron 1st Platoon 55th (US) Field Hospital Detachment 'A' 28th Postal Regulating Section 325th Service Group Station Complement Squadron- Base Air Depot No.3 37th Station Complement Squadron 38th Signal Company 442nd Quartermaster Platoon- Air Depot Group 694th Quartermaster Company (Medium Maintenance)(Aviation) 759th Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored) 1947th Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored) 769th Ordnance Company- Aviation (Air Depot) 1694th Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company- Aviation 1253rd Military Police Company- Aviation COMMANDING OFFICERS Col E W Hill 00.07.1942 - 00.09.1942 Col J L Stromme 00.09.1942 - 00.09.1943 Lt Col M W Kincaid 00.02.1943 - 00.02.1943 Col W M Lanagan 00.02.1943 - 00.10.1943 Col J H Houghton 00.10.1943 - 00.01.1944 Col T W Scott 00.01.1944 - 00.02.1944 Col J A Laird 00.02.1944 - 00.04.1944 Col J S Sutton 00.04.1944 - 00.08.1944 Col C P Gilger 00.08.1944 - 00.11.1944 Lt Col R J Reid 00.11.1944 - 00.07.1945

On 02.03.1989- a Dan Air HS 748 flight No.FUA 738 mistakenly landed at Langford Lodge airfield instead of the nearby  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast_International_Airport" \o "Belfast International Airport" \t "_blank" Belfast Aldergrove Airport-
the intended destination of the scheduled service from Newcastle. When the aircraft broke cloud over  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Neagh" \t "_blank" Lough Neagh on short finals
for Aldergrove`s runway 07- the pilot in command thought what he had spotted was the correct runway and proceeded to land the
plane at what turned out to be the adjacent Langford Lodge airfield just under a mile short of the  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_approach_%28aviation%29" \o "Final approach (aviation)" \t "_blank" approach to runway 07 at Aldergrove. in the 1970s- an Aviaco DC-9 and a Dan-Air 748- on separate occasions- landed at Langford Lodge instead of Aldergrove. Today Langford Lodge is currently home to two model flying clubs; Langford Model Aviation & Langford Model Heli Club.

Sun 04.01.2004 via Mick Boulange - Ulster Aviation Society stored XV361 Hawker Siddely Buccaneer S.2B stored JV482 Grumman Wildcat V stored WN108 Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 stored WZ549 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 stored XM414 Hunting Jet Provost T.3A this was moved recently from the Flight Experience Workshop in the
Belfast area.

20.03.2004 via Mike Bursell ably assisted by Eric Chapman & Ian Hogarth = Ulster Aviation Society and with thanks to the men with the keys via PWFU Langford Lodge
where the museum is open 13:00-18:00. We had established prior
contact with the museum so when we pitched up early at 12:30 Ernie
was already opening up to make sure all was ready for opening at 13:00.
Spent some time looking at the fascinating displays here and learning
about the history of Langford Lodge before braving the elements to see
the airframes in the main hangar about 300 yards away. I was surprised
when Ernie suggested driving there (the rain had stopped) but with
hindsight that would have been a good idea. It was hard going just
battling against the wind! stored JV482 Grumman Wildcat V undergoing long term restoration after recovery from Lough Beg after
ditching 24.12.1944
stored WN108 Seahawk FB.5 ex Short's apprentices
stored WZ549 Vampire T.11 ex CATCS and once at Tattershall museum Linconshire UK
stored XM414 Hunting Jet Provost T.3A ex Gilnahirk and now polished up after removal of seven years of dust
and guano
stored G-BTUC Shorts Tucano EMB-312G2 and Short's development
stored Buccaneer S.2B XV361 flown in from Aldergrove due to the difficulties of overland delivery
92 seconds total flying time
stored Shorts Tucano test airframe not the bomb damaged one
also stored are some civilian types Hopefully the next acquisition to arrive at Langford will be Wessex
HC.2 XR517/N ex 72 Sqn- lately of Transair at Shoreham Airport
and more recently Dick Everett at Sproughton. Anyone with a cheap
method of transporting a Wessex from Suffolk to Northern ireland
would be very well received by the folk at Langford Lodge.

17.04.2004 via Ian Thompson Ulster Aviation Society's heritage collection
stored XV361/V Hawker Siddely Buccaneer S.2B stored XR517/N WS Wessex HC2 stored XM414/101 CF Hunting Jet Provost T.3A stored G-BTUC Shorts Tucano EMB-312G2 stored EI-BAG Cessna 172A stored G-BDBS Shorts SD3-30 stored WZ549/F D.H.115 Vampire T.11 stored WN108/033 Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 stored BAPC. 263 Chargus Cyclone hang-glider stored JV482 Grumman Wildcat V stored G-RENT Robinson R-22B Beta stored G-MJWS Eurowing Goldwing           stored Tucano EMU (Test Bed) stored EI BUO Aero Composite (Lavery) Sea Hawker
stored XR517/N Wessex HC.2 it’s hoped the next aircraft will be the Wessex HC.2 ex 72 Sqn
lately of Transair at Shoreham Airport and more recently Dick Everett
at Sproughton.

Langford Lodge 20.10.2005 via unknown - Ulster Aviation Society
stored XV361 Buccaneer stored XR517 N Wessex stored WN108 Sea Hawk. The other aircraft have moved to a new location nearer to Belfast- the
. three listed are also due to move shortly.
Civilian Aircraft Movements
waiting to be located and added

0858 Larne 1 Antrim Airship Patrol Station RNAS
see Bentra 0203

0859 Crofton Airport Hotel Dublin Static display Private

G-AHWO was damaged beyond repair landing at Dublin Airport on 05.05.1959- then stored probably at Weston.
On 28.06.1961 it was registered EI-ALY to MP Cahill but this was not taken up. It remained stored for some time
until it was placed on a roof section of the Crofton Airport Hotel. noted here in 1978. Eventully taken down during
1978
via Joe McDermott 24.05.2018
I well remember getting up on top The Crofton with Phil Bedford- Bryan Hogan &
others to have a close look at the Proctor when we were making a bid to buy it circ 1978. Removed to a store
00.04.1990 owned by Philip Bedford
via Brian Dillon 23.05.2018
It was a very wet April day in 1990 if I remember right and about 10 of us were rounded up. Equipment
was ropes & gravity as we hauled bits of aircraft down the side of the hotel & not a hi viz jacket in sight.

0860 Larne 2 Antrim Home Address/Microlight Airstrip? Private
owner/operator James Bailie Russell Shore Road Location? Magheramorne Larne Co Antrim
based G-MTNV Thruster TST MK 1 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 James Bailie Russell
based G-PILE Rotorway 90 Execitive 27.07.1993 05.11.1998 James Bailie Russell

0861 Laytown Meath Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ministown 1014

0862 Leamlara Cork Crash site/Airstrip? Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Leamlara
Midleton
Co Cork

crash or visitor? G-BNTS Piper PA28RT-201T Arrow (28R-8131024) 31.07.1992 ? after the accident here the PA-28 was helicoptered out by sling from
and taken to Cork on 31.07.1992- Is this a crash site only- or is/ was
there an airstrip here??

0863 Lecknacurra Clare Helipad Irish Lights/Private
Clare Island Lighthouse owner/operator Clare Island Commissioners of Irish Lights
Lighthouse 16 Lower Pembroke Street
northern point of Clare Island Legnacurra Dublin 2
4k NW of Fawnglass Clare Island 01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946
Clew Bay
Co Mayo

Lighthouse decommisioned 1965- now private property. When the
lighthouse was sold- the helipad was included as part of the
property. not known if it has been used since

0864 Leinster House Lawn Dublin Balloon Launch Site Private
owner/operator Leinster House
Merrion square
1k SSW of O’Connell Street Bridge Dublin

Site used by Richard Crosbie for a second balloon attempt to cross
the Irish sea on 19.07.1785. The attempt was unsucessful. The lawn
is on the Merrion Square side of Leinster house. This building is now
the Irish Parliament “The Dail”

visitor ? Balloon 19.07.1785 Richard Crosbie

0865 Leixlip Kildare Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Leixlip
Co Kildare

visitor EI-LIT Bolkow Bo105S 11.05.1998 Irish Helicopters Limited

0866 Leopardstown Racecourse Dublin Field strip Private
owner/operator Leopardstown Racecourse
Foxrock
5k SW of DunLaoghaire Harbour Co Dublin



On the 28/29.08.1910 the very first aviation gathering in Irish
history took place at Leopardstown Racecourse and a fee
of £200 was paid for it’s use over the two day’s. Three
well known aviator’s were recruited to demonstrate their
aircraft. Captain Bertram Dickson- was paid £500 to
demonstrate circular flying- Armstrong Drexel from America
was paid £250 to give a demonstration of high flying and
Irishman Cecil Grace received £250 to perform in his Farman
biplane. The meeting was a complete success and large
crowds made their way to Leopardstown on both day’s.
Although heavy drizzle fell throughout the meeting- all three
pilot’s put on an excellent performance. After all expences
had been met- the Aero Club made a profit of over £400.

visitor ? Farman biplane 28/29.08.1910 Captain Bertram Dickson
visitor ? Bleriot monoplane 28/29.08.1910 Armstrong Drexel
visitor ? Farman biplane 28/29.08.1910 Cecil Grace

Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus- was in Ireland from 03.05.1935 until 24.05.1935- is co-operating with the Irish Aero Club.
Sir Alan's team is also to give a display at Leopardstown racecourse 11.05.1935 aeroplane list to be added

0867 Leopardstown Racecourse Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Leopardstown Racecourse
Carmanhall & Leopardstown
5k SW of DunLaoghaire Harbour Foxrock
Dublin 18
01-2893607 Fax  01-2892634


multiple helicopter prior to and since- more on race day’s
visitor EI-TKI Robinson R.22 04.05.1993 ?
visitor IAC-244 Aerospatiale SA.365 Dauphin 15.09.1998 Irish Air Corps


Thu 09.02.2006 16.51 Ian Broni Irish Spotters
Agusta 119 N119BM heard operating in and out of Leopardstown this afternoon

0868 Letterkenny-Paddy Harte Road Donegal Helipad/s Private
owner/operator ?
Paddy Harte Road (rear car park)
650m SE of Market Square Letterkenny
Co Donegal


visitor EI-NBG Agusta 109S (22047) 05.11.2009 Anson Logue
visitor EI-NBG Agusta 109S (22047) 06.05.2010 Anson Logue

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Multiple recorded helicopter activity since 1991.
Probably to other sites around Letterkenny as the car park at Paddy Harte Road was not available until 2005.

visitor G-BUZZ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.10.1991 ICS Worldwide
visitor G-BUZZ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 29.10.1991 ICS Worldwide
visitor G-BUZZ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 30.10.1991 ICS Worldwide
visitor G-HIRE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 11.09.1993 Rentatruck
visitor EI-JMW Robinson R.22 28.11.1993 Jair Aviation
visitor G-HEVS Agusta A.109A II 23.04.1994 Norbrook Laboritories
visitor G-HIRE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 29.04.1994 Rentatruck
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105 18.09.1995 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 08.07.1996 ?
visitor G-OONS Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 12.07.1996 Helicopter Training and Hire
visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 00.09.1996 Celtic Helicopters
visitor G-TLME Robinson R.44 16.05.1997 TJB Associates
visitor EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 22.07.1997 Celtic Helicopters
visitor VH-WOK Aerospatiale AS350B Squirrel 23.08.1997 Airwing
visitor EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 22.07.1998 Celtic Helicopters
visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 20.01.1999 Celtic Helicopters
visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.07.1999 Westair

0869 Letterkenny 2 Donegal Helipad Private
see Castlegrove House 0357

0870 Letterkenny 3 Donegal Helipad Private
see Kellys Car Showrooms 0755

0871 Letterkenny 4 Donegal Helistop Private.
see Mountain Top 1476

0872 Letterkenny 5 Donegal Helibase Irish Army
see Rockhill 1183

0873 Letterkenny 6 Donegal Airstrip/Airfield/Airstrip Private
see Stevensons Field 1271

0874 Letterkenny General Hospital Donegal Helipad 1 Private
owner/operator Letterkenny General Hospital
High Road
1k N of Letterkenny Glencar
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

old Pad west of main building closed 06.2000

0875 Letterkenny General Hospital Donegal Helipad 2 Private
owner/operator Letterkenny General Hospital
High Road
1k N of Letterkenny Glencar
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

new pad north of main building opened 06.2000

P visitor IAC270 Eurocopter EC135 P2 (0425) 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps
P visitor IAC246 Aerospatiale SA365F1 Dauphine II (6181) 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps

0876 Letterkenny Shopping Centre Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator Letterkenny Shopping Centre
Station roundabout
Letterkenny
700m NE of the Market Square Co Donegal

Delivered Father Christmas from NI on 25.11.2001 Helicopter landed
in the car park at front of shopping centre beside bus station. [Reg & type?]

visitor ? ? 25.11.2001 ?

0877 Lewistown Kildare Field Strip Private
Naas 2 owner/operator ?

6k SW of Naas Naas
Co Kildare

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Lewistown on Mon 15.06.1936
some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make
sence- because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive.
If the site was used before- then it should be suitable for futher use- pending
a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 15.06.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 15.06.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 15.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 15.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 15.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 15.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 15.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 15.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 15.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 15.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 15.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 15.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 15.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWG DH.82 15.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 15.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 15.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 15.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 15.06.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 15.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 15.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site was also used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Fri 25.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Lewistown on that date.

visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0878 Lifford Donegal Airstrip Private
see Ballindrait 0076

0879 Limavady 1 Derry Airfield RAF
Aghanloo owner/operator Royal Air Force Coastal Command
Grannagh
3k N of centre of Limavady to centre of airfield Limavady
4.5k SSW of the 385m summit of Binevenagh Co Derry


info below from Roger D.Caird
“Aircraft from ‘Aghanloo’ flew more operational hours than those from
any other Coastal Command station during the War” The Royal Air
Force Manual Tim Laming [Arms & Armour] 1994.
This airfield was directly north of Limavady right below Binevenagh Mtn.

Most of the townlands of Grannagh- Carbullion and Dowland made up
the area covered by Limavady Airfield. Aghanloo House is 500m N of the
airfield boundry and is also in fact the name of the Civil Parish in which
the airfield was situated.

The crash of Wellington W5653
The tranquillity of the Urris Hill- Co Donegal- a stunningly beautiful and rugged outline that
nudges the townlands of Desertegney and Leenan apart- was suddenly shattered in a most
dramatic and horrific fashion on Good Friday- 11.04.1941. A Vickers Wellington bomber-
returning from Convoy escort patrol duty- lost its way in heavy mist and crashed into the hills-
killing all six crew members instantly. On the same day that a famous fortress named Trobuck
was making world headlines at the start of an eight month siege- Alfred Cattley and his crew
of five perished at 3pm on the slopes between Dunree Fort and the Gap of Mamore. 1940 was a particularly perilous time for Merchant shipping as u-boats ravaged the British fleet-
causing massive tonnage loss and an unacceptable casualty rate. The Battle of the Atlantic was
decisively moving in Germany’s favour and the Admiralty in London were more than a little
concerned. Squadrons of Hudson and Wellington bombers merged and embarked on intensive training to
rapidly expand RAF Coastal command. Their brief was to engage in anti-submarine patrols and
provide air cover to the western approaches. One particular squadron- 221- was formed at
Bircham Newton on England and on the 21.11.1940- began a period of training under
Wing Commander Tim Vickers and Pilot Officer Par as Squadron Adjutant. The mongrel crew came from various units- some navagitors from Blenheim Squadrons and they
formed the backbone of the outfit with most flying experience. None- however- had any long-range
overseas navigation in their CVs. A small airfield at Langham was selected for night flying training
for 221 Squadron and some Wellingtons were wrenched from the tight grasp of ex-bomber training
units. Most of these were in appaling condition but 221 had to work with what was available. Things
changed somewhat for the better in 1941 and in March of that year- Wellington bombers- equipped
with the new Air to Surface Vessel (ASV) radar arrived at Bircham Newton. On 01.03.1941-
221 Squadron ‘B’ Flight were ordered to transfer to Limavady in Co. Derry. ‘B’ Flight had the most
experienced personnel and the latest aircraft with the ASV equipment. The first ‘B’ Squadron was
commanded by Squadron Leader- Ian Brolly- a former flying boat pilot. Within a short time the
Atlantic patrols undertaken by the squadron marked a significant setback to the success of the
u-boat campaign. U-boat Command lost three submarines in March and all were captained by high
profile- distinguished German leaders including Gunter Prien- the hero of Scapa Flow. Limavady airfield was still under construction when 221 Squadron arrived to team up with 502
Squadron. Only the runway and perimeter track had been completed and work had not even started
in the technical buildings. The runway was only 1-200 yards long- leaving little room for error and
temporary wooden huts were used for flying control and the operating room. A farm outhouse was
the flight officers and crew rooms. Wellington W5653 took off from Limavady on Friday- 11.04.1941 (Good Friday) at 05-55 hours
on what was scheduled as a convoy escort patrol. She would have been on course for the Island of
Innistrahul and then turned west near Malin Head and out into the Atlantic. Flying over Irish airspace
was never seriously worrying for British crews. They knew that there were some rules but it never
taxed their conscience all that much. Most of them had heard of the ‘Donegal Corridor’ airspace that
facilitated planes from Lough Erne to access the Atlantic by the most convenient route. It was a dank
day; low cloud predominated as the ‘Wimpey’ set off on her protective mission. Everything went
according to plan but on the home journey- the crew encountered some very heavy mist. The
Wellington over-flew Limavady air base at 2.35pm above cloud base and was directed back using
Q.D.M.- the airfield reading a signal from the aircraft and noting the direction from which it came.
The airfield then advised the plane accordingly. It was a primitive system that only gave the crew a
bearing not a navigational fix. Limavady had no efficient ‘let down through cloud’ procedure- and as
most navigators were poorly trained- many Wellington crews became hopelessly lost over the Atlantic.
The crew tried to get a glimpse of the sea to determine their position- some breaks in the clouds
allowed them to get a marker but they hopelessly miscalculated. They reversed course and guided
again by Q.D.M.- flew towards Limavady- more in hope than accurate navigational skills. In all probability- the aircraft dropped in altitude to attempt to approach Limavady visually. Lost and
south-west of the airfield-the Wellington flew over Lough Swilly and towards terrible disaster. The
unsuspecting crew- not at all familiar with the local terrain- flew directly into the Urris Hill at a height
of 1200 feet- above Dunree Head- killing all six crew members instantly. With the Urris Hills rising at
1300 feet above the Swilly- the plane was a mere 100 feet from safety. Two detachments of Irish
army soldiers- one from Dunree Fort and the other from Leenan Fort began an immediate search of
the area. The men linked hands as they made their way up the steep terrain because the mist was
so thick. A simple rifle shot was to be the signal that the stricken aircraft had been located. It was the Leenan contingent that came upon the awful carnage first. Matt Kenny and Hugh Quirke
were the first men at the scene and both were shaken at what they saw. The wreckage lay in two
areas but very close to each other. Kenny saw one man sitting against a rock and made immediately
for him. Seeing the incredible scattering of debris and parts of the plane he thought that this was a
miraculous survival. On coming closer- he realised that the man was quite dead and given that the
Wellington impacted on the hill at 160m.p.h this was hardly surprising. John Ferguson- a soldier at
the nearby Dunree Fort was one of those involved in the search for the wreckage that day. The
scene of the carnage affected him greatly and for a long time afterwards the persisting smell of
smouldering heather only served to perpetuate the memory of that shocking day. Some time later-
two small- through poignant items were discovered at the crash site. Part of a wristwatch frame and
a black R.A.F. uniform button were found and given to the British for identification purposes. It was not until the following evening that the bodies were removed from the crash site and taken to the
village of Lenankeel were they were laid out in the local forge. A short time later they were moved to
Blockhouse at Dunree Fort prior to transfer to England for burial at various cemeteries. The six crew
members who perished on the Urris Hills were: Flying Pilot Officer Alfred Patrick Cattley- R.A.F.- aged
25 who was of Russian birth; Pilot Officer James Montague- R.A.F.V.R- aged 24 from Buckinghamshire;
Sergeant (Observer) John Bateman- R.A.F.V.R.; Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner F.K. Whalley-
R.A.F.V.R.- aged 19 from Leamington; Sergeant Wireless Operator Frederick Neill- R.A.F.v.R.- aged
22 from WEst Hartlepool and Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Brinley Badman- R.A.F.V.R from
Pontypool- Monmouthshire. In the aftermath of the disaster- many theories and opinions were discussed- many theories and opinions
were discussed as to why the Wellington went so badly off course. Tony Spooner- a senior 221 Squadron pilot with considerable experience had this to say. “As to what caused the fatal accident: it was difficult to navigate with poorly trained navigators. Many
Wellington crews became hopelessly lost over the Atlantic without landmarks and there were no Met
stations for accurate forecasts of winds. The Air Surface Vessel (ASV) for navigation was crude and
difficult to interpret accurately. It required almost a sixth sense and some never attained this. Limavady had no efficient “let down through the cloud’ procedure- which is why others and I had to invent
one using A.S.V. ground trainer. We were- in effect- a hastily assembled crew- flying an aircraft not
designed for our work and using an early form of experimental aid about which we had been told almost
nothing. The miracle is that so few others came to grief in that difficult terrain.” Today- a cross with a simple but moving inscription part constructed by Sean Ferguson- son of the late
John- took part in the recovery mission- marks the spot where the Vickers Wellington W5653 came to
grief on the clouded Urris Hills. It almost seems an obscenity that in such a peaceful and beautiful place-
six young airmen disorientated by thick fog and struggling to recognised a familiar landmark in unfamiliar
terrain- should die in such tragic circumstances. Courtesy of the Derry Journal

Limavady - Aghanloo Airfield
Article by Brian Willis
One of the most dangerous airfields in Ulster?
Limavady airfield in the townland of Aghanloo was a hastily erected airfield used during
WW2 by Coastal Command. It is about two miles outside of the town and was built
1939/40. It finished its wartime career in 1945 (although used occasionally by the Fleet
Air Arm in the 1950s) It is no longer an airfield and many of the old hangers are used for
industrial purposes.
Most of the aircraft which used this site were Wellingtons. The longest serving squadron
stationed here was 7 OCU. Aircraft from Limavady were responsible for sinking many U
Boats and several innovative techniques for seeking and destroying submarines were
first tested here.
In the background of this control tower can be seen the reason why Limavady was such
a dangerous airfield - Binevenagh mountain (385m) was on the landing circuit and
became the downfall of so many crews. One contributor to this your place and mine site
was stationed at Limavady airfield during the war and vividly recalls one night seeing
three separate aircraft wrecks burning at the same time on the mountainside.
In the cemetery of nearby Christchurch Drumachose are the graves of twenty two airmen
killed whilst flying from this airfield during the war. Another seven are buried in the Catholic
graveyard of St. Mary's Church. Two more are buried in the Presbyterian graveyard. The
graves include airmen- not only from the UK- but also Canada- Australia and New Zealand.


Here at Aghanloo airfield is the only Anti Aircraft Gunners' Training Dome which still survives
in Northern Ireland. It is one of very few left in the whole of the UK. Gunners would sit in this
building and "fire" at film of aircraft projected onto the inside of the dome.

Ruth McIlmoyle - April 2004 Dear Brian- I am writing this on behalf of my dad who was born on what became Aghanloo Airfield- some
of which was built on his father's land. He asks me to tell you that there is no townland called
Aghanloo - this is the name of the parish. It was not used by the airmen who called the airfield
Limavady.
By the way- Aghanloo was not on a boggy area as has been suggested. Planes were using
the airfield while the land was still being used for agriculture- hence perhaps giving rise to the
notion of bog. It was built on solid gravel.
The 3 Wellingtons you mention as having come down one night were from a flight of 5- of
which only 1 came back. Number 3 landing on Downhill Strand- with number 4 crashing in Kent.
Only 1 actually crashed on Binevenagh- taking the roof off a house. The crew all escaped.
The one where all were lost came into Loughermore Mountain on the opposite side of the valley.
The cause of the crashes was not the mountains as such- but icing of the aerilons; the planes
did not have de-icers. Most of the casualties were with Whitleys- through sugar having been
put in the fuel tanks- so reducing the octane value of the petrol.
My father saw the Loughermore tragedy. The plane was actually on fire before it came down.
May I at this late stage sympathise with you and your family. I would be happy to keep contact with you.
Sincerely- Ruth McIlmoyle- for Leslie McIlmoyle

Military unit movements
Aldergrove based 00.08.1940 00.12.1940 502 Sqn detatched RAF Anson code YG to Aldergrove
Aldergrove based 04.12.1940 ? 502 Sqn A Flight RAF Whitley V T4222 code YG to Aldergrove
Aldergrove based 27.01.1941 12.01.1942 502 Sqn RAF Whitley code YG to Bircham Newton or Docking
Leuchars based 15.04.1941 18.12.1941 224 Sqn RAF Hudson code QA to St Eval
Bircham Newton based 02.05.1941 29.09.1941 221 Sqn RAF Wellington code DF to Reykjavik
Reykjavik based 07.12.1941 25.12.1941 221 Sqn RAF Wellington code DF to Docking
St Eval based 17.12.1941 18.02.1942 53 Sqn RAF Hudson code PZ to North Coates
? based c00.12.1941 ? 500 Sqn detatched RAF Hudson code MK to Bircham Newton
? based 00.00.1941 30.08.1941 53 Sqn detatched RAF Blenheim code TE- PZ to Bircham Newton
Hudson
St Eval based 18.02.1942 12.04.1942 224 Sqn RAF Hudson code QA to Tiree
Ballyhalbert based 19.02.1942 00.00.1942 153 Sqn detatched RAF Defiant code TB to Ballyhalbert
Beaufighter
Bircham Newton based 22.03.1942 00.04.1942 500 Sqn detatched RAF Hudson code MK to Stornoway?
reformed here based 01.04.1942 16.05.1944 7 Officer Training Unit RAF Wellington disbanded 16.05.1944
Anson
Lysander
Martinet
Battle
Tiger Moth
Aldergrove based 23.04.1942 09.06.1942 143 Sqn RAF Blenheim code HO to Thorney Island
formed here based by 03.1943 10.03.1943 Torpedo Training Flight RAF WellingtonVIIITB into 1 Torpedo Training Unit Turnberry 10.03.1943
Chivenor based 25.01.1944 05.03.1944 612 Sqn RAF Wellington to Chivenor
Chivenor based 26.01.1944 28.04.1944 407 Sqn RAF Wellington code 2 to Chivenor
HMS Biter based 10.06.1944 14.07.1944 811 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 1A to HMS Biter
Wildcat
HMS Tracker based 11.06.1944 05.07.1944 846 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 4A to HMS Trumpeter
Wildcat
Perranporth based 01.08.1944 13.08.1944 850 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 4A to Maydown
Wildcat
Maydown based 26.08.1944 06.11.1944 850 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 4A to Mullaghmore
Wildcat
Chivenor based 09.09.1944 17.12.1944 612 Sqn RAF Wellington to Langham
Chivenor based 10.09.1944 16.09.1944 172 Sqn detatched RAF Wellington code OG joined by rest of the Wellington Sqn
Chivenor based 16.09.1944 04.06.1945 172 Sqn RAF Wellington code OG disbanded 04.06.1945
Mullaghmore based 29.09.1944 07.11.1944 825 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 2A Machrihanish
Sea Hurricane
Wildcat
Machrihanish based 29.09.1944 07.11.1944 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hawker Sea Hurrican IIC to Mullaghmore total of 6 Hurricanes in all
NF668 was one
? based? ? ? 461 Sqn detatched RAustralianAF ? ? ?
Mullaghmore based 31.03.1945 13.08.1945 281 Sqn RAF Warwick code FA Ballykelly
Sea Otter
Mullaghmore based 03.04.1945 20.04.1945 Loran Training Unit Wellington redesignated CC Anti- U-boat Devices School

Military aircraft movements
based W5653 Vickers Wellington ASV 01.03.1941 11.04.1941 221 Sqn B Flight RAF crashed Co Donegal 11.04.1941
? Vickers Wellington ASV 01.03.1941 00.00.0000 221 Sqn B Flight RAF ? ? 00.00.1941 00.00.0000 502 Sqn RAF


Limavady Airfield Today Agriculture- industry
Tower Type Watch Office with Met Section 518/40
Tower Was in use as a house but is now derelict

Other Buildings Gun Trainer Dome is one of only two left and may disappear as the site is being re-developed. The runways can still be seen and the
hangers are in use for storage. A Squadron crest is painted on a wall in one of the outbuildings- this too- alas- may soon be gone!

History This Coastal Command station (Aghanloo as it is known locally) was the first of four airfields to be constructed on the North Coast
of Northern Ireland. RNAS Maydown (H.M.S Shrike)- RNAS Eglinton (H.M.S Gannet) and RAF Coastal Command Ballykelly. 12.1940- First recorded use was by 502 Sqn Whitleys on anti-submarine patrols. They had the distinction of being the first operational
unit to be equipped with the new long range ASV (air-to-surface vessel) radar. Later 224 Sqn Hudsons and 221 Sqn Wellingtons. In 1942 operational flying ceased for a two year period. Then used as a pilot training centre with Wellington and Ansons. In 1944 the
airfield returned to operational status and 172- 407 and 612 Sqds flew anti-submarine patrols. The airfield will probably be remembered
for the high accident rate that saw many airmen lose their lives. In one incident alone 1/43- three aircraft were lost. Bad weather and its
proximity to Benevenagh Mountain (or "Ben Twitch" as the pilots who had to avoid the 1-260 ft. summit called it)- accounted for many of
these accidents. RAF left 15.08.1945. Satellite to RNAS Eglinton in the 1950's as a dummy carrier landing deck. 2002 John Pudney



RAF Coastal Command Station

Airfield Operational
Opened 1940
Closed 1958
ID Code VA
USAAF Station N/A
Runways 3 tarmac
Hangars 2- T2 3- Bellman 6- Blister
County Derry/Londonderry
Location 2 miles N of Limavady
OS Ref C677255

Thanks to John Pudney for history
Limavady- RAF Limavady)- Limavady- Northern Ireland (1940-1945)
Testing/Operational 27.01.1941

Little of Limavady airfield is left - it is now an industrial estate. What little is left of the runway is a carpark. It would be difficult to confuse this from the air

0880 Limavady 2 Derry Helipad/s Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location/s? Limavady
Co Derry

Possibly several different site’s around Limavady- one of which
could be the Radison Roe Park Hotel ID1124??

Limavady visitor EI-JWM Robinson R.22 Beta 19.03.1994 J Air Aviation
Limavady visitor EI-JWM Robinson R.22 Beta 23.03.1994 J Air Aviation
Limavady visitor G-PLMC Aerospatiale AS 350B 14.08.1995 PLM Helicopters
Limavady visitor G-BTKL Bolkow Bo105 B-4 23.08.1999 Veritair
Limavady visitor G-STOX Bell 206B Jet Ranger 10.09.2000 Burman Aviation
Limavady visitor G-AYMW Bell 206B Jet Ranger 05.04.2002 PDG Helicopters
Limavady visitor G-AYMW Bell 206B Jet Ranger 08.05.2002 PDG Helicopters
Limavady visitor G-BVCJ Agusta A.109A 18.06.2002 Castle Air

0881 Limavady 3 Derry Helipad Private
see Radisson Park Hotel 1124

0882 Limerick 1 Limerick Landing ground Private/IAAC
owner ?
operator Irish Army Air Corps
Location? ?
probably Fair Green 0600 Limerick
Co Limerick
site used by the Irish Air Corps late 1922.

0883 Limerick 2 Limerick Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Iona National Airways
Location? ?
Limerick
Co Limerick

site used by Iona National Airways from 1931.

0884 Limerick 3 Limerick Airstrip Private
see Ballycummin Castle 0099

0885 Limerick 4 Limerick Field Strip Private
see Bawnmore 0163
Banemore

possibly the same site as Rathbane House 1131

0886 Limerick 5 Limerick Airfield Private
see Coonagh 0454

0887 Limerick 6 Limerick Temporary Landing Ground Private/IAAC
see Fair Green 0600 See Also Limerick 1 0882 above

0888 Limerick 7 Limerick Landing Ground RFC
see Rathbane House Irelands 1st Official “aerodrome”

0889 Limerick City Limerick Balloon Launch Site Private
see also Arthur’s Quay 2381 owner Limerick City Council
operator Richard Crosby
Location? Limerick City
Co Limerick

Site used by Richard Crosby on 27.04.1786 for the first balloon flight over
Limerick City. On a subsequent flight Richard Crosby reached an altitude
of 20-000 ft and landed safely.

On 27.04.1986- Wilf Wollett inflated his balloon EI-BAF ThunderAX-65 at
Arthurs Quay in order to commerate the first balloon flight over Limerick
City by Richard Crosby on 27.04.1986. But because of regulations was
not allowed to take-off. He deflated the balloon- travelled to Coonagh-
where a fly-in was organised for the event- and he flew the balloon there.

info from Roger D.Caird
A fly-in took place at Coonagh airfield on 27.04.1986 to commemorate
the 200th anniversary of the first balloon flight in Limerick city by (James?)
Crosby

visitor to Limerick City ? Balloon 27.04.1786 Richard Crosby
visitor to Arthurs Quay EI-BAF Thunder AX-65 27.04.1986 Wilf Wollett inflated but not launched

0890 Limerick Inn Clare Helipad Private
Hotel Cratloe owner/operator Limerick Inn
Limerick Road
5k WNW of Limerick city centre Meelick
N side of the N18 road about 200m Co Clare
W of Clare/Limerick county boundry 061-51544


visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 26.09.1991 ?

0891 Limerick Racecourse Limerick Field strip Private
owner/operator Limerick Racecourse
Courtbrack
Limerick
2.5k SW of Limerick city centre Co Limerick

first reported use was on 17.03.1932 when a jockey was
flown in from Dublin and returned when racing finished.

visitor ? ? 26.09.1932 ?

0892 Limerick Regional Hospital Limerick Helipad Private
owner/operator Limerick Regional Hospital
Dooradoyle
3.50k SSW of Limerick city centre E side of Limerick
N20 Patrickswell road Co Limerick
061-301111 Fax 061-301165

0893 Lisanelly Barracks Tyrone Helibase British Army
Omagh 4 owner/operator British Army
Lisanelly
Omagh
500m NW of the Bus station Co Tyrone
British army barracks supporting a helipad within the base 028-82243732

visitor ZA934 Puma HCI 03.02.2001 72 Sqn RAF
visitor XW214 Puma HCI 09.05.2002 RAF

0894 Lisbunny Tipperary Field strip Private
Nenagh Racecourse owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
2k E of Nenagh S of the R445 (old N7) road Nenagh Racecourse
N of the new N7 Nenagh by-pass Lisbunny
Nenagh
Co Tipperary

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on 16.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Lisbunny on that date.

visitor ? Avro 504 16.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 16.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 16.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 16.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0895 Lisburn 1 Antrim Landing Ground RAF
see Blaris 0219

0896 Lisburn 2 Antrim Aerodrome/Airfield RAF
see Long Kesh 0912

0897 Lisburn 3 Antrim Helibase British Army
see Thiepval Barracks 1305

0898 Lisky Tyrone Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Lisky
5k S of Strabane and Strabane
2k SE of Sion Mills Co Tyrone

private airstrip used by civil aircraft in the 1930’s
no other detail’s available

0899 Lislea Mountain Armagh Helibase Private
owner/operator British Army
Lislea Mountain
8k WSW of Newry Newry
Co Down

Mountain top army observation tower supporting helicopter landing pad.

0900 Lismore 1 Waterford Field strip Private
see Ballymartin North 1884

0901 Lismore 2 Waterford Airstrip Private
see Glendeish East 1882

0902 Lismore 3 Waterford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Lismore
Co Waterford

visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B on 06.06.1999 Celtic Helicopters

0903 Liss Ard Lake Lodge Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Liss Ard Lake Hotel
Liss Ard
3k SSE of Skibbereen Skibbereen
Co Cork
028-40000 028-40001

0904 Listowel 1 Kerry Helipad Private
See Clievreagh 0388

0905 Little Island Waterford Helipad Private
See Waterford Castle Hotel 1375

0906 Lognafulla Tipperary Field strip Private
Thurles 1??? owner ?
Thurles 5 operator Irish Aero Club
Lognafulla
1.5k ENE of Thurles Thurles
Co Tipperary

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their flying display on Fri 11.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Lognafulla.

visitor ? Avro 504 11.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 11.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 11.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 11.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

0907 Londonderry 1 Derry Airstrip Private
see Derry 1 0486

0908 Londonderry 2 Derry Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport RN/USAAF/RN/Civil
see Eglinton 1 0580

0909 Londonderry 3 Derry Helibase British Army
See Ebrington Barracks 0571

0910 Longford 1 Longford Airstrip Private
see Clooncoose Racecourse 0419

0911 Longford 2 Longford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Longford
Co Longford

visitor EI-BOR Bell222 13.04.2000

0912 Long Kesh Down Relief Landing Ground/Aerodrome/Airfield RAF
Lisburn 2 owner/operator Royal Air Force
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
The Long Kesh
Royal Air Force
Army Air Corps
4.5k SW of Lisburn N of the M1 motorway Lisburn
1k E of Maze Race Course Co Down

Units in residence given as 22 Recruit Centre with over 4200
personal made up of Officers- other ranks and WAAF’s.
Long Kesh (RAF Long Kesh)- Long Kesh- Northern Ireland (1940-1946)
Operational 11/1941 1946;
later Gliding Club then Prison
Site used by the Ulster Gliding Club during the 1960s/early 70s. (see 0517)
By the late 1970’s the site became the infomous “H” block’s prison first
named Long Kesh and later renemed The Maze until closure in 2002.
During 2009- 2010 The Ulster Aviation Museum move it’s entire aviation
collection- including all it’s current airframes from Langford Lodge to a
hangar in the northern area of the disused Long Kesh airfield


Military Units Movements
reformed here based 27.09.1941 14.07.1942 79 Wing Calibration Flight RAF Blenheim to Sydenham
Hornet Moth
Dominie
Tiger Moth
Newtownards based 11.12.1941 01.02.1942 231 Sqn RAF Lysander code VM to Maghaberry
Tomahawk
formed here based 18.12.1941 13.04.1942 1494 Target Towing Flight RAF Lysander to Sydenham
Llanbedr based 24.01.1942 24.03.1942 74 Sqn RAF Spitfire to Atcham
Maghaberry based 20.11.1942 02.01.1943 231 Sqn RAF Lysander code VM to Nutts Corner
Tomahawk
Turnberry based 29.12.1942 15.02.1944 5 Operational Traning Unit RAF Beaufort to Turnberry
Hampden
Hudson
Ventura
Anson
Oxford
Lysander
Martinet
Dale based 20.03.1944 02.05.1944 809 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Stalker
Grimsetter based 24.03.1944 30.04.1944 807 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Hunter
HMS Attacker based 24.03.1944 30.04.1944 879 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Attacker
Newtownards based 25.03.1944 28.08.1944 290 Sqn RAF Hurricane code X6 to Turnhouse
Martinet
Oxford
HMS Khedive based 27.04.1944 12.05.1944 899 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Khedive
Worthy Down based 09.08.1944 27.08.1944 838 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Maydown
HMS Pursuer based 12.10.1944 27.10.1944 881 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to HMS Pursuer
HMS Khedive based 12.10.1944 23.11.1944 899 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to Ayr
Ballyhalbert based 29.10.1944 02.12.1944 882 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to Ayr
HMS Emperor based 29.11.1944 23.02.1945 800 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Hellcat to Sydenham
Ayr based 30.11.1944 25.01.1945 899 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Chaser
Ayr based 09.12.1944 09.02.1945 882 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Wildcat to HMS Searcher
HMS Chaser based 25.01.1945 23.02.1945 899 Sqn detatched 3 RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to Sydenham
Sydenham based 00.09.1945 03.12.1945 RAF NI Comm Flight Anson code QU to Sydenham
Proctor
Dominie
Newtownards based by 05.1946 00.00.1947 201 Gliding School RAF Cadet disbanded 00.00.1947
Grunau Baby
Aldergrove based by 04.1955 01.09.1955 203 Gliding School RAF Cadet TX.1 RA891 redesignated 671 Volunteer Gliding School
Sedbergh TX.1 WB932
Netheravon? based 29.06.1970 29.10.1970 663 Aviation Squadron AAC Sioux Air Britain “BASES” offer 00.00.1971 00.00.0000?
as a possible date
ex 203 Gliding based 01.09.1955 by 00.1958 671 Volunteer Gliding School RAF Cadet TX.3 XN194 to Aldergrove
School Sedbergh TX.1 XN154
? based by 01.1972 by 01.1977 657 Sqn AAC Scout to Colchester Sioux
Farnborough? based 13.01.1973 by 01.1977 664 Sqn AAC Scout to Germany
Sioux
? based by mid.1972 ? 661 Sqn AAC ? ?
Soest based 00.06.1973 00.12.1977 660 Sqn AAC Scout redesignated 653 Sqn AAC-British army units
Gazelle 1945 On- suggests dates 00.00.1971 00.00.0000

Military aircraft movements
waiting to be added

Civilian aircraft movements
via IAL516 12.2017 p13
Northern Ireland Air Ambulance: The organisation is operating Eurocopter EC135T2s G-NHEM and G-NIHM from a base at Long Kesh.

0913 Long Kesh Camp Down Helibase British Army
Lisburn 7 owner/operator British Army
Maze 4 The Long Kesh
Lisburn
Co Down
believed closed 2002

0914 Tromman Meath Airstrip Private
Longwood owner/operator Nicholas Higgins
Rathmolyon Tromman
Trammon A Rathmolyon
Enfield
7k SSE of Trim Co Meath

based EI-CHK Piper J/3c-Cub R10.03.1993 Active Nicholas Higgins

0915 Longueville House Cork Helipad Private
Mallow 5 owner/operator Longueville House
Ballynafeaha
5.5k W of Mallow railway station Mallow
700m N of N72 road Co Cork
022-47156 022-47459

0916 Longwood Meath Airstrip Private
see Tromman 0914

0917 Lord O'Neills Park Antrim Field strip Private
see Shanes Castle 1231

0918 Lough Allen Leitrim Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location?? ?
Presumed to be a land based site close to Lough Allen Co Leitrim or Roscommon

visitor G-PLMC Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil 09.04.1997 PLM Doller

0919 Lough Anure Donegal Marine Private
owner/operator ?
Lough Anure
3.5k SE of Annagry Loughanure
Annagry
Co Donegal

The only recorded use was on Sat 06.06.1992 when 3 float/amphibian
aircraft flew in from the River Foyle 2 1171 to Lough Anure for a
"Splash -in" the aircraft were as follows:

visitor EI-CFP Cessna 172 Floatplane 06.06.1992 Oliver “Sammy” Bruton
visitor G-BMGY Lake Buccaneer 06.06.1992 ?
visitor C-GDQD Thurston Teal 06.06.1992 ?

0920 Lough Bray Wicklow Hang-gliding/Para gliding site Private
owner ?
operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
site used by the Mount Leinster HangGliding Club Lough Bray
2k E of Mount Kippure summit Mount Kippure
9k W of Enniskerry Co Wicklow

0921 Lough Conn 1 Mayo Helipad Private
see Massbrook House 0994

0922 Lough Corrib 1 Galway Marine Private
see Ashford Castle 2 1782

0923 Macroom 4 Cork Home Address? Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Macroom
Co Cork

stored? G-ATKI Piper J/3c Cub-65 00.05.2001? 11.06.2002 JP.Conlon to Oysterville Kinsale Co Cork - see Whitesland House 1854 also

0924 Lough Derg Marina Clare Marine Private
Ballina 3 owner/operator Lough Derg Marina
Killaloe 1 Killaloe
Co’s Clare/Tipperary
On river Shannon N of the bridge at Killaloe

based EI-BUH Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer 27.06.1989 19.02.1997 Derg Aviation Ltd
based EI-CEX Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer 18.05.1992 00.00.0000 Derg Deveopments Ltd
Following the failed attempt of the Ryanair sponsored effort to have the Short Sunderland G-BJHS kept at the Foynes Flying Boat museum it proved impossible to keep it in the UK and it was acquired by Kermit Weeks for his "Fantasy of Flight" museum in Polk City- Florida. In July 1993 the aircraft was ferried via Lough Derg to its new home - Kermit Weeks himself was along for the flight (grey beard on top of the taxing flying boat). Brian Cullen's Lake Amphibian can be seen taxing behind.

 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/john.colvin.7509?fref=ufi" John Colvin That's a great memory. I got to fly in VP-LVE when in Dublin in 1977. Have some nice video of it albeit on Super8.
both f 01.01.2018
 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/malair707?fref=ufi" Malcolm Nason Yes I flew from Killaloe to Glengarriff on VP-LVE and as N158C I was on the aircraft's very last flight from Killaloe to Southamton

based EI-BNB Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer 02.06.1995 07.03.1996 Oliver John Irwin to UK as G-OSMR
based EI-BUH Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer 19.02.1997 00.00.0000 Trevor Henderson
based G-LAKE Lake LA-250 Renegade 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
based EI-BSR Lake LA-4 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
visitor N4575C Grumman G21C Goose amphibian 28.06.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21C Goose amphibian 05.07.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21C Goose amphibian 20.07.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21C Goose amphibian 20.07.2000 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21C Goose amphibian 30.07.2000 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21C Goose amphibian 26.05.2007 Aerofloat Inc

from David M.Gaughan Wed  05.04.2006 Irish Spotters
I saw Hughes 500 Dark blue or black with a silver strip operating in the Killaloe area-
possibly locally based last sunday 2nd april 2006. Has anyone any idea of the REG or a
photo ? possibly N reg

0925 Lough Eriboll Fermanagh Marine Aerodrome/Flying Boat Station RAF/RCAF/Private
see Killadeas 0791

0926 Lough Erne 1 Fermanagh Marine Aerodrome/Flying Boat Station RAF/RCAF/Private
see Castle Archdale 0343

0927 Lough Erne 2 Fermanagh Marine Aerodrome/Flying Boat Station RAF/RCAF/Private
see Killadeas 0791

0928 Lough Erne 3 Fermanagh Marine Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Probably Lower Lough Erne Lough Erne
No specific active area on the very large expanse of water Co Fermanagh

visitor G-ASXG Grumman Goose 14.03.1967 Grovenor Estates
Temporary base N52178 Cessna 172 Floatplane 00.00.1990’s Sammy Bruton to EI-CFP 15.07.1991

0929 Lough Eske Donegal Marine Private
owner/operator ?
Lough Eske
7k NE of Donegal town Donegal
Co Donegal

visitor N4575C Grumman G21 Goose 18.07.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21 Goose 25.07.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21 Goose 15.04.2001 Aerofloat Inc

0930 Lough Foyle 1 Donegal Seaplane Patrol Station USNAS
see Aught Point 1 0055

0931 Lough Foyle 2 Donegal Landing Ground ? USNAS/RNAS/RFC/RAF?
see Aught Point 2 0056

0932 Lough Foyle 3 Derry Marine Private
see Culmore Point 0473

0933 Lough Gowna Cavan Marine?/Airstrip? Private owner/operator ?
Michael McKeon
Location? Lough Gowna
grids and co-ords are for the town of Lough Gowna Co Cavan
if it operated from water- it is assumed it was from
the lough area close to the town.

based EI-BXL Polaris F.1B on floats [dingy attachment] 27.06.1991 00.00.0000 Michael McKeon
from 70 years of the ICAR-Peter.J Hornfeck
when the aircraft was based at Lough Gowna it was thought to have been operated of
water by means of a dingy attached to the undercarriage. The owner has since moved
to the shannon area- presumably taking the microlight with him.

0934 Lough Key Forest Park Roscommon Balloon Launch Site Private
owner Coillte ( Irish Forestry Commision)
operator Irish Balloon Club
4.5k ENE of Boyle Rockingham
Boyle
Co Roscommon
071-966 2363

grass area S of the amenities area
occasional site for Irish Balloon championships

0935 Loughlinstown Dublin Home Address/Store Private
owner/operator George W.Maher
Loughlinstown
Location? Co Dublin

base/store EI-CHT Pegasus XL 16.04.1993 27.03.2002 George W.Maher to Highbridge Co Kildare

0936 Lough Neagh 1 Antrim Marine RAF/Private
owner/operator Royal Air Force
Lough Neagh
Location? Co’s Armagh or Antrim

visitor ? Supermarine Southampton 03.07.1932 201Sqn RAF

0937 Lough Neagh 2 Antrim Marine RN/USN
see Sandy Bay 1225

0938 Lough Navar Fermanagh Hang-gliding/Paragliding Site Private
owner/operator The District Forest Office Inniskeen House- 10k ESE of Beleek Killyhevlin- Enniskillen- Co Fermanagh 028-66343032

site used by the Ulster Hanggliding and Paragliding Club

0939 Loughrea 1 Galway Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Loughrea
Co Galway

site used by GFE Storey flying a red DH Moth during 08.1929

visitor ??? deHavilland DH60 Moth 00.08.1928 GFE Storey

0940 Loughrea 2 Galway Balloon Launch Site Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Loughrea
Co Galway

visitor EI-BAN Cameron 0-65 08.10.1976 CM Alexanrer

0941 Loughrea 3 Galway Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Loughrea
Co Galway

based EI-BID Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub 02.07.1991 00.00.0000 S.Coughlan/P.Ryan

0942 Loughrea 4 Galway Helipad? Private
Loughree A owner/operator ?
?
Location? Loughrea
Co Galway

Loughrea visitor IAC-196 Alouette II 01.07.1991 Irish Air Corps
visitor G-URU Robinson R44 28.06.1999 HeliAir

0943 Lough Rea Galway Marine Private
Lough Ree A owner
operator ?
Lough Rea
Loughrea
Co Galway

Lough Rea (the lough) is just south of the town of Loughrea

visitor N4575C Grumman G21c Goose 19.06.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21c Goose 28.06.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21c Goose 26.07.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21c Goose 30.08.1998 Aerofloat Inc
visitor N4575C Grumman G21c Goose 21.06.1999 Aerofloat Inc

0944 Lough Sheelin 1 Cavan Airstrip Private
Mount Nugent owner/operator Mr Matthews Crover House Hotel & Golf Club
Crover House Hotel Crover House Mount Nugent
Mount Nuggent Co Cavan
10k NW of Oldcastle Co Cavan 049-8540206 fax 049-8540356
1.75k WNW of Mount Nuggent on the shore of Lough Sheelin 049-40206
now part of the Crover House Hotel which supports a helipad.
airstrip closed mid 1990’s

5349n 0719w On N shore of Lough Sheelin- between the Lough & the
junction of the R194 and R154 airstrip was in front of Crover House
Hotel- parallel with the road which leads to the lake-
Norbert Reilly organised an air display here during 1960-
he flew EI-ALH from here (based?). Listed in Fly in Ireland 1970.
Fly-in and picnic was held here on 14/15.06.1975

Seems to be unused- 1993. Considerable slope downwards at extremities
of the field.


from William Flood (2006)
I think there was a Fly in here some years ago- maybe 15 years back.
Patrica Bruton (Sammy's wife) thought the same. A golf course is now
developed over what were the strips

no known based aircraft

fly-in 00.00.1960 Norbert Reilly organised an air display here during 1960
fly-in 14/15.06.1975 Fly-in and picnic was held here on 14/15.06.197
visitor G-BDKS Pitts S.2A 22.05.1983 ? was extensivly damaged when it overturned on landing here. The Pitts
was to be part of an aerobatic demonastration at the air display which
was to take place at the strip on 22.05.1983. The pilot was uninjured

0945 Lough Sheelin 2 Cavan/Westmeath Temporary Float Plane Base Private
see Finnea 0622

0946 Loughton House Offaly Airstrip Private
see Moneygall 1025

0947 Louisburgh Mayo Helipad Private
owner/operator Matt Molloy
?
Location? Louisburgh
Co Mayo


0948 Lucan Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Lucan
Co Dublin

visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jetranger 12.06.1998 Irish Helicopters
visitor I-LIOI EH-101 Merlin 15.06.2000 Agusta SpA
visitor G-BZIU EC-120B 03.05.2001 Oran Engineering
visitor G-BZIU EC-120B 04.05.2001 Oran Engineering
visitor G-BZIU EC-120B 14.05.2001 Oran Engineering
visitor G-BZIU EC-120B 24.05.2001 Oran Engineering

0949 Lurgan 1 Armagh Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Lurgan
Co Armagh

site used by a Monsieur Salmet for demonastration flights 09.1912

visitor ? ? 00.09.1912 Monsieur Salmet

0950 Lusk Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Lusk
Co Dublin

visitor EI-TAR Bell 222 24.07.1999 Westair

0951 Luttrelstown (Golf Club?) Dublin Helipad Private
?owner/operator Luttrelstown Golf Club?
Probably the golf club Clonsilla
1.2k SE of Clonsilla Dublin 15
Co Dublin
01-8089988

visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 13.06.1998 Irish Helicopters

0952 Lyons Estate Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator Lyons Estate
Lyons Demense
4k S of Celbridge Celbridge
Co Kildare

visitor N44504 Bell 407 10.03.2000 Bell Helicopters

0953 McFaddens Hotel Donegal Helipad Private
Gortahork owner/operator McFaddens Hotel
Gortahork
Co Donegal
3k SW of Falcarragh 074-35267
field at rear of hotel

Site used by Irish Helicopters as a night stop for pilots on lighthouse tour duties
visitor EI-BKT Agusta-bell 206B 00.00.0000 Irish Helicopters
P(2) visitor EI-BLD MMB/Bolkow Bo.105 DB (S381) 15.04. 1992 Irish Helicopters on Irish Lights duty

0954 Macreddin Wicklow Balloon Launch Site Private
see The Brook Lodge 1303

0955 Macroney Cork Microlight Airstrip/Accident Site Private
owner/operator Sean Geaney
Macroney
3k E of Kilworth Kilworth
Co Cork

This site made the news on 01.05.2001 when a 17 year old was
killed when he was struck by the propeller of a Mainair Mercury
owned by Sean Geaney. Accident occurred on Mon 30.04.2001

From the Irish Independent on Tue 01.05.2001 page 1
 HYPERLINK "http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=425773&issue_id=4407" Probe as teen boy killed by propeller
-----------------------------------------
AN INVESTIGATION was under way last night into the tragic death
of a teenager who was killed when he walked into the propeller of a
microlight aircraft. It is understood the 17-year-old youth became
caught up in the propeller as the engine was running. The horrific
accident occurred on a private landing strip at Macroney- outside the
village of Kilworth- near Fermoy- Co Cork shortly after 8pm.
The microlight craft- owned by a local aviation enthusiast- was being
tested when the 17-year-old youth is understood to have unwittingly
walked into the spinning propeller. He died instantly.
The aircraft accident investigation unit of the Department of Public
Enterprise was called in. Gardai were also trying to establish the exact
circumstances of the incident. Two younger brothers of the victim
witnessed the horrific accident. The dead teenager was the third eldest
in a family of seven. The group was helping a neighbour- who only got
the craft on Sunday. Gardai from Fermoy and Mitchelstown attended
the scene and the youth's body was take to Cork University Hospital-
where a post mortem will be carried out today. Two other people-
including the pilot- were treated for trauma.

From the Irish Independent on Wed 02.05.2001
Children witnesses to aircraft youth tragedy
----------------------------------------------------------------
Four horrified children watched as a 17-year-old youth was struck and
killed by a spinning aircraft propeller. Gordon Kenny died from horrific
head injuries after he was struck by the propeller blades of a 6-500 Mercury
microlight aircraft which was being assembled by a neighbour Sean Geaney
at Macroney in Kilworth- north Cork.
It emerged yesterday that the teenager's horrified sister and brother-
Laura (10) and Shane (13)- watched as their brother was killed.
Gordon Kenny was helping to test the engine on the sports plane- as were
Mr Geaney's own brothers- William (16) and Michael (11).
report by Ralph Riegel

0956 Macroom 1 Cork Airstrip Private
owner/operator Jerry O’Leary possible link Michael O’Leary
Clondrohid Clondrohid
4k NNW of Macroom Macroom Macroom
Exact location unknown but the official height at Co Cork Co Cork
650ft amsl and the official distance of 1.5nm NW
of Macroom mean that there are limited location’s
in the area that qualify as a site. One possibility is
shown in the “Site Data” notes. See Pooleys Flight
Guide Ireland 1983 p.384

based EI-BEP SOCATA MS 892A Rallye 150 14.04.1978 00.00.0000 Jerry O’Leary/H.Lynch based Farranfore

0957 Macroom 2 Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Patrick J.Murphy Parick & Mairead Murphy
Antville Antville
Location? Macroom Macroom
Co Cork Co Cork

Organic meat- vegetables and eggs
Murphy- Pat Joe-Codrum Macroom-026 41548

based EI-CEN Thruster T300 30.09.1994 Active Patrick J.Murphy

0958 Macroom 3 Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Macroom
Co Cork

visitor EI-TAR Bell 222 on 24.07.1999 Westair

0959 Maghaberry Antrim Aerodrome/Airfield RAF/USAAF/RAF
owner/operator Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Force
9k W of Lisburn Royal Air Force
satellite of Long Kesh Maghaberry
RAF NI Parent station some buildings remain Lisburn
USAAF station number AAF-239 Co Antrim

Rev Canon Alex Cheevers continues his look at the history of Maghaberry- which began life as an airfield during the Second World War.
as an airfield for ferrying aircraft- Maghaberry's role developed even further when the airfield was handed over for a time from the Royal
Air Force to the United States Army Air Force.
The Americans began to use the airfield as a Transit Base for ferrying aircraft from America in to the European theatre of operations.
Countless American aircraft- from Mustang fighters to Flying Fortress Bombers- and Liberators- all landed at Maghaberry. Some of them
were flown by lady pilots. These were courageous ladies whose job it was to deliver the planes to their combat airfields. When the planes
were re-fuelled at Maghaberry these pilots took off again and flew the planes on to wherever they were needed.
Maghaberry had many other roles over the years of the war. At one time the airfield was used as a place for safe storage of aircraft. A
local resident remembers how at times there were 250 or 300 aircraft stored on the runways there- simply because at that time the aircraft
were too vulnerable to German bombs while sitting on runways in England. And for a time it was used by a Royal Air Force Coastal
Command Training Unit. Then it was the departure point for evacuating casualties from the Military Hospital situated in Moira- just a little bit
out the road towards Lurgan. And at one time paratroops did their initial training at Maghaberry.
The final role of Maghaberry airfield came with the end of the war. The airfield was run down as a flying base and became a place to which
now-redundant aircraft were flown for the last time - to be broken up. The Government called in a firm named as International Alloys- and they
broke up these surplus aircraft at Maghaberry. A former parishioner of mine used to tell me about how he had worked there at that time-
breaking up Spitfires- Hurricanes- Lancasters and so many other aircraft- some of which had never been flown in anger. He said it seemed to
be such a waste to be breaking up perfectly good aircraft. When they were broken up they were fed in to the smelters of International Alloys.

Short circuit motorcycle races were held at the Maghaberry (ex Airfield)
circuit (now a prison). World Champion Joey Dunlop (dec) won his first
race in 1969 at Maghaberry circuit on a Tiger cub motorcycle.

Military Unit Movements
Long Kesh based 01.02.1942 20.11.1942 231 Sqn RAF Lysander code VM to Long Kesh
Tomahawk
Long Kesh based 02.02.1943 00.09.1943 5 Operational Training Unit RAF Beaufort to Long Kesh
Relife Landing Ground Hampden
Anson
Oxford
Templeton based 15.06.1943 15.10.1943 306 Ferry Training Unit RAF Beaufort to Melton Mowbray
Beaufighter
Toome based 07.09.1943 02.10.1943 104 Operational Training Unit A Flight RAF Wellington IV Z1313 to Mullaghmore
formed here based 15.11.1943 08.05.1944 311th Ferry Sqn USAAF various to Langford Lodge
formed here based 15.11.1943 00.05.1944 312th Ferry Sqn USAAF various to Langford Lodge
formed here based 15.11.1943 00.05.1944 321st Armament Training Station USAAF various to Langford Lodge
formed here based 09.12.1943 00.05.1944 325th Ferry Sqn USAAF various to Langford Lodge
opened 01.01.1945 c10.1947 101 Sub-Storage Site stored Stirlings closed 00.10.1947

Military Aircraft Movements
Based ? ? 20.12.1943 31.03.1944 HHS 39th Svc Gp USAAF
? ? 30.03.1044 12.05.1944 37th Sta Compl Sqd USAAF

Civilian Aircraft Movements

0960 Maghera Derry Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Maghera
Co Derry

visitor G-BEWY Bell 206B Jetranger 06.02.1998 PLM Dollar

0961 Magherafelt 1 Derry Microlight Airstrip Private
see Blackhill 1719

0962 Magherafelt 2 Derry Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Magherafelt
Co Derry

based G-BPCT Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger 00.00.0000 X22.01.1992 Lees Construction
based G-BPCT Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger N29.03.1991 X22.01.1992 Lees Construction
based G-BPCT Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger N01.08.1991 X22.01.1992 Lees Construction recorded at this site prior to re-registeration as
based G-LEEZ Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger N22.01.1992 X02.09.1995 Lees Construction to Oldham UK

0963 Magherafelt 3 Derry Balloon Base Private
see Cornamucklagh 2334

0964 Magheramorne Antrim Home Address/Microlight Airstrip? Private
Larne 2 owner/operator James Bailie Russell Shore Road 6.8k SE of Larne railway station Magheramorne just E of the A2 road Larne Co Antrim
based G-MTNV Thruster TST MK 1 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 James Bailie Russell
G-PILE Rotorway 90 Execitive 27.07.1993 05.11.1998 James Bailie Russell CofA expiry 05.11.1998

0965 Maghon Armagh Helibase RUC/PSNI/British Army
Portadown owner/operator RUC/PSNI/British Army
Mahon A Mahon (Maghon) Army Barracks
Maghon
Mahon Road
1.9k S of Portadown Railway Station Portadown
Craigavon
Co Armagh
BT62 3EH

0966 Magilligan 1 Derry Glider Strip/Beach Private
see Benone Strand 0202

0967 Magilligan 2 Derry Glider Strip/Beach Private
see Bellarena 0194 & 0195

0968 Magilligan 3 Derry Helibase British Army
owner/operator British Army
Magilligan
10k W of Castlerock Castlerock
Co Derry

visitor XW208 SA330 Puma 02.09.1995 230 Sqn RAF
visitor XV732 Westland Wessex 02.09.1995 ? RAF
visitor XT668 Westland Wessex 02.09.1995 72 Sqn RAF
visitor XR449 Westland Wessex 02.09.1995 72 Sqn RAF
visitor D-HDLW Robinson R.44 Astro 00.12.1998 Paceway

0969 Magilligan Strand Derry Beach Strip/Glider Strip Private
owner/operator ?
Magilligan Strand
8k W of Castlerock Limavady
Co Derry

First reported? use was by Joseph Cordner- John Street- Derry during
the summer of 1908 for flight trials and apparently carrying passengers!!
Harry Ferguson was recorded as using this site 06.1910 for flight trials.
Site was used by the Ulster Gliding Club from 1934.

Frank McGurk- Carrigans- Co. Donegal On the issue of flying- although I live in Donegal- I have a long relationship
with Magilligan Point in Co. Derry- where my father bought a salmon fishery
in the early fifties. I still retain a holiday home there- right on the beach.
Close to Magilligan Point- lived two old men- who I remember very well-
Willie and Johnny Boucher (pronounced 'Butcher').
They ran the fishery for the previous owner- George Leeke- MP. Back in the
early days of aviation- Harry Ferguson was looking for a long stretch of
ground to take off and land his flying machine- so he disasembled it and
took it to Magilligan Point- where he aimed to use the miles of dead flat
beach. According to Willie Boucher- Harry Ferguson took a flight and then
said- "C'mon- young Boucher for a sail".
Willie duly obliged- he had been hanging around watching the proceedings.
So Willie climbed aboard and off they went. Upon landing- however- the
'plane flipped and Willie sustained a broken ankle. He claimed the fame of
being the first aircraft casualty in Ireland. I don't know the date of this flight-
although it must be well documented.
I can't obviously testify to the truth or otherwise of this story- but Willie Boucher
told me this himself on many occasions over a cup of tea in the wee house
we stayed in- during the fishing season- known as the 'fisherman's hut'.
This is the same fisherman's hut which- in early years- was the home of Mrs.
Sweeney- who you referred to in your broadcast of the 18th December 2004-
as having lived to 106 and lived at Magilligan Point and was reared under an
upturned boat there as a child. I- too- was told this story many times.
The fisherman's hut was for a time- the home of Willie Boucher. During the
war years- he was coastguard officer. This cottage and a couple beside it
were belonging to the MP- George Leeke and his predecessors- which were
used by his tenents who fished the salmon title for him. I only had it
demolished a couple of months ago.
see also Old Park-Hillborough 0276 - Buncrana-White Strand 1401-
Campsey 1 0304 and Portrush 1 1112.

visitor ? ? 00.08.1908 Joseph Cordner
visitor ? Ferguson Monoplane 00.06.1910 Harry Ferguson
visitor ? ? 00.00.1934 Ulster Gliding Aviation Club

0970 Maidens Lighthouse Antrim Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights Maidens Lighthouse
16 Lower Pembroke Street North Channel
9k NE of Larne Dublin 2. Larne
01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946 Co Antrim


All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.


0971 Malahide Dublin Microlight Airstrip? Private
owner/operator Anthony Morelli
The Strand
Strip? location? Malahide
Co Dublin

based EI-BNF Eurowing Canard 22.09.1982 00.00.1983 Anthony Morelli
based EI-BPO Southdown Puma 12.03.1985 12.12.1993 Anthony Morelli
based G-MVEX Soler Wings Pegasus 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 R.Morelli

0972 Malahide Castle Dublin Airship Mooring Out Station RNAS
owner Lord Talbot
operator Royal Naval Air Service
1k SW of Malahide Railway station Malahide Castle
Malahide
Co Dublin
The Airship Mooring Out Stations at Johnstown Castle Co.
Wexford and Malahide Castle Co. Dublin did not have any
hangars and were used by airships on patrol out of Pembroke
and Anglesey respectively. The castles and outbuildings were
take over- and troops garrisoned in tents in the grounds.
Clearings were made in the trees surrounding the castles and
mooring rings laid down so that airships could be moored over-
night in natural windbreaks formed by the surrounding trees.
An airship from the main station would operate a patrol over
the Irish Sea- coming down at Johnstown or Malahide for the
night. There it would be serviced and provisioned from stores
kept at the castles and would operate further patrols from the
Irish bases before ultimately returning to its main base.
Between the two bases- the Irish Sea area was patrolled-
airships from Wexford also patrolling the seas to the south of the
country. The station at Ballyquirke would have dealt with the south-western approaches- had it become operational. Lame
dealt with the North Channel and seas to the North of Ireland
whilst airships from Ballyliffin patrolled the north-western
approaches.

By October 1918- the war was coming to an end- yet even in the
final weeks of the conflict- the importance of anti-submarine
patrols was graphically illustrated by the sinking of the Royal Mail
Steamer “Leinster” on Thursday 10 October 1918. Submarines
rarely attacked merchant ships escorted by warship- airship or
aircraft. On the evening of 9 October- while one of the airships
returning to base at Malahide was being moored in the woods at
Malahide Castle- it got caught in the trees and was wrecked.
Probably one of those listed below.
Apparently no replacement was available- and the “Leinster”
went out unescorted the next day- en route from Kingstown to
Holyhead- with 687 passengers and a crew of 70 on board.
A lurking German U-boat took its opportunity not far from the Irish
coast- the result being a tragedy of appalling dimensions. Over
500 people were killed or injured- the newspapers of the day
containing harrowing accounts of the dead and injured being
brought ashore at Kingstown. Included among the passengers
were a number of RAF personnel- five of whom- together with
many other casualties of that disaster are buried in the Grange-
gorman Military Cemetery beside the Phoenix Park in Dublin.

visitor 18 SS type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 24 SS type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 25 SS type (BE2 cab) 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 33 SS type (Maurice Farman cab) 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service visitor 31 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 33 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 34 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 35 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 50 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 51 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 58 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 72 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
visitor 73 SSZ type 00.09.1915 00.00.1919 Royal Naval Air Service
0973 Malahide Marina Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Malahide Marina
400m NNE of Malahide Railway Station Malahide
Co Dublin

visitor RA-31584 Kamov KA.32s on 19.09.1992 Omega Helicopters

0974 Malin Head 1 Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Malin Head
Probably the Mailn Head Marine Radio Station Carndonagh
which is 2k SE of Ireland’s most Notherly point Co Donegal
at Malin Head

visitor C-FCDB Bell 407 17.09.1998 Eurojet Aviation
visitor IAC-245 05.01.2002 Irish Air Corps

0975 Malin Head 2 Donegal Microlight Airstrip? Private
owner/operator ?
Malin Head
12k NW of Malin Town Carndonagh
Ireland’s most Northerly Point Co Donegal

visitor G-PIXI Pegasus Quantum 19-192 29.04.2000 D.Goode

0976 Mallaranny Mayo Helistop Private
Mulrany A owner/operator ?
Mallaranny
15k W of Newport Co Mayo

visitor G-DIRE Robinson R.22 Beta 16.04.1997 Uniteck Aviation

0977 Mallow 1 Cork Field strip Private
owner ?
operator CWA.Scott
Location? Mallow
possibly Mallow (Cork) Racecourse Co Cork

Site used by Scott's flying circus on Tues 19.05.1936

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display in Mallow on Tues 19.05.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would
make sence- because searching for new sites was time consuming and
expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use-
pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936 tour of
Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 19.05.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 19.05.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 19.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones crashed near Southend A/D 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 19.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 19.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWG DH.82 19.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 19.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 19.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 19.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 19.05.1936 Percival Phillips owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 19.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 19.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price - Joan Meakin Operated 04.1936
receiver appointed 23.09.1936

0978 Mallow 2 Cork Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Date and Location? Mallow
Mallow racecourse? Co Cork

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display during 1937- possibly July.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at Mallow


visitor ? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 00.00.1937 Irish Aero Club
the display group departed Irish Free State 08.1937 - business liquidated 11.1937.

0979 Mallow 3 Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
Ballynoe owner/operator Robin England
Fermoy Ballynoe
see Ballynoe Fermoy 0148 Mallow
Co Cork

based EI-BVB MW6 Merlin 14.09.1987 00.00.0000 Robin England
visitor G-MWRD Mainair Gemini Flash
visitor G-MYDN Challenger II.

0980 Mallow 4 Cork Helipad Private
see Drommahane 0517

0981 Mallow 5 Cork Helipad Private
see Longueville House 0915

0982 Mallow Racecourse Cork Airstrip/Helipad/Balloon Launch Site Private
owner/operator Cork Racecourse (Mallow) Limited
Killarney Road
Mallow
2.5k WSW of Mallow railway station Co Cork
22-50207 Fax 22-50213

Contact -Michael Lane (Executive Director/Secretary) Michael O'Neil (Business Development Manager) Nancy Cogan (Administration)


based EI-AWH Cessna 210J Centurion (210-59670) 02.07.1975 21.08.1989 O’Donnell-Buckley-O’Learry & whilst based at Mallow the Cessna was used to transport jockey’s and
Herihly groom’s between racecourse’s to Cork FC 00.08.1989

part time based EI-BWH Partenavia P68c 11.12.1987 Active? Kevin Buckley
based EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee 27.12.1983 16.01.1984 J.Creedan & F.Crowley to Rathcool
visitor G-BADJ Piper PA-E23-250E Aztec 03.09.1994 Bell Aviation
temporary base for XA-FOU Gulfstream II 18.04.1983 27.05.1983
hot air balloon 22.06.1999 25.06.1999 the ballon event was held at the race course during the "Mallow Festival"

On 18.04.1983- Gulfstream II XA-FOU carried out one approach
immediately on arrival at Shannon and overshot. Whilst being radar
vectored for a second ILS approach- the pilot decided to divert to
Cork having already stated that he did not have sufficient fuel for a
diversion to Dublin. About 15 miles south of Shannon an emergency
was declared when the crew said they did not have enough fuel to
make Cork and were directed to Mallow racecourse- when an air
traffic controller remembered that aircraft had used the racecourse
as a base The ATC asked the pilot whether they were able to see
"a railway track". On affirmative answer- they were advised to follow
it up to a road intersection and from there they should be able to see
Mallow (and the racecourse). They landed safely and the rest is
history. It's said that the crew actually were the judges on a pageant
contest which took place in Mallow over those days. Afterwards Capt.
Ocana was asked permission by a local travel agency to change its
name to "Ocana Travel".

The aircraft was slightly damaged when it landed on the grass strip.
Repairs were eventully carried out. The Gulfstream departed on
27.05.1983 on a specially laid tarmacdam strip paid for by the insurance
company in order to allow the aircraft to take-off.
The temporary runway which was constructed for the departure consisted
of 2000 feet of tarmacadam surface and 1000 feet of packed hard fill as
an overrun- at a cost of IR£170000.00. They figured it would be cheaper
than dismantling the aircraft.
The aIrcraft easily becoming airborne within the tar area and proceeded
to Shannon.
It finally departed Shannon for Gander on 01.06.1983- after check’s at SRS.
The tarmacadam and packed hard fill was was offered to the racecourse
committe- they refused the offer- requesting the complete removal of the
runway and full returned to grass.

IAL436 p.4 Gulfstream II XB-FOU
This was the aircraft which made the forced landing on Mallow Racecourse
on 18 April 1983- and in the August 2010 issue we mentioned that it had been
active with Little Caesar Enterprises as N559LC until 13 October 2009. We have
now established that it was hangared out of service at Detroit from that date-
and on 03.12. 2010 it was re-registered N559L- having been replaced by a
Gulfstream IV.



0983 Malone Air Park Belfast City Municiple Aerodrome Civil/Private
Belfast 3 owner/operator Belfast Corporation
Taughmanagh Taughmanagh
Taughmonagh A Malone
Belfast City

6k SW of Belfast City Hall

Some of the information below was taken from “FLYING FROM MALONE” by
Guy Warner / Jack Woods 2000 isbn 1 898392 63 3
Site of the very First municipal aerodrome in the British Isles. In 1924 Belfast
Corporation provided £15-000 to build an aerodrome here to serve Belfast (The RAF
aerodrome at Aldergrove being used at this time- was quite some distance away from
Belfast City Centre)
Used by Donald M.Craig/ Northern Air Lines for regular air services from Belfast to Aintree-
Southport Beach- Stranraer- Carlisle and Gransha-Derry using DH.9s and DH50s from
30.04.1924. Otherwise remained unused- due to the ground being regularly waterlogged-
making aircraft operations impossible. The first commercial flight from Malone was made
by Alan Cobham on 30 April 1924 in the DH5O G-EBFP to Liverpool.

Cobham and the Director of Civil Aviation- Sir Sefton Brancker- had left Liverpool-Aintree- the
previous day at 7.45 am- arriving at Malone two hours and ten minutes later. A luncheon
party was held at the City Hall- hosted by the Lord Mayor- now Sir William Turner. Those
invited included- of course- Cobham and Brancker- as well as the High Sheriff- Councillor
Hugh McLaurin- Sir Thomas Dixon- Rt Hon HM Pollock- the Minister of Finance- Alderman
James A Duff MP and Captain DM Greig. Press photographs of the event show a dark-suited
collection- heavily moustached- with homburgs and bowlers- spats and starched collars.

On the morning of Wednesday 30 April- exceptionally bad weather put something of a
dampener on the opening ceremony- the sodden state of the ground that day- which made
take-off more difficult- was a portent of the future troubles facing the venture. But a crowd had
assembled to witness the first departure- which was delayed from 10.00 am to 12.17 pm.
In all over 100 scheduled flights were made by Northern Air Lines- to and from Malone.
Opened 30.04.1924 and Officially closed 12.1925.

Site was possibly used by Scott's flying circus during 1936
in 1937 and may also have been used by Coronation Air Displays / Aircraft Demonastrations Ltd for an air display. date?

visitor G-EBFP deHavilland DH50 30.04.1924 Northern Air Lines first visitor pilot Alan Cobham from Aintree
visitor G-EBFN deHavilland DH50 02.05.1924 Northern Air Lines from Aintree
visitor G-EBJW deHavilland DH9 02.09.1924 Northern Air Lines pilot VM.Dickeson from Carlisle
visitor G-EBJX deHavilland DH9 17.03.1925 Northern Air Lines from Stranraer
visitor G-EBJX deHavilland DH9 14.04.1925 Northern AirLines pilot RH.McIntosh damaged on landing

CWA.Scott's flying circus possibly gave a display at Malone during 00.00.1936 confirmation required
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance here. Some locations were not fully named

1936 Tour - CWA.Scott's flying circus Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 00.00.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 00.00.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 00.00.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 00.00.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 00.00.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 00.00.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 00.00.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 00.00.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 00.00.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 00.00.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 00.00.1936 ldwal Jones crashed near Southend aerodrome 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 00.00.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 00.00.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWG DH.82 00.00.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 00.00.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 00.00.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 00.00.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 00.00.1936 Percival Phillips owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 00.00.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 00.00.1936 Mrs Ronald Price- Joan Meakin operated 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display during 00.00.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Malone.

visitors ? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays crashed Kinsale 1937
? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays taken to storage in Croydon
? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 00.00.1937 Irish Aero Club
the display group departed Irish Free State 08.1937 - business liquidated 11.1937.

0984 Manor Kilbride Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Glen Heste 0665

0985 Manselstown Tipperary Airfield Private
Moyne owner ?
Moynes A operator William Maher/Gerry Hacket
Thurles 6? see 1314 Manselstown
Moyne
7k ENE of Thurles Thurles
closed mid 1996 Co Tipperary
0504-45118 / 087-2489181 / 086-1698582 Billy Maher
086-2316142 Gerry Hackett
Licensee: Mr. William Maher- Manselstown- Moyne- Thurles- Tel: 0504-45118

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 120
Runway very undulating - may be unusable - sheep
Home to Moyne Flying Club.
The airfield has been in operation since the early 1990’s.
Moyne is an RTF and operates a Rallye 100.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
PPR advised for ops outside normal weekend hours.
Standard join and 1000ft aal circuits.
Coffee in Clubhouse - portaloo toilet outside hangar.
No Mogas No Avgas
Kevins guide shows the runway length as 355m while other information
gave the length as 500m.

via Joe McDermott Sun 31.05.2009
told by one source that Moyne is closed- but by another that the wife
of owner now runs it & charges something like ¬ 80 per landing- effectivly
closing the strip !

based EI-BAV Piper PA-22 Colt 108 00.06.1990 30.07.2002 Joe Davey
based EI-BDL Evens VP.2 00.12.1991 18.08.1993 Jerry Hacket
based EI-BDL Evens VP.2 18.08.1993 21.05.1998 Michael Blake to Weston
based EI-CIA SOCATA MS 880B Rallye 26.04.1993 21.06.1999?M.Maher
based EI-CIA SOCATA MS 880B Rallye 21.06.1999? Active? Mary Maher N09.02.1999+05.08.1999+23.06.2001
based EI-CIA SOCATA MS 880B Rallye R21.06.1999 Active Jerry Hacket-Colin Mason

0986 Mardyke Cork Airstrip Private
see Cork University Football Ground 0461

0987 Markree Castle Hotel Sligo Helipad/Balloon Launch Site Private
Collooney owner/operator Charles Cooper
Markree Castle Hotel
2k SE of Collooney Collooney
Co Sligo
071-67800 fax 071-67840



0988 Marlborough Green Dublin Baolloon Launch Site Private
Marlboro Green A owner/operator City Council (1785)
Marlborough Green
53.21-015N 06.15-357W Talbot Street
380m NE of O’Connells Street Bridge Dublin
a small grass area on the south side of Talbot Street Co Dublin
with Talbot House now covering the total “green” area

visitor ? Balloon 17.06.1785 Dr Potain

via Irish Times 17.06.1997
Site used by Frenchman Dr Potain to launch the 1st attempted balloon crossing of the
Irish Sea on 17.06.1785. That date became know as Potain's Day. Dr Potain’s
objective was to cross the Irish Sea in a balloon- thus at least equalling the
achievement of Jean Pierre Blanchard- who had crossed the English Channel
the previous January. The event was widely advertised- the good doctor
claiming modestly that his balloon was "the largest- he presumes- ever to be
seen in this kingdom"- and on the appointed day- no doubt spurred on by the
apparent finality of the lord mayor's declaration- in future banning any more
attempts at crossing the Irish Sea in a balloon from Dublin- a large crowd
gathered on Marlborough Green to give the intrepid Frenchman a rousing send
off. The attempt failed when the balloon was blown south coming down at Powerscourt.


0989 Marlfield House Wexford Helipad Private
Gorey 3 owner/operator Mary Bowe
Marlfield House
1.5k SE of Gorey Raheennagurren West
Gorey
Co Wexford
055-21224 fax 055-21572

visitor G-SCOW Aerospatiale AS355F2 11.06.2000 BK.Skowcroft

0990 Marsh Farm Louth Landing Field/Airstrip Private
Dundalk 1 owner/operator Oswald Mcdowell 1919-1924
Marsh Farm
Dundalk
7k SSE of Dundalk railway station Co Louth
E of the N1 road- between the road and the Irish Sea Dundalk Aero Club 1960’s-1983
closed 1983 Dundalk
Co Louth
042-72145

The landing field at Marsh Farm is the same site that many year’s
later was to become the airstrip as used by the Dundalk Aero
Club from the 1960’s until final closure in 1983. The strip then
reverted to farmland

based B9606 Armstrong Whitworth FK3 (?) 31.03.1919 00.04.1924 Oswald McDowell

The FK.3 carring the RAF mark’s B9606 was- collected by Mr. McDowell from
Gormanston on 31.03.1919. He is reported to have flown the aircraft until April
1924. He never registered it- nor did he have a pilot's licence. His nephew still
had the aircraft engine and two propellers in 1975 (from correspondence with
R.S. McDowell- nephew of Oswald McDowell) Phil Butler via ABIX 03.12.2004.

Site was used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Sun 16.07.1933.

All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and some if not all would have appeared at Marsh Farm on
Sun 16.07.1933.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 16.07.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 16.07.1933 CK Turner-Hughes &
JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 16.07.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 16.07.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 16.07.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 16.07.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 16.07.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 16.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 16.07.1933 R Ogden “Youth of Ireland” sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934
visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 16.07.1933 W.Easdown “Youth of Newfoundland”sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 16.07.1933 CH.Brernridge “Youth of New Zealand”fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 16.07.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 16.07.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain”
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 16.07.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 16.07.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets-
aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan
Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Marsh Farm on Sat 30.05.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance here.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make
sence- because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a
site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.
1936 Tour-CWA.Scott's flying circus Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 27.05.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 27.05.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones crashed near Southend aerodrome 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 27.05.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 27.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWG DH.82 27.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 27.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 27.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 27.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 27.05.1936 Percival Phillips owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 27.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 27.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price- Joan Meakin operated 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

based EI-AMO Auster J/1B Aiglet 28.05.1965 10.08.1967 JW.McDowell
based EI-AWL Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 11.06.1975 17.09.1979 R.McDowell to UK as G-BAHZ
based EI-AYA SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 27.07.1973 02.04.1986*Dundalk Aero Club
based EI-AYA SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 02.04.1986 11.03.1994*D.Bothwell-D.Naylor to Coonagh
P.Walsh-D.Coyle
based EI-AWD Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 28.10.1975 30.08.1979 DR Naylor to Cork
based EI-BAB SOCATA M.S. 894E Minerva 220GT 20.06.1974 20.09.1975 Building & Engineering Ltd to Dublin
based EI-AUP SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 30.09.1970 21.05.1976 Dundalk Aero Club to Abbeyshrule 2 during 1982 for storage
based EI-BAU SV-4C Stampe 26.05.1978 16.10.1987*SP.O’Carroll to UK as G-BALA
based EI-AVU SV-4C Stampe 10.10.1973 00.00.1983 to Powerscourt until 20.03.1985
visitor EI-BUW Nobel Hardman Snowbird Mk.3A 23.06.1989 based Dromiskin ID0516

*some of the aircraft listed above must have moved to new location’s in 1983 with ownership remaining the same.
Possible use after closure- on 16.08.1993 when EI-BBO MS893E Rallye was
recorded as a visitor to "Dundalk" but Rallyes have been known to land in
farm fields.

0991 Maryborough 1-Portlaoise Laois Field strip Private
Portlaoise 1 owner ?
operator Mr Aldritt
Location? ?F.Aldritt & Sons
Maryborough was the old name for Portlaoise Church Street
Maryborough
Motor Garages and Petrol Dealers (1931)


location used during 1912 by a Mr Aldritt who built and flew his own
aircraft from this site- eventully crashing putting an end to his aviating endevers.
Possibly some connection with F.Aldritt & Sons Church Street Maryborough
Motor Garages and Petrol Dealers (1931)
James Fitzmaurice was born in Dublin on January 6th- 1898. His father was a prison
officer and the family moved to Portlaoise when James was five years old. His nickname
was 'Fitz'. While growing up- he became interested in the idea of flight and he spent a
lot of time in Aldritt's garage trying to build an airplane. His first attempt crash-landed in
a field. No dates were given with this report. In 1912 ‘Fitz’ would have been 14- so it’s
possible he helped Mr Aldritt with the construction of his aircraft- or vice versa.
He joined the British Army and in 1916 fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
He eventually became officer-in-command of the Irish Air Corps. He always wanted to
achieve 'the impossible dream' of flying across the Atlantic from East to West. At 4 a.m.
on Thursday- April 12th- 1928- James and two Germans left Ireland in the Bremen and-
thirty-six hours later- after a five-hour snowstorm- they landed on Greenley Island
between Newfoundland and Labrador. They received a hero's welcome in New York
and- later on- in Dublin.

based ? ? 00.00.1912 Mr Aldritt and/or James Fitzmaurice

0992 Maryborough 2-Portlaoise Laois Field strip Private
see Bloomfield House 0221

0993 Maryborough 3-Portlaoise Laois Field strip Private
see Ballymooney 0135

0994 Massbrook House Mayo Helipad Private
Lough Conn 1 owner/operator Dennis Ferranti
Massbrook House
Lough Conn
10.75k W of Foxford on western shore of Bofeenaun
Lough Conn. 4.5k SW of Lahardaun and Co Mayo
6.25k E of Nephin mountain summit

Info below from Roger D.Caird
Based: BPM- AVN
G-MARC Ecureuil visited 27.05.88
Due to the death of Dennis Ferranti- during November 1992- this site was securely
locked up and no access available [summer 93]. DF also owned Castlebar airfield.

based EI-ATY Hughes 369HM 28.05.1969 00.10.1975 Helicopter Maintaince to UK as G-BDKL
based EI-AVN Hughes 369HM 15.08.1972 00.07.1993 Helicopter Maintaince to UK as G-RAMM
based EI-BPM Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil 03.04.1985 00.07.1993 Helicopter Maintaince to UK as G-OFHL
visitor G-MARC Ecureuil 27.05.1988

0995 Maydown 1 Derry Airfield RAF / RN / USAAF / FAA
HMS Shrike owner Ministry of Defense
HMS Gannet II operator United States Army Air Force 07.08.1942 16.12.1942
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 01.05.1943 00.00.1949
NW Model Aircraft Club 00.04.1950 00.04.1960


Maydown HMS Shrike 1942-1949
Satellite to RAF Eglinton Royal Navy 01.05.1943 HMS Shrike then
HMS Gannet II 09.1945. RN base closed 1949
Maydown N55-02 W07-14 1942 RN. HMS Shrike. TBR training.-
Industry Also RAF No.17 SLG. Industrial estate intended for this site.
RAF Maydown was situated in County Londonderry. It was used by
the RAF- USAAF and Fleet Air Arm

NW Model Aircraft Club
The early 1950’s saw the NW Model Aircraft Club take up residence
at the decommissioned Fleet Air Arm airfield at Maydown. Maydown
perhaps saw some of the greatest technical advances in aeromodelling
in the North West as bang-bang radio control followed by reed equipment-
became available. By this time rubber had given way to diesel and then
glow as the primary means of powering a model.
   In the early 1960’s the MoD sold Maydown to Du Pont Chemicals who
lost no time in constructing a massive chemical plant on the site. Whilst
Maydown was lost to model flying forever- a ready alternative was
available just a few miles north. Eglinton like Maydown was a Fleet Air Arm
station whose peacetime need was surplus to requirements and was
handed over to the then Londonderry Corporation. It proved to be an ideal
home for the NWMAC and one they would occupy for some 25 years.
These years saw the introduction of proportional radio allowing more
complex and powerful models to be built and flown. Engines were
dominated by 2 stroke glows with some 4 strokes appearing latterly.
The mid-1970’s saw the appearance of the first R/C helicopters within
the club. These crude and difficult to fly machines almost drove some
into the local sanatorium! However others were made of sterner stuff
and progressed to become very proficient heli-flyers.
A decision in the early 1980’s by Derry City Council (as the Londonderry
Corporation had become) to develop Eglinton as a commercial airport
serving the entire northwest region was to have profound effect upon
the club and its activities. As the airport developed- restrictions upon the
activities of the club became more and more draconian to the effect that
in 1989 the Club decided to vacate Eglinton and seek an alternative site.
Land at Gransha hospital was our first alternative home- one that was
occupied for approximately a year until the authorities decided to build a
new hospital on the site!
 
  Subsequently the Club moved to the council playing fields at Prehen. Not
an ideal location constrained by a major road on one side and the River
Foyle on the other. Also access by the general public could not be controlled
and it was not unusual to find someone walking his or her dog across your
flight path. Clearly a better site was required.
 
  Tentative negotiations had been opened with Derry City Council for assistance
with the finding and development of an alternative site during 1989; these
negotiations now took on a greater urgency. However we did not anticipate how
long and complex a project it would become! Finding a suitable site was relativly
easy. The Council’s landfill site at Duncastle Road- Newbuildings was nearing
capacity- indeed 5.5 acres had already been topsoiled and fenced off and had
the potential to make an ideal model flying site. We made our proposal to DCC
and waited!! It would not be until 1994 that the NWMAC secured possession of
the site. Although it was agreed in principle that the location was suitable DCC
were developing a new waste management strategy. It was not clear if the landfill
site at Duncastle Road would be deemed surplus to requirements or if it was to be
extended. Extension would mean that planning permission would be required along
with an environmental impact assessment. Deliberations with DCC on this issue
were long and extensive but eventually they decided to close the site and a 25-year
lease was agreed subject to planning permission!! This was another hurdle made
more difficult as a number of objections were received. Eventually we were able to
placate the objectors and planning permission was granted. Now all we needed was
the funds to develop the site. The plans envisaged the construction of a 60m x 20m
tarmac runway access road and car parking facility- total cost in excess of £15k.
A cocktail of funding negotiated with Derry City Council- The Honourable The Irish
Society- Sports Council NI and fund raising activities by NWMAC members e.g.
marathon flight from Strabane to Derry- eventually raised the necessary monies
and construction could begin.The first model to fly off our new strip occurred at
Christmas 1995.
 
While all of the above was going on we had not been idle. It was important to
raise the awareness of model flying within the local community and especially with
local Councillors and decision-makers. We took part in the annual N.I. International
Airshow held annually at Eglinton and in 1992 in conjunction with the Ulster Model
Aircraft Club we organised Eurofly 92 one of the largest model flying events to be
held in Ireland. Guest flyers included Hanno Prettner 7 times World Aerobatic
Champion- Philip Avonds World Scale Champion and Jo Koulen World Speed
Record holder. Another display pilot who was just developing a reputation in the
model display circuit was Steve Holland. These notables were supported by local
flyers and as a public relations exercise it was an unqualified success- dampened
only by the less that ideal weather conditions.
This year 2005- we can reflect upon 10 years of tenure at our site at Newbuildings.
During that period the Club has continued to improve its facilities with the
construction of a club hut- improved safety provision and grass cutting equipment.
It is without doubt one of the best model flying facilities in Ireland.
Newbuildings hosts annually the N. I Area Scale Championships and the N. I. Area
Aerobatic Championships (Reports and photos from these events can be seen on
our events page). Novices can avail of dedicated training sessions under the tutelage
of BMFA appointed instructors and when the time is right apply for their A or B
examination. NWMAC members have also had noted success in both provincial and
international competitions. They formed the core of the Northern Ireland team that
attended the 1999 and 2003 Jet World Masters in Austria and South Africa respectively.
The NWMAC has always seen itself as a family orientated club and this is reflected
in its subscription policy and the recent adoption of a Child and Vulnerable Adult
Protection Policy.
With such an illustrious past the onus is on the current membership and committee
to continue the development of the Club and its facilities. The current committee has
some exciting plans for the future- ensuring that the NWMAC continues to be seen
as one of the most progressive model flying clubs in the island of Ireland.

Military Unit Movements
opened 01.05.1941 00.09.1941 17 Satellite Landing Ground nil closed 00.09.1941
based 00.08.1942 00.09.1942 2nd Fighter Squadron USAAF 52nd Fighter Group.
based 00.08.1942 00.09.1942 4th Fighter Squadron USAAF 52nd Fighter Group.
based 00.08.1942 00.09.1942 5th Fighter Squadron USAAF 52nd Fighter Group.
Eglinton based 07.08.1942 24.08.1942 2nd Fighter Squadron USAAF Spitfire to Goxhill
Eglinton based 06.10.1942 c16.12.1942 97th Fighter Squadron USAAF P-38 to Eglinton
formed here based 00.00.1943 00.08.1943 RN Station Flight Tiger Moth disbanded ?
Machrihanish based 13.06.1943 09.07.1943 838 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to HMS Argus
Machrihanish based 27.06.1943 12.07.1943 840 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to MV Empire MacAndrew
MV Empire based 05.07.1943 06.07.1943 836 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Belfast
MacAlpine
Belfast based 18.07.1943 29.07.1945 836 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish disbanded 29.07.1945
Walrus
Machrihanish based 18.07.1943 30.07.1943 842 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Machrihanish
Seafire
Machrihanish based 01.08.1943 13.08.1943 816 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to HMS Tracker
Seafire
Machrihanish based 10.08.1943 22.08.1943 819 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Eglinton
Wildcat
Machrihnaish based 11.09.1943 28.09.1943 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 2A to St Angelo
Sea Hurricane
Machrihanish based 10.10.1943 23.10.1943 824 Sqn detatchement RN Fleet Air Arm Hawker Sea Hurrican IIC to Ayr (total of 6 hurries in all)
Machrihanish based 10.10.1943 23.10.1943 825 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 2A toBelfast
Sea Hurricane
Machrihanish based 23.10.1943 06.11.1943 831 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda code 5A to Machrihanish
Machrihanish based 06.11.1943 04.12.1943 846 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 4A to Machrihanish
Speke based 06.11.1943 15.11.1943 1832 Sqn A Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Martlet HMS Argus
Wildcat
HMS Khedive based 16.11.1943 19.11.1943 1834 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code 7A to Speke
Speke based 22.11.1943 20.12.1943 1834 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Corsair code 7A to Stretton
Machrihanish based 04.12.1943 03.09.1945 860 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Ayr
Barracuda Cpl Marius Boelhouwer dutch 860 FAA Sqd d.11/01/1944
F/O Gerard Abraham Quirinus Krijnen dutch 860 FAA Sqd d. 11/01/1944
F/O Johannes Slakhorst dutch 860 FAA Sqd d. 11/01/1944
Machrihanish based 04.12.1943 14.05.1944 860 Sqn detatched 4 RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to Machrihanish as detatched 4 then returned to Maydown 21.05.1944 reuniting with remainder of
860 Sqn
Dunino based 15.12.1943 07.01.1944 833 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 5A disbanded 07.01.1944
formed here based 00.01.1944 00.01.1944 860 Sqn 8600 flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Acavus
Machrihanish based 02.01.1944 09.01.1944 832 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 4A to Machrihanish
Wildcat
Machrihanish based 29.01.1944 11.02.1944 845 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Eglinton
formed here based 00.02.1944 27.02.1944 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Gadila
MV Acavus based 13.02.1944 27.02.1944 860 Sqn 8600 flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Acavus
Grimsetter based 14.02.1944 26.02.1944 849 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger to Eglinton
Machrihanish based 26.02.1944 16.03.1944 848 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 4A to Eglinton
reformed here based 06.03.1944 29.09.1945 744 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code N7 to Eglinton
Avenger
Barracuda
Firefly
Reliant
Machrihanish based 26.03.1944 26.04.1944 813 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code Z to HMS Campania
Wildcat
MV Acavus based 00.04.1944 02.06.1944 860 Sqn 8600 flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Macoma
MV Gadila based 01.05.1944 08.05.1944 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Gadila
Machrihanish based 07.05.1944 20.05.1944 852 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 2 to Machrihanish Wildcat
MV Gadila based 23.07.1944 07.08.1944 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Gadila
Machrihanish based 21.05.1944 03.09.1945 860 Sqn detatched 4 RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II rejoined remainder of Sqn here at Maydown then eventully to Ayr 03.09.1945
Machrihanish based 11.07.1944 29.07.1944 853 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 3A toMachrihanish
Wildcat
MV Gadila based 01.05.1944 08.05.1944 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Gadila
Hinstock based 22.07.1944 08.08.1944 758 Sqn X Flight RN Fleet Air Arm Oxford code U3 to Eglinton
Anson
Reliant
Machrihanish based 30.07.1944 12.08.1944 856 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 6A to Eglinton
MV Macoma based 01.08.1944 07.08.1944 860 Sqn 8600 flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Macoma
Limavady based 13.08.1944 26.08.1944 850 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger code 4A to Limavady Wildcat
Long Kesh based 27.08.1944 10.09.1944 838 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Long Kesh
HMS Activity based 08.09.1944 13.09.1944 833 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish code 5A disbanded 13.09.1944
Wildcat
MV Macoma based 08.09.1944 16.09.1944 860 Sqn 8600 flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Macoma
MV Gadila based 16.09.1944 10.10.1944 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Gadila
MV Macoma based 19.10.1944 21.10.1944 860 Sqn 8600 flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II redesignated F flight 00.10.1944
ex 836 Sqn O based 21.10.1944 26.10.1944 860 Sqn F flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Macoma
flight or 860 Sqn 8600 flight
Machrihanish based 04.11.1944 26.11.1944 821 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda code N to HMS Puncher
MV McComa based 03.12.1944 10.12.1944 860 Sqn F flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Macoma
MV Gadila based 03.12.1944 15.12.1944 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Gadila
MV Gadila based 02.02.1945 10.02.1944 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Gadila
MV Gadila based 20.03.1945 03.04.1945 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Gadila
MV Gadila based 15.05.1945 00.05.1945? 860 Sqn 860S flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II flight disbanded 00.05.1045?
Manston based 03.06.1945 26.07.1945 822 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda to Belfast
Eglinton based 00.00.1945 00.00.1947 794 Sqn RLG RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly codes A4 A5 J1 J2 J3 J4 to Eglinton ambigious info related to this Sqn and
?Relief Landing Ground? Corsair it’s link to Maydown states that on 16.01.1946 OR
Wildcat 05.02.1946 761 Sqn was disbanded at Henstridge
Harvard into 794 Sqn at Yeovilton-no mention of Maydown
Martinet
Master
Seafire
MV McComa based 22.01.1945 29.01.1945 860 Sqn F flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Macoma
MV McComa based 12.03.1945 03.04.1945 860 Sqn F flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II to MV Macoma
MV McComa based 21.05.1945 00.06.1945? 860 Sqn F flight RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish II F flight disbanded
Machrihanish based 18.03.1946 18.05.1946 807 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to Lee-on-Solent
Eglinton based 10.05.1946 27.01.1947 744 Sqn detatched RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda to Eglinton
Anson
reformed here based 01.10.1946 12.12.1946 804 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to Donibristle
Donibristle based 06.01.1947 07.02.1947 804 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Seafire to HMS Theseus

Military Aircraft Movements

Civilian Aircraft Movements

0996 Maydown 2 Derry Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Maydown
Location? Derry
Co Derry

visitor G-BPCT Bell 206L-1 Jet Ranger 11.12.1991

0997 Maynooth 1 Kildare Airstrip? Private
see Kilmacredock 1908

0998 Maynooth 2 Kildare Helipad/s Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Maynooth
Co Kildare

based G-BZRN Robinson R.44 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Toriamos Ltd
based G-EUGN Robinson R.44 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Toriamos Devolopment
visitor G-BOYF Sikorsky S76B 01.07.2000 Air Hanson
visitor G-BOYF Sikorsky S76B 27.07.2000 Air Hanson
visitor G-OAUS Sikorsky S76A 01.07.2000 Air Hanson
visitor EI-STR Bell 407 03.09.2000 ?
visitor EI-WRC Bell 222 20.09.2000 Westair

0999 Maynooth 3 Kildare Helipad Private
see Moyglare Manor (Co.Meath) 1041

1000 Mayo General Hospital Mayo Helipad Private
Castlebar Hospital owner/operator Mayo General Hospital
Castlebar
1k SSE of Castlebar town hall Co Mayo
094 21733 Fax 094 21454

1001 Maze 4 Down Helibase British Army
see Long Kesh Camp 0913

1002 Meadowlands Hotel Kerry Helipad Private
owner/operator Padraig & Peigi Mathuna
Oakpark
1k NE of Tralee Tralee
Co Kerry
066-7180444 fax 066-7180964

.

1km NE of Tralee town centre on the N69- but usually accessed by N21/N22:
go straight through the last two roundabouts and turn right at each of the
next two traffic lights; the hotel is on the right. ?near the racecourse?

visitor EI-XMA Robinson R22 Beta 29.11.1987 Spectra Photo Laboratories

1003 Falcarragh 1 Donegal Helipad Private
owner ?
operator Irish Helicopters
600m NE of Falcarragh. Site used prior Falcarragh School Grounds
to the construction of the helipad at the Falcarragh
industrial estate. see Falcarragh 2 0603 Co Donegal

1004 Meera Roscommon Airstrip Private
Carrick-On-Shannon owner/operator ?
Meera
2.5k W of Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Shannon
Co Roscommon
Depart Carrick on the N4 heading W for 2k-
turn L down a track for 500m and Meera is
on the R.

Visitor EI-BLB Stampe SV.4A 01.06.1997 Sammy Bruton sadly this aircraft crashed later that day- at Jamestown- killing the pilot-
Sammy Bruton- who was very well known and respected in Irish aviation
circles-may he rest in peace].
visitor ? ? 01.06.1997
visitor ? ? 01.06.1997
visitor ? ? 01.06.1997
visitor ? ? 01.06.1997

EI-BLB departed Sligo Airport on the afternoon of Sun 01.06.1997- having taken part
in a fly-in at Sligo Airport on the previous day. On board were the pilot and a passenger
The passenger- also a qualified pilot- who had travelled to Sligo by road that morning- had
prepared over some months a twenty acre field at Meera. In the company of four other
aircraft it landed at the private field- which is owned by the passenger and which was
intended for use as a future private airstrip. As far as can be established four other aircraft
also landed at this field at Meera.
EI-BLB then departed with only the pilot- Sammy Bruton- on board. He gave a brief display
over the festival taking place in Carrick-on-Shannon and headed home to Abbeyshrule- but
crashed at Jamestown sadly killing Sammy RIP

1005 Merlin Park Galway Airstrip Private
Galway 1 owner/operator ?
Merlin Park
Dublin Road
3.5k E of Eyre Square Galway City Galway
Co Galway

EI-ABC was reported as based at Merlin Park but probably never flown
here. Also reported as attempting a test flight in Sligo [location?] during
the summer of 1934- but crashed on take off and was dismantled
never to appear again.

From Bridie Egan-Mitchell (author of Western Wings) 15.02.2009
With regard to Harry Culleton- the incident regarding the 'trick flying'
occured on 18 January 1935 and apparently the Robinson still had it's
G registration.  It was later registered as EI-ABC.  It is documented in
the local press that he flew from Baldonnell to Merlin Park in April 1935
and the a/c was also flown from Merlin Park to Cork and back also in April. .

With regard to Foley- I'm afraid I didn't pay too much attention to the
Spirit of Erin when I learned that it was a hoax although he was quoted
as saying that he would have landed in Galway if the airfield was suitable!
I understand that he didn't know how to fly.

based or stored EI-ABC Robinson Redwing 2 17.04.1935 12.05.1935 Charles Foley recorded as the remains of G-ABMJ- but thought more likely to be
G-ABLA or G-ABMU
see page 14 “70 years of the Irish Civil Aircraft Register” 1999 Peter J.
Hornfeck
see page 65 “Iona-Irelands first Commercial Airline” 2004 Michael
Traynor

1006 Mew Island Lighthouse Down Helipad Private
owner/operator Mew Island Lighthouse Commissioners of Irish Lights
Donaghadee 16 Lower Pembroke Street
6k N of Donaghadee Co Down Dublin 2
01-6321900 fax 01-6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

1007 Middletown Armagh Helibase British Army
owner/operator British Army
Middletown
location? Co Armagh

1008 Mid Island Down Helistop Private
Strangford Lough owner/operator ?
Mid Island
Strangford Lough
1.5k SW of Greyabbey Co Down

visitor G-BVCJ Agusta A.109A-II during 00.07.2000 Castle Air

1009 Midleton 1 Cork Helistop Private
Middleton A owner/operator ?
?
Location? Midleton
Co Cork

visitor EI-TAR Bell 222A on 26.01.1999 Westair


1010 Midleton 2 Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
Middleton A owner/operator Finbarr Stack
Churchtown
3.5k E of Midleton Midleton
N of the N25 road Co Cork

based EI-CLL Whittaker Aerotech MW 6s 14.03.2000 Active Finbarr Stack

1011 Millford Inn Hotel Donegal Helistop Private
Milford A owner/operator Blaney Group change of ownership (2014) and
Millford Inn Hotel Mulroy Woods Hotel renamed 2016
1.75k SE of Millford W side of the R245 road Legmuckduff
field adjacent to and S of the hotel. Millford
temporarily closed 2012-2013 reopened Letterkenny
under new owners 2014 Co Donegal
074-9153313 074-9153313 maintained old number
074-9153388 (2014)

P general view
Millford visitor EI-TKI Robinson R.22 03.05.1998 John McDaid possibly here
P Hotel visitor EI-NPG Agusta A109E 17.06.2006 Anson Logue/William Logue op by Garda EI-NPG had pre-arranged crew meals at the hotel. The
others followed him in. The helicopters were following the Donegal
International Motor Rally and stopped here at 1pm.
visitor EI-JAL Robinson R.44 II 17.06.2006 Heliwest Ltd
visitor EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 17.06.2006 Madeva Properties Ltd
visitor G-JILY Robinson R.44 Ravan 17.06.2006 DB Heaney
visitor G-IFTS Robinson R.44 Astro 17.06.2006 GP Jones

P (2) visitor G-LHCC Eurocopter EC-120B Colibri (1379) 14.06.2008 Devris Ltd
visitor G-CEKX Robinson R.44 Raven II (11680) 14.06.2008 Heliair Ltd
visitor G-KELY Eurocopter EC-120B2 Ecureuil (2668) 14.06.2008 Kelly Sales & Services Ltd
visitor G-KELI Robinson R.44 Raven II (11040) 14.06.2008 KN Network Services
(Nothern Ireland) LTD
P (2) visitor G-VGMB Eurocopter EC135 P2+ (0550) 14.06.2008 Finley (Holdings) Ltd
P visitor G-VGMB Eurocopter EC135 P2+ (0550) 20.06.2009 Finley (Holdings) Ltd
P visitor G-IMAR Agusta-Westland AW.109E Power (11703) 20.06.2009 Iniaway Properties Ltd
P visitor G-WIZY Robinson R.22 Beta (0566) 20.06.2009 Fancy Plates Ltd
P visitor N5264Q McDonnell-Douglas HD-365E (0126E) 20.06.2009 Trafficopters Inc. operated by Eire Concrete Ltd

1012 Millicent Farm Kildare Airstrip Private
Clane owner/operator Danial Killian / Derek Killeen
Sallins Millicent Farm
Sallins
2.25k S of Clane Naas
Co Kildare
045-6810

info from Roger D.Caird
Travelling from Sallins towards Clane- cross the Canal and take the next
left- continue on this road towards Prosperous- the strip is on your right-
just before a collection of green farm sheds and a C.of I church.
During 1984 EI-BHY based.25 October 1993 Present: EI-CEG &
unidentified microlight. On 05/08/97 EI-BRT- FLEXWING M17727- was
on the roof of a shed- still with a ragged fabric wing attached.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 115
Part of the airstrip is on a golf course.
The grass is well kept amd the strip is usually in good condition.
Eastern half of 06/24 is on part of the golf course.
High tention cables to the N of the strip.
Restricted Area R15 to the E.
Michael Hanlon’s Allenwood / Robertstown airstrip is 10k to the W.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Keep close and circuits to NW of strip.
Coffee in clubhouse 19th and toilets.
Mogas 1.5k Clane No Mogas.

based EI-BGS MS 893E Rallye 25.04.1979 29.10.1981 Matt Farrelly
based EI-BPO Southdown Puma Sailwings 12.12.1993 Active Adrian Channing
based EI-CEG SOCATA MS.893A Rallye 180GT 31.10.1991 Active Matt Farrelly
based EI-BHY SOCATA MS 892 Rallye 150ST 19.11.1979 20.03.1996 Danial Killian
EI-BGB SOCATA MS 880B Rallye
? unidentified microlight N25.10.1993
EI-BRT Flexwing M17727 N05.08.1997 it was on the roof of a shed- with a ragged fabric wing still attached.
visitor EI-BSC Reims-Cessna F172N 24.04.1999+06.06.1999 Sean Phelan

1013 Millisle Down Airfield USAAF [not completed]
Killaghy owner/operator for the USAAF
Killaghy
4.5k W of Millisle Millisle
Co Down

Millisle at 54.36·50N 05.35·00W 15/J560755 Killaghy 3.5k inland due W of Millisle
site was destined for the USAAF- but instead became the only unfinished allied airfield
of WWII.
Two of the three runways were partly completed. As was a section of taxiway and part
of the technical area. Occasional use by liaison aircraft noted during 1945. An oblique
aerial photograph appeared in Flypast Feb 1996 p.49 showing site preperation work
on the runways and technical area.

via Archie Lindsey & Airfield Information Xchange 27.08.2009
Millisle is a coastal village three miles east of the site. I knew the airfield by its townland name of Killaughey
and lived there for many years from mid-60s- in the cottage by the caravan on the left. The cottage was
at least 200 yrs old and survived only because it was used as the site office. Everything else was demolished. I was told the field was intended for reception of B-29s from the US as Nutt's Corner and Aldergrove were
already heavily committed. Some of my neighbours had worked on the airfield. Stone was brought in by tractor and trailer and a fleet of
50 Ford V8 tippers. It was not unknown for loads to be delivered/paid for several times- ie logged in at my
cottage- driven out from the far side of the airfield- then re-delivered. When Air Ministry ordered Sunday working- the local Presbyterians held a series of prayer meetings. The Lord
responded with subsidence of the main runway- you can see the undulations in the view looking north. The
construction directly on top of boggy grassland might also have had something to do with it ... when I removed
100 tons of hardcore to build the apron at Newtownards- traces of grass were still visible below it after 30 yrs. One Thursday in late 1944 the contractor blew up a farmhouse on the north side- next day they ceased all work
and paid off the workers who were so angry that they parked all the tippers in a long line without handbrakes-
started the last few and deliberately rammed the ones in front so that every radiator was smashed in. After the war the extensive buildings on Donaghadee Road (north side of airfield) were used by farmers and later
small businesses. The female accommodation and post office were small buildings off Gransha Rd to the west-
these were demolished. My neighbours said no aircraft ever landed on the airfield. I managed to overturn an Auster and a friend force-landed
his Nipper after engine failure- clearly the Presbyterians had placed a pretty powerful curse on the place- though
later I did take my Tiger Moth in and out a few times. Cottage clearly visible in attached photo from the Tiger looking south about 1970- and surely the only one from
an aircraft in the Killaughey circuit. Finally you're right about the warning notices. We were plagued with learner drivers- boy racers- racing bike testers
etc. who broke fences- caused damage- and upset livestock. The last straw was when someone was injured and
we found there was no insurance on private lands- in fact a victim could claim against us the landowners. What a brilliant site- I'm glad to record Killaughey's only aircraft movements for posterity!

1014 Ministown Meath Microlight Airstrip Private
Laytown owner/operator James Smith
Bettystown 2 Ministown
Minnistown A Laytown
Co Meath

5k SE of the Boyne river railway viaduct
at Drogheda.
4.75k SE of Drogheda Railway Station and
600m W of the railway line.

Andy- I just joined the forum and notied your question. I have a 450 Mtr
Grass strip near Laytown Co Meath always mowed no animals.
08/26 orientation- No Windsock but Dublin ATIS on 124.525 will
give you wind. PPR on 0878125252 for Lats and Longs and circuit
details..... Your Own Risk naturally. Thanks and Regards- Jim

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 108
Strip kept in good condition. Can be soft in wet weather.
Trees- Wires and a public road on approach to 26.
Jim Smith’s home strip from which he operates a Samba 912.
Visitors welcome at own risk. PPR by telephone please
800ft LH or RH circuits.
Mogas by arrengment No Avgas

based EI-CHR CFM Shadow SrsBD 00.09.1995 25.05.2004 James Smith to Banagher Co Offaly
G-BXNU Jabiru UL (PFA274-13218) 13.10.1997 Cr22.07.2002 James Smith crashed on landing here X23.01.2003 as damaged beyond repair
OK-GUA-16 fm A/Shrule EI-JIM Urban Air Samba 912 XLA 21.12.2006 Active James Smith
EI-CIM Avid SpeedWing

1015 Minna Galway Airport Civil
see Connemara 0446

1016 Mitchelstown 1 Cork Airstrip Private
see Broomhill 0236

1017 Mitchelstown 2 Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Mitchelstown
Co Cork

Visitor EI-CFE Robinson R.22B on 14.01.2000+25.01.2000 ?

1018 Monaghan (town) Monaghan Helipad /s Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Monaghan
Co Monaghan

visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B 28.08.1998
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105 23.11.1998
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105 09.06.1999
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105 11.06.1999
visitor G-LADD Enstrom 480 06.06.2000

1019 Monaghan Army Barracks Monaghan Helibase Irish Army
Monaghan Camp owner/operator Irish Army
Knockaconny
2k NE of Monaghan town centre Monaghan
17m square tarmac area marked with a white H Co Monaghan

1020 Monaquill Tipperary Airstrip Private
Dolla 1 owner/operator Anthony Delaney
The Forge Dolla
Delaney’s Nenagh
Co Tipperary
7.25k SE of Nenagh S side of the R499 road
4k ENE of Dolla

the strip is at present 400m but Tony plans to realign and
extend it to about 600m in the near future. [08.2004]
550m visible on Google Earth 11.03.2014

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 145
Level strip with Tony’s home at 05 threshold.
Infrequent use - PPR for briefing advisable.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 3k Dolla No Avgas.

based EI-BCP Druine D62B Condor (RAE/618) 18.12.1984 Active Anthony Delaney
P based EI-BCP Druine D62B Condor (RAE/618) N16.07.2002 Anthony Delaney

1021 Monasteravin 1 Kildare Airstrip Private
see Harristown / Nurney 0698

1022 Monasteravin 2 Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Monasteravin
probably Kildangan Castle Stud 0772. 6k SE of Monasteravin Co Kildare

visitor DU-155 Eurocopter 155 14.09.2000 Government of Dubai
visitor G-OPUS Sikorsky S.76 both 14.09.2000 Air Hanson

1023 Monasterevin 3 Kildare Airstrip Private
see Mountrice 1035

1024 Mondello Park Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator Mondello Park Ltd
Donore
7k NW of Naas Naas
5k ESE of Robertstown Co.Kildare
6k SW of Clane 045-860200


visitor EI-PMI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 19.09.1998 ?

1025 Moneygall Offaly Airstrip Private
owner/operator Guy Atkinson
Loughton House
1.75k WSW of Moneygall Ballinlough
500m S of the N7 road Moneygall
closed 2002 Co Offaly
0505-45205

the original runway length was 600m then shortened to 545m
Aerial photo (osi 2000- 07.03.2009) shows a length of 675m
farm was sold in 2002 and the airstrip closed

based EI-BGB SOCATA MS 880B Rallye 25.06.1982 15.02.1990 Guy N.Atkinson
based EI-BHP SOCATA MS 983C Rallye ? ? ?
based EI-CCF Aeronca 11AC Chief 00.00.1992 00.00.1996 Guy N.Atkinson leased from Sammy Bruton

1026 Mostrim Longford Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ferskill 1738

1027 Mountague Wexford Airstrip Private
see Warrens Airstrip 1370

1028 Mountcharles Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator Joseph Kelly
Mountcharles
6k W of Donegal town Donegal
Co Donegal

based EI-BJV Agusta-Bell 206B R17.10.1980 X02.04.1985 Joseph J.Kelly
based EI-BOT Aerospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil R09.04.1984 X15.04.1991 Joseph J.Kelly
based EI-BVN Bell 206B R07.03.1988 X23.12.1992 Joseph J.Kelly
based EI-BYT Aerospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil R13.09.1989 X00.04.1993 Joseph J.Kelly

1029 Mount Juliet Kilkenny Helipad Private
Thomastown owner/operator Mount Juliet Golf & Country Club
Thomastown
3.5k W of Thomastown Co Kilkenny
056-24725

visitor G-HPLC Sikorsky S76B 29.06.1993 Air Hanson
visitor EI-CHL Bell 206L Long Ranger 08.06.1995 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-CHL Bell 206L Long Ranger 29.06.1995 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-CIO Bell 206L Long Ranger 07.08.1995 ?
visitor G-BPXE Enstrom 280C 26.04.1996 A. Healy
visitor EI-HER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 13.12.1996 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-HER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 20.12.1996 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-GHL Bell 206B Jet Ranger 26.12.1997 Marwing/Gaelic Helicopters
visitor EI-GHL Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.12.1997 Marwing/Gaelic Helicopters
visitor EI-GHL Bell 206B Jet Ranger 28.12.1997 Marwing/Gaelic Helicopters
visitor EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 20.01.1998 Helicopter Services
visitor G-LENI Aerospatiale AS355 28.02.1998 Century

1030 Mount Leinster Carlow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Sites Private
see Black Banks 0212
see Nine Stones 1031
see Mount Leinster summit 1-2-3-4-5 1640 to 1644
see Mount LeinsterTV Mast 1-2-3-4 1645 to 1648
see Western Car Park 1-2-3-4 1649 to 1652

The majority of the above sites have been in use since the 1970s. The first dates shown in all
of the date columns relate to known recorded use dates.

1031 Nine Stones Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Mount Leinster owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Nine stones
9.6k NE of Borris Mount Leinster
9.8k WSW of Bunclody Co Carlow
1.8k NNE of TV Mast
Ninestones Launch area

visitor Gostbuster Hang-glider 29.03.2003 Jim Dowling


1032 Knockmoyle Kerry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Slieve Mish owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Knockmoyle
6.5k S of Tralee Slieve Mish
Tralee
Co Kerry

visitor Climax 13 Hang-glider 17.04.2003 Shane O’Reilly
visitor Exxtacy hang-glider 17.04.2003 Ger Doherty

1033 Mountmellick Laois Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator James Culleton (motor engineer) William Bracken
O’Moore Street Chaple Street
Location? Mountmellick Mountmellick
Co Laois Co Laois
0502-24295

based EI-BUL Aerotech MW5 Sorcerer 30.07.1990 Active? James Culleton
based G-BZGU Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 19.10.2005 Active William Bracken

1034 Mount Nugent Cavan Airstrip/Helipad Private
see Lough Sheelin 1 0944

1035 Mountrice Kildare Airstrip Private
Monasterevin 3 owner/operator Eddy (Eamon) O’Loughlin
O'Loughlin Mountrice
Monasteravin
4.75k NE of Monasteravin Co Kildare
086-8225458
045-525340

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 126
Trees near threshold of 03 Wires removed.
Eddie is not actively flying now but he still maintains the strip.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits.
PPR advisible for briefing
Mogas 2.5k Monasterevin

based EI-BIO Piper J/3c Cub 65 27.05.1980 16.06.2006 Monasteravin Flying Group/
Eddy O’Loughlin
to Helena Duggan Rathmuck Co Kildare 16.06.2006
Monasteravin based EI-AHI deHavilland DH82a Tiger Moth 17.09.1993 00.00.0000 reconstructed in Monasteravin area. Location?
Monasteravin based EI-BCF Bensen B-8M Gyrocopter 24.08.1976 21.05.1981 P&E O’Loughlin location? op for many year’s prior to registration - unflown and stored
since 1990 – to Ennis noted Birr fly-in 22.06.1997

1036 Mountshannon Clare Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Mountshannon
Co Clare

visitor EI-CGQ AS350B Squirrel 22.07.1999 ?

1037 Mount Stewart House Down Airstrip Private
owner/operator Earl of Londonderry
Mount Stewart House
5.6k SE of Newtownards Airfield Newtownards
on the eastern shore of Strangford Lough Co Down


There was a private airstrip at Mountstewart- created by the late
Lord Londonderry - the 7th Marquis. Used by the Marquis of
Londonderry pre 1939. Bury is the familyname. Mairi Bury flew
from the airstrip. It was trenched during the Second World War
to prevent possible use. He also built a small hangar at the
strip- a portion of which was taken down after the war and
re-erected at Newtownards airfield until finally dispensed
with mid 1990’s. The strip was just below the tennis court

part time based G-ACNY Avro Club Cadet 24.02.1934 00.09.1939 Earl of Londonderry

1038 Mount Wolseley Hotel Carlow Balloon Launch Site Private
Tullow owner/operator Mount Wolseley Hotel
Tullow
1k SSW of Tullow Co Carlow
0503-51674


1039 Movenis Derry Airstrip Private
owner McMaster’s Farm
operator Wild Geese Parachute Club
2.75k ENE of Garvagh Movenis Airstrip
116 Carrowreagh Road
Garvagh
Coleraine
Co Derry
BT51 5LQ
012665-58609 fax 012665-57050
within N.Ireland 028295-58609 fax 028295-57050 contact Maggie Penny or
from Rep of Ireland 048295-58609 fax 048295-57050 contact Judith Lees



info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 119
Intensive Parachuting Activity.
Wires on approach to 07.
Home to the Wild Geese Parachute Centre.
The Sky Centre has full catering facilities- TV’s and a pool table.
The centre is opened 7 days a week- year round.
Intensive Parachuting PPR advisable.
Arrival and Departure as instructed.
Restaurant on site - Toilet in Sky Centre
Restaurant - 55’ North- Portrush 028-70822811
Mogas 2k Garvagh No Avgas

based G-AZGI SOCATA MS 880B Rallye 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 B.McIntyre
G-AZGI SOCATA MS 880B Rallye 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Wild Geese Parachute Club
G-BOFD Cessna 206G Stationair 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Wild Geese Parashute Centre
G-WGSC Pilatus PC6 Turbo Porter 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 DM.Penny
stored G-AWJA Cessna 182 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ? stored prior to 1992
stored G-EESE Cessna U.206G Stationair 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ? stored
based G-BMOFCessna U.206G Stationair 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 M.Penny- Wild Geese Parachute Club
G-BXRO Cessna U.206G Stationair 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 M.Penny
G-ETHY Cessna 208B Caravan 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 NA.Moore
stored G-BIEW Cessna U.206G Stationair wing’s only 00.00.0000 current ?
G-BNMO C-182 N19.04.2008 Kaz via Airfields (WRECK) Airfield was closed.
From Ian 28.12.2004 G-EESE Cessna 206G - the wreck of this is now at Movenis / Garvagh (I've seen it there in recent months- along with the wreck of Cessna 182 G-AWJA and the wings of G-BIEW)

1040 Moville Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ? ?
Location? Moville
Co Donegal

visitor EI-JWM Robinson R.22 Beta 13.10.1993 J Air Aviation
visitor G-BPWI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 08.01.1997 S.Taylor
visitor EI-GBT Robinson R.22 08.06.2002 G&P Transport

1041 Moyglare Manor Meath Helipad Private
Maynooth 3 owner/operator Moyglare Manor
Moyglare
3k NNW of Maynooth Maynooth (Co Kildare)
Co Meath
01-6286351 fax 01-6285405

Helipad Coordinates Landing Area: N 53 24'.4 W 006 36'.4

1042 Moyne Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Manselstown 0985

1043 Moyne Park Galway Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Moyne Park
Location? Tuam
Possibly Moyne House which is 11k SE of Taum Co Galway
the grid’s and co-ord’s shown on the data file relate
to Moyne House

found this link on the web- I wonder if it is the same location
Declan at Rivada Networks- Moyne Park- Tuam- Co Galway-
093-43900

visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 11.03.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 06.04.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 13.04.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 17.06.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 07.07.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 31.07.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 30.08.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 16.10.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 19.10.2000 Westair
visitor EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 00.00.0000 Westair

1044 Muckross Park Hotel Kerry Helipad Private
Killarney 7 owner/operator Muckross Park Hotel
Muckross Village
4.5k S of Killarney Killarney
Co Kerry
064-31938 fax 064-31965




1045 Mullaghmore Derry Aerodrome/Airfield/Airstrip RAF/USAAF/RAF-RN/Private
Aghadowey owner/operator RAF/USAAF/RAF-RN
Garvagh present day
owner ?
operator Microlight Ireland Flying Club
12.75k SSE of Coleraine railway station 67 Main Street
1.5k SSE of Mullaghmore Portrush
closed c.2009 Mullaghmore
Co Derry
012665-58609 fax 012665-507050
Tommy Shaw Ballymoney (no contact No.)

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 121
2006 Airstrip closed owing to dispute with land owner.
Rocks dumped on runway surface.
2007 believe the dispute was settled and the airstrip reopened.
2009 probably closed now.
No Mogas No Avgas

5501n 0635w Off the A54- 13k SE of Coleraine and 9k N of kilrea.
From Kilrea head N on the A54. The entrance to the airstrip is on the R and singposted. On entry turn
R onto the disused runway- then L on the old taxiway and finally across the ACTIVE runway to the clubhouse.

Previously an RAF airfield used by Coastal Command from the summer of 1941. Then by USAAF for
C-47 Airborne Forces training from the end of 1943 until May 1944. By mid-1945 had hard-standings
for about 50 aircraft. From January until mid-March 1945- it was used by 815 Squadron- Royal Navy
(part of Coastal Command) who operated Fairey Barracuda III's- for convoy escort patrols. Although
the Air Ministry retained control of this airfield until the 1950's- it remained unused by military aircraft.
In regular civilian use from about 1969. A new hangar was completed in spring 1977
List of residents Ulster Air Mail Feb 1977
List of residents Ulster Air Mail Feb 1979
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 1999 P.128
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

Military Unit Movements
opened 01.05.1941 00.02.1945 19 Satillite Landing Ground for 23 Maintenance Unit nil aircraft closed 00.02.1945 & replaced by 101 SLG in
place of 16 & 19 SLG’S at Maghaberry
Limavady based 28.12.1942 04.01.1944 7 Operational Training Unit RLG? RAF Wellington to Limavady
Relief Landing Ground?? Anson
Lysander
Martinet
Maghaberry based 02.10.1943 18.01.1944 104 Transport Operational Training Unit A Flight RAF Wellington 20+07 Z1313 to Nutts Corner I counted at least 33 Wellingtons
attached to 104OTU
Haverfordwest based 29.09.1944 05.10.1944 4 Refresher Flying Unit RAF Wellington III HE375 listed as type Ic into Loran Training Unit 05.10.1944
Wellington X
Wellington XI
Wellington XIII
Wellington XIV
Liberator
Halifax
Martinet support aircraft
formed here based 05.10.1944 03.04.1945 Loran Training Unit RAF Wellington XIII total 7 to Limavady
Tiree based c 00.10.1944 07.02.1945 281 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm detatched RAF Warwick code FA HQ arr
Sea Otter
Benbecula based 01.11.1944 02.11.1944 842 Sqn detatched 6 RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to Benbecula
Limavady based 06.11.1944 24.12.1944 850 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Avenger disbanded 24.12.1944
Wildcat
Machrihanish based 07.11.1944 11.12.1944 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm JV723 Wildcat VI code R to HMS Vindex
Limavady based 07.11.1944 11.12.1944 825 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Swordfish to HMS Vindex
Wildcat
Hatston based 08.01.1945 07.02.1945 1771 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Firefly to Ayr
Ayr based 26.01.1945 15.03.1945 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm Barracuda to Machrihanish
Tiree based 07.02.1945 31.03.1945 281 Sqn RAF Warwick code FA to Limavady to;
Sea Otter

Military Aircraft Movements
based ? 00.07.1941 00.12.1943 RAF Coastal Command
based ?Douglas C-47 00.12.1943 00.05.1944 USAAF
based ? ?
based Fairey Barracuda III 00.01.1945 15.03.1945 815 Sqn RN Fleet Air Arm
00.03.1945 00.00.1950s Air Ministry Care and Maintainence

Civil Aircraft Movements
operational from 00.00.1969 00.00.2010 permenently closed
based G-AHHN Auster J/1 Autocrat Michale Kirk
based G-ARCT Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub Michale Kirk
based G-ASEB SRP. Harper
based G-AWSZ MS880B Rallye
based G-AYTB MS880B Rallye Champ Flying Club
based G-AZFF Wassmer Jodel D112 DJ.McLoughlin
based G-AZGI MS880B Rallye B.McIntyre
based G-AZMA SAN/Jodel D.140B Mousquetaire II Irene Joyce Bishop-Michael Kirk-T/a KK Aviation
based G-BBRZ Grumman Aviation AA-5 Traveller CP.Osbourne
based G-BDKB SOCATA Rallye 150ST to Scotland
based G-BDRL Stits S.3A Playboy OC.Bradley
based G-BFPC American Aviation AA-5 Traveller Michale Kirk
based G-BHZA Piper J/3c-65 Cub Robin Warwick
based G-BHYC Cessna 172 RG Cutlass II
based G-BKMM Cessna 180K Skywagon Michale Kirk T/a KK Aviation
based G-BYCN Rans S-6-ES Coyote 1 JK&RL Dunseath
based G-MJFM Huntair Pathfinder 1 R.Gillespie+SP Girr
based EI-BGA SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 180 GT (12824) 14.07.1987 00.00.2006 JJ.Frew
P based EI-BGA SOCATA MS.892E Rallye 180 GT (12824) 16.08.1992 JJ.Frew fly-in
P(4) based G-AZGI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1896) 16.08.1992 James Murrey fly-in
P visitor G-BAJR Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-7305008) 16.08.1992 Brendan McIntyre fly-in
P based G-BCIJ Grumman American AA-5 Traveler 16.08.1992 Ivor James Boyd-Danial John McCooke fly-in
(AA5-0603)
P visitor G-BGMT SOCATA MS.893E Rallye 235E (13126) 16.08.1992 Maurice E.Taylor (Merchants) Ltd fly-in
P(4) visitor G-BHMA Sipa 903 (61) 16.08.1992 Herbert J. (Bertie) Taggart fly-in
P(9) visitor G-BPJH Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub L-18C-P1 16.08.1992 Patrick Joseph Heron
(18-1980)
P(3) visitor G-BRWV Brugger MB.2 Colibri (PFA 043-11027) 16.08.1992 Samual Joseph McCaulm fly-in
P(3) visitor G-BTIN Cessna 150C (150-59905) 16.08.1992 Cormack (Aircraft Services) Ltt fly-in straight tailed Cessna 150
Civilian use
1046 Mullaghmore 2 Derry Marine RAF/Private
see River Bann 1170

1047 Mullinahone 1 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Graigue 0679

1048 Mullinahone 2 Tipperary Microlight Airstrip Private
see Mullinoly 1913 owner/operator Vincent Vaughan
Mullinoly
Mullinahone
Co Tipperary
Base for EI-CAN MW5 Sorcerer. G-MYXK Quad City Challenger
EI-CAN 07-Feb-95 M 146 VAUGHAN- VINCENT
MULLINOLY
MULLINAHONE CO.
TIPPERARY
AEROTECH
INTNL-
BRACKLEY
MK5
SORCERER
G-BZ?? Pegasus Quantum crashed at Ballyduggan near Mullinahone- Co Tipperary on 30.11.2012
 HYPERLINK "http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Gerard_Murphy_%28politician%29" Gerard Murphy from Co Cork was last night fighting for his life in hospital after he was airlifted from the scene.
Father-of-three Vincent Vaughan (48)- who is an experienced pilot and flying instructor- survived the crash with a broken leg.

1049 Mullingar 1 Westmeath Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Mullingar
Co Westmeath

James Valentine gave a flying exhibition at this site during 10.1912.
Visitor ? ? on 00.10.1912 James Valentine

1050 Mullingar 2 Westmeath Field Strip Private
see Newbrook Racecourse 1085

1051 Mullingar 3 Westmeath Helipad Private
see Cloghan 1587

1052 Mullingar 4 Westmeath Microlight Airstrip Private
see Shinglas 1746

1053 Mulrany A Mayo Helistop Private
see Mallaranny 0976

1054 Munsborough Roscommon Field strip Private
Roscommon 1 owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
4k N of Roscommon town Munsborough
Roscommon
Co Roscommon

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays –
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Fri 18.06.1937.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Munsborough.

Visitors ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

1055 Murlough Down Satellite Landing Ground RAF
Dundrum owner/operator Royal Air Force
Murlough
1.5k S of Dundrum Dundrum
Co Down

Military Unit Movements
Site used by the RAF from 1941 until 1945 for the storage of aircraft
opened 01.05.1941 01.02.1945 19 Satellite Landing Ground stored Wellingtons closed 01.02.1945 & replaced by 101 Satellite
Landing Ground opened 11.01.1945 based
Maghaberry replacing 16 & 19 SLG’s closed
00.10.1947
Sydenham based 26.05.1941 23.06.1941 88 Sqn detatched Battle code RH to Sydenham

Military Aircraft Movements

1056 Murlough House Down Airstrip Private
owner/operator Murlough House
Murlough
1.5k S of Murlough Co Down

Possibly the same site as used by the RAF 1941-1945
Site used by civilian aircraft during the 1930’s

1057 Musgrave Channel Belfast City Marine Private/RAF/private
Belfast Harbour owner/operator Shorts Aircraft
Sydenham 2 Sydenham
Belfast City
500m W of Belfast City Airport

Visitor G-EBVH Short Calcutta operated a daily service from this site for one week- to and
from Liverpool- late Sept early Oct 1928. Used by the RAF during World War Two for the
storage and repair of flying boats. Shorts launched/ retrived marine aircraft at this location
until 1949.

visitor G-EBVH Short Calcutta 00.09.1928 00.10.1928 Imperial Airways

1058 Musgrave Park Belfast City Civil Landing Ground Private
Balmoral owner/operator Belfast City Council
Musgrave Park
Balmoral
Belfast City

Site inspected 12.1923 as a potential landing ground for Belfast. Probably never used.

1059 Mutton Island Clare Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Shannon Aero Club
4k W of Quilty 1k W of Lurga Point in the Atlantic Mutton Island
Site seen occasional use by the Shannon Aero Club Co Clare
during 1947.

William Flood 08.01.2009
Was wondering there if you had any info on the strip that was used on Mutton Island in Co. Clare. A few years ago when the Spanish Point fly
ins were more popular Gay Tracey landed his Super Cruiser there in the company of some other Cubs- likely EI-ANY etc. I gather the strip was
about 300m long and reasonably smooth. I'm looking for more details- but think you'd really need a helicopter to survey it before you could try
it. Be great fun though.

visitor EI-CFH Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3110) 00.00.1990’s Gay Tracey
visitor EI-ANY Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub (18-7152) 00.00.1990’s Bogavia Group
? Piper cub 00.00.1990’s ?

1060 Thurstianstown Meath Balloon Base Private
Navan 9 owner/operator Joseph Anthony Leahy
Beauparc
3.5k S of Slane W side of the N2 road near the railway Navan
Co Meath

based G-BYKI Cameron N-105 00.06.1999 04.03.2004 Flying Pictures
based G-BYKI Cameron N-105 04.03.2004 Active Joseph Anthony Leahy

1061 Naas 1 Kildare Field Strip Private
see Lewistown 0877

1062 Farnham-The Graigs Meath Airstrip? Private
See Graigs 0678

1063 Naas 2 Kildare Helipad Private
see Kilteel 0829

1064 Naas 3 Kildare Airstrip Private
see Newhall 1091

1065 Na Forbacha [Furbo] Galway Helipad Private
see Connemara Coast Hotel 0447

1066 National Show Centre Dublin Helipad Private
Cloghran owner/operator National Show Centre
Kettles Lane
Coughran
1.75k NE of Dublin airport main terminal Co Dublin
 HYPERLINK "javascript:void(0)" \o "Call via Hangouts" 01-4533300

based EI-VIP Hughes 269C (21-1024) 27.03.1995 19.06.1998 Cloghran Helicopter Club
visitor G-VICI deHavilland DH112 Venom FB.50 FB1 (783) 01.09.2013 Sean Curtis ex J-1573 of the Swiss AF displayed 2013 “Salute” Military exhibition

1067 Naul Meath Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Naul
Co Meath

visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 04.11.1999 ?

1068 Navan 1 Meath Balloon Launch Site Private
owner Navan Town Council (1784)
operator Mr Rosseau
Navan town centre Navan
Co Meath

for contradicting information see Ranelagh Pleasure Gardens ID1130
doubts have surfaced as to the authenticity of some of the data below

On 21 Nov 1783- about eleven months before the first? recorded
manned balloon flight in Ireland- two French brother’s- Joseph
and Etienne Montgolfier- sat by their fireplace and watched as
the warm air from the fire lifted small pieces of burnt wood and
paper high above them. They realised that if they could somehow
trap this warm air in sufficient quantities- it could be made carry
much heavier objects into the atmosphere. The answer was so
simple as to be ridiculous and shortly afterwards- in June 1783-
they tested their theory by releasing a balloon- which soared into
the sky. By the end of the year the Montgolfier brothers had
manufactured a balloon of sufficient size to carry two men
travelling in a basket suspended beneath it. A necessary piece of
luggage on each ascent was a bucket of water- which was thrown
onto the relevant part of the balloon each time it was ignited by the
fire in the basket below.
An unmanned balloon- the first in Ireland- was released from Dublin’s
Rotunda Gardens on 04.02.1784 by a Mr. Riddick and while records
exist of other experiments by Riddick with unmanned balloons around
this time- it does not appear that he ever actually ventured aloft
himself. This honour went some two months later to a Mr. Rosseau
and the event was recorded in Faulkner’s Dublin Journal on
27.04.1784 as follows:

Navan- Last Thursday 15th April the long expected Air Balloon was
liberated in this town. At half past two o’clock Mr. Rosseau and a
drummer- a boy about ten years old- placed themselves in the gallery-
which was composed of oziers and fixed to a net that covered the
balloon. On cutting the cord- it rose perpendicularly amidst a profound
silence. After 39 minutes progress it became totally invisible- but one
could distinctly hear the drummer beat the ‘Grenadiers March’ for 15
minutes after. At four o’clock it grounded in a field near Ratoath.
Mr Rosseau and the drummer arrived back in Navan at six o’clock that
evening perfectly well- except for the drummer boy- who received a small
cut to his head in his eagerness to jump from the gallery on landing.

James Tytler is generally credited with being the first aeronaut in the
British Isles following his ascent from Comely Gardens in Edinburgh
on 07.08.1784- but has history failed to recognise Rosseau’s ascent
from Navan several months previously......see below

noted as probably a fake report-even back then reporters were apparently making up news-confirmation one way or the other please
Site of the FIRST recorded manned aviation event in Ireland (and possibly
the British Isles) when on Thurs 15.04.1784- Mr Rosseau launched a balloon
from the centre of Navan town carrying himself and an un-named drummer
boy. They departed at 2.30pm and landed near Ratoath at 4pm. A distance
of almost 21 Kilometers.

visitor ? Balloon 15.04.1784 Mr Rosseau

1069 Navan 2 Meath Temporary Landing Ground IAC/Irish Army
see Ballinter 0083

1070 Navan 3 Meath Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location’s? Navan
possible multiple site’s? Co Meath

visitor EI-BYS Robinson R.22 15.04.1993 George Maloney
visitor G-HAUG Sikorsky S.76B 04.07.1995 Norbrook Laboratories
visitor EI-LIT Bolkow Bo105S 25.06.1998 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-TAR Bell 222 30.10.1999 Westair
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B 24.03.2000 Mistwood Ltd
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B 04.07.2000 Mistwood Ltd
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B 13.08.2000 Mistwood Ltd

1071 Navan 4 Meath Airstrip Private
see Rathcoon 2055

1072 Navan 5 Meath Microlight Airstrip? Private
owner/operator Noel Patrick Kelly
Navan
Location? Co Meath

based G-MWHK Solar Wings Pegasus XL-Q 15.05.1991 Active Noel Patrick Kelly

1073 Navan / Slane / Trim Area Meath Balloon launch sites Private
several sites in the area’s listed
Locations?

G-BRLL Cameron A.105 00.09.1993 00.09.1993 Adventure Balloons was used to give pleasure flights operatiating from different sites.

1074 Gortin 2 Tyrone Store Private
owner/operator Jonny Ballentine?
Gortin
Location? Co Tyrone

stored ?G-ALBE Miles M.38 Messanger 4A (4691)? 00.00.1966? current? Jonny Ballintine A “Miles” aircraft was noted in a “garage” by Jon Kilpatrick- Ruskey-
Co Donegal around 2000 G-ALBE was operated by the Eglinton Flying
group 30.07.1964 until pwfu 05.04.1966- so is a possible candidate for
the “Miles” aircraft noted.

1075 Navan 7 Meath Airstrip Private
see Graigs 0678 owner/operator Trevor Kellett
Graigs
6k NNE of Navan Navan
Co Meath

The Graigs at Navan N 53 41.742 W 006 39.237

based EI-COP Reims Cessna F150L 15.04.1999 cr00.12.2004 High Kings Flying Group cr Milltown Pass 00.12.2004


1076 Navan 8 Meath Airstrip Private
see Proudstown 1020

1077 Navan 9 Meath Balloon Home Base Private
see Thurstianstown 1060

1078 Navan Racecourse Meath Field strip Private
owner/operator Navan Racecourse
Proudstown
3.5k N of Navan Navan
Co Meath
046-21350 fax 046-27964

Richard Lyttle manager

visitor G-NJAG Cessna 207 Skywagon on 24.12 1980 GH&M Nolan

1079 Nenagh 2 Tipperary Field strip Private
see Rathnaleen 1152

1080 Nanagh 3 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Rathfalla 1918

1081 Nenagh 4 Tipperary Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Nenagh
Co Tipperary

Visitors EI-CUI Robinson R.44 on 04/ 08.04.2000 +10.11.2000 Eircopter
G-BWNZ Agusta A.109c on 01.11.2000 ABP

1082 Nenagh Racecourse Tipperary Field strip Private
see Lisbunny 0894

1083 Newberry Hall Kildare Airstrip Private
owner/operator Richard G.Robinson (SAAC)
Newberry Hall
800m ESE of Carbury Carbury
closed Edenderry
Co Kildare
Carbury 14

Based ?

1084 Newbridge Kildare Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Newbridge
Co Kildare

visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A 14.04.2000 Ace Helicopters

1085 Newbrook Racecourse Westmeath Field strip Private
Mullingar 2 owner Newbrook Racecourse
operator Irish Aero Club
about 1k SW of Mullingar railway station Mullingar
south of the railway line Co Westmeath

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Mon 07.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Newbrook Racecourse on the day

visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

1086 Newcastle 2 Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Leamore 1920

1087 Newcastle 3 Down Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Probably the Royal Hotel Newcastle
which has a helipad just SE of the hotel front Co Down

visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105DB 02.09.1999 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105DB 07.08.2001 Irish Helicopters
visitor G-STOX Bell 206B Jet Ranger 10.09.2000 Burman Aviation
visitor EI-STR Bell 430 15.08.2001 ?

1088 Newcastle Beach Down Beach strip Private
owner Down County Council
operator Harry Ferguson 23.07.1910
E of Newcastle Royal Flying Corps 01.09.1913
Newcastle Beach
Newcastle
Co Down
Site used by Harry Ferguson for flight trials on 23.07.1910

Visitor ? Ferguson Monoplane 23.07.1910 Harry Ferguson

Also used by the RFC to refuel 215 Farman Longhorn on 01.09.1913 whilst
enroute from Montrose in Scotland to Rathbane House 1131 Aircraft landed
on the beach near the Slieve Donard Hotel and the Royal County Down golf
course clubhouse. On 24.09.1913- BE2A 218 arrived on the return flight
to Montrose. It was overnighted beside the clubhouse of the Royal Down
Golf Course. The following day it was refueled and the floatation gear was
reattached under the wing’s for the flight over water.

from Montrose visitor 215 Farman Longhorn 01.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC to Rathbane House
fr Rathbane Hse visitor 218 BE2A 24.09.1913 25.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC to Slidderyford Bridge
P visitor G-EARD Airco deHavilland DH6 (no c/n) 00.00.1920 00.00.1920 International Aviation Co Ltd based Hooton ex C7768 RFC R11.02.1920 crashed near
Ramsey IoM 03-08-1920

1089 Newcastle Hotel Longford Balloon Launch Site Private
Ballymahon owner/operator Newcastle Hotel
Ballymahon
3k E of Ballymahon Co Longford

Site was occasionally used for the annual National Balloon Championships
first used 25.09.1978

1090 Newcastle West Limerick Airstrip Private
See Dungeeha 0552

1091 Newhall Kildare Airstrip Private
owner/operator Thomas Tougher (Garage)
3.5k W of Naas Ladytown
Naas
Co Kildare


based EI-BGG SOCATA MS892G Commodore 150 08.03.1988 20.04.1989 Thomas Tougher to Powerscourt
EI-BVR Robinson R.22 Alpha 14.02.1989 24.05.1989 Thomas Tougher cr Ladytown on 24.05.1989
Naas G-BBEX [EI-CMC] Cessna 185A

1092 Newmarket On Fergus Clare Helipad/s Private
see Dromoland Castle 0519

1093 Newrath Bridge Wicklow Helipad Private
see Hunters Hotel 0720

1094 New Ross 1 Wexford Helipad Private
see Tinnaranny Co Kilkenny 1318

1095 New Ross 2 Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
see Donanore 0497

1096 Portadown 3 Armagh Airstrip Private
see Derrytrasna/Bannfoot 1725

1097 Portaferry Down Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Portaferry
Co Down

visitor G-LEEZ Bell 206Long Ranger on 04.07 1992+18.07.1992 WAL (Holdings)

1098 Portarlington 1 Laois Field strip Private
see Tirhogar 1320

1099 Portarlington 2 Laois Airstrip Private
owner/operator Patrick Hearty
Portlaoise Road
1k? SW of Portarlington Portarlington
Co Laois

based EI-CGJ Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R 05.04.1993 00.00.1995 Patrick Hearty

1100 Portarlington 3 Laois Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Portarlington
Co Laois

visitor G-LAMA Aerospatiale AS.315B Lama on 02.05.1998 PLM Dollar

1101 Portlaoise 1 Laois Field strip Private
see Maryborough 1 0991

1102 Portlaoise 5 Laois Home Address Private
see Gash 1934

1103 Portlaoise 2 Laois Field strip Private
see Ballymooney 0135

1104 Portlaoise 3 Laois Field strip Private
see Ballymooney 0135

1105 Portlaoise 4 Laois Home Address Private
see Eyne 2017

1106 Portlaoise 6 Laois Home Address/Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Ciaran Duffin
Location? Portlaoise
Co Laois

Based/Stored G-MMDY Southdown Puma Sprint X 03.03.1997 21.06.2005 Ciaran Duffin X21.06.2005

1107 Portlaw Waterford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Portlaw
Co Waterford

visitor EI-BYR Bell 206L Long Ranger on 17.08.1995 Venair

1108 Portmarnock Golf Club Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Portmarnock Golf Club
Portmarnock
2k SSE of Portmarnock Co Dublin
01-8462968

Multiple Helicopter activity since at least 1990

1109 Portmarnock Strand Dublin Beach Strip Dublin County Council / Private
owner Dublin County Council
operators Charles Kingsford-Smith 23.06.1930-24.06.1930
Jim Mollison 18.08.1932
12k NE of O’Connel Street Bridge Dublin city centre Sir Alan Cobham 17.09.1933
Portmarnock Strand Portmarnock
Co Dublin

First reported use of the site was on 24.06.1930 by Fokker F.VIIB
VH-USU "Southern Cross" for it's non-stop Atlantic flight to
Newfoundland.
Jim Mollison used this site to launch his solo E-W Atlantic flight in
the deHavilland DH 80A Moth G-ABXY on 18.08.1932 taking 31 hours.
Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Sun 17.08.1933.
Also Known as The Velvet Strand.

visitor VH-USU Fokker F.VIIB 23.06.1930 24.06.1930 Charles Kingsford-Smith “Southern Cross”
G-ABXY deHavilland DH80A Puss Moth 18.08.1932 Jim Mollison “The Hearts Content”

All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Portmarnock Strand
on Sun 17.09.1933

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 17.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 17.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes &
JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 17.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 17.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 17.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 17.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 17.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 17.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 17.09.1933 R Ogden “Youth of Ireland” sold Provincial Airways Ltd00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 17.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 17.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.1934 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 17.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 17.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 17.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 17.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

1110 Portabello Barracks Dublin Balloon Launch Site British Army
renamed Cathal Brugha Barracks 2111 in 1922 owner British Army
operator Windham Sadler
2k S of O’Connell Street bridge Portabello Barracks
Harolds Cross
Dublin

First utilised as a launch site by Windham Sadler when he made
the first successful balloon crossing of the Irish Sea on 22.07.1817
landing at Hollyhead.

Visitors ? Balloon on 22.07.1817 Windham Sadler

1111 Portraine Dublin Helistop Private
Portrane A owner ?
operator Irish Air Corps
Location? Portraine
Co Dublin

Visitor IAC202 Alouette lll on 26.08.1991 Irish Air Corps

1112 Portrush 1 Antrim Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Portrush
Co Antrim

In 1919 Joseph Cordner kept up his passion for aviation- by buying a
surplus First World War aircraft and taking people on pleasure flights
around Coleraine and Portrush.
However in those early years of flying- the public were entertained by air
displays- with aeroplanes brought to Ireland by boat and flown by pilots
from Britain. One early display was the Great Bangor Pageant held in the
grounds of Bangor Castle in 1910. Two years later an air race was
arranged from Dublin to the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society's
showgrounds at Balmoral- but had to be abandoned due to bad weather-
but such was the interest in it that air displays were held at the showgrounds
on the following two Saturdays.
But these displays came to an abrupt end when a pilot was killed while
heroically preventing his aeroplane from crashing into the crowd. Displays
in Ulster resumed in the summer of 1914- but the outbreak of war later that
year brought another temporary halt to flying. For the first time aviation was
now to play its part in warfare- to the dismay of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
According to Ernie Cromie- Chairman of the Ulster Aviation Society- as many
young Ulstermen were going to their deaths in the battlefields- others were
preparing for the first large-scale production of aircraft here.
see also Old Park-Hillborough 0276 - Buncrana-White Strand 1401-
Magilligan Strand 0969 and Campsey 1 0304.

from BBC1 programme “Up to the Port” (Portrush) 22.45 on 11.09.2008
Visitor to Portrush during the summer of 1957 was a Thruxton Jackaroo carrying
Air Ulster titles. It was used to give joyflights over the Portrush area.

Historical Archives PORTRUSH Air Show listing 2002-2015 basic info only-no details
Since its debut in 2002 the Portrush Airshow (known back then as the 2002 Jubilee Airshow and then the Northern Ireland Air Spectacular- before it became the NI International Airshow- and most recently Air Waves Portrush in 2014) has showcased a massive variety of aircraft from across the world.
In this new section we will keep records of each years shows and which aircraft displayed at Portrush that year. (To the best of our knowledge)

2002 Jubilee Airshow Portrush (First Ever Portrush Airshow) 
RAF Tornado
RAF Nimrod
RAF Falcons
BBMF (Unknown Aircraft)
RAF SeaKing
Irish Air Corps CASA
Irish Air Corps Dauphin
Bucker Jungmann
Yak 52

Northern Ireland Air Spectacular 2003 (May 31st & June 1st)
RAF Red Arrows (Flypast- once around the bay)
RAF Tornado
BBMF (Unknown aircraft) did not display
RAF Falcons
RAF Hawk T1 Solo (Single pass)
Bucker Jungmann
Extra 300
Hawker Hunter MK6 G-BVVC (Sadly crashed on return to base)
RAF SeaKing did not display
Irish Air Corps Dauphin did not display
Wild Geese Parachute Display Team
Irish Air Corps CASA
Boeing A-75N1 Steerman (Utterly Butterly Wingwalkers)
PR9 Canberra did not display
C130 Hercules
Fokker DR1

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2004
RAF Red Arrows
RAF Nimrod
RAF Tornado GR4
Supermarine Spitfire
Douglas DC3
Boeing A-75N1 Steerman (Utterly Butterly Wingwalkers)
Sukhoi SU-26

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2005
RAF Red Arrows
RAF Jaguar GR.3A
RAF Tornado F3
RAF Lockheed Martin C130-J Hercules
BBMF Lancaster Bomber
North American P51 Mustang
North American B25-J Mitchell
Douglas A-26 Invader
Douglas DC3
Royal Navy Merlin
Steen Skybolt
Lake Amphibian LA-4 -200

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2006
RAF Red Arrows
RAF Typhoon
RAF Harrier GR7
The Blades
Boeing A-75N1 Steerman (Utterly Butterly Wingwalkers)
Royal Navy Lynx
North American T-28A Fennec
Cessna FR172 Rocket
Nord 1002 Pengouin II
Royal Navy Merlin
Aviat Huskey
Steen Skybolt
Antonov AN2
Westland Gazelle
Puma HC1
Boeing A-75N1 Steerman – 4 Ship (Utterly Butterly Wingwalkers)

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2007
RAF Red Arrows
RAF Typhoon
Supermarine Spitfire
Westland Lynx
Nord 1002 Pingouin II
Antonov AN2
Douglas DC6A
Bird Dog L19
The Blades
Yak 50
Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Aviat Huskey
Team Guinot
BAC 167 Strikemaster
DH89A – Dragon Rapide

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2008
RAF Red Arrows
Avro Vulcan XH558 (Cancelled) did not display
RAF Falcons (Saturday only) did not display
RAF SeaKing
The Blades Display Team
RAF Nimrod XV254
RAF Tucano
Douglas C47 Dakota
Supermarine Spitfire did not display
SeaHawk
Royal Navy SeaKing
Royal Navy Black Cats Display Team
Royal Navy Lynx
Royal Navy Merlin
Team Guinot
De Havilland Devon did not display
Antonov AN2
BAC 187 Strikemaster
Piper Arrow
Bird Dog L19
Stardust Too
Steen Skybolt
Ulster Gliding Club (formation display and solo ballet)
Wild Geese Parachute Display team
Yak 52
Yak 50
Aviat Huskey
SU-26 EI-EAI


Northern Ireland International Airshow 2009
Airbus A380
RAF Red Arrows
RAF Typhoon (Sunday)
RAF BMMF Spitfire and Hurricane (Cancelled) did not display
BBMF Dakota
The Blades
Team Guinot
Hawker Hunter
De Havilland Vampire (Cancelled) did not display
Chipmunk
Vans RV7
Antonov AN2
Beech 18
Jet Provost
Aviat Husky
Royal Navy SeaKing
Royal Navy Lynx
Swift Aerobatic Display Team
Dukes of Cassutt did not display
Royal Navy Merlin
Gnat Display Team (Cancelled) did not display
Bucker Jungmann
Huey & Loach

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2010
RAF Red Arrows (Saturday)
RAF Tucano (Saturday)
RAF Hawk T1 Solo
BBMF Dakota (Saturday)
RAF Typhoon (2 ship flypast with 1 displaying)
Jet Provost
Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a
Twister Duo
Vans RV7
Bucker Jungmann
Nord 1002 Pingouin II
Supermarine Spitfire
Starduster Too
Antonov AN2
Edge 360
Nanchang CJ6
Miles Magister
North American Harvard
Hawker Hunter
Glider Aerobatics
Piper Arrow
Bird Dog L-19
Yak 52
Gyrocopter

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2011
RAF Red Arrows (cancelled due to crash) did not display
AVRO Vulcan XH558 (Cancelled due to weather) did not display
Belgium Air Force Solo F16
RAF Tornado 2 Ship display
RAF Typhoon
RAF Tucano
RAF Hawk
BBMF Dakota (Cancelled -due to weather) did not display
Catalina
Breitling Wingwalkers
RV8tors
Baby Mig
Royal Navy SeaKing and RLNI Portrush lifeboat S&R Demo (Saturday)
Huey & Loach
Vans RV7
Autogyro
Ryan PT22
SE5a Seaplane
Edge 360
Glider Aerobatics and Beach landing
Auster spotting plane (and poppy drop)
Chipmunk
Yak 52
Wild Geese Parachute display team

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2012
RAF Red Arrows ( Saturday – Only Syncro-pair due to tech and bird strike)
RAF Typhoon (Sunday)
RAF Tucano (Sunday)
RAF Hawk (Sunday)
RAF Falcons (jumping from C130 Herc) did not display
Belgium AirForce A109 (2 Static)
Irish Coast Guard s92 & RLNI Lifeboat
BBMF Spitfire & Hurricane (Sunday)
The Blades
The RV8tors
Vans RV7
XtremeAir SBach 342 (G-EVIL)
Antonov AN2 Poppy Drop
BD5
Yak 52 & Soko pair display
Yak 52 solo
Royal AirForce Factory SE5a
Bellenca Supercruiser
GyroCopter
Glider Aerobatics with Beach landing
Bucker Jungmann
Druine Condor
Tigermoth
Auster
Wild Geese parachute display team
Grumman AA5
Taylor monoplane
Cyclone AX3 Microlite

Northern Ireland International Airshow 2013 (Last on West Strand)
RAF Red Arrows
BBMF Dakota
Hawker Hunter
Belgium Air-force A109
Vampire T.11
Red Star Rebels (Pair of L29 Delfins) did not display
Jet Provost T.3A
Catalina
Huey and Loach
Beach 18 Expeditor
SBach 300 G-EVIL
Irish Coast Guard S92 (Saturday only)
SOKO & Yak 52
Yak 52 solo
Tigermoth
Slingsby Firefly
Team Spirit (Team of 3 RV6 aircraft)
Royal Aircraft Factory SE5
Bucker Jungmann
Vans RV7
bd5
RAF Griffin (Static only)
AutoGyro
Druine Condor
Aerobatic Glider
Auster
Bellanca Supercruiser
Microlite
Grumman AA5
Piper Arrow

Airwaves Portrush 2014 (First display on East Strand)
RAF Red Arrows
BBMF & CWHM Lancaster Bombers (Only NI display – Sunday)
BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane (flew with Lancaster’s)
MidAir Squadron Canberra
OV10 Bronco
Jet Provost
Royal Navy SeaKing
Strikemaster
RAF Tucano
The Blades
AutoGyro
Huey & Loach
Catalina
Royal Navy Merlin
RV8tors
P40 Kittyhawk

Airwaves Portrush 2015
RAF Red Arrows
Avro Vulcan XH558 (Saturday only – Final EVER display in NI)
SAAB 37 Viggen (Sunday only
RAF Typhoon
RAF Hawk T.2 Duo
Strikemaster
B17 Sally B (Sunday only- was due to display Saturday only)
RAF BBMF Spitfire & Hurricane (Hurricane only Saturday)
RAF BBMF Lancaster-did not display (Engine fire – Missed all of 2015 airshow dates)
RAF Tutor
The Blades
Rich Goodwin Pitts Special
AutoGyro
Wild Geese Parachute display team
Irish Coast Guard S92 S&R Demo (Saturday)
Royal Navy SeaKing S&R (Sunday only – Final ever NI display)
Huey 509 & Loach 011 (Did Poppy Drop on Sunday also)
   
Many thanks to the guys on NIAviation for their help and use of their archived threads detailing past displays as well as Irish Air Pics who’s archived photos helped confirm displays at earlier shows.

1113 Portrush 2 Antrim Helipad Private
see Portrush Golf Club 1938

1114 Portrush 3 Antrim Business Adress Private
owner/operator Microflight (Ireland) Ltd
67 High Street Location? Portrush BT56 8BN
stored? G-MYPM Cyclone AX3 23.03.1994 Current? Microflight (Ireland) Ltd based Mullaghmore?

1115 Portsalon Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Portsalon
Location? Letterkenny
Co Donegal

visitor G-OHHL Robinson R.22 on 13.08.1994 Helicopter Training & Hire
G-TLME Robinson R.44 on 16.08.1997 TJB Associates

1116 Portstewart Golf Club Derry Helipad Private
owner/operator Portstewart Golf Club
117 Strand Road
1.25k S of Portstewart Portstewart
Co Derry
BT55 7PG
028-70832015

On-going multiple helicopter activity since at least 1993.

1117 Portstewart Strand Derry Beach Strip Private
owner Crown Property
operator Brendan McIntyre
2k SW of Portstewart Portstewart Strand
Portstewart
Co Derry

visitor G-ARWW Bensen B.8 Autogyro 00.00.1984 ‘ish Brendan McIntyre
or G-BIPZ Bensen B.8 Autogyro 00.00.1984 ‘ish Brendan McIntyre

1118 Portumna Galway Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Portumna
Co Galway

visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109 01.04.1998 ?
G-CBFJ Robinson R.44 Raven 24.07.2002 ? giving children pleasure flights

1119 Powerscourt 1 Wicklow Airstrip Private
owner/operator Peter Slazenger
Powerscourt House
1k SSW of Enniskerry Powerscourt
Enniskerry
Co Wicklow

Powerscourt 1 closed late 1990’s and moved to new location at
Powerscourt 2 ID 2060 around 2000. The new site is 1.5k SW of the
original airstrip. Both locations are within the Powerscourt Demense
so both carry the same name.

from Marsh farm EI-AVU AIA SV-4C Stampe 00.00.1983 20.03.1985 ?10.10.1973?
EI-AUS Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer 11/03/1983 current
EI-AWR Malmo MFI-9 Trainer 09/02/1982 16/03/98
EI-EDR Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 19/11/1987 00/02/89
EI-BMF Aeromere F.8L Falco 4 (Laverda 28/01/1982 00.00.0000 to Powerscourt 2
EI-BJK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 110ST Galopin 110 04/08/1989 20/05/91
EI-AYD American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 26/07/1983 current
EI-BJK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 110ST Galopin 110 27/08/1986 04/08/89
EI-BJK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 110ST Galopin 110 07/05/1984 27/08/86
EI-BJK SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 110ST Galopin 110 08/07/1980 07/05/84
EI-AMY Auster J/1N Alpha 15/12/1992 current
EI-APV Fokker D.VII/65 Replica 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-AWR Malmo MFI-9 Trainer 09/02/1982 16/03/98
EI-ARK Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-APW Fokker Dr.1 Triplane Replica 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-BMF Aeromere F.8L Falco 4 (Laverda) 28/01/1982 current
EI-AYD American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 26/07/1983 current
EI-AYD American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 09/07/1973 26/07/83
EI-ARF Caudron C.277 Luciole 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-BLR Piper PA-34 Seneca 200T Mk.II 00/00/1981
EI-ARI Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-ARC Pfalz D.III Replica (a) 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-ASV Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 180 00.00.0000 07/02/72
EI-AWR Malmo MFI-9 Trainer 16/03/1998 24/07/01
EI-BYF Cessna 150M 25/09/1990 06/09/91
EI-BIR Reims Cessna F.172M 24/03/1980 01/05/80
EI-AYD American Avn. AA-5 Traveller 26/07/1983 current
EI-AUS Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer 11/03/1983 current
EI-BFM M.S. 893e Commodore 180GT (SOCATA 31/01/1984 15/04/88
EI-ARD Pfalz D.III Replica (b) 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-AWR Malmo MFI-9 Trainer 16/03/1998 24/07/01
EI-ARL Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-BFM M.S. 893e Commodore 180GT (SOCATA 15/04/1988 26/05/93
EI-ARJ Slingsby T.56 Currie Wot 06/08/1975 28/05/85
EI-BYF Cessna 150M 20/11/1989 25/09/90
EI-BYF Cessna 150M 20/11/1989 25/09/90
EI-BKR Cessna 172N Skyhawk 02/04/1981 23/03/83

1120 Proudstown Meath Airstrip? Private
Navan 8 owner/operator Sean & Stephen Donohue
Proudstown
4k N of Navan just N of the Racecourse Navan
Co Meath

Sean (and Stephen?) Donoghue are also linked to the airstrip at
Rathcoon 2055. Its 6k NNE of Navan and 2k NNE of the Racecourse

based EI-BSU Aeronca 7KCAB 00.11.1995 cx10.03.2003 Sean & Stephen Donohue to N63SA 10.03.2003

1121 Punchestown Race Course Kildare Airstrip/FFP Zone/Helipad Private
owner Punchestown Racecourse operator Licensee Falcons Parachute Club Ltd
Naas Punchestown Racecourse
4.5k SE of Naas Co Kildare Naas
1.5k NE of Gowran Grange glider field 045-897704 fax 045-897319 Co.Kildare
045-97991
Contact -Mr. Dick O'Sullivan (Acting Manager)

based EI-BPJ Cessna 182A Skylane 04.12.1984 00.00.0000
EI-BPJ Cessna 182A Skylane 04.12.1984 00.00.0000
EI-CMC Cessna 185A 26.07.1995 09.08.1995
EI-BPJ Cessna 182A Skylane 04.12.1984 00.00.0000
visitor G-OILX Aerospatiale AS255 Twin Squirrel 27.04.1993 ?
visitor G-BBEX Cessna 185A 04.04.1996 V.McCarthy
+ 03.08.1996

LOG: Punchestown- Co.Kildare 25/04/2007 Gerry  

The Punchestown Racing Festival got underway on Tuesday and around 1500 helicopter movements are expected over the 4 days. It seems that all aircraft operating into Punchestown have been assigned a fixed "Ryder" callsign. 121.750 is the "Tower" frequency at the course. Other frequencies busy with traffic were:- Dublin Tower 118.600 Dublin FIS 119.550 Baldonnell Tower 123.500 Baldonnell Approach 122.000 Weston 122.400 The following helis were monitored inbound on Wednesday:- EI-BYJ Bell 206 EI-CHV A109 EI-DDB EC.120 EI-DTR R44 EI-EUR EC.120 EI-MCP A109 EI-MEN A109 EI-MIT A109 EI-MSG A109 EI-NPG A109 EI-PJD AS350 EI-PMI Bell 206 "Ryder 41" EI-PRI Bell 206 EI-RAV R44 EI-TIP Bell 430 EI-WAV Bell 430 G-CDCA R44 G-DACN A109 G-EWRT EC.135 G-LJRM S.76 "Ryder 01" G-KLAS R44 G-RTWO R44 G-SBRA R44 N13DT R44 "Ryder 73" N40EA Bell 222 N119BM A119 N901RL Bell 430 N9133D Bell 407 Slán- Gerry
LOG: Punchestown - Irish HeliExpo 07/08 June 2007  
Thursday 07.06.2007 (early pm)
Inside Exhibition Centre:- EI-DRN R.44 EI-DUT Bell 206B (cn4551) On apron outside Exhibition Centre:- EI-DRN R.44 EI-DUT Bell 206B (cn4551) EI-MEN A.109S EI-GTY R.22 EI-HOK EC.130B4 EI-NBD R.44 EI-VIC R.44 G-FUNY R.44 G-NIVA EC.155B1 G-PLAL EC.135T2 N7AG A.109A N40EA Bell 222 N89WC Sikorsky 76 N119BM A.119 N153H Bell 222 N32180 Bell 407 Visiting (parked on racecourse):- EI-DFW R.44 EI-EUR EC.120B EI-FAR R.44 EI-IRV AS.350B EI-KHL R.44 EI-LKS EC.130B4 EI-MEJ Bell 206B EI-PCI Bell 206B EI-PKS Bell 206B EI-SBM A.109E EI-SNJ Bell 407 G-CRDY Bell 206A G-EEBB Sikorsky 76 G-SDCT A.109E G-SKII Bell 206B G-STOP R.44 G-TOIL Enstrom 480B N70QJ Sikorsky 76 N3009Y Bell 407 (C/N 53731 - was also wearing N407CG which has been reserved for it) Friday 8th (afternoon) All exhibits as above + one extra item N56GH Bell 206B - parked on exhibition apron Visiting (parked on racecourse):- EI-CZM R.44 EI-DKM Bell 206B EI-DXH R.44 EI-EUR EC.120B EI-HER Bell 206B EI-JAC Bell 206B EI-SBM A.109E EI-SUB R.44 EI-TMH R.44 G-CMXX R.44 G-ETNT R.44 G-IAGD R.22 G-IGPW EC.120B G-LARY R.44 G-OHVR R.44 G-TOIL Enstrom 480B N407WD Bell 407 All visitors & exhibits departed by around 7pm. Slán- Gerry
RE: [IRLSpot] LOG: Punchestown - Irish HeliExpo 07/08 June 2007

A few extras to add to Gerry's list for the 7th EI-SWD R.44 G-LJRM S.76 G-ODMG AS.350 EI-DVX R.44 G-BOCN R.22 EI-MUL R.44 G-RTWO R.44 Also- some extras for the 6th that haven't been reported elsewhere; N42527 B407 EI-PCI B206 G-FARE R.44 EI-JAR R.44 EI-DKM B206 Request:- a N reg PA31 was sighted at Dublin on evening of 6th- I think in the LAP A area - I have it recorded as N258AC but this appears incorrect. If anyone knows the true ID I would be grateful! Regards Simon

Ken Meegan Punchestown 24.04.2008
EI-BYJ   Bell 206    Celtic Helicopters
EI-DTR   R-44    Loughoran Properties Ltd
EI-DUT   Bell 206    AV-8 Helicopters Ireland Ltd
EI-DZJ   R-44    L Behan & Sons Ltd
EI-EXH   R-44    Executive Helicopters Maintenance Ltd
EI-FAB   EC-120B    Kildare Helicopters.
EI-FGL   EC-120B    Fanning Machine Rentals Ltd
EI-KEO  A109    Clear Skies Aviation Ltd
EI-MSG  A109    Beckdrive Ltd
EI-PCI    Bell 206B    Malcove Ltd
EI-PMI   Bell 206    Helicopter Services Ireland
EI-WAV  Bell 430    Westair Aviation Ltd
G-EURT EC-155B    William Ewart Properties Ltd
G-IMAR  A109    Inisway Properties Ltd
G-MAYE Bell 407  M Maye 
G-WHIN  EC-135T    P Neill
M-ERIT  AW139    Mercury Engineering Ltd
N13DT   R-44     MCR Aviation Inc
N96HC   Bell 206    Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
N407WD Bell 407    Newtown Aviation Inc
N9133D  Bell 407    Duignan & McCarthy Inc
Ken Meegan Punchestown Punchestown 25.04.2008  

EI-BYR  Bell 206    HSS
EI-DDB  EC-120B    J Cuddy
EI-DTR   R-44    Loughoran Properties Ltd
EI-DZJ   R-44    L Behan & Sons Ltd
EI-EXH  R-44    Executive Helicopters Maintenance Ltd
EI-FAB   EC-120B    Kildare Helicopters
EI-HXM  Bell 206    Premier Star Equipment Ltd
EI-KEO  A109    Clear Skies Aviation Ltd
EI-MEN  A109    Men-Entirl Ltd
EI-MIK   EC-120B    Executive Helicopter Maintenance Ltd
EI-NJA   R-44    Nojo Aviation Ltd
EI-ODD  Bell 206    Zero Altitude Ltd
EI-PCI    Bell 206B    Malcove Ltd
EI-PDG  AS.350B    Irish Helicopters Ltd
EI-PJD   AS.350B    New World Plant Ltd
EI-PMI    Bell 206    Helicopter Services Ireland
EI-PRI    Bell 206    Brentwood Properties Ltd   
EI-TIP    Bell 430    StarAir (Ireland) Ltd
EI-WAV  Bell 430    Westair Aviation Ltd
G-IMAR  A109    Inisway Properties Ltd
G-KELI   R-44    N Network Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd
G-LJRM S-76    Ballymore Management Services Ltd
G-STOP R-44    Cartis Ltd- H O'Kelly & L Denning
M-ERIT   AW139    Mercury Engineering Ltd
N13DT   R-44     MCR Aviation Inc
N96HC   Bell 206    Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
N199BM A119    The Mansfield Group
N153H Bell 222    Kealew Inc
N350AY AS.350B    Glenkerrin Aviation Inc
N441GS R-44    MacAdam Air Inc
N901RL  Bell 430    Bovale Developments
N9133D  Bell 407    Duignan & McCarthy Inc

The Punchestown Festival 2015 was held between 28 April and 02 May- and attracted eight helicopter visitors- as follows (with thanks to Dave Scully):
EI-FAB - Eurocopter EC120B (1155)
EI-LIM - AgustaWestland AW139 (31541)
EI-MIK - Eurocopter EC120B (1104)
EI-NJA - Robinson R44 II (11945)
G-ONEP - Robinson R44 II (11363)
M-GOLD - Eurocopter EC120B (1380)
N351RH - Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4663)
N3050S - Bell 407 (53742)

1122 Queenstown Cork Airship Patrol Station USNAS/RAF
see Aghada 0015

1123 Quigleys Point Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Quigleys Point
Co Donegal

visitor G-NUTZ Aerospatiale AS.355F2 Ecureuil 17.08.1994 Cot Fact Ltd

1124 Radisson Roe Park Hotel Derry Helipad Private
Limavady 3 owner/operator Radisson Roe Park Hotel
Limavady
BT49 9LB
2k SSW of Limavady Co Derry
01504-722212 fax 01505-722313
028-77722222 fax 028-77722313

visitor EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 17.05.2001 ?

1125 Raheen 1 Limerick Field strip Private
see Ballycummin Castle 0099

1126 Raheny Dublin Field strip Private
owner ?
operator CWA.Scott on 11.05.1936
Raheny
7k NE of O’Connell Street bridge Co Dublin
Near Raheny railway station

Site used by Scott's flying circus on Mon 11.05.1936
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Raheny on Mon 11.05.1936.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 11.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 11.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 11.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 11.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 11.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 11.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 11.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 11.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 11.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 11.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 11.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 11.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 11.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 11.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 11.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 11.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 11.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 11.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 11.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 11.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

1127 Randalstown 1 Antrim Airstrip Private
see Shanes Castle 1231

1128 Randalstown 2 Antrim Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
Whitehill?
3k E of Randalstown? Randalstown
Co Antrim

post WW 2 airstrip. Reported as 1950’s. The one set of unconfirmed
co-ordinates available show this site at Whitehill 3k E of Randalstown.
Nothing further is known about this site.

1129 Randles Court Hotel Kerry Helipad Private
Killarney 10 owner/operator Randles Court Hotel
Muckross Road
1.5k SSE of Killarney railway station Killarney
Co Kerry
064-35333 fax 064-35206

1130 Ranelagh Pleasure Gardens Dublin Balloon Launch Site Private
owner ?
operator Richard Crosbie
3k S of O’Connell Street bridge Ranelagh Pleasure Gardens
Ranelagh
Dublin

Site used by Richard Crosbie for a first Irish? balloon assent on
19.01.1785 Richard Crosbie - Ireland's First Aeronaut
for contradicting information see Navan 1 ID1068

On 19th January 1785- Richard Crosbie made the first? successful manned
flight in Ireland. He was just 30 years of age at the time and ascended from
Ranelagh Gardens in Dublin and landed safely near Clontarf a short time
later. This was a remarkable achievement occurring just fourteen months
after the Montgolfier flight.
Richard Crosbie was born at Crosbie Park- near Baltinglass in Co. Wicklow.
From an early age he was mechanically minded- a trait he inherited from his
father- Sir Paul Crosbie. However his father tried to suppress his son's
interest in mechanical experiments lest they interfere with his studies and often
destroyed his creations and deprived young Richard of his tools. Unfortunately
Sir Paul Crosbie died in 1773 and did not witness the success of his son's
endeavours.
Richard Crosbie was seen as a mechanical genius by his fellow students at
Trinity College where his room looked more like an artisans workshop than
a study. He had a practical knowledge of many trades and sciences and with
his inventive genius often considered the practicability of flight and discussed
the idea with his friends and colleagues.

Faulkner's Dublin Journal. 1785
“Mr. Crosbie's experiment yesterday- 19.01.1785- proves his genius as great as
his intrepidity; a trial was made in between 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning with
filings of iron to fill the balloon- but from its bad quality and consequent slowness
of solution- was the cause of considerable delay; from the time Mr. Crosbie
ordered to charge with zinc- the process went on with desired success- and about
half past two o'clock he took his aerial flight- amidst the concourse of at least
20-000 spectators idea cannot form anything more aweful and magnificent than his
rise; he ascended almost perpendicular and when at a great height seemed
stationary- he was but three and a half minutes in view when he was obscured by
a cloud. It was agreed upon by his particular friends as the wind was to the SE
and being late in the day that when he cleared the city he should descend as soon
as possible- accordingly- by means of his valve he let himself down near Clontarf-
and fulfilled every engagement and expectation that the public- his friends- and
those who have the honour of his acquaintance- always formed of him.
No man ever undertook such a perilous voyage with so much cheerfulness- and
we are doubly happy that no accident has happened this enterprising youth- nor
can we doubt a moment of his original plan to cross the Channel succeeding and
thereby prove to the World that Ireland in scientific knowledge is not inferior to
any part of it.

? Balloon on 19.01.1785 Richard Crosbie

1131 Rathbane House Limerick Landing Ground RFC/Private
see Banemore owner ?
operator Royal Flying Corps Rathbane Golf Club
Rathbane House Rathbane House
Rathbane South Rathbane South
2.25k S of Limerick railway station Limerick Limerick
Co Limerick Co Limerick
061-313655
Secretary Jackie Cassidy

Flight 1913- p 0941 30.08.1913
No. 2 (Aeroplane) Squadron. Montrose.—BE's and
Maurice Farmans were out daily throughout the week. Capt.
Longcroft tested a new BE on the 16th at Farnborough- and flew
this machine to Montrose on the 19th- with the Commanding
Officer as passenger. One landing only was made—at Alnmouth
to replenish with petrol and oil. The journey of about 530 miles
took 7 hrs. 40 mins.- exclusive of the time spent at Alnmouth.
The first part of the flight breaks the existing world's record for
flight with a passenger. The machines of the Squadron going to
Ireland are now ready for the flight there- preparatory to taking
part in the Irish Command manoeuvres.

Irelands First Official Landing Ground. The forty acre site was
used for the very first ever Royal Flying Corps overseas
deployment of a unit of six aeroplanes from No. 2 Squadron of
the newly formed Royal Flying Corps between 01.09.1913 and
23.09.1913.

The site is now part of Rathbane Golf Club at Rathbane
South. Rathbane House is now the club house for the golf
course. Which means the site will not be built on for the
fore-seeable future

Rathbane House 1131 and Banemore 0163
The townland of Banemore is 750m SE of Rathbane House.
The actual Landing Ground used by the RFC in 1913 has
not yet been pinpointed. It is possible it was at Banemore.
Scott’s flying circus gave a flying display at Banemore on
Sun 24.05.1936. The flying circus was also listed as giving
a display at Ballycummin [Castle] 0099- on the same day
Sun 24.05.1936. Ballycummin is 5.5k WSW of Banemore.
Were there two separate displays on that day- are the date/s
inaccurate or is the list wrong?.

215 Maurice Farman Shorthorn flown by Captain GWP. On 01.09.1913 Dawes landed on
Newcastle Beach Co Down at the Slieve Donard hotel- beside the golf club en-route from
Montrose via Cults Farm to Rathbane House- in order to have the floatation bags removed
and to refuel. The bags were fitted for the sea crossing. He then continued direct to
Rathbane House later day.

217 BE2a flowen by Captain JWH.Becke did not stop at Newcastle- nor did 225 and 273 (see below)

218 BE2a flowen by Capain CAH.Longcroft was well into his flight- when the float came loose. He had
to return to base in order to have it refitted. Finally arrived at Rathbane House on the 03.09.1913
on the back of a lorry after suffering another mishap enroute.

225 BE2a flown by Lieutenant L.Dawes- brother of Capt Dawes landed at Dundalk Royal Field Artillery
Barracks- Co Louth on 01.09.1913 en-route from Montrose via Cults Farm to Rathbane
House in order to refuel and have the floatation bags removed. 225 continued direct to
Rathbane House later that day.

272 BE2a flowen by Lieutenant ACH.McLean had an accident just prior to departure from Montrose and
had to remain behind for repairs. Arrived on 05.09.1913.

273 BE2a flowen by Lieutenant FF.Waldron landed at the Curragh to refuel on 01.09.1913 en-route from
Montrose via Cults Farm to Rathbane House.

Seven hangars were erected at Rathbane to accomodate the six aeroplanes and their spares.

from Newcastle based 215 Maurice Farman ShorthornS7 01.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Captain Dawes
217 BE2a 01.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Captain Becke
218 BE2a by road 03.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Captain Longcroft
225 BE2a 01.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Lieutenant Dawes
272 BE2a 05.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Lieutenant McLean
273 BE2a 01.09.1913 00.09.1913 2 Sqn RFC pilot Lieutenant Waldron


1132 Rathcarreen Mayo Field strip Private
see Ballinrobe Racecourse 0080

1133 Rathcool Cork Airfield Private
Rathcoole 3 A owner Donal McCarthy 087-1264454 / 029-58004
operator Rathcoole Flying Group Ltd (Licensee)
Rathcoole
7.5k NW of Millstreet Mallow
Co Cork
Rathcool spelt as per ordnance survey maps. Gerry Creedon 022-22344
Popular/Local spelling added the e on the end.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 128
Level grass strip - possibly soft in wet weather particularly at the 09
end.
Airstrip was opened during the 1960’s. Is owned and maintained by
Donal McCarthy.
Home to Rathcoole Flying Club.
Visitors Welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 2.5k Dromtarriff No Avgas

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Rathcoole: ICAO: EIRT 
Co-ordinates: N52° 06' 20.4" W08° 59' 00.2"
Runway: 09 and 27  Length: 630m x 18m if extended. Otherwise 497m x 18m.
Surface: Grass
Elevation: 86m (281ft)
Rathcoole (EIRT)- is situated 6.5k east of Millstreet and about 1km north of Rathcoole village-
between the railway track and river Blackwater. To the best of my knowledge the airfield was
established around 1971. It was used as a base by Rathcoole Flying Club flying a Piper Cherokee
EI-BBC as well as a Piper L-4 Cub (military variant)- G-AXVV- operated by the late Justin McCarthy
and his brother Donal until 1973. This L-4 now lies derelict at the back of the main hangar.  The
runway is presently 497m x 18m in length but this is sometimes extended into the next field by 130m; .
There are currently five active aircraft based in Rathcoole. EI-AWH (ex G-AZCC) is a Cessna 210J Centurion. It has previously made two crash landings in Cork
Airport due to undercarriage problems- the most recent of which was on May 9th 2004- the other in
1992. It is back in flying condition again now. The aircraft is owned and operated by Denis Crowley.
At one time in the 1980's it was operated by the Munster Aero Club in Cork Airport.
G-ATKI is a Piper J-3 Cub. Built in 1946 it was originally used by the RAF as a trainer before being
transferred to civil hands. It has been based in Rathcoole for a number of years. It received a major
overhaul about 15 years ago. It is owned by the "KI Group" under the care of Clifford O'Donnell-
John McKay and Paul Frost.
EI-AFN in shed on Justin McCartys (McCarthys) farm (as was Cub G-AXVV)

based EI-CRY Medway Eclipse R 02.06.1999 00.00.0000
EI-ELL Medway Eclipse R 02.06.1999 00.00.0000
EI-CGK Robinson R-22 Beta 21.11.1992 26.11.1994
EI-BPB Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 13.08.1987 11.12.1992
EI-BPB Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 Mk.2 28.11.1984 05.08.1987
EI-BID Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 30.11.1979 05.07.1983
EI-BJA Reims Cessna F.150L (RA) Aerobat 20.09.1984 29.08.1986
EI-BBC Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180B 16.01.1984 13.08.1987
EI-BID Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 06.07.1983 02.07.1991
EI-AUG SOCATA M.S. 894a Minerva 220 19.10.1989 00.00.0000
EI-CJT Slingsby T.31B Motor Cadet III 28.02.1994 00.00.0000
EI-CAU AMF Chevron 232 29.04.1996 00.00.0000
EI-BGN SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club 31.05.1983 10.08.1983
EI-BBC Piper PA-28 Cherokee 00.00.1971 00.00.0000 Rathcoole Flying Club
EI-AWH Cessna 210J Centurion 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-ATKI Piper J-3 Cub 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 KI Group Clifford O'Donnell
John McKay & Paul Frost.
Jim Quinn Rathcoole 02.06.2008 via Irish Spotters

based EI-AWH Cessna 210J Centurion (210-59670) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Rathcoole F.C.
based EI-CRY Medway Eclipser (160/138) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Gerard A. Murphy
based? EI-CZC CFM Streak Shadow 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 David Burrows & Micheal Culhane
based EI-CAU AMF Chevron 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 in trailer
stored G-AXVV Piper J3C-65 Cub (10863) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
based G-BZDZ Jabiru SP-430 (232) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Rathcoole F.C.

1134 Rathcoole 1 Dublin Helipad Private
see Keatingspark 1944

1135 Rathcoole 2 Dublin Helipad?/Home Address Private
owner/operator Vincent Cosgrave
Rathcoole
Location? Co Dublin

based? EI-CFE Robinson R.22 Beta 10.02.1997 17.11.1997 Vincent Cosgrove probabaly based Weston

1136 Rathdrum Wicklow Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Rathdrum
Co Wicklow

Visitors G-BPWI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 28.12.1996 Stuart Taylor

1137 Rathduff Tipperary Temporary Landing Ground IAC/Private
owner ?
operator Irish Air Corps
5k WNW of limerick Junction Rathduff
There are two townlands named Rathduff in Co Tipperary. Co Tipperary
Below are the location’s and some detail’s.
4.5k WNW of Limerick Junction at 66/R82?39? N52 30 W08 15 (amsl 110m-360ft) Grass
3k SW of Golden at 66/R98?36? N52 28 W08 01 (amsl 85m -278ft) Grass
The Golden site looks the more probabal of the two.

From P.148 “Green Is My Sky” by AA.Quigley 1983 ISBN 0 9509206 0 6.
Rathduff Co Tipperary was the site of our temporary landing strip during the
Divisional Manoeuvres of Aug 1942. A mixed unit of Lysanders and Hectors
provided the reconnaissance information for our division. One of the Hectors
crashed- running out of fuel because of its over enthusiastic pilot miscalculated
and remained over the exercise area in excess of his endurance. The Hector
crashed on the field- with the top wing of the biplane and its centre section-
ripping back from the fuselage and pinning the pilot and his observer underneath.
The observer escaped injury- but the pilot who survived to become Chief of Irish
Air Traffic Control- left his moustache on the windshield.
The lands on which this temporary landing strip was located were the property
of the widow of a major in the British army- a most charming and genteel lady
who not alone welcomed us- but entertained us royally. Our adjutant- who was
a captain- a most presise and lovable man and who had been a commandant
general in the army until demobilization in 1929- kept his young officers in line
at the lady’s table and I though to myself many times in that house- what a
wonderful cross section of all that goes to make us Irish. A decorated hero of
the War of Independence and our gracious Irish widow of a British army officer.
On the 9th Sept- I logged an “air test” of eighty minutes In Lysander 64- flying
from Rathduff out over the Lismore area.

IAL253 05.2004 p.8
Operating from a temporary airfield known as Rathduff- near Golden- Co. Tipperary-
the Lysanders- with Hawker Hector 1’s and Hind 1’s- equipped No. 2 Air Component- in
support of the Red Force. The aircraft operated by the two Air Components were used
for observation- reconnaissance- liaison and other missions throughout the military
exercises but “were not to fly under 1-500 feet” over the forces engaged on these exercises.

IAL361 01.2005 p.12
IAC 88 Ex K8130. Delivered to RAF- May 1937. To No. 615 Sqdn- May 1938. To 27 MU-
August 1938. To Newtownards airfield- January 1942. Delivered to Baldonnell Aerodrome-
13 January 1942. To Air Corps Training Schools. Withdrawn from use following landing
accident at Rathduff airfield- September 1942.

Below is a list of aircraft available for temporary deployment to Rathduff on the
following dates 00.08.1942 to 00.09.1942? although not all the available
Lysanders and Hectors were present.

IAC 61 Westland Lysander II Irish Air Corps
IAC 63 Westland Lysander II Irish Air Corps
IAC 64 Westland Lysander II Irish Air Corps w/o 02.10.1942
IAC 66 Westland Lysander II Irish Air Corps
IAC 78 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps
IAC 79 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps
IAC 80 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps
IAC 82 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps
IAC 84 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps
IAC 86 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps
IAC 88 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps wfu 00.09.1942
IAC 89 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps
IAC 90 Hawker Hector Irish Air Corps

1138 Rathfarnham Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Rathfarnham
Co Dublin

visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 20.02.1995 Celtic Helicopters

1139 Rathfriland Down Airstrip Private
see Gransha 1 1726

1140 Rathfriland Down Airstrip Private
Probably Gransha 1 1726

39 Thornleigh
Armagh
BT60 1HT
Co Down

based G-MTKB Thruster TST Mk1 (867-TST-022) 15.10.1996 Active Mervyn Hanna

1141 Rathkenny Meath Airstrip Private
owner/operator Ms. Angela Soper Licensee: (1996)
Rathkenny House
11k NW of Slane Rathkenny
closed 1997 Co.Meath
046-54758 Airstrip

based EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F.172N 26.05.1995 14.02.1997 Angela Helen Soper t Abbeyshrule
visitor G-AXTK Reims Cessna F.172F (F172-9116) 01.06.1996 Vascas Ltd f Sligo t Eglinton t Rathkenny
visitor D-EBMN Piper PA38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0397) 29.05.1997 ? f Abbeyshrule t Waterford t Rathkenny

On Sat 15.06.1996 and Sun 16.06.1996 The Irish Society of Amateur Aircraft Constructors fly-in was held at Rathkenny
below is a list of all aircraft in attendence on Sat and up to 3pm on the Sun.
P based EI-CLQ Reims Cessna F.172N (F172-1653) 15.06.1996 Angela Helen Soper SAAC fly-in
P2 visitor G-ARDO Jodel D112 (146) 15.06.1996 William Roy Prescott SAAC fly-in
visitor G-BUON Avid Aerobat 15.06.1996
visitor G-BTFK Taylorcraft BC-12D 15.06.1996
P2 visitor G-AXYU Jodel D.9 Babe (547) 15.06.1996 David James Laughlin SAAC fly-in
visitor N2652P Piper PA-14 15.06.1996
visitor G-SEVE Cessna 172 15.06.1996
P visitor EI-CMV Cessna 150L (150-72747) 15.06.1996 Santail Ltd SAAc fly-in
P2 visitor EI-CGB Team Midwing 3 Axis (36) 15.06.1996 M.Garvey SAAC fly-in
P visitor un-reg Pottier P180 S (?) 15.06.1996
visitor G-BPRT Piel CP.328 15.06.1996
visitor G-BDRL Stitts SA-3 Playboy 15.06.1996
visitor G-BVRV Vans RV.4 15.06.1996
visitor G-PILE Rotaway Executive 90 15.06.1996
P2 visitor EI-CIM Light Aero Avid Mk.4 (1125D) 15.06.1996 Paul Swan SAAC fly-in
visitor N2837K Luscombe 8A Silvaire 15.06.1996
visitor ? Avid on trailer 15.06.1996
P5 visitor EI-CMR Rutan Long EZ (1716) 15.06.1996 Fia O’Cuive SAAC fly-in
P visitor EI-CHR CFM Shadow B-D (063) 15.06.1996 Jim Smith SAAC fly-in
visitor G-MNWY Shadow B 15.06.1996
visitor G-DLCB Shaw Europa 15.06.1996
visitor G-BWMB Jodel D.119 15.06.1996 M.Tormey SAAC fly-in
P visitor EI-CLE Quad City Challenger II 15.06.1996
visitor (CH2-0894-UK-1193-SAAC-048)
visitor G-MYGO Shadow CD 15.06.1996
visitor G-FAGN Robinson R.22 15.06.1996
P visitor G-ASOI Beagle A.61Terrier Series 2 (B.627) 15.06.1996 Neil Kelman Geddes- Christine SAAC fly-in
Margaret Geddes
P2 visitor EI-CIZ Steen Skybolt (001-SAAC 55) 15.06.1996 J.Keane SAAC fly-in
visitor G-BEUI Piper J/3c 65 Cub 15.06.1996
P visitor EI-CNC Team Minimax 1600 (514) 15.06.1996 Andrew MS.Allen SAAC fly-in minus reg & wings
P visitor EI-CJS Jodel D.120A (339) 16.06.1996 Liam Maddock SAAC fly-in
P visitor EI-CKX Jodel D.112 (1166) 16.06.1996 J.Green SAAC fly-in
visitor G-AXYU Jodel D.9 16.06.1996
in Markee
P visitor (EI-COG) Gyroscoptic Gyroplane G.120 (G.120) 16.06.1996 Robert Fiddler-D.Bracken Altnapaste Mill Ballybofey SAAC fly-in c/n given as G.120 but this is
probably the gyroplane type number.
P visitor (EI-CPP) Piper J/3c-65 Cub (12052) 16.06.1996 Eamon Fitzgerald SAAC fly-in Glasthule Dublin
visitor ? Flying Flea 16.06.1996
P visitor un-reg Rutan Long Ez (?) 16.06.1996 Kevin Kelly SAAC fly-in Letterkenny
aircraft parking area
visitor G-MWHX Pegasus XL-Q 16.06.1996
visitor G-MYWI Pegasus 16.06.1996
G-BVCT Kitfox 16.06.1996 Tony Reid SAAC fly-in
P visitor G-AYJA SAN Jodel DR.1050 Ambassadeur (150) 16.06.1996 Garry Connell SAAC fly-in
visitor G-MYXU Thruster T.300 16.06.1996
P visitor G-AZTK Reims Cessna F.172F Skyhawk (F172-0116) 16.06.1996 Vascas Ltd SAAC fly-in
10.07.1997 farm containing the airstrip was sold on this date and apperantly the
airstrip was closed shortly after-but two years later- on 09.07.1999
based? EI-CCF Aeronca 11AC 09.07.1999R 00.00.0000 was registered to a group and the base given was Rathkenny.
visitor G-AZTK Reims Cessna F.172F Skyhawk (F172-0116) 19.07.1997N Vascas Ltd f Guernsey t Waterford t Rathkenny
visitor EI-CMV Cessna 150L 22.08.1997 f & t Strandhill

1142 Rathlin Island 1 Antrim Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Rathlin Island
9k N of Ballycastle in the Atlantic Ocean Co Antrim

on 03.02.1936 an aircraft [type& reg?] landed on the island [Location?]
bringing much needed food supplies to the storm bound communnity.

visitor G-???? ? 03.02.1936 ?
visitor K5073 Wetland Wallace (?) 00.00.1938 Royal Air Force
visitor K5074 Wetland Wallace (?) 00.00.1938 Royal Air Force

via Guy Warner while the year 1938 is mentioned no other date info is offered – this contradicts previous full date
The Met Flight also distinguished itself in 1938- when torrential rain and persistent gale force winds resulted in the
inhabitants of Rathlin Island being cut off for three weeks from re-supply by boat from Ballycastle. The islanders
radioed for help. A Met Flight Gauntlet K5283- flown by Denys Gillam responded to the government’s plea for
assistance.
He flew a reconnaissance of the most likely landing field- which was only 250 yards long. While he was in the air
SD Bell & Co. of Ann Street- Belfast- had prepared a consignment of flour- oatmeal- butter- tea- sugar- lard-
paraffin oil- candles- matches- cigarettes and newspapers- which was conveyed by express van to Aldergrove.
This was then loaded into a Westland Wallace K5073 and Denys Gillam took off again.
In the meantime a message had been wired to the local priests: ‘An attempt will be made to land food from an
aeroplane at about 2.30 pm this afternoon. Please light a fire to make smoke for the guidance of the aeroplane.
The Belfast Telegraph described the first landing by an aircraft on Rathlin as follows: ‘To make the landing the
plane had to descend very low and hurdle over the roof of a house. The field selected for landing was the best
available but it was small and exceptionally bumpy and definitely hazardous for a medium sized bomber.’ The
feat was repeated the next day in another Wallace K5074.
Denys Gillam was later awarded the Air Force Cross for his work with the Met. Flight and for his airmanship and
bravery in undertaking the relief flights. Subsequently- he served with great distinction throughout the war-
becoming a Group Captain and adding a DSO and two bars- as well as the DFC and bar to his medal tally. SD
Bell did not miss their opportunity either- as an advert appeared in the newspapers headed ‘Rathlin Island –
supplied at a moment’s notice – we can supply your requirements with the same dispatch and satisfaction.’

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1143 Rathlin Island 2 Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? grid reference and co-ords given are for the Rathlin Island
largest populated area of the Island at Church Co Antrim
Quarter but not necessarily the helipad areas.

visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 10.05.1993 Westair
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 11.05.1993 Westair
visitor G-BVUX Sikorsky S.76 09.01.1999 Air Hanson
visitor G-BVCJ Agusta A.109A 18.06.2002 Castle Air for the Skyhigh TV programme
visitor G-BVCJ Agusta A.109A 19.06.2002 Castle Air for the Skyhigh TV programme
visitor G-BVCJ Agusta A.109A 20.06.2002 Castle Air for the Skyhigh TV programme
visitor G-BVCJ Agusta A.109A 22.06.2002 Castle Air for the Skyhigh TV programme
visitor G-BVCJ Agusta A.109A 25.06.2002 Castle Air for the Skyhigh TV programme

1144 Rathlin O'Birne Island Lighthouse Donegal Helipad Private
Rathlin O'Byrne A owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street
Dublin 2
01-6321900 fax 01-6321946
Lighthouse and helipad is at the northern tip of
an isthmus on western side the of the island.

All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

visitor EI-BLD MMB Bo 105 DB 24.08.1993 Irish Helicopters Ltd

1145 Rathluirc 1 Cork Airstrip Private
see Broghill North 2613

1146 Rathluirc 2 Cork Helistop Private
see Charleville 2 A 0376

1147 Rathmacullig Cork Field strip Private
Farmers Cross 2 owner Mr Linehan
operator CWA.Scott Sun 17.05.1936
100m S across the road from Farmers Cross Rathmacullig
aerodrome on land owned by a Mr Linehan Farmers Cross
Co Cork

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Rathmacullig on Sun 17.05.1936
some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make
sence- because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a
site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 17.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 17.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 17.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 17.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 17.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 17.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 17.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 17.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 17.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 17.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 17.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 17.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 17.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 17.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 17.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 17.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 17.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 17.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 17.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 17.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

1148 Rathmolyon Meath Airstrip Private
see Tromman 0914

1149 Rathmoy/Aughvolyshane Tipperary Airstrip Private
Borrisoleigh 2 owner/operator Fitzmurice Chadwick
Location? Aughvolyshane
2k SE of Borrisoliegh (Rathmoy)
Depart the town on the R498 road in a SE direction for Borrisoleigh
850m turn R onto side road. Travel for 1.25k and the Co Tipperary
townland of Rathmoy is on your L.

based part-time ?EI-CJR SNCAN/Stampe SV.4A 19.12.2001 Active P.McKenna-C.Scully & Pat Ryan? Jim Chadwick a Borrisoliegh resident and ex pilot- gave me the
information on16.07.2002- that a Stampe SV.4 use’s a site at Rathmoy.
He did not know the registration of the aircraft- but I belive the machine
could be EI-CJR because one of the registered owners is Pat Ryan and
one of the ex pilots who lived in and flew from Borrisoliegh-Garrane
was J.Lannigan-Ryan- possibly a relative. Rathmoy is 1k SW of
Garrane/ Borrisoliegh.

1150 Rathmullan Donegal Kite Balloon Station Royal Navy
owner ?
operator Royal Navy
150m NE of Rathmullen pier Rathmullan
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

For many years this balloon station site was known locally as
“ the airfield ”- although there is no recorded use of the station
by aeroplanes. The southern part of the area is now the local
football pitch. A section of the northern area beside the church
yard now has a number of houses constructed on it. (08.2005)

The Rathmullan Kite Balloon Station- designated No. 13 Balloon
Base- was disbanded on 30 March 1919 and maintained by the
RAF on a Care and Maintenance status until July 1920. Kite
balloons were kept in conjunction with destroyers on convoy
duty and torpedo boats. The balloons were transferred from
the station to the vessels before they sailed. A winch system
allowed the manned balloon to rise to around 500ft above the
deck of the ship in order to vastly increase their field (sea) of vision.
The Navy procured a total of 117 kite balloons in a variety of
volumes. Most were direct purchases from American manufacturers-
65 from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company- 29 from the Goodrich
Tire & Rubber Company- 3 from from the France and Connecticut
Aircraft Company and 2 from Air Cruisers Inc. An additional 17 were
obtained from the Allies 13 from England and two each Italy plus one
from the US Army. All carried Bureau of Aeronautics serials-just as
naval aircraft. In 1918- 48 Goodyear and Goodrich models were
shipped overseas for service in Europe- alongside those obtained
from the Allies.
Rathmullan was to be built as a four balloon station comprising four
100ft 6in x 36ft balloon sheds.
quarters for 125 men) on a site of 14 acres. The 14 officers being
housed in the nearby Priory. also workshops- garage- oil and petrol
stores; guard hut; power house; lecture room; silicon plant; ablution hut.

1151 Rathmullan House Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator Rathmullan House hotel
Rathmullan
600m N of Rathmullan Pier Letterkenny
While there were grass areas within the hotel grounds Co Donegal
suitable for heli landings- it was suggested that in fact 074-9158188 fax 074-58200
they used the beach area to the E below the hotel.
I have walked that part of the beach many times and
found the sand above the tidal area dry and dusty- not
exactly suitable for heli ops.

visitor EI-CCS Enstrom on 03.05.1991 Orring
visitor G-BUZZ Agusta-Bell 206B on 28.10.1991 LTG Aviation

1152 Rathnaleen Tipperary Field strip Private
Nenagh 2 owner ?
operator Sir Alan Cobham 23.09.1933
CWA Scott 14.06.1936
3k NE of Nenagh Rathnaleen
Nenagh
Co Tipperary

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on Sat 23.09.1933

All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all may have appeared at Rathnaleen.

The townlands of Rathnaleen North and Rathnaleen South are separated
by the main line railway. I’m assuming R.South is the area used by the flying
circus as it seems to have easier access from Nenagh and also has more
room.
Leave Nenagh heading E on the N7 road for 1.5k. Turn L just after passing
over the railway line on to the R491 heading NE for 1.5k R.South in on your L.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 23.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 23.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP 23.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 23.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 23.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 23.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 23.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 23.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 23.09.1933 R Ogden sold to Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 23.09.1933 W.Easdown sold to Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 23.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.1934 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 23.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 23.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 23.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 23.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

and the same site was possibly used by Scott's flying circus
when they gave a display in Nenagh on Sun 14.06.1936.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display in - on -
possibly at this site. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below
would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully named-
it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous
visits- which would make sence- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936 tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 14.06.1936 J King
visitor G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 14.06.1936 J King visitor G-ACOK Avro 504N 14.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACRE Avro 504N 14.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ADDA Avro 504N 14.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
visitor G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 14.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
visitor G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 14.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
visitor G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 14.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
visitor G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 14.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
visitor G-AEEO BAC Drone 14.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
visitor G-AEAN BAC Drone 14.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
visitor BA Swallow 14.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
visitor G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 14.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
visitor G-ADWG DH.82 14.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
visitor G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 14.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
visitor G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 14.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ADXL Praga Baby 14.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
visitor G-ACJI Short Scion 14.06.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
visitor G-ABIF Southern Martlet 14.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
visitor Wolf Glider 14.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
visitor Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

1153 Rathneaveen Tipperary Field strip Private
Rathnaveen A owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
Rathneaveen
3k N of Tipperary town Tipperary
Co Tipperary

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Sun 06.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Rathneaveen on that date.

Head N out of Tipperary town on the R497 road for 3k and
Rathneaveen is on your R.

visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

1154 Rathnew 1 Wicklow Helistop/Pad/ Private
possibly Hunters Hotel 0720 or Tinakilly House 1317

The site data details given for this site- relate to the town of Rathnew.
visitor G-HIPO Robinson R.22 05.09.1999 Fleet Street Traval

1155 Rathnew 2 Wicklow Helipad Private
see Hunters Hotel 0720

1156 Rathnew 3 Wicklow Helipad Private
see Tinakilly House Hotel 1317

1157 Rathsallagh Hotel Wicklow Balloon Launch site/Helipad Private
owner/operator Rathsallagh Hotel
Rathsallagh Demesne
5k SSW of Dunlavin Dunlavin
Co Wicklow
045-53112 045-403112 fax 045-403343


visitor EI-LIT Bolkow Bo105S 02.07.2000 Irish helicopters Ltd
visitor G-BUOZ Thunder AX-10-180 no date ?

1158 Ravensdale Park Louth Helipad Private
Dundalk 2 owner/operator Anglo Irish Meat Co Ltd
Ravensdale House
8k NE of Dundalk Dundalk
Co Louth

based EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 17.07.1995 00.00.0000 Mistwood Ltd

Multiple helicopter activity to Dundalk area since at least 07.1995 most probably for Ravensdale Park 1158.

visitor G-LINE Aerospatial AS355N Twin Squirrel 13.12.1999 National Grid
based or visitor? EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 24.03.2000 North East Helicopter Services
visitor EI-CIO Bell 206B Jet Ranger 05.05.2000 ?
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 05.05.2000 ?
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 26.05.2000 ?
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 06.06.2000
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 19.06.2000
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 07.07.2000
visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.07.2000
visitor EI-LIT Balkow Bo 105S 01.06.2000 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-LIT Balkow Bo 105S 15.06.2000 Irish Helicopters

1159 Redcastle 1 Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Redcastle
7k SW of Moville Moville
Co Donegal

visitor EI-BYR Bell 206L-3 28.11.1993 Ven-Air

1160 Red House Country Hotel Kildare Helipad Private
Ladystown owner/operator Red House Country Hotel
Ladytown
5k NE of Newbridge Newbridge
Co Kildare
?045-31696?
045-431657 fax 045-431934

visitor EI-BVR Robinson R.22 24.05.1989 Thomas Tougher crashed here on 24.05.1989

1161 Renvyle A House Hotel Galway Helipad Private
see Rinvyle House Hotel 1169

1162 Richhill Armagh Store/Airstrip? Private
see Clonroot 1952

1163 Rinenore Point Donegal Marine/Landing strip RNAS/RFC/RAF
see Aught Point 0055

1164 Spollens Field Offaly Airstrip Private
see Ballyduff 1506

1165 Ring Waterford Helistop Private
probably Ringville owner/operator ?
Ringville?
Ring
Location? Ring is an Irish Speaking Gaeltach district Dungarvan
to the south of Dungarvan covering about Co Waterford
90 square kilometers

visitor G-SSCL MD Hughes 369E.500E 09.05.1999 Shaun Stevens
visitor G-WHAZ Agusta-Bell 206A 09.05.1999 Claygate

1166 Ringaskiddy Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
10k E of Cork Airport Ringaskiddy
Co Cork

visitor G-THGS Aerospatiale AS365NI Dauphin 22.07.1990 Trafalgar Group

1167 Ringsend Dublin Balloon Launch site Private
see Gas Fields 0647

1168 Rinnanna Clare Aerodrome/Airport Private
see Shannon 1233

1169 Rinvyle House Hotel Galway Helipad Private
Renvyle A owner/operator Renvyle House Hotel
Rusheenduff
7k NNW of Letterfrack Tully
Co Galway

Although the correct spelling of the area is Rinvyle according to
Ordnance Survey maps. Renvyle is the local and popular spelling
of this three star hotel and as which it is known world wide.

1170 River Bann Derry Marine RAF/Private
Landagivey owner/operator Royal Air Force WWII period
Mullaghmore 2 operator Private 1970s to date
Landagivey
1.5k E of Mullaghmore airstrip Mullaghmore
Co Derry
028 7086 8002 (Airstrip)

Mullaghmore 55:01.380 N 006:35.45 W 33 18/36 420 10
Microlight Ireland Ltd. +44 28 7086 8002 (Airfield) +44 28 7082 3793
(Office) See Mullaghmore 1 1045
Marine Aircraft facilities on river Bann to E of Airfield

1171 River Foyle 2 Derry Marine Private
owner Foyle Fisheries
operators Sammy Bruton et al
area just SW of Craigavon Bridge River Foyle
Derry City
Co Derry

visitor EI-CFP Cessna 172P Floatplane 06.06.1992 Oliver “Sammy” Bruton All 3 flew in to take part in a "splash in" 06.06.1992 on the River Foyle.
visitor G-BMGY Lake LA.4 Buccaneer 06.06.1992 ? Later that day the 3 departed to Lough Anure 0919 for a similar event
visitor C-GRQD Thruston Teal. 06.06.1992 ? at that location.

1172 River Liffey Dublin Marine Private
see Alexander Basin 0025

1173 Riverstick Cork Store/Home Address Private
owner/operator John Todd
Riverstick
8k S of Cork Airport Co Cork

based EI-BSG Bensen B.80 Gyrocopter (HB/Mac4318) 30.01.1986 00.00.0000 John Todd moved to Cork Airport/Ballygarvan

1174 Riverstown 1 Louth Airstrip Private
see Castlecarragh 2438

1175 Riverstown 2 Sligo Helipad Private
see Coopershill House 0455

1176 Robertstown 1 Kildare Balloon Home Base Private
owner/operator DE.Williams
?
Location? Robertstown
Co Kildare

based EI-BAF Thunder Ax6-56 04.08.1978 01.08.1977 DE.Williams named Foggy Dew

1177 Robertstown 2 Kildare Helistop Private
owner ?
operator Dollar Air Services
Location? Robertstown
Co Kildare

visitor G-BNNF Aerospatiale AS.315B Lama on 24.07.1991 Dollar Air Services

1178 Robertstown 3 Kildare Airstrip Private
see Lowtown 1957

1179 Roche Castle Limerick Airstrip Private
see Ballycummin Castle 0099

1180 Rockabill Lighthouse Dublin Helipad Private
Rockabil A owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
Rockabill Lighthouse
16 Lower Pembroke Street
Island 7k NW of Skerries Dublin 2
01-6321900 fax 01-6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

visitor EI-LIT Bolkow Bo105S 14.04.1998 Irish Helicopters Ltd

1181 Rock Bay Fermanagh Marine Aerodrome RAF
see Boa Island 0222

1182 Rockfield Meath Microlight Airstrip Private
Kells 3 owner/operator Michael A.Garvey + Christy Tully
Rockfield
Kells
2.25k SSW of Kells Co Meath
046-40755

based EI-BRV Hiway Deamon Skytrike 05.11.1985 Active? Michael A.Garvey + Christy Tully

1183 Rockhill Donegal Helibase Irish Army/Irish Air Corps
Letterkenny 5 owner Irish Army
operator Irish Air Corps
3k SW of Market Square Letterkenny Rockhill
Letterkenny
50m N of the road on the way into Rockhill Army Barracks Co Donegal
The army barracks and helipad closed 28.01.2009.

visitor IAC-212 SE316B Alouette III 22.04.1996 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC-213 SE316B Alouette III 08.06.1999 Irish Air Corps just two of the many military helicopters to use this site.

1184 Rock Island Galway Helipad Private
see Eeragh Lighthouse 0579

1185 Rockwell College Tipperary Balloon Base/Launch Site Private
owner/operator Rockwell College
Rockwell
6k S of Cashel Cashel
Co Tipperary

based EI-BAR Thunder Ax8 -105 “Rockwell” 26.02.1975 02.02.1981 FR.Reid / Rockwell College flown by students of Rockwell College from 1975 until 1981 - to
Altaville Co Tipperary

1186 Roscommon Roscommon Field strip Private
see Munsborough 1054

1187 Roscommon Roscommon Helistops/Helipads Private
owner/operator ?
?
Probably several landing areas in and around Roscommon
Roscommon town- the assumed destination
when shown as “Roscommon” as are the
helicopters listed below.

Roscommon visitors
visitor EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger 12.11.1999 ?
visitor EI-JWN Robinson R.22 17.01.2000 ?
visitor EI-BAR Bell 222 21.06.2000 Westair
visitor G-FEZZ Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 01.06.2001 L.Smith/Helicopter Services
visitor G-FEZZ Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 04.06.2001 L.Smith/Helicopter Services

1188 Roscrea 1 Tipperary Field strip Private
owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
Location? ?
Roscrea
Co Tipperary

Site used by Irish Aero Club for their air demonastrations flying
display on a date.in 1937. Exact date unknown but the display
group passed through the area on 14.06.1937.
Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display during 06 or 07.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Roscrea at that time.

visitor ? Avro 504 00.06 or 07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 00.06 or 07.1937 Coronation Air Displays crashed Kinsale G-ABSM?
visitor ? Avro 504 00.06 or 07.1937 Coronation Air Displays G-ABSM?
visitor? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 00.06 or 07.1937 Irish Aero Club

1189 Roscrea 2 Tipperary Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? reported as 2 miles/ 3k E of Roscrea Roscrea
Also base for the Ormond Flying Group Co Tipperary
possibly at Monaincha 1.5k S of the point where
the N7 road crosses the main line railway

it was also reported that the approaches to the strip
were restricted by forestry. There were two runways
each of 460m and It was opened in 1975

based EI-BBE Aeronca 7FC Champion 00.09.1975 30.04.1981 Gay Treacy to Sligo
based EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Saden 10.12.1980 17.06.1986 Gay Treacy
possibly Birr based? EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Saden 20.12.1990 07.12.2001 John Lynch to ?

1190 Roscrea 3 Tipperary Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Roscrea
Co Tipperary

visitor EI-BXX Bell 206B Jet Ranger 01.07.1999 Westair

1191 Rosepenna Hotel 1 Donegal Helipad Private
Rosapenna owner/operator Frank & Hilary Casey
Rosepenna
2.5k NW of Carrigart Downings
Letterkenny
Co Donegal
074-55301 now 074-9155301

visitor EI-BYR Bell 206B Jet Ranger 14.04.1995 Ven-Air
visitor EI-BYR Bell 206B Jet Ranger 17.04.1995 Ven-Air
P visitor G-OONS Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (8721) 00.00.1996 Helicopter Training & Hire Ltd
P visitor EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger (1727) 00.07.1997 Mistwood Ltd
P visitor G-CORT Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (8739) 00.00.1997 Helicopter Training & Hire Ltd
P visitor G-DCDB Bell 407 (53137) 00.00.2000 Paycourt Ltd
visitor G-CORT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 04.03.2001 Helicopter Training
visitor G-HALE Robinson R.44 27.07.2001 Barhale
visitor G-HALE Robinson R.44 28.07.2001 Barhale
P visitor G-OTFL Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri (1073) 17.06.2006 Tyrone Fabrications
P visitor N5264Q McDonnell Douglas MD(HD).369E (0126E) 17.06.2006 Trafficopters Inc. (operated by Eire Concrete Ltd.)
P visitor N4191A Hughes OH-6A Cayuse (65-12965) 17.06.2006 ?
P visitor G-LRSN Robinson R.44 Raven (0984) 00.00.2006 Larsen Manufacturing Ltd
P visitor G-LARR Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil (4137) 00.00.2007 McAlpine Helicopters Ltd
P visitor EI-WOW Eurocopter EC.130B4 (4111) 00.06.2007 Skyheli Ltd
P visitor N686RH Bell 407 (53714) 00.09.2007 JMP Coal Holdings LLC
P visitor N720B Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger (45452) 14.06.2008 Omega Air;
P visitor G-BZDV Westland SA.341c Gazelle HT.2 (1150) 14.06.2008 Andrew Murphy/European Plant & Machinery Sales
P visitor EI-MER Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4513) 00.00.2009 Gaelic Helicopters Ltd
P visitor EI-BNG Agusta A.109S (22047) 00.00.0000 Anson Logue / William Moffett
P visitor G-SKII Agusta-Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger 3 (8562) 00.00.0000 KP.Toner Develoments
P visitor N720B Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger (45452) 00.00.0000 Omega Air
P visitor G-LADD Enstrom 480 (5037) 00.00.0000 Combi-Lift Ltd


1192 Tra More Strand Donegal Landing Ground/Beach strip Private
Rosepenna Beach owner Donegal County Council
Tramore beach
Downings
Co Donegal
Rosapenna A operator Irish Air Corps?
operator ? DC-3
operator AC.Morgan Tiger Moth
2k W of Carrigart operator ? Auster
2k SE of Downings pier operator Pat Herbert Rallye/s
Rosepenna Strand
Downings
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

In the 1930’s the beach was listed as a Landing Ground
for use by the Irish Air Corps.
During the 1950’s and 60’s the 4km long beach
was a designated landing strip.

Summer 1956 a DC-3 landed on the beach (14 seater)
1956-57 Tiger Moth flown by AC (Monkey) Morgan.
EI-BIW 06.04.1986
EI-AWU 00.07.1990 Seldom used now.

G-AGXN Auster J/1N Alpha 16.07.1954 17.07.1954 MrEarlam pilot flew Rosapenna to Ringway via Sydenham
Visitors ? Douglas DC-3 exact type unknown 00.00.1956 ? 14 seat configuration
? deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth 00.00.1956 AC (Monkey) Morgan pilot was AC Morgan during the summer months of 1956 and 1957
pleasure flights were made available to patrons of the hotel at
10 shillings (50p/60c) for 15 mins
? deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth 00.00.1957 AC (Monkey) Morgan pilot
G-AOFS Auster J/5L Aiglet 27.11.1959 28.11.1959 Skycraft Services Ltd pilot Capt Arthur Wignall from Belfast to carry out a survey of brent geese
along the NW coast to Malin Head then to Rosses Point on 28.11.1959
? Auster? 00.00.1968 ? After landing at the Campion sands end of the beach with two customers
for the Rosepenna Hotel the pilot realised he had to taxi to the northern
end a distance of over 2 miles unfortunately as he taxied along the beach
the aircraft’s undercarriage ran into a soft spot and nosed over causing
damage to the propeller and engine. All three exited the aircraft without
injury. Staff at the hotel witnessed what happened and a porter used his
motor cycle to go to the aid of the people and ferried them one at a time
back to the hotel- plus baggage. That porter was none other than Frank
Casey the present owner of the hotel.
P visitor EI-BIW SOCATA MS880B Rallye Club (1144) N06.04.1986 Pat Herbert
visitor EI-AWU SOCATA MS880B Rallye (880) N00.07.1990 Pat Herbert

1193 Rosevale A Galway Helipad Private
see Rossaveel 1197

1194 Gresham Royal Marine Hotel Dublin Helipad Private
see Royal Marine Hotel 1212

1195 Rosnakill Donegal Airstrip Private
see Ross Point 1958

1196 Rossahilly Fermanagh Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport RAF/Private/Civil
see Saint Angelo 1215

1197 Rossaveel Galway Helipad Irish Lights/Irish Helicopters
Rosaveal A owner/operator Irish Lights/Irish Helicopters Commissioners of Irish Lights
Rossaveale A Clifden 16 Lower Pembroke Street
Co Mayo Dublin 2
01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946

All helipads under Irish Lights control have a total ban on their
use by any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish
Lights business. But as this pad is shared with Irish Helicopters
that restriction may not apply.

visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105DB 19.01.1992 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor G-BUKG Robinson R.22 13.06.1995 Heliair
visitor EI-LIT Bolkow Bo105s 11.09.1996 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105DB 16.08.1998 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105DB 16.12.1999 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105DB 21.12.1999 Irish Helicopters Ltd

1198 Rosses Point 1 Sligo Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator KP.Murrey
7k NW of Sligo railway station Rosses Point
now part of the Rosses Point Golf Club Sligo
closed late 1960’s Co Sligo

from Weston based EI-AFF BA Swallow 2 30.06.1949 18.07.1957 Kevin P.Murrey to Coonagh
from UK based EI-AGB Miles M38 Messenger 4A 17.01.1953 cr01.05.1953 Kevin P.Murrey crashed here to Castletown Co Meath
from UK based EI-AGE Miles M38 messenger 2A 17.06.1953 11.03.1966 Kevin P.Murrey WFU to Castletown Co Meath
visitor G-AOFS Auster J/5L Aiglet 28.11.1959 Skycraft Services Ltd pilot Capt Arthur Wignall arroved from Rosepenna Strand to carry out a
survey of brent geese along the NW coast. Was damaged here and had
to be roaded back to Rearsby Leicester

1199 Rosses Point Golf Club Sligo Helipad Private
owner/operator Rosses Point Golf Club
Rosses Point
6.75k NW of Sligo railway station Sligo
Co Sligo
071-77186 071-77134

Rosses Point Visitors EI-CIO Bell 206L Long Ranger 05.07.1996 ?
Probably the golf club EI-CHV Agusta A.109A 21.05.2000 Celtic Helicopters Ltd
EI-IRV Aerospatiale AS350B Squirrel 21.05.2000 ?
EI-SQG Agusta A.109E 20.12.2000 Sean Quinn Group

1200 Rosslare 1 Wexford Helipad Irish Lights
see Ballygillane 0108

1201 Rosslare 2 Wexford Airstrip/Airfield?? Private
owner/operator ?
?
location? ?

reported visitor D-IBGF Cessna 402B 21.08.1999 possibly on aerial survey duty and did not land in the Rosslare area
arrived at Dublin Airport on 21.08.1999 and gave Rosslare as It’s point
of departure

1202 Rossnakill A Donegal Airstrip Private
see Ross Point 1958

1203 Rossnowlagh Donegal Helipad Private
see Sand House Hotel 1960

1204 Rostrevor Down Helipad Private
see Ballyedmond 0102

1205 Rotunda Gardens Dublin Balloon Launch site Private
owner Dublin City Council / Rotunda Hospital
operator John Hampton
northern end of the Rotunda Hospital grounds Rotunda Gardens
in the centre of Parnell Square. Rotunda Hospital
Parnell Square
Dublin City

Site used by John Hampton to launch his balloon "Erin go Bragh" date? 1884.
Visitor “Erin go Bragh” Balloon 00.00.1984 John Hampton

1206 Roundstone Galway Marine Private
owner/operator ?
Roundstone Bay
Location? Roundstone
Co Galway

visitor N4574C G21c Goose 27.07.1998 Aerofloat USA Inc

1207 Roundwood 1 Wicklow Helistop Private
owner/operator Sean T.O'Kelly
?
Location? Roundwood
Co Wicklow

visitor 03551 Bell UH-1B Iroquois 23.08.1962 United States Navy The US Navy used these two helicopters to fly the then Taoiseach
visitor 03553 Bell UH-1B Iroquois 23.08.1962 United States Navy [Irish Prime Minister] Sean Lemass from this private residence in
Roundwood to Wexford Park ID1823 in Wexford town
In 1962 Sean Lemass was Taoiseach and Sean T.O'Kelly had retired
as President

1208 Roundwood 2 Wicklow Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Roundwood
Co Wicklow

visitor G-BNNF Aerospatiale AS315B Lama 10.09.1990 Doller Air Services

1209 Royal Barracks Dublin Balloon Launch Site British Army
Collins Barracks A owner British Army
operator Richard Crosby
2k W of O’Connells Street Bridge Royal Barracks
Dublin City

Site used by Richard Crosby to launch a balloon for an attempt at
the first crossing of the Irish Sea by balloon- around 02.1785. He
was to pilot the balloon himself- but weight was against him. So a
lighter person was needed. A Trinity student named McGwire
piloted the balloon instead for the flight- which came down in the
Irish Sea. McGwire was picked up uninjured.

1210 Royal Canal Longford Marine Private
Abbeyshrule 3 owner ?
Cloonbrin 2 operator Oliver[Sammy]Bruton
Cloonbrin
Abbeyshrule
in the townland of Cloonbrin Co Longford
250m SW of the hanger at Abbeyshrule 2 airfield.
Used as part time base for EI-CFP from 1995 to 1998

part time based EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II Floatplane 00.00.1995 00.00.1998 Oliver [Sammy] Bruton
P(2) visitor EI-CFP Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-74428) 13.09.1995 Oliver [Sammy] Bruton

1211 Royal Dublin Golf Links Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Royal Dublin Golf Links
Bull Island
6k ENE of O’Connell Street Bridge Dollymount
at the southern end of Bull Island Dublin 3
Co Dublin
01-8336346

1212 Royal Marine Hotel Dublin Helipad Private
Dun Laoghaire 3 owner/operator Royal Marine Hotel
Marine Road
Across the road from Dun Laoghaire railway station Dun Laoghaire
Co Dublin
no contact phone numbers available!!

visitor F-GESG Aerospatiale SA.341 Gazelle on 21.07.1987 ? damaged when a window was broken by a bottle thrown by a member
of the public. to Baldonnell for repairs.

1213 Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast Helipad Private
owner/operator Royal Victoria Hospital
Grovenor Road
1.25k W of Belfast City hall Falls
Belfast City

1214 RTE Studios Dublin Helipad Private
Donnybrook owner/operator Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE)
Irish National Radio and Television
4k SE of O’Connells Street Bridge Donnybrook
Dublin 4
01-2083111

visitor G-AOCZ Westland S.55 Whirlwind 00.03.1962 Westland Ltd
visitor G-GLOW Aerospatiale AS355 Twin squirrel 29.10.1990 Coalite group

1215 St Angelo 1 Fermanagh Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport/Airfield RAF/Private/Civil/Private
Ballycassidy Satellite Landing Ground
Enniskillen owner/operator Royal Air Force
Rossahilly Private ?
Civil St Angelo Aviation Ltd
5.5k N of Enniskillen Fermanagh District Council
Trory
Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh
01365-322771 Ron Patton
01365-328282 fax
028-66329000 [2004]
028-66324325 tower [2004]



St Angelo (HMS Pintail)- St Angelo- Northern Ireland (1941-1947- Enniskillen airport
Operational/USAAF 7-1943/Royal Navy 9-7-1945 (HMS Pintail)/RAF 1-4-1946
54.23-65n 07.38-65w 5.5k North of Enniskillen on the B82 road.
Saint Angelo frequency is 123.2Mhz. The no. for the tower is
048 66324325.
This site was chosen as a Ministry of Aircraft Production- storage
airfield in 1940- but was not used as such. The airfield was opened
on 06.06.1941 and handed over to the RAF on 15.09.1941 when it
became a RAF Fighter Sector Station with No.82 Group until October
1942. It was also used as a Satellite Landing Ground for No.23 M.U.
of Aldergrove. St. Angelo was also regularly used to receive US built
aircraft on their delivery flights and Venturas- Mitchells and B-17
Fortresses were regular callers. In August 1943 it became a Satellite
Landing Ground to Killadeas Marine Aerodrome.
The Headquarters of the Castle Archdale flying boat base was also
here for a time.
This field was transferred to No.17 Group- Coastal Command on 04.08.1943. Various detached flights were based
here from time to time and also a Coastal Command Beaufighter Squadron (No.235) in the spring of 1944.
On 01.05.1944 No.12 RAF Flying Instructors School was formed here. Their function was to train ex-operational
pilots in Instruction duties at O.T.U.'s in Coastal Command and to instruct them in the type of aircraft they would
fly as instructors. Initially they used 4 Wellingtons- 8 Beaufighters II's- and 2 Mosquito III's- but later in the year
was changed to 5 Wellingtons X's- 5 Beaufighter II's- 2 Mosquito III's and 2 Miles Master III's. In addition three
Sunderland III's and a Catalina IVb were kept at Killedeas.
On 23.02.1943 the unit was renamed the Coastal Command Flying Instructors School and on 06.06.1945 the 13
aircraft of the unit were posted to Turnberry in Scotland.
St.Angelo was transferred to Maintenance Command on 01.08.1945 and then became Satellite of 272 M.U. Killedeas
for the storage and eventual scrapping of 24 Avro Ansons. No. 272 M.U. was disbanded on 28.02.1947

In 1964-5 used by Derby Airways for services to Belfast- Luton- Derby- Leeds & Glasgow- with DC-3’s.

List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1975.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1976.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1977.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1978.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail Feb 1979.
List of residents: Ulster Air Mail May 1999 P.107

New passenger terminal officially opened on 02.06.1979- the day on which Loganair operated their first service-
St.Angelo-Glasgow

In 1993 a new control-tower- fire-station and passenger terminal were completed. The runway was resurfaced and
lighting was due to be installed during 1995. The airport was operated by Fermanagh District Council.
A 100m extension to R/W 33 was completed in May 1997.
The runway underwent “strengthening” during spring 1999 and the airport was re-opened on 08.05.1999.
Closed again from 2002 until 08.09.2004

via Unique Helicopters website
St Angelo became a Military Air Field April 1941 and because of poor drainage and boggy conditions a grass landing
strip was unable to be built. Solid runways were constructed heading North South East and West. The Royal Air Force took over the site in August 1941 which was opened as a fighter station on September the 15th.
133 and 134 Sqdns (equipped with spitfires and hurricanes) used St Angelo as a base to intercept enemy reconnaissance
Aircraft off the West Coast of Ireland. During the advance of Hilters forces through the low countries intelligence showed
that the use of Paratroopers had influenced a change in tactics in capturing air fields. Where attacks had once come form
out side the air field the inside was also vulnerable. St Angelo is likely to have been one of the first airfields where
protective pill boxes housing machine gun crews- were positioned facing inward toward the run ways. On the hill facing the
north south run way stood a massive block house that was the Headquarters from where any battle for the air field would
be directed. In August 1943 Coastal Command took over the station which became a Satellite to the Catalina and Sunderland Flying boat
Sqns based at Killadeas. During the War the Airfield was know as Rossihilly and some times Ballycassidy. The name St Angelo is derived from the
near by Bishops residence of the same name which was commandeered for use by the Station Commander. On the 1st of May 1944 the RAF opened Number 12 Operational Flying Instructors School for the soul purpose of training
ex operational pilots as instructors. At the end of the War the airfield became a maintenance base and it was disbanded in Feb 1947.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 77
Threshold of 15 displaced by 100m and 33 displaced by 333m.
Under new management from 08.09.2004 and offers training in
fixed wing- float planes- helicopters and microlights.
The World Model Jet Masters Championships will take place here
07.2007.
Non radio PPR.
Circuits RH on 15 and LH on 33
1000ft for GA
800ft for microlights and helicopters
Resturant/Bar/Toilets in Terminal
Operating Hours Tues - Sun 0900/1700 local - other times by request.
No Mogas Avgas available.

Military Unit Movements
opened 06.06.1941 15.09.1941 18 Satellite Landing Ground for 23 Maintenance nil aircraft closed 15.09.1941 but never used by 18 SLG
Unit RAF becoming a fighter sector station in 82 group
on 15 09.1941
Ballyhalbert based c 00.10.1941 00.12.1941 153 Sqn detatched RAF Defiant ?
Killadeas based 20.07.1942 28.06.1945 131 Operational Training Unit detatched RAF Martinet disbanded 28.06.1945
Hurricane
Anson
Oxford
Maydown based 28.09.1943 27.10.1943 824 Sqn RN Fleet Air Air Sea Hurricane to HMS Striker
Swordfish
Portreath based ? 20.01.1944 235 Sqn detatched RAF Beaufighter 10 code LA to Portreath
Portreath based 05.02.1944 ? 235 Sqn detatched RAF Beaufighter 10 code LA to Portreath
Portreath based 21.02.1944 27.03.1944 235 Sqn detatched RAF Beaufighter 10 LX401 code LA to Portreath
formed here based 01.05.1944 23.02.1945 12 Flying Instructors School RAF Wellington redesignated Coastal Command Flying Instructors
Beaufort School
Mosquito
Buckmaster
Master
ex 12 Flying based 23.02.1945 09.06.1945 Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF Beaufort to Turnberry
Instructors School Wellington
Mosquito
Buckmaster
Master

opened based 01.08.1945 28.02.1947 106 Storage-Sub Site RAF Ansons as additional storage for 272 Maintenance Unit
stored Ansons prior to scrapping closed 28.02.1947
Aldergrove based 00.11.1959 00.03.1960 13 Flight Army Air Corps Auster to Debden

Military Aircraft Movements

Civilian Aircraft Movements
based EI-AWW Cessna 414 Chancellor 05.06.1985 28.10.1988
EI-AWW Cessna 414 Chancellor 28.10.1988 14.02.1994 M.Chesney
G-ATOE Riems CessnaF.150F S.Armstrong [UAM vol 24.04.1992]
G-ATOE Riems CessnaF.150F Active JA.Richardson
G-AWTK MS 880B Rallye 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Tony Ringland & PJ.Keating
G-BBUG Piper PA-16 Clipper Active James Dolan
G-BCIR Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Ron J.Patton T/a St Angelo Flight Centre
G-BGWA Grumman GA-7 Cougar Lough Erne Aviation
G-BPHX Cessna 140 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 M.McChesney dam landing Carrickfin 05.1992 stored
G-BPKT Piper J/5A Cub WAN.Jenkins
G-BREP Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow IV PG.McQuaid
G-BXBP Kitfox Mk2 Active JS.Adams
G-BZVH Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 Active D & B.Bergin
G-EOHL Cessna 182L Skylane Active GB.Dale & MC.Terris
G-JOYT Piper PA-28-181 Archer Active John K.Cathcart Ltd
N666GA American Aviation AA-5 Tiger ?
stored G-BHYN EVANS VP-2 (PFA 063-10571) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Andrew Allen Enniskillen & Knockninny ID 1792 from ? to ?
Andrew stated it was built too heavy to fly
EI-CNC Team Minimax 1600 (514) 10.09.1996 Current? Also active/stored here & owned by Andrew was
EI-CNC Team Minimax 1600 (514) this machine
made it's first flight here 18.11.1998

via Ian Thompson 27.02.2010
The following were logged on a visit to Enniskillen this morning: EI-DZI Robinson R44 Raven I G-BUUM Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow IV G-CCNM Mainair Pegasus Quik 912S G-CEBI Kolb Twinstar MkIII Xtra G-CEYG Cessna 152 G-CDVA SkyRanger 912 (2) G-DCON Robinson R44 Raven I G-DTFL Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian (New Resident) G-HENT SOCATA Rallye 110ST Galopin G-HUGS Robinson R22 Beta (New Resident- now with Unique) G-JOYT Piper PA-28-181 Cheokee Archer II G-ORHE Cessna 500 Citation I G-OUNI Cirrus SR20 G2 G-RTIN Rotorsport UK MT-03 G-TAFC Maule M-7-235B Super Rocket G-WIZY Robinson R22 Beta N642P Piper PA-31-310 Navajo N888DM Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
P visitor G-AWLF Reims Cessna F.172H (F172-0536) 08.09.1991N Ospray Air Services Ltd
P based G-BXJV Dimona DA-20-A1 Katana (10152) 00.00.2007N Maria Dorrian/op by Enniskillen Flying School
P based G-OHRE Cesna 500 Citation 1 (500-0220) 00.00.0000N Eassda Ireland Ltd
P based N188WS Cessna 560XL Citation Excel (560-5179) 00.00.0000N Kinston Clipper LLC or Beacon Eire Inc
P visitor G-BRME Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II (28-77901105) 00.00.2007N Keen Leasing Ltd
P visitor G-RDWD Robinson R.44 Raven (0822) 00.00.2007N Redwood Properties Ltd
P visitor G-SCII Agusta A.109C (7628) 00.00.2007N C & M Coldstore

1216 Saint Angelo 2 Fermanagh Helibase British Army
Enniskillen 0595 owner/operator British Army
Saint Angelo
200m E of the B82 road on the centre section of the Maddyliam
disused 06/24 runway Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh

1217 Saint Johns Point Lighthouse Donegal Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Irish Lights Commissioners of Irish Lights
Saint Johns Point Lighthouse 16 Lower Pembroke Street
7.5k S of Killybegs Co Donegal Dublin 2
01-6321900 fax 01-6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights control have a total ban on their
use by any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish
Lights business.

visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105 13.09.1995 Irish Heliopters
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105 03.10.1995 Irish Heliopters

1218 Allanwood Kildare Airstrip Private
see Lowtown 1957

1219 Saint Patricks Barracks Antrim Helibase British Army
Ballymena 2 owner/operator British Army
Saint Patricks Barracks
Location? Ballymena
Co Antrim

1220 Saint Vincents Hospital Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Saint Vincents Hospital
Merrion Road
4.5k SW of O’Connell Street bridge Merrion
6m tarmac circle on grass area at front public Co Dublin
entrance to main hospital building.

1221 Sallins Kildare Airstrip Private
see Millicent Farm 1012

1222 Saltee Islands Little & Great Wexford Airstrip/Helistop Private
owner ?
operator Aero Club of Ireland
Between 5 and 7k S of Kilmore Quay Saltee Islands
Co Wexford

The Aero Club of Ireland landed on the islands occasionally
from 1955. No details as to which island was used. It may be
possible to use both.
The Robinson could have landed on either island. In both
cases the only details given was that Saltee Island was used.
Co-ords and grid ref refer to Saltee Great island.

visitor EI-AHA?deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth from 00.00.1955 Aero Club of Ireland/Leinster Aero Club
EI-ADT Miles M.38 Messenger 2A from 10.10.1955 J.Neale
EI-CFE Robinson R.22 N30.07.2000 ?


The late Michael the First was both a colourful character and a legend in his own life time. Married to Anne he is survived by his family of five sons and
one daughter. Both Michael and Anne are buried in the family vault in Bannow Bay Co.Wexford.
In around the year 1920 the nine year old Michael made a vow to his Mother that one day he would own the Saltees and become their first Prince. 
Twenty three years later in December 1943 he realised his dream.  However his coronation on the Great Saltee did not take place until July 1956.  
A throne- flag-staff and obelisk were shipped to the Great Saltee- the obelisk bearing a plaque with his likeness in profile. The throne is a memorial to his
mother and features a coat of arms and the following inscription:  
 
"This chair is erected in memory of my mother to whom I made a vow when I was ten years old that one day I would own the Saltee Islands and become
the First Prince of the Saltees.  Henceforth my heirs and successors can only proclaim themselves Prince of these Islands by sitting in this chair fully
garbed in the robes and crown of the Islands and take the Oath of Succession"  -  Michael the First.
 
One of the first jobs undertook on the Great Saltee was the levelling of a field in the centre of the island as a landing strip for his private airplanes. He was
taught to fly by Capt.Darby Kennedy Weston and regularly flew his Miles Messenger aircraft to the islands. Between 1945 and 1950 over
34-000 trees and shrubs were planted on the island. The most successful of these were Cordyline Palms- which are flourishing to this day. 
The Newspaper articles worldwide regarding Michel the First are in their hundreds. The more interesting articles will eventually be added to this website.
 
"It was never my intention to make a profit from these islands.  Day visitors are welcome to come and enjoy- at no cost.  Bird watchers will always remain
welcome." - Michael the First.  
 
To this day the Neale family have upheld his wishes.

1223 Salthill Galway Store Private
owner/operator Thomas Shivner
65 Manalee height
4k WSW of Eyre Square and Galway City railway station Knocknacarragh
Salthill
Galway
Co Galway

stored G-MNKI Solar Wings Pegasus Photon 11.05.1995 22.11.2001 Thomas Shivner

1224 Salthill Park Galway Helipad Private
owner Galway City Council
operator Salthill Airshow Committee
2.75k SW of Galway City (Ceannt) railway station Salthill Park
on the N side of Salthill Road Upper just E of the Galway
Leisureland Complex Co Galway


During the Salthill Airshow every year- Salthill Park is
used as a helipad and to allow the public a close
up view of some of the participating helicopters.

1225 Sandy Bay Antrim Marine RN/RAF/USN
Lough Neagh 2 owner/operator Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
United States Navy
6.25k SW of Crumlin Sandy Bay
Lough Neagh
Co Antrim

This site was used by the U.S. Naval Transport Service for movement
back and forward to America. The facilities were spartan with air traffic
control being provided by the nearby R.A.F. Station at Nutts Corner.
The aircraft which used Sandy Bay included the U.S. Navy's Consolidated
PB2Y Coronado which was a large 4 engined Flying Boat.
Sandy Bay was built in the shelter of Rams Island and there were a total
of 12 Flying Boat moorings with rubber buoy's and Pick-Up Harness as
well as a number of Marine Craft moorings for attendant vessel's and refuellers.
Four Flying Boat Moorings were also located on the East of Rams Island.

1226 Santry Dublin Helipad Private
see Kart-City Go Cart Track 0748

1227 Scardanmore Sligo Field strip Private
Scardan owner ?
operator Sir Alan Cobham 20.09.1933
4k W of Sligo railway station on the R292 road and again 10.05.1935
CWA.Scott 07.06.1936
Irish Aero Club 23.06.1937
Scardan
Sligo
Co Sligo

Site used by Sir Alan Cobham's flying circus on 20.09.1933.
All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Scardan.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 20.09.1933 Joseph R.King G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 20.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson G-ABUCCierva C.19/IVP 20.09.1933 F.Jaques G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP 20.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 20.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth 20.09.1933 R Warner G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth 20.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 20.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935 “Youth of Ireland” G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 20.09.1933 R Ogden sold Provincial Airways Ltd 00.05.1934 “Youth of Newfoundland” G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth 20.09.1933 W.Easdown sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 “Youth of New Zealand” G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 20.09.1933 CH.Brernridge Fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.34 G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 20.09.1933 reserve aircraft
“Youth of Britain” G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 20.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson
G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock 20.09.1933 G.Tyson
G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll 20.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

The same site was used again by Cobham on 10.05.1935.
All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Scardanmore
on Fri 10.05.1935.
The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 10.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N 10.05.1935 G-ACOD Avro 504N 10.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N 10.05.1935 G-ADBD Avro 504N 10.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 10.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 10.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 10.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 10.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 10.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 10.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 10.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 10.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 10.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider 10.05.1935 Joan Meakin [owner & pilot]

Again this site was used by Scott's flying circus on 07.06.1936.
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Scardanmore on 07.06.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would
make sense- because searching for new sites was time consuming and
expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use-
pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 07.06.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 07.06.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 07.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 07.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 07.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 07.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 07.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 07.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 07.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG deHavilland DH82 Tiger Moth 07.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel “‘Bertie Bassett” 07.06.1936 CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 07.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 07.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 07.06.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 07.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 07.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site was also used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on 23.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at Scardanmore
on 23.06.1937

visitor ? Avro 504 23.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 23.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 23.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 23.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

1228 Scartbarry Cork Airstrip Private
Watergrasshill owner/operator Martin McCarthy
Scartbarry
3.6k NNE of Watergrasshill 500m E of the N8 road Watergrasshill
Co Cork
021-889221

Airstrip closed early 2005 due to construction of major road / motorway
through the field containing the airstrip. Relocated??

from Bartlemy based EI-CLL Whittaker MW 6S 24.04.1997 14.03.2000 Martin McCarthy to Midleton
from Bartlamy EI-CJZ Whittaker MW 6S 07.05.1994 Active Michael McCarthy
based? EI-BOH Quicksilver 08.09.1993 Active John Leech
EI-CPX lll-Sky Arrow 650T 24.04.2003 Active Martin McCarthy

1229 Scrabo Down Airstrip Private
see Ballymagreehan 1523

1230 Skreen Sligo Temporary Airstrip Private/IAC
see Derk Beg 0485

1231 Shanes Castle Antrim Field strip Private
Lord O'Neills Park owner/operator Shanes Castle estates Co Ltd
Randalstown Randalstown Road
Lord O’Neills Park
2.5k SE of Randlestown Randalstown
Antrim BT41 4NE
Co Antrim
 HYPERLINK "http://shanescastle.com/" \t "_blank" shanescastle.com
028-94428216

A site here at Shanes Castle was used by Lilian Brand from 09.1910 for the sucessful flight trials of an aeroplane she constructed herself.
Possibly a different site used by Brendan McIntyre within the grounds to display his gyrocopter in 1984

visitor ? ? 00.00.1910 Lilian Brand
displayed here was visitor G-ARWW Bensen B.8M Gyrocopter (SJB/1) 00.06.1984 00.00.0000 Brendan McIntyre/The Barnside de-reg date 17.12.1991 confirmation required for exact location- date
Flying Group & which gyro used for the display
OR visitor G-BIPZ McCandless Gyrocopter Mk.4 (MK4/4) 00.06.1984 00.00.0000 Brendan McIntyre/The Barnside de-reg date 09.08.1991
Flying Group

1232 Shanes Hill 1 Antrim Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Larne 3 owner/operator Ulster Hanggliding and Paragliding Club
Shanes Hill
8k SW of Larne Headwood
100m S of the A36 road below Shanes Hill Larne
inline with the stone wall traversing up the hill Co Antrim

visitor Sabre Paraglider 10.04.2003 Donal Hamilton
visitor Sabre Paraglider 15.04.2003 Donal Hamilton

1233 Shannon 1 Clare Airport Civil
Rineanna owner/operator Aer Rianta Cpt
Shannon Airport
29k WNW of Limerick city centre Shannon
Co Clare
061-471444
061-712000 fax 061-712282


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 135
ACC 124.7 - Approach 121.4- 120.2
TWR - 121.8- 118.7 GND 121.8
CLR - 119.07 - ATIS 130.95
Busy International Airport.
Friendly ATC staff familiar with training flights.
Flight Plan Mandatory.
Arrival and Departure as Directed.
Restaurant- Toilets and Bars in the Terminal building.
No Mogas Avagas available.

Of the five hard runways constructed- only one is now active. The
remaining four are used as taxiways- aircraft parking areas or
closed off altogether:
04/22 1800m is disused except for 400m at the southern end-
opposite the terminal which is used for aircraft parking.
06/24 3199m is the Active.
09/27 1680m is disused.
13/31 1720m is used as a taxiway. Possible active use??.
18/36 1770m is disused but a short section 200m at the southern
end is used as a taxiway link
The fifth runway 18/36 1770m x 45m Concrete was constructed
but over time became disused.

It was on the 18.05.1939- less than five month’s before the
start of the second world war that the first aircraft landed at
the new Rineanna Airfield- Co. Clare- (later Shannon Airport)
The aircraft was flown by an Aer Corps pilot Capt W.J. Keane
landing on a specially prepered strip as the field was not yet
officially opened. On Thursday the 18th May 1939 the first
aircraft landed at Rineanna- the aircraft was the Irish Air
Corps Avro Anson A43.
Initally four grass runways were marked out- the longest
being a mile in length and four hundred yards wide- running
almost southwest to northeast. The other three grass
runways were two hundred yards wide and were laid out so
that there was an angle of approximately 45 degrees between
each adjacent runway.

via Tony Kerns FII Thu 14.05.2009
The 18 May marks the arrival seventy years ago of the first aircraft- an Anson of the Air Corps to land at Rineanna ( Shannon Airport to you young fellas). The Air Corps established
a base there for the duration of the WW2 and saw the arrival of a number of US Military aircraft during that period ( now where have I heard something like that before) Tony K

Less than two months later the first passenger aircraft landed at
Rineanna on the 11th July 1939 a Belgian airliner (a tri-motor
Savoia Marchetti S-73 of Sabena).  The Crew and eight passengers
alighted from the aircraft and were cheered by the assembled
workmen before driving off in cars to Foynes- where they were to
board Pan American’s ‘Yankee Clipper’ Boeing 314 flight to the
United States the following evening.  News quickly spread of the
presence of the Belgian airliner and during the course of the
following day hundreds of sightseers crowded into Rineanna.  By
the time the Sabena crew had returned from Foynes to Rineanna
at 9.15pm that evening there were almost 500 people gathered to
watch the aircraft take off on her return journey to Croydon onto
Brussels.

Rineanna was occupied on the 30th August 1939 when 4 Anson’s and
2 Walrus’s arrived from Baldonnell. The aircraft and personnel were from
the 1st Recce and Medium Bombing Sqdrn- and the Coastal Patrol Sqdrn.
The detachment was commanded by Capt W.J. Keane and Capt T.J. Hanley
was his second in command. Patrols were flown over the west and south
coasts from this base. In 1943 the fighter Sqdrn occupied Rineanna and
were to remain there with their hurricanes until May 1945 when they moved
to Gormanston. Baldonnell and Rineanna were the only permanent bases
of the wartime Air Corps. The Fighter Squadron was the last detachment to
leave Rineanna- which subsequently became a civil airport- Shannon as we
know it today.
Three Miles Master Ifs- armed with one 0.303 inch Browning
machine gun mounted in the starboard wing- entered service
with No.1 Fighter Squadron in February 1943. Equipped with
these three aircraft- the three Gladiators- three Lysanders and
three Hawker Hinds- the squadron was transferred to the airfield
at Rineanna (now Shannon International Airport) in May 1943-
replacing the Coastal Patrol Squadron and No.1 Reconnaissance
and Medium Bomber Squadron. source IAL 20-253.08

During 1946 Lockheed established a repair depot here where
work could be carried out on any Lockheed Constellations that
went u/s in Europe. At its busiest time the Lockheed Aircraft
European Service Depot employed almost 270 people. It carried
a very large spares stock and had the facilities and experience
to undertake any repairs. When Aerlinte acquired five Constellations-
Lockheed planned to let the Irish airline take over the depot- but as
Aerlinte sold the aircraft to BOAC the Depot was also sold to BOAC
in September 1948. They moved the spares to London and closed
down the Shannon facility.
With the avent of jet aircraft a new 10-000ft. runway was built at
Shannon. It became partly operational on 03.07.1960 and was fully
operational by the end of that year
The US Immigration pre-clearance facility at Shannon was introduced
01.07.1986.
Aer Rianta started work on a large hangar- (210ft long- 169ft wide- and
58ft high) north of Runway 31 to facilitate this painting contract during
1988. This was completed at the end of August 1988. Expressair
Aviation Services had won a 5-year contract to repaint Aeroflot aircraft
and will use this hangar. It could accommodate an IL-86.
AFL a/c painted here:
First was Il-62 CCCP-86521 21.11.1987-08.12.1987
Next: Tu-154 CCCP-85634 09.12.1987
SRS (Shannon Repair Services) Maintenance Division- was purchased
by United Parcel Services in November 1997.



P visitor EI-AST Reims Cessna F.150G (F150-0273) 03.09.1994N Liberty Flying Group
P visitor EI-CDV Cessna F.150G (150-66677) 03.09.1994N Blue Heron services
P based EI-BXO Fouga CM170 Magister (FM-28) 03.09.1994N G.Connolly
P visitor UR 86135 Ilyushin IL-62M (4804-174-8475) 24.08.1997N Air Ukraine
P visitor OO-VLN Fokker 50 (20145) 24.08.1997N VLM Airlines

The build up to President Reagan’s visit in June 1984 began many weeks before
hand but ended very quickly after the visit. Malcolm Nason has very kindly researched
the 'airlift' through his slide library and the listing below gives an indication of the extent
and variety of aircraft which visited Shannon in connection with the visit.

30.03.1984 61-0651 T.39A USAF    
18.04         77-22950 C.12A U.S. ARMY    
18.05         69-0019 C.5A USAF    
20.05         65-0242 C.141B USAF    
22.05         64-0633 C.141B USAF    
28.05      78-23127 C.12C U.S. ARMY    
29.05         64-0626 C.141B USAF     
159357 VH3D USMC  "Nighthawk 2"
159359 VH3D USMC  "Nighthawk 1"  
68-10924 CH53C USAF     
68-10928 CH53C USAF     
  68-10932 CH53C USAF  
30.05         66-8304 C.5A USAF    
31.05 78-23128 C.12C US ARMY     
G-BISZ S76 BRISTOW/IRISH HELICOPTERS
01.05 G-DFIN SA365N IRISH HELICOPTERS     
238 BAE125 IAAC     
214 ALOUETTE 3 IAAC     
62-6000 VC137C USAF  
    72-7000 VC137C USAF
probably arrived 01.06 225- 226- 228 SF260W IAAC  
02.06 N731PA B747 PAN AM     .  
63-7885 C.130E USAF    

   G-BWFC CHINOOK BRITISH A/W     
G-BISR CHINOOK BRITISH A/W     
G-BKFN BELL 214ST BCAL     
G-BFPF S61N BCAL    
G-BEJL S61N BRITISH A/W    
G-BEWL S61N BRITISH A/W    
G-BFFJ S61N BRITISH A/W    
63-8078 C.141B USAF    
05.06 70-0456 C.5A USAF     
66-0178 C.141B USAF     
66-0202 C.141B USAF



visitor IAC43 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) ex N4865 18.05.1939 19.12.1939 Irish Air Corps first aircraft to land at the Rineanna/Shannon 18.05.1939. Pilot Capt W.J.
Keane cr in Galway landed on a specially prepered strip as the field was
not yet officially openedBay & dbr 19.12.1939 w/o visitor IAC41 Avro 652A Anson 1 (no c/n) ex N4863 18.051939 Irish Air Corps second aircraft to land at Rineanna/Shannon wfu 01.1944
from Baldonnell based IAC? Avro Anson 30.08.1939 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps
from Baldonnell based IAC? Avro Anson 30.08.1939 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps
from Baldonnell based IAC? Avro Anson 30.08.1939 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps
from Baldonnell based IAC? Avro Anson 30.08.1939 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps
from Baldonnell based IAC? Walrus 30.08.1939 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps
from Baldonnell based IAC? Walrus 30.08.1939 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps
EI-ACP Taylorcraft Plus D (a) Shannon 03/10/1946 04/05/48
EI-ACR Lockheed L.749-79-32 Constellation Shannon 17/09/1947 00/06/48
EI-ACS Lockheed L.749-79-32 Constellation Shannon 17/09/1947 00/06/48
EI-ACU Auster J/2 Arrow Shannon 12/04/1947 23/11/48
EI-ADA Lockheed L.749-79-32 Constellation Shannon 17/09/1947 22/06/48
EI-ADD Lockheed L.749-79-32 Constellation Shannon 08/10/1947 22/06/48
EI-AGK D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Shannon 16/12/1953 12/06/55
EI-AGK D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Shannon 16/12/1953 12/06/55
EI-AGQ Avro 652a Anson I Shannon 24/06/1954 17/02/56
EI-AGW Avro 652a Anson XIX Srs.2 Shannon 09/06/1955 17/02/56
EI-AKT Hiller UH-12E (a) Shannon 13/06/1959 19/12/60
EI-ALE S.C.A.N. 30G Shannon 30/09/1959 01/02/60
EI-AMB Beagle A.61 Terrier 1 Mk.6 Shannon 31/10/1967 08/05/68
EI-AMS Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 150 Shannon 24/06/1974 16/05/79
EI-AMS Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 150 Shannon/Coonagh 13/11/1964 23/11/73
EI-AMT Cessna 185A Shannon 19/05/1967 29/06/67w
EI-ANL Douglas DC-4-1009 Shannon 29/05/1964 04/01/67
EI-ANL Douglas DC-4-1009 Shannon 29/05/1964 04/01/67
EI-ANM Douglas DC-7CF (DC-7C) Shannon 22/07/1964 21/02/66
EI-ANT Aeronca 07ECA Citabria (Champion) Shannon 25/06/1984 03/01/85
EI-ANY Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 Shannon 27/04/1976 05/04/82
EI-AOC Douglas DC-7CF (DC-7C) Shannon 23/03/1965 21/02/66
EI-AOU Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 03/09/1965 01/12/67
EI-AOV Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 03/09/1965 12/07/66
EI-AOW Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 27/10/1965 23/03/66
EI-APE Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 17/02/1966 16/03/66w
EI-APH Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 29/04/1966 27/05/68
EI-API Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 28/11/1967 02/07/69
EI-API Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 28/11/1967 28/11/67
EI-API Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 10/05/1966 11/08/66
EI-APN Hughes 269B (300) Shannon 24/02/1967 06/10/67
EI-APO Beagle B.206C Srs. 1 Shannon 16/03/1967 21/10/67
EI-APP Bell 206A Jet Ranger Shannon/Dublin 27/08/1967 01/05/72
EI-ARN Wren 460 Shannon 30/08/1968 22/08/73
EI-ARN Wren 460 Shannon 05/03/1974 20/02/76
EI-ARN Wren 460 Shannon 22/08/1973 05/03/74
EI-ARN Wren 460 Shannon 30/08/1968 22/08/73
EI-ARN Wren 460 Shannon 12/06/1967 24/06/68
EI-ASY Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six 300 Shannon 01/12/1968 22/11/70
EI-ASY Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six 300 Shannon 23/11/1970 26/04/72
EI-ATA Beagle A.109 Airdale 2 Shannon 24/06/1968 03/10/69
EI-ATA Beagle A.109 Airdale 2 Shannon 24/06/1968 03/10/69
EI-ATD Beagle A.109 Airdale 2 Shannon 29/10/1968 03/10/69
EI-AUA Hughes 369HE (500) Shannon 09/06/1969 08/12/70
EI-AUB D.H. 82A Tiger Moth (b) Shannon 27/11/1974 09/10/75
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 21/11/1974 11/04/78
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 21/11/1974 11/04/78
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 21/11/1974 11/04/78
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 11/04/1978 16/11/79
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 11/04/1978 16/11/79
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 28/01/1980 27/04/81
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 28/01/1980 27/04/81
EI-AUJ M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 27/04/1981 13/05/82
EI-AUP M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 21/05/1976 05/11/76
based Shannon EI-ASO Boeing 707-349C-H (19354) A15.05.1975 05.07.1975 Aer Lingus EI-ASO was used for one month at Shannon training Zambian crews for
the upcoming L to Zambia Airways as 9J-AEC R15.07.1975 and D same
day on L until 23.02.1976
EI-AUV Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C Shannon 30/11/1970 25/10/72
EI-AUV Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C Shannon 12/01/1977 13/01/84
EI-AVP Beagle A.109 Airdale Shannon ntu
EI-AWW Cessna 414 Chancellor Shannon
EI-AYO Douglas DC-3A-197 Shannon 05/03/1976 27/10/78
EI-AYU Winter LF1 Brunswick Zaunkoenig 2 Shannon 01/05/1974 21/05/76
EI-AYW Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C Shannon 10/05/1974 28/11/74
EI-AYW Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C Shannon 05/09/1980 cancelled
EI-AYW Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C Shannon 24/04/1975 05/09/80
EI-BAB M.S. 894e Minerva 220GT (SOCATA) Shannon 21/12/1988 20/07/89
EI-BAB M.S. 894e Minerva 220GT (SOCATA) Shannon 19/10/1987 21/12/88
EI-BAB M.S. 894e Minerva 220GT (SOCATA) Shannon 02/04/1985 19/10/87
EI-BAK Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Shannon/Carnmore 17/10/1974 01/10/74
EI-BCT Cessna 411A Shannon 11/02/1980 21/09/83
EI-BCT Cessna 411A Shannon 10/08/1977 17/07/78
EI-BCT Cessna 411A Shannon 16/12/1978 14/12/79
EI-BCT Cessna 411A 12/10/1983 00/11/93
EI-BDW Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 (a) Shannon 10/03/1978 12/03/79
EI-BEY Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Shannon 11/05/1978 23/04/79
EI-BEY Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Shannon 14/05/1979 20/02/85
EI-BEY Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Shannon 14/05/1979 20/02/85
EI-BEY Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Shannon 11/05/1978 23/04/79
EI-BFN Boeing 707-430 Shannon 24/08/1978 17/01/79
EI-BFU Boeing 707-344 Shannon 24/10/1978 31/10/78
EI-BGC M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 22/12/1978 02/02/81
EI-BGK Cessna 206D (P) Super Skylane Shannon 16/03/1989 cancelled
EI-BGK Cessna 206D (P) Super Skylane Shannon 21/06/1984 24/08/87
EI-BGK Cessna 206D (P) Super Skylane Shannon 03/05/1979 13/01/84
EI-BGK Cessna 206D (P) Super Skylane Shannon 02/12/1987 16/03/89
EI-BGM Cessna 340A Shannon 28/03/1979 27/02/80
EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200 Shannon 20/03/1984 19/02/85
EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200 Shannon 19/02/85
EI-BHA Beechcraft Super King Air 200 Shannon 22/04/1982 23/04/82
EI-BHE Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 (8405) Shannon 06/07/1979 24/07/80
EI-BHW Reims Cessna F.150F Shannon 22/11/1979 31/05/84
EI-BHW Reims Cessna F.150F Shannon 31/05/1984 10/03/88
EI-BIP Beechcraft Super King Air 200 Shannon 22/04/1982 23/04/82
EI-BIW M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club Shannon 19/05/1980 10/12/80
EI-BJB Aeronca 07DC Champion Shannon 16/04/1980 08/08/80
EI-BJC Aeronca 07AC Champion Shannon 03/04/1980 16/12/80
EI-BJH Slingsby Nipper RA-45 Srs 3 Shannon 03/06/1980 10/12/80
EI-BJJ Aeronca 15AC Sedan Shannon 06/06/1980 10/02/81
EI-BJT Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 16/10/1980 31/05/84
EI-BJT Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 31/05/1984 00/02/90
EI-BKB Aeronca 11AC Chief Shannon 05/11/1980 17/06/82
EI-BKB Aeronca 11AC Chief Shannon 15/12/1982 09/03/84
EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan Shannon 05/11/1980 10/12/80
EI-BKH Partenavia P.68B Victor Shannon 19/01/1981 04/11/81
EI-BKI Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain 350 (b) Shannon 09/02/1981 04/11/81
EI-BKS Eippeer Formance Quicksilver Shannon 15/04/1981 current
EI-BKV Beechcraft Super King Air 200C Shannon 09/10/1981 02/11/81
EI-BKW Beechcraft Dutchess 76 Shannon 30/09/1985 11/11/85
EI-BLI Beechcraft King Air C-90 Shannon 20/08/1981 22/04/82
EI-BLN Eippeer Formance Quicksilver MX Shannon 26/08/1981 17/12/81
EI-BLS Cessna 150M Shannon 23/10/1981 19/02/85
EI-BLT Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 15/10/1981 11/10/82
EI-BLT Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 15/10/1981 11/10/82
EI-BLW Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C Shannon 31/05/1984 00/02/90
EI-BLW Piper PA-27 Aztec 250C Shannon 16/11/1981 31/05/84
EI-BNE Helio HT.295 Super Courier Shannon 07/12/1982 11/04/84
EI-BNG M.S. 892a Commodore 150 (SEEMS) Shannon 31/05/1984 05/08/87
EI-BNG M.S. 892a Commodore 150 (SEEMS) Shannon 04/10/1982 31/05/84
EI-BNG M.S. 892a Commodore 150 (SEEMS) Shannon 04/10/1982 31/05/84
EI-BNN Short SC-7 Srs.3 Ver.200-15 Skyvan Shannon 24/05/1983 31/05/84
EI-BNN Short SC-7 Srs.3 Ver.200-15 Skyvan Shannon/Ballydoyle 31/05/1984 00/07/90
EI-BNY Aeros. SN-601 Corvette (SNIAS) Shannon 18/03/1986 16/10/87
EI-BNY Aeros. SN-601 Corvette (SNIAS) Shannon 16/03/1984 18/03/86
EI-BOJ Boeing 737-2L9 Shannon 07/10/1983 11/04/84
EI-BOJ Boeing 737-2L9 Shannon 12/12/1984 20/06/85
EI-BOM Boeing 737-2T4 Advanced Shannon 12/12/1984
EI-BON Boeing 737-2T4 Advanced Shannon 14/03/1985
EI-BOR Bell 222A Shannon 10/10/1990 current
EI-BOW Cessna 182M Skylane Shannon 29/01/1985 26/02/87
EI-BOW Cessna 182M Skylane Shannon 25/09/1984 29/01/85
EI-BPI Embraer EMB-110P1 Banderiante Shannon 04/01/1985 10/05/85
EI-BPL Reims Cessna F.172K Shannon 28/03/1985 current
EI-BRI Swearingen SA-226TC Metro 2 Shannon 18/10/1985 13/07/87
EI-BRN Boeing 737-2T4 Advanced Shannon 12/08/1985 24/12/86
EI-BRR Boeing 747-133 Shannon 10/10/86
EI-BSR Lake LA-4 Buccaneer 200EP Shannon 27/05/1987 18/07/88
EI-BSR Lake LA-4 Buccaneer 200EP Shannon 11/08/1986 26/05/87
EI-BTU Douglas DC-9-83 Shannon 23/10/1993 02/02/94
EI-BTV Douglas DC-9-83 Shannon 11/11/1993
EI-BUG SOCATA ST-10 Diplomat Shannon 04/02/1987 29/03/88
EI-BUG SOCATA ST-10 Diplomat Shannon 29/03/1988 01/06/91
EI-BUR Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 10/07/1987 28/07/88
EI-BUR Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 28/07/1988 24/06/94
EI-BUR Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 24/06/1994 current
EI-BUS Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 10/07/1987 28/07/88
EI-BUS Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 28/07/1988 24/06/94
EI-BUS Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 24/06/1994 current
EI-BUY Cessna 551 Citation 2 Shannon 14/07/1987 15/06/92
EI-BUZ Robinson R-22HR Alpha Shannon 02/06/1987 28/07/88
EI-BUZ Robinson R-22HR Alpha Shannon 28/07/1988 14/09/94
EI-BUZ Robinson R-22HR Alpha Shannon 14/09/1994 14/03/96
EI-BVK Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 Shannon 02/03/1988 14/12/89
EI-BXO Fouga CM-170 Magister Shannon 21/11/1988 current
EI-BXX Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 Shannon 24/06/1994 current
EI-BXX Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 Shannon 15/11/1988 24/06/94
EI-BYM Cessna 500 Citation 1 Shannon 08/11/1989 00/04/91
EI-BYM Cessna 500 Citation 1 Shannon 03/04/1991 05/09/91
EI-BYN Cessna 550 Citation 2 Shannon 27/07/1989 19/01/90
EI-BZU Douglas DC-8-71 Shannon 24/08/1989 05/12/91
EI-BZU Douglas DC-8-71 Shannon 09/04/1993 11/11/93
EI-BZV Douglas DC-9-83 Shannon 01/09/1989 14/09/89
EI-CBE Douglas DC-9-83 Shannon 11/10/1993 27/04/94
EI-CBS Douglas DC-9-83 Shannon 19/08/94
EI-CCG Robinson R-22 Beta Shannon 08/08/1990 00/05/93
EI-CET Lockheed L-188CF Electra Shannon
EI-CGI Douglas DC-9-83 Shannon 19/10/1992 19/01/96
EI-CGZ Boeing 737-2L9 Shannon 05/10/94
EI-CHO Lockheed L-188AF Electra Shannon 25/09/1993 25/06/94
EI-CIW Douglas DC-9-82 Shannon 30/12/1993 07/05/94
EI-CIW Douglas DC-9-82 Shannon 07/05/1994
EI-CIX Boeing 737-4Y0 Shannon 20/03/95
EI-CJK Airbus A300 B4-2C-103 Shannon 13/01/1994 09/06/97
EI-CKM Douglas DC-9-83 Shannon
EI-CLR Boeing 767-3Y0 ER Shannon 25/04/96
EI-CNL Sikorsky S-61N Shannon 19/12/1996 24/01/01
EI-CNL Sikorsky S-61N Shannon 24/01/2001 current
EI-CRW Douglas DC-9-83 Shannon 08/04/1999
EI-CXK Boeing 737-4S3 Shannon 09/04/2002 current
EI-EEC Piper PA-27 Aztec 250E Shannon 06/02/1992 current
EI-GPA Canadair Challenger Cl-600 Shannon 06/07/1987 01/02/89
EI-LAX Airbus A330-202 Shannon 29/04/1999 current
EI-LNK Eurocopter EC.130B4 Shannon current
EI-LNK Eurocopter EC.130B4 Shannon 14/06/2002
EI-LNX Eurocopter EC.130B4 Shannon current
EI-LNX Eurocopter EC.130B4 Shannon 10/06/2002
EI-MES Sikorsky S-61N Shannon 27/03/1997 24/01/01
EI-MES Sikorsky S-61N Shannon 24/01/2001 current
EI-RCG Sikorsky S-61N Shannon 25/09/2001
EI-RCG Sikorsky S-61N Shannon current
EI-RMC Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 Shannon 16/12/1999 current
EI-RNJ Hawker Siddeley 125-800XP (Raytheon) Shannon 11/06/2002 current
EI-SAR Sikorsky S-61N Shannon 24/01/2001 current
EI-SAR Sikorsky S-61N Shannon 26/06/1998 24/01/01
EI-SNN Cessna 650 Citation 3 Shannon 10/10/1990 09/02/94
EI-TAR Bell 222A Shannon 10/09/1998
EI-TAR Bell 222A Shannon 10/09/1998 04/05/00
EI-TLA Douglas DC-8-71F Shannon 26/02/1992 08/03/94
EI-TLC Douglas DC-8-61/71 Shannon 13/04/1992 10/03/94
EI-TLD Douglas DC-8-61/71 Shannon 19/06/1992 11/11/93
EI-TVA Boeing 737-43Q Shannon
EI-TVA Boeing 737-43Q Shannon 08/06/00
EI-TVB Boeing 737-43Q Shannon 09/12/1998 15/02/01
EI-TVC Boeing 737-4Y0 Shannon 16/02/2000 23/03/01
EI-TVN Boeing 737-36N Shannon 19/01/1999 04/04/01
EI-TVO Boeing 737-46M Shannon 06/05/1999 23/03/01
EI-TVP Boeing 737-3M8 Shannon
EI-TVQ Boeing 737-36N Shannon 14/01/2000 10/01/01
EI-TVR Boeing 737-36N Shannon 10/01/01
EI-TVS Boeing 737-36N Shannon 15/03/2000 16/11/00
EI-WAC Piper PA-27 Aztec 250E Shannon 26/05/1995 current
EI-WAV Bell 430 Shannon 24/12/1997 current
EI-WCC Robinson R-22 Beta Shannon 30/10/1993 05/01/00
EI-WDC Hawker Siddeley 125-3B Shannon 04/10/1994 current
EI-WDC Hawker Siddeley 125-3B Shannon 02/07/1994 09/08/94
F-BVFA Concode Air France 17.07.1994 via Adrian Kissane f 28.12.2016 EI-WGV Gulfstream V Shannon 21/11/1997 current
EI-WHE Beechcraft Super King Air 200B Shannon 07/05/1998 23/05/02
EI-WJN Hawker Siddeley 125-700A (BAe) Shannon 30/05/2000 current
EI-WMN Piper PA-27 Aztec 250F Shannon 12/10/2000 current
EI-WRC Bell 222A Shannon 04/05/2000 current
EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior Shannon 05/10/1999 28/01/02
(28-7615212)
stored dismantled EI-WRN Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior 12.10.2013 Waterford Aero Club Shannon 28/01/2002 30/07/02
(28-7615212)
EI-WSN Bell 206B Jet Ranger 2 Shannon 24/03/2000 current
EI-WYO Piper PA-31 Turbo Navajo 310 Shannon 15/09/2000 07/05/02
EI-XMA Robinson R-22 Beta Shannon 30/10/1989 24/06/94
EI-XMA Robinson R-22 Beta Shannon 24/06/1994 05/01/00
EI-XMC Robinson R-22 Beta Shannon 17/05/1991 current
G-VIPZ Sikorsky S61N- Elite Aviation's-.....Based in Shannon 08.2006
G-AOIE Douglas DC-7C arrived 28.02.1970 The "Waterford" DC7C arrived at Shannon 28/2/70 restored to the UK register as G-AOIE for Autair Ltd following lease to Schreiner as PH-SAX. It was still in the basic colours of its previous operator Caledonian Airways. Following several years in storage it was "acquired" by the airport authority for rescue service training and painted it white & grey. It was used for non destructive fire training and also being used on one occasion to test lifting airbags. The tough old airframe survived all this and the next installment will tell of its removal to Waterford. via Malcolm Nason
Hi all Latest situation at Shannon - with all the departures we need a re-stock ! All the best Malcolm 1/9/11. AIRFIELD EC-CFA B727-256 (20811) Iberia arrived 6/9/01. Stripped airframe used for rescue services training.  SU-KBE A320-214 (1454) Koral Blue ferried Cairo-Shannon 20/5/11 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance and return to lessor.  Noted 7/6/11 re-registered EI-EPX still in Koral Blue colours. Currently parked on Tx7.  F-GMLX MD83 (49823) ex Blue Line arrived from Nimes 6/12/10. Parked on Tx7. Moved to Shannon Aerospace 14/12/10. Officially re-reg N361LF 5/7/11 and now marked as such. Currently parked on Tx7.   AIR ATLANTA AERO ENGINEERING   CS-TQI B767-3S1 (25221) Luzair arrived 21/1/11 all white for Air Atlanta Aero Engineering maintenance. Return to lessor  GECAS. Officially re-reg N585MS 15/4/11 and first noted as such 2/5/11. Registered to Atlas Air 16/8/11 and dep to Miami as “GTI585” 18/8/11.  N495MS B737-5H6 (27354) ex 5N-PVA GECAS ferried Las Palmas – Shannon 11/11/10 in basic Air Midwest colours for Air Atlanta Aero Engineering maintenance.  5N-VNC B737-33V (29338) Air Nigeria arrived 1/10/10 in Virgin Nigeria colours. Painted in Air Nigeria colours by Eirtech Aviation then to Air Atlanta hangar 9/10/10.  OY-SRF B767-219F (23327) Star Air arrived 3/8/11 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering. Test flight 18/8/11 & dep 19/8/11.  OY-SRO B767-25E (F) (27194) Star Air arrived 19/8/11 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering. Dep 22/8/11.  VP-CME B767-231 (22567) Mid East Jet arrived 22/8/11 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering. Dep 26/8/11.  VP-BNA B727-21 (19262) Mid East Jet arrived 2/9/08 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering. Air Atlanta did not proceed with acquiring this aircraft. Currently parked in centre of airfield. Moved to Air Atlanta ramp 29/8/11 for apprentice training. EIRTECH AVIATION G-JECU DHC8-402 (4146) FlyBe arrived 12/8/11 for painting in South African Express colours. Rolled out in SA Express colours 18/8/11 to be ZS-YBT. Dep to Exeter 19/8/11. EC-LNP ATR72-202 (285) ex OK-XFA arrived from Edinburgh 25/8/11 in CSA colours for painting in Helitt colours. EC-LNQ ATR72-202 (303) ex OK-XFD arrived from Edinburgh 26/8/11 in CSA colours for painting in Helitt colours. SHANNON AEROSPACE N831LF A321-211 (775) ILFC in Turkuaz colours arrived from Jeddah 21/4/11 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.  To Eirtech paint hangar and rolled out all white 27/6/11 with US reg taped over Irish marks EI-EPM- back to Shannon Aerospace. US reg cancelled 14/7/11 and re-registered EI-EPM still all white. N851LF A321-211 (666) ILFC in Turkuaz colours arrived from Medina 12/5/11 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance. To Eirtech hangar 3/6/11 to be painted all white pending onward lease. Rolled out 12/6/11 and back to Shannon Aerospace. US registration cancelled 18/8/11 to EI-ESI and noted as such 25/8/11. SU-LBJ A320-214 (1054) Lotus arrived from Amman 8/1/11 all white for Shannon Aerospace maintenance. Return to lessor.  Noted as N105SR 26/1/11- officially re-reg 21/1/11.  To Eirtech paint hangar 28/6/11. Rolled out 5/7/11 in Yamal Airlines colours and back to Shannon Aerospace. Test flight 13/7/11. US registration cancelled 11/8/11 and noted 17/8/11 re-registered VQ-BNR. Dep on delivery to Tyumen 25/8/11. PH-BTE B737-306 (27421) KLM arrived from Amsterdam in basic colours with reg taped on 19/7/11 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance. Re-registered HB-JJB 20/7/11 for Privatair to be operated in Africa. Noted 13/8/11 in full ECAIR – Equatorial Congo Airlines colours. Test flight 19/8/11. VP-BWT B767-38A (29617) Aeroflot arrived 3/8/11 for painting. Rolled out 13/8/11 in TUIfly Nordic colours to be SE-RFR. Towed to Shannon Aerospace hanger.  Test flown 15/8/11. Noted 18/8/11 now registered SE-RFR. Dep to Greensboro 29/8/11 for winglet fitting. D-ABEH B737-330 (25242) Lufthansa arrived 17/8/11 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.  HB-JJG B767-306 (30393) Privatair arrived from Frankfurt 1/7/11 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.  Into Eirtech Aviation paint hangar 5/7/11. Rolled out all white 11/7/11 and back to Shannon Aerospace. Dep to Frankfurt 26/8/11. E3-AAQ B767-238 (23309) Eritrean Airlines arrived from Frankfurt 20/8/11 for painting by Eirtech Aviation. Rolled out 30/1/11 in Eritrean’s new colours and to Shannon Aerospace hangar. Dep 1/9/11. VQ-BMU B767-328 (27427) Nordwind arrived 22/8/11 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance. Dep 31/8/11. D-ABKX B737-86J (36119) Air Berlin- new aircraft ferried Boeing Field-Keflavik Shannon 24/8/11 and rebranded by Shannon Aerospace in Transaero colours as EI-UNK. Dep on delivery via Vilnius 31/8/11. PH-AHQ B767-383 (24477) Arkefly arrived 26/8/11 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.  Dep 28/8/11. FERRY FLIGHTS/DELIVERIES N992JM MD83 (49948) ferried Kansas City-St. Johns-Keflavik-Shannon- Istanbul- Sabiha Gokcen 18-19/8/11 all white.

1234 Shannon Bridge Offaly Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Shannon Bridge
assumed to be the local power station

visitor G-GRID Aerospatiale AS355F1 Twin Squirrel 15.12.1993 National Grid Co (UK)

1235 Shannon SAR Clare Helipad Private
owner/operator Irish Helicopters
Search and Rescue Centre
E of Industrial Estate at Shannon Airport Shannon Airport
Co Clare

based EI-BHO Sikorsky S.61N 00.05.1992 00.00.0000 Irish Helicopters Ltd
part time based EI-SAR Sikorsky S.61N 26.06.1998 00.00.0000 Bond Helicopters Ireland

1236 Shannon Shamrock Hotel Clare Helipad Private
Fitzpatricks Hotel owner/operator Fitzpatricks Hotel
Bunratty Bunratty
Ennis
7.5k E of Shannon Airport control tower Co Clare
061-361177 fax 061-471252

1237 Shantallow 1 Derry Helibase British Army
see Fort George 0627

1238 Sheen Falls Lodge Kerry Helipad Private
Kenmare 2 owner/operator Sheen Falls Lodge
Kenmare
1.5k SE of Kenmare Co Kerry
064-41600 fax 064-41386

1239 Sheepstown Kilkenny Microlight Airstrip Private
Dunnamaggan owner/operator Barry Cors Audoire
Dunmaggin A Sheepstown
Dunnamaggin
2k WSW of Knocktopher Knocktopher
Co Kilkenny

based EI-CKN Whittaker MW-6s Fatboy Flyer 29.07.1994 30.03.1999 Barry Cors Audoire

1240 Shinrone 1 Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
see Magherareagh 1 1965

1241 Silvermines Tipperary Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Silvermines
Co Tipperary

visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 on 19.01.1992 Westair

1242 Silver Springs Hotel Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Silver Springs Moran Hotel Tivoli
2.6k E of Cork city railway station Cork
Co Cork
021-4507533 fax 021-4507641

visitor EI-CJM Bell 206B 31.10.1994 Anthony McConnell


1243 Sion Mills Tyrone Airstrip Private
see Stonewalls 1573

1244 Skellig Michael Lighthouse Kerry Helipad Irish Lights
Great Skellig owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
16 Lower Pembroke Street
14k W of Bolus Head Dublin 2
01-6321900 Fax 01-6321946


All helipads under Irish Lights total control have a ban on their use by
any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish Lights business.

Helicopter landing pad is on a platform built into the cliff face.
Major repairs were carried out to the platform 06.1996

1245 Skerries 1 Dublin Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Iona National Airways
Location? ?
Skerries
Co Dublin

possibly Balcunnin which was used by the Irish Aero Club
in 1937.
Site was used by Iona National Airways between 08.1931
and 04.1932 [one report states 03.1932] giving pleasure flights
using DH 60G moths EI-AAF and EI-AAG
one passenger Kay Malone a sister of JC.Malone who lived
locally remembered looping the loop over Skerries harbour
and urging the pilot for more.

visitor EI-AAF deHavilland DH 60G Moth 00.08.1931 00.04.1932 Iona National Airways
visitor EI-AAG deHavilland DH 60G Moth 00.08.1931 00.04.1932 Iona National Airways

1246 Skerries 2 Dublin Airstrip Private
see Balcunnin 0062

1247 Skibbereen Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Skibbereen
Co Cork

visitor G-OGHH Enstrom 480 31.05.1996 Southern Air

1248 Slane Castle Meath Helipad Private
owner/operator Lord Henry Mountcharles
Slane Castle
Sl;ane
Multiple use since at least 1992. primerily used Co Meath
during the rock concert season every year.

1249 Slievebolea Armagh Helibase Private
Slievenabala A owner ?
operator British Army
2.75k SE of Jonesborough Slievebolea
Jonesborough
Co Armagh

1250 Slievebrack Armagh Helibase Private
Slievesrack A owner ?
operator British Army
2.25k NE of Forkhill Forkhill
Co Armagh

1251 Slieve Donard Hotel Down Helipad Private
owner/operator Slieve Donard Hotel
Downs Road
150m NE of Newcastle bus station Newcastle
Co Down
013967-23681 fax 013967-24830
028-43721066 fax 028-43724830

visitor Bell 340 N431WH on 25.06.2001 ?
photo 14.10.2005 fly in Ireland forum photo section

1252 Slievefelim Mountains Limerick Helistop/s Private
owner Coilte? (Irish forestry Commision)
operator PMG Helicopters
Slievefelim Mountains
Location’s? Co Limerick

Probably several sites in a 48sq kilometer area of the Slievefelim
mountains used for the removal of christmas trees using underslung
payloads. Normal operations would not require the helicopter to
touch down at each location. So the actual locations where a landing
took place would be few and only for meal and rest breaks. Fuel
would probably have been obtained from Shannon Airport.

Visitors G-PLMC Aerospatile AS350B Squirrel during 00.11.2000 PGM Helicopters

1253 Slieve Gallion 1 Derry Hang-gliding + Paragliding site Private
owner ?
operator Ulster Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Club
5.5k SSE of Draperstown Slieve Gallion
500m N of summit Draperstown
Co Derry

visitor Gin Bonanza Paraglider 29.06.2003 Mark Piggot
visitor Airwave Sport Paraglider 29.06.2003 John McNamee

1254 Slievenabala Armagh Helibase Private
see Slievebolea 1249

1255 Slieve Ree ?Limerick Hang-Gliding / Paragliding Site Private
owner ?
operator Irish Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Club
location? Slieve Ree
?
Co Limerick?

in use since at least the mid 1970’s
Site used by the Irish Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Club.
[A paragliding fly-in took place here on 25/26.08.2001].

1256 Slieve Russell Hotel Cavan Helipad Private
Cranaghan (add) owner/operator Slieve Russell Hotel
Ballyconnell Cranaghan
Ballyconnell
1.5k NNE of Ballyconnell Co Cavan
049-9526444 fax 049-9526474

In use since at least 1993.

Based EI-CIO Bell 206L-III Long Ranger 24.10.1993 26.09.2000 Sean Quinn/Quinn Group
P EI-SQG Agusta A.109E 24.08.2000 27.01.2012 Sean Quinn/Quinn Group
P visitors G-OTFL Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri (1073) 00.00.2006 Tyrone Fabrications
P EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (4177) 00.00.2006 Office of NATCOM Ireland
P EI-MLN Agusta A.109E Power (11115) 00.00.2007 Earthquake (Irl) Ltd
P G-BPRJ Aerospatiale AS.355F1 Twin Squirrel (5201)00.00.0000 PLM Dollar Group Ltd
P G-ELIT Bell 206L Long Ranger (45091) 00.00.0000 Henfield Lodge Aviation Ltd

1257 Slievesrack A Armagh Helibase Private
see Slievebrack 1250

1258 Sligo 2 Sligo Field strip Private
See Scardanmore 1227

1259 Sligo 3 Sligo Airfield/Airport Private/Civil
see Strandhill 1279

1260 Sligo Park Hotel Sligo Helipad Private
owner/operator Sligo Park Hotel
Cornageeha
2k S of Sligo town Sligo
Co Sligo
071-60291 071-9160291 fax 071-9169556


visitor EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 08.07.1996 ?
visitor EI-BKT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 15.11.2000 Irish Helicopters Ltd

1261 Sligo Regional Hospital Sligo Helipad Private
owner/operator Sligo Regional Hospital
The Mall
800m NE of Sligo town caetre Sligo
Co Sligo
071-71111

visitor IAC196 Alouette 3 18.10.1998 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC246 Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin 12.03.1999 Irish Air Corps

1262 Sligo Town Sligo Helipad/s Private
owners ?
operators ?
Locations? Sligo Town
Co Sligo

Multiple activity since at least 1996. Probably several sites Including
the Sligo Park Hotel and the General hospital

Sligo visitor EI-HER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 02.04.1996 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-CHL Bell 206L Long Ranger 25.04.1996 Celtic Helicopters
visitor N720B Bell 206L Long Ranger 11.04.1997 Omega Air
visitor EI-TKI Robinson R.22 20.04.1997 GT Investigators (International)
visitor EI-BIJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 22.07.1997 Celtic Helicopters

1263 Slyne Head Lighthouse Galway Helipad Private
owner/operator Commissioners of Irish Lights
Slyne Head Lighthouse 16 Lower Pembroke Street
11k WSW of Ballyconneely Illaunamid Island Dublin 2
Atlantic Ocean 01-6321900 fax 01-6321946
off Co Galway

All helipads under Irish Lights control have a total ban on their
use by any other helicopters- except if that helicopter is on Irish
Lights business.


1264 South Dublin Dublin Helipad Private
Probably Clonskeagh 1 0412 see Richview Business Park 1773

South Dublin visitor G-HAUG Sikorsky S.76B 12.12.1996 Norbrook Laborities sadly this aircraft crashed later that day near Carlingford Co Louth
en-route Ballyedmond killing all three on board RIP.

1265 Spanish Point Clare Airfield Private
owner ?
operator Spanish Point Flying Club Ltd
1.5k SW of Milltown Malbay Leagard South
100m E of the N67 road Milltown Malbay
2006 mostly inactive-apart from model flying activity Co Clare
2010 airfield reactivated 065-84595 (club) seldom manned
086-8722934 Shane Burke

N 52 50.813' W009 24.871' R 24/06 Freq: 123.30

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 140
Strip may be unusable - PPR Advised. May be soft in wet weather.
Operated by Spanish Point Flying Club.
The Club was founded in 1990 but is largely inactive at the moment
(2006).
Used a lot for model aircraft flying - so CAUTION ADVISED call
Sean Burke on mobile number above as the Club number may not
be manned.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits.
No Mogas No Avgas

based EI-BIT SOCATA MS 887 Rallye 125 R 22.08.1991 00.00.0000 Spanish Point Flying Club
from Ballyfree EI-BHP SOCATA MS 893A Commodore 180 R 26.07.1991 00.00.0000 Spanish Point Flying Club

1266 Spiddal Galway Airport Civil
see Connemara 0446

1267 Spike Island Cork Helibase IAC
owner Irish Navy
operator Irish Air Corps
2k S of Cobh in Cork Harbour Spike Island
Cork Harbour
Co Cork

1268 Stamullin Dublin Airstrip Private
see Sevenparks Farm 1972

1269 Station? Road Cavan Public Road Cavan County Council
Ballyjamesduff owner/operator Cavan County Council
Ballyjamesduff
Co Cavan apparently used by an aeroplane which was supposed to have landed
on this road during the 1930s. The pilot was said to be looking for
directions to Farren House ID 0607 This is an extremely dubious event
because there never was a rail link to Ballyjamesduff- which makes the
street named as “Station Road” a fiction as there is no such road in the
town

1270 Stepaside Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Stepaside
Co Dublin

visitor G-OBIP Robinson R.22 on 10.08.1991 DW.Wetherell

1271 Stevensons Field Donegal Airstrip/Airfield/Airstrip Private
Letterkenny 6 owner Mrs Mabel Stevenson
operators Letterkenny Microlight Club Seamus O’Donnell 086-2444866 00.00.0000-00.00.2009
General Aviation PJ Keating 087-4146754 (to 2005)
Drumgreggan
4k E of Market Square Letterkenny Letterkenny
Co Donegal
074-22943 074-9122943

Started life as an unlicenced grass strip. Obtained a licence for a
period to become an Airfield- when some flying training and
parachuting took place. When this activity ceased- the licence was
allowed to lapse and it returned to Airstrip status. Now it is mainly
used by Microlight’s with at least two based group A aircraft

1600ft grass r/w
Listed in Fly in Ireland 1970 with 497m r/w 08/26. to be extended to 556m.
In 1977 G-ANEC was reported as crashed here and was stored dismantled
in a shed. Date of crash is given as 21.06.1960.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 109
Grass strip on the North side and Hard strip (roadway) on the South side.
Phone in advance for condition of grass.
Avoid low flying over houses on approach to 25.
Intensive microlight activity.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
All circuits 500ft to the N of the strip.
B&B walking distance
Mogas 2k towards Letterkenny No Avgas

based ? Rotec Rally 2B Solo unregistered-not a requirement for the early microlights
? Ultraflight Mirage Mk1
? Ultraflight Mirage
? Ultraflight Mirage
G-MMNH Dragon 150
G-MMPR Dragon 150 00.00.0000 00.00.2005 to Devlinmore 2 in 2005
On 05.08.94 G-MMPR was noted- apparently for sale
G-MJBT Quicksilver
G-MTSL Thruster TST/T600N
G-MYMR Rans S6
EI-CXC Raj Hamsa X-Air
EI-DDJ Raj Hamsa X-Air
EI-BIF SOCATA MS895 Rallye 235E 04.01.1980 04.04.1996 Empire Enterprises to Weston
EI-CAA Cessna 172
EI-CFK
G-BUGJ 00.00.0000 Active
part time based G-AWKT SOCATA MS880B Rallye 00.00.0000 26.12.2007 w/o on 26.12.2007 due to storm damage at Stevensons Field

On 19.08.95 the following were present:
G-MBYJ Skytrike base=(London)
G-MBWL d/r from UK Reg as sold in Ireland.
G-MJBT Quicksilver base = Barking (UK)
G-MMOG Pathfinder base = Bradford-on-Avon to Devlinmore
[? ? new G-MVEG Soler Wings Pegasus XL-R 00.00.2000 00.00.0000 Adam Leadley
G-MYMR Rans Coyote base = Netherthorpe
G-BSNL Bensen B.8MR base Popham.
visitor G-KNAP Piper PA-28-161 Warrrior II 12.07.1999 13.07.1999 Keen Leasing crashed on T/o no injuries

P visitor G-OIFR Cessna 172RG Cutlass (172RG-0198) 28.08.1988 JJ.Baumhardt Associates Ltd
P2 based un-reg Rotec Rally 2B Solo 16.06.1996 ? unregistered-not a requirement for the early microlights
P based G-AWKT SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1235) 05.09.2000 Anthony Ringland-Patrick Keating
P3 based EI-CXC Raj Hamsa X-Air 502T (333) 28.03.2004
P2 visitor G-CBFV Comco Ikarus C.42 FB UK (PFA322-13774 00.05.2004) Philip Arthur David Chubb (Coulter Blackburn)

1272 Stillorgan Dublin Helistop Private
owner ?
operator ?
location? Stillorgan
Co. Dublin

visitor EI-SQG Agusta A.109E 05.11.2000 Sean Quinn

1273 Stonyacre Tipperary Airstrip Private
Cloghjordan owner/operator Albert Clarke Ormond Flying Group
Cloughjordan A Sawmill Stoneyacre
Stoneyacre Cloghjordan
Cloghjordan Co Tipperary
2k SE of Cloghjordan Co Tipperary

info from Roger D.Caird
Used by the Air Corps pre war (I think) used to be bits of old Air
Corps aircraft scattered around in the early 70's. Owned by R.A.
Clark (deceased) beside his saw mill. Forming part of a fence
next to the sawmill was the fuselage frame of an IAAC Hawker
Hector. An adjacent gate was made from a wing of IAAC Avro
Cadet C-7.

Spartan Three Seater II c/n 102-originally registered G-ABYN-
was built at Cowes on the Isle of Wight in September 1932 and
by October 1938 had been sold in Ireland as EI-ABU. The Cirrus
Hermes powered biplane spent decades stored in a saw mill at
Cloughjordan in Ireland before being rescued in 1992.
The aircraft was removed to Abbyshrule 2 in the late 1970’s
There were 25 three seaters built in the 1930's but only 7 Three
Seater IIs were built with the more powerful engine- of which c/n
102 is the only survivor. The aircraft's owner R.A.Clark- put the
Spartan into storage in 1939 and there it remained until moved to
southern England in 1992. Shortly afterwards it was sold in New
Zealand to Rod Hall-Jones.
Southair Ltd.- a major aircraft maintenance company located at
Taieri Airport-Dunedin -New Zealand has rebuilt the aircraft . It is
now registered ZK-ARH and had it’s first post restoration flight in
00.10.2005 .

based EI-ABU Spartan 3 seater 1 28.04.1939 00.10.1939 Albert Clarke stored in sawmill to Abbeyshrule 2 late 1970’s
IAC C7 Avro 631 Cadet 28.08.1945 00.00.1960s Albert Clarke stored as EI-AGO to Dublin
NC74137 Piper (L-4H) J/3c Cub 00.00.1947? 00.00.1960s Albert Clarke ex G-AISV to garage near Limerick
EI-AUJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club 05.12.1991 00.00.0000 Ormond Flying Group
EI-BFV SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T 02.02.1979 00.00.1994 Ormond Flying Group stored 1994 scr? 1996

1274 Strabane 1 Tyrone Helipad Private
owner ?
operator Lakeside helicopters
location? ?
Strabane
Co Tyrone

visitor G-WOSP Bell 206B Jet Ranger 00.04.1993 Lakeside helicopters used to give pleasure flights over Strabane from this site during the
easter 1993 weekend.
different location? EI-CIO Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger 30.01.1997 Sean Quinn Properties

1275 Strabane 2 Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
possibly Stonewalls ID 1573

reported based Strabane G-MVEG Solar Wings Pegasus 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Adam W.Leadley to Letterkenny

1276 Stradbally 1 Laois Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Stradbally
there are three area’s named Stradbally in Ireland Co Laois
1st in Co Waterford
2nd in Co Kerry
3rd is in Co Laois and this is the location I assume that EI-PMI
paid a visit to on 23.08.1998

visitor EI-PMI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 23.08.1998 Ping Golf Equipment Ltd

1277 Straffan House Kildare Helipad Private
see K Club 0746

1278 Stramullen A Louth Airstrip Private
see Stamullin 1268

1279 Strandhill Sligo Airstrip/Airport Private/Civil
Sligo 3 owner/operator Sligo North West Airport Company
Strandhill
7.5k W of Sligo railway station Sligo
Co Sligo
071-68280 fax 071-68396 ATC 071-68461


Depart Sligo Railway Station heading W on the R292 road for
7.5k. As you approach the village of Strandhill go R at the Y
junction. Head downhill to next junction (500m) and go R again.
After 100m turn R heading N for 1k to the Airport.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 138
Over water approach to 11 and 29. Nice approachs over the bay.
Friendly Airport and handy stopping point for flights NW.
Slight buffeting from SE winds.
Home to two flying clubs .


SAR Helicopter covering the NW is based here.
Aer Arran fly regular Dublin flights.
Flight Plan Mandatory.
Arrival and Departure as directed.
Bar plus Café serving Coffee and Snacks also Toilets in the Terminal.
No Mogas Avgas available.

based
EI-APF2 Reims Cessna F.150F 18/06/1998 current
EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 25/05/1981 24/11/86
EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II Trim 25/05/1981 24/11/86
EI-BBC Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180B 26/11/2001 current
EI-BBC Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180B 26/11/2001 current
EI-BBC Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180B 10/03/1993 26/11/01
EI-BBC Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180B 09/06/1988 10/03/93
EI-BBE Aeronca 07FC Tri-Traveller (Champion) 30/04/1981 17/06/87
EI-BBN Reims Cessna F.150M 30/04/1981 23/06/98
EI-BGJ Reims Cessna F.152 23/03/1998 current
EI-BGN M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 03/05/1979 29/09/82
EI-BGN M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 03/05/1979 29/09/82
EI-BHB M.S. 887 (SOCATA) Rallye 125 07/06/1979 15/04/81
EI-BHB M.S. 887 (SOCATA) Rallye 125 07/06/1979 15/04/81
EI-BHB M.S. 887 (SOCATA) Rallye 125 07/06/1979 15/04/81
EI-BHB M.S. 887 (SOCATA) Rallye 125 15/04/1981 21/12/84
EI-BHF M.S. 892a Commodore 150 (SOCATA) 10/07/1979 current
EI-BHK M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 31/03/1980 09/01/81
EI-BHK M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 31/03/1980 09/01/81
EI-BHK M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 31/03/1980 09/01/81
EI-BHK M.S. 880B (SOCATA) Rallye Club 31/03/1980 09/01/81
EI-BHN SOCATA MS 893A Commodore 180 Thurles 26/01/1981 14/05/92
EI-BHN SOCATA MS 893A Commodore 180 Thurles 26/01/1981 14/05/92
EI-BHN SOCATA MS 893A Commodore 180 Thurles 26/01/1981 14/05/92
EI-BHN SOCATA MS 893A Commodore 180 Thurles 26/01/1981 14/05/92
EI-BJT Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 19/02/1997 18/06/98
EI-BKU SOCATA MS 892a Commodore 150 21/05/1981 17/06/86
EI-BOV Rand Robinson KR-2 (b) 07/05/1984 current
EI-BOV Rand Robinson KR-2 (b) 07/05/1984 current
EI-BYL Zenith CH-250 14/06/1989 18/12/96
EI-BYL Zenith CH-250 14/06/1989 18/12/96
EI-BYL Zenith CH-250 14/06/1989 18/12/96
EI-BYL Zenith CH-250 18/12/1996 01/08/01
EI-CDW Robinson R-22 Beta 30/07/1991
EI-CDW Robinson R-22 Beta 30/07/1991 12/12/93
EI-CDW Robinson R-22 Beta
EI-CDW Robinson R-22 Beta 12/12/1993 06/12/96
EI-CFJ Robinson R-22 Beta 26/07/1991 29/07/91
EI-CIJ Cessna 340 Dublin 02/07/1993 current
EI-SAC Cessna 172P 22/09/2000 current
G-BTSP Piper J/3c Cub-65 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 A.Corcoran + J A.Walshe
P visitor D-IDKL Cessna T.310Q (310Q-1000) 18.08.1984 Dr. A. Axer
P visitor G-AROO Forney F.1A Aircoupe (5750) 19.08.1984 William J.McMeekan fly-in 1st Aer Alpha air show
Pn visitor G-AROO Forney F.1A Aircoupe (5750) 19.08.1984 William J.McMeekan fly-in
P visitor G-AWHX Rollason Beta B.2 (RAE/04) 19.08.1984 Jeremy John Cooke fly-in
P visitor IAC197 Sud SE316B Alouette III (1194) 19.08.1984 Irish Air Corps fly-in
P visitor EI-BRM Cessna 172Q Cutlass (172-76147) 29.06.1985 Iona National Airways fly-in
P visitor G-AYMZ Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee C (28-26796) 29.06.1985 Thomas Howard Weetman- fly-in
Myrna Gray Weetman
P visitor G-AYYD SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 29.06.1985 Gordon Lyons fly-in
(11862)
P visitor G-AZDX Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee F (28-7105186) 29.06.1985 Samuel David Quigley- fly-in
Kevin John Gallagher
P2 visitor G-ATNV Piper PA-24-260 Commanche B (24-4350) 29.06.1985 Albert John Bradley- fly-in
Philip Anthony Jay
P visitor G-BHMI Reims Cessna F.172 Skylark II (F172-2036) 28.06.1986 West Lancaster Aero Club fly-in
P visitor G-BKBV SOCATA TB-10 Tobago (288) 28.06.1986 John Bett fly-in
P visitor EI-BJO Cessna R.172K Hawk XP II (172-3340) 28.06.1986 P.Hogan-G.Ryder fly-in
P visitor EI-BDP Cessna 182P Skylane II (182-60867) 28.06.1986 172 Flying Group fly-in
P visitor D-IEEG Cessna T.303 Crusader (T303-00211) 28.06.1986 Steiner KG fly-in
P visitor G-AVWR Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee (28R-30242) 28.06.1986 David John Cooper fly-in
P visitor G-AVSD Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-4195) 01.07.1989N Landmate Ltd
P visitor G-AXVB Reims Cessna F.172H Skyhawk 14.09.1989N Colin Gabbatis
(F172-0703)
P based EI-BBC Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B (28-1049) 31.01.1992N Ben Healy
P based EI-CCZ Reims Cessna F.150L Commuter 12.04.1992N Commercial Enterprises
(150-0820)
P based G-BFXC Mooney M.20C Ranger Mk 21 (2620) 12.04.1992 Kent Engraving Ltd
P visitor EI-CFB SAAB 340B (251) 12.04.1992 Aer Lingus Commuter
P visitor EI-BAT Reims Cessna F.150M (f150-1196) 12.04.1992 Donegal Aero Club dismantled for re-build after start up fire at Carrickfin
P based EI-CGU Robinson R.22HP (0148) 17.06.1993 Kieran O’Connor
P visitor G-BRRM Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Cadet 19.06.1992 Robert Hugh Sellier
(28-41260)
P visitor EI-CHI Mooney M.20C (20.1188) 00.00.1995 H.Harlod
P based EI-CGK Robinson R.22 Beta (0886) 02.02.1995 Skyfare Ltd purchased in damaged dismantled condition- probably broken up and
scrapped-engine used in G-BVRE
P based G-BTSP Piper J/3c-65 Cub (7647) 02.02.1995 John Anthony Walsh-
Adrian Corcoran
P visitor EI-CGT Cessna 152-II (152-82331) 27.02.1995 Eitleann Property
P based G-BTSP Piper J/3c-65 Cub (7647) 27.02.1995 John Anthony Walsh-
Adrian Corcoran
P visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105 DB (S.381) 27.04.1995 Irish Helicopters
P visitor IAC197 Sud Aviation SA316B Alouette III (1194) 27.04.1995N Irish Air Corps
P visitor G-BBEI Piper PA-31 Turbo Navajo (31-126) 27.04.1995 BKS Surveys Ltd
P visitor EI-CUB Pipert J/3c – 65 Cub (16010) 03.06.1995 Galway Flying club
P visitor G-BFGD Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 03.06.1995 John Trevor Armstrong
(F172-01545)
P visitor G-BGHP Beechcraft B.76.Duchess (ME-190) 03.06.1995 Magenta Ltd
P visitor G-BOJS Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-74582) 03.06.1995 Ian Stanley Harald Paul
P visitor G-BOLI Cessna 172P Skyhawk II (172-75484) 03.06.1995 Alister Andrew McKinnon fly-in
P2 visitor G-BDRL Stits SA-3A Playboy (P.689) 03.06.1995 Owen Charles Bradley fly-in
P2 visitor G-BPZI Christen Eagle II (T.0001) 03.06.1995 Samuel David Quigley fly-in
P2 visitor G-BRKA Luscombe 8F Silvaire (5084) 03.06.1995 James Frederick William fly-in change of ownership to Thomas Ignatius Carlin (3 days
Steventon later) 07.06.1995 based Eglinton
P2 based G-BTSP Piper J/3c-65 Cub (7647) 03.06.1995 John Anthony Walsh- fly-in
Adrian Corcoran
P2 visitor G-RSSF Denny Kitfox Mk 2 (PFA172-12125) 03.06.1995 Robert Winston Somerville fly-in
P visitor G-AZGI SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1896) 04.06.1995 Brendan McIntyre fly-in
P visitor G-BBUG Piper PA-16-150 Clipper (16-29) 04.06.1995 James Dolan fly-in
P3 visitor G-BFDC deHavilland DHC.1 Chipmunk Mk 22 04.06.1995 Noel Frederick O’Neill fly-in
(C1/0525)
P visitor G-BNOM Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II 04.06.1995 Sherburn Aero Club Ltd fly-in
(28-7716097)
P visitor G-BHMA Sipa 903 (61) 04.06.1995 Bertrum ( Bertie) J.Taggart fly-in
P visitor EI-CCD Grob G-115A (8108) 04.06.1995 M.O.D Aviation fly-in
P visitor G-BSSF Denny Kitfox Mk.2 (738 & PFA/172-11796) 04.06.1995 david Patrick Orrock fly-in
P visitor OO-TVO Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee F (28-7325008) 04.06.1995
P visitor IAC213 Sud Aviation SA316B Alouette III (2116) 04.06.1995 Irish Air Corps fly-in
based IAC257 Sikorsky S.61N (61-816) 08.05.2003D Irish Air Corps based Strandhill/Sligo search & rescue
based G-BXLR PZL 110 Koliber 160A 04.11.2007 Sligo Koliber Group Shares for sale

1280 Strangford Lough Down Helistop Private
see Mid Island 1008

1281 Stranorlar Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Stranorlar
Co Donegal

visitor EI-CHL Bell 206B Jet Ranger 21.10.1997 Celtic Helicopters Ltd

1282 Strawberry Beds Dublin Heliport Private
Castleknock 2 owner/operator Phil Monaghan
Westlink Monarch Properties
Somerton House
8k WNW of O’Connels Street Bridge Dublin
700m W of the Westlink Toll Bridge N of the River Liffey Co Dublin
Visitors Multiple activity since at least 13.06.1998.

info from Roger D.Caird
This heliport is on a private estate owned by Phil Monaghan of Monarch Properties...the
owner of EI-PMI. The estate is called Sommerton House and is marked on a Dublin City
map. There is a hangar where a private company carry out helicopter maintenance and
a number of heli's are based. There is no VHF freq. via BJ.O’Connor helicopter pilot


based EI-PMI Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 10.09.1996 Phil Monaghan/Ping Golf Group
G-EUGN Robinson R.44 Raven Twinlite Developments
EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 13.06.1998
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105DB 10.03.1999 Irish Helicopters
visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 02.07.1999 Westair
visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo 105DB 02.07.1999 Irish Helicopters
EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger 05.12.1999
EI-ONE Bell 206B Jet Ranger 21.01.2000
based EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 29.02.2000 active
EI-CUS Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger 3 24.08.2000 active Emerald Helicopters
C-GFCK Bell 427 05.09.2000
EI-EUR Eurocopter EC-120 17.12.2000
EI-EUR Eurocopter EC-120 18.12.2000
EI-EUR Eurocopter EC-120 20.12.2000
EI-EUR Eurocopter EC-120 12.01.2001
based? N153H Bell222B N12.05.2003 ?
based? N449J Agusta A.109E N16.12.2005 ?

1283 Sturgan Mountain Armagh Helibase British Army
Sturgeon A owner/operator British Army Sugerloaf Hill Sturgan Brea
Sturgan Mountain
2.5k SW of Camlough Camlough
Co Armagh

Hilltop observation post accessible only by British Army helicopter

1284 Sugarloaf Mountain Wicklow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Great Sugarloaf 0687

1285 Summerhill Meath Helistop Private/IAC
owner ?
operator Irish Air Corps
Location? Summerhill
Co Meath

visitor IAC 211 Alouette 02.02.1993 Irish Air Corps

1286 Sutton Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? possibly Howth Lodge Hotel ID 0717 Sutton
Sutton is 3k W of Howth Co Dublin

visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 06.09.1999 Celtic Helicopters

1287 Swords Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Swords

visitor EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 17.01.2001 ?

1288 Sydenham 1 Belfast City Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport Civil / RN / Civil
see Belfast City 0188

1289 Sydenham 2 Belfast City Marine Private/RAF/private
see Musgrave Channel 1057

1290 Taghmon 2 Wexford Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Taghmon
Co Wexford

visitor G-HALE Robinson R.44 Astro 16.09.1998 Barhale Surveying
visitor G-HALE Robinson R.44 Astro 21.05.1999 Barhale Surveying

1291 Tallaght 1 Dublin Aerodrome RAF/Private
Cookstown owner/operator Royal Air Force
Cookstown
3.5k due E of Baldonnell Airfield Tallaght
11k SW of O’Connell Street bridge Co Dublin
Part of the southwestern area of the old aerodrome is now
occupied by the Tallaght hospital.

The airfield was on the west side of the old road- now know as
Belgard Road from Tallaght village to Clondalkin.
This is the site on which the Urney sweet factory was built. In
1987 part of the original buildings were still standing- being used
by Glen Abbey and Johnson & Johnson.
The Royal Air Force established an aerodrome here on 01.09.1918.
No 141 Squadron moved to Ireland on 01.03.1919 and was initially
based at Tallaght.
E2574 Bristol Fighter was based- delivered Biggin Hill-Castle Bromwich-
Hooton Park-Tallaght 14-25.03.1919 piloted by Flt.Lt. W.M. Yool
Also based with No 141 Sqn: Bristol Fighter’s E2571- E2253- E2261-
E2361- F4380- some of these aircraft were possibly flown from Baldonnell
No 141 Sqn remained at Tallaght until 14.12.1919 when it moved
to Baldonnell- where it was disbanded on 01.02.1920.
No. 149 RAF based with FB.2b’s from 26.03.1919 and was disbanded
here on 01.08.1919. The aerodrome was officially closed on 25.01.1922.

Pearse Cahill purchased four ex-RAF surplus Chipmunks in 1956.
They were flown to Dublin- the wings were removed and the aircraft
roaded to the Iona Garage & Engineering Works- Prospect Road-
Glasnevin- Dublin for civilianisation. One of these aircraft was then
roaded to the old Urney Chocolate factory at Tallaght 09.1956 where
it was reassembled and test flown at the disused RAF aerodrome nearby-
probably the last aircraft ever to use that field. Another Chipmunk was
roaded to the old Iona aerodrome at Kildonan- Finglas- where it was
reassembled in the corner of the field and flown off- again probably
the last aircraft to use the old Kildonan aerodrome.

Military Unit Movements base HQ for 149 Sqn
formed based 15.08.1918 22.01.1919 244 Sqn C Flight DH.6 disbanded 22.01.1919
formed here based 25 TDS 1Sep18 Mar19 (disbanded) DH.9; Avro 504
Biggin Hill based 141 Sqn 1Mar19 14Dec19 Baldonnell F.2b
Wyton based 117 Sqn 23Mar19 24Apr19 Gormanstown DH.9
Bickendorf based 149 Sqn cadre 26Mar19 1Aug19 (disbanded) (nil)
Collinstown based 24 Trg School 1May19 Aug19 (disbanded) Avro 504

Military Aircraft Movements
Bangor-Wales based C6560 deHavilland DH.6 (?) 00.08.1918 01.11.1918 244 Sqn detached C flight later 530 flight to Bangor then disbanded 22.01.1919
based C7796 deHavilland DH.6 (?) 00.08.1918 01.11.1918 244 Sqn detached C flight later 530 flight to Bangor then disbanded 22.01.1919
based C7800 deHavilland DH.6 (?) 00.08.1918 01.11.1918 244 Sqn detached C flight later 530 flight to Bangor then disbanded 22.01.1919
based C7861 deHavilland DH.6 (?) 00.08.1918 01.11.1918 244 Sqn detached C flight later 530 flight to Bangor then disbanded 22.01.1919
based C7863 deHavilland DH.6 (?) 00.08.1918 01.11.1918 244 Sqn detached C flight later 530 flight to Bangor then disbanded 22.01.1919
based E2763 Bristol F.2b Fighter () 01.03.1919 07.05.1919 141 Sqn RAF crashed Tallaght 07.05.1919 (see note in red below)
based D2157 Bristol F.2b Fighter (?) 01.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell disbanded 01.02.1920
based D2411 Bristol F.2b Fighter (?) 01.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell disbanded 01.02.1920
Biggin Hill based E2574 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4177) 25.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell disbanded 01.02.1920
based E2253 Bristol F.2b Fighter (3856) 01.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell disbanded 01.02.1920
based E2261 Bristol F.2b Fighter (3864) 01.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell disbanded 01.02.1920
based E2361 Bristol F.2b Fighter (3864) 01.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell disbanded 01.02.1920
based E2571 Bristol F.2b Fighter (3874) 01.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell disbanded 01.02.1920
based F4380 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4366) 01.03.1919 14.12.1919 141 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell disbanded 01.02.1920
based C9799 FE.2b 26.03.1919 01.08.1919 149 Sqn RAF Squadron disbanded here
via Mick Davis & the “Great War Forum “ 10.05.2010
I have a 2Lt WF King of 141 Sqn listed as killed in a landing crash at Tallaght on 07.05.1919 with his passenger- AC2 M Fyfe was injured
(not killed as some reports state) It was BF E2763
Hooton Park based C1176 deHavilland DH.9 (?) 22.04.1919 24.04.1919 117 Sqn RAF to Gormanston 24.04.1919 117 Squadron merged with
(06.10.1919?) 141Squadron 01.02.1920 to form 100 Sqn
Hooton Park based C1357 deHavilland DH.9 (?) 06.10.1919 00.00.0000 117 Sqn RAF 117 Squadron merged with 141 Squadron 01.02.1920 to
form 100 Sqn
Civilian Aircraft Movements
visitor ????? deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T10 00.09.1956 00.09.1956 Iona

1292 Tallaght 2 Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operater ?
?
Location? Tallaght
Co Dublin

visitor EI-BXX Bell 206B Jet Ranger 26.07.1991 ?
visitor EI-IZO Eurocopter EC-120B 03.09.2001 ?

1293 Tallaght Hospital Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Tallaght Hospital
Adelaide & Meath Hospital Dublin
11k SW of O’Connell Street Bridge in Dublin City centre National Children's Hospital
Dublin 24 Co Dublin
01-4142000 01-4142333
The hospital was constructed on what was the south Nice to see aviation return to the area- even though it’s only via
western section of the old Tallaght Aerodrome ID 1291 helicopter visits to the pad at southern tip of hospital grounds

1294 Tandragee 1 Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
see Tullyhugh 2335

1295 Tara Hill Meath Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
12k ENE of Trim Tara Hill
Co Meath

visitor EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 04.06.2000 ?

1296 Taughmanagh A / T.monagh Belfast City Municiple Aerodrome/Airstrip Civil/Private
see Malone Air Park 0983

1297 Tearaght Island Kerry Helipad Irish Lights
see Inishtearaght Lighthouse 0732

1298 Tedavnet Monaghan Helistop Private
Tydavnet A owner/operator ?
?
6k NW of Monaghan town Tedavnet
Monaghan
Co Monaghan

visitor EI-BYR Bell 206 L-3 Long Ranger 14.04.1995 ?

1299 Templehouse Mayo Helistop Private
possibly Templehouse demesne owner/operator ?
Templehouse
6k NW of Ballymote on the N17 Road Ballynacarrow
Ballymote
Co Mayo

visitor G-OILX Aerospatiale AS355F1 Twin Squirrel 28.01.1996 Firstearl

1300 Templemore 1 Tipperary Field strip Private
owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
location? ?
Templemore
one report shows the Irish Aero Club-Air Demonastrations- Co Tipperary
Coronation Air Displays using a site at Templemore during
1937- but the exact location or dates were given.

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display during 1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Teplemore.


visitor ? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 00.00.1937 Irish Aero Club

1301 Templemore 2 Tipperary Hang-Gliding site Private
owner/operator ?
Location? ?
Templemore
Co Tipperary

Site used by the Irish Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Club.
when a fly-in was held here on 30.09.2001
A powered weightshift hang glider was demonstrated during
the fly-in. Site used by the Irish HangGlider and Paragliding Club to
demonastrate the powered paraglider during Here are
some photos of the boosters in action at the Templemore Fly-in on September 30 2003.

1302 Templetown Wexford Airstrip Private
Templetawn A owner/operator ?
Templetown
4k SW of Fethard Fethard
Co Wexford

visitor G-BHWP Grumman AA5B Tiger 09.06.1981 ? crashed on take-off at this site aircraft was destroyed with no
serious injuries.

1303 The Brook Lodge Wicklow Balloon Launch Site Private
Brook Lodge owner/operator The Brook Lodge
Macreddin Macreddin
Aughrim
3k N of Aughrim Co Wicklow
0402-36444 fax 0402-36580

1304 The Bull Kerry Helipad Irish Lights
see Bull Rock Lighthouse 0240

1305 Thiepval Barracks Antrim Helibase British Army
Lisburn 3 owner/operator British Army Headquarters
Thiepval Barracks
1.07k N of Lisburn Railway Station Lisburn BT28 3SE
concrete pad N edge of playing field-built over 2004? Co Antrim
replaced?? if so-confirmationed required 028-962665111

visitor ZA774  HYPERLINK "http://www.helis.com/database/model/98/" SA341B Gazelle AH.1 (1816) 02.09.1995 AAC 665 Sqn
visitor IAC244 SA. 365F Dauphin II (6124) 06.11.1998 Irish Air Corps

1306 Thomastown 1 Kilkenny Airstrip Private
see Jerpointhill 0742

1307 Thomastown 2 Kilkenny Airstrip Private
owner/operator Nicky O’Brien
?
Location? Thomastown
Co Kilkenny

based EI-CES Taylorcraft BC-65 25.03.1992 00.00.1996 Nicky O’Brien owner & aircraft to Dicksborough

1308 Thomastown 3 Kilkenny Helipad Private
see Mount Juliet 1029

1309 Thurles 1 Tipperary Field strip Private
owner ?
operator CWA Scott
Location?. Lognafulla 0906??? ?
Thurles 6 ??? Thurles
Co Tipperary

Site used by Scott's flying circus on Fri 15.05.1936

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display in Thurles on Fri 15.05.1936
possibly at Lognafulla. If it was- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below
would have been in attendance. Although some locations were not fully named-
it would appear that Scott used the same locations as did Cobham in previous
visits- which would make sense- because searching for new sites was time
consuming and expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe
for futher use- pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 27.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 27.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 27.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 27.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 27.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 27.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 27.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 27.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 27.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 27.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 27.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

1310 Thurles 2 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Commons 0442

1311 Thurles 3 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Holycross 0707

1312 Thurles 4 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Laffina 0583

1313 Thurles 5 Tipperary Field strip Private
see Lognafulla 0906

1314 Thurles 6 Tipperary Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? probably Manselstown / Moyne ID 0985 Thurles
Co Tipperary

based EI-BJC Aeronca 7AC Champion
EI-CIA Socata MS880B Rallye
EI-BUC Jodel D.9.
EI-BYY Piper J/3c-85 Cub

1315 Thurles 7 Tipperary Helipad/s Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location/s? Thurles
Co Tipperary

Based G-JANI Robinson R.44 Astro 02.11.2005 11.01.2006 Myraluck Transport to UK
Visitors to Thurles EI-JBC Agusta A.109A on 29.07.1997 Medeva Properties/Celtic Helicopters
EI-ECA Agusta A.109A on 12.07.1998 Premier Helicopters
EI-CLT Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 02.02.1999 Celtic helicopters
EI-CIO Bell 206L Long Ranger on 22.06.2000 ?

1316 Tibradden Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Tibradden
Location? Edmondstown
Co Dublin

visitor EI-CFC Robinson R.22 03.10.1999 ?

1317 Tinakilly House Hotel Rathnew Helipad Private
owner/operator Tinakilly House Hotel
Tinakilly
1k NE of Rathnew Rathnew
4k NW of Wicklow town Co Wicklow
0404-69274 fax 0404-67806

1318 Tinnaranny Kilkenny Field strip Private
New Ross 1 [Wexford] owner ?
operator Irish Aero Club
4k NW of New Ross Tinnaranny
New Ross (Wexford)
Co Kilkenny

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Sat 03.07.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Tinnaranny.

visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

1319 Tipperary Tipperary Field strip Private
see Rathneaveen 1153

1320 Tirhogar Laois Field strip Private
Portarlington 1 owner/operator ?
Tirhogar
3k SE of Portarlington Portarlington
Co Laois

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their flying display on Tue 15.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at

visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

1321 Tivoli Cork Helipad Private
see Silver Springs Hotel 1242

1322 Tobbervara A Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Pallas West 0288

1323 Tobercurry Mayo Helistop Private
Tubercurry A owner/operator ?
?
Loaction? Tobercurry
Co Mayo

visitor EI-IRV Aerospatiale AS.350B on 10.02.1998 ?

1324 Tobermore Derry Glider site Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Tober more
Co Derry

site used for glider operations during 1939. No further details.

1325 Toome 1 Derry Airfield RAF/USAAF/RAF
AAF 236 owner/operator Royal Air Force 00.03.1943-26.07.1943
United States Army Air Force 26.07.1943-00.00.0000
3k W of Toome Royal Air Force 00.00.0000-00.00.1946
7k E of Magherafelt The Creagh
Toome (Co Antrim)
Co Derry

USAAF Combat Crew Replacement Centre. There were about 5000
United States Army Air Force personal based here.

Co. Derry in the 1940s. American bombers at Toomebridge.

RAF. NI. CMU

Early 1950 An asbestos roofed building was picked out of many that
were for sale at the now disused aerodrome at Creagh- Toomebridge

The 5th Airdrome Squadron was initially based at the Combat Crew Replacement Center
located at AAF 236- Toome. The training of replcement aircrew on the A-20 Havoc and
B-26 Marauder took place at this station. When the Lockheed Overseas Corporation vacated
Langford Lodge In May 1944- the 5th Airdrome Squadron- commanded by Moir L. Shockley-
recieved orders that they were to vacate Toome- and relocate to AAF station 597- Langford
Lodge. Moving on 3 May 1944- the squadron was given an Orderly Room and eight barracks
at Gortnagallon- site 4. A small detachment of men and vehicles stayed behind at AAF 236.
Gradually the squadron replaced LOC personnel and took over their duties- assigned to
salvage aircraft- the 5th Airdrome Squadron were in charge of all perimeter service and first
and second echelon maintenance. This included handling of refuelling units- dispersal of
aircraft- and taxiing and towing of all aircraft on the base. In August 1944- the squadron  was
maintaining approximately 500 aircraft daily- doing the job with only fifty men. The squadron
had its own Softball team- winning the Northern Ireland championship. Around the first of
November- the squadron recieved orders to leave the comforts of Langford Lodge- to take
over the new Storage Station at AAF 237- Greencastle- located at Kilkeel. A large detatchment 
of men remained at Langford Lodge- known as detachment "A"- this detachment set up their
own organization and orderly room located on the airfield at site 2- this detachment was
commanded by Lt. R.F. Kenney. At AAF 237- under the command of Major Shockley- the
squadron was assigned to essentially run the base- with the aid of several small detachments.
Setting up a Motor Pool- Mess- Communications- Signal- and Quartermaster. In January 1945-
detachment "A" left Langford Lodge and arrived at AAF Station 237- bringing the squadron
upto almost full strength. The 5th Airdrome Squadron were assigned to store a large amount of
aircraft in January 1945- maintaining over 350 aircraft in various storage stages with less than
250 men. In March 1945- a deadline was set for clearing the Station of all aircraft- this placed
a tremendous strain on the squadron and working hours were increased. In the Engineering
section- with one Officer and ninety-five enlisted men- a commendable amount of work was
performed on the various types of aircraft on the station: an average 281 aircraft were worked
on each day- de-inhibiting 151 aircraft and delivering 127 aircraft- throughout the month. In
May 1945- the squadron continued work in clearing all aircraft from the station. The deadline
for clearing all aircraft was set at 15 May 1945. Working from 07:00hrs to 21:30hrs six nights
a week-by the 15th four aircraft were left on the station due to poor flying conditions and
VE-Day celebrations. On the morning of 21 May 1945- the 5th Airdrome Squadron departed
Northern Ireland- destined for AAF Station 169- Stansted- England.

Military Unit Movements
Nutts Corner based 10.08.1943 07.09.1943 104 Transport Operational Training Unit A Flight Wellington IV Z1313 20+07 Wellington to Maghaberry arrival also noted as 10.07.1943
formed here based 00.09.1943 00.11.1944 3rd Combat Crew Replacement Centre USAAF A-20 to Cheddington
B-26
? based 00.02.1944 00.11.1944 5th Combat Crew Replacement Centre detatched ? ?
USAAF
Newtownards based 03.07.1953 00.09.1953? 203 Gliding School Cadet I RA891 to Aldergrove at Toome to at least 00.09.1953
Cadet II and supposed to be at Aldergrove by 00.07.1955-
Cadet TX.3 but oddly not there at 00.04.1955 Sedbergh TX.I WB932 D
Cluntoe based 00.09.1953 00.06.1954 2 Flying Training School Harvard to Hullavington - Relief Landing Ground here at
Prentice T.1 VS724 X-B Toome but was held in abeyance until actually
reforming at Cluntoe on 22.09.1953?

Military Aircraft Movements

1326 Toomebridge 2 Derry Microlight Airstrip Private
see Taylorstown 1976

1327 Toomyvara Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Pallas West 0288

1328 Tory Island Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Health Centre & football pitch
West Town football pitch West Town
Atlantic Ocean 13k N of the north Donegal coast Tory Island
Co Donegal

The North Western Health Board/HSE carry out year round flights for
the Doctor services to Tory Island in Co. Donegal. The residents of Tory
Island also make use the helicopter during the winter months giving
them access to the mainland on a regular basis.

24.01.1974 - Rose Dugdale posed as a journalist and hired a helicopter
along with two others to fly to Tory Island. However they hijacked the
helicopter and forced the pilot to land near Falcarragh to pick up milk
churn bombs and fly them to Strabane RUC Station but the helicopter
was over weight and had to land at the disused pier at Ards Friary and
dumped some of the churns. they then flew on with with three churns on
board . But the bombs failed to explode when dropped .......

visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 on 03.01.1992 Westair operating a government subsidised Island service during the winter
months. Start date unknown certainly before 1992
visitor EI-TAR Bell 222 on 16.03.2000 Westair
visitor ? ? on 00.01.2006 Lorcan Murray and Eamonn Lawlor Tory Island in 00.01.2006  
visitor IAC274  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW139" \o "AgustaWestland AW139" Agusta Westland AW139 (31048) 19.12.2014 Irish Air Corps used the football pitch to the E of West Town
visitor EI-ICR Sikorsky S.92A (920051) 13.01.2015 CHC Ireland delivered much needed supplies and islanders who were stranded on
the mainland because storms (ferries unable for the heavy seas) and
then collected visitors and islanders wishing to get away. the rescue
helicopter landed on the football pitch.
visitor EI-ICR Sikorsky S.92A (920051) 23.12.2015 CHC Ireland once again EI-ICR delivered much needed supplies just before Christmas
plus islanders who were stranded because of storms. The S.92A landed
on the football pitch.

1329 Tory Island Lighthouse Donegal Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Irish Lights Commissioners of Irish Lights
Toradavdun 16 Lower Pembroke Street
1.6k NW of West town West Town Dublin 2
Tory Island 01-6321900 fax 01-6321946


10 metre diameter circular helipad in lighthouse compound. Helicopters
operate from the Irish Lights Helibase at Fanad Head Lighthouse.

1330 Tra Beg Beach Donegal Beach Strip Private
see Downings Beach 0507

1331 Tralee 1 Kerry Field strip Private
see Ballinorig 1978

1332 Tralee 2 Kerry Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Tralee
700m S of Tralee town centre Co Kerry


A marked helipad noted about 700 Meters south of Tralee town
centre- on 00.09.1997 150 meters east of the Aquadome- 50m
south of the N86 road. H marked on hard area.

Tralee visitor G-GRID Aerospatiale AS 355F1 15.05.2000 National Grid
visitor EI-MER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.07.2000 ?

1333 Tralee 3 Kerry Airstrip? Private?
probably Farranfore owner/operator ?
?
Location? Tralee
Co Kerry

visitor G-RORY FWP P.149D 29.04.1989 P.McCarthy Probably ment for Farranfore

1334 Ballymullen Barracks Kerry Landing strip/Airstrip RAF/IAC
see Whelans Field 1398

1335 Tralee Barracks Kerry Landing strip/Airstrip RAF/IAC
see Whelans Field 1398

1336 Tralee General Hospital Kerry Helipad Private
owner/operator Tralee General Hospital
Cloon More
Helipad is 1.1k SE of Tralee Railway Station Tralee
and is located 200m E of the hospital buildings Co Kerry
066-26222

visitor EI-SAR Sikorsky S-61N 19.06.1997 Bond Helicopters operating Search & Rescue

1337 Tralee Racecourse Kerry Field strip Private
see Ballybeggan 0079

1338 Tramore Strand Waterford Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Dublin Air Ferries
1k E of Tramore town centre ?
Tramore
Co Waterford

Site used by Dublin Air Ferries 07.1935 while based at Kildonan ID 0779


1339 Tramore Waterford Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? possibly some visitors to Tramore
Tramore Racecourse ID 1979 Co Waterford

visitor EI-BXX Bell 206B Jet Ranger 03.07.1991+01.08.1992 Westair
visitor EI-BXX Bell 206B Jet Ranger 02.08.1992
visitor EI-CIL Hughes 269c 29.05.1997 Mayo Helicopters operating joyriding flights
visitor EI-ONE Bell 206B 29.05.1997 ? operating joyriding flights
visitor N753RT Hughes 369D 28.07.2004 ?

1340 Tramore Beach Donegal Beach strip Private
see Rosepenna Strand 1192

1341 Trim Meath Airfield Private
Dunganny owner/operator Pat Murphy Licensee M. Murphy
Dunganny Dunganny
4k NE of Trim Trim Trim Flying Club
Co Meath Co.Meath
064-31318 064-31318



info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 150
Level strip - slight bump on 28 extention.
Possible light turbulence from trees on finals to 10.
Home to Trim Flying Club formed in 1979.
It’s yellow hangars are visible from a distance.
The club currently (2006) operate two aircraft for training.
EI-DDC Cesna 172 and EI-POD Cessna Cardinal.
PPR by radio please.
Aircraft arriving from outside SNN FIR may close their flight plans
with Dublin Nt ATC on 129.175
Standard join and LH circuits 800ft aal
Coffee in clubhouse.
Toilet out back of briefing room.
No Mogas Avgas available.

Based EI-CCH Piper J/3C Cub 65 18.05.1999 Active
EI-BRX Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat 09.01.1986 12.08.1992
EI-BRX Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat 09.01.1986 12.08.1992
EI-BRX Reims Cessna F.150L Aerobat 12.08.1992 17.08.2001
EI-CFO Piper J/3C Cub 65 24.05.1995 18.09.1998
EI-CFO Piper J/3C Cub 65 24.05.1995 18.09.1998
EI-CFO Piper J/3C Cub 65 24.05.1995 18.09.1998
EI-UFO Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 150 12.02.1994 Active
EI-CFO Piper J/3C Cub 65 18.09.1998 Active
EI-CGV Piper J/5A Cub Cruiser 11.12.1992
noted 05.08.2004 EI-POD Cessna 177B Cardinal 03.08.1995 Active
EI-GER Maule MX7-180A 06.11.1998 Active
EI-BVK Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 16.07.2002 Active
EI-BVK Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 112 16.07.2002 Active
EI-BKM Zenair CH-200 RW-AA 05.02.1988 28.02.1994
EI-CHK Piper J/3C Cub 65 10.03.1993 Active
EI-BRU Evans VP-1 20.11.1992 Active
EI-BBO SOCATA M.S. 893e Commodore 180GT 31.05.1994 13.12.1994
noted 05.08.2004 EI-SAT Steen Skybolt 22.10.1999 Active
EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 24.11.1986 18.04.1997
noted 05.08.2004 EI-BCM Piper J/3C Cub 65D 26.11.1976 Active
noted 05.08.2004 EI-BAJ SNCAN SV-4C Stampe 17.10.1974 Active
noted 05.08.2004 EI-CUT Maule MX7-180A 06.04.2001 Active
EI-BCS SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye 100T 24.09.1981 16.06.1992
EI-BRU Evans VP-1 05.11.1985
EI-BCS SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye 100T 24.09.1981 16.06.1992
EI-AYI Morane Saulnier M.S. 880B Rallye Club 09.03.1987 Active
EI-GER Maule MX7-180A 07.01.1994 06.11.1998
noted 05.08.2004 EI-AYK Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk II 18.04.1997 Active
EI-CNC Team Minimax 10.09.1996 Active Trim/Enniskillen
EI-ANT Aeronca 07ECA Citabria 19.04.1996 26.10.2001 Trim/Gorey
G-BCEC Reims Cessna F.172M Skyhawk 00.00.0000 Active? Trim Flying Club
noted 05.08.2004 EI-DCC
“ G-CCFI
“ EI-CCF Aeronca Scout
“ G-MWHX
“ G-MZIB
“ G-BMNO
Visitors G-PMFL Robinson R.44 on 15.08.2001 Helicopter Training & Hire

Morning all- Trim family Day 17th June 2007 EI-AHI Tiger Moth- From Monasterevin. EI-BAJ Stampe- based EI-BIO J-3 Cub- based. EI-BIV Bellanca Decathlon- from Weston EI-CCF Aeronca Chief- based. EI-SAM Extra 200- from Abbeyshrule G-AXKO Bell 47- from Sligo. G-CONR Bellanca Citabris- from Kilkenny G-RVDP Vans RV-4 + the club aircraft. Regards- Joe
Trim 23.10.2008 Gareth Whitehead via Airfields forum The rain was torrential here- so only noted those outside. EI-DDC Reims-Cessna F.172M Private EI-POD Cessna 177B Private EI-STT Cessna 172M Private G-CCFI Piper PA-32-260 Private G-SBMO Robin R.2160i Private
P visitor G-BFHI Piper J/3c-65 Cub (12532) 11.06.1988 john McDowell Robinson fly-in
P visitor G-AVZE Rollason D.62B Condor (RAE.626) 11.06.1988 James Sweeney fly-in
P(4) based EI-BBO SOCATA MS893E Rallye 180GT (12522) 06.06.1992 Trim Flying Club ? fly-in
P based EI-BRX Reims Cessna F150L Aerobat (F150-0160) 06.06.1992 Trim Flying Club fly-in
P visitor EI-AOK2 Reims-Cessna F172G Skyhawk 06.06.1992 RJ.Cloughley & NJ.Simpson fly-in
(F172-0208)
P visitor EI-BID Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub (18-1524) 06.06.1992 S.Colgan & P.Ryan fly-in
P visitor EI-BSC Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 06.06.1992 S.Phelan fly-in
(F172-1615)
P visitor EI-BVF Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II 06.06.1992 1st Phantom Group fly-in
(F172-1777)
P(2) visitor EI-BVK Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A0966) 06.06.1992 Shannon Executive Aviation fly-in
P visitor EI-CAP Cessna R.182 Skylane RGII (R182-00056) 06.06.1992 Skylane Flight Management fly-in
P(2) visitor EI-CFF Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (12-3928) 06.06.1992 J.O’Dwyer fly-in
P(2) visitor EI-CUB Piper J/3c – 65 Cub (16010) 06.06.1992 Galway Flying Club fly-in
P visitor G-BABG Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C (28-2031) 06.06.1992 Mendip Flying Group fly-in
P based EI-POD Cessna 177B (02729) 06.06.1996 Trim Flying Club fly-in
P(3) visitor G-BFZD Reims Cessna F.182 skylane II 06.06.1992 Ronald Bertrum Lewis fly-in
(F182-0010)
P(4) visitor G-BSKJ Mooney M.20J 201 (24-0525) 06.06.1992 Melvvyn Cedric Wroe fly-in
P visitor G-BSNP Piper PA-28R 201T Turbo Cherokee III 06.06.1992 Vincent Dowd fly-in
(28R-7703236)
P(2) based G-TOYS Enstrom 280C Shark (1218) 06.06.1992 Brendan Murphy in storage displaying damage sustained after EI-BKM collided with the stationary G-TOYS 20.05.1992
P visitor G-UROP Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron (TC-2452) 06.06.1992 Pooler International Ltd fly-in
P visitor G-ARBS Piper PA-20/22-160 Pacer (22-6858) 06.06.1992 Spencer David Rowell fly-in
 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/paddy.kilduff?fref=nf" Paddy Kilduff
 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/events/1441192856185534/permalink/1445451135759706/?ref=4&action_history=null" 27 June 2015·  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin-Ireland/110769888951990" Dublin
-----> Two typos corrected below thanks to Ian Thompson RE: Salvador B Walcott (7/31/2006 8:44:27 PM)
Dennis Mike Perhaps you can use the following for your files? Take what you like and leave the rest.... Andy "The Landing of "T'ain't a Bird"- April 7- 1943 - A B-17F ran out of fuel and
landed in a marsh outside Clonakilty believing that they were in Norway. The
eleven Americans and one monkey became the toast of the town (Ireland was
neutral during World War II)- and after three rather riotous days- they were taken
away and sent back across the border into Northern Ireland. The monkey- alas-
died- and is buried behind the hotel. A month later- the B-17 was refueled- and
took off across a makeshift runway to eventually be reunited with its crew. The
aircraft had a distinguished wartime career flying bombing runs over Germany.
Years later- a number of the crewmembers came back to be reunited with their
friends in Clonakilty." [image]local://upfiles/10103/ADC27F9A6DAE42BA9C3A0B08C3B0842D.jpg[/image]

dennis_burke -> B-17 T'aint a Bird 42-3090 (8/1/2006 2:25:46 AM)
Cheers Huey- thats one I had not found.  There is a whole tourist thing around this aircraft. This thread could nearly move itself on to the 351st thread- might be a better home for it. Dennis

shooshoobaby -> RE: B-17 T'aint a Bird 42-3090 (8/1/2006 6:10:20 PM)
Good information Guys - FYI Guy Tice is a docent at the 390th BG Museum Tucson- Az. Keep up the good work- Mike

dennis_burke -> RE: B-17 T'aint a Bird 42-3090 (8/19/2006 7:36:04 AM)
Hello Mike- cheers for that. Would you be able to put Guy in touch with me or should I try to contact him through the
390th Museum. Sorry to the 350th FG people- I'd still be interested in any information on
Salvador B Walcott. regards Dennis

1401 White Strand Donegal Beach Strip Private
Buncrana 1 owner/operator Donegal County Council
White Strand
1k S of Buncrana Buncrana
Co Donegal

Joseph Cordner of John Street- Derry- apparently made several flights
in an aeroplane constructed by himself at “Buncrana Beach”- thought to
be White Strand during the summer of 1908. It was also stated that a
passenger was carried on at least one flight- unfortunately it would
seem that there is no corroborating evidence to support any of the
flights.
NOTE. All the above activity supposedly took place eighteen months
before Harry Ferguson made the first recorded powered aircraft flight
in Ireland on 31.12.1909-
see also Old Park-Hillborough ID 0276 Magilligan Strand ID 0969
Campsey 1 0304 and Portrush 1 1112

visitor ? 00.00.1908 Joseph Cordner

1402 Wicklow 1 Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Kilpoole 0823

1403 Wicklow 2 Wicklow Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Wicklow
Co Wicklow

visitor EI-JBC Agusta A.109 14.10.1998 ?
visitor G-KPAO Robinson R.44 Astro 13.07.1999 Avonline
visitor EI-MER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 09.10.1999 ?
visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger 01.02.2000 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 14.04.2000 Westair
visitor EI-LIT Bolkow Bo105s 03.07.2000 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222 01.12.2000 Westair

1404 Wicklow 3 Wicklow Airstrip? Private
operator/owner ?
?
Location? Wicklow
Co Wicklow

visitor G-OBNF Cessna C.310K 21.08.2000 ?
visitor G-ILTS Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee 6 29.06.2001 Foremans Aviation

1405 Woodstown Waterford Airstrip? Private
owner/operator John Leech
Woodstown
Waterford
Location? shown as Woodstown Co Waterford
There are three townlands in the Waterford area
which have the name Woodstown- they are
1. Woodstown 5.5k SSW of Waterford City at S55?11?
2. Woodstown Lower 6k E of Waterford Airport at S68?05? and
3. Woodstown Upper 6k E of Waterford Airport at S68?05?

based? EI-BOH Eipper Quicksilver 08.09.1993 Active? John Leech base given as Waterford Airport

1406 Woodview Armagh Airstrip Private
Mullanasilla operater/owner Anthony Troughton
Troughtons Woodview
Armagh Field Mullanasilla
Richhill
Co Armagh

4.75k NE of Armagh Cathedral
N side of the A3 road.

text info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 152
Runway dips in the centre.
Anthony was the 1st microlight instructor in Ireland.
He flies a PA-18-150- Tri-pacer- PA-22- and an RV4 (RV-6?)
Visitors welcome PPR by telephone.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 4k Armagh No Avgas.

List of residents
Ulster Air Mail June 1999 P.129
Ulster Air Mail June 2002

based EI-BSF Clutton-Tabenor FRED Srs II 00.00.0000 00.07.1993
re-reg G-BDSA Clutton-Tabenor FRED Srs II 00.07.1993 00.00.0000
based G-BVRV Vans RV.4 00.06.1994 00.00.0000 Andy Troughton
based G-APUR Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Andy Troughton
based G-APXR Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer 00.00.0000 Active Andy Troughan
based G-MTUE Thruster TST Mk 1. 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 JP.McVitty
based G-BPHO Taylorcraft BC-12D 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ArchieA.Alderdice
based ? Vans RV.6 under construction 2003 Andy Troughton
stored EI-CGT Cessna 152 II (152-82331) noted 18.11.2013 ? bare metal- De-registered 06.11.2012

1407 Youghal 1 Cork Airstrip Private
owner J.Farrell
operator Republic Air Charters Ltd
?
Location? Youghal
Co Cork

The three aircraft were used during 1954/55 to give pleasure
flights from Republic Air Charters own site at Youghal. The
field was owned by J.Farrell

based EI-AGM Piper J/3c-65 Cub 00.02.1954 00.00.1954 Jeremiah J.Crowley
EI-AGP deHavilland DH 82A Tiger Moth 00.05.1954 00.00.1954 Jeremiah J.Crowley
EI-AGW Avro 652A Anson C (1375) R09.06.1955 00.00.1956 Jeremiah J.Crowley noted flying from Red Barn Beach Youghal summer
1955 or 56

1408 Youghal 2 Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
see Castlemartyr 0362

1409 Youghal 3 Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Youghal
Co Cork

visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 06.09.1999 Celtic Helicopters
visitor EI-PRI Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 13.11.2001 ?

1410 Rademan Down Helipad Private
owner/operator Rademon House note different spelling for the house and townland names
Rademan
Crossgar
1.7k W of Crossgar Co Down


based G-EWRT Eurocopter EC135 T2+ (0347) 14.08.2007R 02.03.2009 William Ewart Property Ltd
based G-EURT Eurocopter EC155 B1 (6764) 20.08.2007R 18.01.2012 William Ewart Property Ltd nothing apparently based since G-EURT departed

1411 Crookstown Upper Kildare Store Private
owner/operator Jack O’Gorman / Sean O’Gorman
O’Gormans Motors until late1970’s - it was sold by Sean but continued as a
garage probably closed during the 1980’s
Ford main dealers 1940’s until late 1970’s
1.45k NE of Ballytore Sean O’Gorman? 2013 (Seamus O' Reilly - 086 1514270 possible connection?)
Crookstown Upper
Ballytore
Athy
Co Kildare

open stored IAC61 Westland Lysander II (?) 00.00.1946 00.00.1977 Jack O’Gorman listed as scrapped 12.1946 but the airframe with wings survived to be
displayed at this location for about 20 years before been finally
removed and scrapped around 1977 Cookstown Lower
open stored N9146N Cessna 401B (401B0010) 00.00.2013 Current Sean O’Gorman? close to same location different owner-complete aircraft on display and
is presently used “as an 8 seater aircraft to offer virtual flight simulation to visitors”. Initial location W side of the R415 between a bunglow & the two story house. Moved to new position 55m NE accross road at 8N
53.01-13 & 06.48-017W-date?

1412 Johnstown 3 Kildare Airframe advert/Temporary Store Private
owner/operator ?
Johnstown
290m WSW of road bridge at J8/N7 Naas
Co Kildare

temporary store EI-PJW Eurocopter 120B Colibri (1111) 24.04.2011 02.04.2013 Palmerstown Demesne helicopter was written off in hangar fire at Deerpark Industrial Estate
ID1615on 08.04.2006 the airframe was noted on a car trailer at this
location 04.2011 & 04.2013 being used as an advertising "hoarding"
View from the W bound slip road as it joins the N7- W of J8 on the far
opposite visible on Google Street side of the carriageways dated 07.2011.
at least three photos have appeared all dated in 2011. 1st 24.04- 2nd 25.04
& 3rd 19.09. Also visible on Google Earth aerials dated 24.04.2012
& 02.04.2013. trailer & heli removed by 12.07.2013

1413 Palmerstown House Kildare Helipad Private
Johnstown 1 owner/operator Palmerstown House
Palmerstown Demesne
Johnstown
4.4k NE of Naas town centre Naas
50m SE of house Co Kildare

1414 Johnstown 1 Kildare Helipad Private
see Palmerstown House 1413

1415 Palmerstown Golf Club Kildare Helipads Private
Johnstown 2 owner/operator Palmerstown Golf Club
Palmerstown House Estate Palmerstown House Estate
Johnstown
4.3k NE of Naas town centre Naas
Six helipads lined W to E with 17m spacings Co Kildare
140m SE of club house  HYPERLINK "javascript:void(0)" \o "Call via Hangouts" 045-906901

1416 Johnstown 2 Kildare Helipads Private
see Palmerstown Golf Club 1415

1417 Palmerstown House Estate Kildare Helipads Private
see Palmerstown Golf Club 1415

1418 Ballymageogh 2 Down Store Private
owner/operator Leslie Robert Morris Ballymageogh Kilkeel 1.8k NW of Kilkeel Newry
Co Down
stored G-AXRC Cambpell Cricket (CA-323) 18.12.2002R current Leslie Robert Morris
stored G-CWAL Raj Hamsa X'AIR 133 (BMAA/HB/339) 13.05.2008R current Leslie Robert Morris

1419 Cashla Galway Gyrocopter strip Private
owner/operator Joanne Dowling
Cashla
5.7k E of Galway Airport Athenry
Co Galway

based EI-EZY Dominator Ultrawhite (I132) 21.05.2013R cr23.08.2014 Joanne Dowling EI-EZY operated from the very confined space of 53m x 12m at the gable
of the home house at Cashla. Take-off and landing was at the 23 end
only and that entailed passing under power lines. On 23.08.2014 the gyro was about to touch down when a sudden down draft pushed the
nosewheel into the ground- forceing the gyro to tip forward causing major
damage to the machine-the male pilot was uninjured.
The AAIU wrote to the pilot stating that in their opinion the take-off and
landing site was unsuitable and inappropriate for gyroplane operations
and strongly recommended that operations there should be discontinued and re-located to a safer and more suitable base. The pilot indicated than
he planned to act on the recommendation with immediate effect.

1420 Carrickfergus Castle Antrim Helipad & Flying display Private
owner Carrickfergus harbour board
Carrickfergus Castle
500m S of Carrickfergus railway station Carrickfergus
boat storage platform beside harbour slipway used as helipad Co Antrim

visitor XZ320 Westland WS Gazelle AH.1 (1613) 26.06.2013 AAC No 665 Sqn/5 Regt at  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Armed-Forces-Day-Carrickfergus-Castle/119603054792972?ref=stream" Armed Forces Day - Carrickfergus Castle
visitor G-PSNI Eurocopter EC135 T2 (0337) 26.06.2013 Police Service of Northern Ireland at  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Armed-Forces-Day-Carrickfergus-Castle/119603054792972?ref=stream" Armed Forces Day - Carrickfergus Castle
Flying Display
visitor EI-HUM Vans RV-7 ( HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/cn/70588-1/" \o "Click here to search for construction number 70588-1" 70588-1) 26.06.2013 Jerry Humphries aerobatic display
visitor ZK307 BU Eurofigher Typhoon FGR4 (221) 26.06.2013 29(R)sqn RAF aerobatic display
9 Red Arrow BAe T.1-T.1A or T.1W Hawks completed the display here on 26.06.2013 does anyone know which 9 of the 15 listed below flew the display.
visitor XX219 BAe Hawk T.1A (055/312055) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX227 BAe Hawk T.1A (063/312063) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX233 BAe Hawk T.1 (069/312069) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX237 BAe Hawk T.1 (073/312073) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX242 BAe Hawk T.1 (078/312078) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX244 BAe Hawk T.1 (080/312080) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX253 BAe Hawk T.1A (099/312089) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX260 BAe Hawk T.1A (096/312096) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX264 BAe Hawk T.1A (100/312100) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX266 BAe Hawk T.1A (102/312102) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX311 BAe Hawk T.1W (147/312136) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX319 BAe Hawk T.1A (162/312144) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX322 BAe Hawk T.1A (165/312147) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX323 BAe Hawk T.1A (167/312148) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team
visitor XX325 BAe Hawk T.1 (169/312165) 26.06.2013 Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team

1421 Carrickfergus Castle car park Antrim Static display Private
owner Carrickfergus Borough Council
Carrickfergus Castle car park
490m S of Carrickfergus rail station Carrickfergus
Co Antrim

display XR700 Hunting Jet Provost T.4 (?) 26.06.2013 Belfast Exhibition Flight forward fuselage only ex 8589M
display Nash & Thompson GN. 4A Rear Gun Turret 26.06.2013 ? from which aircraft not specified
plus multiple pieces of military hardware and equipmentm also Wild
Geese Parachute team “dropped in” what aircraft was used for that?

1422 Coolnakilly Wicklow Airstrip Private
owner/operator Edwin John Symes
Coolnakilly
5k W of Wicklow railway station Glenealy
Wicklow
Co Wicklow

based EI-SYM Vans RV-7 (72940) 05.04.2011 Active Edwin John Symes noted 01.05.2011
visitor EI-HUM Vans RV-7 (70588-1) N01.05.2011 Gerry Humphreys

1423 Kill 5 Donegal Helipad? Private
Dunfanaghy golf club owner/operator Dunfanaghy golf club
Kill
750m E of Dunfanaghy centre Dunfanaghy
Co Donegal
074-913 6335

1424 Dunfanaghy golf club Donegal Helipad? Private
see Kill 5 1423

1425 Delphi Lodge Mayo Helipad Private
Delphi House owner/operator Delphi Lodge (House) hotel
Tawnyinlough Tawnyinlough
Louisburgh
15.2k S of Louisburgh Co Mayo

visitor G-VGML Airbus AS350B3 Ecureuil (7935) 14.06.2015 Arianne Develpoments Ltd

1426 Tawnyinlough Mayo Helipad Private
see Delphi Lodge 1425

1427 Kilturk South Fermanagh Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Maurice Gerald Allen
Kilturk South
4.3k W of Clones Newtownbutler
Enniskillen
Co fermanagh

based G-BZRA Rans S6-ES Coyote II (PFA 204-13683) 05.01.2010R 25.03.2014 Maurice Gerald Allen
based G-KLYE Skyranger Swift 912S (BMAA/HB/578) 08.04.2014R Active Maurice Gerald Allen

1428 Toberaquill Westmeath Helistop Private
owner Clonkill GAA club
operator CHC Ireland Limited
7k NE of Mullingar Toberaquill
Mullingar
Co Westmeath
087-6327382

visitor EI-ICG Sikorsky S.92A Helibus (920150) 24.06.2015 CHC Ireland Limited paid a visit in order to pick up a donation check of 1000 euro collected by the childern of a local school as a thank you for airlifting one of their school mates to hospital

1429 Clonkill GAA club Westmeath Helistop Private
see Toberaquill 1428

1430 Altnagelvin Derry Store Private
owner/operator David S.Campbell
Altnagelvin
545m SSE of Altnagelvin hospital pad 1 Derry
Co Derry




Construction site ? ?Hombuilt helicopter (type unknown) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 David S.Campbell store at rear of house was apparently used to construct a homebuilt
helicopter using box section steel. construction was abandoned and
all parts were eventully scrapped. More info and dates would be most welcome.

1431 Shanes Castle Park Antrim Store Private
owner/operator Escarmouche Paintball
1 Shanes street
airframe 470m SE of (centre of) Randalstown bridge Ballygrooby
Randalstown
BT41 2AD
Co Antrim
0044-7774 636254
 HYPERLINK "http://www.escarmouche.com/" \t "_blank" escarmouche.com

defensive position G-KNAP Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II (28-8116129) 00.00.2011 current Escarmouche Paintball cr on t/o Stevenson’s Field Letterkenny (ID1271) 13.07.1999. wreck
stored 00.02.2001 Aldergrove?

1432 Moher Leitrim Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Gerrard Creegan
Moher
4k NNW of Dromod Aughamore
Carrick on Shannon
Co Leitrim

P based EI-ESB Urban Air Samba XXL (SAXL53) 11.07.2011R Active Gerrard Creegan EI-ESB was noted here 28.04.2014 possible strip first noted on Google
Earth 01.03.2010

1433 Ballyliffin 1 Donegal Airship patrol station Private
see Ballymacmoriarty 1 0120

1434 Ballyliffin 2 Donegal Forced Landing beach Private
see Ballymacmoriarty 3 0121

1435 Ballymacmoriarty 4 Donegal Helipads (2) Private
see Ballyliffin Golf Club 0122


1436 Ballybrick Down Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator George McKinstray & Thomas Davidson
Ballybrick
1.5k S of Katesbridge Katesbridge
Co Down

based G-CDCR Savannah Jabiru (BMAA/HB/405) 14.01.2005R Active Thomas Davidson-George
McKinstray
based/stored G-BYMV Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 (BMAA/HB/090) 07.04.2008R Current Martin George Adams permit expired 30.06.2014-renewed??
based/stored G-CBVA Thruster T.600N (0082-T600N-068) 11.09.2006R Current Denis John Clingan no flight declaration 21.10.2011-permit expired 16.08.2012-renewed??

1437 Odyssey Arena Belfast City Static Disply area Private
owner Odyssey Arena
2 Queens Quay
1.2k NE of Belfast City Hall Belfast
BT3 9QQ 028-90766000
operator Ulster Aviation Museum

displayed P7823 Supermarine Spitfire replica (?) 01.07.2015 Ulster Aviation Museum
displayed IAC202 Sud Aviation Alouette III (1973) 01.07.2015 Ulster Aviation Museum

1438 Rustic Inn Longford Accident site Private
Abbeyshrule 5 owner Rustic Inn
Abbeyshrule
1.2k SW of Abbeyshrule 2 airfield Co Longford
N39 F6A2

accident site G-BXTH Westland SA341D Gazelle HT3 (WA1120) 15.07.2015 Mannifest Live Ltd (IoM) The Gazelle crashed here and was destroyed while attempting to land on
a 6m wide grass area between the canal and the back wall of the Rusitc
Inn. The wall was clipped by the main rotor while landing-fortunately 2 on
board were not injured- A rather stupid manouver considering the main
rotor diameter is 10.5m and from the centre to the rotor tip is 5.25m which
left extreamly little room for error. In order to place both skids safely on the
surface the pilot would have required at the very least an 8m platform.

1439 Abbeyshrule 5 Longford Accident site Private
see Rustic Inn 1438

1440 Seefin 2 Waterford Rescue site Private
Cutteen North Seefin Mountain summit
Cutteen North
13.8k N of Dungarvan Lemybrien
Co Waterford

visitor EI-ICD Sikorsky S.92A Skybus (9200052) 01.08.2015 CHC Ireland / Irish Coast Guard A paraglider pilot was airlifted to hospital after crashing in the Comeragh
Mountains in Waterford. The incident happened on Saturday near the
summit of Seefin Mountain. Gardaí in Waterford received a call for
assistance- and requested the services of the Waterford-based Coast
Guard helicopter at around 1.25pm. The South Eastern Mountain Rescue team also responded. The man was taken from the hillside with the
assistance of the team and passing hillwalkers. He was airlifted to 
Waterpark Rugby Club- (site) close to Waterford city- and transferred by
ambulance to University Hospital Waterford. A source involved in the
mountaintop rescue said he sustained a suspected leg break just above
the ankle- and described him as a “lucky man”.


1441 Cutteen North Waterford Rescue site Private
see Seefin 2 1440

1442 South Commons Louth Helipad Private
owner/operator Donald (Donny) Marron
Carlingford Heights Carlingford 1.6k SSW of Carlingford Dundalk Co Louth
based N280CH Enstrom 280FX Shark (2024) 00.00.2014 19.07.2015cr Donald (Donny) Marron The accident to N280CH occured at South Commons
Carlingford on 19.07.2015. The owner- a 60yr old male-
was solo at the time and was not injured. He was on
approach to land at his home- where the helicopter was
based. The 280 cr about 40m SW of his home.
based G-DORM Robinson R.44 Clipper II (12330) 27.02.2017 12.03.2017cr Donald (Donny) Marron G-DORM cr 60m E across the public road from the above
accident site. The 70yr old owner and his son were aboard
and on approach to land at their home- where the R.22 was
based. The owner was airlifteded to Beaumont Hosp in a
serious condition. His son was removed by road to a local
hosp. Daja Vu OR WHAT!!

1443 Eagles Nest Wicklow Helistop Private
Bray Head operator Irish Air Corps beside Eagles Nest Newcourt 2 Newcourt Bray Head Bray Bray
1.5k SSE of Bray railway station Co Wicklow Co Wicklow
A98 XC89
visitor IAC271 Eurocoipter EC135P2 (431) 18.07.2015 Irish Air Corps 271 used this site on Saturday 18.07 as a temporary base
during it’s rehearsal for the Air Show which took place on
Sunday 19.07.2015
1444 Bray Head Wicklow Helistop Private
see Eagles Nest 1443

1445 Bray Strand Wicklow Helistop Private
Bray 3 owner Wicklow County Council
operator Irish Air Corps
180m E of Bray railway station Bray Strand
Bray
Co Wicklow

visitor IAC271 Eurocoipter EC135P2 (431) 18.07.2015 Irish Air Corps 271 used this site on Saturday 18.07 as a temporary base during it’s training for the Air Show which took place on Sunday 19.07

1446 Bray 3 Wicklow Helistop Private
see Bray Strand 1445

1447 Gurranbaun 1 Wexford Accident site Private
Garranbane House 1 owner ?
Garranbane House note different spelling for the house and townland names
1.75k NNW of Clonea beach Garranbaun
120m SE of house Dungarvan
Co Wexford

crashed EI-DNN Bade DB-5G (HJC4523) 25.07.2015 Howard Cox & Elizabeth Marie the Bade crashed here and burst into flames sadly killing Howard Cox RIP
Cox

1448 Garranbane House 1 Wexford Accident site Private
see Gurranbaun 1 1477

1449 Garranbaun 2 Wexford Helistop Private
Garranbane House 2 owner ?
Garranbane House
1.9k NNW of Clonea beach Garranbaun
90m NE of house Dungarvan
Co Wexford

visitor EI-ICD/Rescue 117 Sikorsky S.92A Helibus (920052) 25.07.205 CHC Ireland Ltd recsue 117 arrived to assist after the crash of EI-DNN but sadly
nothing could be done.

1450 Garranbane House 2 Wexford Helistop Private
see Garranbaun 2 1479

1451 Valentia Kerry Airstrip? Private
Valentia Island Co Kerry

Amelia Earhart was reported as saying prior to her solo Atlantic
flight in 1932 that she hoped the make her European landfall in
Co Kerry Ireland- where she would attempt to locate “Valentia
airstrip” and land there. But I believe she got her wires crossed with Valencia airfield in Spain. She in fact arrived over Co
Donegal and landed in a farm field at Shantallow ID 1878 in Co
Derry (Londonderry) just north of Derry city on 21.05.1932.

1452 Mount Stewart House 2 Down Static Display site Private
owner/operator Mount Stewart House
Portaferry Road
6.5k SE of Newtownards airfield Mount Stewart
Newtownards
BT22 2AD
Co Down

display visitor P7823 Supermarine Spitfire IIa replica (?) 21.06.2015 Ulster Aviation Museum the replica Spitfire was displayed here on 21.06.2015 primarily to increase interest in the museum and to gain new members in order to help with funding for the maintainance and purchase of the ever increasing collection of aircraft and aviation artifacts at the Maze Ulster Aviation Museum hangar.

1453 Ballaghbeg Down Static Display site Private
Newcastle 4 owner/operator ?
Castle Park car park Castle Park car park
Ballaghbeg
700m S of Newcastle town centre Newcastle
Newcastle Festival of Flight Co Down

static display P7823 Supermarine Spitfire IIa replica (?) 08.08.2015 Ulster Aviation Museum
static display IAC202 Sud Aviation Alouette III (1973) 08.08.2015 Ulster Aviation Museum
static display XR700 Hunting Jet Provost T.4 (?) 08.08.2015 Ulster Aviation Museum forward fuselage only ex 8589M
static display Nash & Thompson GN. 4A Gun Turret 26.06.2013 Ulster Aviation Museum aircraft type not specified

1454 Newcastle 4 Down Static Display site Private
see Ballaghbeg 1453

1455 Castle Park car park Down Static Display site Private
see Ballaghbeg 1453

1456 Ardnanagh Roscommon Airframe advert Private
Higgins motor suppliers owner/operator Higgins motor suppliers
Ardnanagh
130m W of Roscommon town square Roscommon
Co Roscommon

part airframe advert EI-CTG Stoddard-Hamilton SH-2R Glasair RG 09.08.2015 Higgins motor suppliers EI-CTG cr nr Enniskillen 12.05.2009. The complete written off airframe
(721R) was reported as displayed on this roof over a two year period. dates? It i
s now (2015) shown with only the rear fuselage and tail section in a
nose down attitude giving the impression of having crashed into the roof
of the premises and used to advertise the Higgins motor business

1457 Higgins motor suppliers Roscommon Airframe advert Private
see Ardnanagh 1456

1458 Roscommon 4 Roscommon Airframe advert Private
see Ardnanagh 1456

1459 Derrynanny Fermanagh Forced landing site Private
Woodhill Hunting Lodge owner/operator Woodhill Hunting Lodge
Derrynanny
Lettermoney 5k NNE of St Angelo airfield Irvinestown
50m SE of No. 7 Derrynanny Road BT94 1QD Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh

forced landing EI-CTG Stoddard-Hamilton SH-2R Glasair RG 12.07.2009 Kevin Higgins A fuel problem caused the engine to stop without warning. The pilot then made futile attempt’s to
(721R) restart by switching fuel tanks- but had to make a deadstick landing in a short field. He decided
not to lower the undercarriage- hoping this would slow the aircraft. It worked. The pilot exited the
aircraft uninjured- unfortunately his female passenger suffered a back injury in the landing and
had to be cut free. That date was 12.07.2009. Now (2015) the lady is well- but still suffers some backpain. There is a short RTE news video available of the aircraft at the forced landing site.
 HYPERLINK "http://m.rte.ie/news/2009/0712/119464-fermanagh/" \l "media" http://m.rte.ie/news/2009/0712/119464-fermanagh/#media press Control & Left click should open the video.

rescue helicopter ? ? 12.07.2009 ? Arrived & transported the female patient to Enniskillen Erne hospital. Any details on the heli please.
1460 Woodhill Hunting Lodge Fermanagh Forced landing site Private
see Derrynanny 1459

1461 Birnaghs Tyrone Precautionary Road landing  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roads-Service-Northern-Ireland/447994898569834" \o "Roads Service Northern Ireland" Roads Service Northern Ireland
owner/operator  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roads-Service-Northern-Ireland/447994898569834" \o "Roads Service Northern Ireland" Roads Service Northern Ireland
A5 Strabane Road
10.5k S of Strabane Strabane
Co Tyrone

N5840N Rockwell Commander 114 (14388) 11.05.1978 ? arrived from US with an electrical fault. The pilot was lost- made a
precautionary landing on the A5 Strabane Road thinking he was
near SNN but was surprised to find out where he actually was. The
fault was repaired by a local electrician & he took off on the road
to continue his flight to SNN. Copy & Paste the link below. If Control
& left click DOES NOT WORK
 HYPERLINK "http://strabanechronicle.com/2015/08/video-unique-footage-of-plane-landing-in-strabane/" http://strabanechronicle.com/2015/08/video-unique-footage-of-plane-landing-in-strabane/
shades of Amelia Earhart in 1932. She expected Valencia Island as
her Irish landfall. It was of course Co Donegal with her eventully
landing in a field at Culmore/Shantallow ID 1878.

1462 Kilmalogue Offaly Temporary store Private
owner/operator ? business yard
Kilmalogue
600m NW of Portarlington town centre Portarlington Co Laois
& 400m W of the Offaly/Laios county boundry Co Offaly
25m SE of postcode R32 WK02 it has no connection
to the aircraft at all. Only used as a point locator.

P stored dismantled G-DHSS deHavilland DH112 Venom FB50 (836) 24.10.2013 Aviation & Computer Consultancy Three dismantled deHavilland Venoms were noted here on Ltd 24.10.2013. Photo shows the three cocpit sections. In the
background can be seen some of the wing sections.
While the site is in Co Offaly- the official address for this area is
shown as Co Laois.

P stored dismantled G-VENI DeHavilland DH112 Venom FB1 (733) 24.10.2013 Aviation & Computer Consultancy
Ltd
P stored dismantled G-DHTT DeHavilland DH112 Venom FB Mk1 (821) 24.10.2013 Aviation & Computer Consultancy
Ltd
stored dismantled G-VICI DeHavilland DH112 Venom FB1 (573) 06.08.2013 Sean Curtise All three- plus a fourth G-VICI Venom were noted here on 06.08.2013 G-VICI departed shortly after to Sean’s premises

1463 Tassaggart House Dublin Helipad Private
Saggart owner/operator Jim & Anne Mansfield until sold 10.2011
Tassaggart House
2.2k S of Baldonnel control tower Saggart
Co Dublin

based? probably none-so maybe only used by visiting helicopters Concrete? 6m dia with double white circles centered by large white H
visitor N118BM

1464 Tullyard Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Alan Donnelly The strip is said to be 350 metres long but has trees on the approach.
Cookstown Auto Repairs Cookstown Auto Repairs and the strip is said to be "just a field at the
31a Tullyard Road back of his workplace" This business apparently started in 1999.
5k SSW of Cookstown Tullyard more details required please
new airstrip first reported 09.2015 BT80 9BB
Cookstown
Co Tyrone
07776 261097

1465 Ranny Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Ranny
1.2k SW of Carrowkeel (Kerrykeel) Carrowkeel (Kerrykeel)
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

visitor ? Aerospatiale Squirrel 07.09.2015 ? noted from 1.75k SW of the landing on this grass site at 14.10hrs.
Landed there in error while apparently searching for another
site (location unknown)

1466 Belgard Dublin Airstrip Private
owner/operator Roadstone
Belgard quarry
Tallagh
3k E of Baldonnell Airfield Hangers Co Dublin
info below from Roger D.Caird
Roadstone had an airstrip beside their quarry at Belgard.

probabal visitor EI-AUG SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Minerva 220 (11080) Roadstone Ltd

1467 Bagnelstown Carlow Helipad Private
see Bagenalstown 0060

1468 Donode Little Kildare Microlight Airstrip?? Private
Brannockstown owner/operator Simon Pallister
Ballymore Eustace Donode Little
Brannockstown
see Boleybeg 0223 Ballymore Eustace
Co Kildare

Over the years Donode Little has been quoted as a base for Microlight
operations by Simon Pallister- but local inquiries have shown that this
was not so- Donode Little was Simon’s home address only and was
never used as a microlight airstrip. He has since moved to Boleybeg-
which is 5k to the SSW and operates a microlight airstrip at that location.

1469 Bere Island 1 A Cork Landing Ground RAF/Private
see Rerrin 2 2341

1470 Duleek Louth Airstrip Private
see Blackditch 0213

1471 Blacksod Point lighthouse Mayo Helipad Irish lights
owner/operator Irish Lights Commissioners of Irish Lights-
Blacksod Point Lighthouse 16 Lower Pembroke Street
Blacksod Dublin 2
19k SSW of Belmullet Co Mayo 01-6321900 fax 01-6321946

info from Roger D.Caird
54.05N 10.05W
At a helipad here with refuelling facilities for the Marine Rescue Helicopters.

1474 Rosmadda West Clare Airstrip Private
Blackwater owner/operator Eamonn Griffin
Ardnacrusha Rosmadda West
Parteen 1 Blackwater
Limerick 8 Co Clare [incorrectly given as Co Limerick]

750m E of Ardnacrusha Power Station
5.5k N of Limerick City

Depart Limerick city NE via O’Connells Street [N7] continue
straight on onto the R463 road- cross the river Shannon and
on for 2.5k- pass shops on your L- then take next
R a private road and the airstrip is on the R behind the houses.
The site entrance is just SE of the “headrace” canal bridge.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 26
18/36 runway is in two fields with a gap in the hedge which
sometimes can have wire blocking the gap at midway point
of runway. Trees on approach to 06 plus overhead electric
cables crossing midway on 06/24. Standard joins and circuits
This is a difficult strip and requires a full pilot briefing.
Mogas in Limerick 5k - no Avgas


based EI-BJC Aeronca 7AC Champion 10.03.1994 Active Eamonn Griffin
G-MYLD Rans Coyote 24.10.2002 00.06.2006 Eamonn Griffin

1476 Mountain Top Donegal Helistop Private
Carnamogagh owner/operator Highland Radio
Letterkenny 4 Mountain Top
Carnamogagh
3k N of Letterkenny Letterkenny
Carpark in front of Highland Radio Co Donegal

visitor G-LRSN Robinson R.44 13.12.2001 ?

1477 Castlemote House Dublin “Museum” Private
Dublin owner/operator Irish Aviation Museum
Castlemote House
Swords Road
Dublin Airport
1k NE of the terminal area at Dublin Airport Co Dublin
Was not opened to the public

stored IAC-34 Miles M.14A Magister ? ? Irish Aviation Museum dismantled
IAC-141 Avro XIX Anson ? ? Irish Aviation Museum dismantled
IAC-191 DeHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 ? ? Irish Aviation Museum dismantled
G-AOGA Miles M.75 Aeries 1 00.00.1983 ? Irish Aviation Museum dismantled
“museum” is now closed and the so called “exhibits” have been moved to a new locations (2003).
Exhibits moved to Castlemoat House circ 1979/80. It was just an old barn. EI-AOH cockpit was there but no other Viscount wreckage. via f 01.02.2016
from Boards.ie
 HYPERLINK "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=65089" Hoagy
06-01-2008- 22:10 Aviation Museum at Dublin Airport?
Back in the 80's there was an aviation museum at Dublin Airport- which included at least one aircraft suspended from the ceiling- also a lump of moon rock. Anyone know what happened to the collection? I seem to remember there was a plan to move it to that large house across the road from the Coachman's Inn.



 HYPERLINK "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=122932" nhlrules
11-01-2008- 17:59 The Iolar replica used to hang from the ceiling(the real one being shot down during ww2 while flying for another airline) This aircraft was restored back to flying condition by Aerlingus and currrently resides in the hanger close to the new control tower at Dublin Airport(Im not sure
when it was last in the air -last time i saw it fly was a few years ago) The cokpit section that was in the mueseum was a mock up of an AerLingus Viscount-though it had full cock pit instruments it was made of plastic and was
never part of any real aircraft-dont know what happened that As for the collection at castlemoat house there was a few aircraft in there all i can remember seeing are a complete IAC Vampire and Chipmunk-also there was
the remains of the IAC Anson and a Dove Dont know what happened here either They were being stored in a big red barn at the back of Castlemoat house when I gained access in the early 80's


 HYPERLINK "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=3868" pbirney

06-02-2009- 23:07
Originally Posted by nhlrules
The cokpit section that was in the mueseum was a mock up of an AerLingus Viscount-though it had full cock pit instruments it was made of plastic and was never
part of any real aircraft-dont know what happened that ...
Actually- the Viscount cockpit was the genuine article. It was from EI-AOH which was scrapped in the early seventies Paul
 HYPERLINK "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=146213" diverdriver
07-02-2009- 10:24
The Air Corps aircraft are back in their museum. But possibly the Vampire in Collins barracks is the same one as in Dublin Airport. The Iolar is quietly deteriorating in
the Aer Lingus commuter hangar with Aer Lingus apparently unwilling to repair the minor damage it suffered. A certain individual has ambition to set up a museum at Weston. The Buccaneer out there is to be part of it and the disassembled Catalina (actually Super Canso).
Weston would be a good place for an aviation museum. They have the space.

1478 Gusserane Wexford Airstrip Private
see Abbeybraney 0002

1479 Ballygriffin Waterford Helipad Private
Dawn Meats owner/operator ?
Grannagh-Granny Ballygriffin
Kilmacow
3.5k NW of Rice bridge Waterford City Co Kilkenny


visitor EI-BXX Bell 206B 07.05.1996 Westair


1487 Adare Demense Limerick Airstrip Private
Location? owner/operator?
Adare Demense
Adare
Co Limerick
Grids show the Manor house location.
In use during the 1930s

1488 Rathronan House Limerick Airstrip Private
Ardagh owner/operator John Eric Selman
Rathonan House A Rathronan House
Glenville
2.3k NNW of Ardagh Ardagh
Co Limerick

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 25
small hill on the runway at 11 end wires and trees on approach to 29
29 end can also be soft in wet weather and rough sometimes
unusable in wet weather - possible animals - PPR by phone
contact Shannon Zone then standard join and circuitst - switch to
130.1 only when overhead
Mogas at Newcastlewest 7k - no avgas

Head N from Ardagh on the R521 road for 1.5k. Go R at the 3rd turning
on the R on to a farm track road for 400m. The strip should be in front
of you.

The correct name is Rathronan House according to John Selman.
His contact number is 069-71466. We visited in EI-AYF on 25.09.2005.
The field is usable with prior notice. Runway is 500m and E/W. Correct
GPS cords are N52 30 50 W 009 04 25.

based G-BBAK MS894A Minerva 220 15.02.2001 27.12.2002 John Eric Selman
based G-MFMM Scheibe SF-25c Falke 04.08.2000 Active John Eric Selman
visitor EI-AYF Reims Cessna FRA.150 25.09.2005 Limerick Flying Club

1489 Ardclogh Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
Ardlough A owner/operator Fergus Christopher Maughan
Straffan Ardclough
Straffan
2.5k SE of Straffan Co Kildare

based EI-CHR CFM Shadow BD 00.06.2002-Active Fergus Christopher Maughan

1490 Ardlough A Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ardclogh 1489

1491 Straffan Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ardclogh 1489

1492 Ardmore 2? Derry Helistop Private
see Ardmore 1? 0032 owner/operator?

one of two possible locations Ardmore 2 is 4k SE of Limavady
visitor EI-BOR Bell 222A 14.06.2000 Westair

1493 Templerainy Wicklow Field strip Private
Templeraney A owner ?
Arklow operator CWA.Scott
Templerainy
4k N of Arklow Arklow
Co Wicklow

On Tue 26.06.1936 this site was used by Scott’s flying circus
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display Templerainy on Tue 26.06.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make
sense- because searching for new sites was time consuming and expensive.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a site
survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 26.06.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 26.06.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 26.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 26.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 26.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 26.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 26.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 26.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 26.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 02.1937
G-AEEO BAC Drone 26.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 26.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 26.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 26.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 26.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 26.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 26.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 26.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 26.06.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 26.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 26.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site was also used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays -
Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air display Wed 30.06.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Templerainy.

Visitors ? Avro 504 30.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 30.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 30.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 30.06.1937 Irish Aero Club

1494 Templeraney A Wicklow Field strip Private
see Templerainy 1493

1495 Abbeyglen Castle Hotel Galway Helipad Private
owner/operator Abbeyglen Castle Hotel
Sky Road
500m w of Cilfden town centre Clifden
Co Galway
095-22832/21201

active area was just SW of the swimming pool area and now it
would seem to have relocated 100m SE of the hotel on H marked
16m circle with hard surface

1496 Ashford 2 County? Helistop Private
Location? owner/operator?
Possibly Ashford Castle Co Mayo or
2k NNW of Ballinasloe Co Galway or
5.5k NW of Wicklow town Co Wicklow

visitor EI-MIK Eurocopter EC-120B 05.08.2001 Bachir Ltd

1497 Ballygurraun South 1 Galway Forced Landing site Private
Athenry 1 0045 owner (Mellows) Agricultural Collage
operator United States Army Air Force
1.75k SW of Athenry railway station Oranmore Road
Athenry
Co Galway

visitor 41-9045 Boeing B-17E-BO Flying Fortress “Stinky” on 15.01.1943 Dismantled United States Army Air Force.

9045 (*Stinky*) forced to crash-land at the Nursery Field at Mellows Agricultural
College- Athenry- Ireland Jan 15- 1943. Plane was dismantled and returned to
USAAF at Langford Lodge AB in Northern Ireland. The forced landing in neutral
Ireland (due to navigational errors) could have been very embarrassing as the
aircraft was carrying Lt Gen Jacob Devers and his staff who were on a fact-finding
tour of the ETO! The Irish authorities should- by international law- have interned
them; instead- they were treated to an impromptu banquet and transported to the
border with Northern Ireland!

Forced landing due to low fuel and being lost on a flight from North Africa with
eight high ranking US Army Commanders on board. Aircraft landed safely in a
field owned by the agricultural collage.
On the 15th of January- 1943- the town of Athenry had some unexpected visitors.
At 11.50 that morning- a B17 Flying Fortress named Stinky force landed on
Agricultural College grounds just outside the town. While such an occurrence was
not altogether unheard of in the midst of the Second World War- the fact that the
passenger list of the plane included eight American Army Generals lent piquancy
to the story. Furthermore- they were returning from a secret mission that was to
have a bearing on the outcome of the war and they now found themselves in
Neutral Ireland. You now have the makings of a major International incident.
In his beautifully produced book- "Eagles Over Ireland"- Paul Browne tells the whole
story. With almost military precision- he fills in the background to the whole incident
revealing the vital mission these men were undertaking- mapping out their incredible
journey almost inch by inch- finally bringing us to that crash landing and the
extraordinary situation it gave rise to. From the point of view of Ireland's neutrality-
the book raises the question: "How neutral is neutral?"- and it also shows the intense
diplomatic activity that went on behind the scenes.
With remarkable tenacity- Browne tells the story of what happened next and embellished
his narration with a profusion of memorabilia and illustration. He follows the careers of
the Generals to the end of- and after the war- and even manages to reproduce a comic
strip relating to one of them- showing eventually that- for at least some American families-
the Fields of Athenry have a real resonance.

Galway Advertiser- April 02- 2009. By Ronnie O'gorman
Not impressed
Perhaps the best known reminder in ‘neutral’ Ireland and Galway that a war was raging
in Europe- was the unexpected arrival of American army generals in Athenry on January
15 1943. Shortly before mid-day- a giant B-17 Flying Fortress- known as Stinky- flew over
the town clearly in distress. It was looking for a place to land. That wasn’t easy- as most
large fields were ‘spiked’. In case of invasion- trees and steel girders were stuck into open
ground to stop planes landing. However- this Flying Fortress was just about out of fuel-
and had no choice but to come down. It had left Gibraltar at 2am for the south of England
earlier that day- but had missed an important turning point over the Bay of Biscay which
would have brought it safely to its destination. Furthermore it failed to pick up RAF
navigational signals and was soon seriously off course. The most senior officer on board-
Lt General Jacob Loucks Devers- was not impressed by the pilot Captain Thomas Hulings.
He warned him to keep well out into the Atlantic to avoid scouting German Messerschmits
off the Brest peninsula. However- pilot Hulings proved to be brilliant when he spotted a
narrow strip of land by the Galway-Dublin railway line with only one wall in the way- and
went for it. Earth- stones- grass and metal flew through the air as Stinky ploughed through
the field- eventually coming to a rest.

Landing in The Fields of Athenry
Thursday- 30 August 2007 Gary Hetzler records a US
wartime connection to the famed fields of Athenry.
Stinky headed down to a small field on the site of the Agricultural College- now called
Mellowes College- made a belly landing on the soft ground- crashed through a stone fence
and into another field before eventually stopping just before a stand of trees. Fortunately-
crew and passengers landed without injury- but the plane was irreparably damaged.

via  HYPERLINK "http://www.monasette.com/blog/" North Atlantic Skyline 
Technically- it was two fields since there was a rather solid stone wall running across it; a
feature that would liven up the landing a bit. As the plane came in to land- it clattered into
the wall- instantly resolving the question of whether the undercarriage would sink into the
field. The plane landed on its belly and ploughed its way across the field- remaining intact
until it stopped.

Students from the Agric ulture College- and some young
members of the Local Defence Force- rifles at the ready- rushed excitedly to the plane.
Amazingly no one was hurt. Lt General Devers jumped down from the aircraft. He was
immediately surrounded by the LDF- one young man pointing his rifle at him. Devers famously
replied:“ Son- point that thing away. It might go off and hurt someone.”
One of the best
Again the event was a local sensation**. Practically the whole town came out to see the plane.
The Dublin train stopped so its passengers could have a good look- and the generals and crew
were treated to a hearty lunch at the near-by Railway Hotel hosted by Major James Timony-
OC - Renmore Barracks. Everyone got along famously. There was a lot of back-slapping
and laughter- and I learned only this week that descendants of both American and Irish families
still keep in touch.
The Americans were safely returned to the UK via Northern Ireland- and everyone was happy
except poor Herr Edouard Hempel- the German consul in Dublin. He was furious. He came to
Athenry to see for himself the crashed Fortress. He was satisfied that the repatriation of the
Americans to Britain was a clear breach of Ireland’s ‘neutrality’. He reminded the de Valera
government that under the 1907 Hague Convention- which governed neutrality during World
War II- Ireland could not support the belligerents in a conflict- and was to deny them use of its
territory.
After a while- Dublin replied to the effect that yes- the Flying Fortress was a weapon of war-
but in this instance- it was converted to fly passengers- and was not on a belligerent mission.
I doubt if Hempel was happy with that explanation; but he had allowed a very serious opponent
to escape internment here. The American army in World War II was fortunate to produce a
series of excellent generals. General Devers was one of the best. Four months after his visit to
Athenry he was appointed overall commander of US army forces in Europe. He trained and
organised his men for D-day- and following the successful invasion of France he was appointed
combat commander of the 6th Army Group. He distinguished himself by successfully leading
American and French forces in Alsace- and the Colmer pocket; he crossed the Rhine- and had
the satisfaction of accepting the surrender of German forces in western Austria on May 6 1945.
Glasses were raised in Athenry when news of the surrender to Devers was heard on the radio.

Via Dennis Burke Dublin
92nd Crew Members in Ireland 1943 - the people on baord were: Capt. Thomas M Hulings 2/Lt. J. Kemp McLaughlin 2/Lt. Clyde B. Collins Sgt. Loren E Blanchard Jr 16048807 T/Gnr  AAD Sgt Johnnie J. Tucher 14068147 B/Gnr  (MACR16055 Tucker s/n 14068147) T/Sgt John W. Tippen Gnr Sgt. Maurice L. Harris Gnr T/Sgt Edward D Parrish Eng T/Sgt Laurence E. Dennis 36048962 MACR1384 (POW)  I can't find serial numebrs for Tippen. Parrish or Harris as the names are common to a few Army enlistment records. Passengers Sgt R. C. Bolland  (RAF Malta) Lt. Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers Maj. Gen. Edward Hale Brook Brig. Gen. Gladeon Marcus Barnes Brig. Gen. Williston B. Palmer Col. William Thaddeus Sexton Major Earle Lynn Hormmel The one discrepancy would be that McLaughlin mentions a S/Sgt Edward E. Teaford as the R/O whereas the Irish
reports mention Larry E Dennis and make no reference to a Teaford at all.  I could find mention of an Teaford-
Everett K. MACR 16055 on teh 92ndBGA site but the NARA online database returned no one with the name
Edward E Teaford.  I wonder if J. Kemp was mistaken or using a different name for printing purposes. The RAF pilot had been part of RAF 185 Squadron on Malta it seems. Anyway- all is well
Dennis Burke Dublin
B-17E-BO   serial number 41-9045 of the 92nd Bomb Group force landed in the grounds of Agricultural
College- Athenry- Galway on January 15th- 1943.  This is the infamous aircraft 'Stinky'. The aircraft was on the return flight from North Africa to Portreath Cornwall General Devers was one of the passengers- he later commanded the 6th army group in france during 1944

January 15- 2005
Fortress Down

On a gloomy morning exactly 62 years ago- Lt. C. B. Collins was lost in the countryside. No matter how
often he nervously checked his charts- he couldn’t be sure where he was. Unfortunately for him- he wasn’t
alone. He was the navigator of a B-17 bomber of the US Air Force- nicknamed "Stinky"- that was carrying
a special cargo. And everyone else on the plane- including the cargo- was getting anxious not only about
where the plane would land- but how they would land.

"Stinky" was about to come to the premature end of a journey that had taken the plane- and its cargo- over
16-000 miles. The plane had travelled from the US to the Caribbean- down to Brazil before crossing the
South Atlantic to Ascension Island. From there- it crossed to the west coast of Africa at Accra- crossing the
continent to Khartoum. From there to Cairo and later to Gibraltar- and it was from the Rock that "Stinky"
had set off that January morning for an airbase in England.

Navigation was- quite literally- a fairly hit and miss affair for bombers in World War II. It’s often forgotten
that the RAF’s original intention for bombing missions during the war was to attack targets such as rail yards-
factories and ports using precision bombing missions only. Unfortunately- they soon found that they couldn’t
hit much- even on a clear day. In cloudy conditions- or at night- and flying high enough to avoid at least some
anti-aircraft fire- the bombs could land anywhere- and often did. So they switched to what became known as
carpet bombing. One of the problems was that it was hard for a pilot or navigator to tell exactly where the
plane was. There was no radar to speak of on board- and it would be decades before GPS and satellite
technology would be available (both made possible- ironically- by the Nazis’ attempt to design a weapon even
more fearsome than carpet bombing – the V2). A navigator on a plane plotted his journey much like a
navigator on a ship – using a compass- charts and carefully measuring speed. Both the Allies and the Germans
erected radio beacons that transmitted signals that navigators could use to find out where they were – they
weren’t precise but they did help navigators tell one country from another.

On January 15- 1943- Collins couldn’t pick up any radio signal that would tell him where he was. Instead- he
could see farmland below – green fields that could be anywhere in northwestern Europe. Gloomily- the pilot
and captain decided- since they were hopelessly lost- they would use up fuel until they they were ready to
crash land and take their chances. The important part of crashlanding is not the land part but the crash part.
The first step was to get rid of anything that would burn on impact; i.e. the fuel. This involved flying round and
round in circles until the tanks were nearly dry. Usually- any remaining bombs would be dropped too- but Stinky
wasn’t carrying any. The plane would be travelling at seventy miles an hour as it touched down – not a problem
if it was landing on tarmac or a flat grassy strip- but potentially fatal in rough terrain or at sea. By the time the
captain- Thomas Hulings- had burned enough fuel to attempt a landing- the crew had figured out that they were
near Galway Bay. So he just needed to find a field…

Now- there were no shortage of fields in east Galway- but most of them had been planted with giant wooden
stakes to prevent exactly what the Stinky crew were planning – landing a plane (well- the stakes were to prevent
a lot of planes landing- such as a battalion of glider-borne SS paratroopers- for example). Hulings did identify a
field that hadn’t been staked and picked that as his landing strip. Technically- it was two fields since there was a
rather solid stone wall running across it; a feature that would liven up the landing a bit. As the plane came in to
land- it clattered into the wall- instantly resolving the question of whether the undercarriage would sink into the field.
The plane landed on its belly and ploughed its way across the field- remaining intact until it stopped.

Inside- the crew and their passengers were unhurt- though probably well shaken. Ten hours after they had boarded
in Gibralter- they pushed open a hatch and stepped out into one of the fields of Athenry. The B-17 had a full crew of
10 as well as a very special cargo – a number of top-ranking US Generals that had spent the previous month (and
sixteen thousand miles) auditing the progress and status of the Allied military campaign in North Africa. Oh- and one
more thing. They were stopping in the UK to check on the progress of a military operation that had been planned for
a year. It was called Operation round-up and it would be another 18 months before it would be executed. By then- it
had been renamed- to Overlord.

One can only imagine the misery of the senior crew. They had only been assigned to Stinky in Gibraltar. I’d say
Collins was particularly gloomy – earlier in the journey- one of the Generals had advised him- against his own
judgement to veer west of Brest in France – a path that took them away from England. When the backseat driver
was a general- there wasn’t much he could do. The name of the general was Jacob Devers- the most senior of
the passengers on the plane.

Devers had graduated from West Point in the same year as George Patton and had excelled in a number of
administrative positions earlier in the war. After he got back to the US following the Athenry crash- he was put in
charge of training the one million troops required for the invasion of northern Europe - Overlord. Ironically- his former
classmate Patton was ‘put in charge’ of a phantom army in southern England in order to deflect German attention
from the real invasion force. Devers didn’t get a chance to lead those men into battle – Eisenhower was given the
command of the invasion- and Devers took Ike’s old job commanding the forces in the Mediterranean. This
command took him through the battles in Italy- France and Germany- and he accepted Kesselring’s surrender in
1945.

In all- there were four generals on the plane. Apart from Devers- there was Edward Hale Brook- a veteran of WWI.
His 2nd Armoured Division landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and fought their way through northern France –
later he commanded an Army Corp during the ‘Battle of the Bulge’. There was also the splendidly named Williston
Birkhimer Palmer – he commanded troops during the post D-Day battles in France in WWII and also in the Korea
War. He shares a headstone in Arlington National Cemetery with his brother – they were both 4-star generals. There
was also William Sexton who also was involved in the battle for Germany after D-Day.. Finally- there was Gladeon
Marcus Barnes who later led the ENIAC project – one of the first modern computers.

When the Americans emerged from the crashed plane- they were met by a contingent of the Local Defence Forces
(the auxiliary force of the Irish Army). The crew surrendered their weapons (they had- after all- crashed in a neutral
country) and brought to a local hotel until regulars from the Irish Army arrived. By the end of the day- they had been
transported over the border to Beleek- and the next day- they resumed their work in England. Moving the plane was
another matter.

All news of the plane crash was censored- and a unit of the army from Galway were despatched to hack the plane
apart. However- the plane had crashed in the grounds of the Agricultural college through which the main rail line to
Dublin ran- as it still does today. It is said that the drivers of the Dublin-Galway trains would slow down to give all
the passengers a good look (I suspect this is just a yarn – the landing site is close to the station so the trains would
have been trundling along slowly in any case). The local tinkers were delighted and apparently did a roaring trade
in aluminium buckets as did the cook from the field kitchen set up to feed the troops scrapping the plane. Plenty of
locals turned up at the kitchen too- and when he got through all the rations a little too quickly- he was sent back to
barracks.

The story of how Stinky ended up in an Athenry pasture is told in a book called “Eagles over Ireland”* which was
written by local man- Paul Browne. He has given a couple of public lectures on both the story and how it was
researched and it was at one of them that I learned the story (and bought a copy of the book). The book was
written in advance of the 60th anniversary of the crash- and was intended to do two things; research the tale and
record the memories of the locals who witnessed it- and also to use the story to boost local tourism. Apart from
the local input- the families of the Generals were very generous – sending over irreplaceable souvenirs such as
medals- flags and other paraphernalia. I forgot to ask the obvious question during the lecture – did the entire
crew survive the war? The book only mentions the pilots. The pilot- Hulings- lived to a ripe old age. The co-pilot-
James McLaughlin- is still alive – he survived 40 missions before returning home to set up and command the
West Virginia Air National Guard. Now a retired politician and active businessman- he got married again four
years ago. He is 86.

The book has a lot of other stories- and sets the story of the crash against the history of the war and the contribution
of the men who flew in Stinky on that January journey. “Stinky” (with a different crew) had flown on one of the first
bombing missions by the USAF during WWII – bombing the French in Rouen- as it happened**. Its final mission
carried some of the men that would play a significant part in ending the war. The book also contains the reports that
Devers had compiled on the earlier part of his survey mission. There is a display in the town museum of some of the a
rtefacts collected during the research for the book. However- let me make a suggestion – if Athenry wants to attract
more visitors- why not build a full-scale replica of the Flying Fortress near the rail line in the town?
* There’s no ISBN number but I think the book shops in Galway have copies. Only 1-000 were printed. ** Another bomber of that mission was piloted by Paul Tibbet- who would later lead a mission that helped end the
war in the Pacific – the bombing of Hiroshima.
Posted by Monasette at January 15- 2005 11:57 PM
Comments
I would love to get a copy of the book and then the voices of the surviving crew on a podcast.

Re "Eagles over Ireland"- I look in Galway to see if there are any copies still available. Failing that- I can send you my
copy. I don't think that Browne has any taped interviews with the crew- so not much chance of a podcast.
James McLaughlin seems to be quite a character - there 's a profile of him here
and he has also wriiten a memoir
(available on Amazon) :-
The Mighty Eight in WWII:A Memoir # Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (September 1- 2000) # ISBN: 0813121787
Posted by: John at January 16- 2005 11:36 AM
Hi
This is Paul Browne author of 'Eagles Over Ireland' I read with intrest your precis of my book.
Copies from Kenny's of Galway or contact me at...

Posted by: Paul Brown at January 25- 2005 06:17 PM
My grandfather was a crew member on board the flight- and I have a personal account taken from him before his death
in 1998. I'd love to obtain a copy of the book.
Posted by: Brian Calvin at January 30- 2005 06:29 AM

1498 Aughrim Down Airstrip Private
See Ballymageough 1 0054

1499 Glassdrumman A Down Helipad Private
see Glasdrumman Lodge hotel 0654

1500 Mich Esamuinn Dublin Aerodrome/Airfield RAF/IAC-Civil/IAC
see Baldonnell 0063

1501 Castlewilder Longford Field strip Private
Abbeyshrule 4 owner/operator Frank Kenny
Castlewilder
Abbeyshrule
N across the river Inney from Abbeyshrule 2 Co Longford

Extract of item by CFI George Farrah in Abbeyshrule - 21st Airshow 1992 booklet p.19.

1956
“I remember Tiger Moths landing in the late Frank Kenny’s field in
Castlewilder. I had no bicycle at the time- so I had to walk to the
bog bridge- which is situated at the eastern end of the present airfield
(at Abbeyshrule 2) and look across the River Inny at what I thought
at the time were two giant aeroplanes on the ground- as they looked
so small in the air”.

visitor ? de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth 00.00.1956 00.00.1956
visitor ? de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth 00.00.1956 00.00.1956

1502 Abbeyshrule 4 Longford Field strip Private
see Castlewilder 1501

1503 Drimanure A Longford Airfield Private
see Abbeyshrule 1 0005

1504 Ballinahinch Tipperary Helistop Private
Location? owner/operator ?
Ballinahinch
Co Tipperary

Visitor D-HFLO Robinson R.22 on 17.05.2002 Herr Reible

1505 Ballydrinan Tipperary Airstrip Private
Ballydrinnan A owner/operator Michael Slattery
Ballydrennan A Dromineer
Dromineer 1 Nenagh
Co Tipperary
Exact Location?
6.5k NW of Nenagh

info from Roger D.Caird
based EI-CCH

based EI-BGB MS880B Rallye 00.00.1976 00.00.1982 Michale Slattery
based EI-BFO Piper J/3c Cub 00.09.1978 27.07.1992 Michael Slattery to Miltown Grange
based EI-CCH Piper J/3c-65-Cub 24.01.1991 18.05.1999 Michael Slattery to Adamstown Lodge

Dromineer marine Grumman Goose N4575C  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/mark.maguire.7165?fref=ufi" Mark Maguire f 14.02.2016 A regular visitor to Dromineer / Lough Derg in the early nineties

1506 Ballyduff Offaly Airstrip private
Tullamore owner/operator James J.Spollen
Spollens Field Clara road
Ballyduff
3k NW of Tullamore L side of the N80 road Tullamore
Co Offaly

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 141
Nice level grass strip. May need cutting as JJ is currently not flying
having sold the 210 in 2004.
PPR Essential - May be unusable.
Standard join and circuits.
No Mogas No Avgas.

Based EI-BLL Reims-Cessna F.172P 21.09.1981 14.02.1987 James J.Spollen crashed
EI-BUV Cessna 172RG 21.07.1987 02.02.1992 James J.Spollen crashed
EI-CGH Cessna T.210N 16.11.1992 00.00.2004 James J.Spollen Sold

1507 Ballygasheen Tipperary Airstrip Private
owner/operator John Lynch
Ballygasheen
4.5k SE of Nenagh railway station Nenagh
2.5k N of Dolla/Monaquill 1020 Airstrip Co Tipperary

08.2004 Tony Delaney from Monaquill mentioned
the strip at Ballygasheen- saying that John Lynch flew
an Aeronca from here. Apart from that- he had no further
information.

based EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan (15AC-467) 20.12.1990? 00.11.2001 John Lynch or 07.01.2001

1508 HMS Corncrake I Down Aerodrome/Airfield RAF/FAA/RN/RAF
see Ballyhalbert 1 0110

1509 Belfast 5 Balfast City Balloon Store Private
owner/operator Ovola Ltd
Bedford Street
200m SSE of City Hall W side of Bedford Street Belfast

stored G-BREX Cameroon O-84 14.07.1989 13.12.2001 Ovolo Ltd to Draperstown

1510 Lurgan 2 Armagh Home Address/Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Jeremy Grotian Jeremy Grotian ? Huntspill Street Location? Lurgan London Co Armagh

Based G-MTOI Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R 15.11.1987 06.10.1992 Jeremy Grotian

1511 Dunfanaghy 2 Donegal Helipad Private house
owner/operator Eire Concrete Ltd
Dungannon
Co Tyrone

450m E of Dunfanaghy N side of N56

Leave Dunfanaghy heading E. 100m NE of Moores garage
last house on left- Just before house on height.
To the E of house. Grass area 15m x 20m

Temporary base N9677N Hughes 369HS Eire Concrete Ltd Based Dungannon
Temporary base N5264Q MD 369E noted 20/21.04.2003 Active Trafficopters Inc op by Eire Concrete Ltd Based Dungannon

1512 Fort Lodge Cavan Airstrip Private
Ballyjamesduff 2 0116 owner/operator Norbert Reilly
Ramonan 1513 Fort Lodge
Ramonan
600m W of Ballyjamesduff Ballyjamesduff
200m W of the town centre crossroads Co Cavan
for Cavan/Oldcastle- is a side road directly
ahead where the R194 road bears L. Go
uphill for about 400m and the red brick house
is down a short drive on the R. The hangars
and stores are behind the house.

info from Roger D.Caird
There was an airstrip at Norbert Reillys residence at Fort Lodge- Ramonan.
EI-ALH was reported to be at Abbeyshrule 1992. Reported as here was
G-AHCG Taylorcraft and Slingsby Cadet XE808. A partly completed Luton Minor
should also have been here according to Mr Reilly. He started building it in 1950's in a factory
where he had permission to work on it. However- when he was away on holidays-
some of the employees at the factory removed the port wing- broke it up and set
fire to it !!. Norbert Reilly moved the remainder of the aircraft to his home at
Ballyjamesduff- but did not continue with its building. It was still there 1990.
Norbert also purchased a Slingsby Tandem Two-Seater from the U.K. Air
Ministry in summer 1987- with the intention of converting it to a Motor Tutor.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 33
When landing at 10 end there is a dogleg curve L 100m from the 10 end.
The remainder of the runway heading 06 is 550m straight downhill towards
the 24 end. Standard join and circuits - houses on approach to 24.
Visitors welcome at own risk PPR essential because of unusal runway.
Mogas in Ballyjamesduff approximately 600m. No Avgas.
Norbert Reilly is an eldery gentleman and may take some time to answer
the phone.

from j3cub Thu 05.03.2009
In a sad conclusion to another aviation site- I received photo's today that made
my heart sink. Norbert Reilly had not being occupying Fort Lodge anymore- and
VANDALS have broken in and burned his pride and joy EI-ALH and the other
aircraft that were stored there. The house has had all the doors and windows
smashed and is inhabited/frequented by down & outs. Graffiti all over everything
and open for all. Truly a disgusting act- and a sad story. Norbert flew his Auster for years in and
out of a 200m hillside strip- with the longer (not 700m) 400m rwy being only a
recent addition. His ability will never be understood by those who done this.
Fire destroys plane of well known aviator
The Angelo Celt Wednesday- 19th November- 2008 12:00pm
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A fire gutted the airplane and hangar- the property of Norbert Reilly- Fort Lodge- Ramonan- Ballyjamesduff- on Tuesday last. The plane was believed to be the last of its kind in the world and it was a tragic occurrence for someone who has always had a real fanaticism for the world of aviation. Gardaí are investigating the incident and questioned two youths- who were released without charge.
This was a real blow for Norbert- whose house was destroyed in an accidental fire last year.
Norbert is synonymous with aviation- sport and music- as a founder member of the Clipper Carlton- Ireland"s first showband. This 84-year-old former Customs official has played an extraordinary role in many aspects of life in this small rural part of Co. Cavan.
His interest in aviation began in 1954 when he became one of the founding members of the Irish Gliding Movement. He was also one of the four original members trained as glider pilots by the Spanish airforce as a gesture of goodwill to the Irish nation. After he returned to Ballyjamesduff- he bought a Kirby Kadet single seater plane and about 30 metres of bunjie rubber rope which- with the aid of the local tug of war team- provided the motive power to launch him into the wind from the top of a hill or the side of a mountain.
Once airborne he could stay up for the rest of the day either by remaining in the up currents created by the wind as it hit the slope or by catching a thermal and circling in it up to cloud base. In summer that base could be as much as 6-000 feet.
The glider pilot flies upwind of the source - the bog for instance - and circles until the thermal waggles his wings. Then it is up to him to stay with it until he reaches cloud base and in fact you could land anywhere in a few yards. Norbert always maintained that gliding is pure flying. In the mid 50s- he flew the Kadet all over the country including in the Slieve Blooms in Tipperary- Slieve Rushen- which is the far side of Ballyconnell and Mount Leinster. He was the first Irish Glider pilot to soar Mount Leinster. That was in 1955 near Borris where he nearly had to make a forced landing when he temporarily lost lift.
Norbert enjoyed gliding but he needed a team.
A team was not always available so he had to turn to power flying if he wanted to be sure of flying at all. At that time it wasn"t easy getting flying lessons. The fact that his job took him all over the country didn"t make it any easier but he managed to fly any time he could.
Eventually he got his pilot"s licence and settled into weekend flying with the Meath Flying Group on the estate of the Marquis of Headfort in Kells. Norbert became a flying instructor and flogged the circuit at Headfort for years- teaching people to fly until the Marquis sold out and went to live in the Philippines.
Norbert was 50 at the time but needed to lose weight and took up handball.
Four years later- he was down to twelve stone and managed to play in an All Ireland Final. He also won a couple of Ulster medals and a couple of inter-provincials.
A prominent Gaelic footballer in the 1940s- Norbert was on the Cavan team which played against Monaghan in the Ulster Championship in 1947 and which led to the famous All Ireland victory for Cavan in the Polo grounds in New York. Norbert missed that trip to New York.
He was selected at left half-back on the Dublin team that year in the midst of pressure from people within the Cavan GAA who wanted him to play for the Breffni county. He played in the Fitzsimons Cup for Cavan and according to those who were at the game- played well alongside the late John Joe O"Reilly.
Following renovation of his house and the necessity to reclaim his land before he could get back to flying- he wanted to rebuild his aeroplane and that took three years.
He bought his aeroplane- an Auster two seater- around 1967. He flew everywhere every time he got the chance- landing in strange fields- up the sides of mountains- in the middle of bogs- on beaches and once on a narrow road in Co. Wicklow.
In 1967 Hugh Harley- a retired Wall Street broker- asked Norbert to do an Aerial Survey of Donegal with a view to finding a site for a community airstrip.
They found two- one at Letterkenny and the other at Bunbeg and he landed on both. Both later became licensed aerodromes.
The staff officer in Donegal County Council who organised the handling of the airstrip at that time was a future Cavan County Manager- Dave Mackey.

Norbert Reillys residence plus a dogleg airstrip- was at Fort Lodge- Ramonan
Based EI-ADS British-Klemm L.25C-1A Swallow 00.00.1960 23.06.1960 ? WFU here & Cx 23.06.1960

Ian Thompson noted the following at Fort Lodge on Mon 30.08.2004
Shed 1: Based ???? Rand KR2 (Volkswagon engine) 00.00.2004 Current “ South African” nearly complete the South African gentelman intends to fly the Rand from here when completed. Shed 2: Based EI-ALH Taylorcraft Plus D2  29.03.1966 00.00.2009 Norbert Reilly
according to Norbert he has’nt flown this aircraft in at least 10 years- it looks complete
enough- but quite dusty. In roofspace of Shed 2: RA808 Slingsby Cadet TX.1 00.07.1987 Current Norbert Reilly?
fuselage and wings seperate- but in surprisingly good condition G-AHCGTaylorcraft Plus D 00.00.1972? Current Norbert Reilly
fuselage and wings seperate- fuselage frame is bare- but wings are covered (this is where
I got the reg. According to Wrecks & Relics this should be EI-ANA- which is Ex G-AHCG-
but it looks like it never made it to Irish Marks...?? ???? Luton Minor 00.00.1950’s Current Norbert Reilly
fuselage and bare wings- never completed.

Mr Reilly purchased the Slingsby Tandem Two-Seater from the U.K. Air Ministry in summer 1987-
with the intention of converting it to a Motor Tutor.
The partly completed Luton Minor is here which he started building it in 1950's in a factory where
he had permission to work on it. However- when he was away on holidays- some of the employees
at the factory removed the port wing- broke it up and set fire to it !!. Norbert moved the remainder
of the aircraft to his home at Fort Lodge- but did not continue with its construction.

1513 Ramonan Cavan Airstrip Private
see Fort Lodge 1512

1514 Carnowen Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
Ballybofey operator Coulter Blackburn
Carnone A owner Richard Blackburn (Coulter’s brother)
Carnowen
Convoy
Co Donegal

4.75k SSE of Convoy at Holme’s town on
E side Liscooley road. 1.8k S of Carnowen
crossroads

Nov 2006 Carnone Airstrip in Co.Donegal has undergone drainage
work from the 01 end to mid strip

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 44
Slopes down 01 to 19 soft spots in winter (see above)
In close proximity to Roosky (Ruskey) airstrip which is 2.4k (1.3nm)
to the NW.
.
Coulter flies a C42 and also had an X’Air based.
Visitors welcome PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits 800ft agl.
Coffee in clubhouse and toilets available.
No Mogas No Avgas

Based G-BZLD Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 03.08.2000 24.07.2003 Coulter Blackburn
G-BUOA Whittaker MW6-S Srs.A Fatboy Flyer 00.00.2002 Active Richard Blackburn
G-CBKU Ikarus C42 FB UK 20.03.2003 Active Coulter Blackburn
P based G-CBKU Comco Ikarus C.42 FB UK 10.04.2004N Active Coulter Blackburn
(0112-6431/PFA322-13862)
P visitor G-BZEX Raj Hamsa X’Air R100 (BMAA/HB/135/530) 10.04.2004N James Henry McCullough-
Robert Tinsdale Henry
P visitor G-BYMR Raj Hamsa X’Air R100 (BMAA/HB/094/434) 10.04.2004N William Hampton McMinn
based G-MYMR Rans S6 Coyote 07.09.1995 Active Jack Neilands


1515 Killashee House Hotel Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator Killashee House Hotel
Take the R448 road S out of Naas Killashee
for 3k the hotel is to the E of the road Naas
Co Kildare

1516 Ardagh 2 Donegal Helipad Private
Ballyliffin 3 owner/operator Vincent Doherty Two Hotels seem to have links to this helipad
Ballyliffin Ballyliffin Lodge Hotel and Pollan Beach Hotel-
Carndonagh Shore Road Shore Road
Co Donegal Ballyliffin Ardagh
Co Donegal Ballyliffin
600m W of Ballyliffin 074-9378200 Co Donegal
White H centered centered in an 11m yellow circle surrounded by a 15m x 15m white lined sq 074-9378840
074-9378844(fax)
via Gerald Devlin 01.12.2007
it is based in a huge hanger- ontop of a hill overlooking ballyliffin- if you are ever approaching
ballyliffin from carndonagh you cant miss its green roof. its beneficial owner and use is a man
called Sean Keogh- a property developer with interests in England- based in Preston and the
owner of the ballyliffin lodge hotel- the hanger is about 600 yards away from the hotel.

visitor G-ELLI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 18.09.2003+02.10.2003 M.Fleming Ltd
based G-RANI AS355 Twin Squirrel 00.02.2004+06.03.2004 Errigal Helicopters LLP
based EI-KEO Agusta SPA A109S (22004) 10.09.2007R Clear Skies Aviation formally G-DACN is up for sale- this was based at Ballyliffin.via IT
15.01.2008

1517 Ballyliffin 3 Donegal Helipad Private
see Ardagh 2 1516

1518 Ballymeel ? Airstrip Private
Location? owner/operator ?
?
?
?
visitor G-BTEK SOCATA TB-20 Trinadad on 12.03.2002 DF.Fagan

1519 Ballymoney 2 Antrim Helipad Private
Location? owner/operator ?
?
Ballymoney
Co Antrim

visitor G-DDOD Enstrom 280FX 04.06.2001 Sunseeker Sales
visitor G-DDOD Enstrom 280FX 05.06.2001 Sunseeker Sales
visitor G-DDOD Enstrom 280FX 06.06.2001 Sunseeker Sales
visitor G-DCSE Robinson R44 07.04.2002 P.Young

1520 Ballymoney 3 A Laois Airstrip Private
see Ballymooney 0135

1521 Ballynahinch 2 Down Helipad Private
see Dunmore 1 0335

1522 Ballymena 6 Antrim Airstrip Private
see Broughshane Upper 1525

1523 Ballymagreehan Down Airstrip Private
Ivy Ville owner/operator James McCullough
Scrabo Ballymagreenhan
Newtownards
3k SW of Newtownards town centre Co Down

info from Roger D.Caird
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 1999 P.126
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

Via Ian Thompson 28.11.2009
Jim McCullough has sold G-BIDK Super Cub in England so that one has now gone- he has however recently
had G-MJAD Quicksilver restored to him (after being cancelled some 18 years ago!) and he hopes to put it
back in the air again.

based G-BITA Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 00.00.0000 02.09.1996 James McCullough
based G-BIDK Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub 28.03.2000 20.08.2009 James & Margaret sold to UK
Anna McCullough
based G-MJJK Eipper Quicksilver MXII 10.08.2007 Active? James McCullough
based G-MJAD Eipper Quicksilver MX 13.11.2009 Active James McCullough single seat de-regulated- Airworthiness certification not be required
for this class of aircraft.

1524 Upper Broughshane A Antrim Field strip Private
see Broughshane Upper 1525

1525 Broughshane Upper Antrim Field strip private
Ballymena 6 owner ?
Upper Broughshane A operator CWA.Scott
Broughshane Upper
Location? Ballymena
Co Antrim

Site used by Scott’s flying circus on Tues 02.06.1936
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at 02.06.1936 at this site.
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would
make sense- because searching for new sites was time consuming and
expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use-
pending a site survey. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 02.06.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 02.06.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 02.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 02.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 02.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 02.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 02.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 02.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 02.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 02.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 02.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 02.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 02.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 02.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 02.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 02.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 02.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 02.06.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 02.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 02.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

1526 Ballywalter House Down Helipad Private
owner/operator Lord Dunleavy
Ballywalter
1k SSW of Ballywalter Newtownards Co Down

Visitors G-CORT Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 00.06.2002
? Agusta A.109 on 03.03.2006 ? with Arch-Bishop Tu Tu

1527 Baltray 2 Louth Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Baltray
Co Lough

visitor EI-BLD Bolkow Bo105DB (S.381) 09.08.2001 Irish Helicopters

1528 Redhill House Down Store Private
Dromore 2 Site owner JA.Trimble
Lisnashanker Lisnashanker
4.25k SW of Dromore Dromore
Co Down

Stored G-AJSN Fairchild F.24W Argus 2 (849) 00.00.1985 00.08.2014 V.Trimble 00.03.2003N - to  HYPERLINK "http://www.ulsteraviationsociety.org/our-aircraft/4535612559" \t "_blank" Ulster Aviation Society Long Kesh
10.11.2007N
EI-ACY Auster J/1 Autocrat (2146) 00.00.1985 00.00.2014 V.Trimble to Swords Dublin 17.11.2007 - future static display for Dromod
17.11.2007 museum both aircraft were stored in a dismantled state. G-AJSN
airframe only. No work was carried out since they arrived in 1985.
EI-ACY was purchased by Phil Bedford apparently to reconstruct
to static display for future inclusion the museum at Dromod (1687).

1529 Bangor Golf Club Down Helipad Private
owner/operator Bangor golf Club
Broadway
1.5k ESE of Bangor railway station Bangor
Co Down BT20 4RH
028-91270922

Visitor G- Eurocopter on 17.08.2001

1530 Barberstown House Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator Barberstown House
Straffan
6.5k S of Maynooth Co Kildare
250m N of Barberstown Castle

Based EI-IRV Aerospatial AS350B 00.11.2001 Rathalope Ltd

1531 Charterschool Land Tipperary Temporary Airstrip Private
Cashel owner ?
Rock of Cashel operator Red Bull Promotions
Charterschool Land Cashel
800m NNE of the Rock of Cashel Co Tipperary
240m NW of the R639 (old N8) Dublin road

Site used by Red Bull Promotions for the Irish section of their 2005
World Air Racing competition season. Most if not all arriving on the
20th for training and area fimiliarisation. Weather was excellent-until
race day on Sun 24.07.2005 which sadly for pilots- crews and
spectators came with low cloud and persistant drizzle.
The runway was prepared using fine gravel which contained dust.
Unfortenately when the dust became wet- it caused undercarriage
drag on take off and less effective breaking on landing- making it
“too” interesting for the pilots.
only seven of the ten available pilots raced here-names in red did
not race

visitor HA-RED Extra 300S 20.07.2005 24.07.2005 Peter Besenyei 1st final race position Cashel
visitor D-EJKS Extra 300S (010) 20.07.2005 24.07.2005 Klaus Schrodt 4th final race position Cashel
visitor  HYPERLINK "http://www.worldairpics.com/registration/N9K/" \o "Click here to search for N9K" N9K Extra 300S ( HYPERLINK "http://www.worldairpics.com/cn/022/" \o "Click here to search for construction number 022" 022) 20.07.2005 24.07.2005 Paul Bonhomme 3rd final race position Cashel
visitor N8JX Extra 300S (021) 20.07.2005 24.07.2005 Steve Jones 6th final race position Cashel
visitor F-GTOJ CAP-232 (38) 20.07.2005 24.07.2005 Nicholas Ivanoff 2nd final race position Cashel
visitor D-EZOZ Extra 300L (029) 20.07.2005 24.07.2005 Frank Versteegh 7th final race position Cashel
visitor? Extra 300L 20.07.2005 24.07.2005  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Lamb" \o "Nigel Lamb" Nigel Lamb did not participate
visitor? Extra 300L 20.07.2005 24.07.2005 Alex MacClane technical problems-with all three??
or Sukhoi Su-26
or Sukhoi SU-31
visitor N540BW Zivko Edge 540 (0021) 20.07.2005 24.07.2005 Mike Mangold 5th final race position Cashel
no show Zivko Edge 540 Kirby Chambliss did not show
visitor G-ORMA Aerospatiale AS355F1 Ecureuil II (5192) 24.07.2005 24.07.2005 MW Helicopters Ltd used as camera ship for aerial shots during the race

1532 HMS Pintail Armagh Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport RAF / RN /Civil
see Nutts Corner 0272

1533 Botanic Gardens Belfast City Balloon launch Site Belfast Corporation
1.5k S of Belfast City Hall owner/operator Belfast Corporation
Botanic Gardens
Belfast City

The gardens were used as a launch site from around 1866 until
the city corporation decided to ban all balloon activity- because
the area surrounding the gardens had become so built up and
complaints were received that chimneys were been damaged by
low flying balloons. The ban came into effect on 26.03.1894.

1534 HMS Gadwall Belfast City Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport Civil / RN / Civil
see Belfast City 0188

1535 Newcastle 5 Limerick Radio controlled model flying site Private
University of Limerick owner/operator University of Limerick
Sports field (Cricket?)
4.4k E of Limerick city Newcastle
Limerick
Co Limerick

Monitored test flights took place at the University of Limerick- expertly
piloted by William Gaule of the Limerick & Shannon model flying club.
Both aircraft successfully completed their missions- photos of this
event 23.04.3012 & more taken 09.04.2015

1536 Tamlaghtduff Derry Airstrip/Accident site Private
Bellaghy owner/operator Sean Scullion
Tamlaghtduff
possible location Bellaghy
Co Derry

based G-BEDU Scheibe SF.23C 15.03.1987 22.03.1987 Sean Scullion On 22.03.1987 G-BEDU stalled & crashed on T/o. Sadly both owner
Sean Scullion & his wife Marie died in the accident. May they rest in peace
together.

1537 Bettystown Beach Meath Beach Strip Meath County Council / RAF
Betaghstown (750m inland) owner Meath County Council
operator Royal Air Force
Bettystown Beach
Bettystown
Betaghstown
Drogheda
Co Meath

visitor J6756 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6061) 09.10.1922 09.10.1922 2 Sqn Royal Air Force forced landed on Bettystown Beach
J6692 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5999) 09.10.1922 09.10.1922 2 Sqn Royal Air Force landed to aid repair of J6756
Bristol Fighter J6692- landed on the beach on 09.10.1922- in order
to carry out repairs on another Brisfit- J6756- which force landed
here earlier in the day. Both aircraft returned to their base at
Collinstown- before dusk- that evening.

1538 Betaghstown Meath Beach strip Meath County Council / RAF
see Bettystown Beach 1537

1539 Cumminstown Westmeath Helipad Private
Ballynacarrigy owner/operator Psion Manufacturing Ltd
Willifield Declan John Kelly
Willyfield Willifield
Willfield House Ballynacarrigy
Mullingar
800m NE of Ballycarrigy Co Westmeath

based G-BSUR Rotorway Executive 90 (5003) 26.04.1999 22.07.2002 Psion Manufacturing Ltd
based G-BSUR Rotorway Executive 90 (5003) 22.07.2002 11.08.2003 Declan John Kelly

1540 Mountcollins Limerick Airstrip?/Home Address? Private
Abbeyfeale 1 owner/operator Joseph Horan
Mountcollins
8k SW of Abbeyfeale Abbeyfeale
Co Limerick

based? G-BTRH Aeronca 7AC Champion 17.07.2001 12.09.2003 Joseph Horan deregistered as sold in Ireland

1541 Toomebridge 1 Antrim Airstrip?/Store? Private
Antrim 1 owner/operator Barney Gribbin Mark Gribbin
Toomebridge Toomebridge
Co Derry Antrim
Co Antrim

3k WNW or 400m E of Toombridge
Deer Park Road is 3k WNW of Toombridge
in Co Derry and a possible site for an airstrip
is at 14/H964923.
Moneynick Road is 400m E of Toombridge
in Co Antrim- S of the A6 road and also has
an area that could be used as an airstrip at
14/H996901

based? G-BUVF Avid Speed Wing Mk4 29.11.2001 Active? Barney & Mark Gribbin

1542 Carryduff 2 Down Balloon Home Base Private
owner/operator Robert Ronald McCormack
8.25k S of Belfast city hall Carryduff
Belfast

based G-BYFJ Cameron N-105 (4545) 20.07.1999 05.04.2002 Robert Ronald McCormack
based G-BUEV Cameron O-77 (2810) 17.04.1996 21.09.2001 Robert Ronald McCormack
based G-BVXF Cameron O-120 (3400) 21.09.1994?20.11.2002 Gone With The Wind

1543 Ballymoney 4 Derry Helipad Private
see Knockanboy 2605

1544 Bangor 4 Down Microlight Store Private
1.75k WSW of Bangor town centre owner/operator Kenneth John Gray
Ballyvarnet
Bangor
Co Down

stored G-BZSG Pegasus Quantum 15-912 (7766) 00.00.0000 Current Kenneth John Gay

1545 Ballymore 3 Westmeath Airstrip?/Home Address? Private
owner/operator John Beirne (Via CAA) John Beirne
Boleybeg Naas
11k NNE of Moate Ballymore Co Kildare
Co Westmeath

see Boleybeg 1 (0223)
based? G-CWOT Phoenix Currie Wot 28.07.2000 Active John Beirne T/a G-CWOT Group G-CWOT Phoenix Currie Wot was noted in the old hanger at kilrush
17.07.2002

1546 Muckamore Antrim Airstrip?/Home Address? Private
Antrim 2 owner/operator Andries Cornelis Vermeer Andries Cornelis Vermeer (via CAA)
5k NE of Aldergrove Airport Muckamore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Antrim PO Box 20061
Co Antrim The Hague
2500 EB Netherlands

based? G-KRIS Maule M-5-235c (7357C) 25.04.2001R 17.05.2006 Andries CornelisVermeer base given as Aldergrove Airport 01.2002 to-Kenya 00.05.2006

1547 Braniel Down Balloon Home Address Private.
owner/operator Robin John Mercer
6.25k ESE of Belfast city hall Belfast
6.5k WNW of Comber

based G-LIBB Cameron V-77 21.09.2001 Active Robin John Mercer

1548 Ballough Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Ballough
Location? Lusk
Co Dublin

visitor EI-HER Bell 206B Jet Ranger on 16.11.2002 Active

1549 An Cnoc Maol More Kerry Hang-gliding +Paragliding Site Private
Knockmoylemore owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
Dingle 1 An Cnoc Maol More
Dingle
6.25k NE of Dingle Co Kerry

visitor Gin Bandit Paraglider 22.04.2003 Gilbert McGlennon
visitor Apco Paraglider 22.04.2003 Mathew Bickerdyke

1550 Knockmoylemore Kerry Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
see An Cnoc Maol More 1549

1551 Dingle 1 Kerry Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
see An Cnoc Maol More 1549

1552 Black Hill 1 Wicklow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Lackan owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
3.25k E of Lackan at car park Black Hill
Lackan
Co Wicklow

Flying at Lacken
All paraglider and hang glider pilots intending to fly at Lacken- near Blessington- Co. Wicklow
should call Baldonnell-Casement Aerodrome ATC 01 403 7514 to alert them of their activities.

visitor Sky Flirt Paraglider 29.03.2003 Grahame Newell

1553 Black Hill 2 Wicklow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Lackan owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
3.5k ESE of Lackan at car park Black Hill
Lackan
Co Wicklow
visitor Sky Atis Paraglider 29.03.2003 Finbar Murphy

1554 Black Hill 3 Wicklow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Lackan owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
3.4k ESE of Lackan Black Hill
500m SW of site 2 Lackan
Co Wicklow
visitor Sky Flirt Paraglider 29.03.2003 Grahame Newell

1555 Black Hill 4 Wicklow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Lackan owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
3.25k E of Lackan near car park Black Hill
Lackan
Co Wicklow

visitor Ozone Vibe XL Paraglider 29.03.2003 Dara Hogan

1556 Black Hill 5 Wicklow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Lackan owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
3. 5k E of Lackan Black Hill
Lackan
Co Wicklow

visitor Independence Dragon Paraglider 29.03.2003 Tim Ryan

1557 Black Hill 6 Wicklow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Lackan owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
Black Hill
3. 15k ESE of Lackan Lackan
Co Wicklow

visitor Independence Dragon Paraglider 10.08.2003 Tim Ryan

1558 Lackan Wicklow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
see Black Hill 1 to 6 1552 to 1558

1559 Ballycrinnigan Rock Carlow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Blackstairs Mountains 1 owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
3.75k E of Glynn Ballycrinnigan Rock
Blackstairs Mountains
Glynn
Co Carlow

visitor Airbourne Climax 13 Hang-glider 08.02.2003 Shane O’Reilly
visitor Exxtacy Hang-glider 08.02.2003 Ger Doherty

1560 Blackstairs Mountains 1 Carlow Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
see Ballycrinnigan Rock 1559

1561 Brishey 2 Derry Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Benbradagh 1&2 owner ?
Dungiven 1&2 operator Ulster Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
Dungiven West ( ) 1&2 Brishey
Benbradagh
4k E of Dungiven Dungiven
W side of the Curragh Road Co Derry

visitor Trekking Odyssey Paraglider 22.06.2003 Maurice McBride
visitor Trekking Odyssey Paraglider 27.07.2003 Maurice McBride

1562 Benbraddagh 1 Derry Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
see Brishey 2 1561

1563 Dungiven 1&2 Derry Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
see Brishey 2 1561

1564 Dungiven (West) 1&2 Derry Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
see Brishey 2 1561

1565 Devlinmore 1 Donegal Store Private
owner Richard Parke
operator Pat Herbert
5.5k ESE of Carrigart Devlinmore
1.7k NW of Devlinmore 3 airstrip ID Carrigart
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

from Buncrana stored EI-BIW SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1144) 00.10.1984 06.10.1985 Pat Herbert towed into field for attempted- but aborted take-off-later towed to
Devlinmore point
P(2) stored EI-BIW SOCATA MS880B Rallye (1144) N09.02.1986 Pat Herbert where it was temporarily based before moving to Ross Point
fr Abbeyshrule stored EI-AWU SOCATA MS880B Rallye (0880) N00.07.1987 00.11.1987 Pat Herbert to Devlinmore Point then flown to Carrigart and eventully on to Ross Point

1566 Drumaroad Down Helipad Private
owner Liam Quinn
operators CN Joinery
Drumaroad
6.75k NE of Castlewellan Castlewellan
Co Down

visitor G-BZOP Robinson R.44 Raven (0958) 00.07.2009 CN Joinery & Building Services
visitor G-CCBL Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (8732) 31.07.2010 Formula Karting Ltd/Martin Burns

1567 Curraghlane Derry Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
Benbraddagh 1&2 owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
Dungiven 1&2 Curraghlane
Dungiven West A 1&2 Benbradagh
Dungiven
3.65k E of Dungiven Co Derry

visitor Edel Atlas Paraglider 13.06.2003 David Wiggins

1568 Annagh Hill Wexford Hang-gliding+Paragliding Site Private
owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding+Paragliding Club
Annagh Hill
Annagh
10k NW of Gorey Gorey
Co Wexford

visitor Ozone Vibe XL Paraglider 12.07.2003 Dara Hogan

1569 The Grove Down Helipad Private
Annalong 2 owner/operator Paul Trainor
Newry 3 Annalong
Newry
1.5k W of Annalong Co Down

based G-BMEB Rotorway Scorpion 145 20.04.2001 Active Paul Trainor

1570 Annalong 2 Down Helipad Private
see The Grove 1569

1571 Newry 3 Down Helipad Private
see The Grove 1569

1572 Victoria bridge Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
see Stonewalls 1573

1573 Stonewalls Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
Victoria Bridge owner/operator Harold & Carol Walls
Strabane Victoria Bridge
Sion Mills Strabane
Co Tyrone
2.5k SW of Victoria Bridge

Head NW out of Newtownstewart on the A5 for 7k.
At Victoria Bridge turn L onto the B72 heading SW towards
Castlederg for 2.5k. Where the townland of Stonewalls straddles
the road. The airstrip is on the L- after a side road to the R.
 
stored G-BVLE McCandless M.4 29.03.1994 Current Harold Walls stored at Engineering workshop nearby
at airstrip hanger based G-MZGC Cyclone AX2000 20.12.1996 Active Carol E.Walls
at airstrip hanger based G-BSPJ Replica Campbell Cricket 06.11.2003 Current Dessie Ross from UK 06.11.2003
stored Gyro Current? Robin Gillespie in bad condition stored at Engineering workshop

1574 Donnydeade Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
Dungannon 1 owner/operator Glenn Miller
Moygashel Moygashel
Dungannon
750m SE of Moygashel Co Tyrone
S of and adjacent to the A4 road
700m SW of junction 15 on the M1

Head SE out of Dungannon on the A29. At around 3k Cross the
M1 motorway at the roundabout and 800m on- turn R onto a single
track road. 800m along this road on your R is the Donnydade
Microlight Airstrip. It's just S of the A4 duel carriageway coming of
the M1. Closed on Sunday

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 73
Slightly undulating strip crossed by entrance track approximately
100m S of 18 end. NO SUNDAY FLYING.
Power lines on approach to 18.
Home to the Dungannon Model Flying Club.
Model flying area adjacent to western side of the runway almost
parallel to the hangar on the eastern side. Model club on site.
A fly-in for Microlights and Model aircraft is held in September each year.
Visitors welcome PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits. Refreshments in club house when opened.
Mogas 1k Dungannon No Avgas.

based G-MTUB Truster TST 00.00.1996 21.01.2003 Glenn Miller to Sligo Light Aviation Club
based G-MWFI Powershute Kestrel 00.00.0000 05.08.2003 Glenn & S. Miller to Ballygawley
based G-BZLT Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 10.08.2000 Active Glenn Miller
based Dungannon? G-MVDI Thruster TST-1 00.00.0000 Active George S.Adams
based Dungannon? G-BUYK Kitfox 4 00.00.0000 Active I.Burrows
based Dungannon? G-BXBP Kitfox 2 00.00.0000 Active George S.Adams
?Visitor? G-BWDO Sikorsky S76 29.02.2004 Haughey Air from a private strip at Dungannon to Rostrevor- 1 person on board-
estimating Rostrevor 13:52

1575 Moygashal Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
see Donnydeade 1574

1576 Limavady 4 Derry Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ballykelly 3 1577

1577 Ballykelly 3 Derry Store/Microlight Airstrip? Private
Limavady 4 owner/operator Andrew Roger Hobbins
Ballykelly
Limavady
500m W of Ballykelly centre Co Derry

based G-MBYL Huntair Pathfinder 1 04.01.2000 Active Andrew Roger Hobbins CofA expiry 17.02.2002

1578 Ballykeeran Big A Westmeath Balloon Store Private
see Ballaghkeeran Big 0075

1579 Cloongowna Roscommon Balloon Store Private
Bealnamulla A owner/operator John Kenny
Bellanamullia Cloongowna
Athlone 4 Bellanamullia
Athlone
Co Roscommon

stored G-BTTW Thunder Ax7-77 24.04.1995 Current John Kenny

1580 Bealnamulla A Roscommon Balloon Store Private
see Cloongowna 1579

1581 Athlone 4 Roscommon Balloon Store Private
see Cloongowna 1579

1582 Rahans Mayo Microlight Airstrip Private
Ballina 2 owner/operator Charles Jenkins
Rahins A Rahans
Foxford Road
1.5k S of Ballina railway station Ballina
Co Mayo

based G-MYTS Hunt wing avon (BMAA/HB/032) R12.10.1994 X30.09.1998 Charles Jenkins X30.09.1998 by CAA remains possibly stored here

1583 Ballymoon House Carlow Helipad Private
Bagenalstown owner/operator Ouzelwell Investments Ltd
Bagnelstown A Ballymoon House
Bagenalstown
2.75k ENE of Bagenalstown railway station Co Carlow

based G-DHGS Robinson R.44 25.05.2001 03.08.2001 Ouzelwell Investments
visitor G-BLSY Bell 222 10.11.1990 Glen International
visitor G-BWNZ Agusta A.109C 12.01.2001 Anglo Beef Products
visitor G-BZIU Eurocopter EC-120B 22.05.2001 Oran Engineering
visitor G-BZIU Eurocopter EC-120B 29.05.2001 Oran Engineering

1584 Carstown Louth Microlight Airstrip Private
Cartown A owner/operator Oliver Peter Farrell
Drogheda 3 Carstown
Ballymakenny
6k N of Drogheda Drogheda
Co Louth

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 46
Level surface crossed by farm track beside hangar.
Can be soft in wet weather. Very short strip (210m)
Treshold of 27 beside the Dublin-Belfast main line railway.
Be aware of possible turbulence from passing high speed
trains.
Home to Oliver Farrell hosts active
NMAI member.
visitors welcome at own risk standard join and circuits.
Mogas by arrangement - No Avgas

based G-MWUE Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R (SW-WA-1513) R13.02.2000 X15.08.2002 RM.Balfe a microlight - probably G-MWUE- based at this strip- crashed into the
river Boyne estuary on 13.02.2000. two on board were injured.
G-MWUE X15.08.2002 as destroyed
based G-MNYB Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R (SW-WA-1089) R02.09.2002 X14.01.2994 Oliver Peter Farrell change of owner to Drogheda

1585 Drumnahare Down Microlight Airstrip Private
Loughbrickland owner/operator Brian Oliver & Brian Charles McCartan
Banbridge 1 Banbridge
Co Down
3.5k SSW of Banbridge
500m SW of the southern end of the A1 road
Banbridge by pass. On the eastern side of the road.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 112
Field N/S 230yds 450ft on S end - E/W 200ft higher on the E side.
Mountain 500ft AMSL to SE with 100ft mast on top (not lit)
100ft Radio Mast On Hill to SE ( Not Lit)
Wires on approach to 08 and Hayshed at threshold of 08.
Visitors Welcome with PPR by phone
Standard join - L/H circuits at 500ft agl.
Mogas 2k Banbridge No Avgas

My calculations are as follows:
18/36 230(m or yds?) 360ft at the centre with a fall from 36 to 18.
from 370ft at 36 down to 350ft at the 18 end
08/26 180m 360ft at the centre rising at 08 from 300ft to 390ft at 26
At no point on the site does the height rise above 390ft.
The maximum height of the hill 300m to the East of the strip
according to the ordnance survey map is 140m (460ft) plus
another 100ft for the mast height.

based G-BZTD Thruster T600T 18.01.2002 Active Brian Oliver & Brian Charles McCartan
based? G-MTVS Thruster TST Mk 1 22.10.1996 Active William James Burrell
based G-MVMG Thruster TST Mk 1 00.00.0000 08.10.2002 Brian Oliver McCartan
based G-MYJH Thruster T300 22.10.1996 21.01.2002 Brian Oliver & Brian Charles McCartan
based G-MYRR Letov LK-2M Sluka 02.02.2001 Active Brian Charles McCartan

1586 Newtownhamiliton Armagh Helibase RUC/British Army/PSNI
see Tullyvallan 1 1889

1587 Mountrobert / Cloghan Westmeath Helipad Private
Cloughan A owner/operator James Francis Kelly
Mullingar 3 Mountrobert
Cloghan
Mullingar
7k ENE of Mullingar Co Westmeath
Location?

arrived 07.08.1999 based XJ729/G-BVGE Westland W.S.55 Whirlwind HAR.10 27.05.1999 28.11.2013 James Francis Kelly to UK at TA18 8PA
temporarily based EI-PEC Robinson R.44 Raven II 02.06.2004 00.00.0000 Patrick Sexton moved to own site at Carrickwood ID1898
visitor to Mulingar IAC211 Aloutte lll 18.02.1993 Irish Air Corps
visitor to Mulingar IAC197 Aloutte lll 27.04.1993 Irish Air Corps
visitor to Mulingar EI-CGR AS350B Squirrel 17.05.1996 Caulstown Air
visitor to Mulingar EI-IZO Eurocopter EC.120B 29.08.2001 ?
Location: Mullingar and Abbeyshrule Posted: Mon Aug 13- 2007 8:59 pm    

Hi Helihover- A man by the name of Tommy Write- Mullingar owns and operates a Bell 47. Not sure where he flys it from- near Mullingar I think. I dont have a direct number for him-
but he's the owner/director of a company in Mullingar called Writech Industrial Services Ltd. 044 9349857 Call the number- and I'm sure the receptionest will put you in touch with him. Hope this helps.
OmegaB

1588 Cloughan A Westmeath Helipad Private
see Mountrobert / Cloghan 1587

1589 Ardagh Limerick Airstrip Private
see Rathronan House 1488

1590 Rathonan House A Limerick Airstrip Private
see Rathronan House 1488

1591 Antrim 2 Antrim Airstrip?/Home Address Private
see Muckamore 1546

1592 Antrim 1 Antrim Airstrip Private
see Toombridge 1541

1593 Kinallen Down Store Private
Dromara 1 owner/operator Keith Charles Miller
Dromara
4.25k W of Dromara Dromore
Co Down

stored G-BYTZ Raj Hansa X’Air 582 17.05.2001 Active Keith Charles Miller based Laurel Lodge

1594 Dromara 1 Down Home Address only Private
see Kinallen 1593

1595 Thorn Island Down Microlight Airstrip Private
Donaghadee owner/operator Asa Thomas Moyce
Donaghadee
5k SW of Donaghadee Co Down
4.4k W of Millisle
700m NW of the unfinished Millisle airfield
Although called an island it is not surrounded
by water- apparently only dry land!!.

based G-CBJM Jabiru SP470 11.12.2001 Active Asa Thomas Moyce

1596 Donaghadee Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Thorn Island 1595

1597 Raheen 2 Limerick Home Address/store? Private
owner/operator Martin Gibson
Raheen
4k SSW of Limerick city centre Co Limerick

not based here G-BTFK Taylorcraft BC-120 21.02.2001 Active Martin Gibson possibly stored here-private house on housing estate- N03.08.2004 at
Pallas West

1598 Coolaneelig Kerry Airstrip Private
Abbeyfeale 2 owner/operator John Byrne
Abbeyfeale Co Limerick
2.75k WNW of Abbeyfeale Co Limerick airstrip in Co Kerry
at Coolaneelig Co Kerry


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 21
marked asphalt runway 800m steep downhill from 09 to 27
a 30m drop in total
home strip established in 1996 is used for regular traval to UK
briefing essential for first time use - standard overhead join and
contact 118.1 avoid overflying local houses
Avgas-none Mogas in Abbeyfeale 2.75k

part time based G-EIRE Cassna T182T Turbo Skylane 21.08.2001 Active John Byrne based Hawley Farm Reading UK

1599 Templeogue Dublin Balloon Home Address Private
Dublin 6 owner/operator Malcolm Ernest White
Templeogue
10.5k SSW of Dublin city centre Dublin
Co Dublin

based G-BXAD Cameron Thunder Ax 11-225 Srs 2 29.01.2002 Active Malcolm Ernest White

1600 Dublin 6 Dublin Balloon Home Address Private
See Templeogue 1599

1601 Killarney 9 Kerry Airstrip/Home Address Private
see Coomnakilla South 1602

1602 Coomnakilla South Kerry Airstrip/Home Address Private
Killarney 9 owner/operator Raymond George Andrews
Coomnakilla South
9.6k W of Kenmare Blackwater
Killarney
Co Kerry

based G-BYDV Vans RV-6 18.12.2001 Active Raymond George Andrews

1603 Ballinastoe/Cnoc Ban Wicklow Microlight Airstrip/Home Address Private
Roundwood 3 owner/operator Joseph Louis Pearson
Cnoc Ban [White Hill]
5k? N of Roundwood Ballinastoe
7k? W of Kilpedder Roundwood
Co Wicklow

based G-BYTT RAJ Hansa X’Air 582 28.03.2000 Active Joseph Louis Pearson

1604 Roundwood 3 Wicklow Microlight Airstrip/Home Address Private
see Ballinastoe/Cnoc Ban 1603

1605 Bullaun Galway Airstrip Private
Loughrea 5 owner/operator Sean Lawless
Bullaun
Loughrea
6k N of Loughrea Co Galway

based G-MNFH Mainair Gemini Flash 16.05.2000 19.04.2005 Kevin Glynn de-reg date19.04.2005 stored?

1606 Loughrea 5 Galway Microlight Airstrip Private
see Bullaun 1605

1607 Naas 4 Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Sean Patrick O’Hannrachain (O’Hannrachin)
Location? ?
Naas
Co Kildare

based G-MNKU Southdown Puma Spirnt 17.11.1997 00.00.2002 Sean Patrick O’Hannrachain in 2002 both owner and aircraft moved to Rothosey ID 1608

1608 Rathosey Sligo Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Sean Patrick O’Hannrachain (O’Hannrachin)
Laurel Cottage
8k W of Collooney Rathosey
1k N of Coolaney Coolaney
Co Sligo

based G-MNKU Southdown Puma Spirnt (SN1231/0100) 00.00.2002 current? Sean Patrick O’Hannrachain moved here from Naas 4 ID 1607 in 2002 permit to fly expired
30.08.2003 X19.02.2014

1609 Rathangan Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
see Bracknagh 1943

1610 Ivy Ville Down Airstrip Private
see Ballymagreehan 1523

1611 Rathongon A Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
see Bracknagh 1943

1612 Kilcoole Wicklow Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
4k S of Graystones Kilcoole
1.5k N of Druids Glen golf club Co Wicklow

visitor G-WSEC Enstrom F.28c 22.12.2002 ADJ Engineering

1613 Ward Dublin Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Ward
5.75k WNW of Dublin Airport new control tower Coolquoy
Co Dublin

visitor EI-CHV Agusta A.109 17.11.2002 ?

1614 Hurtle House Meath Airstrip/Helipad Private
Hurcle owner/operator Boyle Ultain Simpson
Collon 1 Hurtle House
Hurcle Co Meath
3.23k S of Collon Collon Co Louth
closed Co Meath

possible visitor EI-BMO ROBIN R2160 Alpha Sport (116) 00.00.1990’s X12.02.1999 Robin Group
part time based G-SBMO ROBIN R2160 Alpha Sport (116) RR 12.02.1999 01.12.2010 Boyle Ultain Simpson probably a seasonal airstrip-used after crops were lifted Sept to Mar. Dennis Henderson Only evidence of an airstrip here that I have found is the Google
Michael Mannion (dec’) Earth aerial dated 12.11.2005 apparently showing G-SBMO on the
strip 100m from the 27 end. - black overall with gold stripes. But no
sign of a taxiway or hangar -to Ballinrobe as N445KA 26.05.2011 visitor EI- ? ? 17.11.2002 ?


1615 Deerpark Industrial Estate Galway Helipad Private
Oranmore 2 owner F1 Karting Track
operator Executive Helicopters
Deerpark Industrial Estate Deerpark Industrial Estate
1.5k N of Oranmore Oranmore Oranmore
500m W of Oranmore 0283 Aerodrome [closed] Co Galway Co Galway
N of railway line- W side of N18 road. Turn left- 091-792200
to the W- beside the filling station- into the Deerpark
Industrial Estate for about 300m- then R and forward
to the gate’s and site entrance is beyond the gate’s at
the end of the road.

Although only operational since 2002- this company is
exceptionally busy selling Robinson helicopters- which
are created in and assembed on site. There are plans
to double the hangerage next year (2005). The turnover
of helicopters through this facility is massive.

A forensic team from the Gardi carried out an investigation into the blaze at the Deerpark Industrial Estate-
Oranmore- Co Galway- yesterday 08.04.2006. They have discounted arsonarson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. ..... Click the link for more information.. Three helicopters were badly
damaged and one other was completely destroyed
closed 04.2006 when operations moved to Carnmore (Galway) Airport
.
Based EI-JWM Robinson R.22 09.04.2002 ? ?
“ EI-RZZ Robinson R.22 Beta 00.06.2002 Active Ultimate Flight Operations Ltd
“ N611VA Agusta A.109C N20.12.2002 Active Executive Helicopters
[Slone Helicopters]
“ EI-EHC Robinson R.22 00.00.2003 Active
“ EI-MAG Robinson R.22 N04.07.2003 fuselage only
“ EI-IRV Aerospatial AS.350 N04.07.2003 no rotors & no cabin interior
Visitors EI-EWM Robinson R.22 N04.07.2003
“ EI-CZM Robinson R.44 N04.07.2003
“ EI-EXC Robinson R.44 N04.07.2003
“ EI-JFD Robinson R.44 N04.07.2003
“ EI-MIK Eurocopter EC.120 N04.07.2003
Noted 13:00 Friday 17.10.2003 EI-PJD Aerospatiale AS.350B2 N17.10.2003 ? to be EI-GAV Robinson R.22B N17.10.2003 ? stored EI-CZI Robinson R.22B N17.10.2003 Lacken Agricultural Machinery Ltd
stored EI-IRV Aerospatiale AS.350B N17.10.2003 Rathalope Ltd. stored EI-MAG Robinson R.22B pod N17.10.2003 EI-JFD Robinson R.44 N17.10.2003 New World Plant Ltd
EI-EWM Robinson R.22B N17.10.2003 Executive Helicopters
Maintenance Ltd EI-CZM Robinson R.44 N17.10.2003 Wellingford Construction Ltd EI-MIK Eurocopter EC.120B N17.10.2003 Bachir Ltd
EI-EHG Robinson R.22 Beta II N02.08.2004 Executive Helicopter
Maintenance Ltd
EI-NZO Eurocopter EC120B N02.08.2004 Executive Helicopter Maintenance
Ltd EI-TOI taped over
EI-GKL Robinson R.22 Beta II N02.08.2004 Gerry Keyes Ltd- Co. Limerick
EI-DOC Robinson R.44 Raven I N02.08.2004
EI-CZM Robinson R.44 Raven N02.08.2004 Wellingford Construction Ltd-
Castleroy- Limerick
EI-EHF Robinson R.44 Raven I N02.08.2004
EI-MOR Robinson R.44 Raven I N02.08.2004
EI-MJR Robinson R.44 Raven II N02.08.2004
EI-GPZ Robinson R.44 Raven I N02.08.2004
EI-JAL Robinson R.44 Raven II N02.08.2004
Based EI-JFD Robinson R.44 N02.08.2004 New World Plant Ltd.- Dublin 12
EI-PJW Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri N02.08.2004 Paddy White- Kilbrey Manor- Navan-
Co. Meath

On 08 April 2006 A fire caused extensive damage at the Executive Helicopters
hanger at Oranmore Co Galway. The blaze which broke out at around 6am
destroyed three helicopters and damaged a fourth.
It is believed that one of the destroyed helicopters was worth ¬ 4 million.
Three units of the fire brigade fought the blaze.

Posted: Sat Jul 28- 2007 10:48 pm    Posted by CVR
SE-HJA was operated by Executive Helicopters at Galway Airport. It was sold to Russia at the beginning of last month- 06.2007..
It was only in the country for a short while- such is the demand for helicopters a the moment.

1616 Fifteen Acres 2 Dublin Helipad/s Private/Irish Government/US Goverment
see United States Ambassadors Residence 1925

1617 Slieve Gallion 2 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner ?
operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Slieve Gallion
6k SE of Draperstown Draperstown
150m SE of summit Co Derry

visitor Trekking Odyssey Paraglider 29.06.2003 Maurice McBride
Apco Bagherra Paraglider 29.06.2003 Andrew Jess

1618 Oughtvabeg Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Meenard owner ?
Neenard A operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Sperrin Mountains Oughtvabeg
Meenard Mountain
11.25k W of Draperstown Co Derry
1.25k N of Goles Bridge on the B47 road

visitor Firebird Hornet SP Paraglider 08.04.2003 David Bryans

1619 Meenard Mountain Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Oughtvabeg 1618

1620 Sperrin Mountains Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Oughtvabeg 1618

1621 Neenard A Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Oughtvabeg 1618

1622 Craigagh Hill 1 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Craigagh Hill
Draperstown
7.75k NW of Draperstown Co Derry

Close to the Craigagh Hill summit
1.25k W of the B40 road- at a point where the road
crosses the 200m contour and also where high
tension cables cross the road- 2.6k NW of
Moneyneny

visitor Firebird Hornet SP Paraglider 23.04.2003 David Bryans

1623 Craigagh Hill 2 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Craigagh Hill
8k NW of Draperstown Draperstown
Co Derry

600m N of the Craigagh Hill 1 site
1k W of the B40 road- at a point where the road
crosses the 250m contour and also where high
tension cables re-cross the road- 3.25k NW of
Moneyneny

Visitors Sabre Paraglider on 08.04.2003 Donal Hamilton

1624 Seefin Kerry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Seefin
3.15k ENE of Glenbeigh Glenbeigh
1.85k NE of Seefin summit Co Kerry

Grids show site at 65m on the N side of Seefin- but
backtracking distance gives position on road 100m
NE of grids given- which are possibly inaccurate
anyway- as the height of the site [65m] would seem
to be very low for a safe operations.

visitor Apco Paraglider 29.03.2003 Matthew Bickerdyke
visitor Gin Bandit Paraglider 29.03.2003 Gilbert McGlennon
visitor Gin Bandit Paraglider 21.04.2003 Gilbert McGlennon

1625 Shanes Hill 2 Antrim Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Larne 3 owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Shanes Hill
8k SW of Larne Headwood
Larne
Co Antrim
N of the A36 road below Shanes Hill
300m NNE of the Shanes Hill 1 1232 site
100m E of the stone wall traversing up the hill

visitor Apco Bageera Paraglider 10.04.2003 Andrew Jess

1626 Shanes Hill 3 Antrim Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Larne 3 owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Shanes Hill
8k SW of Larne Headwood
Larne
Co Antrim
N of the A36 road below Shanes Hill
400m NNE of the Shanes Hill 1 1232 site
100m N of site 2 1625
100m E of the stone wall assending the hill

visitor Edel Promise Paraglider 10.04.2003 Graham McCormack

1627 Larne 3 Antrim Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Shanes Hill 1 1232
see Shanes Hill 2 1625
see Shanes Hill 3 1626

1628 Paradise Hill Limerick Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Galtee Mountains owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Paradise Hill
1.4k NE of Anglesborough Galtee Mountains
Co Limerick
A paragliding event / fly-in took place at a site
in the Galtee Mountains on 25/26.08.2001

visitor Gin Ganster Paraglider 30.07.2003 Gilbert McGlennon

1629 Edentrumly Down Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Edentrumly
9.25k E of Newry Mayobridge
2.5k ESE of Mayobridge Co Down

visitor Airwave Sport Paraglider 29.04.2003 John McNamee

1630 Mayobridge Down Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Edentrumly 1629

1631 Woodtown 1 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Magilligan NNW owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Magilligan NW Woodtown
Castlerock
5k WSW of Castlerock Co Derry

visitor Magic 4 Hang-glider 02.07.2003 David Smyth

1632 Woodtown 2 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Magilligan NNW owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Magilligan NW Woodtown
Castlerock
5k WSW of Castlerock Co Derry

visitor Valcun Paraglider 05.07.2003 Dave Tweedie

1633 Magilligan NNW Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Woodtown 1 1631
see Woodtown 2 1632

1634 Ross Behy summit Kerry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Rossbeigh A owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Ross Behy
2.5k WSW of Glenbeigh Glenbeigh
Co Kerry

visitor Gin Bandit Paraglider 02.07.2003 Gilbert McGlennon

1635 Sorrel Hill Wicklow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Irish Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Sorrel Hill
12.25k ESE of Blessington Blessington
Co Wicklow

visitor Apco Allegro Paraglider 28.06.2003 Eoin Hogan

1636 Hells Hole 1 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Tircreven owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Hells Hole
7k W of Castlerock Castlerock
5k E of Bellerena Glider Field Co Derry

visitor Apco Bagheera Paraglider 02.05.2003 Andrew Jess

1637 Hells Hole 2 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Tircreven owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Hells Hole
7k W of Castlerock Castlerock
5k E of Bellerena Glider Field Co Derry

visitor Firebird Hornet SP Paraglider 02.05.2003 Andrew Jess

1638 Hells Hole 3 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Tircreven owner/operator Ulster Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club
Hells Hole
7k W of Castlerock Castlerock
5k E of Bellerena Glider Field Co Derry

visitor Firebirb Matrix L Paraglider 02.05.2003 Andrew Jess

1639 Tircreven Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Hells Hole 1 1636
Hells Hole 2 1637
Hells Hole 3 1638

1640 Mount Leinster summit 1 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Mount Leinster
9.5k ENE of Borris Borris
9.5k WSW of Bunclody Co Carlow
700m S of TV mast

visitor Scandal Hang-glider 02.03.2003 Jim O’Reagan
visitor Scandal Hang-glider 26.07.2003 Jim O’Reagan

1641 Mount Leinster summit 2 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Borris
9.5k ENE of Borris Co Carlow
9.5k WSW of Bunclody Mount Leinster
550m S of TV mast

visitor Airwave Klassic 14 Hang-glider 25.05.2003 Colin Ellison

1642 Mount Leinster summit 3 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Mount Leinster
Borris
9.5k ENE of Borris Co Carlow
9.5k WSW of Bunclody
500m SSW of TV mast

visitor Avian Amour Hang-glider 26.05.2003 Daryn Clements
visitor Magic IV 177 Hang-glider 26.05.2003 David Smyth

1643 Mount Leinster summit 4 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Mount Leinster
9.5k ENE of Borris Borris
9.5k WSW of Bunclody Co Carlow
500m SSW of TV mast

visitor Scandal Hang-glider 25.05.2003 Simon Curthoys
visitor Avian Java Hang-glider 25.05.2003 Phillip O’Toole

1644 Mount Leinster summit 5 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
9.5k ENE of Borris Mount Leinster
9.5k WSW of Bunclody Borris
400m SSW of TV mast Co Carlow

visitor Airwave K4 Hang-glider 25.03.2003 Kenneth Hickey

1645 Mount Leinster TV Mast 1 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
9.5k ENE of Borris Mount Leinster
9.35k WSW of Bunclody Borris
150m S of TV mast Co Carlow

visitor Skyflight Paraglider 14.06.2003 Grahame Newell
visitor Skyflight Paraglider 21.06.2003 Grahame Newell

1646 Mount Leinster TV Mast 2 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
10k ENE of Borris Mount Leinster
9.4k WSW of Bunclody Borris
100m W of TV mast Co Carlow

visitor Aeros Combat Hang-glider 25.05.2003 Fran Denny
visitor Airwave K3 Hang-glider 22.06.2003 Fran Denny

1647 Mount Leinster TV Mast 3 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
8.9k ENE of Borris Mount Leinster
9.1k WSW of Bunclody Borris
250m N of TV mast Co Carlow

visitor Airwave K5 Hang-glider 14.05.2003 Phillip Lardner
visitor Airwave K5 Hang-glider 25.05.2003 Phillip Lardner
visitor Scandal Hang-glider 25.05.2003 Jim O’Reagan
visitor Airwave K5 Hang-glider 26.07.2003 Phillip Lardner

1648 Mount Leinster TV Mast 4 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
10.25k ENE of Borris Mount Leinster
9k WSW of Bunclody Borris
350m SE of TV mast Co Carlow

visitor Independence Dragon Paraglider 26.07.2003 Tim Ryan

1649 Western Car Park 1 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Mount Leinster owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Mount Leinster
12k NE of Borris Borris
8k W of Bunclody Co Carlow
3.6k N of TV mast

visitor Airbourne Climax 13 Hang-glider 08.02.2003 Shane O’Reilly
visitor Exxtacy Hang-glider 08.02.2003 Ger Doherty
visitor Airbourne Climax 13 Hang-glider 05.05.2003 Shane O’Reilly
visitor Exxtacy Hang-glider 05.05.2003 Ger Doherty
visitor Gost Buster Hang-glider 05.05.2003 Jim Dowling

1650 Western Car Park 2 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Mount Leinster owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Mount Leinster
12k NE of Borris Borris
8k W of Bunclody Co Carlow
3.6k N of TV mast

visitor Firebird Grid M Paraglider 25.05.2003 Bertie Kennedy
visitor Ozone Vibe XL Paraglider 25.05.2003 Dara Hogan

1651 Western Car Park 3 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Mount Leinster owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Mount Leinster
12k NE of Borris Borris
8k W of Bunclody Co Carlow
3.6k N of TV mast

visitor Firebird Matrix Paraglider 25.05.2003 Ian Haslett

1652 Western Car Park 4 Carlow Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
Mount Leinster owner/operator Mount Leinster Hang-gliding Club
Mount Leinster
11.5k NE of Borris Borris
8.25k W of Bunclody Co Carlow
3.15k N of TV mast

visitor Sky Flight Paraglider 25.05.2003 Grahame Newell
visitor Firebird Hornet SP Paraglider 25.05.2003 David Bryans
visitor Treeking Odysey Paraglider 25.05.2003 Maurice McBride
visitor Apco Allegro Paraglider 25.05.2003 Eoin Hogan
visitor Independence Dragon Paraglider 25.05.2003 Tim Ryan

1653 Slieve Mish Kerry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Knockmoyle 1032

1654 Boviel 1 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Ulster Hang-glider and Paraglider Club
4.75k E of Dungiven Boviel
Dungiven
Co Tyrone

visitor Edel Sabre Paraglider 14.06.2003 Donal Hamilton

1655 Boviel 2 Derry Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
owner/operator Ulster Hang-glider and Paraglider Club
4.5k E of Dungiven Boviel
Dungiven
Co Tyrone

visitor Firebird Hornet SP Paraglider 29.05.2003 David Byrnes
visitor Firebird Matrix Paraglider 26.07.2003 Ian Haslett

1656 Kilquane Clare Microlight Airstrip/Home Address Private
owner/operator Mark Lyndon or Layden Sean Cronin
Kilquane Cross 7 Mountain View
3.5k W of Ennis Shanaway Road Ennis
Ennis Co Clare
Co Clare

based? G-MWPT Hunt Avon Skytrike/Hunt wing 20.08.2000 Active? Mark Leyden / Sean Cronin ex EI-CKF

1657 Altnapaste Mill Donegal Home Address/Store Private
owner/operator Robert Fiddler
Altnapaste Mill
8k W of Ballybofey/Stranorlar bridge 200m S of the R253 road Altnapaste
Ballybofey
Co Donegal

stored EI-COG Gyroscoptic Gyroplane 00.00.1996 00.00.0000 Robert Fiddler dismantled in open storeage. To be restored to flying condition at a
later date (12.02.2005) never happened (05.04.2017) probably
moved when property was sold
stored? G-BSNL Bensen Gyrocopter the Bensen was reported as based here-but noted dismantled at
Drumavish 12.02.2005

1658 Carragh Kildare Balloon Home Address Private
see The Streams 0215

1659 Caragh A Kildare Balloon Home Address Private
see The Streams 0215

1660 Blarney Cork Helistop Private
Location? owner/operator ?
Blarney
Co Cork

visitor N611VA Agusta A.109 c on 25/ 30.08.2001 Eilean Inc

1661 Monreagh Donegal Airstrip Private
Carrigans owner ?
operator Empire Enterprises/William M.Patterson
2k NW of Carrigans Monreagh
Was an extremely narrow strip between the boundry Carrigans
hedge of the field and the crops or plough area. Co Donegal
farm was sold in 1991 and the strip closed

info from Rodger D.Caird
Village on the Lifford-Derry road.
Couldn't find the strip.
G-BHTW Ce.FR172 visited here 19.02.86.
Rallye Minerva EI-BIF was here on 20.04.87


based part time EI-BIF SOCATA MS.894A Rallye 235E Gabier 04.01.1980 04.04.1996 Empire Enterprises to Letterkenny
based part time G-BLWG Varga 2150A Katchina 00.00.0000 00.00.1991 William M.Patterson to Rossnakill
visitor G-BHTW Reims/Cessna FR172 19.02.1986 ?
visitor G-BHTW Reims/Cessna FR172 25.03.1991 ?

1662 Newcastle Down Airstrip RFC/Private
see Bryansford 0378

1663 Fitzpatricks Hotel Clare helipad Private
see Shannon Shamrock Hotel 1236

1664 Castletownroach 1 Cork Forced landing field RAF
owner/operator Royal Air Force/Private
Castletownroach
Location? Co Cork

visitor Bristol F.2b Fighter 11.04.1918 2 Sqn RAF On the 11.04.1918 a Bristol F.2b Fighter of 2 Sqn force-landed in a field
near Castletownroach- whilst on the regular military mail delivery service.
visitor Bristol F.2b Fighter 11.04.1918 2 Sqn RAF Later that day a second Brisfit landed to render assistance.

1665 Cahir A Tipperary Verious Private
see Caher 0254
0255
0256

1666 Curlagh House Tyrone Microlight Airstrip/Home address Private
Caledon owner/operator Peter Lowham
7k SE of Aughnacloy Caledon
4k NW of Caledon Co Tyrone

based G-MNBV Mainair Gemini 00.00.0000 07.08.2001 Peter Lowham
G-MYCN Mainair Mercury 10.12.1999 Active Peter Lowham base given as Newtownards

1667 Curlough House A Tyrone Microlight Airstrip/Home Address Private
see Curlagh House 1666

1668 Old Racecourse Carlow Field strip Private
see Ballybar Lower 0084

1669 Ballynabointra Cork ? Private
owner/operator ?
3k WSW of Midleton Ballynabointra
Midleton
Co Cork
????

1670 Midleton 3 Cork Store Private
Carrigtohill owner JP.Mountcalm
Carrictwohill A 103 Main Street [Agricultural Engineers] this business no longer active at this address
Midleton
Co Cork
021-631179 021-4631179

stored EI-AWD Piper PA-22-160 Tripacer/Colt (22-6411) 00.00.1989 00.00.0000 JP.Mountcalm no info available as to the present condition or where
about’s of this aircraft

1671 Caseys Cross Meath Helistop Private
owner ?
operator Irish Air Corps
2.75k E of Navan on the R153 Kentstown Road Caseys Cross Roads
Navan
Co Meath

At the location of an horrific school bus crash- in which five school
girls aged between 15 and 18 years lost their lives- a nearby field
was used as a landing area by the Aer Corps to assist with the
recovery operation.

visitor IAC195 S.E.3160 Alouette III (1151) 23.05.2005 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC211 S.E.3160 Alouette III (1983) 23.05.2005 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC241 SA. 342L Gazelle (1854) 23.05.2005 Irish Air Corps

1672 Carrowkeel Donegal Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Carrowkeel
500m W of Quigley’s Point Quigley’s Point
Co Donegal

visitor G-TORS Robinson R.22 (3021) 14.04.2002 GT Investigations

1673 Strabane Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
See Stonewalls 1573

1674 Castlebar 4 Mayo Helistop Private
owner/operator Patrick Staunton Milebush/Lisnakirka Castlebar
Location? Co Mayo

based EI-GPT Robinson R.22 beta (3317) 02.05.2002 08.11.2004 G&P Transport Ltd Castlebar Patrick Staunton and James Staunton

1675 Taplagh Monaghan Helipad Private
Bloomfield owner/operator Meegan Motors
Castleblayney Bloomfield
Castleblayney
7.55k S of Castleblayney 590m W of the N2 road Co Monaghan
042 9743608 fax 042 9743019

based G-MGAN Robinson R.44 Astro (0588) 10.05.1999 04.02.2004 Meegan Motors
based EI-DFW Robinson R-44 Raven 1 (1377) 03.06.2004 00.04.2006 Meegan Motors

1676 Wexford 1 Wexford Airfield Private
see Castlebridge 0351

1677 Castleknock 1 Dublin Airfield Private
Chapleizod 0374 owner Laidlaws
operator Hon AE.Guinness Hon AE.Guinness
Porterstown Farmleigh
10k WNW of O’Connells Street Bridge Dublin Castleknock Castleknock
Dublin Dublin
Part time base for G-ACAE Ford 5-AT Trimotor Co Dublin Co Dublin
used by the Guinness family.

via Irish Air Letter 418 10.2009
In addition to the amphibious aircraft the Guinness's also operated a
number of landplanes. To facilitate movements of the landplanes in
close proximity to their Castleknock residences- a place had to be
found for a landing strip. A field belonging to Laidlaws of the
Diswellstown estate was selected and arrangements were made for the
Guinness family to erect two hangars on the field. One of these hangars
had a sunken pit to accommodate the large amphibians.
This airfield has since ceased to exist. Its position was 53.2220N
006.2325W and was 196 feet above mean sea level. Flights are
believed to have commenced in 1930. Its location was along the
Carpenterstown Road. The Carpenter's public house is at the entrance
to Castleknock Community College. It is at this entrance that the
runway commenced. Inside the gates to the college- on the left hand
side was the site- now long since obliterated- of the two hangars. The
aircraft would line up on the grass runway- with the rear of the aircraft
facing what is now Carpenter's public house.
For the take-off run they would align the nose of the aircraft in the
direction of the belfry and spire of St. Mochtas Church on the
Luttrellstown Road. An extension of the runway centre line- running
approximately east-west in direction would bring the aircraft over
Luttrellstown Castle. A long and wide downwind leg would bring the
aircraft over Knockmaroon and Farmleigh Houses. This runway was in
an approximate line between Farmleigh water tower and St. Mochtas
Church.
This field proved adequate for the flying needs of the Guinness
family. It continued to be used privately and exclusively for Guinness
aircraft. Unfortunately- no known official or family records of
movements exist. Locals in the vicinity recall aircraft operating from
the field. Among them is Chris Bruton who resides nearby on the
Strawberry Beds and occasionally visited the airfield in the 1930's.
With the onset of the ‘Emergency' in 1940- the military ‘spiked' the
field using railway sleepers. Following the end of World War Two-
there is no evidence the field was ever used for aircraft movements.

info from Roger D.Caird
to the West of St.Vincents College is a graveyard- and an old ruined castle.
This field belonged to the Hon A.E. Guinness who used it extensively
in the 1930's The land is still owned by the Guinness family.

Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club history
The Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1927 by Mrs. Ellen
Molloy and the Sweeney brothers- James and Owen. A tent was erected
to accommodate the ladies for changing facilities and a grass court ruled
out. And so the tennis began.
The need for a pavilion was tackled by the members themselves. Materials
came from the Guinness private airfield at Clonsilla- which was no longer
in use.
According to the National Library- the club was first registered with the
I.L.T.A. (now Tennis Ireland) in 1934. The Honorary Secretary is given as
Mr. T.J. Browne- Ennis House- Castleknock.

sppl 05.03.2005 via Flying in Ireland website
I live in the area and I remember seeing it on a very
old OS map in the county council planning offices when I
was purchasing my house- that was about 10 years ago.
The townland was called Diswellstown- there is a row of
original cottages there- I think the area in general is built
up with apartments and town houses- there is a very old
Church along the Luttrellstown road I think the airfield was
on the opposite side of the road.
Hugo Wilhare
I have used the above details as the location for the strip
which would place it at Porterstown 1.75k W of the M50.
Some of the the details below agree with that assumption.

?
I have a contact who was born and reared in the Strawberry
beds- I will check with him ( his Mum is eldery) so he might
be able to get some info.

Tony Kearns Flying in Ireland website 06.03.2005
The following from my research of airfields at the outbreak
WW2 or The Emergency may be what you are looking for. Castleknock Co-ordinates 53 22 N- 06 23'30 W Altitude 230ft.

via Irish Air Letter 418 10.2009
Co-ordinates 53 22’20 N- 06 23'25 W Altitude 196ft
grids 50/O07125 37050

1930’s information Magnetic variation 14degs. Annual change 10degs. Map ref OS 1/2 inch Sheet 16 Local position and landmarks. 5 miles WNW of Dublin 1 mile N of River Liffey 2 miles W of Castleknock Obstructions. Hangar 25 ft high East corner Dimensions 600 yds E/W 500 yds N/S unsuitable for modern aircraft Surface Grass Facilities None Access Road- good 2nd class road bounds east side Rail Blanchardstown station GSR 4 miles. Private aerodrome last used 1939. At that time the aerodrome was staked to prevent landings. but was used
during the Emergency by the Air Corps on deployment exercises. Hope this helps. Best wishes to you Michael. The book is excellent
Michael Traynor Mon 07.03.2005 8:38 pm     Guinness airfield
Chris Bruton took me to the old airfield on Saturday - obviously a concrete jungle!! I was hoping someone may have documented the activities at the field? To date I
have a list of about 20 aircraft registered (on UK register) to the Guinness's. With
all your visits to Military Archives etc- did you ever come across any mention of the
airfield?? It would be interseting to see if any of the aircraft movements were ever
logged??

Maurice 09.03.2005
I think you will find the last Guinness Airman to have been Frankie Svedjar-
a Czeck WWII Ace in RAF- who married Lady Honor Guinness Svedjar was the 'S' in CSE Aviation at Oxford who bought out the original
Vigors Aviation that started the Piper Agency for UK. Diswllstown was quite a respectable airfield I passed it daily on
Horseback when I was little -and so could see over fence

HASOI Website 16.02.2008
Castleknock aerodrome- was also founded in 1930 as a private aerodrome
by the Guinness’s family- but never really became popular. (this was only ever a
private aerodrome and was never intended for use by generai aviation)
it ceased operations after the war- having been "staked" by the Irish Government to
prevent landings-we are currently researching more information about the aerodrome.


Part-time based G-ACAE Ford 5-AT Trimotor 00.10.1932 00.04.1940 Hon AE.Guinness impressed into RAF as X5000
visitor ? ? 00.00.1942 00.00.1945 Irish Air Corps on deployment exercises

1678 Hazelwood 1 Sligo Helipad Private
owner/operator GT Investigations Ltd
Hazelwood
2k E of Sligo town Sligo
Co Sligo

based G-TORS Robinson R.22 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 GT Investigations Ltd

1679 Dromore 2 Down Aircraft Store Private
see Redhill House 1528

1680 Corr Tyrone Helipad Private
Coalisland 2 owner/operator Peadar Hughes
Dungannon 6 General Cabins and Engineering Ltd
21 Corr Road
2.5k SE of Coalisland Dungannon BT71 6QH
350m S of the Coalisland Canal Co Tyrone
N end of long narrow field to W of all the buildings 028-87747566 General Cabins

part time based G-PROM Aerospatial AS350B Ecureuil (1486) 00.00.0000 Active General Cabins & Engineering Ltd N30.03.2003

1681 Coalisland 2 Tyrone Helipad Private
see Corr 1680

1682 Dungannon 6 Tyrone Helipad Private
see Corr 1680

1683 Tonagh Antrim Home Address/Store Private
Lisburn 4 owner John May
Tonagh
1.25k W of Lisburn Railway Station Lisburn
Co Antrim

stored G-AVCS Beagle A61 Terrier (WJ363) 00.00.1991 Current? John May on very long term rebuild. noted 10.1995 & 25.01.2004 as an
uncovered airframe only

1684 Lisburn 5 Antrim Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Lisburn
Location? Co Antrim

visitor G-BWDO Sikorsky 76 (760356) 23.11.2003 Haughy Air

1685 Crawfordsburn Down Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Crawfordsburn
Location? Bangor
Co Down

visitor EI-TIP Bell 430 (49074) 13.11.2003 Starair (Irl) Ltd

1686 Lurgan 3 Armagh Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Lurgan
Location? Co Armagh

visitor EI-TIP Bell 430 (49074) 14.11.2003 Starair (Irl) Ltd

1687 Dromod Leitrim Aircraft Museum Private
South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group
C/o the owner/operators of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway
3k N of Roosky Dromod
Leitrim
Co Leitrim
for the aviation museum contact Phil Bedford
10 Walled Garden
Castletown
Dromod is a small village by-passed by the new N4 road. Celbridge
Head SW off the N4 on the R202- for 900m entrance to Co Kildare
the railway station and the museum is on your right 01-6271264 087-2787575

noted
from New Ross stored IAC173 de Havilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T20 03.07.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004
from New Ross IAC184 Percivil P56 Provost 14.07.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004
? IAC187 de Havilland DH 100 Vampire 00.00.0000 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group --
from New Ross IAC192 de Havilland DH 100 Vampire 25.08.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004
from New Ross BGA1410 Grunau Baby lll 26.05.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004 CBK
from New Ross BGA1424 Slingsby T-8 Tudor 03.03.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004 CBZ
from New Ross RAFGSA.163 Slingsby T-8 Tudor 24.03.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group --
from New Ross EI-139 Slingsby T-31B 03.03.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004
from New Ross EI-BDM Piper PA-23-250 Aztec D 14.09.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004
in Celbridge G-AHWO Percivil P.44 Proctor 5 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group -- not yet at the museum 08.2004 - for
possible future display
from New Ross G-AKEL Miles M.65 Gemini 3C 24.03.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004 cockpit only
from New Ross via Birr G-AOIE Douglas DC-7C to Birr 17.08.2002/ 24.08.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004 front fuselage only. remainder was
scrapped at Waterford 10.1997
from New Ross via Birr G-AYAG Boeing 707-321 to Birr 17.08.2002/ 24.08.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004 nose only. marked as “VP-BDF”
from New Ross NC285RS NA-145 Navion 24 03 2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004 part of tailplane plus sections of
fuselage and canopy
? G-ANIS Auster J/5 00.00.2011 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group -- fuselage & wings for possible future display
from New Ross ? HM.14 Pou-de-Ciel “St Patrick” 26.05.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group --
from Gowran Grange EI-100 SZD-12 Mucha 100 29.12.2002 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004
? G-BJMM Cremer Toy Balloon 00.00.0000 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004
? RA881 Slingsby Tudor 00.00.0000 Current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group 01.08.2004
from Dropping Well IAC88 Hawker Hector 1 (?) 00.00.2002 Current? South East Aviation Enthusiasts Group -- apparently rescued from the Dropping Well (2656)
by Phil Bedford

Sun 1st Aug 2004
open storage
IAC 184/183 Percival P56 Provost T51
almost complete-engine- fuselage & tail of 184 and wings of 183
VP-BDF Boeing 707-321C
cockpit only ex G-AYAG
G-AOIE Douglas DC-7C
cockpit and front fuselage only remainder was scrapped at Waterford 10.1997
EI-BDM Piper PA-23-250 Aztec D
fuselage on trailer wings separate
IAC 192 deHavilland DH115 Vampire T55
fuselage-wings & tailbooms separate

stored in the old steam engine shed
IAC 173 deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T20
fuselage & wings separate
EI-100 SZD-12A Mucha 100A
out of sequence markings to reflect type number 100
G-AKEL Miles M.65 Gemini 1A
front cockpit and nose section only.
Silver with blue trim. At first it was thought this
section belong to G-ALCS- but further research
revealed it as G-AKEL. Which should mean the
fuselage in the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Hollywood Co Down is in fact G-ALCS. Phil Bedford
hopes to use this section and the remains of the
Aeries 1 G-AOGA [severely damaged in transit from
New Ross- 2003?] in order to rebuild a static display
aircraft of the Aeries.

in storage inside verious buses around the site
BGA1424/XC Slingsby T.8 Tudor undergoing repairs ex RA877
BGA1410 Grunau Baby III
RA881 Slingsby T.7 Cadet TX.1 ex RAF- cockpit only
EI-139 Slingsby T.31B Tandem Tutor
G-BJMM Cremer Cracker Toy Balloon in a small bag!!
NC285RS NA-145 Navion bits and pieces only including tail fin and part of the cockpit section.
EI-ACP Taylorcraft Plus D Wings only

There are many small pieces of different aircraft spread around the site
The rented dry storage facility in New Ross is gone-reported 2006

IAL342 06.2003 p.12 & 13
fr New Ross St. Patrick HM.14 Pou-de-Ciel 1935 26.05.2002 current South East Aviation Enthusiasts Built in Galway 1935- later to Coonagh and then to Dublin for
Group restoration before being exhibited at Waterford.
fr New Ross BGA1424 Slingsby T.8 Tutor 1944 03.03.2002 current South East Aviation Enthusiasts
Group
fr New Ross BGA1410 Grunau Baby III 1948 26.05.2002 current South East Aviation Enthusiasts
Group
RAFGSA.163 Slingsby T.8 Tutor () 1944 24.03.2002 current cockpit only ex RA881
173 DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 1952 Moved New Ross-Dromod 3 July 2002
184 Percival P.56 Provost T.53 1955 Moved New Ross-Dromod 14 July 2002
187 DH.115 Vampire T.55 1957 Due to move to Dromod from New Ross in 2003
192 DH.115 Vampire T.55 1961 Moved New Ross-Dromod 25 August 2002. 173- 184
and 192 are on loan from the Minister for Defence.
G-AHWO Percival Proctor V 1946 Due to move to Dromod from Celbridge area in 2003
G-AKEL Miles M.65 Gemini (cockpit) 1947 Moved New Ross-Dromod 24 March 2002
G-AOGA Miles M.75 Aries 1955 Previously with the Irish Aviation Museum in Dublin-
this is the only surviving Aries and is due to move to
Dromod in 2003 for restoration. Previously with the Irish
Aviation Museum in Dublin. Ex EI-ANB
G-AOIE Douglas DC-7C (front fuselage) 1956 Moved New Ross-Dromod 24 August 2002. 33 feet of
forward fuselage and cockpit. To be repainted in original
BOAC colour scheme. “Rescued” from Shannon in 1982
NC285RS NA-145 Navion 1948 Cockpit- rear fuselage and tail unit. Moved New Ross-
Dromod 24 March 2002. Crashed 11 June 1979.
EI-100 SZD-12 Mucha 100 1959 ? Moved Gowran Grange-Dromod 29 Dec 2002. On loan
from John Finnan and Mick O’Reilly.
EI-139 Slingsby T.31B 1954 Moved New Ross-Dromod 3 March 2002
EI-BDM Piper PA23-250 Aztec D 1969 Moved New Ross-Dromod 14 September 2002. Also to
be made available to local Civil Defence for training.
VP-BDF Boeing 707-321 (cockpit) 1961 Moved Dromod-Birr 17 August 2002 and Birr-Dromod
24 Aug 2002.
XX229 BAe Hawk T.1 (section of fuselage skin) Crashed in Irish Sea 29 July 1973. Recovered off the
Wexford coast in 1980/90s.

1688 Dungiven 4 Derry helipad Private
owner/operator Taggart homes Ltd Taggart Homes Ltd
Spencer House 2 New Street
location? 18-22 spencer Road Dungiven
Derry Co Derry
Co Derry BT47 6AA BT47 4LJ
028-71329000 028-71741370



based G-GONN Eurocopter AS355N Ecureuil ll 11.12.2003 Active Taggart Homes
?visitor EI-CUS Agusta-Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger lll 00.00.2003 Harold Hassard

1689 Broomhedge Antrim Microlight Airstrip Private
Broughmore owner operator James & William McMinn
[tyre sales]
Broomhedge 7k WSW of Lisburn Lisburn
Almost midway between Long Kesh and Co Antrim
Maghaberry WWll airfields- S of the A3 road

stored G-MTVS Thruster TST MK1 (8028-TST-058) 06.10.2004 09.01.2010 James Grant McMinn Permantly Withdrawn From Use
based G-CCNM Mainair Pegasus Quik (8002) 08.12.2011 Active James Grant McMinn
based G-CFSO Flylight Dragonfly (025) 11.09.2012 Active James Grant McMinn Active William McMinn

1690 Bovedy Derry Microlight Airstrip/Store Private
Kilrea owner/operator Robin Warwick [decesed]
Kilrea
3.5k W of Kilrea Co Derry

airstrip closed 1999 due to the death of Robin Warwick
based G-BIGH Piper J3/c 65 (L4) Cub (12052) 06.09.1982 21.06.1983 Robert Warwick stored until 14.02.1984
? G-BIGH Piper J3/c 65 (L4) Cub (12052) 14.02.1984 00.00.1999 Willy McNally 12.08.1994
? G-BVRZ Piper PA-18-95 Cub 00.00.0000 cr30.07.1998 RG.Warwick cr here
? G-KHRE SOCATA Rallye 150SV Gamement 00.00.1993 27.07.1999 JL.Clarke
based G-BIDK Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 20.04.1995 30.06.1999 G.Warwick to Scrabo 30.06.1999
visitor to Kilrea G-BIBJ Enstrom 280 19.12.1997 Kemspray Ltd
28.12.1997
07.01.1998
stored G-BHZA Cub remains of frame N19.08.2006

1691 Tamlaght 1 Derry Airstrip Private
Coagh owner/operator William James McCollum
Coagh Co Tyrone
750m SW of the cross roads in Moneymore Coagh Co Tyrone. W side of the Magherafelt
Ballinderry river in Co Derry Co Derry

Tamlagh/Coagh site:
 
I have been in contact with Alistair Ness from Scotland (the guy
who originally put me us in touch) and one of his firends was
over at Coagh and has passed on the following directions:
 
  " I went there on 9-11-01 and saw NORD and BANF- but
no-one was in so I don't know if they are friendly or not ?
Anyhow- for directions either put the G-INFO address into
Multimap as it is exactly where it says on the map- even
though the address looks wrong at first glance !
Alternatively- pass on these top class directions to your mate
and he can't go wrong ! :
Drive into Coagh on the B73 heading NW. Immediately after
crossing the Ballinderry River which runs through the centre
of the town- turn left on a minor road heading due South (this
is Ballygoney road west). The house and strip are on the right
before the road bends sharply right after about no more than
half a mile or so.
If you look at the house from the road- The LA4 is in a large
separate outbuilding to the right and the Nord is in an open
fronted Barn to the left of the house in the adjoining field.
When I saw the LA4 it looked complete although the wings
were off (easily seen through the windows of the building) and
the Nord was just a bare fuselage frame.'
The OS NI Map ref is Sheet 14; 888783 by my reckoning."
 
They were also kind enough to send me a photo of G-NORD
(see attahed) taken some time ago in England though looking
at the above text I suspect it doesn't look much like that now!
Ian
 
stored G-NORD Nord SCNAC NC854 (7) 07.02.1992 28.01.2009 William J.McCollum to Lydney GL15 4JA in dismantled condition
stored G-BANF Luton LA-4A Minor (PFA 838) 09.10.1991 07.03.2014 William J.McCollum active here until stored-finally to Noel O’Neill Newtownards

1692 Scarva Down Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Scarva
6.75k WSW of Banbridge Co Down

visitor N109TF Agusta A.109 21.09.2003 ? to Ards & on to Liverpool 21.09.2003

1693 Culcrum Antrim Airstrip/Store Private
Dunloy owner/operator Richard William Christie
Mount Hamilton (possible airstrip site) Dunloy
Ballymena
2.5k NW of Clogh Mills Co Antrim

It was reported that the strip was only used once-
on 10.07.1998- when G-ARDV flew in on it’s delivery flight.

stored G-ARDV Piper PA-22-160 Tri Pacer (22-7487) 10.07.1998 X20.04.2005 Richard William Christie N22.03.2003 The aircraft was stored with the wings off in a shed-
but otherwise apparently o.k. Richard skidded on landing (the first
time into this field) the nosewheel went into a ditch. The date was
10.07.1998. C of A Expired 02.01.1999
R14.12.2005 to BT71 6RX

Official Report
"The pilot was landing at his private strip for the first time- in zero wind 
conditions. The available landing run was 650 metres of short grass
which was wet at the time.  The aircraft touched down 100 metres into
the strip and he then allowed the aircraft to roll for a further 200 metres
before applying light braking.  As the pilot increased the brake pressure-
the wheels began to skid and the aircraft ran into soft ground at the end
of the field where it tipped onto its nose at low speed. The pilot attributed
the cause of the accident to his late application of the brakes having
landed further down the strip than he had intended. only damage to
propellor and nosewheel”.
1694 Dunloy Antrim Airstrip/Store Private
see Culcrum 1693

1695 Moneycrumog Antrim Helipad Private
Ballinderry 2 owner/operator Clifford Lilburn-Maurice James Magowan
Upper Ballinderry 1 Moneycrumog
Ballinderry Upper
Lisburn
Co Antrim
see also Ballyscolly 1 ID1754 probably connected.

based/stored? G-CBXX Robinson R44 Clipper (1264) 20.11.2002 Current? Clifford Lilburn & was active here until X26.01.2005 as “permanently withdrawn from Maurice James Magowan use” possibly now stored here.
EI-NPG Agusta A109

1696 Ballinderry Antrim Helipad Private
see Moneycrumog 1695 &

1697 Ballywallon Down Store Private
Ardkeen owner Colum Toner
Ballywallon
5k N of Portaferry Ardkeen
Portaferry
Co Down

P stored G-BTAH Bensen B.8M (PFA G/01-1196) 13.12.1999 11.09.2005 Colum Toner noted here dismantled 06.04.2003 no flight 27.07.2005
removed to Glenavy 11.09.2005

1698 Ballymoney 5 Antrim Helipad/Airstrip/store Private
see New Buildings South 1 1699 airstrip
see New Buildings South 2 2622 helipad
see New Buildings South 3 2623 store

1699 New Buildings South 1 Antrim Airstrip Private
Ballymoney 5 owner/operator James Murray Fabrications Ltd
69-71 Frosses Road
2.5k ESE of Ballymoney on the A26 road New Buildings South
Ballymoney BT53 7HN
Co Antrim
028-27665817 JMF Ltd Works

based G-OJMF Enstrom 280FX (2086) 12.06.2001 18.02.2009 JMF Ltd
stored G-BPMM Champion 7ECA Citabria (498) 06.08.1996 Current James Murray

1700 Newry 4 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
See Tullyvallan 2 1701

1701 Tullyvallan 2 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
Altnamackan 1 owner/operator William Andrew Stephenson
Newry 4 Tullyvallan airstrip
Newry
4.5k SW of Newtownhamilton Co Down

based G-MVAG Thruster TST Mk1 (8508-TST-074) 31.07.2002 08.09.2005 William Andrew Stephenson to Thomastown Enfield
based G-MYWE Thruster T.600T (9035-T600-512) 05.08.2003 16.06.2014 William Andrew Stephenson to Portadown

1702 Maze Racecourse Down Helipad Private
see Down Royal Racecourse 1703

1703 Down Royal Racecourse Down Helipad Private
Maze Racecourse owner/operator Down Royal Racecourse Maze 2
6k WSW of Lisburn Lisburn
Co Down BT27 5BW
028-92621256 Fax  028-92621433

Contact Michael Todd (Manager)

visitor G-GONN AS355 Twin Squirrel 18.02.2004 Taggart Homes
visitor G-ONYX Bell B206 JetRanger 05.11.2005 ?

1704 Bushmills Inn Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator Roy Bolton The Bushmills Inn On the A2 across the river 9 Dunluce Road 200m W of the town centre Bushmills Co Antrim BT57 8QG

visitor G-CBYY Robinson R.44 Clipper (1250) 24.09.2003 Helicopter Training & Hire [searching for wild panther]

1705 Quilly Down Store Private
Dromore 1 owner Roy Robert Orr
Quilly 3.25k SW of Dromore Dromore Co Down

stored G-IROY Rotorway Exec 152 (3525 ) 00.00.1998-Current Roy Robert Orr

1706 Gransha 3 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
Deehommed owner/operator Thomas James Barlow
Dechomet A Gransha
Scallion Hill Dromara
Co Down
6.75k SW of Dromara

based/stored G-MMNH Dragon 150 (D150/42) 04.09.1998 Current Thomas James Barlow

1707 Dechomet A Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Scallion Hill 1706

1708 Deehommed Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Scallion Hill 1706

1709 New Line Cresent Down Microlight Airstrip/Store Private
Killinchy 3 owner/operator Robert Ernest Patterson
Killinchy
3.5k SSW of Killinchy Newtownards
Co Down

stored G-MMAY Airwave Magic Nimrod Trike (WW.2) 00.00.1980s Current Robert Ernest Patterson
Quicksilver Paraglider 00.00.0000 Current Robert Ernest Patterson
Quicksilver Paraglider 00.00.0000 Current Robert Ernest Patterson
Cirrus 3 00.00.0000 Current Robert Ernest Patterson

1710 Killinchy 3 Down Microlight Airstrip/Store Private
see New Line Cresent 1709

1711 Mullahead Main Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
Tandragee 2 1712 owner/operator Raphael S.O’Carroll
Craigavon 3 1786 Kearnan Valley Flying Club [Kernan Valley Flying School]
Mullahead Low Field 56 Mullahead Road
Mullahead BT62 2LA
3.5k N of Tandragee Tandragee
Co Antrim
028-38841492 (H) 07711-841492 (M)
028-90484654   07867-832185 (M)  
028-90484654 07867-832185 (M) Victor Carmichael
Weight-Shift microlight instruction

Leave Tandragee heading N on the A27- for 1k. Go R on the
B2 heading NE for 3k. SP O’Carroll’s home plus the strips
and hangars are all 500m down a track to your R. The house
is on a corner to your right just before Main strip. The track
continues on- crossing the grass strip to the hangars.
There are in fact two separate strips- one each side of the
railway line.
The Main strip and hangars are 150m W of the railway line.
While the Low Field strip is 200m NE of Main and 50 to the E
of the railway. No hangars or facilities here.

Mullahead Main - 18/36 Grass / Hardcore 350m
grids 20/J040498 lat/long 57.23.166N 06.23.938 W

Mullahead Low Field - 18/36 Grass 350m is used for circuit
training (touch & go’s) Frequency: 123.45mHz.
grids 20/J041501 lat/long 57.23.380N 06.23.791W

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 94
Main strip has mixed grass and hardcore. The Low Field is used
circuit training.
HT Cables on south approach to Main also 45ft high trees to north.
Strip slopes up 30ft to N.
Based here Raphael runs one of the friendliest flying schools in
Ireland. Main strip requires briefing.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone.
All circuits to E at 800ft standard join.
coffee in clubhouse and toilets available.
Mogas Emergency Only No Avgas.

Hi Folks 16.11.2003 Noted the following residents for you. The strip is located just behind the owner of G-BZNP's house !! G-MTSL TST Parts hanger G-MTVV TST Damaged outside G-MTZA TST Hangered G-MVMG TST Outside airworthy G-MZHE T600N Hangered airworthy G-BZNP T600N Hangered airworthy G-BWKJ Rans S7 Hangered airworthy EI-CXC X-Air Outside airworthy Mark Jones

Ian Thompson 02.06.2004
Based EI-CXC Raj Hamsa X’Air 00.00.0000 00.06.2004 to Letterkenny
G-BWKJ Rans S7 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-BZNP Thruster T600N 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Raphael Stewart O’Carroll
G-MTSL/G-MTVV Thruster TST(composite) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Raphael Stewart O’Carroll
G-MTZA Thruster TST 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 MG.Davidson
G-MVMG Thruster TST 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-MZHE Thruster TST 00.00.0000 00.00.0000
G-BYMR Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 00.06.1999 Active WM.McMinn
G-FJCE Thruster T600T 00.11.1998 Active F.Cameron
G-MBMG Rotec Rally 2B 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 JP.Ryder
G-MBTF Mainair Gemini 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 JP.Ryder
G-MMZA Gemini Flash 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 GT.Johnston
G-MYJF Thruster T300 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 B.McConville
G-MNZA Quad City Challenger 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Raphael Stewart O’Carroll
Based? G-RVMJ Vans RV-4 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 RJ.deRuiter

Ian Thompson 02.01.2010 Based G-BZNJ Rans S6-ES Coyote II (PFA 204-13640) G-CCDP Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 (BMAA/HB/276) G-CDWM Sky Ranger 912S(1) (BMAA/HB/470) G-CEDR Aerosport Ikarus C.42 FB80 (0606-6833) 01.08.2008 Active Raphael Stewart O’Carroll G-CEXL Aerosport Ikarus C42 FB80 (0711-6927) 23.11.2007 Active Raphael Stewart O’Carroll G-CFDP P&M Aviation Flight Design CTSW (8367) 08.04.2008 Active Neil Forsythe/Gordon Roberts G-CFGM Aerosport Ikarus C42 G-FLYM Aerosport Ikarus C42 FB100 G-GKFC RL-5A LW Sherwood Ranger G-INGE Thruster T.600N Sprint G-MGTV Thruster T.600N 450 Sprint G-MTZC Thruster TST Mk.1 (Stored Dismantled) G-MZBF Letov Air LK-2M Sluka Visitor D-MSAZ Comco Z42B

1712 Tandragee 2 Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
see Mullahead Main 1711 [above]

1713 Tandragee Castle Armagh Airstrip Private
Tayto Castle owner/operator Steven Hutchinson
Tandragee [Tayto] Castle
?500m W? of Tandragee Main Street
possibly at the golf club/Polo Club Tandragee
Co Armagh
BT62 2AB
028-38840249 fax 028-38840085

based G-ARSX Piper PA-22-160 Tri Pacer 00.00.0000 cr 06.07.2001 S Hutchinson cr at Tandragee Castle to Gransha 1
G-ARAI Piper PA-22-160 Tri Pacer 00.06.2003 Active S Hutchinson
? Microlight 00.00.0000 Current ?

1714 Tayto Castle Armagh Airstrip Private
see Tandragee Castle 1713

1715 Laurel Lodge Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
Donaghcloney owner/operator George S.Adams
Annaghmakeonan Laurel Hill Road
Annaghmakeonan
1k S of Donaghcloney Donaghcloney
Donacloney 54:24.267N 006:15.817W G.Adams closed Lurgan
closed c.2005 Co Armagh

2003 visit via IT
based G-BXBP Denny Kitfox 2 00.00.0000 00.00.2005 George S.Adams
G-BYTZ Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 00.00.0000 00.00.2005 T Miller
G-BZGX Raj Hamsa X’Air Z202 00.00.0000 00.00.2003 A Crowe to Newtownards
G-FJCE Thruster T600T (9128-T600T-032) 15.12.1999 00.00.0000 Freddie Cameron stored here as non airworthy after airstrip closed-removed? date?
X16.04.2010 by the CAA
G-MYDU Thruster T300 00.00.0000 00.00.2005 JA Davidson

IT 13.09.2010
unfortunately it seems to be no more and all the residents have departed to other strips except G-FJCE (which is a non-flyer) –
apparently there was a problem with the insurance or something which put paid to that strip which is a pity as it had the makings of a good strip.

1716 Donaghcloney Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
see Laurel Lodge 1715

1717 Lurgan Park Armagh Helistop Public Park
owner/operator Lurgan District Council
Lurgan Park
1140m E of Lurgan town centre Lurgan
Co Armagh

visitor G-CORT Bell 206B Jet Ranger 18.08.2003 Helicopter Training & Hire giving pleasure flights

1718 Slieve Croob Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Slievenisky 1762

1719 Blackhill Derry Airstrip Private
Draperstown 1 owner Peter Hegerty
Magherafelt 1 operator Mid Ulster Flying Club
Glebe
Blackhill
2.75k NE of Draperstown Draperstown
Co Derry
028-79628138 07718-651788

info from Roger D.Caird
G-BGMT- MS894E flew Draperstown-Eglinton 15.06.1988
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 40
Level grazed surface. A small hill- wires and trees on
approach to 24. Sheep may be grazing on runway.
Sundry aircraft - mostly inactive microlight.
Visitors welcome at own risk. Standard join and circuits.
The owner Peter Hegerty runs a café in Draperstown.
Mogas 2.5k in Draperstown. No Avgas.

Based G-BGMT SOCATA MS894E Rallye 235 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ME.Taylor [merchants] Ltd
G-BPJH Piper PA-18-95 Cub 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 PJ.Heron
G-MWAJ Renegade Spirit 00.00.0000 Active ?
? G-CBOC Raj Hamsa X’Air blue/red stripe 00.00.0000 Active ?
G-BUFV Light Aero Speedwing 00.00.0000 Active ?
G-MZGB Cyclone AX2000 28.01.1997 Active Peter Hegarty also owner of balloon G-BXVR
? Raj Hamsa X’Air 00.00.0000 Active ? McCloskey
? G-MBWG Hunt Air Pathfinder 1 00.00.0000 18.06.2002 RD.Groves to Aberdeen
visitor G-BRWV Colibri MB2 08.03.1992 Joe McCollum
overflight? G-BBEI Piper PA-31 Navajo 11.06.1992 BKS Surveys probably overhead on aerial survey
380/400m grass could be a bit tight for
this twin.

1720 Draperstown Derry Airstrip Private
see Blackhill 1719

1721 Raspberry Hill Derry/Tyrone Airstrip Private
See Dunnamanagh 0565

1722 Bundoran 3 Donegal Helipad Private
see Great Nothern Hotel 0248

1723 Corrstown Antrim Store Private
Portrush 4 owner/operator Brendan McIntyre
The Barnside Flying Group
Corrstown
Portrush
900m SSE of Portrush rail station Co Antrim

stored G-ARWW Bensen B.8 Autogyro (SJB1) 28.07.1983 00.00.1985’ish Brendan McIntyre to Cork mid 1980’s X17.12.1991 by the CAA
stored G-BIPZ McCandles Mk 4-4 Autogyro (Mk4-4) 24.04.1983 bits Current? Brendan McIntyre cr late1980’s only bits remain X 09.08.1991 by the CAA

1724 Ballinderry 2 Antrim Helipad/store Private
see Moneycrumog 1695

1725 Derrytrasna Armagh Airstrip Private
Bannfoot owner/operator Alan Richardson
Baanfoot A James Thompson-Wilson
Portadown 3 Derrytrasna
Lough Neagh 3 Bannfoot
Craigavon
Co Armagh

2.75k ESE of Bannfoot
13k WNW of Lurgan on the southern shore of
Lough Neagh.

info below from Rodger D.Caird
List of residents Ulster Air Mail 06.1999 p126
List of residents Ulster Air Mail 06.2002

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 27
Telephone cables on threshold of 24 possibly swans on the river Bann
at 06 end - PPR by phone - strip slopes up to 24 end - standard join and
circuits - normally use 06 for landing and 24 for take off when wind permits.
Mogas 2k towards Lough Neagh - no Avgas.

stored EI-AUT Forney F-1A Aircoupe ex Joyce Aviation
stored EI-CFO Piper J3/c-65 Cub Norman Glass
& Alan James Richardson
based G-AYJA Jodel 1050 GI.Doake
G-BDWA SOCATA MS Rallye 150ST 25.08.1991 ? Ulster Air Mail 22.08/138
G-BDWA SOCATA MS Rallye 150ST 15.10.1991 00.00.0000 James Thompson-Wilson sold
& A.Richardson
based G-BFHI Piper J/3c Cub 65 05.11.1988 ?
G-BFHI Piper J/3c Cub 65 12.04.1999 Active Norman Glass
& Alan James Richardson
stored G-PFAL Clutton Fred Series 2 00.04.1996 John McDowell Robinson stored 04.1996
based G-MMJS MBA Tiger Cub John McDowell Robinson moved out by 06.2003
visitor G-BITA Piper PA-18-150 super Cub 25.11.1990 J.McCullough
stored on rebuild EI-BAG Cessna 172A 00.04.1996N ?

1726 Gransha 1 Down Airstrip Private
Rathfriland owner ?
operator George Moore
4.75k WNW of Rathfriland Gransha Road
400m S of the B3 road Gransha
Rathfriland
Co Down

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 129
Dry land - slopes up 18 to 36
NO SUNDAY FLYING.
George’s son flies for Fly-Be.
Visitors Welcome with PPR by telephone.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 6k Rathfriland No Avgas

based G-ARSX Piper PA-22-160 Tri-pacer 20.09.1991 00.00.0000 George Moore
G-ARSX Piper PA-22-160 Tri-pacer 00.00.0000 cr06.07.2001 S.Hutchinson to Gransha 2 1727
G-BTKV Piper PA-22-160 Tri Pacer 00.00.0000 Active RM Moore
G-AVDT Aeronca 7AC Champion 00.00.0000 Active
G-MTVS Thruster TST Mk.1 00.00.0000 Active G-ARAI Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer 160 00.00.2003 00.00.2004 wintering Ex Tandragee-Tayto Castle

info from IT 23.06.2009
based G-AVDT Aeronca 7AC Champion based G-BTKV Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer visitor G-CEEW Aerosport Ikarus C42A FB100 23.06.2009

1727 Gransha 2 Down Store/Home Address Private
owner/operator George Moore
26 Curley Road
5.25k W of Rathfriland Rathfriland
1k SW of Gransha 1 airstrip BT34 1NU
Co Down

stored G-ARSX PA-22-160 Tri-pacer after Gransha 1 crash 00.07.2001 Current George Moore stored at George Moore's home in a shed. Damaged when it crashed
at Tandragee on Friday 06.07.2001. George said that restoration is
possible- though it would be a "labour of love". noted by IT 28.02.2004

1728 SAAC Field Wexford Airstrip Private
see ILAS field 2263

1729 Ardenagh Great Wexford Airstrip Private
see ILAS field 2263  
     
1730  Ardinagh A Wexford Airstrip Private
see ILAS field 2263

1731 Taghmon Wexford Airstrip Private
see ILAS field 2263

1732 Wellingtonbridge 2 Wexford Airstrip Private
see ILAS field 2263

1733 Mell Louth Airstrip Private
Killineer owner/operator Seamus Collins
Kilineer A Mell
Drogheda
Co Louth
2.75k NW of the N1 Boyne bridge over the River Boyne
in Drogheda. 500m W of the N1 road and 750m E of M1

Even though this strip is listed as Killieen it is in fact in the townland of
Mell just S of Killieen. Mell being the title we prefer to use

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 102
Slight slope up from 35 to 17.
Narrow runway. High Tension Cables on S end of runway.
NE of the M1 suspansion bridge at Drogheda.
Seamus is a well known flier throughout the country.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone. Circuits stf?.
Coffee in clubhouse & toilets available.
Mogas 1.5k Drogheda No avgas

based G-MYDU Thruster T300 11.05.2004 00.00.0000 Seamus Collins permit to fly expired 16.11.2007

1734 Kilineer A Louth Airstrip Private
see Mell 1733

1735 Cartown A Louth Airstrip Private
see Carstown 1584

1736 Corriga Cavan Balloon Store Private
Cavan 3 owner/operator Carol O’Neill / Tracy Hooper
Corriga
3k NE of Cavan town Crosskeys
Cavan
Co Cavan

based EI-BSN2Cameron O-65 (1278) 18.05.2001 Active Carol O’Neill / Tracy Hooper

1737 Minnistown A Meath Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ministown 1014

1738 Ferskill Longford Microlight Airstrip Private
Con Air owner/operator Cornelius Kiernan
Edgeworthstown Ferskill or Ferriskill A
Ferriskill A Mostrim/Edgeworthstown
Granard Co Longford
Mostrim
Bolie

Nov 2006 Con-Air/Connie Kernans strip in Granard Co.Longford may
be un-usable due to new building work being done there. Best to check
with Connie to establish condition before attempting use of the strip.

3k SW of Granard

Airstrip Information
Ferskill (Granard) Airstrip is an unlicensed private airfield- located
approximately 3k southwest of Granard. The field- in which the
airstrip is located- measures 510 metres in length and 20 metres in
width- at an elevation of approximately 290 feet AMSL The airstrip itself (RWY 15/33) has a prepared grass surface measuring
510 metres in length and 10 metres in width. The runway edge is defined
by painted markers located on either side of the runway and spaced
approximately 25 metres along the length of the runway.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 51
Strip slightly raised in mid area can be soft at 33 end. The
airstrip is a well known stopping point in this area. Hangar
holds a number of aircraft- mostly X’Air’s. The same type
is flown by Connie.
Visitors always made Welcome at own risk.
The approach to 33 follows a steep down slope.
The approach to 15 has a house to the Left of threshold.
Standard join and circuits.
Coffee in Clubhouse & Toilet near hangar
Mogas in Granard 3k No Avgas.

based EI-CGW Powershute Kestral 20.01.1993 29.11.1994 Cornelius Kiernan
based G-MZCZ HiWing Experience 24.07.1996 01.08.2001 Cornelius Kiernan de-reg date as shown
based G-MZDW Trekking Microchute 23.09.1996 05.07.2000 Cornelius Kiernan de-reg date as shown
based G-BZGU Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 04.05.2000 19.10.2005 Cornelius Kiernan noted here (Ferskill) 30.10.2004 hangar to Mountmellick
based EI-DGJ Homebuilt X'Air 582 09.06.2004 Active Rossano Moreil noted here 30.10.2004
visitor G-CCAX Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 blue 30.10.2004N Noel Farrell based Tarmonbarry
visitor EI-DGG Homebuilt 133 30.10.2004N Nicholas Geh based Gort?
based EI-DCA Raj Hamsa X'Air Kit green 18.07.2003N Active Michael O’Connell all green with red strip on tail
based I-6351 CATacnam P92-5-Echo 30.10.2004N Flight Training School
based G-BZVH Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 red 30.10.2004N Willie Bracken based Mountmellick?
based G-CBFT Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 30.10.2004N Liam Reilly based Dring?
based EI-DGI Savannah MXP-740 07.04.2004 02.04.2005 Noel Farrell crashed here 02.04.2005

1739 Granard Longford Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ferskill 1738

1740 Ballymenagh Down Microlight Airstrip/Store Private
Hollywood 4 owner/operator Steven White
Ballymenagh
2.4k E of Hollywood railway station Hollywood
Co Down

Stored G-MJAX Eipper Quicksilver MXII 00.00.0000 Current Steven White Noted Thurs 14.08.2003 report from IT.
The Quicksilver was complete- but is in pretty bad shape
(wings covered in green "glar"- engine rusted etc) and it’s kept
in an open shed. There was a strip here at one stage- but it is
completely overgrown now. Indeed it was hard going accessing
the shed itself- due to the brambles.

1741 Hollywood 5 Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Rathattin 1828

1742 Charleville Demense Offaly Balloon Launch site Private
see Charleville Castle 1995

1743 Saggart Dublin Helipad Private
see City West Hotel 0377

1744 Monasterevin 4 Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
see Highbridge 1745

1745 Highbridge Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
Monasterevin 4 owner/operator Enda Spain
Highbridge
1.2k N of Monasterevin Monasterevin
N of railway-W of R414 road Co Kildare

Highbridge: owner Enda Spain Highbridge Monasterevin
53.08.937N- 007.03.496W   O/s grid 55/N630113 Runway 12/30 290m
Overhead wires on BOTH approaches. 1.2k N of Monasterevin.
Leave the town heading N on the R414- signposted Rathangan- for 1k.
Pass under the railway bridge- on for a further 200m and the entrance 
to Highbridge should be on your left.

based G-BZXU Pegasus XL-R 06.07.2001 01.03.2002 Enda Spain
re-reg EI-CHT Pegasus XL-R 27.03.2002 17.05.2004 Enda Spain to Hawkfield Co Kildare
based EI-DBO Air Creation Kiss 400 13.05.2003 Active Enda Spain

1746 Shinglis Westmeath Microlight Airstrip Private
Ballymore 5 owner/operator John Desmond Doran
Mullingar 4 Shinglis
Dorans Ballymore
Mullingar
3.25k N of Ballymore Co Westmeath
7k SE of Ballymahon

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 68
Narrow strip usually well kept. Hedge at 25 end beside hangar.
4.5nm (8.3k) SSW of Abbeyshrule Airfield.
John flies regularly and welcomes visitors at their own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
Kettle in hangar.
Mogas 4k S Ballymore No Avgas

Ballymore: (53º31.21'N- 007º40.68'W)- RWAY 07/25 375M PPR. John Doran
there seems to be a second disused runway 100m S of the above 01/19 250m

Based G-MWTU SolarWingsPegasus XL-R 00.00.1995 19.11.2002 John Desmond Doran
G-BZJO Pegasus Quantum 15 06.09.2000 Active John Desmond Doran
EI-DKU Air Creation Kiss 450 22.06.2005 Active John Desmond Doran

1747 Ballymore 5 Westmeath Microlight Airstrip Private
see Shinglis 1746

1748 Annaghmore 2 Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
Coalisland 3 owner/operator James Walshe
Meenagh Flying Club
2.25k E of Coalisland Annaghmore
200m N of School Coalisland
strip closed 2008 now only a store Dungannon
Co Tyrone

see Canoneill 2667 which probably is not an airstrip-David Cecil Strain was probably linked to this airstrip

Meenagh Flying Club Coalisand - Meenagh is the next townland E and has no actual connection to Annaghmore 2
from Ian Thompson Runway 14/32 367m Grass
from Irish Microlights Runway 06/24 350m Grass
The photo in KG’s VFR guide Ireland 2006 shows Runway 06/24 350m Grass or so it seem’s
But I believe it’s actully Runway 14/32 367m Grass that’s shown.
This particular photograph was actually taken from the SE but is orientated to the S in the guide thus
giving the impression that the runway is running 06/24 (should read 14/32) when in fact it is not. As far as I know all the other
photographs in the guide were taken from the S and orientated from that direction.
conflicting information as to runway direction and length

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 50
Curve in runway at 24 end also tree on approach to 24.
Visitors welcome at own risk. 1500ft Join and circuits to the E
avoid built up area. On 24 keep LEFT of Tree on Approach.
Coffee in Clubhouse Toilet available in hangar.
Mogas 400m No Avgas


Comments by D.Anderson from United Kingdom on 27 March 2007 at 23:27
Try co-ordinates 54º32.05N- 06º40.04W so your gps doesnt direct you to the middle of the Irish Sea!

Comments by Anthony Campbell from Ireland on 20 October 2005 at 21:33
Be careful if using runway 24(should read 14/32) for approach as there is a large tree before the runway. The
strip is quite difficult to spot for your first time visit - Some ref points include a greyhound race track which is on
the 06 (should read 14/32) final approach. The local Club pavillion has a Green roof and is easily spotted in the
air. The Strip is bumpy in places- so jabirus beware! James & Micky are very welcoming but give them a call
beforehand to let them know you are coming.
Freq used: 123.45 & 122.225

temporarily stored G-MNBV Mainair Gemini/Flash 00.00.2003 00.00.2003 James Walshe
G-MVRB Mainair Gemini/Flash 09.03.2004 Active James Walshe
G-BZNG Raj Hamsa X’Air 700 22.07.2006N Current James Walshe damaged in accident- stripped
G-MWNY Powershute Kestrel 22.07.2006N Current Paul Tracey-Thomas Williams CofA expired 18.06.1997
G-AWKT
G-APXR
G-PFAL

IT Sunday 23.05.2004
G-MNSJ Mainair Gemini Flash G.J. Cadden- Maghery (Ex
Newtownards/Dunnyvadden/Newtownards)

G-MNRY Mainair Gemini Flash II M. Carolan- Coalisland (wing only hanging in
bag on the hangar wall -
Aircraft De-registered 01/04/03 C of A Expiry 13/08/01 - Pod used on G-MTFI)

G-MVRB Mainair Gemini Flash IIA J. Walshe- Coalisaland (Ex Newtownards
Resident)

G-MTFI Mainair Gemini Flash II M. Carolan- Coalisland


1749 Coalisland 3 Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
see Annaghmore 2 1748

1750 Cloughjorden A Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Cloghjorden 0390

1751 Drumavish Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
Killygordon owner/operator Robin Gillespie Samuel Paul McGirr
Drumnavish Corcam
3.5k ESE of Ballybofey Bridge Crossroads Stranorlar
Killygordon Co Donegal
Co Donegal

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 70
Slight slope in the centre of the strip.
My measurements show runway headings of 05/23.
Downhill sloping approach on 06 05. Phone wires at threshold of 24 23
Visitors welcome at own risk. Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 3k Stranolar No Avgas

based G-MJFM Huntair Pathfinder Mk1 00.00.0000 Current Robin Gillespie & Samuel Paul
McGirr X23.07.1999 based G-BYLN Raj Hamsa X'Air 532 07.07.1999 12.11.2003 Robin Gillespie & Samuel Paul never carried UK marks but faded French marks 44-VE were visible
McGirr under the wing.
re-reg EI-DFY Raj Hamsa X'Air 532 13.05.2004 Active Robin Gillespie & Samuel Paul
McGirr
based G-BSNL Bensen B.8MR 24.07.1992 Current Arther Charles Breane [074-9130747 Fidler] noted dismantled 12.02.2005
based G-MYMR Rans S6 Coyote 07.09.1995 Active Jack Neilands

1752 Knockninny Fermanagh Home Address/Store Private
owner/operator Andrew MS Allen
Knockninny
4.5k E of Kinawley Kinawley
Co Fermanagh

stored EI-CNC Team Minimax 1600 10.09.1996 Current Andrew MS Allen

1753 Cluntoe 2 Tyrone Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Cluntoe
15k E of Cookstown Co Tyrone

visitor N5264Q McDonnell-Douglas HD.369E (0126E) 29.02.2004 Eire Concrete

1754 Ballyscolly 1 Antrim Helipad Private
Ballinderry 1 owner/operator ?
Upper Ballinderry 1 The Glebe
Ballyscolly
460m E of Upper Ballinderry- N side of the B104 road Ballinderry Upper
Lisburn
Co Antrim

visitor G-CBXX Robinson R44 Clipper 07.03.2004N Clifford Lilburn & Maurice The R44 landed here in order to take friends for a pleasure flight James Magowan

1755 Strain’s Scrapyard Donegal Scrapyard Private
owner/operator Strain Brothers
Forquar
Beside and S of the Catholic Church Milford
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P scrapped EI-AWU SOCATA Rallye 880B (880) 00.08.2003 Current Strain Brothers fuselage- wings- tailplane and damaged canopy were all present
noted in 2004- but not the engine or propeller

1756 Kildimo Scrapyard Limerick Scrapyard Private
owner/operator Dennehy Commercials
Kildimo
13k WSW of Limerick City Co Limerick
closed 1989?

11 Scrapped items noted 11.1987 but cleared by 1989? aircraft held at Deenhey Commericals up to 11.1989 were said to have been
EI-AOS Cessna 310B ex N5387A. Sold in October 1965 as EI-AOS- but returned to G-ARIG
a year later. Reverted to EI-AOS in September 1975 but was
subsequently wfu- and last seen here at Kildimo in 1994
EI-ATH Cessna F.150J
EI-AUD Rallye Club
EI-AUV Aztec 250C
EI-BDM Aztec 250D EI-BDM Aztec went to Dromod
EI-BFE Cessna F.150G EI-BFE Cessna 150 went to Waterford
EI-BJA Cessna FRA.150L
EI-BML Aztec 250C
G-AZGH Rallye Club
HB-CFI Cessna F.172P
unidentified frame thought to be MS.230 from Kilbrittan Castle.

1757 Derryoge 1 Down Airstrip Private
Nicholson’s Strip owner/operator Gary Nicholson & Gregory Nicholson
Kilkeel 5 Nicholson’s Point
Derryoge
2.5k SW of Kilkeel Kilkeel
Co Down

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 97
Power cables 250m from threshold of 36.
130m run off at both ends - level.
Busy airstrip with two hangars- one each side of the runway.
Mix of GA plus microlight with 3 axis and weight shift.
Located where ‘The Mountains of Mourne Sweep Down To The Sea’
Visitors welcome at their own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
Coffee in caravan toilets available.
Mogas 1.5k Kilkeel No Avgas.

G-ARDO Jodel D.112 00.00.0000 Active

based list via Ian Thompson 19.06.2010 for fly-in 18.06.2010 based G-BSTX Luscombe 00.00.0000 Active Gary Nicholson
based G-BYEH CEA Jodel DR.250/160 Capitaine based G-BZNP Thruster T.600N 450 based G-CBVA Thruster T.600N 450 Sprint based G-CBYY Robinson R.44 Raven based G-CCMP Aerotechnik EV-97A Eurostar based G-CDCT Aerotechnik EV-97 TeamEurostar UK based G-CDIY Aerotechnik EV-97A Eurostar based G-CECH Jodel D.150 Mascaret based G-CWAL X'Air 133(1) based G-LASN SkyRanger J2.2(1) based G-MWCN Powerchute Kestrel
fly-in visitors 18.06.2010 also via Ian Thompson
visitor D-EFJG Bolkow Bo.209 Monsun 160RV visitor EI-CIM Avid Aircraft Flyer Mk IV visitor EI-DNV Urban Air UFL-11 Lambada visitor EI-DRX Raj Hamsa X'Air 582(5) visitor EI-DZF Pipistrel Sinus 912 visitor EI-EAG Pipistrel D.O.O. Adjovscina Virus 912 visitor EI-ELC Ikraus C42 B (Ex D-MSAZ) visitor EI-JIM Urban-Air Samba XLA visitor EI-MTZ Urban-Air UFM-10 Samba XXL visitor EI-VII Vans RV-7 visitor EI-XLA Urban-Air UFM-10 Samba XLA (XXLA -35) 19.06.2010 Ultraflight / MatthewTormey
visitor G-AKTI Luscombe 8A Silvaire visitor G-AROO Forney F-1A Aircoupe visitor G-AVDT Aeronca 7AC Champion visitor G-BIOI Jodel DR1050M (Modified) Excellence visitor G-BTWL WAG-Aero Acro Sport Trainer Harry Ferguson visitor G-CBGJ Aeroprakt A.22 Foxbat visitor G-CCDG Best Off Sky Ranger 912 (1) visitor G-CCEL Jabiru UL-450 visitor G-CCVJ Raj Hamsa X'Air Falcon 133(1) visitor G-CDCR MXP-740 Savannah Jabiru (1) visitor G-CDDW Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat visitor G-CEEW Aerosport Ikarus C42A Cyclone FB100 visitor G-CEFA Comco Ikarus C42FB UK (Ex EI-EHJ- G-CEFA) visitor G-CETV Best Off Skyranger Swift 912S(1) visitor G-CFBJ Rotorsport UK MT-03 Gyroplane visitor G-CFGM Aerosport Ikarus C42 visitor G-CFHK Aeroprakt A22 Foxbat visitor G-CFJJ Sky Ranger Swift 912S(1) visitor G-DMCI Aerosport Ikarus C42A FB100 visitor G-EVEY Thruster T.600N 450 - JAB Sprint visitor G-EVRO Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar
visitor G-FOXB Aeroprakt A.22 Foxbat visitor G-JILY Robinson R-44 Raven (Flypast Only) visitor G-MZEM Cyclone Pegasus Quantum 15-912 Super Sport visitor G-OAJL Ikarus C.42 FB100 visitor G-OLFZ P And M Aviation Ltd Quik 912S GT450 visitor G-REVO Best Off Sky Ranger 912(2) visitor G-SRPH Robinson R44 Raven I visitor G-XCBI Schweizer 269C-1 visitor N652P Piper PA-18-150 visitor OK-GUA 16 Urban-Air UFM Samba visitor OK-MUA 78 Urban-Air UFM-10 Samba XXL

1758 Kilkeel 4 Down Store Private
owner/operator Archie Alderdice
Mourne Coachworks
Kilkeel townland
680m NE of Kilkeel town centre Newry
Co Down

on reconstruction G-BFHI Piper J/3c Cub 95 (12532) 00.00.2004 00.00.2000? Norman Glass possible candidate-confirmation required Archie was reported to be
restoring a 1956 Piper Cub 95 at a workshop in Kilkeel [07.2004]

1759 Campbell College Belfast City Store Private
owner/operator Campbell College
contact person Derrick Boyd 5.25k E of Belfast City Hall Campbell College Belmont Road Belfast BT4 2ND
028-90763076

Sun 04.01.2004 Mick Boulanger
The Vampire has been moved from it's previous location due to
building work- does anyone know where it's moved to.
20.03.2004 Mike Bursell
Vampire XD525 at Campbell College. Prior investigations had
found someone willing to come down and open up for us- but
unfortunately we had not catered for the keyholder going away
for a few days- to return a day too late for us. Our contact advises
that the Vampire pod is kept in a locked garage-type building- so
there are no windows- cracks etc to allow the a/c to be seen from
the outside.

stored XD525 Vampire T.11 (forward fuselage only) 00.00.0000 00.00.2004? Campbell college possibly removed from here by 2004 to Templepatrick

1760 Shandon Park Golf Course Belfast City Store Private
Gilnahirk Golf Course owner/operator Shandon Park Golf Course
73 Shandon Park
5k ESE of Belfast City Hall Shandon
All airframes moved out probably by mid 2004-nothing left. Gilnahirk
Belfast City
BT5 6NY
028-90797859

Sun 04.01.2004 Mick Boulanger WT486 Canberra T4 (Cockpit)- this should be moving soon to a
as yet unknown location soon. This aircraft is part of the Flight
Experience Workshop.
20.03.2004 Mike Bursell Ably assisted by Eric Chapman &
Ian Hogarth and with thanks to the men with the keys).
Gilnahirk Golf Course. The one thing you can't do here is play golf (its either not finished- or is being rebuilt) but you can find aeroplanes. Hidden in a shed are the forward fuselage of
Canberra T.4 WT486 (ex Aldergrove dump) together with a
Tucano front fuselage mock-up and an original wooden front
fuselage mock-up of a Sunderland. Jet Provost XM414 used to reside here untuil about 5 weeks ago when it moved to
Langford Lodge. The Canberra may go to the ATC at
Newtownards- but certainly the entire collection needs to go
as the space is needed by the golf club. There is no point
coming here 'on spec' as everything has probably been removed
by now. Anyway nothing can be seen- without the man with the
keys.

Hidden in a shed were the following:
ex Aldergrove stored WT486 Canberra T.4 00.00.0000 00.00.2004 Shandon Golf Club to the ATC at Newtownards forward fuselage only XM414 Jet Provost 00.00.0000 16.02.2004 Shandon Golf Club to Langford Lodge fuselage mock-up
Tucano 00.00.0000 Current Shandon Golf Club forward section
Sunderland 00.00.0000 Current Shandon Golf Club fuselage mock-up

1761 Gilnahirk Golf Course Belfast City Store Private
see Shandon Park Golf Course 1760

1762 Slievenisky Down Microlight Airstrip Private Slieve Croob owner/operator James Henry McCullagh
Castlewellan Slievenisky
Jimmy’s Mountain Strip Castlewellan
Co Down

8k N of Castlewellan
info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 137
Hilltop Strip.
Possible Turbulance from westerly winds.
Popular hilltop microlight strip.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone .
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 2.5k No Avgas.

G-MWYG Flash2 Alpha 582 (for sale 16.11.2010)
electric start-604 hours permitted to April 2011.Decoke plus service of engine at 600 hours-
includes ballast bag and trike cover.Based at Slieve Croob flying club- Castlewellan- NI.
Always hangared with wing rigged. This aircraft flies beautifully and has never had any
engine problems- new aircraft forces sale.

based G-MNUA Mainair Gemini 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 J.McCullough to Newtownards
based G-MVRB Mianair Gemini 00.00.0000 Active MJ.Burnes & PA.McGivern
based G-CBDO Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 12.11.2001 00.00.0000 RT.Henry to Newtownards
based G-BYMR Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 WM McWinn to Newtownards
based G-BZEX Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 00.00.0000 Active JH McCullough/RT Henry
based G-MTKW Mainair Gemini Flash 2 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 RT Henry to Newtownards
based G-MWYG Mainair Gemini Flash 2A 00.00.0000 Active T Tumelty/ECR Brown
based G-MYWK Pegasus Quantam 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 G McCullough to Newtownards

Sunday 18.04.2004 via IT Inside the Hangar: based G-MYJM Mainair Gemini Flash IIA 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Temporarily Based) from Ballynahinch ?? based G-REVO Sky Ranger 912 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 construction nearing completion first flight planned for 01.06.2004 based G-BZEX Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 R100 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 based G-MYWK Pegasus Quantum 15 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 based G-BYMR Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 R100 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 based G-MWYG Mainair Gemini Flash 2A 00.00.0000 00.00.0000

via IT 24.04.2004
based G-CBDO X'Air 582 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 owner said that with the arrival of G-REVO he plans to sell the X'Air
and it was presently dismantled and in a container outside the hangar-
though I couldn't acess it on the day I visited. based G-REVO Sky Ranger 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 based G-MNUA Mainair Gemini Flash 2 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 moved to Ards. based G-MTKW Mainair Gemini Flash 2A 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 this was written-off whilst flying in the Mourne mountains 15.10.2003.
visitor G-WMAN Gazelle 24.04.2004 base was Dunmore Ballynahinch IT 24.04.2004

Slieve Croob via IT Sat 28.07.2007
Inside Hangar
based G-BYMR Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 William Drury
based G-REVO Best Off Sky Ranger 912 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Martin Joseph Burns
based G-CDCR MXP-740 Savannah Jabiru 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Thomas + George McKinstry New Resident- Ex Newtownards based G-FRNK Sky Ranger 912(2) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Martin Joseph Burns
based G-FOXB Aeroprakt A.22 Foxbat 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Gary Daniel McCullough
based G-BZPA Mainair Blade 912S 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 James McGoldrick
based G-CDWM Sky Ranger 912S(1) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 William Hampton McMinn

Slieve Croob via IT Tues 23.06.2009 based EI-AVE Piper PA-18 Super Cub 95 ex Newtownards Resident based G-BTCR Rans S.10 Sakota ex Newtownards Resident based G-BYHV Raj Hamsa X'Air 582(6) based G-BYMR Raj Hamsa X'Air 582(1) based G-BZPA Mainair Blade 912S based G-CBGJ Aeroprakt A.22 Foxbat based G-FOXB Aeroprakt A.22 Foxbat based G-FRNK Sky Ranger 912(2) based G-REVO Best Off Sky Ranger 912(2)
visitor G-CEEW Aerosport Ikarus C42A FB100 visitor G-CFUD Skyranger Swift 912S(1) Slieve Croob are planning a Fly-in & Bar-b-que on Sunday 12.07.2009.

1763 Devlinmore 2 Donegal Store Private
owner/operator John Parke
Devlinmore
5.4k ESE of Carrigart Carrigart
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

from Letterkenny ? Ultraflight mirage 00.00.1998 00.00.2000 John Parke to Frosses where it crashed
from Cork SAAC-35 Denny Kitfox Mk 2 (LAA 172-15055) 00.00.2001 00.00.2010 John Parke under construction for sale 2009-sold 2010 to Donegal town-completed
and registered G-CHUC


from Letterkenny G-MMOG Dragon 150 00.00.2010 Current John Parke moved from Stevensons to Devlinmore 3 during 2010
G-CDIP
G-MWUN
from Popham G-CDNY temporarily stored
roaded in EI-TKI Robinson R22 Beta (1195) 00.12.2011 00.00.2013 John McDaid temporarily based
EI-EWV

1764 The Long Strand Cork Beach Strip Private
Castlefreke owner/operator Lord John Carbery
Castlefreke
5k ESE of Ross Carbery Ross Carbery
Co Cork

Site used by Lord Carberry from 29.06.1914- Cork’s first flying visitor
was provided in July 1914 by Lord John Carberry in a Bristol which
carried the number 12- He performed at a number of venues in Cork
during July in connection with the Cork Week Festival.

part time Based “12” Morane-Saulnier 29.06.1914 00.09.1914 Lord John Carbery

COUNTY CORK’S AVIATION PIONEER.

The entry which appeared in the London “Times” on Tuesday- May 24- 1892- announcing the
birth at Baden-Baden- Germany four days previously of a son to the wife of the honourable
A.W.G. Evans-Freke gave no indication of the life of incident and adventure which lay ahead
for the child.

For the son- to be named John- was to succeed his father Algernon in 1898 as the
10th.Lord Carbery and- at the tender age of 6 years- become master of the Family’s estate at
Castle Freke- County Cork- an estate which had been in the Carbery name since the 1600’s
when Oliver Cromwell acknowledged the loyalty of a forbear.
.
The young Lord grew into a somewhat unkind child- later tainted with cruelty and sadism. He
is said to have fed the family’s canary to the cat and- as a teenager- thrown darts at a pig-
showing no remorse for the pain and suffering caused. In later years he shot at a poacher-
leaving him hatless with a graze on the head. Another character trait developed was a daring
coupled with an almost complete absence of fear…later this was to become more apparent.

In 1902- his mother remarried- her second husband being Arthur Wellesley Sandford- known
as “Kit”- one of the founders of Cork’s Eye- Ear and Throat Hospital. It would appear that this
marked the start of a decline in the relationship between himself and his mother. Periods away
from the family during his education in England and on the continent did nothing to enhance
family bonds.

An interest in the mechanical developments of the age resulted in John- in 1906 at the age of
14 years- secretly travelling into Cork City and returning with his first motorcar. In 1911- the
family took a motoring holiday through Austria and Germany. John- his mother and stepfather
were to be driven by their chauffeur but it is apparent that some of the driving was done by the
young Lord who’s driving left something to be desired as Mary and her husband “returned with
shattered nerves” and the chauffeur “felt lucky to be alive”.

It was during this year that the fastest lap in the French Grand Prix went to a car built by Messrs.
Cottin and Desgouttes. Unfortunately- the car hit a goat-cart during the race and failed to finish.
Lord Carbery purchased this vehicle after repair during the summer of 1912- taking it to England
with the intention of racing it. The car was rebodied in 1914 by Can and Co. of Camden Town-
London and was later sold. After a very varied life- including appearing in films- the car was fully
restored in recent years- winning a Concours d’Elegance in California in 2002.

Towards the end of 1912- John met his first wife whilst skiing at St. Moritz. An attractive Australian-
Jose Metcalfe was two years his junior and had endeared herself to him by “proving” her courage
in taking a toboggan trip down the Cresta Run- Lord Carbery having held a record on the run for
several years. On 7th. July 1913 at Paddington Parish Church in London- the couple married.
John’s mother disapproved of the union and did not attend the wedding. A bitter and long lasting
feud broke out between them- which was never resolved. Afterwards- he often referred to her as
“Bloody Mary”.

But motorcars and other sports involving speed and daring had already paled in his Lordship’s
mind as aviation came to prominence. In December- 1903 the Wright brothers had captured
the imagination of the world and- in Ireland on the last day of 1909- Harry Ferguson had flown
at Old Park- Hillsborough- Co. Down- although some indications exist that- during the summer
of 1908- a Londonderry man made a number of flights in an aircraft of his own design near
Buncrana- Co Donegal.

Shortly before his 21st birthday- on 15th. May 1913-Lord Carbery enrolled at the
Morane-Saulnier Flying School at Villacoublay- near Paris. Successfully completing the course-
the Aero Club de France issued his certificate- number 1437 on 14th. August 1913 and he
purchased his own Morane-Saulnier Type G- a two-seat monoplane. Setting off to fly to England-
he landed near the French coast before making a successful channel crossing and landed again
in southern England before flying on to Hendon where he made a bad landing- nosing over and
damaging his new machine- although without injury to himself. Despite an unfortunate ending-
his flight was considered to be one of the most notable of 1913 and Lord Carbery likely to become
one of the most successful of amateur pilots.

On Tuesday- 7th. April 1914- he was elected to membership of the Royal Aero Club of the United
Kingdom- being then selected to be the second member of the Great Britain team to compete in
the Schneider Trophy contest- an international competition for seaplanes to be held at Monaco
on 20th. April. On the day before the race- he crashed his own aircraft but competed in a borrowed
Deperdussin monoplane that he flew for the first time on the day of the competition. Unfortunately-
he experienced difficulties with the high-tension leads of the engine and was forced down after
one lap. The race was won by the other British entry- a Sopwith Tabloid flown by C. Howard Pixton.

Lord Carbery often flew in events and competitions at Hendon over the next few months- becoming
a well-known figure. On 23rd. May- he entered his Morane-Saulnier- now bearing his number 12- in
the Third Aerial Derby around London. The race- organised by the “Daily Mail” and with 21
competitors- was over a 941/2-mile course from Hendon. The weather on the day caused the race
to be postponed to 6th June 1914 and- at 4.15pm that day- the competitors began to take off in front
of 75-000 spectators including Royalty. His Lordship was ninth away but was unplaced in this race-
after landing twice to ask directions. Undismayed however- on his return to Hendon he performed
three loops and a number of tail slides- to the enjoyment of the crowd.

Lord Carbery was impressed with another aircraft that had been entered but did not compete. This
was a prototype- the Bristol Baby Biplane- eventually to be developed into the Bristol Scout of World
War I. After test flying the aircraft on 8th. June- Carbery purchased the engineless airframe for £400-
taking delivery on 17th. June and installing the 80 hp Le Rhone engine from his Morane-Saulnier in it.
Marked with his number 12- he entered together with 13 others in the London to Manchester Air race-
again for a “Daily Mail” trophy and a cash prize of £750 presented by the Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd.
Whilst practising for this race he achieved 100.6 mph in a series of three runs in opposite directions
over a straight course of 440 yards at Hendon- an unofficial record that would stand until the outbreak
of the First World War.

The race was held on 20thUnfortunately- after achieving an average of 89mph between Hendon and
the mandatory landing ground at the Castle Bromwich playing fields at Birmingham- Lord Carbery
landed across the wind- this poor airmanship bringing the lower port wing tip into contact with the
ground and resulting in the aircraft coming to rest on its nose. The airframe was returned to the
manufacturer for repair.

His Lordship reinstalled the Le Rhone engine into his Morane-Saulnier and- on Thursday- 25th. June
arrived at Redruth Cornwall his aircraft being transported by lorry to a field on Mr. Sim’s farm at Sinns
Barton- about two miles north of the town. Admission to watch was one shilling with a closer look costing
two shillings and sixpence. Demonstrations took place on this and the next two days with five passengers
being flown and- on Friday- 26th. several loops in succession were performed- together with some inverted
flying.

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on Sunday 28 th. and the early days of the First World War provided
Lord Carbery with the opportunity for some flying.

Over the next few days- Lord Carbery and his aircraft travelled to Ireland where he used the Long Strand
beach at Castle Freke as a landing strip to visit his home. Those who glimpsed his aircraft at this time-
many years ago- were witnessing the first to be seen in the skies over County Cork.

Appearing at Clonakilty Agricultural Society’s annual show- he performed the first loop seen in public in
Ireland. An enthusiastic crowd watched a display that included steep turns- gliding and a “falling leaf” routine.
At about 6pm on Monday- 6th. July- 1914- Lord Carbery took off from the Agricultural show grounds at
Clonakilty and- after circling the town several times- set course for Cork. At about 6.20 he passed by Bandon.
Later in the evening he gave a short demonstration over Cork City- lasting about 15 minutes before his
aircraft was placed into a purposely-constructed hanger. During the evening of July 9th- as part of Cork
Week- Lord Carberry demonstrated at the University Athletic Grounds on the Mardyke. Unfortunately
the weather was rather misty- preventing looping the loop but a number of passengers were taken for
short flights- at £25 per flight!

A handicapped race between London and Paris- the first race between the two capitals- was arranged
for July11th. The course was from Hendon to Buc and return- a distance of 508miles of which 60 were
over water. There were 6 entrants- including Lord Carbery- flying the Bristol that had been repaired and
fitted with two fuel tanks. Carbery was the last away and took off in an alarmingly slow manner- circling
the airfield a number of times to gain height- due to the heavy load of fuel on board. After an uneventful
journey- arrived at Buc as the second of four remaining competitors- some 46 minutes behind the leader.
After a 2 hours mandatory stop- His Lordship commenced his homeward flight but- fifteen minutes after
leaving the French coast- noticed that his “machine was not working well” and “felt certain there was
something wrong”. After spotting several ships beneath- he circled one before his engine stopped. He
thought that a blockage had occurred in his fuel feed pipe. He glided down and “ditched” close to a tramp
steamer en route from Newcastle to Italy .His machine floated due to the empty tanks and he was hoisted
aboard without getting his clothes wet.

During the operation to recover his aircraft the fuselage was damaged and the airframe fell back into the
sea- with only the engine and mountings being saved. The steamer took him to within signalling distance
of the British fleet at Folkestone where he was transferred to HMS “St Vincent” and was entertained in the
wardroom to dinner in traditional Royal Naval manner before being put ashore at Folkestone Pier. It was
later considered likely that the French mechanic only filled one of the two fuel tanks- Lord Carbery not
checking the levels before leaving.


Returning to Ireland by ferry and train- His Lordship was soon back in action- appearing at Waterford
Agricultural Society’s show at St.Patricks Park on Wednesday July 14th when- with a Dublin newspaper
reporter- he looped and also carried passengers on two other flights. On the next day- he carried
passengers on two flights- a female on the first and the Society’s Chairman- E.W.Barron- on the second.
The following weekend saw him giving demonstrations at Bray.

At this time- R. Dallas Brett- a leading commentator of the period- classed Carbery as number 15 in the
list of best pilots in England.

With the outbreak of the First World War on 4th. August 1914- Lord Carbery enlisted in the Royal Naval
Air Service on 19th. August- being commissioned with the rank of Temporary Flight Sub-Lieutenant.The
RNAS had about 70 aircraft and 7 airships on the inventory. On 3rd September he was flying a Sopwith
Admiralty 137 Type Tractor Biplane in company with another Flight Sub-Lieutenant. On alighting at
Calshot- they collided with a buoy and the aircraft was badly smashed- the crew escaping “without much
injury”.

In mid-September- Carbery flew to Belgium where the RNAS units were stationed at Antwerp- carrying
out reconnaissance and bombing missions. On 23rd. September- he piloted one of six aircraft that
bombed the Zeppelin sheds at Dusseldorf and Cologne. Whilst no damage was caused at Cologne- a
Zeppelin in the shed at Dusseldorf was damaged and a tool shop burned.

On 25th. September he was flying a Sopwith Tabloid with the Prince de Ligne when the aircraft suffered
engine failure on take off. In turning back the aircraft spun into the ground from 100 feet and- although
the Prince escaped injury- Lord Carbery was not so fortunate. On 27th. September- Carbery again
crashed in a Sopwith Tabloid and apparently received further injuries for he was returned to England
shortly afterwards.

He was invalided from the RNAS on 24th. November- due to wounds sustained in the accident at Antwerp.
However later that year- he was fit enough to travel to Kenya for a fellow Officer- Flight Lieutenant
G. Bently Dacre- recorded meeting Lord and Lady Carbery on 16th. January 1915 “ on his way home from
British East Africa- with wife- where he had been to recuperate after his smash at Antwerp.”

On 17th. April 1915- Lord Carbery purchased 650 acres of land near Nyeri- Nairobi- Kenya and laid the
foundations for a profitable coffee farm. On many occasions over the next few years- he travelled to
and from Nyeri and indeed throughout Western Europe- accompanied by his wife until the couple’s
first child- a daughter named Fabienne Jose- was born on 17th. July 1916. It was his intention to emigrate
once the war was over and Castle Freke was sold on 24th. July 1919. On vacating the castle- he is said
to have used various portraits of ancestors for target practice.

At the end of July- 1919- his wife Jose commenced divorce proceedings- citing multiple adultery and
cruelty to herself and animals. Lord Carbery relinquished his title- changing his name by deed poll to
John Evans Carberry and took up residence in Kenya where he had a successful business and was able
to continue with aviation interests. He died shortly before Christmas- 1970.
Corrections necessary if used again:
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1765 Cloneen Offaly Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Cloneen
Daingean
Tullamore
6k NW of Daingean Co Offaly

visitor N600HV McDonnell-Douglas MD600N ( HYPERLINK "http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=RN058&u=cn" \o "Click here to search for construction number RN058" RN058) 13.03.2002 Cumbrian Seafoods
visitor F-GCCZ Aerospatiale SA-342J (1393) 13.03.2002 MW Helicopters Ltd GB

1766 Clones 1 Monaghan Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Location? Clones
Co Monaghan

visitor EI-CGQ Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil (2076) 03.08.2001 Caulstown Air Ltd

1767 Clonglowes Wood Collage Kildare Field strip Private/RFC
owner Clonglowes Wood Collage
2k N of Clane operator Royal Flying Corps
Clane
Co Kildare

visitor A7??? deHavilland DH4 15.12.1917 19Training Sqn RFC

1768 Brittas House Limerick Airstrip Private
owner/operator Gerry Humphreys
Brittas House
5.5k W of Cappamore- 400m N of railway Brittas
Co Limerick

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 42
Runway surface is a Grass covered Graval/Hardcore strip.
Power lines on approach to 15. PPR by phone please.
Standard join and circuits- avoid house West of 15
approach.
Gerry has constructed an RV7 and achived first flight in 01.2007.
No Mogas - No Avgas

based N6593W Cessna P210M 03.10.2002 Active Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
N172AM Cessna 182M 03.10.2002 Active Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
N182PN Cessna 182R 26.11.2003 Active Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
all three aircraft were operated by Pac-Net Air are part time based at Brittas House and Coonagh.
visitor PH- SMD Piper PA-32-300 on 22.07.2003 dam landing ? to Pallas West for repairs noted 03..08.2004Two Irish pilots have
circumnavigated the globe in a single-engine aircraft PH-SMD.
Paul Ryan- a commercial pilot- and Alan McMahon- an IT consultant-
took 70 days to fly 25-000 miles- raising money for the cancer charity-
the Marie Keating Foundation. They became the first Irish pilots to
circumnavigate the globe.
? Curtiss P40 on 00.00.2003 )
? Harvard on 00.00.2003 ) both arrived for filiming purposes
visitor EI-SAM Extra EA.300/200 12.05.2004 David Bruton

Brittas House- Co Limerick- 25/26 July 2015 via Irish Air Letter p.31- 490 10.2015
While we do not have a report for the Foynes Air Show on 26.07.2015- we do have
a listing- courtesy of Paddy Kilduff for Brittas House on 25/26 July from where many
of the air show aircraft operated. The listing is as follows with show participants marked *.
based EI-HUM* Vans RV-7 (70588-1)
EI-FEP* Aviatika MAI-89 (040)
G-AFZK Luscombe 8A (1042)
N208B Cessna 208B Caravan(1023) on overhaul.

visitor G-CFIF* Christen Eagle II (BEERS-0001) 25.07.2015
visitor EI-ABI* deHavilland DH.84 Dragon (6105) 25.07.2015 25.07.2015 to Shannon for overnight & performed at Foynes on 26.07.2015
visitor EI-CGF Luton LA-5 Major (PFA/1208) 25.07.2015
visitor EI-SEA* Searey (1DK359C) 25.07.2015
visitor HA-NST Sukhoi Su-26 (03-05) 25.07.2015
visitor EI-VII Vans RV-7 (73114) 25.07.2015
visitor D-ECXA* XtremeAir Sbach 342 (109) 25.07.2015
visitor EI-HFA* deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk (C1-0464) 25.07.2015 25.07.2015 All three to Shannon on 25.07.2015 for overnight and performed at Foynes on
26.07.2015 Returned for fuel on 26.07.2015 and then to Lyons Estate.
visitor EI-HFB* deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk (C1-0247) 25.07.2015 25.07.2015
visitor EI-HFC* deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk (C1-0742) 25.07.2015 25.07.2015
visitor EI-HFA* deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk (C1-0464) 26.07.2015 26.07.2015 to Lyons Estate
visitor EI-HFB* deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk (C1-0247) 26.07.2015 26.07.2015 to Lyons Estate
visitor EI-HFC* deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk (C1-0742) 26.07.2015 26.07.2015 to Lyons Estate
visitor EI-EOO Ikarus C42 (PFA 322-13975) 26.07.2015 26.07.2015
visitor N7600E Bellanca 14-19-2 (4102) 26.07.2015
visitor N5057V* Boeing 75N1 Stearman Kadet (75-5598) 26.07.2015 27.07.2015 Breitling display team
visitor SE-BOG* Boeing 75N1 Stearman Kadet (75-7128) 26.07.2015 27.07.2015 Breitling display team
visitor G-CPII CAP 231(07) 26.07.2015
visitor EI-AII Cessna 150F (64509) 26.07.2015

1769 Clonmannon A Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Clonmannan 0405

1770 Clonmellon A Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Clonmannan 0405

1771 Ballyboe Tipperary Airstrip Private
Kilsheelan owner/operator Patrick O’Donnell
Clonmel 2 Ballyboe
Ballypatrick
6k ENE of Clonmel Clonmel
Co Tipperary

GPS Co-Ords from Pat White- via Donal Leahy: 52. 23-174N 007.(43 try 36).97W
This airfield is to the East of Clonmel-
G-JCUB flew Waterford-Kilsheelan 24/08/2000 [Irish based] based here also is EI-BYY.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 30
Wires and trees on approach to 33. Possibly soft - dips in
the middle.
East of Medite Plant large factory. Fly over house to the
east of strip in order to alert the owner or phone ahead.
Visitors welcome at own risk. Standard join and circuits.
Coffee in hangar and toilets available.
Mogas 2.5k towards Kilsheelan-No Avgas

Clonmel based EI-AUE SOCATA MS880B Rallye 05.03.1973 26.09.1983 Slievenamon Aero Ltd possibly here or at a different location in the Clonmel area
EI-BHV Champion 7EC 17.09.1999 Active Patrick O’Donnell
G-JCUB Piper PA-18-135 Super Cub 26.07.2000 00.00.0000 Nial Cummings+Sean Bennett
EI-BYY Piper J/3c-Cub 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
visits on 10.08.2000+24.08.2000+13.10.2000+16.04.2001+23.08.2001+22.11.2001
Clonmel visitor EI-BCL Cessna 182 24.06.1985 on round Ireland flight 25 airfields in one day

1772 Powerstown Park Racecourse Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Clonmel Racecourse 0409

1773 Richview Park Dublin Helipad Private
Clonskeagh owner/operator Phillips Electronics?
Richview Business Park
6.6k SSE of O’Connell Street Bridge Clonskeagh
Dublin

Continuous recorded use since at least 1993
South Dublin visitor G-HAUG Sikorsky S.76B 12.12.1996 12.12.1996. probably Richview-Crashed near Carlingford later that day- killing
all three persons on board.

1774 Newtown Abbey Galway Airstrip Private
see Newtown 0263

1775 Clontilew Farm A Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
see Clontylew Farm 0416

1776 Listroar Monaghan Helipad Private
Listaor A owner/operator Moffitt Engineering Combi-lift Ltd
Clontibret Listroar Listroar ?
Clontibret Clontibret
11k SE of Monaghan town on the N2 road Co Monaghan Co Monaghan
047-80768 047-80500 fax 47-80501



based EI-BSD Enstrom F.28A 10.02.1986 21.04.1989 R.Moffitt to Waterford
G-LADD Enstrom 480 16.05.2001 Active Combi-Lift Ltd

1777 Listaor A Monaghan Helipad Private
see Listroar 1776

1778 Brackaville Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
Coalisland owner/operator Michael Carolan
Brackaville
700m N of Coalisland Coalisland
Dungannon
Co Tyrone

based G-MNRY Mainair Gemini Flash II 02.06.1999 01.04.2003 Michael Carolan de-registered 01.04.2003 as Permantly Withdrawn From Use

1779 Coleraine 4 Derry Airstrip Private
see Castlerock 0363

1780 Travarston Tipperary Airstrip Private
Dolla 2 owner ?
operator Anthony Delaney
1k E of Dolla Monaquill
Dolla
Co Tipperary

visitor ? MS ? Rallye 00.00.1986 00.00.1990 Limerick Flying Clubsite site used by Tony Delaney to fly a Limerick Flying Club Rallye to and from
Coonagh whilst under training

1781 Dolla 2 Tipperary Airstrip Private
See Travarston 1780

1782 Ashford Castle 2 Galway Marine Private
Lough Corrib 1 owner/operator ?
Cong Ashford Castle
Lough Corrib
Landing area 200m S of Ashford Castle Co Galway

visitor G-AAAB Supermarine Solent 00.09.1928 Hon Arthur Guinness First recorded use was during 09.1928 when G-AAAB Supermarine
Solent used Lough Corrib close to Ashford Castle- for a two week
period as a base whilst touring the west of Ireland
VP-LVE Shorts Sandringham 00.07.1977 Captain Charles Blair

1783 Lough Corrib 2 Galway/Mayo Marine Private
owner/operator ?
Lough Corrib
Co’s Galway/Mayo
Several recorded visitors since 1992.
No specific active areas in a very large body of water.
Area of co-ordinates are N53.19 in the south and N53.31
in the north- plus W09.02 to the east and W09.31 to the
west.

Visitors C-GDQD Thurston Teal 09.10.1992+12.10.1992
G-BVUB Cessna U206G Floatplane 13.04.1995 overturned on landing
N4575C Grumman G.21C Goose 23.05.1998+25.09.1999 Aerofloat G.21A Inc
+ 26.09.1999+02.10.1999+14.06.2000+27.08.2000
G-SEAI Cessna U206G Floatplane 12.03.2000 Aerofloat

1784 Ballybulgan Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
Murvagh owner/operator Gerry Doherty
Blackwater Creek Ballybulgan
Ballintra
7.25k SSW of Donegal town Donegal town
2k NW of Ballintra Co Donegal

closed 2014

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 41
Level strip - approach to 27 end is obstructed by trees
and a house. River and raised clay bank at 09 end.
Possibly soft in very wet weather.
Gerry is an active pilot and flies a Raj Hamsa 912 X’Air.
Use the curve of the N15 road 200m E of the strip to locate
the field.
Visitors welcome at own risk Arrive on 09 and depart on 27
Coffee sometimes available at the club caravan
Mogas 3k Laghy No Avgas


Based ?????? Raj hamsa X’Air 912 00.00.0000 Active Gerry Doherty
unable to read the French registration
G-

1785 Murvagh Donegal Airstrip Private
see Ballybulgan 1784

1786 Craigavon 3 Armagh Airstrip Private
see Mullahead 1711

1787 Saint Kierans College Kilkenny Helistop Private
owner/operator Saint Kierans College
Walkinlough
1k SW of MacDonagh Railway Station in Kilkenny City Kilkenny
Co Kilkenny

visitor G-MGAN Robinson R.44 Astro on 14.09.2004 ? flown by [at that time] Europe’s youngest helicopter pilot and ex
pupil- 16 year old Eoin Burke

1788 Culmore Derry Historic Landing site Private
see Shantallow 2 1878

1790 Derry City 1 Derry Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport RN/USAAF/RN/Civil
see Eglinton 0580

1789 Dalkey Dublin Helipad ? Private
owner/operator Eddie Irvine
Kilross Cottage
4.5k SE of Dun Laoghaire Sorrento Road
Dalkey
Co Dublin

EI-IRV made use of the carpark at the Dalkey Island Hotel (0484)
on occasion and probably landed there and not at Kilross Cottage

Visitors EI-IRV Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil on 26.03.1999+29.03.1999 Santail Ltd

1791 HMS Gannet Derry Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport RN/USAAF/RN/Civil
see Eglinton 0580

1792 Derry City 3 Derry Helibase British Army
see Ebrington Barracks 0571

multiple military helicopters have visited "Derry City" over the past
number of years- possibly to and from Ebrington Barracks.

visitor XX390 Westland Gazelle 24.04.1994 Army Air Corps
visitor XT607 Wessex 08.05.1996 72 Sqn RAF
visitor ZF118 Sea King 01.11.1996 RN
visitor XV731 Lynx 01.11.1996 RAF
visitor IAC196 Alouette 3 09.06.2000+03.09.2000 Irish Air Corps

1793 Derrykey ? Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Totally unknown location? ?
Co Clare

possibly Derrykeadgran Co Clare

visitor G-RAYC Robinson R.44 31.08.2001 Burman Aviation
visitor G-HONI Robinson R.22 Beta 31.08.2001 AJ de Costa-Greaves
visitor G-BXSG Robinson R.22 Beta 31.08.2001 RM Goodenough
visitor G-KNYT Robinson R.44 31.08.2001 Colin Bootman

1794 Coolpeach Wexford Airstrip Private
Wexford 9 owner ?
operator CWA.Scott
Coolpeach
Wexford
5.75k S of Wexford Bridge at the NE area of the Co Wexford
crossroads at Coolpeach on the eastern side of the
N25 road.
Coolpeach is a very small townland totaling 36 acres-
basically two large field’s.

Drinagh 0510 was the location of a site which was used by
Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus- also named as Kenniscarthy?
1795 - see which. Probably ment for Enniscorthy

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at Coolpeach on 27.05.1936
Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott
used the same sites as did Cobham in previous visits- which would
make sence- because searching for new sites was time consuming and
expensive. If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher
use- pending a site survey. But some locations were changed- for
verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 27.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 27.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 27.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 to Tom Campbell Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 27.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 27.05.1936 Not identified operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 27.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 27.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 27.05.1936 Bertie Bassett CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 27.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 27.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 27.05.1936 Percival Phillips owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 27.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 27.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price Op 04.1936
Miss Joan Meakin
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

1795 Drinagh Wexford Field strip Private
Wexford 5 owner ?
Kenniscarthy A operator Sir Alan Cobham
Drinagh
Exact Location? Kenniscarthy ?
which of the 4 Drinagh’s were used by Cobham. Co Wexford

Drinagh North is 3.75k S of Wexford Bridge is the most likely
however it is adjacent to
Drinagh South at 4.25k S of Wexford Bridge
Drinagh Intake is a very large townland 8k SSE of Wexford Bridge
but is in a wet area so is improbabal
Drinagh is on the coast at 4.75k S of Rosslare Harbour railway
station and probably too far from Wexford town (16k SE)

Cobhams flying circus gave a display at Drinagh on 14.05.1935
The site name was given as Kenniscarthy- which is not on the
townland name list. It could be a local area name or Kenniscarthy
could be a mis-spelt version of Enniscorthy- where Cobhams flying
circus gave a display on 04.05.1935- at Hollyfort.
Drinagh is 4k S of Wexford town bridge and 23k SSE of Enniscorthy
The list with the site name- was shown as follows:
14 May Drinagh [Kenniscarthy?] Wexford

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1935
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Kenniscarthy
on 14.05.1935.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1935 Tour- Cobham's flying circus - Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilot
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 13.05.1935 JR King G-ACLV Avro 504N 13.05.1935 G-ACODAvro 504N 13.05.1935 E Stewart
G-ACPV Avro 504N 13.05.1935 G-ADBDAvro 504N 13.05.1935 G-ABZP Avro 621 Tutor 13.05.1935 U Tyson G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 13.05.1935 Easdown G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 13.05.1935 Bebb G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 13.05.1935 Travers G-ACYH Cierva C.30A 13.05.1935 RJ Ashley G-ACEZ deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 13.05.1935 U Tyson Grunau Baby 2 13.05.1935 CECollins Owner Sir Alan Cobham G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive 13.05.1935 HC Johnson G-ADFZ Westland Wessex 13.05.1935 Carruthers Regd to Sir Alan Cobham 04.1935
Wolf glider 13.05.1935 Joan Meakin owner & pilot

1796 Newport Mayo Airstrip? Private
owner/operator Kieran Joseph & Thelma Thompson which they purchased in 1985
Newport House Hotel & Resturant Adjoining the town of Newport- overlooking the tidal river Newport
and quay. Located in the village- on the scenic N59 route Co Mayo
now known as part of “The Wild Atlantic Way”. 098-41222 fax 098-41613
approximately 10k north of Westport 00353-(0)98-41222 fax 00353-(0)98-41613
probably not an airstrip in the area of Newport- unless  HYPERLINK "mailto:info@newporthouse.ie" info@newporthouse.ie
someone can give a positive location

part time based? G-BZXS Scottish Aviation Bulldog Srs 120/121 21.06.2001 Active Kieran Joseph Thompson previously based Newtownards. now based Abbeyshrule 2 in RAF
colours and marked with the RAF serial XX631

1797 Wexford 9 Wexford Airstrip Private
see Coolpeach 1794

1798 Dromineer 2 Tipperary Helistop Private
see Paris Cross 1799

1799 Paris Cross Tipperary Helistop Private
Dromineer owner/operator ?
Dromineer
Location? is Paris Cross close to Dromineer Nenagh
Co Tipperary

visitor G-CBFJ Robinson R.44 Raven on 26.07.2002 ?

1800 Dromahane A Cork Helipad Private
see Drommahane 0517

1801 East Wall Business Park Dublin Helipad Private
see Dublin Port 1 2132

1802 Duncannon Wexford Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Duncannon
Co Wexford

visitor EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger 26.03.2002 Celtic Helicopters

1803 Dundalk RFA Barracks Louth Landing Ground British Army
owner/operator British Army
Dundalk RFA Barracks
2k ENE of Dundalk railway station Barrack Street
Dundalk
Co Louth

info from Roger D.Caird
RFC BE.2A Serial 225 landed at the RFA Barracks to refuel while
en route Montrose (Scotland) to Limerick (Rathbane House) on 01.09.1913.

was once a British Army cavalry and artillery barracks (now Aiken Military Barracks for the Irish Army)

Visitors 225 BE.2A on 01.09.1913 No.2 Sqn Royal Flying Corps
The BE.2 was part of a section of No.2 Sqn to take part in the very first overseas depolyment of the then newly formed RFC.
The aircraft landed here- possibly in a field to the S of the army barracks- in order to refuel on it’s routing from Montrose-
Stranraer-Dundalk to it’s destination at Rathbane House Limerick- to take part in British army manouvers throughout
Sept 1913.

1804 Dunfanaghy 1 Donegal Airstrip Private
see Sandhill 1806

1805 Hill Strand Donegal Beach Strip Private/RAF
Dunfanaghy 2 owner Donegal County Council
Killyhoey Strand operator Royal Air Force
Hill Strand
1.4k E of Dunfanaghy Sandhill
Dunfanaghy
Co Donegal

Marble Hill Strand (2825) 3.3k E of Hill Strand are sometimes confused
other aircraft have probably used this beach- but the only known recorded use is shown below

426613 Lockheed Hudson Mark VI 16.06.1942 17.06.1942 Royal Air Force 426613 was the US Bureau number. On arrival at Prestwick it was transferred to the RAF as EW904.
But force landed due low fuel whilst on RAF ferry flight from the US. Allowed to refuel and continue
their flight to their intended destination of Prestwick- Scotland- the following day.
Donegal is in what was then known as the “Irish Free State” and was supposed to be neutral- which
should have ment the seizing of the aircraft and internment in the Curragh Camp for the crew.

1806 Sandhill Donegal Airstrip Private
Dunfanaghy 1 owner Michael McColgan?
operator ?
Sandhill
Dunfanaghy
1.3k E of Dunfanaghy- just inland from Hill Strand beach [1805] Co Donegal
Now part of Dunfanaghy golf club.

pre war visitors ? probably none

In 1940 because of the possibility of “enemy” aircraft landing here- the Local Defence Force
decided to disable this possible landing site at Sandhill- by digging numerous holes and trenches across all of the level areas. This action prompted the idea that it was probably a pre war “landing ground”. It was mentioned in a publication in the 1960’s as apparently in use during the 1930’s.

But now- after a discussion with an eldery gentleman interested in local history & living nearby in Marble Hill. He stated that he was un-aware of any flying activity at Sandhill during the 1930’s. It’s now looking less likely that any flying took place here during that period-so in all probability it was not
used as a landing strip- until 2015. When the activity listed below took place.

visitor G-CEEW Comco Ikarus C-42 FB100 (0609-6847) 10.06.2015 Carrickmore Flying School Ltd actually arrived on what was thought to be the “old landing strip”
visitor G-DMCI Aerosport Ikarus C42A FB100 (0707-6906) 04.07.2015 Carrickmore Flying School Ltd actually arrived on what was thought to be the “old landing strip”

1807 Bolie Longford Airstrip Private
see Ferskill 1738

1808 Ferriskill A Longford Airstrip Private
see Ferskill 1738

1809 Bundoran 4 Donegal Airstrip Private
see Westend 1810

1810 Westend Donegal Airstrip Private
Bundoran 3 owner ?
operator Iona National Airways
400m SW of Bundoran town centre Westend
Bundoran
Co Donegal

visitor EI-AAF deHavilland DH60 Moth 28 to 31.07.1931 Iona National Airways crashed here on 31.07.1931

1811 Ballyboughal A Dublin Airstrip Private
see Ballyboghil 1 0086

1813 Enniskerry 3 Wicklow Helipad Private residance
owner/operator Ace Air Flights Ltd
?
Location? Enniskerry
Co Wicklow

based G-BYTD Robinson R.22 00.00.0000 Active Ace Air Flights Ltd

1814 Athboy 3 Meath Airstrip Private
see Cloonbarry House 1816

1815 Ballybunion 1 Kerry Airstrip Private
owner
operator Limerick Flying Club
Location? ?
Ballybunion
Co Kerry

This location was licensed by the Limerick Flying Club in the late
1940’s/early 50’s in order to operate pleasure flights.

1816 Cloonbarry House Meath Airstrip Private.
Kildalkey owner/operator Sir James Nelson 1933-
Clonbarron House A operator Limerick Flying Club 1940’s-1950’s
Kildarkey A Cloonbarry House Clonbarron House A
Athboy 3 Kildalkey Kildarkey A
Athboy
Co Meath
800m N of Kildalkey

part time based G-ABTZ Stinson Junior S (8050) 00.09.1933 00.00.1937?Lady A. Cathleen E.Nelson

1817 Kildalkey Meath Airstrip Private.
see Cloonbarry House 1816

1818 Clonbarron House A Meath Airstrip Private.
see Cloonbarry House 1816

1819 Kildarkey A Meath Airstrip Private.
see Cloonbarry House 1816

1820 Hazelwood 2 Sligo Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Sligo
Co Sligo

visitor ? “Spirit of Eirn” 00.00.1933 Charles VL.Foley see “Iona” book by Michael Traynor for a lot more information
A Sligo man- Charles Foley was active in aircraft design in the early
30’s and on Oct 4th 1932 he applied for a UK patent on a device which
he described as “Improvements in or relating to aircraft”. This patent
[Ref: GB 390432 (A)] was granted on April 6th 1933 – although it is
unclear if the device was ever used by any of the aircraft manufacturers.
Charles Foley used this site in order to attempt the first flight of his
home built aeroplane “Spirit of Eirn”- but it stalled and crashed on
take off. He was un-injured- but was so shocked that he never tried
to fly again. The aircraft disappeared without trace. Local hearsay
indicates that Mr Foley attempted to fly an aeroplane at Hazelwood
Co. Sligo in 1933 and while it became airborne it was a short
lived flight and crashed into the adjoining field.

1821 Nunstown Kerry Microlight Airstrip Private
Killarney 10 owner/operator Michael John Devane
Nunstown
3.5k NW of Killarney Aghadoe
Killarney
Co Kerry

based G-MMVZ Southdown Puma Sprint 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Michael John Davane The grass runway strip- 373 ft AMSL and measuring approximately
based G-MNFZ Southdown Puma Sprint 06.06.1995 19.10.2000 Michael John Davane 280 metres in length- runs west to east in a field which declines slightly
based G-CBOV Mainair Blade 07.08.2003 Active Michael John Davane (38/1) in the same direction (Appendix B). A row of mature trees runs
along the lower eastern boundary of this field- with those to the right of
the take-off path in the region of 30 to 40 ft high. This strip is adjacent
to the aircraft owner’s residence but- heretofore- in general- the owner
would fly his aircraft to and from the nearby Farranfore Airport.

1822 Faughill Mountain A Armagh Helibase British Army
see Foughill Mountain 0611

1823 Wexford Park Wexford Helipad Private
Gaelic Park owner Gaelic Athelic Association
Wexford 7 operators United States Navy 23.08.1962
Private 01.07.2002
1.5k SW of Wexford town railway station Wexford Park
helicopters apparently used the football-hurling Clonard Road
playing area of the GAA pitch as the landing site Wexford
Co Wexford

visitor 03551 Bell UH-1B Iroquois 23.08.1962 US Navy
visitor 03553 Bell UH-1B Iroquois 23.08.1962 US Navy
visitor N454CC Bell UH-1E 01.07.2002 ?

1824 Raheenduff Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
Geashill owner/operator Patrick Joseph Kirwan
Raheenduff
4k WSW of Geashill Geashill
Co Offaly

based G-MMTJ Southdown Puma 29.12.1999 16.04.2000 Patrick Joseph Kirwan CofA expiry date shown
based G-MMUN Solar Wings Pegasus 01.05.1998 01.06.2001 Patrick Joseph Kirwan de-reg date shown
based G-MNDG Southdown Puma 22.08.2001 Active? Patrick Joseph Kirwan CofA expiry date 14.06.1999

1825 Ballinclea Wicklow Home Address/Store Private
Glen Of Imall A owner John M O'Brien
Ballinclea
3.5k SE of Donard Glen of Imall
Co Wicklow

based EI-CKZ Jodel D18 05.04.1995 00.00.0000 John M O'Brien under construction at this location

1826 Glenbeigh Strand Kerry Helipad Private
see Rossbehy Beach 0640

1827 Dunfanaghy 2 Donegal Beach Strip Private/RAF
see Hill strand 1806

1828 Rathattin Wicklow Airstrip? Private
owner/operator John & Olive Houlihan
Rathattin
1.5k SW of Hollywood Hollywood
10.75k SSE of Blessington Co Wicklow

based? G-KOHF Scheicher ASK-14 04.09.2001 Active John Houlihan

1829 Innishcrone Beach Mayo Beach Strip Private
see Inishcrone Beach 0727

1830 Killeaney Galway Airport Civil
see Inishmore 0731

1831 Cill Einne Galway Airport Civil
see Inishmore 0731

1832 Kilronan Galway Airport Civil
see Inishmore 0731

1833 Tamnagh Derry Crash site Private
Learmount Mountain owner/operator ?
Tamlagh
exactly 12K NE of Plumbridge Learmount Mountain
Plumbridge
Co Derry

crashed G-ARHD Forney F.1A Aircoupe (5735) 25.11.1973 current Enniskillen Flying Club On 25.11.1973 G-ARHD was severly damaged when it force landed
250m E of the summit of Learmount mountain during a snow storm.
Fortunately with no injuries to the crew. Over the following months the
engine plus other usable parts were recovered. The badly damaged
airframe is still on the mountain.

1834 Learmount Mountain Derry Crash site Private
see Tamnagh 1833

1835 University of Limerick 1 Limerick Store Private
see Sreeland 0294 Sreeland

1836 University of Limerick 2 Limerick Store Private
see Newcastle 5 1535

1837 Knock 3 Down Store? Private
Belfast 6 owner/operator David Cromie
11 Cherryvalley Park West
Knock Location? home address was possible store Belfast BT5 6PU

was possible store for G-BHYN EVANS VP-2 (PFA 063-10571) 16.02.1989 01.04.1997 Samual Cromie from Aughinleck Scotland. Probably never flown- confirmation of that required please
see below ID 1838 Ballyhalbert 2. info as of 09.2015

1838 Ballyhalbert 2 Down Store? Private
owner/operator maybe David Cromie?
Ballyhalbert
Location? Co Down

was possible store for G-BHYN EVANS VP-2 (PFA 063-10571) ? ? David Cromie? David might have had a store in Ballyhalbert because Sandy
Cameron owner/builder in Aughinleck Scotland stated
We eventually sold it on to a guy in Kirkbride near Carlisle and
he then sold the Evans on to a guy in Ballyhalbert- east of Belfast
info as of 09.2015

1839 Enniskillen 3 Fermanagh Store Private
see St Angelo 1 1215

1840 The Maze 3 Down Store Private
operator Jimmy Herron
The Maze
3.5k SW of Knockmore railway station Lisburn
Co Down

stored G-BHYN EVANS VP-2 (PFA 063-10571) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Jimmy Herron dates required info as of 09.2015

1841 Derry 4 Derry Store Private
operator Stewart Porter
?
Location? Derry
Co Derry

stored G-BHYN EVANS VP-2 (PFA 063-10571) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Stewart Porter location & dates required info as of 09.2015

1842 Derry 5 Derry Store Private
operator Gerry Connally
?
Location? Derry
Co Derry

stored G-BHYN EVANS VP-2 (PFA 063-10571) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Gerry Connally location & dates required info as of 09.2015

1843 Limerick 9 Limerick Store Private
operator Dr Sean McDermott
?
Location? Limerick
Co Limerick

stored G-BHYN Evans VP-2 (PFA 063-10571) 00.00.0000 Current? Dr Sean McDermott location & dates required info as of 09.2015

1844 Belfast 6 Down Store Private
see Knock 3 1837

1845 Newcourt 2 Wicklow Helistop Private
see Eagles Nest 1443

1846 Atlantic AirVenture Clare Aviation Museum & flight simulators Private
Smithtown owner/operator Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture  (Eddie Ryan & Jane Magill)
Aviation Education Centre
4k NE of Shannon Airport terminal Link Road
Smithtown
Shannon
Co Clare
V14 PH34
 HYPERLINK "javascript:void(0)" \o "Call via Hangouts" 061-363687
 HYPERLINK "tel:353-87-2037487" 087-2037487

cockpit only XM144 English Electric Lightning F.1A (95040) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture
cockpit only G-AVMZ BAC Super One Eleven (BAC.153) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture used as a fear of flying simulator (Fuselage at Liverpool)
replica ? Supermarine VS Spitfire 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture cockpit & fuselage section only
flight simulator C-GAPW Boeing 737-800NG (20922) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture cockpit only ex Canadian Airline
flight simulator 5N-ABJ Boeing 707-3F9C (20474) 03.09.2015 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture cockpit only ex Nigerian Airways-to be converted into a Boeing 707 flight simulator
& museum display
stored open air display XX 897 Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer (B3-02-75) 00.00.2012 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture in taxiable condition
stored open air display G-DHUU deHavilland DH112 Venom FB Mk1 (749) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture RAF markings as WR410
stored open air display G-BTVV Reims Cessna F.337G Super Skymaster 00.00.2012 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture
Witchita c/n 337-01476 (F337-00085)
stored open air display EI-COZ Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-26796) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture
stored open air display EI-CIA Socata MS.880B Rallye (1218) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture
stored open air display ? Monerai Glider 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture unregistered
stored open air display D-3229 Bergfaulk II Glider (272) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture
stored open air display ? Bede BD5 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture unregistered
cockpit only XX826 Sepecat Jaguar GR1 (S.75) 18.04.2013 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture
cockpit only VS582 Avro 652A Anson T.21 (?) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture
cockpit only G-CDPF BAe 146-300 (E3132) 00.00.0000 Current Irish National Museum Atlantic AirVenture also N216AW

1847 Smithtown Clare Aviation Museum & flight simulators Private
see Atlantic AirVenture 1846

1848 Shancrock Sligo WW2 Crash site Private
Slievebaun Mountain owner ?
Shancrock
6.7k SE of Cliffony Slievebaun Mountain
Cliffony
Co Sligo

from Goose Bay 42-31420 Boeing B-17G-15-BO (6534) 09.12.1943 United States Army Air Force This link  HYPERLINK "http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/42-31420.pdf" http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/42-31420.pdf (copy & paste)
provides an exceptional report on all events before- during and after
the crash of the B-17 here. The data shown on the Sitedata file is a
guesstimate because of multiple conflicting location info of the
crash site on the western side of the Tievebaun "10ft below the ridge-
10 feet higher and they would have missed it". Based on the lat/long
54.23-45N 08.22-00E (should read W) provided in the US Air Force
Historical Support Office report. Position headings from four nearby
locations are confusing- because none actually cross- except one
which has a “3 mile” total distance. But this puts the site on the eastern
(wrong) side of Tievebaun. The other three positions come within
1250m of the co-ords above

1849 Enfield 2 Meath Helipad Private
see Innfield 2 0736

1850 Institute of Technology Dublin Store/Aircraft Engineering College Private
Bolton Street owner/operator Institute of Technology
Bolton Street
750m NW of O’Connell Street bridge Dublin 2
D01 K822

Stored G-ATHI Piper PA-28-160 Cherokee C 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Institute of Technology dismantled for training noted 04.03.1983
dismantled for training EI-ANN deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Institute of Technology to Abbeyshrule 2 noted 04.03.1983
dismantled for training EI-AOP deHavilland DH82A Tiger Moth 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Institute of Technology to Abbeyshrule 2 noted 04.03.1983

Conor Downes Thu Jul 3- 2008 On 04-03-1983 in Bolton Street Technical College I noted..................EI-ANN DH82- EI-AOP DH82 & G-ATHI Pa28- but got G-AXWY- a Pa23- wrong.
IAC157 Spitfire from IAC to Collage 1957? departed 1962.
1851 Bolton Street Dublin Store/Aircraft Engineering College Private
see Institute of Technology 1850

1852 Island Golf Club Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Island Golf Club
Corballis
5.5k E of Swords Donabate
Co Dublin
01-8436463

visitor N431WH Bell 430 12/14/ 15.08.2001 Wayne Huizenga
N155WH Eurocopter EC155B 12/ 15.08.2001 Wayne Huizenga

1853 Kilboy House Tipperary Helipad Private
owner/operator Tony Ryan
Kilboy house
Dolla
7k S of Nenagh Nenagh
Co Tipperary

visitors ? ? 16.07.2002 ? multiple helicopter activity on 16.07.2002- when a wedding reception
was held here for a member of Tony Ryan’s family.

Blaze damages Kilboy House. The luxurious Dolla mansion purchased
by Ryanair and GPA founder Tony Ryan was extensively damaged by
fire on Friday afternoon last 15.04.2005. Firefighters said a complete
wing of the multi-million euro Kilboy House was gutted in the blaze and
significant smoke damage caused to the rest of the building.

1854 Whitesland House Kildare Airstrip Private
Kildare 1 owner/operator John Conlan
Whitesland East
1k NE of Kildare town Kildare
Heading NE from Kildare- the strip is on the Co Kildare
R passed the railway station
possible connection with ?Peter Conlan-Bishopsland House-
Bishopsland-Kildare town 045-521535? very close to Whitesland House

Based EI-BUL Aerotech MW5 Sorcerer 29.01.1988 30.07.1990 John Conlan to Mountmellick
EI-CAN Aerotech MW5 Sorcerer 15.06.1990 00.07.1993 John Conlan to Knocktopher
EI-CEN Thruster T300 02.03.1992 30.09.1994 John Conlan to Macroom
EI-AFE PiperJ/3c 65 Cub 07.05.1994 Active John Conlan
G-ATKI PiperJ/3c 65 Cub 00.05.2001 11.06.2002 John Conlan to Oysterhaven

1855 Oysterhaven Cork Airstrip Private
Kinsale 2 owner/operator Clifford O'Donnell Trustee of TI Group 8k ESE of Kinsale Cliffs Landing Oysterhaven Kinsale Co Cork

from Whitesland based G-ATKI Piper J/3c 65 Cub 11.06.2002 Active TI Group / Clifford O'Donnell 1856 Holdensrath Kilkenny Airfield Private
see Kilkenny 4 0787 1857 Killaloe 2 Clare Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Killaloe
Location? Co Clare

visitor G-RAYC Robinson R.44 01.09.2001 Burman Aviation
visitor EI-PSK Bell 206B Jet Ranger III 12.02.2006 Bell Isle Properties to Ilaunyreagan Clonlara
based N208ER Bell 206B Jet Ranger III 00.00.0000 Active ? N12.02.2006
based G-CCYC Robinson R.44 00.00.0000 Active ? N12.02.2006
based EI-GPT Robinson R.22 08.11.2004 Active Treaty Plant &Tool hire Ltd N12.02.2006

1858 Kilkeel 5 Down Airstrip Private
see Derryoge 1 1757
1859 Kilmallock 2 Limerick Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Kilmallock
Co Limerick

visitor EI-WAV Bell 430 13.09.2001 Westair

1860 Nicholson's Strip Down Airstrip Private
see Derryoge 1 1757

1861 Kilnaleck 1 Cavan Airstrip Private
see Killykeen 0814

1862 Blackwater Creek Donegal Airstrip Private
see Ballybulgan 1784

1863 Kiltiernan Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Kiltiernan
Location? Co Dublin

based G-JWFT Robinson R.22 00.08.2001 Leinster Warehouseing [Tallagh]

1864 Kinsale 2 Cork Airstrip? Private
see Oysterhaven 1855

1865 HMS Corncrake II Down Airfield RAF/RN/RAF
see Kirkistown 0841

1866 Kp

1867 Kp

1868 Kp

1869 Kp

1870 Fagan’s Field Westmeath Airstrip Private
see Gartlandstown 2379

1871 Crookedwood Westmeath Airstrip Private
see Gartlandstown 2379

1872 Glen Lough Donegal Marine Private
owner/operator ?
Glen Lough
8k WNW of Millford Glen
Carrigart
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

visitor G-BOLL Lake LA4-200 Skimmer N17.07.2005 ? at 14.50 alighted and took-off again-touch & go.

1873 Limetree Field Laois Airstrip Private
Portarlington 4 owner ?
operator Laois Flying Club
Limetree Field
5.5k E of Mountmellick Ballycrossal
500m N of the R422 road. Mountmellick
6.25k SW of Portarlington Co Laois
Gerry Deegan 087-2510537
Iain Brereton 087-6269418

In 2006 the Grass runway length was 425m with a future possible
extention to 600m.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 110
Road and High fence at 01 threshold. Slight slope down from 01.
1m (3ft) high livestock fence on each side of the runway.
Eyne (Doodys) airstrip is 4.25k to the SSW.
Operated by the Laois Flying Club. Visitors always welcome.
Fly-in usually held early summer. New hangar completed Apr 2006.
Visitors Welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits. Telephone briefing advised.
Coffee in Clubhouse. Portaloo outside.
Mogas by arrangement No Avgas.

based EI-DKZ Reality Escapade 912 29.07.2005 Active Gerard Deegan

Limetree-full log-but see below Fri 08.02.2008 Kevin Dupuy EI-BAV PA22 EI-CLQ C172 I-6570 Eurofox EI-DKZ Escapade G-BKZM Fury G-BEMM T31 EI-CMU Mercury ? Dominator(unmarked) only other resident C120 was away on rebuild

Limetree Fri 08.02.2008 Trevor Sextant with Kevin Dupuy above
On arriving nobody around. Farmer came out and opened up for us.
8 aircraft in side.
EI-BAV PA22
EI-CLQ C172
I-6570 Eurofox
EI-DKZ escapde
G-BKZM / K2060  issac fury  
G-BEMM  T31
EI-CMU  flexwing
and an unmarked Dominator gyro which should go EI- soon.
On the wall were the wings of a Cessna 120 farmer said fuslarge is away for repairs.
expected soon was a RV6 to be based.
  Farmer told us he will be adding a new East west runway sometime soon of over 500m
and will also extending the current one.
He is also awaiting planning permission(due 6th march 2008) for a new 30mx30m hangar
  Furthur plans include a larger club house and getting the airfield licensed.

based via Ian Thompson Sun 29.08.2010 EI-AED Cessna 120 EI-BIO Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub (wings only) EI-DKZ Reality Aircraft Escapade 912 (1) EI-DZO Dominator Ultrawhite EI-EAX X'Air 582 (2) EI-EES Ela Aviacion 07R (Autogyro) G-BSHK Denney Aerocraft Kitfox Mk 2 G-CWOT Phoenix Currie Wot K2060 Issacs Fury II

LOG: Limetree Airfield- Co.Laois 22/03/15
EI-BAV PA-22 Colt
EI-BIO Piper Cub
EI-BKK Taylor Monoplane
EI-CNU Pegasus Quantum 15-912
EI-DIA Solar Wings Pegasus XL-Q
EI-DKZ Escapade 912
EI-DNR X'Air 582
EI-DRL X'Air 582
EI-DRT Tanarg 912S
EI-DXM X'Air 582
EI-DXP Cyclone AX-3
EI-EES ELA-07 R Autogyro
EI-EOI Take Off Merlin 1100
EI-ETV X'Air Hawk
EI-EYW Thruster T600N
EI-EZZ X'Air 582 EI-FBY BRM Citius
EI-FEV X'Air 582
EI-WIG Skyranger 912S
EI-FW01 Hiway Demon
G-OLGA Starstreak Shadow SA-II
I-6570 Aeropro Eurofox
N104BP Vans RV-10

1874 Lifford Sports Ground Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator Lifford Sports Ground
Lifford
750m NNE of Lifford Bridge Co Donegal

site used as a helipad by helicopters visiting Lifford.
Air Corps helicopters in particular

1875 Aghanloo Derry Airfield RAF
see Limavady 1 0879

1876 Limavady 5 Derry Accident site Private
owner ?
operator Thomas James Croskery Location? Coleraine Co Derry

visitor G-BYCO Rans S6.ES Coyote II 17.09.1998 03.01.2002 Thomas James Croskery base given as Eglinton G-BYCO struck the ground in pratice forced
landing Limavady 23.08.2001.

1877 Wexford 10 Wexford Airship Patrol station RNAS
see Johnstown Castle 0744

1878 Shantallow 2 Derry Historic Landing Site Private
see Culmore 1788 owner in 1932 Robert Gallagher operator Amelia Earhart 21.05.1932 to 28.05.1932
Cornshell
2k N of the Foyle Bridge Shantallow 8k N of Derry City Derry
Co Derry

Arrival over Ireland
Amelia must have arrived in along the north Donegal coast- perhaps over Fanad. She was lucky to miss the north
Donegal (Derryveagh) mountains rising to the high point of Errigal 2466ft. It is a assumed she was at low level- so
she would not have seen the City of Derry until she had crossed Lough Swilly. Then she started to look for “the airport”
that she expected to find near such a large town. Not finding one (did not exsist at that time) she then looked for a
suitable field. Found the “Cornshell”- but continued to look for a larger field. But had to return to the “Cornshell”
where she made a perfect uphill landing.

The landing site named as Culmore is in fact 1.25 miles NE of the actual landing field in Shantallow townland

This location made world news when on the 21.05.1932 Amelia Earhart landed her Lockheed Vega 5b NR7952 (22)
in this field after her solo flight from the Harbour Grace- Newfoundland Canada.

Mrs Gallagher- on whose property Amelia landed- later spoke to the
BBC about the days events.
Amelia Earhart landed at Shantallow- Co. Derry- 21.05.1932 to
become the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo.

Lockheed Vega 5B NR7952 was flown by Amelia.
On May 20- 1932- Earhart crossed the Atlantic from Harbour
Grace- Newfoundland- to Shantallow- Derry (Londonderry)- Ireland-
a flight of 3-260 kilometers (2-026 miles). Published times
for the flight range between 13 and 15 hours.
Actual flight time was 14 hours 30 minutes

Cornshell field on the Gallagher farm at Shantallow

Amelia Earhart in Derry with James McGeady
James (a farm hand) ran to the spot and in a mixture of fear and curiosity approached the plane. For a while nothing happened- then all of a sudden the pilot emerged unscathed.
The date was 21.05.1932- the pilot was Amelia Earhart and she had just created history as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
"We thought she was a man "recorded Mc Geady in later interviews " dressed in jodhpurs with tight curly hair....".
After asking Mc Geady to extinguish his cigarette as a precaution against a fuel leak- she made her way to the nearby cottage owned by Hughie McLaughlin (tenant farmer).
"Where did you come from- Fella" asked a bemused Mc Laughlin "From America" replied a female voice which then asked- "Where am I."
"You're in Cornshell" stammered the dumfounded Hughie indicating the field.
Earhart- who had been aiming for Paris- would have been content with the name of the Country!
The Mcloughlin (McCallion?) family in a typically Irish manner was in the process of offering her a cup of tea- when Robert Gallagher the owner of the field and some of his
farm hands who had been working in the nearby yard arrived on the scene.
"I 'd like to make a phone call" said Earhart.

There was no time for tea at the Mcloughlin home- as the farm owner Robert Gallagher whisked her off to his home for the all-important phone- where as luck would have it-
the operator could not be contacted. Robert then drove her to the Post Office in Derry- about three miles SSE of the landing site- where She phoned the Press Association.

"Hello- this is Amelia Earhart speaking" she said. "I've done it- although I had to land here in the pastures outside Derry. I'm not a bit hurt and I think the plane is all right.
I had trouble with my exhaust manifold- it had burnt out. I had this trouble for about ten hours- and for a lot of the way I was flying through storms - rain- mist and a little fog.
On this go I was flying low the whole time and had to rely on myself. I am afraid I'm a bit deaf after the terrible roar of the engine in my ears all the time- but at any rate-
I've done it. In addition the petrol gauge had broken- probably in the storm of the night and there was a little leakage- so I decided to come down. I landed in an open field a
mile or two from the town of Derry The first one to greet me was the owner of the field. My first thought on getting here was to ring up the press association so that my safe
landing would be made known without delay.

"To my friends in New York I want to send this message: 'I am very glad to have come across successfully- but I am sorry I did not make France. I am going to speak to my
husband as soon as I can by Atlantic phone to find out what I shall do.'"

Amelia was also keen to contact her husband- the famous publisher- George Putnam so she also used the opportunity to send a cablegram.

Recognised as the world famous aviatrix from current newspaper photographs- she was besieged by well wishers and sought refuge in the Northern Counties Hotel where she
was soon in contact with Putnam by phone.

Local Postmaster Mr. W. Thomas and his staff were inundated with congratulatory cablegram from all over the world- including one from U.S. President Hoover:

"I voice the pride of the nation in congratulation you most heartily upon achieving the splendid pioneer solo flight for a woman across the Atlantic Ocean. You have
demonstrated not only your own dauntless courage- but also the capability of women to match the skill of men in carrying through the most difficult feats of high adventure."

Hundreds of cablegrams- including one from Amy Johnson and her Husband Morrison offering to fly her from Derry to Glasgow were rushed to the Hotel where Earhart gave
impromptu interviews- received transatlantic phone calls- and made periodic appearances at the hotel entrance much to the delight of the well wishers and autograph seekers
who now thronged the streets and even climbed onto the city walls to catch a glimpse of the transatlantic aviatrix.

Meanwhile the little field at Shantallow had become a Mecca for sightseers. Hundreds of people made their way to Shantallow on foot- trap- cart and motor cars. Cornshell
became an unofficial and improvised airport for the international photographers and journalists who came to record the historic landing. The local RUC (police)- fearing for the
safety of the plane- cordoned off the area. An unfortunate dog caught in the propeller blade of a plane had to be shot by one of the RUC officers.

Not to be outdone by the international press- one enterprising local chemist and amateur photographer- Mr. A. E. Dickson rushed to the scene- took photographs and within
three hours had them on display in his window in Waterloo Place- including one signed by Earhart herself. By Monday morning he also had an advertisement in the local press
for cameras.

Anxious to return to the scene of her landing- Robert Gallagher managed to spirit her away from the Northern Counties and drove Earhart back to Cornshell where she requested
local journalists to witness the removal of the all important barograph which was removed by Sergeant Sawyers- RUC- Victoria Barracks for transport to the National Aeronautic
Association in Washington together with a certificate of landing which was subsequently issued. Local customs officials- Mr. T. Millen and Mr. R. Sloane examined the plane and
its contents and having perused the logbook issued a certificate of clearance.

Earhart had brought 50 letters; stamped and dated in New York as well as a copy of the "Telegraph-Journal" St. John N. B. dated 20th May 1932. Which she signed and
presented to a local journalist.

A log book- 50 letters- a newspaper and 10 dollars were her only companions on that 2000 mile- 14 hour 30 minute solo journey across the Atlantic from Harbor Grace-
Newfoundland to a green field in Ireland with only a flask of tomato soup for food.

In the world of James Mc Geady "She was a game girl."

During the course of her stay in Derry Earhart gave a number of interviews in the Northern Counties she understated her achievement by remarking " I just did this flight for fun".
Questioned about her husband's attitude to her activities she replied " He does not interfere with my flying and I do not interfere with his publishing.

Her success- she said- disproved the assertion by Lady Heath that no woman should attempt to fly the Atlantic alone and that twelve would fail before one would succeed.
Earhart was well aware of the risks. Four women pilots had already died in previous attempts.

Declining various offers of accommodation She returned the Gallagher house when she retired for the night. After only 7 hours sleep she arose at 6.00am on Sunday morning to
be again greeted by hundred of well wishers who had already gathered at Cornshell- keen to catch sight of the heroine. At 9.00am a Paramount News Company aircraft arrived to
fly her to London. Amelia (apparently) reenacted the final "taxiing" moments of her flight and initial conversation with her Irish hosts for the benefit of the Movie cameras. The owners of the
little cottages at Cornshell were asked to replace their furniture with wooden boxes to add to the remoteness of the landing. By 12.00 noon Earhart was ready to leave- however
such were the crowds- not to mention the flotilla of small planes that had landed close by- that she was unable to take off.

Asked by reporters if she would ever return she replied in the affirmative but added
She replied "I think you had better get an airport here before you invite people to come by air."
At 1.45pm only 24 hours after she had arrived Earhart was gone.

The spot of the landing mentioned is Gallagher’s pasture- THE CORNSHELL in Shantallow was incorrectly thought to be the 14th hole at the Foyle Golf Club (which is in the
townland of Ballynashallog). It definly was not the 6th hole which is known as ‘Amelias Landing’.
The 6th hole runs NE to SW which is the wrong direction for the landing- plus it is actually 460 yds downhill with tall trees on approach for an uphill landing making it unsafe.
From a height of 212ft (65m) down to 154ft (47m) above sea level.
Amelia herself stated that she had selected an uphill field.

conflicting info: The pasture where Earhart landed was suggested to me as the field SW and adjacent to hole 14 but in a different townland named Shantallow as the landing field.
This field was in fact covered in potatoes at the time of the landing- so it was unsuitable. It was badly trampled during the commotion of the 21/22.05.1932. So the field used for the
landing was named The Cornshell and is definitely the next field to the SW. Another report mentions McCready’s Lane as (probably McGeadys lane-Jim McGeadys home is at the
bottom of the Cornshell) close to the landing point. This must be a local a name- as I can find no mention of it in any search or on any maps.

On the 30.09.2015 I had a chat with Brendan McGeady who is related to Jim- (Brendan’s father I believe). We were standing beside his and Jim’s old home. He told me the
Cornshell is the same field that the museum is located in and that the museum was constructed on the same footprint that was the McLoughlin home. He said Amelia first arrived in
the area and flew around a couple of times- then flew away. She returned about 15 minutes later- completed one more circuit and came in low directly over the McGready home-
touching down about 200m beyond in the Cornshell field. The landing run took the Vega uphill coming to a stop meters away from a hedge in front of the McLoughlin tin roofed
cottage at the top of the Cornshell. By this stage I was 90% positive I had the correct landing field. Then a lovely lady- Nicole Denby who is the secretary of the Amelia Derry Earhart
group sent me a copy of a film by  HYPERLINK "http://digitalfilmarchive.net/media/amelia-earhart-landing-in-derry-117" Northern Ireland Screen | Digital Film Archive which is erroneously titled “Amelia Earhart arriving in Derry” there were NO CAMERA’S there when
she unexpectatlly arrived. Even she didn’t know where she was.The film shows Amelia and the Vega at Shantallow. At one point the camera pans around to show the cottage and
continue’s right to the Vega siting in front of the hedge facing the McLoughlins home. That was the final piece of the jigsaw to prove the landing field was as I thought.
Now I’m 100% certain that the museum field is the Cornshell and the correct field for the landing. In 1932 this was in grass and completely open- now in 2015- 83 years later- it’s about
80% overgrown with trees and bushes.

visitor NR7952 Lockheed Vega 5b (22) arr 1.45pm 21.05.1932 28.05.1932 Amelia Earhart because of minor problems- fuel leak was one. Amelia decided not
to fly the Vaga to London- but instead arranged to have it dismantled-
created up- and on the 28.05.1932 it departed the Cornshell and was
roaded therewhere it was displayed then returned to the United States
by sea.
visitor ? deHavilland DH60G Moth 22.05.1932 22.05.1932 ?
visitor ? ? 22.05.1932 22.05.1932 At least 3 other unrecorded aeroplane visitors to the “Cornshell” field
visitor ? ? 22.05.1932 22.05.1932 flying in the world press press.
visitor ? ? 22.05.1932 22.05.1932 one repoprt stated : “A flotilla of small planes had landed close by”
plus visitor G-AAPS Desoutter 1 (D.4) 22.05.1932 22.05.1932 National Flying Services this is the aeroplane that convayed Amelia from the cornshell field to arr 09.00am dep 1.45pm Blackpool- where a second Desoutter aeroplane flew her on to
Hanworth Aerodrome WSW of London (just S of present day London
Heathrow airport) Amelia spent exactly 24 hours in Derry having
arrived 1.45pm on 21.05.1932 & departed 1.45pm on 22-05.1932

1879 Ard Ri hotel Wexford Helipad Private
See Jurys Hotel 0745

Friday 05.07.2002  Jurys Reverts Back To “The Ard Rí” Under New Ownership WATERFORD Jurys Hotel is to be renamed “The Ardrí Hotel” and will be marketed
as a family hotel- for short breaks and themed weekends under the new ownership
of the McEniff Hotel Group.

1880 Lisburn 6 Down Home Address Private
owner/operator Laurence James McKelvie
Lisburn
Location? Co Down

based? G-BYCN Rans S6-ES Coyote 15.09.1998 08.10.2003 JK & RL.Dunseath probably not here
G-DGLM Glasair Dirks DG400 02.12.1999 26.11.2002 LJ.McKelvie definitely not here-to Germany

1881 Lisburn 7 Down Helibase British Army
see Long Kesh Camp 0913

1882 Glendeish East Waterford Airstrip Private
Lismore 2 owner Duke of Devonshire
Glendish A Lismore Castle
Lismore
3.5k N of Lismore Co Waterford
closed 1985 and planted out as a forestry
operator Bernard Leddy same person? Bernard P.Leddy
Glendeish East Chaple Street
Lismore Lismore
Co Waterford Co Waterford

Depart Lismore to the N on the N72 road- cross the bridge and take the second
left- the R668 Clogheen road heading N for 4k- then left heading NW for 1.5k to
a forested area on your right- that is the location of the former strip.

e-mail from William Flood 01.02.2005
Glendish East. I took the mountain road- and then took a left turn up a very steep mountain
road. I followed that until I got to with 0.12nm of the co-ordinates. The map and GPS
indicated the strip was formerly in a newly planted pine forest. I then found a farmer
and he laughed when I told him. He pointed to the forest and said that’s your strip…
He explained that about 8 years ago the Duke of Devonshire- who owns Lismore
Castle- planted the trees after a tragic accident- to prevent further liability to his assets
after the crash. I got a contact name Jimmy Fitzgerald who lives at 48 New Street-
Lismore- Co. Waterford. I decided I’d call Jimmy as the locals all said he was very
approachable. Spoke to jimmy last night- and he told me about how the guy took off
in the C152 low on fuel to go for a flip and came in and landed- and then went up
again. They ran out of fuel 1m out to sea at Youghal and ditched. One soul perished
from what I could gather. Lord rest him.

based EI-BDO Reims Cessna F.152 00.00.0000 18.06.1985 Iona National Airways leased to Lismore FC
this is the same aircraft mentioned above. The pilot died and the passenger was picked up by a
fishing boat. crashed on 18.06.1985. the registration was X22.08.1986 as written off.
aircraft was not recovered and still lies on the seabed.

1883 Glendish A Waterford Airstrip Private
see Glendeish East 1882

1884 Ballymartin North Waterford Field strip Private
Lismore 1 owner Kingston family?
operator Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays
Ballymartin North
4.8k SW of Lismore Lismore
Co Waterford

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display on Tue 06.07.1937
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Ballymartin.

Visitors ? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 on 07.06.1937 Coronation Air Displays
EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major on 07.06.1937 Irish Aero Club
? deHavilland DH83 Fox Moth on 07.06.1937 ? used for pleasure flights

1885 City of Derry Derry Aerodrome/Airfield/Airport Civil
see Eglinton 0580

1886 Abbeycartron 2 Longford Store Private
Battery Road 2 owner Robert Hall
Battery Road 1.52k N of Longford railway station Longford
E side of the old N4 road now redesignated R198 Co Longford

stored EI-BLO CATTO CP.16 (260) 21.09.1981 00.00.0000 Robert Hall N22.03.1990 sold to?
stored G-ANIS Auster 5 (1429) 00.00.0000 Current Robert Hall reg cancelled 08.10.1981-stored in a shed to the rear of Halls
stored-on rebuild EI-AYS Piper PA-22-108 Colt (22-8448) Autospares


1887 Trammon A Meath Airstrip Private
see Tromman 0914

1888 Sugarloaf Hill Armagh Helibase British army
owner/operator British Army
Sugerloaf Hill
2.75k SW of Camlough Camlough
Armagh

British Army observation tower on top of Suger Loaf Hill
serviced solely by helicopter.
1889 Tullyvallan 1 Down Helibase British Army
Newtownhamiliton owner/operator Royal Ulster Constabulary/British Army/Police Service of Northern Ireland
Newry Street
Tullyvallan
Town Centre Newtownhamiliton
Co Down

Helipad within the Police & Army Base which closed 29.07.2005

1890 Lough Derg Donegal Helistop Private
see Saint Patricks Purgatory 1891

1891 Saint Patricks Purgatory Donegal Helistop Private
Lough Derg owner/operator St Patricks Purgatory
Station Island Station Island
Lough Derg
7k ENE of Pettigo Co Donegal
072-61518

visitor N454CC Bell UH-1E on 27.06.2001 ?

1892 Station Island Donegal Helistop Private
see Saint Patricks Purgatory 1891

1893 Derrynoyd Derry Balloon Base Private
see Cornamucklagh 2334

1894 Clonkeen Monaghan Store Private
owner/operator James Treanor
Upper Clonkeen
9k NW of Emyvale Emyvale
300m E of the Fermanagh Border Co Monaghan
James Treanor note correct spelling of surname

From I T  07.11.2005
Myself and my wife went to see him today- he was kind enough to meet us at the Ballygawley Roundabout
and we followed him from there. As I had been told previously- he does indeed have various bits and pieces
of aircraft at his home including a couple he handn't told me about over the phone. Here a list of what I saw:

from Kilworth stored EI-AWD Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer () 00.00.1997 current James Treanor fuselage only
stored EI-BKM Zenair Zenith 00.00.0000 current James Treanor
stored ? Long-Eze 00.00.0000 current James Treanor under construction
stored ? Cozy 00.00.0000 current James Treanor abandoned project
stored EI-AWD Piper PA22 Tri-Pacer 160 00.00.0000 current James Treanor this is a Tri-Pacer- and not a Colt as some publications have it listed)
stored EI-BKM Zenith CH.200.AA Zenith 00.00.0000 current James Treanor most of the aircraft present- fuselage- wings etc - he didn't know
about any bits being sold in England
stored ???? Rutan Cozy Mark 3 00.00.0000 current James Treanor abandoned project- not on the SAAC Register) - he tells me he's had
Kevin Kelly down visiting with him several times who's building the
LongEze we saw up your way
from England stored G-BDOZ Sportavia-Putzer Fournier RF5 (5109) 00.00.0000 current James Treanor damaged wing and parts of fuselage He tells me he got this from
England around 1998- the only De-registered RF5 that I found on G-info
ending in G-??OZ is G-BDOZ - what does you "Big Book" say on the
history of this one Hugo? G-BDOZ somersaulted and crashed on take-off
at Fenland on 30.08.1981 extensively damaged - registration cancelled
stored SAAC 43 Fournier RF5 fuselage only
  stopred ???? Tiny Two not even sure if this is the correct spelling- it's a single-seat Volkswagaon
engined type that he says he got about 10 years ago from a guy from
Ballymena- another uncompleted project.
  ??? Hang Glider  type? another one of James which he flew in the past- he hasn't flown it in
a long time and can’t remember the HG type –
plus other bits and pieces lying around
 
1895 Clonakilty 5 Cork Airstrip Private
see Craanmore 2010

1896 Clonakilty 6 Cork Micrilight Airstrip Private
see Darrary 1897

1897 Darrary Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
Clonakilty 6 owner/operator Cornelius Burke
Darara A Clonakilty
Co Cork

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 59
The field is used for silage and the grass can often be too long
for safe use. There is no cut runway. When it is available- even
though there are two recognised landing strips- any part of the
field can be used.
Caution Long Grass. Animals on the field.
Neily flies a Gemini Flash 1 weightshift machine. The strip is a
farm field and sometimes unavailable therefore:
PPR IS ESSENTIAL for a complete update.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 500m No Avgas

Active runways are shown in data listing but any area of the field
can be used. Silage is cut from this field and during the growning
season the active area may be un-suitable for safe flying.

from Bartlemy based EI-CKT Mainair Sports Gemini Flash 1 (305.585.3) 00.00.1996 Active Cornelius (Neily) Burke

1898 Carrickwood Westmeath Helipad Private
Lough Ennell owner/operator Patrick Sexton
Carrickwood
8k SSW of Mullingar Lough Ennell
on south eastern shore of Lough Ennell Mullingar
Co Westmeath

based EI-PEC Robinson R.44 II (10354) 02.06.2004 09.08.2009 Patrick Sexton to D-HLFA

1899 Lough Ennell Westmeath Helipad Private
see Carrickwood 1898

1900 Slievebaun Mountain Sligo WW2 Crash site Private
see Shancrock 1848

1901 Mallow 6 Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location Mallow
Co Cork

visitor EI-MER Bell 206B Jet Ranger 22.11.2001 Gealic Helicopters

1902 Prehen Playing Field Derry Model Flying site Private
owner Derry City Council
operator NW Model Aircraft Club
1.4k SSW of Craigavon Bridge Prehen Playing Field
south side of the River Foyle between the river and the Prehen
A5 road Co Derry

in 1989 the Club decided to vacate Eglinton airfield and seek an alternative
site. Land at Gransha hospital was our first alternative home- one that was
occupied for approximately a year until the authorities decided to build a
new hospital on the site!

  Subsequently the Club moved to the council playing fields at Prehen. Not an
ideal location constrained by a major road on one side and the River Foyle
on the other. Also access by the general public could not be controlled and it
was not unusual to find someone walking his or her dog across your flight path.
Clearly a better site was required. Moved to Duncastle Road Newbuilding’s 1995

1903 Loughanstown Westmeath Microlight Airstrip Private
see Clonmellon 2 2009

1904 Duncastle Road landfill site Derry Model Flying site Private
Newbuildings 2 owner Derry City Council
operator NW Model Aircraft Club (25 year lease from 1995)
1.4k SSE of Newbuildings E side of the B48 road Duncastle Road landfill site
Newbuildings Co Derry


In 1989 the Club moved from Eglinton Airfield to the council playing fields
at Prehen. Not an ideal location constrained by a major road on one side
and the River Foyle on the other. Also access by the general public could
not be controlled and it was not unusual to find someone walking his or her
dog across your flight path. Clearly a better site was required.
  ---- 
  Tentative negotiations had been opened with Derry City Council for assistance
with the finding and development of an alternative site during 1989; these
negotiations now took on a greater urgency. However we did not anticipate how
long and complex a project it would become! Finding a suitable site was relative
easy. The Council’s landfill site at Duncastle Road- Newbuildings was nearing
capacity- indeed 5.5 acres had already been topsoiled and fenced off and had
the potential to make an ideal model flying site. We made our proposal to DCC
and waited!! It would not be until 1994 that the NWMAC secured possession of
the site. Although it was agreed in principle that the location was suitable DCC
were developing a new waste management strategy. It was not clear if the landfill
site at Duncastle Road would be deemed surplus to requirements or if it was to be
extended. Extension would mean that planning permission would be required along
with an environmental impact assessment. Deliberations with DCC on this issue
were long and extensive but eventually they decided to close the site and a 25-year
lease was agreed subject to planning permission!! This was another hurdle made
more difficult as a number of objections were received. Eventually we were able to
placate the objectors and planning permission was granted. Now all we needed was
the funds to develop the site. The plans envisaged the construction of a 60m x 20m
tarmac runway access road and car parking facility- total cost in excess of £15k.
A cocktail of funding negotiated with Derry City Council- The Honourable The Irish
Society- Sports Council NI and fund raising activities by NWMAC members e.g.
marathon flight from Strabane to Derry- eventually raised the necessary monies
and construction could begin.The first model to fly off our new strip occurred at
Christmas 1995.
  -- 
While all of the above was going on we had not been idle. It was important to
raise the awareness of model flying within the local community and especially with
local Councillors and decision-makers. We took part in the annual N.I. International
Airshow held annually at Eglinton and in 1992 in conjunction with the Ulster Model
Aircraft Club we organised Eurofly 92 one of the largest model flying events to be
held in Ireland. Guest flyers included Hanno Prettner 7 times World Aerobatic
Champion- Philip Avonds World Scale Champion and Jo Koulen World Speed
Record holder. Another display pilot who was just developing a reputation in the
model display circuit was Steve Holland. These notables were supported by local
flyers and as a public relations exercise it was an unqualified success- dampened
only by the less that ideal weather conditions.
This year 2005- we can reflect upon 10 years of tenure at our site at Newbuildings.
During that period the Club has continued to improve its facilities with the
construction of a club hut- improved safety provision and grass cutting equipment.
It is without doubt one of the best model flying facilities in Ireland.
Newbuildings hosts annually the N. I Area Scale Championships and the N. I. Area
Aerobatic Championships (Reports and photos from these events can be seen on
our events page). Novices can avail of dedicated training sessions under the tutelage
of BMFA appointed instructors and when the time is right apply for their A or B
examination. NWMAC members have also had noted success in both provincial and
international competitions. They formed the core of the Northern Ireland team that
attended the 1999 and 2003 Jet World Masters in Austria and South Africa respectively.
The NWMAC has always seen itself as a family orientated club and this is reflected
in its subscription policy and the recent adoption of a Child and Vulnerable Adult
Protection Policy.
With such an illustrious past the onus is on the current membership and committee
to continue the development of the Club and its facilities. The current committee has
some exciting plans for the future- ensuring that the NWMAC continues to be seen
as one of the most progressive model flying clubs in the island of Ireland.

1905 Newbuildings Derry Model Aircraft Flying Private
see Duncastle Road landfill site 1904

1906 HMS Gannet II Derry Aerodrome/Airfield RAF / RN / USAAF / FAA
see Maydown 1 0995

1907 HMS Shrike Derry Aerodrome/Airfield RAF / RN / USAAF / FAA
see Maydown 1 0995

1908 Kilmacredock Kildare Store Private
Maynooth 1 owner/operator Thomas Lennon-
Kilmacredock Lower
Maynooth
4.2k ESE of Maynooth Co Kildare


stored EI-AMY Auster J/1n Alpha 15.12.1992 Current Thomas Lennon noted 26.10.2014

visitor to Maynooth EI-BAO Cessna 172c 09.11.1991 Garda Flying Club different location-no strip here - any details would be welcome

1909 Churchtown Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
Midleton 2 owner/operator Finbarr Stack
Middleton 2 A Churchtown North
Midleton
3.5k E of Midleton Co Cork
N of the N25 road

based EI-CLL Whittaker Aerotech MW 6s (1069) 14.03.2000 Active Finbarr Stack X27.09.2011 as withdrawn from use

1910 Mooncoin Kilkenny Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Mooncoin
12k SE of Carrick on Suir Co Kilkenny

visitor EI-STR Bell 407 22.01.2002 ?

1911 Crover House Hotel Cavan Helipad Private
see Lough Sheelin 1 0944

1912 Scolboa Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator Cecil Ashe
Scolboa
6k NE of Antrim railway station Antrim
Co Antrim

based G-ECIL Robinson R.44 Ravan II 15.11.2005 Active Cecil Ashe

1913 Mullinoly Tipperary Microlight Airstrip Private
Mullinahone 2 owner/operator Vincent Vaughan
Mullinoly
1.3k S of Mullinahone Mullinahone
Co Tipperary

there is a connection between this site and a site named
Dicksborough 1914 on the south side of Kilkenny Airfield 0787
As you can see Vincent Vaughan is based here- while Nick
O’Brien is the owner of the Dicksborough site.

all the aircraft listed below may be based either at Mullinoly or Dicksborough 1914
based EI-BJJ Aeronca 15AC Sedan 00.00.0000 Active? Nicholas O’Brien
based EI-CAN Aerotech MW5 Sorcerer 00.00.2002 Active Vincent Vaughn temporarily based at Killenaule 0804 prior moving to Mullinoly
Dicksborough 1914 or Kilkenny airfield
based EI-CES Taylorcraft B65 25.03.1992 Active Nicholas O’Brien
based G-BUGE Bellanca 7GCAA Citabria 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Vincent Vaughan &
Nicholas O’Brien
based G-MYXK BFC Quad City Challenger II 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Vincent Vaughan

1914 Dicksborough Kilkenny Airstrip Private
Kilkenny 5 owner/operator Nicholas O’Brien
Glountha Glountha
Kilkenny
3k W of Kilkenny city Co Kilkenny
only 200m S of Kilkenny Airfield 0787 runway
with both runways running almost parallel

there is a connection between this site and a site named
Mullinoly 1913 an airstrip near Mullinahone Co Tipperary
which is Vincent Vaughan’s home. While Nick O’Brien is
the owner of the Dicksborough site.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 86
Safe strip length is 400m but a total of 550m is available - there are
hills on both approaches. 100m from 08 threshold and 250m from
the 26 threshold.
VERY close proximity (200m S) of Kilkenny Airfield 0787 runway.
Contact the airfield on 122.9mHz for circuit information.
Nicky flies a Citabria from his strip.
Strickly PPR at all times. Pilot breifing essential.
Coffee and toilets available.
Mogas 200m N at Airfield No Avgas.

all the aircraft listed below may have been based either at Mullinoly 1913 or here at Dicksborough
based EI-BJJ Aeronca 15AC Sedan 00.00.0000 Active? Nicholas O’Brien
EI-CAN Aerotech MW5 Sorcerer 00.00.2002 Active Vincent Vaughan temporarily based at Killenaule 0804 befor moving to Mullinoly 1913
or Dicksborough
EI-CES Taylorcraft B65 25.03.1992 Active Nicholas O’Brien
G-BUGE Bellanca 7GCAA Citabria 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Vincent Vaughan &
Nicholas O’Brien
G-MYXK BFC Quad City Challenger II 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Vincent Vaughan

1915 Kilkenny 5 Kilkenny Airstrip Private
see Dicksborough 1914

1916 Ardbrackan Meath Balloon Base Private
Ardbraccan A owner/operator Michael James Mills
Ladys Road
5k ESE of Trim N side of the R154 road Ardbraccan [correct spelling Ardbrackan]
Navan
Co Meath

based EI-BGT Colting 77A 21.09.2001 Current Michael James Mills

1917 Nenagh 1 Tipperary Field strip Private/RFC
owner ?
operator Royal Flying Corps
Location? ?
Nenagh
Co Tipperary

three aeroplanes from the very first oversea’s deployment of an
RFC squadron- when the section was based at Rathbane House
1131 Co Tipperary during 09.1913. They arrived at Nenagh to
refuel- on Mon 15.09.1913 during manoeuvre’s.

from Crinkill 218 BE.2A Captain Longcroft 15.09.1913 2 Sqn Royal Flying Corps to Rathbane House
from Crinkill 217 BE.2A Captain Becke 15.09.1913 2 Sqn Royal Flying Corps to Rathbane House
from Crinkill 273 BE.2A Lt. Waldron 15.09.1913 2 Sqn Royal Flying Corps to Rathbane House

1918 Rathfalla Tipperary Airstrip Private
Nenagh 3 owner/operator L.Oliver Kennedy (Liam?)
Rathfalla
4.25k E of Nenagh railway station N side of the N7 road Nenagh
Co Tipperary
info from Roger D.Caird
BHV BNL APF based at Rathfalla)
On Toomevara-Nenagh road 3.8m W of Toomevara. North of road.
Airfield planted with crop- except for strip. Take right turn sign-posted
Ballymackey- airfield entrance & hangar on left. 515m 08/26 grass
The above info is related to strip at Rathfalla

based EI-APF2 Reims Cessna F.150G 29.10.1981 18.06.1998?L.Oliver Kennedy to Strandhill (Sligo)
from Dromineer based EI-BFO Piper J/3c 90-Cub 00.04.1983 29.07.1992 Michael Slattery to Miltown Grange
from Dromineer based EI-CFH Piper J/3c 65-Cub 00.01.1991 00.06.1998 Michael Slattery to Adamstown Lodge
visitor G-ASAN Beagle A61 Terrier 24.12.1995 ?

1919 Capparoe Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Erinagh 2100

1920 Leamore Wicklow Airstrip Private
Newcastle 2 owner/operator Irish Aero Club
Capt Eric Hopkins c/o Prospect House
1.5k E of Newcastle 086-8393198 01-2810575 Donabate
parallel to and just W of the railway line. Leamore Co Dublin
Hangar’s and aircraft parking 400m W of Newcastle 01-8436724
the runway joined by a long taxiway Co Wicklow
Airstrip is better know as Newcastle- but
is located in the townland of Leamore

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 123 Hi all- just a note to let you know that my contact details have changed;
Strip runs alongside the south coast rail line and then the shoreline. Newcastle 01-2023030 ATC 122.55
70m displaced threshold on 36. mob/txt 087-7437871
Possibly soft in wet weather. The Airfield is in great condition.
PPR by telephone please. We had good- no- GREAT winter flying. Now Spring is here we welcome all.
Standard join and circuits to the E over the Irish sea. Nearly full- just 2 spaces left.
Mogas Newcastle town No Avgas Come join us for a coffee/sambo- by air/road Weekend just great - sky is full- coffee is flowing- chat is just as airfield should be. Thanks to all for their company-
Sat Sep 29- 2007 1:30 pm    Post subject: Newcastle EINC
There is a Notam that Newcastle is closed "due extensive work" from 28 Sept to March 08. What's going on?

Frank Grealish 18 June 2008 13:37 via irish-spotters 2 Yaks displaying at Youghal Cork this weekend
  Hi Paul- There's a good chance the Yaks are the (I think) Newcastle (EINC) based ones owned by Dave McCoy: Yak-52 G-MCCY: Yak-50 G-BWWX: Frank. On Wed- June 18- 2008 12:50 pm- corkspotter wrote: There is a summer festival on at Youghal Cork this weekend. The main theme is powerboat racing both days. However- on both afternoons they are advertising a display by 2 Yaks and on Sunday the Costguard helicopter will also display. Anyone any Id's on the Yaks??? Paul

based EI-AMK Auster J/1 Autocrat Taylorcraft 11/10/1966 current
EI-AYY Evans VP-1 (a) 18/08/1975 current
EI-BCL Cessna 182P Skylane 21/05/1998 current
EI-BMM Reims Cessna F.152-II 08/07/1993 00/05/96
EI-BMM Reims Cessna F.152-II 08/07/1993 00/05/96
EI-BJS American Avn. AA-5B Tiger (Grumman) 13/12/1985 current
EI-CCK Cessna 152 09/10/1990 current
EI-CCM Cessna 152 09/10/1990 18/11/99
EI-CCM Cessna 152 18/11/1999 current
EI-ALU Avro 643 Cadet Mk.1 14/03/1961 current
EI-BOX Jordan Duet 12/10/1984 current


Mick MacNamara kindly provided a list of aircraft noted at Newcastle on 29 May 2015:
D-ETRE Tecnam P.2002-JF Sierra (003)
EI-AEE Auster J/1 Autocrat (1873)
EI-BAT Reims Cessna F150M (F15001196)
EI-BBC Piper PA28-180 Cherokee B (28-1049)
EI-BOE SOCATA TB-10 Tobago (301)
EI-BSB Jodel D.112 Club (1067)
EI-BSO Piper PA28-140 Cherokee B (28-25449)
EI-BVK Piper PA38-112 Tomahawk (38-79A0966)
EI-BYL Zenair CH.250 Zenith (2-866)
EI-CGD Cessna 172M (17262309)
EI-DGG Raj Hamsa X Air (899)
EI-DMA SOCATA MS892E Rallye 150GT (12376)
EI-DOW Mainair Blade 912 (1361-0104-7 & W1156)
EI-DXN Zenair CH.601HD Zodiac (6-9095)
EI-ETE SOCATA MS880B Rallye Club (1733)
EI-FDO Jabiru UL-D Calypso (668)
EI-MIR Roko Aero NG-4UL (017/2009)
EI-NJA Robinson R44 II (11945)
EI-ODD Bell 206 JetRanger (03627)
EI-ROK Roko Aero NG-4UL (004/2008)
EI-SYM Vans RV-7 (72940)
EI-VII Vans RV-7 (73114)
G-BAEV Reims Cessna FRA150L (FRA1500173)
G-BIZV Piper L-18C Super Cub (18-2001)
G-BOOL Cessna 172N (17272486)
G-BOOW Aerosport Scamp (PFA 117-10709)
G-BTSN Cessna 150G (15065106)
G-BZGH Reima Cessna F172N (F17201789)
G-BZVK Raj Hamsa X Air (592 & BMAA/HB/152)
G-CCBI Raj Hamsa X Air (600 & BMAA/HB/192)
G-CCIZ PZL-110 Koliber 160A (040-10087)
G-CDHH Robinson R44 II (10660)
G-HENT SOCATA Rallye 110ST Galopin (3210)
G-JCMW Rand Robinson KR-2 (PFA 129-11064)
G-KONG Slingsby T.67M-200 Firefly (2041)
G-OTIG Gulfstream-American AA-5B Tiger (AA5B-0996)
N277SA Piper PA28-140 Cherokee (28-21661)
N370WC Piper PA32-300 Cherokee Six (32-7840196)
N4242C Cessna 172C (17249187)
Plus an unidentified Yak-52

1921 Abbeyfeale 1 Limerick Airstrip Private
see Mountcollins 1540

1922 Creggs Galway Helipad Private
see Millford House 0265

1923 Straughroy Tyrone Aerodrome Royal Air Force
Omagh 1 owner/operator Royal Air Force
Strathroy A Straughroy
Omagh
2.5k NW of Omagh town centre Co Tyrone

Dick Whybray confirmed the exact location-
Here is a copy of the email he sent to confirm-
Hi Gordon- 15.08.2008 I can pinpoint it exactly. If you stand on the fairy water bridge on the Derry Road
by Nestles old factory looking downstream - the old landing field is the grass area
of 10 acres or so enclosed by the loop of the river ahead and to your right. Its
rough pasture now- and very wet. I flew on it once with Nick Fitton-(with the farmer's
permission) just so I could say I'd done it.   You can see a mound in the middle of the field- which is the rubble pile left when
Strathroy house was demolished. It was used in WW1- then by Sir Alan Cobham's
National Air Day tours in the 1930's.   I dont know about WW2- but it was used by Auster AOP aircraft before the Troubles.   Try Dr. Haldane Mitchell- who has photos of some of this activity and an enormous
fund of local knowledge.   Nil illegitimi carborundum   Richard

Nick Forder 106 Sqn via Crossand & Cockade 03.09.2009
On 30 May the 105 Squadron arrived at Omagh and 106 Squadron arrived at Fermoy. Fermoy was one of a number of airfields the sites for which had been selected by Major Sholto Douglas during the early summer of 1917. These were to be house Training Depot Stations to facilitate the planned expansion of the Royal Flying Corps. Detachments of 106 Squadron were sent from Fermoy to Athlone between January and October 1919- to Birr between August and September 1919- and again in October- and to Oranmore. Offensive air patrols were not mounted despite the original plans and 106 Squadron concentrated on training. This was largely uneventful- though in October 1918 a fierce gale blew across the aerodrome at Fermoy and destroyed a number of aircraft- including some RE8 s. One of these was C2657. On Sunday 9 March 1919 Bristol Fighter F4352 is recorded as having collided with a cow and force landed in a bog known as ‘The Marsh’- near Skibereen in County Cork. The event was reported in “The Cork Examainer.”
 
The changing situation in Europe allowed 105 Squadron to be re-equipped with Bristol Fighters in December 1918 and 106 Squadron followed in 01.1919.
These aircraft were retained until disbandment. During the latter half of 1919 a "Defence of Ireland Scheme" was formulated based on two Army co-operation
squadrons. Instead of using any of the five squadrons already in Ireland cadres of two squadrons with distinguished wartime service were sent to Ireland in
August 1919. From then on 106 Squadron- together with the other four existing squadrons- was run down. Aircraft and personnel were either transferred to the two
new Squadrons or were returned to England. Some 106 Squadron aircraft were transferred to 2 Squadron- which was formed at Oranmore on 1 February 1920.
This may explain why there are records of Bristol Fighters serving with 106 Squadron in 1920 and 1921 despite the fact that the squadron officially disbanded on
08.10.1919.

  Military Unit Movements very confusing date movments of 105 Sqn detatched - 105 Sqn (full?) & 105 Sqn B flight
based 00.00.1918 00.05.1918 105 Sqn detatched F.2b to Castlebar 00.05.1918
Andover based 19.05.1918 28.01.1919 105 Sqn F.2b to Oranmore
Ayr Racecourse based 19.05.1918 105 Sqn various both are shown on the Ayr Racecourse listing
based 19.05.1918 105 Sqn RE.8 with what seems to be contradicting information
105 Sqn is shown as departed Andover 10.05.1918
& also on 16.05.1918 to Ayr Racecourse. Then
both are shown as departing to Omagh 19.05.1918.
based 00.00.1918 00.11.1918 105 Sqn B flight F.2b to Castlebar 00.11.1918

Military Aircraft Movements
two RE hangar’s were available at Straughroy- probably a lot more aeroplanes were based here than shown on the list below

based E23 Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 (?) 00.05.1918 00.12.1918 105 Sqn RAF
based ? Bristol F.2b Fighter’s 00.12.1918 00.00.1919 105 Sqn RAF
based C2657 Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 (?) 00.05.1918 00.01.1919 106 Sqn RAF
based ? Bristol F.2b Fighter’s 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF
Oranmore? based J6712 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6019) 00.00.1920 2 Sqn RAF to Oranmore? was 2 Sqn base HQ 01.02.1920 until00.02.1922 or just
visitor? a visitor

Aircraft operated by 106 Squadron include 
visitor B5472 AMC DH4 106 Sqn RAF Built by Vulcan Motor and Engineering Company Ltd Southport
B5489 AMC DH4 106 Sqn RAF Built by Vulcan Motor and Engineering Company Ltd.- Southport
B5492 DH4 106 Sqn RAF Built by Vulcan Motor and Engineering Company Ltd.- Southport
AMCLOTTERY GRANT FOR JET AGE MUSEUM
C2424 RAF RE8 106 Sqn RAF Built by the Daimler Company Ltd- Coventry
C2657 RAF RE8 106 Sqn RAF Built by the Daimler Company Ltd.- Coventry
D6816 RAF RE8 106 Sqn RAF Built by Coventry Ordnance Works Ltd.
E57 RAF RE8 106 Sqn RAF Built by Siddeley-Deasy Motor Company Ltd.- Coventry
E2553 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd.
F4352 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd.
F4352 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd.
F4373 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd. Arrived 1920
F4380 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd. Arrived in 1921
from 105 Squadron
F4479 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd. Arrived 1920
F4796 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd.
H1441 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd. Arrived Fermoy
02.1920? from 105 Squadron- moved to 2 Squadron December 1920 –
1921 Fermoy
H144 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd. Arrived 1920
H1488 Bristol F2B Fighter 106 Sqn RAF Built by the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company Ltd

Civil Aircraft Movements
CWA.Scott’s Flying Display was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over
the assets- aircraft & goodwill of National Aviation Displays- which was
owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display at the ex RAF Aerodrome Omagh
on 06.06.1936. Some- if not all the aircraft listed below would have been in
attendance.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936 tour of
Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.
Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 06.06.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 06.06.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 06.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 06.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 06.06.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 06.06.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 06.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 06.06.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 06.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 06.06.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 06.06.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 06.06.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 06.06.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 06.06.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 06.06.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 06.06.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 06.06.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 06.06.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 06.06.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 06.06.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936
visitor ? AOP type aircraft 1970’s/1980’s British Army
visitor G-???? ? ? Richard Whybray/Nick Fitton

1924 Strathroy A Tyrone Aerodrome Royal Air Force
see Straughroy 1923

1925 US Ambassadors Residence Dublin Helipad Private / US Goverment
see United States Ambassadors Residence 1997

1926 Phoenix Park 3 Dublin Helipad United States Goverment
see United States Ambassadors Residence 1997

1927 Parteen 2 Clare Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Parteen
5k of Limerick city centre Co Clare

visitor G-BVJE Aerospatiale AS350B1 on 24.04.1996 PDG Helicopters

1928 Peoples Park Waterford Balloon Launch Site Waterford City council
owner Waterford City council
operator ?
600m SSE of Reginalds Tower Waterford city Peoples Park
Waterford City
Co Waterford

The 31st Hot Air Balloon Championships was held here
between 22.09.2001 and 26.09.2001

visitor G-JULU Cameroon Balloons total 12 23.09.2001
G-JULU 26.09.2001
G-CONC 23.09.2001
G-CONC 26.09.2001
G-BUEV 23.09.2001
G-CLIC 23.09.2001
G-CLIC 26.09.2001
G-JSON 23.09.2001
G-JSON 26.09.2001
G-OARG 23.09.2001
G-LIBB 23.09.2001
G-LIBB 26.09.2001
G-BWNS 23.09.2001
G-BWNS 26.09.2001
G-BRUV 23.09.2001
G-BYFJ 23.09.2001
G-BSUV 23.09.2001
G-KAFE 23.09.2001
G-BOJD 26.09.2001
G-BXVR 23.09.2001
G-BYMW 23.09.2001
G-PUSS 26.09.2001
G-BHHN 26.09.2001
G-BYYJ 26.09.2001
EI-CUE 26.09.2001
N????? 26.09.2001
G-HENY 26.09.2001

1929 Phoenix Park 4 Dublin Heliad’s Dublin City Council
owner/operator Dublin City Council
Phoenix Park
5k WNW of O’Connell Street Bridge. Dublin
Co Dublin
There is a “No Fly Zone” of 1nm centred on Aras an Uachtarain
There are some possible helicopter landing area’s outside the zone
within the park. The total area of the park is over 1700 acre’s.
The grid’s and co-ords given are at the approximate centre of the park-
which is within the zone

visitor’s to Phoenix Park
visitor IAC196 Alouette lll 18.10.1998 Irish Air Corps
visitor ? Puma 10.11.1998 Royal Air Force
visitor IAC245 Aerospatiale SA.365F Dauphine 2 (6168) 25.02.1999 Irish Air Corps to Eglinton
visitor EI-CUV Aerospatiale A109C 13.08.2000 Loch Brea Aircraft

1930 Bell Isle Farm Clare Helipad Private
Illaunyregan owner/operator Peter Stritch
Cloonlara Illaunyregan
Cloonlara
2.3k SSE of Cloonlara Co Clare
7k NE of Limerick city centre

visitor/based EI-PKS Bell 206B Jet Ranger III 06.12.2005 Active Bellisle Properties

1931 Illuanyregan Clare Helipad Private
see Bell Isle Farm 1930

1932 Cloonlara Clare Helipad Private
see Bell Isle Farm 1930

1933 Mahon A Armagh Helibase British Army
see Maghon 0965

1934 Gash Laois Micrilight Airstrip?/Store? Private
Castletown 1 owner/operator Dennis Martin Bracken
Portlaoise 5 Gash
Castletown
1.2km SE of Castletown Portlaoise
14k SW of Portlaoise Co Laoise
.
stored/based G-BXEM Lovegrove Cricket Mk 4 (PFA G/03-1282) 23.08.1999 07.11.2001 Dennis Martin Bracken de-reg 07.11.2001
G-CEMA Pioneer 200 (PFA 334-14569) 05.03.2007 Active? under construction ?

1935 Portlaoise 7 Laois Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Portlaoise
Co Laois

visitor G-LAMA Aerospatiale AS350B Lama 02.05.1998 PLM Dollar

1936 Velvet Strand Dublin Beach Strip Dublin County County
see Portmarnock Strand 1109

1937 Bangor Castle Down Field strip Private
owner/operator ?
Bangor Castle
500m SE of Bangor Railway Station Bangor
Co Down

In the early years of flying the public were entertained by air displays-
with aeroplanes brought to Ireland by boat and flown by pilots from
Britain. One early display was the Great Bangor Pageant held in the
grounds of Bangor Castle in 1910.

? ? 00.00.1910

1938 Portrush Golf Club Antrim Helipad Private
see Royal Portrush Golf Club 1939

1939 Royal Portrush Golf Club Antrim Helipad Private
owner/operator Royal Portrush Golf Club
Portrush
1.2k ESE of Portrush Railway Station Co Antrim
BT56 8QJ
028-70822311

Multiple helicopter activity since at least 1992

1940 Rahelty Tipperary Airstrip Private
Rathealty A owner/operator W.Kennedy
Rahelty
5k NE of Thurles Thurles
3k W of Moyne/ Manselstown 0985 Co Tipperary

based EI-ANT Champion 7ECA 03.01.1985 18.06.1987 W.Kennedy base given as Killenaule

1941 Killarney 10 Kerry Helipad Private
see Randles Court Hotel 1129

1942 Raphoe Donegal Airstrip Private
see Carnowen 1514

1943 Bracknagh Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
Rathangan owner/operator Niall Thomas Murphy
Rathongon A Bracknagh Co offaly
Rathangan
7k W of Rathangan Co Kildare

based G-MNPA Solar Wings Pegasus/Gemini Flash II 18.09.2001 Active Niall Thomas Murphy

1944 Keatingspark Dublin Helipad Private
Rathcoole 1 owner/operator James Mansfield
Keatingspark
2k WSW of Rathcoole Rathcoole
5k SW of the Baldonnell hangars Co Dublin

based EI-BHI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.04.1982 23.10.2002? James Mansfield

1945 Cashel 5 Tipperary Temporary Airstrip Private
see Charterschool Land 1531

1946 Rock of Cashel Tipperary Temporary Airstrip Private
see Charterschool Land 1531

1947 Cullentra Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
Ballycanew owner ?
Monamolin operator Patrick & Tracey Sludds
Cullentra
5k S of Ballycanew Ballycanew
Gorey
Co Wexford


April 2004
Despite a lot of wet weather there was an Easter weekend trip to
Tracey's airstrip in Wexford. Congratulations are due to Tracey Sludds
on going solo in her flexwing. She is well on her way to becoming the
first qualified female flexwing pilot in Ireland. Well done Tracey!

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 117
Slight slope down from 11 to 29 (40ft) Pond on approach to 29
taxiway at 11 end to Caravan/Clubhouse.
Possibly soft in wet weather.
Ballinvally (2003) airstrip is 1k to the NW.
Tracey is one of the few female weightshift pilots in the country.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 5k Ballycanew No Avgas

based G-MTBH Mainair Gemini Flash II 16.08.2000 00.00.0000 Patrick & Tracey Sludds X08.05.2015 while the permit to fly expired 19.10.2008

1948 Ballycanew Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
see Cullentra 1947

1949 Trevet Meath Airstrip Private
Dunshaughlin 3 owner/operator Christopher Rooney
Trevet
Dunshaughlin
3.25k N of Dunshaughlin Co Meath
closed 2014


new hangar with space for seventeen aircraft- with doors on
each end. Cost about ¬ 2500 per year (06.2006) to hangar a
light single- also there are plans to install fuel pumps.

info below from Kevin Glynn s excellent flight guide 2006 page 149
Reasonably level and prepered. No major obstructions on approach s.
Possibly soft in wet weather.
Located just N of golf club this strip promises to become one of the
busier strips.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas available No Avgas.

via Ian Thompson log for Friday 16.10.2010
based D-EFLD Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II D-EOWY Reims Cessna FR.172N Skyhawk EI-BAT Reims/Cessna F.150M (bare metal) EI-CIF Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C EI-CVL Ercoupe 415CD EI-DIY Van's RV-4 EI-YLG Avions Pierre Robin HR.200/120B Club G-ASRB Rollason Druine D.62B Condor G-BSHI Luscombe 8F Silvaire G-BTKG Light Aero Avid Flyer G-BTUV Aeronca A65-TAC Defender (also marked as C 1661 TA) G-CBPU Raj Hamsa X'Air R100(3) G-MYDM Whittaker MW.6-S (Modified) Fatboy Flyer N92RW Beechcraft F.33A Bonanza 480762 Piper J-3C-65 Cub (L-4J-PI) visitor G-CEEW Aerosport Ikarus C-42A Cyclone FB100

1950 Kilpoole Hill farm Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Blainroe Lower 0824

1951 Ballinteskin Airfield A Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Blainroe Lower 0824

1952 Clonroot Armagh Store/Airstrip? Private
Richhill owner/operator George Callaghan Richhill 2.64k NE of Richhill Armagh
Co Armagh
based G-BMYF Benson B-8M (PE-01) R01.09.1997 X06.04.2009 George Callaghan
stored? G-BDSA Fred Series II 00.00.0000 WDM.Turtle
1953 River Foyle 1 Derry Marine Royal Navy
owner Foyle Fisheries
operator Royal Navy
1k SW of the Foyle Bridge- oppisite River Foyle
Ebrington Barracks Derry
Co Derry

visitor S1042 Supermarine Southampton 1 16.09.1931 Royal Navy as part of a training flight

1954 Ashbourne 2 Meath Store/Home Address Private
Tara Lawns owner/operator John Todd
Tara Lawns
Ashbourne
Co Meath

fr id Ballynora 2098 stored EI-BSG Bensen B.80 Gyrocopter (HB/Mac4318) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 John Todd

1955 Rosapenna A Donegal Road strip/Helipad/Beach strip Donegal Co Co/Private
see Rosepenna Hotel (new) 1191 - Rosepenna Strand 1192 - Rosepenna Hotel (old) 1956

1956 Rosepenna Hotel (old) Donegal Road strip Donegal Co Co/Private
Rosapenna A public road owner Donegal County Council
private road owner Rosepenna Hotel
2.25k NW of Carrigart owner Sidney Catherwood
operator AC (monkey) Morgan
Rosepenna Hotel
Rosepenna
Popular and local spelling of the area is as Rosapenna Downings
while the correct spelling as per ordnance survey maps Letterkenny
is Rosepenna. Co Donegal
ph Downings 4

On occasions when the tide was in on Rosepenna Strand 1192
the public road (now the R248) and also part of the hotel driveway
were used by AC (Monkey) Morgan as a landing strip. Very little
traffic to worry about in 1956!!.
In 1956-57- he organised pleasure flights for the hotel visitors
in a Tiger Moth at 10 shillings (50p/64c) for 15 minutes
or in 2006 prices ¬ 100.

Visitors EI-A?? deHavilland DH82a Tiger Moth (?) pilot AC. (Monkey) Morgan

if it was Irish registered then it would have been one of the following registrations
FJ GL GN GP GR GT HA HB HD HF HJ or HK or a G- registered aircraft.

1957 Lowtown Kildare Airstrip Private
Allenwood owner/operator Michael John Hanlon
Robertstown Lowtown/Littletown
Robertstown
Co Kildare

1.25k W of Robertstown 500m S of the Grand Canal
adjacent to and W of the graval pit


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 24
Strip slopes up to centre from both ends
Grass can sometimes be
long - wires on approach to 06
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 1.5k at Allenwood No Avgas

based EI-CAP Cessna 182RG 22.12.1995 Active Michael John Hanlon
visitor EI-BHY SOCATA MS Rallye 150ST on 29.02.1996 D.Killian
visitor EI-BMI TB9 Tampico on 29.02.1996 Weston Ltd

1958 Ross Point Donegal Airstrip Private
Rosnakill owner/operator James Sweeney
Rossnakill A The Ross
Rosnakill
5k NNW of Carrowkeel (Kerrykeel) Carrowkeel (Kerrykeel)
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

Flying ceased at the airstrip in 1996

based G-AOEH Aeronca 7AC Champion 00.00.1982 00.00.1986 Hugh McClean
from Eglinton based G-AVZE Druine D.62B Condor 00.10.1986 24.08.1988 James Sweeney
re-reg EI-BXT Druine D.62B Condor 24.08.1988 12.09.1995 James Sweeney
stored EI-BXT Druine D.62B Condor 12.09.1995 00.07.1999 James Sweeney The Condor was then stored here and eventfully dismantled and roaded
to Abbeyshrule 07.1999 by Sammy Bruton’s son David.
from Letterkenny based G-BLWG Varga 2105A Kachina 12.04.1986N 00.00.1990 John McGovern to Abbeyshrule for CofA eventully re-registered 08.08.1991 as EI-CFK
to Billy Patterson based Stevensons Field Letterkenny.
from Devlinmore based EI-BIW Socata MS880B Rallye (1144)) 00.00.1986 cr10.08.1986 Pat Herbert Later- the rear section of the fuselage from the cabin area back- was used
Point as a display item in the nightclub at a the Intercounty Hotel- Lifford- Co
Donegal from 1988 until a fire destroyed the hotel.
from Abbeyshrule based EI-AWU Socata MS880B Rallye (0880) 00.10.1987 00.00.1990 Pat Herbert
stored EI-AWU Socata MS880B Rallye (0880) 00.00.1990 00.08.2003 Pat Herbert stored in a dismantled condition from 1990 until 08.2003 when it was
removed to Strains Scrapyard ID 1755 Milford

1959 Rosaveal A Galway Helipad Irish Lights/Irish Helicopters
see Rossaveel 1197

1960 Sandhouse Hotel Donegal Helipad Private
Rossnowlagh owner/operator Sandhouse Hotel
Rossnowlagh
centre of Rossnowlagh Co Donegal
071-9851777 fax 071-9852100

visitor EI-CHL Bell 206L Long Ranger 08.08.1997 Celtic Helicopters
? Aerospatiale AS350 (black) 04.06.2006 ? noted from 800m away arriving from Dublin at 13.30 on 04.06.2006 with hotel
guests unable to read reg

1961 Abbeyfeale 2 Kerry Airstrip Private
see Coolaneelig 1598

1962 Adamstown Lodge Meath Airstrip Private
owner/operator John Matthews
Adamstown Lodge
4.25k SE of Trim Adamstown
Trim
Co Meath

via Kevin Glynn
Adamstown N 53.32.08 W 006.43.90 200 10/28 400 x 12 John Matthews
Piper Cub (C90 mil) G-BVMH - we helped to start it in Birr

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 23
strip generally in good condition PPR by phone
standard join and circuits at 800ft agl
Mogas at Trim 4k - No Avgas

based EI-CCH Piper J/3c Cub 65 (7278) 18.05.1999 cr04.01.2003 John Matthews et al crashed here 04.01.2003
based G-BVMH Wag Aero Cuby Sport Trainer C.90 12.05.2004 Active John Matthews marked as USAAF D-39 serial 624
(PFA108-12647)

1963 Tullyallen Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
Dungannon 5 owner/operator Michael Raflewski
Raflewskies 5 Gorey Road
Tullyallen
8k W of Dungannon Dungannon BT70 3AG
400m N of the A4 road Co Tyrone

was there a second strip? about 1k NW of Tullyallen named
Gorey Farm also operated by Michael Raflewski ?. Probably
closed when the Tullyallan strip opened.
See Gorey Farm 0671.
Model aircraft flying also takes place in the hangar at Tullyallen
during the winter flying electric models.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 153
Short strip with poor approach. Small hill at 35 end.
Strip kept in good condition.
Trees on threshold of 35.
Telephone wires 230m from 17 threshold.
Michael flies Foxbat G-CDDW.
One of the friendliest strips in Ireland.
Visitors welcome with PPR by telephone.
Standard join and circuits.
Coffee in clubhouse. Toilet downstairs.
Mogas 1k on the A4 road No Avgas.

based G-CDDW Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat 00.00.0000 Active Michael Raflewski
G-BXBP Denny Kitfox 2 00.00.0000 Active George Stanley Adams
based? G-SKII Agusta-Bell AB206B Jet Ranger 00.00.0000 Active Kevin Toner T/a KP Toner (Dev) Milford Armagh
based? G-JMON Agusta A.109A II 00.09.2006 Active Jermon Ltd Dungannon noted IT 02.10.2006
Registrations below have been linked to Gorey Farm/Tullyallen.
G-BYTZ  X’Air G-BZLT  X’Air G-DEUX  AS355 based KILLYMAN G-FOXB  Foxbat G-MNIF  Gemini
Model aircraft flying also takes place in the hangar here during
the winter flying electric models.


1964 Dorans Westmeath Microlight Airstrip Private
see Shinglis 1746

1965 Magherareagh 1 Offaly Airstrip Private
Shinrone 1 owner/operator Gabriel Treacy
Gay Tracy Johnsville
Magherareagh
2k ENE of Shinrone Brosna
800m E of Magherareagh 2 Shinrone
Co Offaly

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 84
This is a very difficult strip.
severe downslope from 04 to 22 of 98ft (30m) over the 360m length
a fall of 1:12. Always land on 22.
ESAT mast 30m W of 04 threshold on hilltop.
One of Irelands most challenging strips which requires a full briefing
which is very essential prior to first time use.
Gabrial uses the strip regularly.
Glencorrib (Magherareagh 2) airstrip is ONLY 800m to the W.
PPR by phone please.
Mogas 5nm N at EIBR Birr Airfield No Avgas

from UK based? EI-BBE Aeronca 7AC Champion 22.09.1975 30.04.1981 Gabriel Treacy base given as Weston
from Shannon Based EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Champion 10.12.1980 20.12.1990 Gabriel Treacy
Based EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Champion 20.12.1990 07.01.2001 John Lynch to?
from US Based EI-CFH Piper PA.12 Super Crusier 01.06.1991 Active Gabriel Treacy

1966 Magherareagh 2 Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
Shinrone 2 owner/operator William Matthew Moylan
Glencorrig Magherareagh
Brosna
Shinrone
1.25k NE of Shinrone Co Offaly
800m W of Magherareagh 1

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 85
Level farm strip.
Wires on approach to 16
Gay Tracy (Magherareagh 1) airstrip is ONLY 800m to the E.
PPR essential as the strip may be unusable.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 5nm N at EIBR Birr Airfield No Avgas

based G-BZDF Shadow Streak SA 18.03.2005 Active William Matthew Moylan

1967 Shinrone 2 Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
see Magherareagh 2 1966

1968 Gay Tracy Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
see Magherareagh 1 1965

1969 Glencorrig Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
see Magherareagh 2 1966

1970 Jimmy's Mountain Strip Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Slievenisky 1762

1971 Slidderyford Bridge Down Field strip Private
owner ?
operator Royal Flying Corps
3k NE of Newcastle Bus Station Slidderyford Bridge
probably just W of the bridge on Newcastle
the old A2 road. Co Down

fr Newcastle beach visitor 218 BE2A 25.09.1913 26.09.1913 2 Sqn Royal Flying Corps to Stranraer

1972 Sevenparks Farm Dublin Airstrip Private
Stamullin owner/operator John Joe Dunn
Stramullen A Sevenparks Farm
Doolagh
5.5k W of Balbriggan railway station Balscadden
27 threshold is 100m E of the Meath/Dublin Naul
County Boundry. Co Dublin


Head NW out of Balbriggan on the N1 road for 1.2k (0.65miles)
Turn L at that point onto a minor road and head W for 1.75k
(1.10miles). Turn R at the T junction heading N for 400m and
go L heading W onto a single track road. After about 1.25k
(0.7miles) cross the M1 motorway and continue W for 750m to
another T junction. Go R and immediately L- still on single track
roads- still to the W for 1.10k (0.6miles) and a 500m farm track
to your L will bring you to the strip.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 134
Well kept level strip - grass usually kept short.
Inside DUBLIN CTA 1500ft Maximum Safe Altitude.
JJ flies mainly Group A aircraft.
PPR by phone please.
Standard join and circuits.
Kettle available for refreshments.
No Mogas No Avgas.

Based EI-CGT Cessna 152 II 15.03.1996 16.07.1999 John Joe Dunn
EI-CGT Cessna 152 II 16.07.1999 Active Jill Rafter
? Cessna 172 00.00.0000 Active ?
Based? EI-CAX Cessna 210N (P) Centurion 23.07.1991 24.02.1994 Norbert Dunn related to JJ? base given as Dublin
Based EI-CAX Cessna 210N (P) Centurion 24.02.1994 16.07.1999 John Joe Dunn
EI-CAX Cessna 210N (P) Centurion 16.07.1999 28.03.2003 J.Rafter to Weston

1973 Stewartstown Tyrone Store Private
owner ?
operator George Stanley Adams
Location? Dungannon
Co Tyrone

Stored G-BEHX Evens VP-2 reg date 08.11.1976 de reg 16.12.2002 George Stanley Adams total 51hrs 31.12.1987
construction completed 00.00.1981 CofA expired 22.01.1990

1974 Summerstown House Meath Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Summerstown House
5k S of Trim Trim
200m W of the R159 road and Co Meath
250m SW of the Knightsbrook River

Visitors G-EJTT Bell 407 on 21.04.2001 Air Delux

1975 Tinarana Clare Airstrip Private
owner/operator (Peter J?) Gleeson
Tinarana
6k N of Killaloe Killaloe
Co Clare


based ?

1976 Taylorstown Antrim Home Address/Microlight Airstrip? Private
Toombebridge 2 owner/operator P.Duffin
8 Taylorstown Hill
6k NE of Toome Taylorstown
6.75k NW of Randlestown Toombridge
Co Antrim

Based G-MYIU Cyclone AX3 00.00.0000 26.11.2001 P.Duffin to GR.Hill at BT14 6BW

1977 Tory Hill Kilkenny Balloon Launch site Private
owner ?
operator Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships
9k N of Waterford city Tory Hill
4k SE of Mullivant Mullivant
Co Kilkenny

One of at least two sites used for the 31st Irish Hot Air Balloon Champoinships
24 Balloons took off from this location on 24.09.2001.

visitor ? ? 24.09.2001
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1978 Ballinorig Kerry Field strip Private
Tralee 1 owner ?
operator Sir Alan Cobham on 25.09.1933
3k ENE of Tralee railway station Ballinorig
Tralee
Co Kerry

There are three townlands in this area named Ballinorig-
west- east and south. I believe the site used was in
Ballinorig South and all details relate to that.

Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus displayed at this site on Mon 25.09.1933.

All the aircraft listed below took part in Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at Ballinorig
on the 25.09.1933.


The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

All the aircraft listed below took part in the Cobham’s Flying Circus 1933
tour of Ireland and most if not all would have appeared at -.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X.

1933 Tour- Cobham’s Flying Circus- Aircraft Owned by National Aviation Pilots
visitor G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry (4) 21.09.1933 Joseph R.King visitor G-ABSJ Airspeed AS.4 Ferry (5) 21.09.1933 CK Turner-Hughes & JD.Parkinson visitor G-ABUC Cierva C.19/IVP (5148) 21.09.1933 F.Jaques visitor G-ABFZ Cierva C.19/IVP (5143) 21.09.1933 H.Rawson sold HR Starkey-Howe 00.12.1935 visitor G-ABBX DeHavilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth (1278) 21.09.1933 B. Wilson sold GE Archdale 00.09.1934 visitor G-ABUB DeHavilland DH.60X Moth (363) 21.09.1933 R Warner visitor G-ABUL DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth (3107) 21.09.1933 Geoffrey Tyson sold 00.11.1933 visitor G-ACEZ DeHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (3186) 21.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb sold Brooklands Av 00.10.1935
visitor G-ACEX DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth (4056) 21.09.1933 R Ogden “Youth of Ireland” sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934 visitor G-ACEY DeHavilland DH.83 Fox Moth (4057) 21.09.1933 W.Easdown “Youth of Newfoundland” sold Provincial Airways 00.05.1934
visitor G-EBMM Handley Page W.l0 (W.10/1) 21.09.1933 CH.Brernridge “Youth of New Zealand” fatal cr Aston Clinton 22.09.1934 visitor G-EBMR Handley Page W.l0 (W.10/2) 21.09.1933 reserve aircraft
visitor G-ABYX Handley Page 33 Clive (HP.35) 21.09.1933 Flt Lt Hugh C.Johnson “Youth of Britain”
visitor G-AALH Blackburn F.2A Lincock (2050/1) 21.09.1933 G.Tyson
visitor G-ABFK Blackburn Lincock lll (2920/2) 21.09.1933 Charles WH.Bebb

1979 Tramore Racecourse Waterford Helipad Private
owner/operator Tramore Racecourse
Tramore
1k N of Tramore town centre Co Waterford
051-381425 fax 051-390928 (both on racedays only)

visitor G-CBEG Robinson R.44 25.06.2002 J.Henderson

1980 Clogherboy Galway Microlight Airstrip Private
Knockroe owner ?Michael & Nora Williams
Killererin operators Thomas Joseph Williams
Tuam 4 Donal Williams
Clogherboy
8.5k SE of Tuam Tuam
Co Galway

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 107
Donal owns EI-DGV and Tommy did own G-MWOM
Visitors welcome at own risk. Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 5k Abbey No Avgas.
Further info from Donal’s website
Sheep sometimes graze on the strip.

based G-MWOM Pegasus Quasar TC (SW-WQQ-0412) 13.08.1997 08.02.2007 Thomas Joseph Williams to Kettering England
EI-DGV ATEC-Zepher 2000EJ-912UL ( HYPERLINK "http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDIQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airport-data.com%2Faircraft%2FEI-DGV.html&ei=ufLnU-GBGKqI7AbwwYGYDQ&usg=AFQjCNGDN2LKhjID5JaCu_KYiLj5AJxo7w&sig2=yl4Mew0oedPe1Q4zVQMSOw&bvm=bv.72676100,d.ZGU" Z590702A) 22.11.2005 16.03.2011 Donal Williams+Michael Donoghue

1981 Kilconly Galway Balloon Base Private
see Ironpool 1983

1982 Kilcowly A Galway Balloon Base Private
see Ironpool 1983

1983 Ironpool Galway Balloon Base Private
Tuam 5 owner/operator John Concannon Colm Concannon
Kilconly Cardiff Ironpool
Kilcowly A Kilconly Kilconly
Tuam Tuam
Location? Co Galway Co Galway

based EI-CRB Lindstrand LBL-90A 23.09.1998 Active John Concannon & Colm Concannon

1984 Cappancur Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
Tullamore 4 owner/operator Michael Martin
Cappincur A Cappancur
Tullamore
4.75k E of Tullamore railway station Co offaly
Just N of the Tullamore river

based EI-BNH Skytrike 00.10.1982 Active Michael Martin
? G-MYJN Mainair Mercury 03.12.1999 dr 22.01.2003 Michael Tom Jones current Ballycue Geashill
? G-MYYT Huntwing Experience 14.11.1995 dr 05.07.2000 Edmond Finnamore current Alderborough Geashill
based ? Piper PA-22 Colt 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Edmond Finnamore

1985 Tullamore 5 Offaly Balloon Crash site Private
see Barrack Street 1992

1986 Tullamore 6 Offaly Balloon Launch site Private
see Town Park 1994

1988 Emlagh Kerry Microlight Airstrip Private
Emilough A owner/operator Sean Scanlon
Dingle 2 Emlagh
Dingle
5.5k E of Dingle Co Kerry

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 61
Runway slopes up slightly from 01 to 19. Main road N86
on 01 approach and is adjacent to the runway threshold-
so be aware of high sided vehicles when on approach.
Keep high on when landing on 01.
Possibility of sheep on strip.
Gliding Area to the W contact Farrenfore/Kerry Airport on
123.325mHz. Busy Heli traffic area particularly during the
summer. Sean flies a green and yellow X’Air.
Standard join and circuits to E at 600ft.
Mogas 2.5k Lispole No Avgas.

based EI-DBV Raj Hamsa 602T X’Air 13.08.2003 Active Sean Scanlon

1989 Emilough A Kerry Microlight Airstrip Private
see Emlagh 1988

1990 Dingle 2 Kerry Microlight Airstrip Private
see Emlagh 1988

1991 Con Air Longford Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ferskill 1783

1992 Barrack/Patrick Street Offaly Historic Balloon Crash site Private
Tullamore 5 crash site Private and Business premises
town owner Charles William Bury
Town centre Barrack Street now Patrick Street
Tullamore
Co Offaly

Published 09.01.2007
A hot air balloon crash landed in the town leading to a fire that
caused serious damage to around 100 houses in the Barrack Street
now Patrick Street area. Exact details of the damage caused are
sketchy and some accounts are conflicting- but it is believed that
most of Kilbride Street was also burnt to the ground- with the
exception of Molloy's pub- the Mallet Tavern- the oldest pub in
Tullamore- which still stands today and is still a pub. This flight of a
hot air balloon took place only two years after the first flight in Paris.

The Tullamore Balloon Fire - Worlds first Aviation Disaster?
The famous balloon fire occurred at Barrack Street / Patrick Street
Tullamore on Tuesday 10.05.1785. Now- a little over 200 years later the
event is recalled with the object of examining what could be described
as the first air disaster in history while at the same time clearing up
misconceptions that have grown up about the fire and its impact on
Tullamore.

Tullamore in 1785 consisted of at least five streets - Patrick Street- Bridge
Street- High Street- O'Connor Square- Church Street (or Church Lane) and
perhaps part of the present William / Colmcille Street. This does not include
the lanes off the main streets and these would include Ruddock's or Swaddlin
Lane behind the former Bolger's Hotel- Kilbride Street where the Mallet
Tavern is located - and lanes off High Street and Bridge Street. The news
reports of the fire suggest that only one street- Patrick Street- and perhaps
all or portion of Kilbride Street were destroyed.

Only two contemporary reports of the fire have been recovered. One in
"Faulkner's Dublin Journal" for May 14 and one in the Kilkenny based "Finn's
Leinster Journal". Other accounts such as that in the "Dublin Evening Post"
and "Hibernian Magazine" are the same as that in "Faulkner's Journal".
Unfortunately- there were no local papers circulating in Tullamore area until the
1830's (Leinster Express) and 1840's (The King's County Chronicle).
The "Faulkner's Dublin Journal" report states that nearly 100 houses were
destroyed while a report in "Finn's Leinster Journal" puts it at 130 houses.

The fire was caused when an unmaned air balloon collided with the barrack
chimney- and taking fire- it in turn set fire to the house of a Christopher Beck in
Patrick Street. The location of this house was possibly where Talbot's shop and
the Record & Tape Centre are located as one William Beck had a lease of this
house in 1786. The balloon was launched from a Dr. Bleakly's yard. The location
is not known- but I believe it may have been to the rere of the old military barracks
(i.e. behind the present Garda Station) and possibly in the vicinity of Hugh
Lynch's or the Lantern public house. Dr. Blakely's house was used as the county
infirmary until 1788 and was probably away from the town centre for reasons of
public health. The use of the word Montgolfier as an alias for air balloon had been
invented by two Frenchmen- the Montgolfier brothers- in 1783. The first ascent of
a manned air balloon in Ireland was reported as having taken place at Navan ID
No.1068 on 15.04.1784 (however there are now serious doubts that this event
actually took place) and at the time of the fire in Tullamore further adventures were
in progress in Dublin with attempts being made to cross the Irish Sea. The reading
public in Ireland and the Dublin crowds had only just become familiar with air
balloons in May 1785- but for the country people of the Tullamore area assembled
for one of the three great annual fairs in the town it was an entirely novel spectacle.
Despite the efforts of the Tullamore townspeople and the scorching and burning
of a few- the fire could not be put out until it had done enormous damage.

The Tullamore Balloon Fire - First Air Disaster in History
By  HYPERLINK "http://www.offalyhistory.com/authors/5/Michael-Byrne" Michael Byrne
Published 09.01.2007
 HYPERLINK "http://www.offalyhistory.com/categories/Reading-Resources/Tullamore-History/" Tullamore History

The famous balloon fire occurred at Barrack Street (now Patrick Street) Tullamore on Tuesday
the 10th of May 1785. Now- a little over 200 years later the event is recalled with the object of
examining what could be described as the first air disaster in history while at the same time
clearing up misconceptions that have grown up about the fire and its impact on Tullamore.

TURNING POINT
The fire of 1785 marks a turning point in the history of Tullamore for a variety of reasons. First-
it led to the destruction of Patrick Street and possibly also Kilbride Street (at the time known as
Upper Barrack Street) and it facilitated the reconstruction of Patrick Street as an important trading
street- along improved lines. Secondly- it was the year that Charles William Bury- the town's
landlord- came of age. He had inherited the Tullamore property while still a mere infant in 1764
on the accidental death of his father. Thirdly- the period 1785 to 1815 (the years of the long drawn
out war with France) ushered in an age of prosperity for Ireland- characterised by the rapid
expansion of many Irish towns.
Tullamore in 1785 consisted of at least five streets - Patrick Street- Bridge Street- High Street-
O'Connor Square- Church Street (or Church Lane) and perhaps part of the present William or
Colmcille Street. This does not include the lanes off the main streets and these would include
Ruddock's or Swaddlin Lane behind the former Bolger's Hotel- Kilbride Street where the Mallet
Tavern is located - and lanes off High Street and Bridge Street. The news reports of the fire
suggest that only one street- Patrick Street- and perhaps all or portion of Kilbride Street were
destroyed.

CONTEMPORARY REPORTS.
Only two contemporary reports of the fire have been recovered. One in"Faulkner's Dublin Journal"
for May 14 and one in the Kilkenny based "Finn's Leinster Journal". Other accounts such as that in
the "Dublin Evening Post" and "Hibernian Magazine" are the same as that in "Faulkner's Journal".
Unfortunately- there were no local papers circulating in Tullamore area until the 1830's (Leinster
Express) and 1840's (The King's County Chronicle). The "Faulkner's Dublin Journal" report states
that nearly 100 houses were destroyed while a report in "Finn's Leinster Journal" puts it at 130 houses.
The fire was caused when an air balloon collided with the barrack chimney- and taking fire- it in turn
set fire to the house of a Christopher Beck in Patrick Street. The location of this house was possibly
where Talbot's shop and the Record & Tape Centre are located as one William Beck had a lease of
this house in 1786. The balloon was launched from a Dr. Bleakly's yard. The location is not known-
but I believe it may have been to the rere of the old military barracks (i.e. behind the present Garda
Station) and possibly in the vicinity of Hugh Lynch's or the Lantern public house. Dr. Blakely's house
was used as the county infirmary until 1788 and was probably away from the town centre for reasons
of public health. The use of the word Montgolfier as an alias for air balloon had been invented by two
Frenchmen- the Montgolfier brothers- in 1783. The first ascent of a manned air balloon in Ireland took
place at Navan in 1784 and at the time of the fire in Tullamore further adventures were in progress in
Dublin with attempts being made to cross the Irish Sea. The reading public in Ireland and the Dublin
crowds had only just become familiar with air balloons in May 1785- but for the country people of the
Tullamore area assembled for one of the three great annual fairs in the town it was an entirely novel
spectacle. Despite the efforts of the Tullamore townspeople and the scorching and burning of a few-
the fire could not be put out until it had done enormous damage.

JOHN WESLEY
However- the extent of the damage has been exaggerated. We have no reason to doubt the
contemporary report which states that every house front and rere in Barrack Street with the exception
of four slated houses and one thatched house were destroyed.
We cannot say if the thatched survival is the Mallet Tavern. With regard to the slated houses- the
architectural style an other sources would suggest that Williams head office- Brady's and R. Smyth all
survived the fire. There is no evidence to suggest that houses in any other street in Tullamore were
damaged in the fire. Nevertheless just two years later-  HYPERLINK "http://www.offalyhistory.com/articles/168/1/John-Wesley-in-the-Midlands-1748---1789/Page1.html" John Wesley - the founder of Methodism- on
one of twenty visits to Tullamore over the period of 1748 to 1789- noted in his diary 'I once visited my
old friends at Tullamore. Have all the balloons in Europe done so much good as can counterbalance
the harm which one of them did here a year or two ago? It took fire in its flight and dropped it down on
one and another of the thatched houses so fast that it was not possible to quench it- till most of the town
was burnt down'. Wesley certainly exaggerates the extent of the fire- perhaps because Patrick Street
was the town's main trading area and most populated street and therefore its loss would be severely felt.

CHARLES WILLIAM BURY
Charles William Bury the owner of Tullamore came of age in 1785 and lost no opportunity in taking
control of his estate. It was reported in the "Dublin Evening Post" of 24 May 1785 that shortly after the
fire he made his way to Tullamore to enquire into the damage done and that he distributed upwards of
£550 among the unfortunate sufferers. The report goes on "this noble act of charity and manufacture has
endeared him to a numerous tenantry- and must procure him the public admiration and esteem."
The following year Bury set about re-organising his estate and had an atlas and schedule of the tenantry
drawn up. In all 25 leases of properties- many of them in Patrick Street were given to tenants that year.
These new leases appear to have been in lieu of older leases and allowed Bury to reorganise and possibly
plan Patrick Street so as to have a street with slated houses throughout. Certainly the number of leases
granted in that year exceeded all other years down to 1837. The true average was no more than 2 or 3
a year with the exception of 1790 (13)- 1805 (11) and 1807 (13).

PHOENIX - LIKE
The new leases at 1s. a foot in front of perpetuity encouraged building and were important factors in the
transformation of Tullamore over the period 1785 to 1805 and onwards to 1835.
Tullamore did indeed rise phoenix-like from the ashes but it was a bigger and finer bird than that which
perished in 1785. At the same time we cannot agree with Coote who in his survey of Offaly in 1801-
described Tullamore as a very neat town which owed "its newly acquired consequence to the present
Lord Charleville with scarcely any better than thatched cabins- which were almost all destroyed by
accidental fire ....." Coote's statement exaggerates the influence of Charles William Bury (later Lord
Charleville) as a considerable amount of building pre-dated the fire of 1785. However- many of the
gazetteer writers of the 19th century copied from Coote and helped to perpetuate the myth of wholesale
destruction.


Phoenix Festival Hot Air Balloon Meet
Tullamore- Co. Offaly. 20th - 22nd August 2004
Last year 2003- fifteen balloons arrived in Tullamore to celebrate the 3rd Phoenix
Festival Hot Air Balloon Meet. Spectators were treated to a feast of flying as
the balloons launched from the Town Park ID No.1993 and from the spacious
grounds of Charleville Castle ID No.1995 which is about two miles SW of
Tullamore.

The Phoenix Festival Meet celebrates the phoenix like rise of Tullamore from
the ashes resulting from Ireland's and possibly the worlds first aviation related
disaster in 1785 when a balloon caught fire and destroyed much of the town.
The fire started when a hot air balloon collided with the barracks chimney. It then
crashed into a house in Barrack Street and proceeded to burn over a hundred
houses and buildings which comprised about one third of the town at the time.
The disaster marked a turning point in the history of Tullamore.

Only two contemporary reports of the fire have been recovered. One in
"Faulkner's Dublin Journal" for May 14th and the other in the Kilkenny based
"Finn's Leinster Journal".
Account from Faulkner's Journal 14 May 1785
Fire on 10.05.1785
By a letter from Tullamore- of the 12th instant- we learn that a most dreadful fire
took place there on the fair day- by which near a hundred houses and offices
were totally consumed. This melancholy accident was occasioned by the
liberation of a fire balloon- or Montgolfier- which two gentleman of that quarter
encouraged and English adventurer to prepare for the amusement of their friends.
Having been launched from Doctor Bleakley's yard- it took its direction with a
small wind towards the barrack- where its progress was interrupted by a chimney-
and having on the shock taken fire it communicated to Christopher Beck's house
and raged with such ungovernable fury- notwithstanding the utmost efforts and
assistance of a number of people collected by the circumstance of fair- till every
house- front and rere- in Barrack Street- (except one thatched and four slated
houses) was entirely destroyed. The utmost distress has been experienced by
the miserable inhabitants- whom the remaining houses are scarcely sufficient to
afford shelter- and several of the wealthier residents have suffered losses nearly
to their total ruin- particularly Mr. Norris whose dwelling-house- offices and
malting-house containing a considerable quantity of grain were destroyed. The
dreadful calamity- rendered more poignant- perhaps from the absurd and dangerous
practice from which it proceeded- has overwhelmed this ill-fated town with
inconceivable distress and inconvenience.

Fortunately no such disasters have occurred over the last couple of years and those
who have flown at the Phoenix Festival have had many wonderful flights over the
beautiful countryside and enjoyed as many 'apres vol' celebrations in the numerous
local hostelries.

1994 Town Park Tullamore Offaly Balloon Launch site Private
Tullamore 6 owner/operator Tullamore Town Council
Town Park
Town centre Tullamore
Co Offaly

The annual Phoenix Balloon Meeting from 2001-todate
The Town Park is one of the launch locations used during the festival.
Tullamore has a long association with hot air balloons and has been
successful in attracting Hot Air Balloon enthusiasts from around the
world to Tullamore for a long weekend of fun flying
Evening flights from the Town Park from 6.30pm.
Tullamore town centre was destroyed by an unmaned air balloon on
10.05.1785 and is recognised as Irelands first- if not the worlds first
aviation disaster.
The Phoenix Balloon Meet is organised as a social weekend for balloon
enthusiasts with a number of activities organised with a ballooning theme.
The first ever balloon flights took place in France in 1783.
For a period during the 1970's there was a hot air balloon factory based
here- (run by Per Linstrand - Richard Bransons partner in the round the
world attempt.
Fri 14.00.2006 7.30pm Hot Air Balloon and Sky Diving demonstrations
Sat 15.00.2006 7.30pm Hot Air Balloon and Sky Diving demonstrations


1995 Charleville Castle (not Co Cork) Offaly Balloon Launch site Private
Tullamore 7 owner/operator ?
Charville Castle
3k SW of Tullamore town centre Tullamore
130k NE of Charleville Co Cork with no connection Co Offaly

Pete Hornfeck Tue Aug 24- 2004  11:29
Hi I had the pleasure of being asked to take a balloon over last weekend to the Tullamore Phoenix Festival. This is the fourth year that a small balloon meet has been organised in conjunction with the festival and as in previous years the weather was helpfull- on Friday & Saturday at Least. The balloons lifted from three sites depending on morning or evening flying. Evening launches were 5 balloons from the Town Park and Shreck Castle (Spelling in doubt).
On Friday 20.08.2004 evening 3 balloons braved the 20+ knot winds and flew in the general Mountmellick/Port Laoise direction. These 3 were G-BYDI Cameron A-210 First Flight- Eircom Cameron N.105 EI-CUE and Cameron N-105 G-OJBS. Saturday however was always going to be the best day and so it proved. Take-offs in the morning were organised from Charleville Castle and again in the evening from the previously mentioned sites.
Saturday 21.08.2004 a.m. lifts: EI-CUE Cameron N-105 Eircom EI-CKJ Cameron N-77 Goodfellas EI-DGW Cameron brand new and flown by Joe Leahy. Balloon was delivered at the Bristol Fiesta the previous weekend. G-BWPF Sky Balloon 120 G-BTOU Cameron D-120 J Daly- Waterford based. G-BYDI Cameron A-210 First Flight G-BYFJ Cameron N-105 "Hammonds"- Belfast based. G-OJBS Cameron N-105. Saturday 21.08.2004 pm lifts. All those above plus: G-CBKJ Cameron N-90 "Du Pont" G-B--- Cameron "Remax" defied identification. During the course of the evening flights a Kiss microlight EI-DFX- circled several balloons- this was believed to have come from Clonbullogue. Unfortunately Sunday proved impossible for flying with high winds and rain. Footnote: On display in the Tullamore Dew Museum is the original canopy of EI-BBM still wearing its marks- the canopy is draped across the rafters of the museum and was easily identifiable.
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One of the sites used for the annual Phoenix Festival Hot Air Balloon
festival since about 2001
Charleville Estate - 6.30am
Fri 14.00.2006 Hot Air Balloons - Charleville Estate
2006 Hot Air Balloonists from the United Kingdom- USA and Ireland
will take to the skies from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th each morning
and evening.
Morning flights will take place from Charleville Castle Estate -
Barnes Gate entrance close to the Fingerboard. - from 7am.

1996 Ulster Transport Museum Down Museum Private
owner/operator Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Culloden
400m N of Cultra railway station and the Cultra
Culloden Hotel Hollywood
Co Down

Sun 04.01.2004 Mick Boulanger XG905 Short SC1
Holywood 20.10.2005 XG905 SC-1
Mike Bursell Ably assisted by Eric Chapman & Ian Hogarth
and with thanks to the men with the keys).
20.03.2004 Ulster Folk & Transport Museum at Holywood.
Lots of things on display here- but nothing that we were l
ooking for! Our main target was the Short SC.1 XG905.
This is behind locked doors in an area closed for refurbishment. Following some negotiation- the man with
the keys appeared. A few parts of the Short Sealand are
in this same area- including the fin still marked with its former
Saudi AF fin flash. The area under refurbishment should be
open again by August 2004 and there are hopes to restore the Sealand (to static condition) by 2008 with the help of
Bombardier (as the former Shorts factory in Belfast is now
known). In a somewhat decrepit brick/wood building nearby-
a look through some of the many holes found the fuselage
of the Sealand. This is ex G-AKRW- became SU-AHY- joined
the RSAF- was derelict at Jeddah- went to the Bradley Air
Museum in Connecticut and then came here.

stored G-ACUX Short S16 Scion 00.00.0000 Current Ulster Transport Museum
? G-AKEL Miles M65 Gemini 1a 00.00.0000 Current Ulster Transport Museum
G-AKGE Miles M65 gemini 3c 00.00.0000 Current Ulster Transport Museum
G-AKLW Short SA6 Sealand 1 00.00.0000 Current Ulster Transport Museum
XG905 Short SC 1 00.00.0000 Current Ulster Transport Museum
G-ATXX GYROPLANE N 19.04.2008
Kaz via Airfields aSHORTS being restored. N 19.04.2008 probably Short SA6 Sealand 1
a silver jet prototype N 19.04.2008 probably Short SC 1


1997 United States Ambassadors Residence Dublin Helipad Private
Phoenix Park 2 owner United States Goverment
operator RR.Guest
4.75k WNW of O’Connell Street bridge United States Ambassadors Residence
in the Phoenix Park Phoenix Park
Dublin
Co Dublin

Residence of the United States Ambassador to Ireland.
Landing site used is the area of the 15 acre’s close to
and to the S of the residence within the Phoenix Park.
There is a Prohibited Area over the residence which
extend’s in a circle for One Nautical centered on Aras
An Uachtarain which also covers about 80% of the park
So doe’s that mean that all helicopters are barred from
the grounds of the residence?

The last US presidential visit used the 15 Acres- but maybe
therewasn't space in the Residence for all the necessary
helicopters.

part time based EI-ART Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 20.06.1967 16.10.1968 RR.Guest was normally based at Dublin Airport

1998 Upper Ballinderry 4 Antrim Store Private
owner/operator ?
Upper Ballinderry
Location? Lisburn
Co Antrim

stored G-AERV Miles M.11A Whitney Straight (307) 00.00.0000 ?02.05.2002 ? on rebuild noted 06.1996 where??
IAL 117 09.1984 p.15 on 02.08.1984 G-AERV M.11 Whitney Straight (307) RT. Boyes visited Dublin.
IAL 117 09.1984 p.16 later (1985?) the Miles Whitney Straight G-AERV was (preserved?) displayed at the Ulster Folk Museum at Hollywood- Co. Down.
IAL 408 12.2008 p.06 Shortly after (1985?) it was moved to a disused garage in NI- location?- where it became derelict. The reg was X 07.09.1981.
Apparently under rebuild and on 10.05.2010 the completely rebuilt G-AERV was registered to a new owner in London.

G-AJOC Miles M.38 Messenger 2A (6370) 00.00.1972? 00.00.0000 ? stored Cultra Manor Hollywood 06.1996 X05.01.1982 as WFU
above date probably 00.00.1982

1999 Ardnacrusha Clare Airstrip Private
see Rosmadda West 1474

2000 Limerick 8 Clare Airstrip Private
see Rosmadda West 1474

2001 Lough Neagh 3 Armagh Airstrip Private
see Derrytrasna 1725

2002 Baanfoot A Armagh Airstrip Private
see Derrytrasna 1725

2003 Ballinvally Wexford Airstrip Private
Gorey 4 owner/operator John J.Sullivan
Ballinvally
Ballycanew
4.5k S of Ballycanew Gorey
150m E of the R741 Road Co Wexford

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 29
this is a farm strip and may have animals grazing
or may be unusable.
PPR essential standard join and circuits coffee
available.
Mogas Ballycanew 3k-No Avgas
Monamolin/Cullentra id1947 airstrip is 1k to the SE
based EI-BEN Piper J/3c Cub 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Capt JJ.O'Sullivan same address as John J Sullivan named below.
based EI-CJJ Slingsby T.31M motor Tudor 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 John J.Sullivan base given as Gorey
based EI-BKK Taylor JT-1Monoplane 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 John J.Sullivan was based at Waterford
other aircraft connected to John J or Capt JJ.O'Sullivan
based EI-AFF
based EI-AGD
based EI-AMK

2004 Gorey 4 Wexford Airstrip Private
see Ballinvally 2003

2005 Monamolin Wexford Airstrip Private
see Cullentra 1947

2006 Cappaura A Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Erinagh 2100

2007 Castle Hewson Limerick Airstrip Private
Ballyengland Upper owner/operator William (Bill) Heweson
Castle Hewson
Ballyengland Upper
3k E of Askeaton S of the N69 road Askeaton
Co Limerick

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 47
Strip reasonably level and dry. Plans to extend runway
03/21 from present 800m also cross runway 15/33 planned
for mid 2006 check with Bill Heweson owner.
On 21approach High Tension power lines crossing E to W
700m from threshold also trees at threshold.
Visitors welcome at own risk standard join and circuits.
Coffee and toilet available.
Mogas 2k near Askeaton No Avgas.

based ?

2008 Ballyengland Upper Limerick Airstrip Private
see Castle Hewson 2007

2009 Clonmellon 2 Westmeath Airstrip Private
Loughanstown owner ?
operators Michael Garvey
4k S of Clonmellon & Thomas McGowan
Airstrip address Crownstown
Clonmellon
Co Westmeath

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 49
Strip slopes down from 15 to a fence at the 33 end. High trees
on approach to 15 also there is a wire fence at the 15 threshold.
Also hangar and ESAT mast to the right of 15 threshold.
Michael & Thomas co-own EI-DGH X’Air base and fly from here.
Instructions recommended for first time use.
Visitors welcome PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits. A curved approach to 15 is
recommended in order to avoid the high trees-keeping in mind the
mast and hangar.
Mogas 6k towards Athboy No Avgas

based EI-BRV Hiway Deamon Skytrike 05.11.1985 Active? Michael Garvey & Christy Tully
based EI-CGB Team Minimax 20.08.1992 Active? Michael Garvey
based EI-DGH Raj Hamsa 582 X’Air 09.06.2004 Active Michael Gaevey & Thomas McGowan

2010 Craanmore Cork Airstrip Private
Kilgarriff owner/operator Tom Keating
Clonakilty 5 Craanmore
Kilgarriff
2k W of Clonakilty Clonakilty
Co Cork
Craanmore must be a local or perhaps the
farm name as the airstrip is in fact in the
townland of Kilgarriff

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 56
Long (at least 900m) level strip surrounded by hills.
Possible wind shear.
Horses nearby and possibly on the strip itself.
Avoid overflying houses.
PPR essential strip may be unusable.
Standard join and circuits.
Refreshments and toilets in the nearby Fernhill Hotel
023-33258.
Mogas 2k Clonakilty No Avgas.

based EI-BUT GEMS MS893A Rallye (10559) 00.00.2005 Active Tom Keating R30.07.1987 & based Weston until Tom’s strip at Craanmore was ready
about 2003

2012 Cregboy Galway Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Dermot Forde
Cregboy
1.5k SW of Claregalway Claregalway
3.4k NNW of the runway centre at Galway Airport Co Galway
Just S of the Claregalway Hold for Galway Airport

From William Flood 02.02.2009.
Kevin Glynns book doesnt this field justice - its not a bad strip albeit short
at 320m. It is aligned 04/22 and not  07/25 as in the book. The owner
Dermot thought its was a windy day to be up flying a microlight- when I
called him on Sunday- as wind was 080/18kts in EICM. We crossed over
his house at about 35kts GS on finals so we made light work of it. Field is
very dry and very friendly - as you can see in the photo the owner was
out to wash the plane!

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 57
Strip slopes slightly up from 07 to 25. Actual headings are 04/22
Inside Galway Airport Zone.
House on threshold of 07.
Old landing strip 18/36 350m Grass is now closed.
Dermots home strip. He flies a waightshift microlight- also
hangered here are other microlights.
PPR ESSENTIAL as strip may be unusable. Contact must
be made with Galway Tower 122.50 mHz for instructions
and directions.
Mogas 2k Claregalway Avgas at Galway Airport

based G-MYIM Pegasus Quasar II 09.06.1998 Active Dermot Forde
based EI-DXA Aerosport Ikarus C42 26.01.2007 Active Martin Kirrane

2013 Clonagh East Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
Dalys (Liam) owner/operator Liam Daly
Tullamore 8 Clonagh East
Tullamore
3.6k S of Tullamore railway station Co Offaly
500m E of the R421 road.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 58
Very Short Strip only 220m which was prepared in a boggy
area so can be soft at times. Wires on approach to 07.
Microlights can be in the circuit with no radio.
Radio may not always be answered by aircraft in the circuit.
Visitors Welcome at own risk. Standard join and circuits.
Coffee sometimes available in the hangar.
Mogas by arrangement No Avgas

several weightshift microlight aircraft and one helicopter were hangared here.
based EI-DFX Air Creation Kiss 400 13.05.2004 26.09.2006 Liam Daly
based EI-DFX Air Creation Kiss 400 26.09.2006 Active Eoghan Hynes- (Killurin 3k S) still based here?
based EI-DGA Urban Air Lambada 16.04.2004 Active Dr Peter & Daragh Durkin
based EI-DRT Air Creation Tanarg 912 01.08.2006 Active Liam Daly

2014 Dalys (Liam) Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
see Clonagh East 2013

2015 Tullamore 8 Offaly Microlight Airstrip Private
see Clonagh East 2013

2016 Dollys Grove Meath Airstrip Private
owner/operator Eugene Larkin
Dollys Grove
5.75k NE of Maynooth railway station Staffordstown
4.75 W of Dunboyne Dunboyne
Co Meath

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 62
PLEASE DO NOT OVERFLY THIS AIRSTRIP AS THERE ARE
STUD FARMS AND HORSES IN THE IMMEADIATE AREA.
This is a very private airstrip in a sensitive area and a visit
by air or by road is STRICKLY by INVITATION only.
Airstrip is 0.5nm? W of the western edge of the Dublin Zone.

Motorised Helipad retracts into and extends out of the hangar while carrying the helicopter

based N701AR TBM700 (41793) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Twinlite Development Ltd? registered to Alliance Rental Solutions Inc on 20.12.2007
based N700EL TBM700 (209) 00.00.0000 Active Eugene Larkin registered to Air Twinlite Inc Trustee on 24 06.2011
based N1927Z Cessna 172 00.00.0000 Active Twinlite Development Ltd? the registration shows as a Cessna 150C (150-58727)
based G-EUGN Robinson R.44 19.07.2000 31.08.2005 Twinlite Development Ltd to Weston as G-RDWD
based XZ995 Harrier 14.03.1995 N 00.12.2008 and reported In "Flypast" magazin- ex XZ995 one time
G-CBGK canx to USA-obviously never happened it is reported as
roaded to the airstrip at Dolly's Grove- west of Dublin on 23.08.2008
from Norfolk England.

2017 Eyne Laois Airstrip Private
Doodys owner/operator Gerrard Doody
Eyne
5k SE of Mountmellick Mountmellick
700m W of the rail track Portlaoise
the second site name ‘ Doodys’ is obviously Co Laois
taken from the owner Gerrard (Ger) Doody.
info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 66
Nice level strip possibly soft W side of 33 end.
4.25k SSW of Limetree Airstrip.
trees on approach to 33 and wires on approach to 15.
Ger Doody is a distributor for the EV97 Eurostar microlight.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
No Mogas No Avgas

based EI-CNA LK-2M Sluka 26.06.1996 Active Gerard Doody
visitor OK-FUR-02 Eurostar EP97 25.06.2000
based EI-DOI Evektor EV-97 Eurostar 30.03.2006 Active Edward McEvoy+Gerrard Doody
based? EI-CXY Evektor EV-97 Eurostar 08.04.2006 Active Edward McEvoy+Gerrard Doody+Pallister

2018 Doodys Laois Airstrip Private
see Eyne 2017

2019 Dowth Hall Meath Airstrip Private
owner/operator Patsy McCloskey
Dowth Hall
7k W of Drogheda railway station Dowth
within 1k N and W of the river Boyne Slane
1.5k SW of the site of the Battle of the Boyne Co Meath

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 69
Strip surface may be rough with a small slope down at the 27 end.
Patsy’s home strip PPR by phone please.
Standard join and circuits
Nil refreshments.
Mogas 3k towards Drogheda No Avgas.

based G-AGVN Auster 5 J/1 Autocrat 12.09.2005 00.00.0000 Patrick McCloskey

2020 Cross Roads Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
see Drumavish 1751

2021 Knockdromaclogh Cork Microlight Airstrip Private
Knock 2 owner/operator Finbar Lynch
Fermoy 4 Knockdromaclogh
Fermoy
Co Cork

5k SE of Fermoy
info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 78
Slopes down sharply at 10 end then continues with a slight slope
down to the 28 end.
Contact ESSENTIL for first time use.
Danger Area D6 Kilworth Military Firing Ranges centred 5nm N of
Fermoy and 6.5nm N of the airstrip.
Finbar flies a Shadow and also has a paraplane.
A very good fly-in was held here in 08.2005.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Always land on 28 (beside hangar) except in strong easterly winds.
Mogas 1k Fermoy No Avgas

based ? Streak Shadow 00.00.0000 Active Finbar Lynch
based ? Paraplane 00.00.0000 Active Finbar Lynch

2022 Fermoy 4 Tipperary Microlight Airstrip Private
see Knockdromaclogh 2021

2023 Knock 2 Tipperary Microlight Airstrip Private
see Knockdromaclogh 2021

2024 Barrettsgrange Tipperary Airstrip Private
Fethard 3 owner/operator Patrick White
3k WNW of Fethard Fethard
Co Tipperary

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 79
Level strip with easy access.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits. Avoid low flying. Horses in the area.
PLEASE MAKE CONTACT FOR FIRST TIME USE.
No Mogas No Avgas.

based G-BDEC MS Rallye 100ST 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Patrick White
visitor EI-BYY Piper J/3c Cub 85 00.00.0000 The Cub Club

2025 Fethard 3 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Barrettsgrange 2024

2026 Kylespiddoge Laois Microlight Airstrip Private
Furlong Field owner/operator Noel Furlong
Stradbally 2 Kylespiddoge
Kilpatrick Stradbally
Co Laois
3.5k NWN of Stradbally


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 81
Runway slopes down from hangar taxiway to small hedge at 24
threshold.
Narrow runway.
Two sets of wires on approach to 06 hedge at threshold and left
side of 06.
Noel operates a maintenance facility from here. There are usually
a number of microlights based at the strip.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Avoid overflying house on approach to 24.
Coffee in clubhouse.
Mogas 3k in Stradbally No Avgas

based EI-CKI Thruster TST Tempest 02.03.2004 Active Noel Furlong
based EI-DMD 912S 19.08.2005 Active Fun 2 Fly Ltd/Noel Furlong-Enda Spain
based EI-DNR Raj Hamsa 582 27.02.2006 Active Noel Furlong-James Grattan

2027 Furlong Field Laois Microlight Airstrip Private
see Kylespiddoge 2025

2028 Stradbally 2 Laois Microlight Airstrip Private
see Kylespiddoge 2025

2029 Kilpatrick Laois Microlight Airstrip Private
see Kylespiddoge 2025

2030 Glountha Kilkenny Airstrip Private
see Dicksborough 1914

2031 Rathcash West Kilkenny Airstrip Private
Gowran owner/operator Michael O’Donnell
Richard O’Donnell
Rathcash West
8.5k E of Kilkenny (MacDonagh) Railway Station Gowran
Kilkenny
Co Kilkenny

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 88
From 06 end to track crossing the strip at 200m- there is a low area
possibly wet. Remaining 400m to 24 end in better condition.
The track crossing the runway is extreamly bumpy.
Probably better to land long on 06 and touchdown after the track using
the last 400m.
Home to two autogyro and a weightshift aircraft.
Strickly PPR at all times.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 6k Kilkenny No Avgas

based ? Autogyro 00.00.0000 Active O’Donnell?
based ? Autogyro 00.00.0000 Active O’Donnell?
based ? Weightshift 00.00.0000 Active

2032 Gowran Kilkenny Airstrip Private
see Rathcash West 2031

2033 Inishsheer A Galway Airport Civil
see Inisheer 0728

2034 Kernan Valley Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
see Mullahead Main 1711

2035 Mullahead Low Field Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
see Mullahead Main 1711

2036 Reenroe Kerry Airstrip Private
see Waterville 1381

2037 Newtownpilsworth Kildare Airstrip Private
Maganey owner/operator Ken Ashmore
Newtownpilsworth
Maganey
6k W of Castledermot Castledermot
1k S of Maganey Co Kildare
from Maganey crossroads head S on the R417 road 059-9145116 087-2545087
for 900m. A track on your left will take you to the strip.
No hangar or facilities (2006)

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 114
Fairly dry strip - nice and level. Access from road to W of strip.
Ken flies a Rallye out of Kilkenny.
Strickly PPR at all times.
Standard join and circuits
Nil refreshments.
Mogas 1k Maganey No Avgas

based no based
visitor ? MS Rallye on ? Kilkenny Flying Club

2038 Maganey Kildare Airstrip Private
see Newtownpilsworth 2037

2039 Killeen 1 Kildare Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Seamus (Shey) king
Killeen
11k NE of Athy railway station Athy
2k SE of Kilrush airstrip Co Kildare

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 100
Do not undershoot on 23 approach.
Requires Briefing-Caution Sheep.
This strip is located in a sensitive area and is a difficult strip.
Visiting is difficult.
Kilrush airstrip is 2k to the NW
Trees on 20 approach - Wires on 02 approach.
Shey flies a Zenair 701.
Strickly PPR at all times.
No Mogas No Avgas

based EI-SMK Zenith CH701 Zenair 15.10.2003 Active Seamus King

2040 Lickfinn Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Killenaule 0804

2041 Mell Louth Microlight Airstrip Private
see Killineer 1733

2042  HYPERLINK "file:///D:\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Word\\HugoWilhare2.doc" \l "2042" Killoughrum Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
Monglass owner ?
Killoughrim A operator Jim Ryan
Monglass
7k W of Enniscorthy Enniscorthy
Listed as Killoughrum when in fact it is actually Co Wexford
situated in the next townland Monglass 1k to the SE 054-35497 087-6087581

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 103
Stay clear of house NE of strip.
Not in regular use - briefing advisable for first time use
Visitors Welcome at own risk.
Always land on 22 into the W
No refreshments or toilets available
No Mogas No Avgas

No known based

2043 Monglass Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
see Killoughrum 2042

2044 Ireland West Mayo Airport Civil
see Connaught 0445

2045 Knockroe Galway Airstrip Private
see Clogherboy 1980

2046 Killererin Galway Airstrip Private
see Clogherboy 1980

2047 Bettystown 2 Meath Airstrip Private
see Ministown 1014

2048 Portarlington Laois Airstrip Private
see Limetree Field 1873

2049 Lissenhall Tipperary Airstrip Private
owner/operator Anthony Doyle
Lissenhall
4.5k SW of Nenagh Nenagh
400m S of the Western end of tha Nenagh By Pass Co Tipperary
400m W of the railway line

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 111
Runway is grass on hardcore filling.
Turbulent W & E winds - Possibly wet at the Northern end.
Tony has been felling trees and extending this strip over the years.
He spends some part of the year out of the country and may be
unavailable.
PPR by telephone please.
Refreshments 700m W at the Five Alley pub.
Mogas 3k No Avgas

based ?

2050 Loughbrickland Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Drumnahare 1585

2051 Lurgan More Galway Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Kevin Glynn
Killimor
4.25k NW of Killimor Loughrea
16.3k E of Loughrea Co Galway



info below from Kevin Glynn’s (his own) excellent flight guide 2006 page 113
The strip was cleared and planted 11.2005- but was not available
until late 2006. Contact owner for availability.
Strickly Remain Clear Of Houses On Approach to 22- also Wires on
the same approach.
Open drain on both thresholds.
There may be a cross runway in future. 2006 no hangar- but plans to
construct one.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits 800ft agl
No refreshments on strip.
Very good lunch in Killimor 3k SE.
Mogas 8k Loughrea No Avgas.

based ?
visitor EI-KEV Raj Hamsa X’Air 00.00.2006 Kevin Glynn based Birr

2052 Pass of Kilbride 1 Westmeath Airstrip Private
Milltownpass owner ?
operators Shaun Coyne
Niall McGowan
1.25k NNE of Milltownpass Pass of Kilbride
Milltownpass
Co Westmeath

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 116
Avoid Stud Farm north of 09 Approach.
Shaun flies a King Air.
Visitors Welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
No Mogas No Avgas

based ?
visitor EI-COP Cessna 150 cr here

2053 Milltownpass Westmeath Airstrip Private
see Pass of Kilbride 1 2052

2054 Morriscastle Wexford Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Edward Redmond
Morriscastle
1.25k E of Kilmuckridge - north of road Kilmuckridge
Co Wexford

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 118
Two fairly level strips but the intersection is very bumpy.
Possibly animals on the strip.
May be soft in wet weather.
Low power lines on approach to 01.
Wind Farm about 1.5nm NE of strip.
Eddie hangars and flies a Kiss weightshift microlight from this strip.
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone.
Standard join and LH circuits 800ft - avoid local village.
Mogas 1k Kilmuckridge No Avgas

based EI-DIB Air Ceation Kiss 400 10.09.2004 Active Edward Redmond

2055 Rathcoon Meath Airstrip Private
Navan 4 owner/operator Sean Donoghue (Deceased)
Sean Donoghue Stephen Donoghue
Rathcoon
Navan
6k N of Navan Co Meath

Sean and Stephen Donoghue were also linked to a (possible?)
strip at Proudstown 1120. at 4k N of Navan just N of the
Racecourse. Confirmation please

Trevor Kellet’s Graigs 0678 NAVAN strip is 0.5nm (0.9k) SSE of the
Rathcoon airstrip. Graigs runway is 09/27 510m grass.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 133
House and lighting pole on approach to 36.
Close to Trevor Kellets Graigs 0678 Airstrip (Two fields South).
Sean runs an electrical shop in Navan and flies Aeronca 7KCAB 150.
PPR by phone please.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 1k No Avgas.

based EI-BSU Aeronca 7KCAB 00.11.1995 X10.03.2003 Sean & Stephen Donoghue to N63SA 10.03.2003
Re Reg & based N63SA Aeronca 7KCAB 10.03.2003 Active Stephen Donoghue

2056 Glencon Tyrone Airstrip Private
Newmills owner/operator Anthony (Tony) Ringland
Dungannon 3 paramotor op Gordon Dunn et al
Ringlands Glencon Newmills Road
Newmills
Dungannon
7k N of Dungannon Co Tyrone
2k NNW of Newmills

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 124
Trees on 27 approach.
Power lines on 09 approach and along the Northern boundary of the
airstrip.
FIS Belfast Aldergrove Approach 124.9mHz BEL 117.2mHz 260R 19D
Visitors Welcome at own risk.
Please telephone for briefing before first time use.
No Mogas No Avgas

part time based GAWKT SOCATA MS880B Rallye Club 05.01.2000 26.12.2007 Tony Ringland & PJ Keating destroyed when overturned during storm at Letterkenny/Stevensons
field on 26.12.2007. Last noted 09.2007 photographed on a trailer at
Roosky ID 2062 destained for a scrapyard in NI
visitors ? Paramotor 00.00.0000 Gordon Dunn

Also used by Paramotors:
Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Private microlight strip- very dry site- with E/W orientation. Can be a challenge
if a N/S wind is blowing- especially as there are electric lines on the southern
perimeter. Experienced pilots only. Permission required
usage/activity Very high

2057 Newmills Tyrone Airstrip Private
see Glencon 2056

2058 Dungannon 3 Tyrone Airstrip Private
see Glencon 2056

2059 O'Loughlin Kildare Airstrip Private
see Mountrice 1035

2060 Powerscourt 2 Wicklow Airstrip Private
owner/operator Michael Slazenger
Powerscourt House
2.25k SW of Enniskerry Powerscourt Demense
Enniskerry
Co Wicklow

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 127
Undulating strip with severe slope down to 31.
The 13 end of the runway is 30m higher than the 31 end.
6ft high deer fence at the 12 threshold.
The strip is 1nm south of the Dublin Zone.
Michael flies Falco EI-BMF.
Visitors welcome with PPR by telephone.
Standard join and circuits.
5 star hotel nearby.
Mogas 2k Enniskerry No Avgas.

Powerscourt 1 1119 closed late 1990’s and moved to new location at
Powerscourt 2 around 2000. The new site is 1.5k SW of the
original airstrip. Both locations are within the Powerscourt Demense
so both carry the same name. Probably closed since the accident on
10.04.2010.

This was the "new" airstrip at Powerscourt.
53.10-631N  006.11-759W  O/s grids O206156
Runway 12/30  700m x 20m Grass.
1.5k SW of Powerscourt House within the Powerscourt Demense

f Powerscourt 1 based EI-BMF Aeromere F.8L Falco 4 (Laverda) 00.00.2000 10.04.2010 Michael Slazenger crashed here 10.04.2010 causing the deaths of Michael and his passenger may they rest in peace

2061 Redrock Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
Calone owner/operator David William Wilson
Collone A 16 The Cairn Road
Redrock
Cavanagrow
Calone (Collone)
6.75k SE of Armagh- 1.25k S of the A28 road Armagh
Co Armagh

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 130
Undulating strip cut through four fields.
Slopes from 02 to 20.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
First time ring for PPR.
Mogas 5k Armagh No Avgas

based G-MYXU Thruster T300 16.08.1995 Active David William Wilson

2062 Roosky Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
Ruskey A owner/operator Jonathan Kilpatrick
Roosky
2.4k S of Convoy and 2.4k NW of Convoy
Carnowen 1514 airstrip. Lifford
Co Donegal

This is the primary strip now in use by Jon. Over
the last few years he has used five other fields
in the area as airstrips and they were:
Blackrepentance 2064 2 fields and 250m W of Roosky
Carrickbrack 1 2065 750m NW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 2 2066 750m NNW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 3 2067 900m N of Roosky
Findrum 2068 1.6k NNW of Roosky

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 131
Slight downhill from 04 to 22.
in close proximity to Carnowen 1514 (Carnone) airstrip which is 2.4k
(1.3nm) to the SE.
Avoid Equestrian Centre to the immeadiate NE of the airstrip.
Power cables to the East of the strip.
The plan is to develop the strip into an Airpark with maintenance
facilities if possible (2006).
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits.
Coffee in clubhouse. Toilet available.
Accomodation available on site.
Mogas 1.5k Convoy No Avgas.

Airfield Information:
Co-Ordinates: N 54.50-473  W 007.39-226 Status: Unlicensed Private airfield- strictly PPR by telephone. Insurance requirements: All pilots/aircraft must carry mandatory min insurance cover. Elevation: 200 feet ASL Circuit Height: 1000 feet QNH Runway orientation: 04 / 22 Runway Length: 400 metres x 10 metres Circuit Pattern: 04 is L/H - 22 is R/H **see notes below** Surface: Grass Radio Freq: A/G 129.55 (Not always manned- make blind calls if no answer) Operating Hours: SR / SS Operator: Mr Jon Kilpatrick PPR: By Telephone on +35387 2547730 Landing Fee: Nil- but a donation to the tea/coffee fund is appreciated. Fuel: Mogas only and by prior arrangement Hangarage: Nil Taxi: Yes Hire Car: Yes Accommodation: Fully fitted mobile home on site- B&B/Hotels nearby. Amenities: Tea-Coffee & Biscuits in Clubhouse- toilets available. NOTES: Approach to 22 has houses & electrical wires 30 metres from the threshold- there is also
an equestrian centre to the left of the 22 approach which we avoid- we therefore recommend
a R/H dog-leg approach for 22- this is not an issue as there is lots of room. We also insist that
you are fully briefed before attempting to use the airfield for the first time.


from Rothwell UK Based G-CCCT Camco Ikarus C42 FB UK 12.07.2006 Active Jonathan Kilpatrick
G-CCZS X'AIR Falcon 582 21.02.2008 Active Alister Thomas Kilpatrick Temporary base Carrickmore

2063 Ruskey A Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
see Roosky 2062

2064 Blackrepentance Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Jonathan Kilpatrick
Roosky
2 fields and 250m W of Roosky 2062 Airstrip Convoy
2.2k S of Convoy Lifford
Co Donegal
Over the last few years Jon has used five other fields
in the area as airstrips and they were:

Blackrepentance (this location) 2 fields and 250m W of Roosky
Carrickbrack 1 2065 750m NW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 2 2 066 750m NNW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 3 2067 900m N of Roosky
Findrum 2068 1.6k NNW of Roosky

2065 Carrickbrack 1 Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
owner Alister Kilpatrick (Jonathan’s brother)
operator Jonathan Kilpatrick
Roosky
750m NW of Roosky 2062 Airstrip Convoy
1.75k S of Convoy Lifford
Co Donegal
Over the last few years Jon has used five other fields
in the area as airstrips and they were:

Blackrepentance 2064 2 fields and 250m W of Roosky
Carrickbrack 1 (this location) 750m NW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 2 2 066 750m NNW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 3 2067 900m N of Roosky
Findrum 2068 1.6k NNW of Roosky


2066 Carrickbrack 2 Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
owner Alister Kilpatrick (Jonathan’s brother)
operator Jonathan Kilpatrick
Roosky
750m NNW of Roosky 2062 Airstrip Convoy
1.65k SSE of Convoy Lifford
Co Donegal
Over the last few years Jon has used five other fields
in the area as airstrips and they were:

Blackrepentance 2064 2 fields and 250m W of Roosky
Carrickbrack 1 2065 750m NW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 2 (this location) 750m NNW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 3 2067 900m N of Roosky
Findrum 2068 1.6k NNW of Roosky

2067 Carrickbrack 3 Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
owner Alister Kilpatrick (Jonathan’s brother)
operator Jonathan Kilpatrick
Roosky
900m N of Roosky 2062 Airstrip Convoy
1.5k SE of Convoy Lifford
Co Donegal
Over the last few years Jon has used five other fields
in the area as airstrips and they were:

Blackrepentance 2064 2 fields and 250m W of Roosky
Carrickbrack 1 2065 750m NW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 2 2066 750m NNW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 3 (this location) 900m N of Roosky
Findrum 2068 1.6k NNW of Roosky

2068 Findrum Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Jonathan Kilpatrick
Roosky
1.6k NNW of Roosky 2062 Airstrip Convoy
750m S of Convoy Lifford
Co Donegal
Over the last few years Jon has used five other fields
in the area as airstrips and they were:

Blackrepentance 2064 2 fields and 250m W of Roosky
Carrickbrack 1 2065 750m NW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 2 2066 750m NNW of Roosky
Carrickbrack 3 2067 900m N of Roosky
Findrum (this location) 1.6k NNW of Roosky

2069 Martinstown Limerick Helipad Private
owner/operator JP.McManus

2070 Behy Mayo Microlight Airstrip Private
Crossmolina owner/operator Michael Toland
Behy
5k NW of Crossmolina Crossmolna
Co Mayo


Fly-in at (Gortnahurra?) Behy Crossmolina 21.07.2007
There is a family fun day at Lough Conn (.5 mile from the town).
The original idea was to have a static aircraft display beside this
but there was a bit of nervousness expressed by the land owner
so the plan now is to do a fly over at 2pm with a running
commentary as each aircraft passes over head. I have been in touch with the operator of the Belmullet strip with
a view stopping of there and he is glad to help in any way possible. I am looking at following on from Crossmolina along the north
coast over to Belmullet- 20-30 minute stop off and onto Achill and
Clew Bay- Westport- Castlebar and back to Crossmolina for some
food and refreshments. Anyone who wants to stay over is more than welcome. I have a
mobile home on site so it's a case of first come first serve. Camping
available also. Being festival time there will be good crack in town that night. Co-ordinates are: N 54 08.071 - W 09 21.878 For those looking on a map the townland is Gortnahura. The strip is 300 meters long by 9 meters wide.- and is grass on a
hard surface. The grass is sown about 7 weeks and is coming along nicely. A few areas are a bit patchy but I don't think
there should be any problem with low props. Radio on the day will be 123.450 To find me the old fashioned way- fly over Crossmolina- steer 330
degrees- straight ahead is a wooded area in the shape of a leg of
lamb- I'm at the SW corner.


damienair Mon Jul 28- 2008 Crossmolina and Ardfert Location: Navan- CoMeath
I would just like to thank all I met over the Beautiful weekend for
their hospitality and warmest of welcomes. On Saturday morning
I got to Granard early and prepared my Skyranger for a weekends
flying. My passanger Michelle arrived and we took off and flew to
a flyin in Crosmolina in Co. Mayo. 9 aircraft flew in - 3 C42's- a
Land Africa- a Skyranger- a Savannah- 2 Quik 912's from Newtonards
and an X-Air. We all then took off and flew to the Golf course in
Belmullet where we had a fabulous lunch in the Golf course club house.
Afterwards I flew my passanger back to Granard with Jon Kilpatrick
in his C42 as wingman so Michelle could pick up her car and I turned
round with Jon and flew back into Crossmolina for the night time
activities. Many thanks again to Michael Tolan- Noreen and all their
family and friends for the warm hospitality. We were fed and watered
all day and night. We even got a fry up at the airfield the next morning. On Sunday I prepared the plane again and Michael brought us on a
fuel run. With full tanks I set off South whilst Jon routed back to
Letterkenny. My new destination was Ardfert in Co. Kerry. This was
one of the most beautiful flights and at several stages along the route
I had to pinch myself. My route took me in over Castlebar- Spiddle-
across Galway bay - down along the Cliffs of Moher and in over the
Shannon Estuary- Ballybunion and Ardfert. 2 hours of a flight left my
bum sore so I was glad to land. Ardfert is a gorgeous airstrip and the
runway was like a fairway. Again I got a very warm welcome and was
well looked after with food and tea. I was one of 2 Skyrangers-
Mike Kerison was in the other Skyranger- Vincent Vaughan flew in in
his Samba XXL and there was also a Cessna 180- 150 aerobat and a
172. I completed a few local flights and said my goodbyes before routing
back to Granrd. Thanks to all in Ardfert again for you warm hospitality-
I'll be back. My return flight took me 1 hour 50 minutes. It was another
great weekend- we are very lucky to have such a beautiful country to fly
around. Thanks also to all in Shannon FIS- always a pleasure to talk to-
you never feel alone - even when solo. Damien Minnock. Skyranger 912S


2071 Crossmolina Mayo Airstrip Private
see Behy 2070

2072 Sean Donoghue Meath Airstrip Private
see Rathcoon 2055

2073 Ardnamullen Meath Airstrip Private
Taggarts owner/operator Herbert James Taggart
Ardnamullen Ardnamullen
Clonard Clonard
Enfield
3.5k E of Kinnegad Co Meath

S side of the N4 road 500m N of the M4
info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 142
Grass strip with slight slope to hangar on E side.
Possible turbulence and wires on 20 end.
This is Bertie Taggarts Home strip.
PPR by telephone Please.
standard join and circuits.
Mogas 2k Clonard No Avgas

based G-ARWO Cessna 172C 00.00.2004 28.10.2005 Berties son
based G-BHMA Sipa 903 00.00.2004 Active Herbert James Taggart Bertie has owned this Sipa since 1989


2074 Taggarts Meath Airstrip Private
see Ardnamullen 2073

2075 Kinnegad Meath Airstrip Private
see Ardnamullen 2073

2076 Clonard Meath Airstrip Private
see Ardnamullen 2073

2077 Tarmonbarry Roscommon Airstrip Private
see Ballytoohey 2078

2078 Ballytoohey Roscommon Airstrip Private
Tarmonbarry owner/operator Noel Farrell
Ballytoohey
2.5k NW of Cloondara Co Longford Tarmonbarry
N side of the N5 road Strokestown
Co Roscommon


info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 143
Very short grass strip - Active use for Savannah based here (2006)
Very short strip - wires on 30 end.
Distribution centre for the Savannah - STOL Jabiru powered Microlight.
Private farm strip with single hangar ( red in colour)
Visitors welcome with PPR by phone
Standard join and circuits - avoid built up areas.
Mogas 300m filling station No Avgas.

EI-CMK Eurowing Goldwing ST (76) 22.12.1995 Current? Matt Gavigan SAAC Project No. 57 under construction? registration cx by IAA 29.11.2011
this aircraft was under construction in the Cloondara area-possibly here at Ballytohay airstrip-confirmation of the actual site please

based EI-DGI Savannah MKP-740 Jabiru 07.09.2004 00.09.2004 Noel Farrell to Murmod Hill Virginia Cavan
based EI-DKB Savannah MKP-740 Jabiru 06.05.2005 06.10.2006 Noel Farrell to Sackville Ardfert
based G-CCAX Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 blue 20.01.2003 13.02.2006 Noel Farrell
re-reg & based EI-DNR Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 blue 27.02.2006 Active Noel Farrell

2079 Tarsan Lane Armagh Airstrip Private
Tarsan House owner/operator James Davidson
Tarsan House
Craigavon
Co Armagh
3.5k N of Portadown railway station

Directions
M1 motorway (Junction 11). As you come off at the M12- take the
turnoff for Carn and Seagoe. You will come to a large roundabout
with a BMW Prentice garage on it. Take the turn off towards
Portadown with the garage on your left. Immediately after you turn
off you will see Tarsan Lane- facing the garage on your right. Drive
down that lane for about 400 metres (right to the end) and you will
see the windsock at the airstrip.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 144
Well marked level runway.
During 2006: Runway 06/24 under construction.
Preparing to hangar aircraft and planning to construct additional hangars.
Jimmy doesn’t fly himself. He runs a Kitchen Furniture manufacturing
business.
Visitors welcome with PPR by telephone.
Avoid houses on approach.
Coffee in clubhouse. Toilet available.
Mogas by arrangement No Avgas

TARSAN LANE Microlight site at 542729N 0062616W with elevation 40ft amsl

based G-MZEV Mainair Sports Rapier 00.00.0000 Active W.T. Gardner
based G-CEHZ Airbourne Edge XT-912B 00.00.0000 Active Fly NI Ltd
based G-CDRDAirbourne Edge XT-912B 00.00.0000 Active Fly NI Ltd
based G-XTNI

via Ian Thompson
Just a quick log & pics from a quick visit to Tarsan Lane- Portadown this evening 11.09.2007:
  Hangared:
G-MZEV Mainair Sports Rapier W.T. Gardner- Dromore
  Flying:
G-CEHZ Airbourne Edge XT-912B Fly NI Ltd- Dundonald
G-CDRD Airbourne Edge XT-912B Fly NI Ltd- Dundonald (New Resident)
  Notes:
G-CDRD is a new resident here- replacing G-XTNI which I was told has been sold to one of his
students from down South.
The owner has not yet changed on G-info- but there is a Potential change of Registered
11.09.2007: Ownership change in progess at the moment with G-XTNI.

2080 Delaney's Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Monaquill 1020

2081 The Forge Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Monaquill 1020

2082 Calary 1 Wicklow Radio Controlled Model Flying Site Private
owner Richard O'Connor
operator Shankill Radio Flying Club
Garry Keogh
6.25k W of Graystones Harbour Calary
1.5k SSW of Great Sugerloaf summit Kilmacanoge
Co Wicklow

A well maintained radio controlled model flying site operated by
the Shankill Radio Flying Club. They started here in the mid
1950’s- left and then finally returned to this location.
They have developed a fine set of four runways plus an aircraft
parking area of approximately 60m long x 10m wide.
Many Irish and International flying competitions take place here.

2083 Moy Armagh Airstrip Private
see Keenaghan 2085

2084 The Moy Armagh Airstrip Private
see Keenaghan 2085

2085 Keenaghan Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
Moy owner/operator Peter McConville
The Moy 68 Corrigan Hill Road
Keenaghan
Claremont
1.5k SE of Moy (Co Tyrone) Armagh
Between the A29 and the B28 roads Co Armagh

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 146
nicely prepared strip with slope up from 09 to 27 (52ft amsl at 09 to
105ft amsl at 27 a total rise of 53ft over the 420m length).
House and hangar at 27 end.
Thrusters and Heli/s based
Nearby Church on approach to 09.
Visitors Welcome with PPR by telephone.
Standard join and circuits. Pilot briefing advised.
Mogas 2k Moy No Avgas.

based Thruster 00.00.0000 Active ?
based Thruster 00.00.0000 Active ?
based Heli 00.00.0000 Active ?

2086 Tibohine Roscommon Microlight Airstrip Airstrip
Tibonine A owner/operator James Morrisroe
Frenchpark Tibohine
Frenchpark
6k ESE of Ballaghaderreen Co Roscommon
S side of the N5 road.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 147
Slight dip in the middle of the strip
2k E of Knock CTR boundry
2006: James has almost completed construction of a Savannah microlight.
Strictly PPR by telephone.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 5k Ballaghaderreen No Avgas.

based

2087 Frenchpark Roscommon Microlight Airstrip Private
see Tibohine 2086

2088 Greatfurze Meath Airstrip Private
Trimblestown owner ?
operator Harrow Weegen
Greatfurze
5k WNW of Trim Trimblestown
300m N W of Trimblestown stud Trim
Co Meath

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 151
Level well kept strip with a slight upward incline from 15 to 33.
Wires on approach to 15 are underground.
Animals on strip - avoid low flying near horses.
Aerial on house on approach to 33.
Harrow’s home strip is an active stud farm.
A Cessna 172 is based here.
Trimblestown River to the west of the strip is a good trout river.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas Trim Airfield 4.5nm E No Avgas.

Based ?????? Cessna 172

2089 Trimblestown Meath Airstrip Private
see Greatfurze 2088

2090 Troughtons Armagh Airstrip Private
see Woodview 1406

2091 Raflewskies Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
see Tullyallen 1963

2092 Coolnahinch Wexford Airstrip Private
see Warrens Airstrip/Field 1370

2093 Ballyrobert Kerry Airstrip Private
Ardfert owner ?Frank Coowley 029-561(0)32?
operator Brendan Gurnett 022-22344 Brendan Gurnett
4.5k NE of Ardfert Ballyrobert Sackville
Ardfert Ardfert
Tralee Tralee
Co Kerry Co Kerry

via Kevin Glynn’s list
Ardfert N 52:20.792 W 009:45.771 0 0 Brendan Gurnett 022-22344 Frank Coowley ??

from Ballytoohey based EI-DKB MXP-700 Savannah 06.10.2006 Active Brendan Gurnett et al

damienair Mon Jul 28- 2008 Crossmolina and Ardfert Location: Navan- Co Meath
I would just like to thank all I met over the Beautiful weekend for
their hospitality and warmest of welcomes. On Saturday morning
I got to Granard early and prepared my Skyranger for a weekends
flying. My passanger Michelle arrived and we took off and flew to
a flyin in Crosmolina in Co. Mayo. 9 aircraft flew in - 3 C42's- a
Land Africa- a Skyranger- a Savannah- 2 Quik 912's from Newtonards
and an X-Air. We all then took off and flew to the Golf course in
Belmullet where we had a fabulous lunch in the Golf course club house.
Afterwards I flew my passanger back to Granard with Jon Kilpatrick
in his C42 as wingman so Michelle could pick up her car and I turned
round with Jon and flew back into Crossmolina for the night time
activities. Many thanks again to Michael Tolan- Noreen and all their
family and friends for the warm hospitality. We were fed and watered
all day and night. We even got a fry up at the airfield the next morning. On Sunday I prepared the plane again and Michael brought us on a
fuel run. With full tanks I set off South whilst Jon routed back to
Letterkenny. My new destination was Ardfert in Co. Kerry. This was
one of the most beautiful flights and at several stages along the route
I had to pinch myself. My route took me in over Castlebar- Spiddle-
across Galway bay - down along the Cliffs of Moher and in over the
Shannon Estuary- Ballybunion and Ardfert. 2 hours of a flight left my
bum sore so I was glad to land. Ardfert is a gorgeous airstrip and the
runway was like a fairway. Again I got a very warm welcome and was
well looked after with food and tea. I was one of 2 Skyrangers-
Mike Kerison was in the other Skyranger- Vincent Vaughan flew in in
his Samba XXL and there was also a Cessna 180- 150 aerobat and a
172. I completed a few local flights and said my goodbyes before routing
back to Granrd. Thanks to all in Ardfert again for you warm hospitality-
I'll be back. My return flight took me 1 hour 50 minutes. It was another
great weekend- we are very lucky to have such a beautiful country to fly
around. Thanks also to all in Shannon FIS- always a pleasure to talk to-
you never feel alone - even when solo. Damien Minnock. Skyranger 912S

redwing Wed Jul 30- 2008 Ardfert details Hi i fly out of Ardfert- Your always welcome Some contact numbers for the
field 087 2214648 or 087 1234546. The airfield is north of Tralee town-
425m Grass Strip 33/15. Runway 15 is slightly uphill- the co-ordinates are
52.20.75N - 009.45.70W. Very easy to find. close to beach and tralee 7 miles
by rd. Regards Redwing

2094 Ardfert Kerry Airstrip Private
see Ballyrobert 2093

2095 Kilsallagh Tipperary Airstrip Private
Fethard 4 owner/operator Patrick White
Kilsallagh
7.25k NW of Fethard Fethard
Co Tipperary


based

2096 Fethard 4 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Kilsallagh 2095

2097 Curragh Camp 1 Kildare Helibase Irish Air Corps
owner/operator Curragh Camp
Curragh
Marked pad on parade ground within the camp Kildare
complex Co Kildare
5k E of Kildare town

Robert Clare Via Irish Spotters 22.10.2007 A Gazelle has landed at the Curragh
visitor ZB678 Gazelle AH.1 22.10.2007 Royal Air force to Baldonell

2098 Ballynora House Cork Airstrip?/Store Private
owner/operator John Todd
Ballynora House
4.25k S of Ballincollig Ballynora
Ballincollig
Co Cork

from Ballygarvan Stored EI-BSG Bensen B-8 Gyrocopter (HB/Mac4318) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 John Todd moved to Tara Lawns Ashbourne 2 id 1955 with EI-BSG for storage.

2099 Baltray 1 Louth Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Baltray
Drogheda
Co Louth

info from Roger D.Caird
This is a microlight field- to the North of the Boyne Estuary

2100 Erinagh Tipperary Airstrip Private
Capparoe owner/operator James Hanley
Capparua A Tim Hanley
Ernagh A Padriac Hanley
Skydiveireland
Capparoe
8.25k SW of Nenagh Nenagh
Co Tipperary

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 43
Level strip with no facilities (yet 2006).
Marked wires on approach to 24- 2k from threshold.
The Hanley brothers are commercial pilots and maintain
a well kept level strip. PPR is advised as the strip may be
unusable. Visitors welcome PPR by phone.
Standard join and circuits.
Mogas 8k in Nenagh No Avgas.

via Gerry Humphreys 24.09.2004
via Flying in Ireland forum
Another new strip- has recently been developed. It is about 750m on
an approx 06/24 aspect. Very good in dry weather but could be
difficult (soft) in winter. Belongs to a farmer called James Hanley.
The strip is known as Capparua and is probably visible from the N7
Nenagh Limerick road. The runway runs parallel to the N7 and to the
SE of the road.

via Gerry Humphreys 30.09.2004
The description from Rallye sounds like Capparua. They have white
runway markers along the runway. Approx 1/3rd way down from the
northern end there is a track running off at a right angle to farm buildings.
Only difference is the length. I have been in there and it is a lot longer
than 400m. The owner says it is 750m long.
from Gerry Humphreys 03.10.2004
Capparua (I note Cosmics different spelling - not sure which is correct)
belongs to James Hanley. He has two aviation mad sons one of whom
is at least a CPL. I gather he flys in there on occassion. Airfield has only
been developed this spring/summer. Nothing based there yet. No hanger
or suitable storage either. Very exposed. First time I went in there it was
bumpy enough with a wind of about 12kts- 40degrees from the West.
I would not fancy using it in strong South easterlys. The airfield is set in
a valley with the runway running along the valley floor.

Wed May 09- 2007 12:34 pm    
via Flying in Ireland forum
Cessna 182 for the sky-diving and a Cessna 177 Cardinal also on site with shares for sale.
skydiveireland

Tue Jun 26- 2007 5:00 pm    Post subject: Pilots Needed To Fly Parachuting aircraft
via Flying in Ireland forum
Skydive Ireland is recruiting for CPL holders with a minimum of 250hrs- SEP.
We fly a C-182 and we are taking delivery of another C-182 soon so there is
plenty of flying for anyone looking to build hours. We are based in North Tipperary at Ireland's latest Licensed Aerodrome EIER.
If you are interested call us on 1850 940 222 (+353 1 2454 122)-
Blue Skies

Nov 26- 2007 10:57 am    New Frequency for EIER Ernagh
via Flying in Ireland forum
Hi all Ernagh has recieved it's new frequency of 118.175. Do call if you are
near the DZ. regards Stovepipe
Wed Jun 27- 2007 8:55 am    Post subject: New Licensed Aerodrome - EIER (Erinagh- Nenagh)
via Flying in Ireland forum Hi Everyone- I wanted to let everyone know that we have a newly licensed field approx 5NM
SW of Nenagh- designated EIER (Erinagh). (5248.752N 008.16940W). The primary
activity at the moment is intensive parachuting every weekend and also periodically
during the weekdays. I would kindly ask that you spread the word to make the aviation community aware
of it for safety. We had been filing NOTAMS but since we are now listed in the current
AIP ENR 5.5 we do not file NOTAMS anymore. But anytime we are active SNN ATC
are aware of it so it is smart to check with them if your in the area. We are awaiting our frequency which we hope to have soon and when we do get one
I will post it here and on our website.
In the mean time when we are active we are available on 123.45 for information only. Blue Skies.... Skydive Ireland / Tipperary Aviation   Tue Sep 11- 2007 1:51 pm  HYPERLINK "http://www.flyinginireland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2741&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=" paradropping zone at Ernagh
via Flying in Ireland forum
Hello all- As one of the pilots at GoSkydive's facility at Ernagh- 5km South of Nenagh and directly West of the Silvermines mine works- I feel the need to ask
my fellow aviators to steer clear of the drop zone during para ops- especially at weekends.
Two individuals(one a Cessna- one a helicopter) flew thru the zone- thankfully when there
were no 'chutes in the air- last Sunday....The Cessna was shielded by a hill and wasn't
visible to Shannon's radar- nor was he talking to Shannon or responding to our radio calls-
on 123.45. The helicopter was in contact with Shannon and still decided to route along
the Silvermines valley and thru our zone. This puts the parachutists at risk(students jump
at 3500'/tandems jump at up to 10-000'- with opening of chute at 5500'). The airfield is a licensed facility and is listed in the AIP as EIER/Ernagh and in Kevin Glynn's
VFR Guide- as Cappaura(the townland) and is orientated 06/24 and will be printed on the
new chart as a dropzone and will soon have it's own dedicated radio frequency- apart from
123.45mhz. Please give us a bit of room- if you are flying nearby-or at least give us a call. Visitors are
welcome but an advance call is vital. Stovepipe

19 October 2007 Skydive Ireland website
Gippsland Aviation based in Australia came to visit Skydive Ireland based at Erinagh
Aerodrome (EIER) for the weekend of 19-21 October and flew over G-VAND GA8 Airvan
for us to spend the weekend Skydiving from it.
A very exciting weekend indeed with lots of skydiving for everyone. This aircraft is an
incredible aircraft and was designed with Skydivers in mind providing all the custom
trimmings and of course comes standard with a nice large door to jump out of! It is
intended for Skydive Ireland to take delivery of a brand new GA8 Airvan to accomodate
our growing demand for all you who want to become Skydivers.
This aircraft meets all the latest safety standards and is certified by the European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA)- the Federal Aviation Administartion in the USA and many other
National Aviation Authorities.
Everybody who did a Parachute Jump from it was very impressed and are all very eager
for it to return. More Parachutist capacity means more Parachuting for everybody. I think
the most excited people were our Certified Commerical Pilots who had to be peeled
away from it as it prepared to fly back to the UK where it is based and tours all round
Europe on demonstration.
The great news is that we will have a GA8 Airvan based at our Dropzone from the 2nd week
in Dec to Mid Feb at which point we expect to have our new one delivered. With the delivery
of our new Airvan will mean we will operate the most modern aircraft for Parachuting in Ireland.
Blue Skies....
Skydive Ireland

Gippsland Aviation based in Australia came to visit Skydive Ireland based at Erinagh Aerodrome
(EIER) for the weekend of 19-21 October....G-VAND 19/21.10.2007
Thu Oct 25- 2007 10:51 am 
via Flying in Ireland forum 
The GA8 Airvan was at Skydive Ireland's base in Erinagh (EIER) last weekend.
Gippland Aeronautics from Australia provided this aircraft for demonstration purposes.
This is a Piston engine 300hp Lycoming driving a 2-Blade constant speed propeller and
can lift 8 skydivers to 10-000ft in 20 mins. We hope to take delivery of a brand new
2008 Model for mid Spring and we will be recruiting CPL holders to fly this nice aircraft.

Blue Skies... skydiveireland

Mon Jan 28- 2008 1:30 pm    Post subject: Drop Zone at Ernagh EIER
via Flying in Ireland forum
Hi there Yesterday- the weather gods smiled upon us and allowed us to fly.We- at
Ernagh EIER- just South of Nenagh- County Tipperary-managed to get in a
few flights and get student jumpers and tandems up.Unfortunately- our pleasure
was marred by two aircraft "busting" the drop zone- each at different times-
thankfully after the Airvan had landed.The aircraft- which flew directly across
the runway- were Cub-type taildraggers- possibly going to and from Coonagh-
which isn't all that far away.The consequences of an air-to-air between a jumper
and an aircraft don't bear thinking about.( not to mind hitting the descending
Airvan or C182!).PLEASE- PLEASE steer clear of the Ernagh drop zone (also
known as Cappaura;Page 43 of the Kevin Glynn VFRFlight Guide); call us on
118.175 if you are passing by.Shannon know where we are and will advise you
if you are unsure.PLEASE assume that the Drop Zone is active at weekends-
until Shannon or the guys on the grounds at Ernagh tell you otherwise. thanks Stovepipe

based? G-JOON Cessna 182D Skylane 00.00.2006 Active Skydive Ireland
visitor G-VAND Gippsland GA-8 Airvan 19.10.2007 21.10.2007 Gippsland Aviation
visitor N???? Cessna 182 00.00.2004 Gerry Humphreys
visitor N707XJ?Cessna 177 Cardinal
based ? Gippsland GA-8 Airvan 15.12.2007 14.02.2008 ?

2101 Farmacaffly Armagh Emergency Landing Ground Royal Air Force
Armagh 1 owner ?
operator Royal Air Force
3k S of Armagh city Farmacaffly
Just W of the B31 road and S of minor road running Armagh
WSW through to the A29 Co Armagh

info from Roger D.Caird
5419n 0639w WW2 RAF Field

3 S of Armagh city and used by the RAF from 1940 and probably
abandoned late 1940 or 1941
located between the A29 and the B31 roads

based ?
visitor ?

2102 Killavoggy Leitrim Helistop WRC 2007 Private
A1 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championship
Special Stage SS3/6 Arigna
7k SE of Drumahair on SS 3 & 6 Arigna stage of the Killavoggy
World Rally Championships Drumahair
Co Leitrim

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 15-18.11.2007.
This site (A1) was on SS3/6 Arigna.
SS3 & 6 were run Sat 16.11.2007 am only.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
     SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
     SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
     SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
     SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
     SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
     SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
     SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
     SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
     SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
     SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
     SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
     SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
     SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
     SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
     SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
     SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
     SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
     SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2103 Camus Derry Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Michael Kirk
4.25k SE of Coleraine railway station Camus
Coleraine
Co Derry

info from Roger D.Caird
Camus- Castleroe- Co. Derry.
On the road between Coleraine and Kilrea. Located on the riverside.
This was a private field used by Michael Kirk flying G-AYET Rallye
Commodore during the summer 1975. And by Rallye Commodore
G-AWSZ during the summer of 1976.

The location I have selected for this site is the one that most closely
matches the info above from Roger D.Caird. I don’t think there were
any aircraft actually based here.

visitor G-AYET SOCATA MS.892A Rallye Commodore 150 00.00.1975 Foyle Aviation Ltd based Raspberry Hill
(10565)
visitor G-AWSZ SOCATA MS.894A Rallye Commodore 00.00.1976 Denis Quinn-Joseph McCloskey
(11005)

2104 Carrolls Cross Waterford Airstrip Private
owner ? possible contact:
operator ? Donal + Anne Dunne
6k ENE of Kilmacthomas. Ballyshonock Ballyshunnock ( )
Kilmacthomas Kilmacthomas
Co Waterford Co Waterford
051-294395

info from Roger D.Caird
Approx 10m from Waterford on the Cork Road (N25) on the
left hand side.
BASED: ?? MS.880. Hangar & Windsock.

based ?? SOCATA MS880 Rallye 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?

2105 Castletown 2 Tipperary Fieldstrip Private
owner ?
operator ?
9.75k NE of Thurles Castletown
2.5k NE of Manselstown/Moyne airstrip Moyne
Co Tipperary
As far as is known the strip at Manselstown did not become
active until 1990.
The info is specific in naming Castletown as the
location of the “air show”.

info from Roger D.Carid
The Golden Valley Air Show was held here on 27.09.1981.
Several aircraft attended.

2106 Derrigimlagh Bog Galway Historical Landing site Private
Derrygimla Bog A owner ?
operators John Alcock & Arthur Whitten Brown
100m SSE of the Marconi Radio Station at Derrygimla Derrigimlagh Bog
Clifden
Co Galway

via Roger D.Caird
Irelands first transatlantic landing site was at Clifden. On 15.06.1919 at 0840
the Vickers Vimy flown by Ms. Alcock & Brown touched down on Derrigimla Bog.

via Guy Warner
At the western extremity of the county- at Clifden in Connemara- one of the bravest
of the pioneering flights reached its successful conclusion- when on 15th June 1919-
at 08.40- the Vickers Vimy piloted by John Alcock and with Arthur Whitten Brown
as the navigator landed in Derrigimla Bog. They had achieved the first non-stop
flight across the Atlantic from St. Johns- Newfoundland in a time of 15 hours and 57
minutes. A monument in the shape of a wing commemorating this achievement was
erected on a nearby hill and stands to this day.

Alcock and Brown Take the Atlantic via Century of Flight
In Newfoundland- two teams worked feverishly to finish assembling their planes and
testing their equipment in preparation for what they considered the ultimate prize: the
still unclaimed Daily Mail prize of fifty thousand dollars for the first non-stop crossing
of the Atlantic. One team had a clear head start: the Handley Page team headed by
Admiral Mark Kerr. The Handley Page V/1500 “Berlin Bomber” was the largest aircraft
built by the Allies during the war- and was equipped with four powerful Rolls-Royce
engines.
The aircraft and crew were making preparations to fly the Atlantic almost from the
beginning. They watched Hawker and Grieve begin their ill-fated trans-Atlantic flight;
Alcock and Brown had also heard about the failed attempt of the Shamrock- which
had gone down while crossing from England to Ireland in the first stage of an
east-to-west crossing; and they had been there when the navy group passed through
on their way to the successful crossing (with stops) of the Atlantic. The aircraft enjoyed
the best airfield and the best accommodations- and for some of the time- had the only
fuel on the island. Afterward- Handley Page executives would wonder what had kept
their aircraft on the ground.
By the time the final aircraft and its crew arrived in Newfoundland on May 26- the Handley
Page had been tested and repaired many times. In what might be considered typical of
the naval approach- Admiral Kerr seemed determined not to attempt the flight until his
aircraft was in perfect condition. The last aircraft to arrive was the Vickers Vimy- a night
bomber built too late to be used in the war. The Vickers engineers replaced the bombs
with fuel tanks- quickly disassembled the plane- and shipped it to Newfoundland. The
crew for the flight was headed by Captain John Alcock of the Royal Air Force- and the
navigator was Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown of the Royal Flying Service.
Both men had spent the last years of the war in a German prison camp and had very
limited flying experience- especially with so large an aircraft. (Brown- as it turned out- had
been an observer when he was shot down- and had taught himself aerial navigation
while a prisoner. He had almost no experience as a navigator before the flight of the
Vimy.)  The Vimy was assembled in an open field (there was no available hangar big
enough) in cold and often rainy weather.
Spectators and Vickers Vimy at Lester's Field- June 1919
Miraculously (and with the help of a gifted local mechanic named Lester)- the plane
was ready after only fourteen days—Kerr was waiting for a new radiator to replace
one on the  Handley Page that “wasn’t quite up to snuff.” What Kerr did not know- but
Alcock realized- was that the problem was not with the radiator- but with the water.
Using local water- the Handley Page radiator kept clogging—which was exactly what
had brought Harry Hawker down—because of the heavy mineral content and sediment.
To counter this- Alcock had the water filtered several times and boiled (and then cooled)-
so that the radiator would not clog. On the morning of June 14- while the Handley Page
team was preparing for yet another test- Alcock and Brown took off.
The flight of the Vimy was a difficult one. Brown had to climb out onto the wings six
times during the flight to chip off ice that formed there. Several times- Alcock had to
fly precariously close to the ocean- hoping that the warmer air of the lower altitude
would melt the ice that kept clogging the engine. And on at least two occasions- Brown
made what he thought would be a last entry into the flight log and stuffed it into his shirt-
hoping his experience would be of use to later aviators if his body were ever found.
Sixteen and a half hours later- on the morning of June 15- the Vimy landed in a bog near
the installation at Clifden- in Ireland. People on the ground tried to wave them off from the
bog and direct them to a landing field that was prepared for aircraft; Alcock and Brown
just waved cheerfully back. Before taking off- Brown had removed a front nose wheel
from the plane in the hopes of reducing weight and drag. Now- without the front wheel-
the Vimy landed in the bog and simply ploughed its nose into the soft mud. Local people
and soldiers ran up to the plane and asked Alcock where he had flown from. When he
said they had flown across the Atlantic- the crowd broke out in laughter.
The outgoing John Alcock and the diffident Arthur Whitten Brown—both of Manchester-
England—had the right combination of skills to win the Daily Mail prize for the first flight
across the Atlantic- outclassing better-funded teams.
England erupted in celebration. Alcock and Brown were knighted by King George V and
awarded the Northcliffe prize by the Secretary of State for War and Air- Winston Churchill.
Alcock and Brown toured England and were praised from banquet to banquet. But Alcock
was killed in a crash in December 1919- and Brown never flew again (though he lived till
after World War II).

Science Museum London
Sir John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948) made the
first non-stop flight across the Atlantic on 14th-15th June 1919 in this Vimy- flying from St
John's- Newfoundland and crash-landing in a bog near Clifden- Galway- Ireland. They were
knighted by King George V on their return. Designed originally as a heavy bomber to attack
Germany and constructed mainly of wood covered by a layer of fabric- Vimys made a
number of other long-distance flights- including England to Australia and England to South
Africa. On display in the Flight Gallery of the Science Museum. The aeroplane is complete
with two Rolls Royce Eagle engines and propellers.

Manchester men first to fly Atlantic direct
From Newfoundland to Galway in sixteen hours. Struggle through fog and icy sleet. How
the Vickers machine won through. A wonderful feat in air navigation Monday June 16- 1919
 HYPERLINK "http://www.guardian.co.uk/" guardian.co.uk
The first direct Transatlantic flight from America to Europe has been achieved by Captain Alcock-
D.S.C.- a Manchester pilot flying the Vickers Vimy-Rolls aeroplane with Lieutenant A. W. Brown
as navigator. The record is briefly:-
Left Newfoundland coast.... Saturday- 5 28 p.m.
Arrived Clifden- Galway......... Sunday- 9 40 a.m.
Newfoundland to Galway ............... 1-880 miles.
Total flying time .............................16h. 12min.
Average speed ....................116 miles per hour.
Thus the honours of the direct Atlantic crossing go to a British pilot and navigator and to a British-built
machine. Captain Alcock's performance also sets up a number of new records- including that for
non-stop distance flights- the previous record being that made by Lieutenant Commander Read- of the
N.C.4- who in the first stage of the Newfoundland-Azores-Lisbon flight flew 1-380 miles in 1h. 18min.
The flight of the Vickers machine was accomplished under very unfavourable weather conditions -
except for a following wind - as is clear from Captain Alcock's story- which we publish this morning.
The flight gains the prize of £10-000 offered by the "Daily Mail" for the Transatlantic crossing.

The airmen's story
Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown- R.A.F.- accomplished the Atlantic flight in unfavourable weather.
They landed in Derrygimla Bog- behind the Marconi condenser-house at Clifden- and their approach
through the morning mist over the sea was first noticed by an Australian soldier on holiday and a farmer's
boy tending cattle near by. The plane circled over the town- and a few minutes later- spotting the aerials-
dropped to earth at the Marconi station. The operators on morning duty who witnessed the landing had
no idea that the great feat had been accomplished. Indeed- after the failure of Hawker and in the weather
that prevailed it was thought to be impossible.
It was an enthralling story Captain Alcock told me this afternoon. The descent was accomplished virtually
without mishap- and had it not been for the unfortunate accident of landing in a bog- the machine could
have been taken off again and continued the flight to England- for not more than two-thirds of the petrol
had been used and the engines were running beautifully. But directly the plane came to earth she bumped
and ran about 50 yards- getting up to her axles in the bog and injuring the underplanes. A nose dive
brought her to a dead stop- but beyond a slight jar the airmen were none the worse for their experience.
11-000 Feet Up.
Although the weather reports had led the pilot and navigator to hope for pleasant conditions- they had not
got far afield when they found themselves driving into cloud banks- sleet- and fog. Rising to 11-000 feet they
endeavoured to get above the clouds- but failed to do so. All through the night they travelled- with their
wireless receiver out of order- their only guide an occasional glimpse of the stars.
During the night there were one or two thrilling moments - as when it seemed that they had come down to
within a few feet of the water- and again when it appeared as if they were flying upside down. They ate
sandwiches and chocolate and drank coffee- and kept up an intermittent conversation as they sat side by
side by means of notes and signals- but with the roar of the engines and the darkness it was not easy to
communicate.
The machine throughout behaved beautifully- and soon after dawn the sun-glints in the clouds gave them
a more secure sense of direction. They were making for Galway Bay- and two little islets out at sea were
sighted like the Arans (the group across the mouth of Galway Bay). But soon they were over land near
Clifden- 60 miles north of Galway Bay.
When I saw Captain Alcock at the residual bungalow of the Marconi station to-day- some hours after he
had landed- he looked as spruce - attired in navy lounge suit and cheerfully smoking a cigarette - as any
city man enjoying an hour's leisure. He received congratulations with a cheery smile. "Yes-" he said frankly-
"I'm glad we did it."

Fog and Icy Sleet
"Tell you about the flight? Well- we got off very nicely from St. John's in about a forty-mile fresh westerly wind.
We got up against that to begin with- but as soon as we got clear of the land we had the wind in our tail- and
it remained like that practically all the way over.
"Most of the time we were compelled to fly between clouds and very thick banks of fog. Indeed- the conditions
were anything but pleasant for flying. Sleet fell and our radiator shutters got frozen up- while all our petrol
gauges were covered over with ice. We kept mounting until we got to 11-000 feet. We climbed all we could at
the outset to try to get out of the clouds- but without avail.
"The weather was very rough and very bumpy and the wind was blowing hard right down to the water. Five
hours from land we endeavoured to get out of the clouds and thick fog- but investigated without avail.
"Our instructions-" continued Captain Alcock- "were to go on to London- and we were making- in the first
instance- for Galway Bay- which is the nearest and most convenient landing-place. We maintained an average
speed of 120 miles an hour throughout the journey. Of course sometimes we did more than that- but that was
our average- and we succeeded in doing the 1-900 miles in just under 16 hours - in 15 hours and 57 minutes.
The Navigator's Handicap
"Like myself- the observer got on very well- but he had great difficulty in getting sights- for- as I said before-
we were flying most of the time between banks of clouds - indeed- we did not see the water more than six
times on the way across. We might as well have been flying over land. The only sights the observer got were
through holes in the clouds. We never saw the sky- even- for more than half an hour after the first hour out.
For the first hour it was quite clear and pleasant enough for flying.
"Did not these conditions discourage us? No. The machine was going well. We were intent on getting the job
done- and I nursed the engine all through. Of course we had minor troubles in addition to those I have
mentioned.
"When we started to use our transmitter- about half an hour after we had left- we found the armature shaft in
the dynamo which generates the current fractured for some reason or another- so that our transmitter was
useless. Our receiver was working all right. But we got no information at all from any source and we did not
exchange a signal with anyone in the outside world. During the entire period of our flight all the wireless that
was going on was not for us- and it was merely jamming; therefore we got no help as to direction from any
outside source. Our only guide was the stars- and we got occasional sights of the moon. We also managed
to get two sights this morning of the sun which were very valuable to us. We got these through the clouds
whilst flying at 11-000ft.- just two hours before we landed in Ireland.
"What were your impressions during this extraordinary experience of a flight through the night many thousand
miles from land?" "Well-" said Captain Alcock- "it is difficult to sum them up. No- there was no sense of
remoteness- curious to say. We were too keen on our work. We wanted to get the job over- and we were jolly
pleased- I tell you- to see the coast. We first saw the two little islands out in the sea- and then we swung round
and landed at the station. Our landing would have been a perfect one- only that we happened to come into the
bog. It looked quite all right from the air- but as soon as we touched the ground the machine began to settle
down to the axles- and the wheels suddenly stopped- and the machine went down nose first. We were not hurt
or shaken- and only a little damage was done to the under-plane of the machine.
"As you see-" added Captain Alcock- pointing through the window of the bungalow- "The Royal Air Force lighter
machine which has just come up has likewise sunk nose first in the bog. It is bad landing ground- but we have
nothing to complain about. I have done a considerable amount of night flying in the past- and the sense of
loneliness that might be supposed to accompany it has long since worn off. Indeed- I do not think that either of
us had any thought of what we were flying over- being merely intent on getting the machine across- and the
machine behaved perfectly."

The First Atlantic Air Mail
Asked for an opinion as to the future of flying across the Atlantic- Captain Alcock said: "I think within the next
twelve months they will have a cross-Atlantic service - not- of course- on the lines of our trip but with a big flying
machine. Of course- it is a costly hobby and may not actually be taken up generally- but that there is something
in it I have no doubt."
Captain Alcock showed me a little white mail bag with lead seal unbroken in which he had carried across the
Atlantic in a single night eight hundred letters. "This-" he said- "is the first Atlantic aerial mail."
Praising his machine and engine- Captain Alcock said:- "The engine is a Rolls-Royce- and it ran perfectly all
through. We did not lose a spoonful of water on the journey- and no petrol. When I landed I had only two-thirds
of the supply exhausted. What was left would have taken us to London easily.
"I believe that the great secret of long-distance flying under conditions such as we went through last night is to
nurse your engine. I never opened the throttle once. The machine of itself has an ordinary speed of ninety miles
an hour. We could have done 115 miles an hour- but I never once opened the throttle- and with a following wind
we did an average of 120.
"I wore the electrically heated clothing as an experiment- but I never feel cold flying as the machine is warm
enough in itself."
This evening (Sun) Captain Alcock and his pilot came to Galway. They will remain overnight and proceed to
London (Mon) by the mail train- which leaves here at 2 25 to-morrow afternoon- being due to arrive at Euston in
the Early hours of Tuesday morning (17.06.1919).

info below from “A history of the ROYAL AIR FORCE and UNITED
STATES NAVAL AIR SERVICE in IRELAND 1913-1923” page 44
published by Karl E.Hayes and the Irish Air Letter 1988 (excellent
publication on the early years of military aviation in Ireland)
ISBN 0 9508231 1 2 blue below is my own input-Hugo Wilhare.
The Trans Atlantic Air Race was finally won by Alcock and Brown in a Vickers Vimy- when they landed near Clifden
Co Galway on the Sun 15.06.1919. Intending to land near the Marconi radio station on what look like a smooth level
area- but was in fact heather covered bogland and the Vimy nosed in. They were uninjured.
A 105 Squadron Bristol F2b Fighter flew down from Oranmore to render assistance- but it too sank into the bog and
had to be rescued.

via  HYPERLINK "http://www.guardian.co.uk/" guardian uk
A breakdown gang with full equipment left Oranmore Aerodrome this afternoon (15.06.1919) and proceeded
by lorry to Clifden to bring back both machines. The Vickers Vimy will be taken on to London

fr Lester's Field visitor ? Vickers F.B.27 Vimy 15.06.1919 16.06.1919 John Alcock & Arthur initially taken by lorry to Oranmore and then on to London
Whitten Brown
fr Oranmore ? Bristol F2b Fighter 15.06.1919 16.06.1919 105 Sqn Royal Air Force landed beside the Vimy and also nosed over- was dismantled returned
to Oranmore by lorry

2107 Derrygimla A Galway Historical Landing site Private
see Derrigimlagh Bog 2106

2108 Nier Valley Waterford Glider field Private
see Boola-Knocknaree 2493 owner ?
operator Clonmel Gliding Club
13k SSE of Clonmel Martin Mulhall (deceased) 1 Green St. Kilkenny Co Kilkenny
At the time of his death on 07.08.2006- Martin Mulhall was President of
the Irish Gliding Association- President of the Dublin Gliding Club- and
President of the Kilkenny Flying and Gliding Club which incorporated
Clonmel Gliding Club.

info below from Roger D.Caird
7nm SSE of Clonmel.
The Clonmel Gliding Club used to have an airfield here. Current Status?

1980 Kilkenny People
a satellite airfield was developed in the Comeragh mountains overlooking the beautiful Nire Valley.
While aircraft use the Tipperary? airfield regularly- the 800 metre mountain field is used principally
for gliding. Craft are glided from Kilkenny to the Comeragh airfield and then lifted again for the flight
back to Kilkenny. (1980)

2109 Knockcloghrim Derry Helipad Private
Carnaman owner ?
operator ?
4k NE of Bellaghy 33 Carnaman Road
Knockcloghrim
Magharafelt
Co Derry

Based G-CEFR Robinson R.44 Raven 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 ?
G-LRSN Robinson R.44 Raven II 08.03.2007 Active Kidmane Developments Ltd

2110 Carnaman Derry Helipad Private
see Knockcloghrim

2111 Cathal Brugha Barracks Dublin Helibase Irish Army
was Portabello Barracks 1110 until 1922 owner Irish Army
operator Irish Air Corps
Harolds Cross
Dublin

No Based Aircraft
visitor IAC271 Agusta Westland AW139 28.06.2006 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC ? Agusta Westland AW139? 28.06.2006 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC277 Agusta Westland AW139 18.02.2008 Irish Air Corps army families open day

Last August (08.2014) Captain Ruairí McDermott and Corporal Colin Curran- two members of the Irish Defence Forces- parachuted
into Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines dropping from an Agusta Westland AW139.

2112 Rea Hill Antrim Helipad Private
Mossley owner/operator Derek McGerrity
Rea Hill Road
West Division
Newtownabbey
2.1k N of B90 and 2k E of the A8 Co Antrim
2.5k NNE of Mossley

At least two landing area’s available. One is E of the
house W side the road and the second is 40m further
up the hill also on the W side of the road.

based G-CCKS Hughes 369E 00.00.0000 15.10.2007 Derek McGerrity (pilot)
based G-OGCE Bell 206 L-3 15.02.2008 Active Beechview Aviation Ltd- Derek McGerrity (pilot)
based OO-WER
based G-ODMG
based F-GKSE MD Helicopters MD 520N 00.00.2008 Active

2113 Mossley Antrim Helipad Private
see Rea Hill 2112

2114 Bantry 1 Cork Field strip RIC/RAF
owner Royal Irish Constabulary Town Lotts
operator Royal Air Force Old Barracks Road
Location? Bantry Barracks Bantry
Bantry
Co Cork

visitor ? Bristol F2b Fighter () 14.03.1921 No.2 Sqn RAF crashed and destroyed on landing
on the 14.04.1921- a Bristol F2b Fighter of No. 2 Sqn RAF was tasked
to take a staff officer of 6th Division from Ballincollig to Bantry- both in
Co Cork. The aircraft crashed at Bantry and was written off- whilst landing
in a field close to the barracks. The Bristol struck a large mound- sustaining
extensive damage. The pilot and passenger were unhurt. The wreck was
later removed to the barracks. The site was then abandoned "due to lack
of size and dangerous location".

2115 Aghindarragh West Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C1 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland/WRC 2007
Aghingowly Road
Aghindarragh West BT75 0LQ
Fivemiletown
2.25k NE of Fivemiletown in field N side of Co Fermanagh
Aghingowly Road 75m NW of No. 23 on the
SS 17 Murley Stage. Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C1) was on SS 17 Murley Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2116 C1 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC Private
see Agindarragh West 2116

2117 Derrykeel Airstrip Galway Private
owner/operator Joeseph Spain (deceased 27.07.2005)
Derrykeel
8k ESE of Gort Gort
Co Galway



probably closed on the death of the owner
Grass strip on an exposed hilltop almost surounded
by vast areas of forestry.
Open fronted farm shed was used as the aircraft hangar which
contained the Thruster

The Clare Champion Friday 05.08.2005
Joe Spain- Derrykeel- Gort- was tragically killed on Wed 27.07.2005 last
week while working at his timber mills. He was a well-known timber merchant/craftsman and news of his death
was received with shock and much regret in the locality and the outlying areas. He was in his late 50s and was hit by falling timber at his sawmill
He added- “Joe was an expert with timber and especially loved elm. He
searched Connacht for it- going by car in his early years and then in recent
years- his friends in the Galway Flying Club took him over the woods and
would map out where he saw the elm and go and cut it later.

based G-MTUE Thruster TST Mk1 noted Mon 02.08.2004 John Presley McVitty Armagh deregistered 23.05.2000

2118 Colganstown House Dublin Airstrip Private
owner/operator
Hazelhatch Road
3.5k W of r/w 11 threshold at Baldonnell Conganstown
Newcastle
House Open: All year- Monday-Friday- 10am-3pm.. Co Dublin
Weekends by appointment
 
info from Roger D.Caird
N180BB Cessna 180 landed here 06/07/2002 2miles from Baldonnell VOR (to west)

visitor N180BB Cessna 180 K 06.07.2002 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee

2119 Annaghmore 1 Sligo Airstrip/Model Flying Club Private
Collooney 3 owner Durcan O’Hara
operator Sligo Aero Club 1975-1979
4k SW of Collooney Sligo Model Flying Club 2006-Active
Annaghmore
Collooney
Co Sligo
071-9167182
086-2221189

In April 1974- Tony Doyle returned from his tour of duties with Eurocontrol in
Luxembourg. He brought with him Rallye F-BLSP which became EI-AYV.
Initially based at Coonagh from 04.1974. RR EI-AYV on 27.08.1974.
In 1975 Tony hired the Rallye 150 to a flying club which was starting up at
Annaghmore- near Collooney- Co. Sligo.
The Sligo Aero Club was founded in 1975 they were using an airstrip
located at Annaghmore between Collooney and Coolaney on land
lent to them by the O’Hara family.
They used it until 1979 when they moved to Strandhill.

It is the same location now used by the Sligo Model Flying Club
contact Michael Durney 071-9162126/087-12151580 Fergus 9074 576 780
Where We Fly & How To Find Us
We are blessed with nice open and quiet space in which to fly our model aircraft-
however it is not so easy to find for those not familiar with the area. The airfield
itself was the original airfield of the  HYPERLINK "http://www.sligoaeroclub.com/sligoaeroclub/default.asp" Sligo Aero Club- which was formed in 1975
and have since moved to Strandhill ( HYPERLINK "http://www.sligoairport.com/" Sligo Airport).
Approximate GPS Co-ordinates: 54.17N 08.55W (+54N 10.2'- -8W 32.88')

from Coonagh based EI-AYV SOCATA MS892A Rallye 150 (10482) 00.00.1975 11.12.1975 Sligo Aero Club originally leased from P. Anthony Doyle then sold to SAC to Strandhill/Sligo Airport SAC renamed North West Aero Club
visitor N180WJ Cessna 180K Skywagon (180-52873) 27.03.2011 William Flood on survey for the “Aviator Guide of Ireland”

2120 Collooney 3 Sligo Airstrip Private
see Annaghmore 1 2119

2121 Ballybunnion 2 Kerry Airstrip Private
see Larkins Field 2124

2122 Ballybunnion 3 Kerry Beach strip Private
see Beale Strand 2125

2123 Ballybunnion golf Club Kerry Helipad Private
owner/operator Ballybunnion golf Club
Ballybunnion
Co Kerry

2124 Larkins Field Airstrip Kerry Private
Ballybunnion 2 owner ?
operator Lady Mary Heath
Location? Larkins Field
Ballybunnion
Co Kerry

Back home in Ireland in the 1930s- Lady Mary Heath was reputed to
have landed her plane on every flat field in the country and always
made at least one annual visit to Ballybunion to see her Aunt Cis- the
woman who had brought her up.
Later on in her life- to the joy of the locals in Ballybunion- she would
land her plane in a place called Larkins Field- and- for a small fee-
take the more intrepid spectators into the air for short spins.

visitor EI-A?? deHavilland DH 60G Moth 23.04.1933 Lady Mary Heath

2125 Beal Strand Kerry Beach strip Private
Ballybunnion 3 owner Kerry County Council
operator/s Captain Robert Henry McIntosh/ Colonel Fitzmaurice
Beal Strand
9k NE of Ballybunnion on Shannon Estuary Ballybunnion
Co Kerry

Colonel Fitzmaurice made his first attempt at the east to west crossing-
as co-pilot in the Princess Xenia with the English pilot Captain Robert
Henry McIntosh- who had the financial backing of the American
millionaire William B.Leeds. The pair took off from Baldonnell
Aerodrome at half past one on 16.09.1927. Five hours after take-off-
weather conditions began to worsen and the men were forced to turn
back.They landed on Beal Strand near Ballybunion- County Kerry.

visitor G-EBTS Fokker F.VII A “Princess Xenia” on 16.09.1927 William B.Leeds

2126 Hoddersfield Cork Airstrip Private
Crosshaven owner/operator McWilliams McWilliam Windsocks
Hoddersfield
Crosshaven Crosshaven
1.5k SW of Crosshaven Co Cork Co Cork 021-4831504/5 fax 021-4831700

from the McWilliam Windsocks website
In 1975 we bought our own plane to overcome delivery difficulties from Ireland to Europe.

info via Roger D.Caird
Mr.McWilliams- the man who makes Windsocks had an airfield here
He is now part owner of G-BHFR which lives near Bandon. N4422P Vecta Geronimo was
based here from mid 1979.
N546DS (Champion 7GCA to EI-BYX) was based here from early 1982- and EI-BHJ
(Miles Gemini) was a regular visitor until its crash in December 1982.

based N2244P Vecta Geronimo 00.06.1979 00.00.0000 McWilliams Windsocks based N546DS Champion 7GCA Citabria 00.03.1982 00.00.0000 ?J.Keane?
visitor EI-BHJ Miles M.65 Gemini 00.00.0000 Russel Winn regular visitor until its crash in 31.12.1982
2127 Crosshaven Cork Airstrip Private
see Hoddersfield 2126

2128 Crumlin Antrim Store Private
owner/operator William H.Akin
The Park
Crumlin
Location? Co Antrim

info from Roger D.Caird
Crumlin- Co Antrim Early in 1977 two WHE Air Buggy/McCandless M.4 Gyros-
G-ATXW and G-ATXY were stored here.
Also stored WHE Air Buggy/McCandless M.4 Gyros G-AXXN.

stored G-ATXW WHE Air Buggy/McCandless M.4 (M4-2) 28.05.1968 31.01.1979 then moved to Aberdeen with William H.Akin
stored G-ATXY WHE Air Buggy/McCandless M.4 (M2-4) 03.09.1970 31.01.1979 then moved to Aberdeen with William H.Akin
stored G-AXXN WHE Air Buggy/McCandless M.4 (1002) 03.09.1970 31.01.1979 then moved to Aberdeen with William H.Akin

2129 Custume Barracks Westmeath Helibase Irish Army
Athlone 5 owner Irish Army
Custume barracks
W side of the River Shannon and S Grace Road
of the Railway line Ranelagh
Athlone
Co Westmeath

visitor IAC214 Aerospatial Alouette III 09.09.2007 Irish Air Corps

2130 Dublin Docks 3 Dublin Helipad Private
see M.V. Arran 2131

2131 M.V. Arran Dublin Helipad Private
Dublin Docks 3 owner/operator ?
Customs House Quay
600m E of O’Connells Street Bridge on the north bank Dublin City
of the River Liffy at Custom House Quay. Co Dublin

info from Roger D.Caird
In 1983 the M.V Arran- a floating restaurant berthed at Customs
House Quay obtained planning permission to use a helipad on
the deck of the vessel. Permission was being sought from other
Government departments before operations could start.
gone by 1995
No recorded activity at this location. 53.20-8711N 6.15-0466W O16468 34499
 HYPERLINK "http://www.geograph.ie/gridref/O%20165%20344/links" O165 344

2132 Dublin Port 1 Dublin Heliport Private
Dublin Docks 1 owner Molloy & Sherry
Dublin City 1 operator Premier Helicopters Ltd
East Wall Business Park 1 Bond Road Extension- Alexandra Quay- Dublin 3
087-2341960 2.85k ENE of O’Connells Street Bridge 01-8772630 via Joe McDermott 04.06.2009 E end of enclosed trailer stroage yard 01-8772635 fax Premier Helicopters Boundary Road Dublin Port This is the only Dublin active area N of 3 hangars. No H marked. Port heliport at present. With 3 hangars. No "H" on landing area.
business set up 27.05.1996 opened 1998? SITE closed 2006 53°21'18.27"N 6°13'3.41"W
It was a full fledged maintenance facility with Jet A-1 available
Multiple helicopter activity at this site since at least 08.04.1998

visitor EI-ECA Agusta A 109A (7387) 14.04.2000 Backdrive Ltd/Ace helicopters
visitor EI-RCG Sikorsky S.61N 10.02.2002 CHC/Irish Coastgard to Dublin Docks but possibly not to this location as the site would be too
small for a helicopter of this size

log Heliport Dublin Docks via Joe McDermott 06.02.2006 visitor EI-PKS Bell 206B (4480) 06.02.2006 Bellisle Properties Ltd active over north city 13.30 approx
visitor EI-TWO Agusta A.109E Power (11131) 06.02.2006 Alburn Transport ltd hangar
visitor EI-CGQ Aerospatiale AS350B (2076) 06.02.2006 Blue Star Helicopters hangar some dents visible
visitor EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4177) 06.02.2006 Avatar Aviation Ltd hangar
visitor EI-MLN Agusta A.109E Power (11115) 06.02.2006 Earthquake (Irl) Ltd
logged Heliport Dublin Docks via Joe McDermott 2006
visitor EI-MLN Agusta A.109E Power (11115) 04.10.2006 Earthquake (Irl) Ltd
visitor EI-TWO Agusta A.109E Power (11131) 04.10.2006 Alburn Transport Ltd
visitor EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4177) 05.10.2006 Avatar Aviation Ltd
visitor N91TH Agusta A.109E (11651) 10.10.2006  HYPERLINK "https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/operator/Agusta%20Holding%20Inc" Agusta Holding Inc
visitor EI-MLN Agusta A.109E Power (11115) 12.10.2006 Earthquake (Irl) Ltd
visitor EI-SQG Agusta A.109E Power (11084) 21.11.2006 Quinn Group Ltd
visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A Mk II (7387) 28.11.2006 Blue Star Helicopters
visitor EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4177) 28.11.2006 Avatar Aviation Ltd
visitor EI-MCP Agusta A.109C-2 (7634) 11.12.2006 Quarry & Mining Equipment dismantled and on trailer for respraying in UK
visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A Mk II (7387) 19.12.2006 Blue Star Helicopters
2133 Mulnagore Tyrone Airstrip Private
owner/operator Jonathan James Ewing
Thornhill Road
3.5k N of Donaghmore Mulnagore
Dungannon
Co Tyrone

from Ian Thompson 23.07.2008
G-CFJJ SkyRanger which is nearing completion in a hangar at the owners
house outside Dungannon. He's getting a strip ready at his house as well -
hopes to have work finished on Saturday 26.07.2008.
  He reckons he has 200 metres length or about 300 including the dip. The
orientation is roughly East-West

based G-CFJJ Skyranger Swift (under construction) 11.06.2008 Current Jonathan James Ewing

2134 Presentation Collage Wicklow Helipad Private
Bray 2 owner/operator Presentation Collage
Putland Road
1.5k S of Bray railway station Bray
Co Wicklow

logged at the Presentation Collage by Ian Thompson on 27.07.2008
visitor G-CCYCRobinson R.44 Raven II 27.07.2008
EI-UNI Robinson R.44 Raven II 27.07.2008
EI-TOM Bell 407 27.07.2008
EI-VIC Robinson R.44 Raven II 27.07.2008
EI-GAV Robinson R.22 Beta 27.07.2008
G-SBRA Robinson R.44 Raven II 27.07.2008
EI-PCI Bell 206B Jet Ranger 27.07.2008
IAC270 Eurocopter EC-135 P-2 27.07.2008

2135 Bray 2 Wicklow Helipad Private
see Presentation Collage 2134

2136 Omagh Rugby Club Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Conywarren owner Omagh Rugby Club
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
3.1k NW of Omagh bus station Conywarren
Omagh
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Takeoff/landing from main pitches and training pitches. Very challenging site-
experienced pilots only. Rotor from delelict factory along roadside- and wires
present. Best suited to Northerly takeoffs. Check pitches are not being used
first- Saturdays for matches- and week evenings for practice.
Permission from club required. usage: Low

2137 Conywarren Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Omagh Rugby Club 2136

2138 Tullymuck Tyrone Paramotor site Private
J.Timoney owner J.Timoney
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
10.3k NW of Omagh bus station Tullymuck
Omagh
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Unsuitable for Northerly and Easterly takeoffs. Good gradient to the SE-S- and West. Laneway up middle of field for access. Watch out at entrance- low ground clearance vehicles could have issues.
Permission required usage Very high

2139 J.Timoney Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Tullymuck 2138

2140 Lisnacreaght Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Cummings owner ?? Cummings
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
7k NW of Omagh bus station Lisnacreaght
Omagh
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Domed field- good for taking off in almost any direction- although if the wind
is northerly - can expect rotor from the mountain. Subject to sillage in summer-
and cattle grazing. Very dangerous entrance to the field- beware. Do not park on main road.
Only park at entrance to field- and carry gear to top of hill. If field is very wet- then you're better of leaving it.
Permission required
Usage/Activity Low

2141 Cummings Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Lisnacreaght 2140

2142 Killyclogher Tyrone Paramotor site Private
McGinn owner ?? McGinn
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
3.4k NE of Omagh bus station Killyclogher
Omagh
Co Tyrone


Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Very large site- but can be quite wet sometimes. Predominantly sheep grazing-
but occasionaly cows too. Use the laneway- or if it is dry you can drive/park
anywhere in the field- if it's wet though you will get bogged. HT powerlines to the south boundary- and around the watertanks at the top of
the hill there are a lot of wires/substation- etc.... Insurance is required to fly here. Permission also required
Usage/Activity Very high

2143 McGinn Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Killyclogher 2142

2144 Bellall Strand Donegal Paramotor site Private
Rossnowlagh 2 owner Donegal County Council
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
Northern end of Bellall Strand Rosnowlagh Bellall Strand

Rosnowlagh
Co Donegal

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Suited to sea breezes or N/S Watch out for tides! This beach is very popular- even in the winter. If there are people on beach
then go to Murvagh- north from here
Usage/Activity Low

2145 Rossnowlagh 2 Donegal Paramotor site Private
see Bellall Strand 2144

2146 Murvagh Strand Donegal Paramotor site Private
owner Donegal County Council
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
5.5k W of Laghy Murvagh Strand
Laghy
Co Donegal

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Bellall Strand 2144 beach is very popular- even in the winter. If there
are people on beach then go to Murvagh Strand 6.5k NE from Bellall.
Usage/Activity Low

2147 Derrykiniff Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Birches owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
700m W of Junction 12 on the M1- north Derrykiniff
of and beside the motorway Dungannon
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
E/W orientation- beside major motorway. Really suitable for westerly winds only.
Usage/Activity Low

2148 Briches Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Derrykiniff 2147

2149 Foy Mount Armagh Paramotor site Private
Portadown Road owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
5.5k NW of Portadown railway station Foy Mount
N side of the Portadown Road Portadown
Co Tyrone


Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Suitable for takeoff and landing in almost any direction. No hazzards
Usage/Activity Low

2150 Portadown Road Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Foy Mount 2149

2151 Ringlands Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Glencon 2056

2152 Port Louth Paramotor site Private
Clogherhead owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
6k NNE of Clogher Head village between the Port
road and the coast. Clogher Head
Co Louth

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Choice of 4 fields from this farmer. Subject to sillage and grazing.
oastal location- so thermals are not significant when a seabreeze
is blowing. Permission required
Usage/Activity Low

2153 Clogherhead Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Port 2152

2154 Killyvilly Fermanagh Paramotor site Private
Rosslea owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
1.25k NE of Rosslea Killyvilly
Rosslea
Co Fermanagh

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Quite a small site with a concrete lane up the middle of the field. This is
kerbed so don't rely on being able to run across it on take off or landing.
Telephone wires along the Rellan Road.
Usage/Activity Low

2155 Rosslea Fermanagh Paramotor site Private
see Killyvilly 2154

2156 Crosh Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Swanns owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
4.75k NE of Omagh bus station Crosh
Omagh
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Elevated site- excellent for NW- W and Southerly take offs. Only really
unsuitable for N t/o. Telephone line along the Backglen road need to be
watched. Watch out for horses in the area- in fields and on the roads.
The terrain can cause rotor- so be careful. Permission required
Usage/Activity High

West side of Backglen Road-200m NNE of No. 32 Backglen Road.

2157 Swanns Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Crosh 2156

2158 Hillhead Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Moylagh owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
2.2k NE of Seskinore Moylagh
Seskinore
Fintona
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Relatively flat field- but undulating surface. Can be quite wet here in the
Autumn/winter. There is a telephone wire along the roadside- and a
bungelow to the south. Avoid taking off over the bungelow- and if facing
the wires (west) then give yourself plenty of room. Do not use the entrance
on the Augher Point road- but use the entrace at the rear of the field. Leave
vehicles at the gate- and do not block the laneways. Subject to sillage
production and cattle grazing. Permission required
Usage/Activity Very High

2159 Moylagh Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Hillhead 2158

2160 Mullaghmore 2 Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Alcorns owner Alcorns
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
Mullaghmore
5.65k SSW of Omagh bus station Omagh
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
This site is only really suited to SE winds- and good pilots at that. There
is a HT line/pylons immediately to the north- which is a challege when
landing. The gradient of the field only makes S/SE takeoffs possible anyway.
Site is almost surrounded by a river. Used for cattle grazing and sillage
production. Permission required
Usage/Activity Low

2161 Alcorns Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Mullaghmore 2 2160

2162 Grange Derry Paramotor site Private
Articlave owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
2k due E of the 09 threshold of Castlerock Grange
Airstrip- between the railway and river Articlave. Articlave
Castlerock
Co Derry

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Flat field site with access via farm. Relatively dry field- without any
obstructions- but there is a railway line to the north boundary. Train
service is infrequent- but always check for trains before launching-
and avoid lowflying over the line. Sea breezes ensure low themal
activity- although if breeze is coming from NNE then watch out for
rotor from the sand dunes. Fields are used for sillage in summer-
and subject to cattle grazing. Do not fly here if cattle are in the fields.
Watch out for rotor/excessive lift from the cliff edges at Downhill. There is a prohibition zone at Magilligan Point firing range-(2007)
Military helicopters regularly service this area- and frequently fly
along the coast at low level. Also watch out for paragliders at Downhill
and gliders from Bellarina. Permission required.
Usage/Activity Low

2163 Articlave Derry Paramotor site Private
see Grange 2162

2164 Grange Foyle Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Throne owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
9k N of Strabane on eastern shore of River Foyle Grange Foyle
Ballymegorry
Strabane
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Flat field site- no wires. No Sunday flying. Takeoff landing in any direction- watch out for deep water channels between
fields. Used for sillage production in summer and occasional cattle grazing.
Also a lot of birds congregate here in winter- geese/swans- etc..... Occasional
traffic from Eglinton Airport- usually high level but keep a lookout. When wind
is northerly there is an occasional Ryanair flight that (737) that comes in over
Magheramason- then makes a right turn for Eglinton. The river marks the border between NI/RoI- do not cross unless you hold a
valid exemption for flying within the RoI Fields to the north of Grangefoyle Road are owned by a different farmer- but
if the grass is short and there is no cattle then we're OK to use these too. NO SUNDAY FLYING IS PERMITTED FROM THIS LOCATION
Usage/Activity Very High

2165 Throne Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Grange Foyle 2164

2166 Carrickwee Beach Mayo Paramotor site Private
owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
Carrickwee Beach
13k SSW of Louisburg Killadoon
Louisburg
Co Mayo


Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Takeoff landing from the beach- near Doonaghtry.
Sea breeze ensures thermal activity is minimal.
Usage/Activity Low


2167 Creevenagh Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Crammond owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
2k SE of Omagh bus station Creevenagh
Omagh
Co Tyron

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Situated along the new by-pass on the south side of Omagh. The 3 fields are
available- the one in the centre is best. Access is via the Crevenagh Road-
just at the old bridge. Takeoff/landing in any direction- but be weary of taking off out over the road. Subject to cattle grazing- and sillage crop in the summer. Leave vehicles at
gate- inside or outside.
Usage/Activity High

2168 Crammond Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Crevenagh 2167

2169 Kilcadden Donegal Paramotor site Private
Russells owner Harold Russell
Operator Gordon Dunn et al
1.75k NW of Crossroads. S of the river Finn Kilcadden
between the river and the Crossroads/Ballybofey Crossroads
road. Stranolar
Co Donegal

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Very large field- suitable for takeoff/landing in almost any direction. Situated
in valley- E/W winds are OK- but with North/South winds there can be rotor.
Usage/Activity High

2170 Russells Donegal Paramotor site Private
see Kilcadden 2169

2171 St Patrick’s Rock Tipperary Paramotor site Private
T.O'Brien owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
St Patrick’s Rock
300m WNW of the Rock of Cashel. E side of the Cashel
R505 road and across the road from Tom O'Brien's Co Tipperary
Hostel.

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Situated near Tom O'Brien's hostel. Very large site- RedBull air races were held here in 2005. Right beside the
'Rock of Cashel' scenery is fantastic around here- and accomodation at the
hostel is great also
Usage/Activity Low


2172 T.O'Brien Tipperary Paramotor site Private
see St Patrick’s Rock 2171

2173 Gotratole Fermanagh Paramotor site Private
Lough MacNean Lower owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
Gotratole
3.7k ESE of Belcoo on southern shore Belcoo
Co Fermanagh

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Large site on the shore of Lough MacNean.
Usage/Activity Low

2174 Lough MacNean Lower Fermanagh Paramotor site Private
see Gotratole 2173

2175 Ballynabwee Tyrone Paramotor site Private
Logues owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
Ballynabwee
4.5k NW of Dunnamanagh 750m W of the B 48 road. Dunnamanagh
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Suited for take off/ landing in any direction
Usage/Activity High

2176 Logues Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Ballynabwee 2175

2177 Crockacanty Tyrone Paramotor site Private
McCrossan owner ??
operator/s Gordon Dunn et al
11k NW of Omagh bus station 1k E of the B 84 road. Crockacanty
Omagh
Co Tyrone

Comments from paramotor (foot launch) pilot Gordon Dunn
Suited best to Southerly and Westerly takeoffs
Usage/Activity High

2178 McCrossan Tyrone Paramotor site Private
see Crockacanty 2177

2179 Dublin City 2 Dublin Heliport Private
see Dublin Port 2 2370

2180 A1 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Killavoggy 2102


2181 A2 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Killeen 2 2182

2182 Killeen 2 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A2 WRC 2007 owner ?
Operator Rally Ireland
3.3k SE of Dromahair N of road 100m W of Special Stage SS3/6 Arigna
cross roads World Rally Championship 2007
Killeen
Drumahair
Co Leitrim

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 15-18.11.2007.
This site (A2) was on SS3/6 Arigna.
SS3 & 6 were run Sat 16.11.2007.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
     SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
     SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
     SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
     SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
     SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
     SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
     SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
     SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
     SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
     SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
     SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
     SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
     SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
     SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
     SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
     SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2183 A3 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Parkes Castle 2185

2184 Kilmore Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Parkes Castle 2185

2185 Parkes Castle Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A3 WRC 2007 owner ?
Kilmore Operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championship 2007
Special Stage SS4/7 Lough Gill
4k NNW of Dromahair Killeen
Drumahair
Co Leitrim

Parks Castle was one of three HAMSS Helicopter Air Marshalling
Site Services sites (Rathquarter HQ and Ummer the other two) in
use during the rally from 16.11.2007 to 18.11.2007

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A3) was on SS4/7 Lough Gill.
SS4 & 7 were run Sat 16.11.2007 only although this location remained
open through to Mon 18.11 2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
     SS-1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
     SS-2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
     SS-3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
     SS-4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
     SS-5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
     SS-6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
     SS-7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
     SS-8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
     SS-9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
     SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
     SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
     SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
     SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
     SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
     SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
     SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
     SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2186 Clyda 2 (field b) Cork Landing Ground IAC/Private
Firville West 2 owner (Mallow Racecourse)
Mallow 1 operator Irish Air Corps-no recorded use
Mallow 2 Firville West
(Clyda)
Mallow
Co Cork
2k SW of Mallow railway station-W of field a.

NE corner of Mallow racecourse
Although named as Clyda townland which is E of the River Blackwater-
field’s a & b are in fact in the townland of Firville West to the
west river and within the present day Mallow Racecourse boundry.
Mallow was the venue for Scott’s Flying Circus
display on 19.05.1936 and probably used one or both of these
field’s. In 1937 (exact date?) the racecourse was also used by
the Irish Aero Club for their Air Demonstrations Flying Display.

See also Clyda 1 (field a) 0414

Via Tony Kearns
There is a landing ground listed in the survey of the 1930’s for a
landing ground at Clyda which was a mile and a half west of Mallow.

CWA.Scott’s Flying Display Was formed on the 20.12.1935 to take over the assets- aircraft & goodwill of
National Aviation Displays- which was owned by Sir Alan Cobham- with
effect from 11.12.1935.

CWA.Scott's flying circus gave a display in Mallow on 19.05.1936 possibly at
Firville West. If it was here- then some- if not all the aircraft listed below would
have been in attendance.
Although some locations were not fully named- it would appear that Scott used
the same locations as did Cobham in previous visits- which would make sense.
Most- if not all the sites used by Cobham and Scott were if fact surveyed by the
Irish Air Corps in the early 1930’s as possible Landing Grounds- maybe at the
request of Cobham.
If the site was used before- then it should be safe for futher use- pending a site
inspection. But a few locations were changed- for verious reasons.

All of the aircraft listed took part in the Scott’s Flying Circus 1936
tour of Ireland.

The list was taken from: “Those fabulous Flying Years” by Colin Cruddas-
published by Air Britain 2003 ISBN 0 85130 334 X. Pilots
Visitors G-ABSI Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 19.05.1936 J King
G-ACFB Airspeed AS.4 Ferry 19.05.1936 J King G-ACOK Avro 504N 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACRE Avro 504N 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ADDA Avro 504N 19.05.1936 Regd P Phillips
G-ACFU Avro 640 Cadet 19.05.1936 to Tom Campbell-Black op 04.1936
G-ACLU Avro 640 Cadet 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold A Harris 12.1936
G-ACOZ Avro 640 Cadet 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones CofA lapsed 05.04.1937
G-ACPB Avro 640 Cadet 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold JL.Bebb 2.37
G-AEEO BAC Drone 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones sold LJ.Rimmer 10.1936
G-AEAN BAC Drone 19.05.1936 ldwal Jones Cr nr Southend A/D 22.07.1936
BA Swallow 19.05.1936 Not identified; operated 04.1936
G-ACUT Cierva C.30A 19.05.1936 AL Harris: RJ Ashley
G-ADWG DH.82 19.05.1936 Winifred Crossley sold Cinque Ports FC 02.1937
G-AEFK Pou du Ciel 19.05.1936 ‘Bertie Bassett” CofA lapsed 30.09.1936
G-ADSC Pou du Ciel 19.05.1936 to Scott Motors [Saltaire] Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ADXL Praga Baby 19.05.1936 AL Harris to F Hills & Sons Ltd; op 04.1936
G-ACJI Short Scion 19.05.1936 Percival Phillips: owner Launcelot J.Rimmer 1936
G-ABIF Southern Martlet 19.05.1936 Regd Air Travel Ltd-unconfirmed
Wolf Glider 19.05.1936 Mrs Ronald Price[Miss Joan Meakin] Op 04.1936
Receiver appointed 23.09.1936

Site at Firville West was possibly used by the Irish Aero Club/
Coronation Air Displays - Air Demonstrations Ltd for their air
display in Mallow during 1937.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have flown at
Firville West.

visitor ? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? Avro 504 00.00.1937 Coronation Air Displays
? EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major (5032) 00.00.1937 Irish Aero Club

2187 Ballinakill 2 Galway Aristrip Private
see Newtown North 0263

2188 Mussenden Temple Derry Field strip Private
Downhill owner National Trust
Mussenden Temple/Downhill House
1.4k W of Castlerock Castlerock
Co Derry

visitor G-CCCT Ikarus C.42 FB UK (PFA 322-13975) 19.04.2009 Jon Kilpatrick both arrived and departed a few minutes later
visitor G-CEFA Ikarus C.42 FB UK (PFA 322-14570) 19.04.2009 James Morrisroe

2189 Rathquarter Sligo Helipad -WRC 2007 Rally HQ Private
Sligo 4 owner Sligo IT Collage
WRC2007HQ operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
1.4k NE of Sligo railway station Rally Headquarters
Ash Lane
Rathquarter
Sligo
Co Sligo

Sligo IT sports ground was a designated HAMSS Helicopter Air
Marshalling Site Services and FATO Fixed Approach and Take
Off area from 15.11.2007 to 18.11.2007.
Location used as the HQ for helicopter operations related to the
World Rally Championship 2007 Irish stages in the NW.

61 Visitors registered

01 visitor SE-HSG
02 visitor G-SKYW
03 visitor G-BPJR
04 visitor EI-SGN
05 visitor G-LARR
06 visitor N686RH
07 visitor G-WIZY
08 visitor EI-CUS
09  visitor G-HEAN
10 visitor G-VGMB 11 visitor EI-JAC
12 visitor G-NIOG
13
14 visitor G-OCON 15 visitor EI-BIJ 16 visitor EI-BYJ 17 visitor EI-CHV
18 visitor G-SKII 19 visitor EI-CZM 20 visitor N214AE 21 visitor N42527 22 visitor EI-PJD
23 visitor EI-PMI 24 visitor CS-HDF
25 visitor EI-NBG
26 visitor G-KELY 27 visitor N70QJ 28 visitor N570NA
29 visitor EI-DUT 30 visitor N65TG 31 visitor N407WD
32 visitor EI-DTR
33 visitor EI-IRV
34 visitor EI-MIK
35 visitor EI-FAB
36 visitor G-OGCE
37 visitor G-TGGR 38 visitor OO-WER G-IZOB
39 40 visitor G-CRDY 41 visitor N56GH 42 visitor N407CG 43 visitor G-CDSY
44 45 visitor EI-SNJ 46 visitor G-RCOM 47 visitor N96HC
48 visitor EI-JFC
49 visitor G-MRDC 50 visitor G-STGR 51 visitor G-CEFR (EI-ESK)
52 visitor G-CENY
53 visitor G-MSPT Eurocopter EC-135T2 54 visitor EI-EJR
55 visitor G-CEKK
56 visitor EI-EGR
57 visitor G-LHEL
58 visitor G-LILA
59 visitor G-OFTL 60 visitor G-NUTY
61
4 missing of the 61 registered

WRC/Rally Ireland 2007 takes to the Skies! The only thing likely to distract attention from the action on the road will be the whirring of helicopters in the skies above. The
inaugural Rally Ireland WRC will transform a small part of Ireland into the aerial epicentre of Europe. More than 60 helicopters
will fly between 50 separate- cross-border landing sites. The operation will shade the air transport logistics of all major sporting
events previously held in Ireland- including last year's Ryder Cup. Given the number of helicopters involved and the various sites it is fair to say we expect the operation to exceed the movements
at Dublin- Shannon and Cork combined- according to Sé Pardy- Aerial Events Manager for Celtic Helicopters- who also handled
the logistics at the Ryder Cup in Co Kildare last summer. "There may have been more helicopters landing at the K Club but it
was concentrated on a single site." The sheer complexity of aerial operations is dictated by the unprecedented number of sites involved- which will require full
ground-handling facilities- including measures to deal with accidents and emergencies. The major hub at Sligo IT will also
require security- check-in- refueling and maintenance facilities. In the air and on the ground safety will- of course- remain the biggest priority. Air traffic control will ensure helicopters comply
with mobile exclusion zones- designed to ensure chopper pilots don't distract the rally drivers in their desire to get as close as
possible to the action. The volume of sites and number of choppers concentrated in a relatively small area makes
co-ordination vital. We have had full support from Sligo and Enniskillen airports- where we have had meetings for the past eight months-" Pardy
explained. "We have also surveyed every site- which mainly consist of playing pitches and farmers' fields." Fixed wing aircraft also comes into play in ensuring that the event runs smoothly- with Aer Arann set to transport all the top
competitors from Sligo to George Best Belfast City Airport- just two miles from the Stormont Estate- on Thursday for the
Super Special Stage and opening ceremonies. An additional plane will fly over the rally route throughout the event- loaded with high-tech gadgetry that receives signals from
the competing cars and bounces them back down to Rally Headquarters- ensuring that timing information and the car’s
locations are tracked to within hundredths of a second. Most of the helicopters are privately owned and all of them will have been registered prior to the event. Those fortunate enough
to experience the event in the air will obviously benefit by being able to see more of the rally and by gaining access to the kind
of terrain that can be difficult to reach by road. The rally caps a busy year for Pardy who- aside from the Ryder Cup- has already handled many high-profile events- including
the Bray Air Show and the Budweiser Irish Derby. He is confident the rally will represent his biggest success to date. Arnold Palmer cited our handling of the Ryder Cup as 'a triumph of organisation'. It was a great endorsement but we judge our
success on being appointed to an event the next time round and we are always determined to get things right."

2190 Sligo 4 Sligo Helipad -WRC 2007 Rally HQ Private
see Rathquarter 2189

2191 WRC/Rally Ireland HQ Sligo Helipad -WRC 2007 Rally HQ Private
see Rathquarter 2189

2192 Downhill 2 Derry Field strip Private
see Mussenden Temple 2188

2193 Athlone 5 Westmeath Helibase Irish Army
see Custume Barracks 2129

2194 Castlehill Demesne Tyrone Helipad Private
see Spur Royal Gardens 0053

2195 Augher Tyrone Helipad Private
see Spur Royal Gardens 0053

2196 Meenymore Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A04 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland/
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS8 Glenboy
Meenymore
4.5k SE of Manorhamilton in field 250m W of Manorhamilton
SS/8 Glenboy stage available for use Co Leitrim
16.11.2007 pm only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A04) was on SS8 Glenboy.
SS8 was run PM Sat 16.11.2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 8.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2197 A04 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Meenymore 2196

2198 Lurgan 4 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A05 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS8 Glenboy
Lurgan
Glenboy
4k SE of Manorhamilton 150m E of SS/8 Glenboy Manorhamilton
stage in field N of track Co Leitrim
stage available for use 16.11.2007 pm only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A05) was on SS8 Glenboy.
SS8 was run PM Sat 16.11.2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2199 A05 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Lurgan 4 2198

2200 Glenboy Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A06 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS8 Glenboy
Glenboy
3.6k ESE of Manorhamilton in field 50m E of Manorhamilton
SS/8 Glenboy stage Co Leitrim
available for use 16.11.2007 pm only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A06) was on SS8 Glenboy.
SS8 was run PM Sat 16.11.2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 8.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2201 A06 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Glenboy 2200

2202 Kilmackerrill Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A07 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Royal Championships 2007
Special Stage SS8 Glenboy
Kilmackerrill
6.9k E to ESE of Manorhamilton in field 100m Manorhamilton
S of the N16 road on SS/8 Glenboy stage Co Leitrim
available for use 16.11.2007 pm only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A07) was on SS8 Glenboy.
SS8 was run PM Sat 16.11.2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 8.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2203 A07 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Kilmackerrill 2202

2204 Knockacullion Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A08 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS9 Bencroy
Knockacullion
9k NW of Ballinamore in field on the western side Ballinamore
of the road on SS9 Bencroy stage 16.11.2007 pm only Co Leitrim

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A08) was on SS9 Bencroy.
SS9 was run PM Sat 16.11.2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2205 A08 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Knockacullion 2204

2206 Aghagrania Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A10 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS10 Drumshanbo
Aghagrania
3.5k NE of Drumshanbo in field 100m N side of the Drumshanbo
road on SS10 Drumshanbo stage 16.11.2007 pm only Co Leitrim

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A10) was on SS10 Drumshanbo.
SS10 was run PM Sat 16.11.2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2207 A10 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Aghagrania 2206

2208 Gortnawaun Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A09 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championship
Special Stage SS10 Drumshanbo
Aghakilbrack
5.6k NE of Drumshanbo in field N side of the Drumshanbo
road on SS10 Drumshanbo stage 16.11.2007 pm only Co Leitrim

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A09) was on SS10 Drumshanbo stage.
SS10 was run PM Sat 16.11.2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2209 A09 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Gortnawaun 2208

2210 Corloughlin Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
A11 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championship
Special Stage SS10 Drumshanbo
Corloughlin
2k NE of Drumshanbo in field N side of the Drumshanbo
road on SS10 Drumshanbo stage 16.11.2007 pm only Co Leitrim

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (A11) was on SS10 Drumshanbo stage.
SS10 was run PM Sat 16.11.2007

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2211 A11 WRC 2007 Leitrim Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Corloughlin 2210

2212 Barravey 1 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B1 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS11/14 Sloughan Glen.
Barravey BT78 4QF
2.75k WNW of Drumquinn in field S side of Willmount Drumquinn
road S of No. 67 on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen stage Omagh
17.11.2007 am & pm Co Tyrone

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B1) was on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen stage.
SS11/14 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2213 B1 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Barravey 1 2212

2214 Barravey 2 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B2 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS11/14 Sloughan Glen.
Barravey BT47 4QF
5.6k NE of Drumshanbo in field N side of the Drumquin
road on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen stage 17.11.2007 am & pm Co Tyrone

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B2) was on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen stage.
SS10 was run Sat 16.11.2007 am & pm

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2215 B2 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Barravey 2 2214

2216 Carrickaness Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B3 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS11/14 Sloughan Glen.
Carrickaness BT78 4QG
2.5k W of Drumquinn in field N side of Sloughan Drumquinn
Road 400m E of No.85 on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen Omagh
stage 17.11.2007 am & pm Co Tyrone

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B3) was on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen stage.
SS11/14 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08



2217 B3 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Carrickaness 2216

2218 Lackagh Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B4 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS11/14 Sloughan Glen.
Lackagh
3k WSW of Drumquinn in field N side of Bradan Drumquinn
Road beside junction of Glenbane Road on SS11/14 Omagh
Sloughan Glen stage 17.11.2007 am & pm Co Tyrone

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B4) was on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen stage.
SS11/14 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2219 B4 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Lackagh 2218

2220 Clunahill Glebe Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B5 WRC 2007 owner ?
Mullaghnamag operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS11/14 Sloughan Glen.
Clunahill Glebe
5k SW of Drumquinn W side of Glenbane Road Drumquinn
on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen stage 17.11.2007 am & pm Omagh
Co Tyrone
One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B5) was on SS11/14 Sloughan Glen stage.
SS11/14 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site (2189).

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2221 B5 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Clunahill Glebe 2220

2222 Mullaghnamag Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Clunahill Glebe 2220

2223 Daisyhill Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B6 WRC 2007 owner ?
Shanmullagh East operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS12/15 Ballinamallard.
Daisyhill
4.75k SSW of Dromore W side of Mullagh Road Dromore
just N of No. 7 on SS 12/15 Ballinamallard stage Omagh
on 17.11.2007 am & pm Co Tyrone

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B6) was on SS12/15 Ballinamallard stage.
SS11/14 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2224 Shanmullagh East Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Daisyhill 2223

2225 B6 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Daisyhill 2223

2226 Gargadis Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B7 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS12/15 Ballinamallard.
Gargadis
6.25k E of Irvinestown 100m SE of No. 106 Trillick BT78 3TG
Stralongford Road in field N side of road on Co Tyrone
SS 12/15 Ballinamallard stage run on
17.11.2007 am & pm

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B7) was on SS12/15 Ballinamallard stage.
SS11/14 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2227 B7 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Gargadis 2226

2228 Black Drumsonnus Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B8 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS12/15 Ballinamallard.
Black Drumsonnus
2.3k NNE of Ballinamallard in field N side of Ballinamallard BT94 2JG
Sheridan Road opposite No.37 Sheridan Road Co fermanagh
on SS 12/15 Ballinamallard stage run on
17.11.2007 am & pm

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B8) was on SS12/15 Ballinamallard stage.
SS11/14 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at Rathquarter 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2229 B8 WRC 2007 Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Black Drumsonnus 2228

2230 Lissan Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B9 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS13/16 Tempo.
Lissan BT74 4PF
4.75k NE of Enniskillen Town centre N side of Enniskillen
Lissan Lane 50m NW No.3 on SS 13/16 Tempo Co Fermanagh
stage run on 17.11.2007 am & pm

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B9) was on SS13/16 Tempo stage.
SS13/16 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2231 B9 WRC 2007 Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Lissan 2230

2232 Ratoran Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B10 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS13/16 Tempo.
Ratoran
Tempo
2.75k WNW of Tempo N side of Ummer Road Enniskillen
350m NW No.18 on the SS 13/16 Tempo Co Fermanagh
Stage run on 17.11.2007 am & pm

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B10) was on SS13/16 Tempo stage.
SS13/16 was run Sun 17.11.2007 am & pm.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2233 B10 WRC 2007 Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Ratoran 2233

2234 Ummer-HAMSS Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
B11 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS13/16 Tempo.
Ummer
Tempo
2k NW of Tempo in field S side of Ummer Road Enniskillen
on the SS 13/16 Tempo Stage run on Co Fermanagh
17.11.2007 am & pm

Ummer was a HAMSS Helicopter Air Marshalling Site Services
location from 15.11.2007 to 18.11.2007

Also one of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (B11) was on SS13/16 Tempo stage.
and was open Fri 15 11.2007 to Mon 18.11.2007.

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2235 B11 WRC 2007 Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Ummer-HAMSS 2234

2236 Screeby Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C2 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 17 Murley.
Screeby Road
Screeby BT75 0LG
Fivemiletown
3.25k E of Fivemiletown in field N side of Co Fermanagh
Screeby Road 200m SW of No. 116 on the
SS 17 Murley Stage. Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C2) was on SS 17 Murley Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2237 C2 WRC 2007 Fermanagh Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Screeby 2236

2238 Shantonagh 1 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C3 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 17 Murley.
Shantonagh Road
Shantonagh BT75 0TS
Fivemiletown
5k NE of Fivemiletown in field N side of Co Tyrone
Shantonagh Road 70m NE of Aughentaine
Presbyterian Church on the SS 17 Murley Stage.
Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C3) was on SS 17 Murley Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2239 C3 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Shantonagh 1 2238

2240 Syunshin Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C4 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 17 Murley.
Shantonagh Road
Syunshin
Fivemiletown
5k NE of Fivemiletown in field W side of Co Tyrone
Shantonagh Road 750m NE of No. 39 on
the SS 17 Murley Stage.
Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C4) was on SS 17 Murley Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08


2241 C4 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
2240 Syunshin 2240
2242 Prolusk Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C5 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 17 Murley.
Mallabeny Road
Prolusk BT76 0UG
Clogher
4.35k NW of Clogher in field N side of Co Tyrone
Mallabeny Road 450m NE of No. 8 on
the SS 17 Murley Stage.
Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C5) was on SS 17 Murley Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2243 C5 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Prolusk 2242

2244 Shenco Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C6 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 18 Fardross.
Shenco Road
Shenco BT76 0HN
Clogher
3k S of Clogher in field W side of Co Tyrone
Shenco Road S of No. 9A Shenco
Road on the SS 18 Fardross Stage.
Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C6) was on SS 18 Fardross Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.
Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2245 C6 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Shenco 2244

2246 Slatbeg Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C7 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
Rally Ireland World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 18 Fardross.
Slatbeg BT76 0HG
Clogher
5k SW of Clogher in field N side of Co Tyrone
Fardross Road 50m S of No. 21 on
the SS 18 Fardross Stage.
Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C7) was on SS 18 Fardross Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.
Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 1.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2248 Kill 3 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C8 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
Rally Ireland World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 18 Fardross.
Kell Road
Kill BT75 0JB
Fivemiletown
5k E of Fivemiletown in field 50m NW of Co Tyrone
No.16 kell Road on the SS 18 Fardross Stage.
Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C8) was on SS 18 Fardross Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2249 C8 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Kill 3 2248

2250 Relessy Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C9 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
Rally Ireland World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 18 Fardross.
Kell Road
Relessy BT75 0JB
Fivemiletown
4.75k E of Fivemiletown in field W side of Co Tyrone
Kell Road 100m NE of No.23 on the SS 18
Fardross Stage.
Run on 18.11.2007 am only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C9) was on SS 18 Fardross Stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2252 Lurgan Lower Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C10 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
Rally Ireland World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 18 Fardross.
Rosnowlagh Road
Lurgan Lower
Ballintra
3k SW of Ballintra in field 100m N of Co Donegal
the Rosnowlagh Road at Lurgan Lower
on the SS 19 Donegal Bay stage
Run on 18.11.2007 mid day only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C10) was on SS 19 Donegal Bay stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2253 C10 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
See Lurgan Lower 2252

2254 Lurgan 5 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C11 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
Rally Ireland World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 19 Donegal Bay
Lurgan
Ballintra
4.25k SW of Ballintra at Lurgan in field E of Co Donegal
the of the SS 19 Donegal Bay stage
Run on 18.11.2007 mid day only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C11) was on SS 19 Donegal Bay stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2255 C11 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
Lurgan 5

2256 Rosscat Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C12 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 19 Donegal Bay
Rosscat
Ballintra
5.75k SW of Ballintra 200m in field on S Co Donegal
side of the SS 19 Donegal Bay stage road
at Rosscat.
Run on 18.11.2007 mid day only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C12) was on SS 19 Donegal Bay stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 02.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2257 C12 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Rosscat 2256

2258 Cool Beg Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
C13 WRC 2007 owner ?
operator Rally Ireland
World Rally Championships 2007
Special Stage SS 19 Donegal Bay
Cool Beg
Ballintra
7.25k SW of Ballintra 150m in field on W Co Donegal
side of the SS 19 Donegal Bay stage road
at Cool Beg.
Run on 18.11.2007 mid day only

One of 35 sites selected as helicopter stopping points around
the stages during the WRC Rally Ireland 16-18.11.2007.
This site (C13) was on SS 19 Donegal Bay stage

An almost complete list of participating helicopters is available at the Rathquarter site 2189.

Stage Name Distance (km) Date First Car Time
    SS1 Stormont 01.82 16/11/2007 19:00
    SS2 Geevagh 1 11.47 16/11/2007 08:05
    SS3 Arigna 1 27.89 16/11/2007 08:33
    SS4 Lough Gill 1 20.56 16/11/2007 09:24
    SS5 Geevagh 2 11.47 16/11/2007 11:29
    SS6 Arigna 2 27.89 16/11/2007 11:57
    SS7 Lough Gill 2 20.56 16/11/2007 12:48
    SS8 Glenboy 22.25 16/11/2007 15:01
    SS9 Bencroy 15.43 16/11/2007 15:54
    SS10 Drumshanbo 08.65 16/11/2007 16:19
SS11 Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 17/11/2007 08:13
    SS12 Ballinamallard 1 17.95 17/11/2007 09:08
    SS13 Tempo 1 13.46 17/11/2007 09:51
    SS14 Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 17/11/2007 14:04
    SS15 Ballinamallard 2 17.95 17/11/2007 14:59
    SS16 Tempo 2 13.46 17/11/2007 15:42
SS17 Murley 24.70 18/11/2007 09:03
    SS18 Fardross 14.77 18/11/2007 09:51
    SS19 Donegal Bay 14.06 18/11/2007 11:39
    SS20 Mullaghmore 2.38 18/11/2007 13:08

2259 C13 WRC 2007 Tyrone Helistop-WRC 2007 Rally Private
see Cool Beg 2258

2260 Fardrum Westmeath Landing Ground IAC/Private
see Knockanea 2384

2261 Ballygurraun South 2 Galway Microlight Airstrip? Private
Athenry 2 owner/operator Brendan & Shelia Bergin
Ballygurraun South
Athenry
2k W of Athenry possible microlight site Co Galway
location required 091-845523

based EI-BOA Pterodactyl 00.05.1983 A.Murphy
based G-MMYN Solar Wings Panther 19.04.1999 17.10.2003 Brendan & Damian Bergin to Kiltealy Enniscorthy

2262 Athenry 2 Galway Microlight Airstrip? Private
see Ballygurraun South 2 2261

2263 ILAS Field Wexford Airstrip Private
Ardenagh Great owner John White
Ardinagh A operator SAAC Society of Amature Aircraft Constructors
Taghmon 1 ILAS renamed Irish Light Aviation Society in 2009
Wellingtonbridge 2 Ardenagh Great C/o John Duggan
SAAC Field Taghmon 7 Farnogue Heights
Co Wexford Wexford
Co Wexford
3.5k SSW of Taghmon John Duggan w7
Aidan Power
 HYPERLINK "http://geocities.com/e_and_cw_mac/" \t "new" Enniscorthy and Co Wexford Model Aero Club - The radio controlled
aircraft club is believed to be located here.
The strip was developed by the landowner John White about 1983.
However it's only since 2003 it started to see any real activity.
Society of Amature Aircraft Constructors renamed Irish Light Aviation Society (in 2009)
The strip is operated by local members of SAAC/ ILAS. Left-hand circuits are the
rule of the day at a height of 800 ft. The field is rather difficult to find- there's
no strong feature that can be used to guide you to there- however there
is an unusual shaped coastal inlet due south of the strip. Following the road
N from the village of Duncormick will bring you directly to the threshold of 36.

By Air
52.17·73N
06.40·75W
125ft amsl
123.75mHz
18/36 600m x 20m Grass

Ardinagh: (52º17.732'N- 006º40.886'W) RWAY 18/36 600x20M- A/G is 123.75-
Left hand circuits at 800ft- Strictly PPR- contact John Duggan on +353(0)53 916 0554.
Some care is required as the Waterford Zone starts 6 nm SW of the field- it's not
generally a good idea to stray in there without a radio. The field is now operated by
the local members of SAAC Fuel is not normally available at the site- if needed you
would have to make prior arrangements.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 132
Wires that were on approach to 36 have been moved underground.
The strip is N/S but slopes down from West to East.
Waterford Zone 6NM SW of airstrip.
Friendly field - home to the Society of Amature Aircraft Constructors
(SAAC) hence the airstrip name. They hold a Fly-In here late summer
each year.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits at 800ft agl.
Coffee in Clubhouse / Tower.
Mogas by arrangement No Avgas

based ????

log SAAC Annual Fly-In Saturday 26.08.2006 from Ian Thompson
visitor ???? Gyroglider (Bensen) Chris Shilling- Cork yellow)
visitor G-BSJW Everett Gyroplane Series 3 Sarwin Ram- Lowestoft red)
visitor EI-DRO Tecnam P200 JF

Inside Main Hangar
visitor EI-CGF Luton LA-5 Major Frank Doyle & John Duggan- Co. Wexford wings folded)
visitor G-MYWA Mainair Mercury Derek James- Neath Welsh Flag)
visitor EI-BFR SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club Wexford Aero Club yellow/white)
visitor ZU-DCX Chayair Sycamore Mk. 1 white)
based EI-AFF B.A. Swallow 2 J. J. Sullivan- J Mulloy- B Donaghue (light blue- with grey
visitor N2652P Piper PA-22-135 Pacer Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee- The Cot- Cot Valley- Cornwall- U K
visitor G-MVVR Medway Hybred 44XLR Henry Joseph Long- Enniscorthy- County Wexford-
visitor G-CBRZ Kiss 400-582(1)-James Joseph Ryan- Enniscorthy- County Wexford-

Arrivals
visitor EI-EHD Robinson R22 Beta 2 South Coast Helicopters Ltd- Monahan Road- Cork (grey)
visitor EI-BSB Wassmer Jodel D.112 Estartit Ltd.- Co. Dublin (green)
visitor EI-CPP Piper J-3C-65 Cub Eamonn Fitzgerald
visitor N120HH Bell 407 407 Holding Inc Trustee- Wilmington- DE (English Pilot)
visitor EI-BBV Piper J-3C-65 Cub Felix Conrin- Co. Dublin
visitor D-EFDL Grumman American AA-5 Dermott (Irish Pilot)
visitor EI-BCN Piper J-3C-65 Cub Hugh Diver
visitor G-RVIB Rans RV-6 Karl Martin- Beckenham & Peter Gorman- Mount Merrion-
visitor G-BBUG Piper PA-16 (Modified) Clipper James Dolan C/O Scafftex Scaffolding- Rossglen-
visitor OK-KUA 16 Samba XXL (WL) (Irish Pilot)
visitor G-CBRF Ikarus C.42 FB UK Thomas William Gale- Portmarnock- County Dublin-
visitor G-BJEI Piper L18C Super Cub 95 Howard John Cox- Bideford (yellow/black)
visitor G-MATT Avions Pierre Robin R.2160 Vincent Patrick O'Brien- Durrow- County Laois- Republic
visitor LX-TRE Tecnam P2002-JF-Private (blue/white) (Ulster Pilot)
visitor G-BZGH Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II Desmond Behan Trustee of: Golf Hotel Group- Dublin 6W-
visitor EI-CIM Avid Aircraft Flyer Mk IV Paul Swan- Co. Dublin (red/white)
visitor EI-CUT Maule MX-7-180A Comet Cosair Ltd- Dublin 13 (red/white)
visitor EI-SMK Zenair CH-701 Experimental Seamus King
visitor EI-BIO Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub Helena Duggan (white with black trim) Change of Owner from Monasterevin
Flying Group to Helena Duggan on 16.06.2006
visitor G-JACO Avtech Jabiru UL Conor David Matthews- Kilmurry Bray- County Wicklow-
visitor EI-AHI de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II High Fidelity Flyers- Birr (yellow with green trim)
visitor EI-SEA Searey John Brennan (blue/white)
visitor G-AZFF Wassmer Jodel D.112 Thomas Mackey- Tramore- County Waterford- Republic of
visitor G-BEAH Auster 5J/2 Arrow John Gurney Parish Trustee of: Bedwell Hay Flying Group-
visitor G-APIE Tipsy Belfair B David Beale- Sutton- Ely (red)

Ardenagh Great owner John White
Ardinagh A operator SAAC/ILAS Society of Amature Aircraft Constructors
Taghmon 1 Ardenagh Great renamed ILAS Irish Light Aviation Society in 2009
Wellingtonbridge 2 Taghmon C/o John Duggan
Co Wexford 7 Farnogue Heights
051-61281 Wexford
Co Wexford
John Duggan w7
owner Aidan Power
 HYPERLINK "http://geocities.com/e_and_cw_mac/" \t "new" Enniscorthy and Co Wexford Model Aero Club - A radio controlled
model aircraft club is believed to be located here.
The strip was developed by the landowner John White over 20 years ago-
about 1983.
However it's only since 2003 it started to see any real activity.

Society of Amateur Aircraft Constructors- renamed ILAS
The strip is operated by local members of SAAC. Left-hand circuits are the
rule of the day at a height of 800 ft.
SAAC was renamed The Irish Light Aviation Society ILAS. it was formed in 2009
when members of CAACI (Classic Aircraft & Aerobatic Club of Ireland) and SAAC
(Society of Amateur Aircraft Constructors) decided to merge both organisations.
The purpose of the organisation is to facilitate the construction- restoration and
operation of aircraft for recreation in Ireland.

By Air 52.17·873N 006.40·912W 125ft amsl 123.75mHz 18/36 600m x 20m Grass

Ardinagh: (52º17.873'N- 006º40.912'W) RWAY 18/36 580x20m- A/G is 123.75-
Left hand circuits at 800ft- Strictly PPR- contact John Duggan on +353(0)53 916 0554.
Some care is required as the Waterford Zone starts 6 nm SW of the field- it's not
generally a good idea to stray in there without a radio. The field is now operated by
the local members of SAAC. Fuel is not normally available at the site- if needed you
would have to make prior arrangements.

info below from Kevin Glynn’s excellent flight guide 2006 page 132
Wires that were on approach to 36 have been moved underground.
The strip is N/S but slopes down from West to East.
Waterford Zone 6NM SW of airstrip.
Friendly field - home to the Society of Amature Aircraft Constructors
(SAAC) hence the airstrip name. They hold a Fly-In here late summer
each year.
Visitors welcome at own risk.
Standard join and circuits at 800ft agl.
Coffee in Clubhouse / Tower.
Mogas by arrangement No Avgas

based EI-AFF British Aircraft Swallow 2 J. J. Sullivan based EI-AHI deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth High Fidelity Flyers

SAAC Annual Fly-In Saturday 26.08.2006 via Ian Thompson
???? Gyroglider (Bensen) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Chris Shilling
G-BSJW Everett Gyroplane Series 3 Sarwin Ram
EI-DRO Tecnam P200 JF

Inside Main Hangar
EI-CGF Luton LA-5 Major Frank Doyle & John Duggan wings folded
G-MYWAMainair Mercury Derek James- Neath
EI-BFR SOCATA M.S. 880B Rallye Club Wexford Aero Club
ZU-DCX Chayair Sycamore Mk. 1 white
EI-AFF B.A. Swallow 2 J. J. Sullivan- J Mulloy- B Donaghue (light blue- with grey
N2652P Piper PA-22-135 Pacer Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
Trustee- The Cot- Cot Valley- Cornwall- U K
G-MVVR Medway Hybred 44XLR Henry Joseph Long- Enniscorthy- County Wexford-
G-CBRZ Kiss 400-582(1)-James Joseph Ryan- Enniscorthy- County Wexford-

Arrivals
EI-EHD Robinson R22 Beta 2 South Coast Helicopters Ltd- Monahan Road- Cork
EI-BSB Wassmer Jodel D.112 Estartit Ltd.- Co. Dublin
EI-CPP Piper J-3C-65 Cub Eamonn Fitzgerald
N120HH Bell 407 407 Holding Inc Trustee- Wilmington- DE
EI-BBV Piper J-3C-65 Cub Felix Conrin- Co. Dublin
D-EFDL Grumman American AA-5 Dermott Irish Pilot
EI-BCN Piper J-3C-65 Cub Hugh Diver
G-RVIB Rans RV-6 Karl Martin- Beckenham & Peter Gorman- Mount Merrion-
G-BBUG Piper PA-16 (Modified) Clipper James Dolan C/O Scafftex Scaffolding- Rossglen-
OK-KUA 16 Samba XXL (WL) Irish Pilot
G-CBRF Ikarus C.42 FB UK Thomas William Gale- Portmarnock- County Dublin-
G-BJEI Piper L18C Super Cub 95 Howard John Cox- Bideford (yellow/black)
G-MATT Avions Pierre Robin R.2160 Vincent Patrick O'Brien- Durrow- County Laois- Republic
LX-TRE Tecnam P2002-JF-Private Ulster Pilot
G-BZGH Reims Cessna F.172N Skyhawk II Desmond Behan Trustee of: Golf Hotel Group- Dublin 6W-
EI-CIM Avid Aircraft Flyer Mk IV Paul Swan- Co. Dublin (red/white)
EI-CUT Maule MX-7-180A Comet Cosair Ltd- Dublin 13 (red/white)
EI-SMK Zenair CH-701 Experimental Seamus King
EI-BIO Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub Helena Duggan Change of Owner from Monasterevin
Flying Group to Helena Duggan on 16.06.2006
G-JACO Avtech Jabiru UL Conor David Matthews- Kilmurry Bray- County Wicklow-
EI-AHI de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II High Fidelity Flyers- Birr (yellow with green trim)
EI-SEA Searey John Brennan (blue/white)
G-AZFF Wassmer Jodel D.112 Thomas Mackey- Tramore- County Waterford- Republic of
G-BEAH Auster 5J/2 Arrow John Gurney Parish Trustee of: Bedwell Hay Flying Group-
G-APIE Tipsy Belfair B David Beale- Sutton- Ely (red)


 HYPERLINK "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=484258" Kenny2012 The ILAS Fly-In took place at Taghmon Airfield on 21st & 22nd June 2014. As usual the folks at the field were very welcoming and a great week-end was had by all. The Saturday produced about 29 visitors including the Iolar and Rescue 117 the Waterford based Coast Guard helicopter. Sunday was a little quieter with about 20 visitors. Special thanks to Aidan Power and all the friendly folks at ILAS. I will list the Sunday visitors today and will produce a list for Saturday in due course. Sunday 22/6/2014 D-ETRE Tecnam P.2002-JF Sierra D-MTWS Ikarus C42 Cyclone EI-AFF British Aircraft Swallow 2 J. J. Sullivan (based) EI-AHI DH.82A Tiger Moth High Fidelity Flyers (based) EI-ANY Piper PA-18 Super Cub The Bogavia Group EI-BCM Piper L-4H Cub Michael Bergin & Others EI-BKC Aeronca 15AC Sedan Michael Farrell & Gordon Hendrick EI-BVY Zenair CH.200 Zenith James Mathews & Michael Skelly EI-CGF Phoenix Luton LA.5A Major Patrick White EI-DKN Thruster T.600N 450 Seamus Brennan EI-DXT Urban Air UFM-10 Samba Noel Irwin EI-DZS BRM Land Africa Michael Whyte EI-EMV Czech Aircraft Works Sportcruiser Liam Doherty EI-ESE Zenair CH.601XL Zodiac Olivia Haslett & Others EI-EWZ Brugger MB.2 Colibri Colibri Group EI-FCA Urban Air UFM-11 Lambada Sean Walshe (Fly Past did not land) EI-GDJ Piper J.4E Cub Coupe Ballyboughal J4 Flying Group EI-JIM Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XLA Jim Smith EI-TIM Piper J.5A Cub Cruiser Noel & Pat Murphy EI-WFD Tecnam P.2002-JF Sierra Waterford Aero Club G-CDSW Ikarus C42 Richard Skelton & John Toner OK-JUA 03 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL Dave O'Gorman Pictures D-ETRE  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5zpCF" https://flic.kr/p/o5zpCF D-MTWS  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nN3LWW" https://flic.kr/p/nN3LWW EI-BCM  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5x7xc" https://flic.kr/p/o5x7xc EI-BKC  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5repN" https://flic.kr/p/o5repN EI-BVY  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nN4c5e" https://flic.kr/p/nN4c5e EI-CGF  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nN4x7t" https://flic.kr/p/nN4x7t EI-DKJ  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nN4x7t" https://flic.kr/p/nN4x7t EI-DXT  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5yHCF" https://flic.kr/p/o5yHCF EI-DZS  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nN5Z8c" https://flic.kr/p/nN5Z8c EI-ESE  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5g3zk" https://flic.kr/p/o5g3zk EI-EWZ  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5wYei" https://flic.kr/p/o5wYei EI-GDJ  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5sBzh" https://flic.kr/p/o5sBzh EI-TIM  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5sJP7" https://flic.kr/p/o5sJP7 EI-WFD  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5z8og" https://flic.kr/p/o5z8og G-ASLX  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5seqY" https://flic.kr/p/o5seqY G-CDSW  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o3up6b" https://flic.kr/p/o3up6b
 HYPERLINK "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=484258"  INCLUDEPICTURE "http://avatar.b-static.net/484258.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET  HYPERLINK "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=484258" Kenny2012 25-Jun 16:43
visitor D-ECXA Xtremeair Sbach 342 (109) 25.06.2012 David Bruton  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nMsxLU" https://flic.kr/p/nMsxLU  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5ZkKP" https://flic.kr/p/o5ZkKP EI-ABI DH.84 Dragon Aer Lingus Historic Flight  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o6v1bt" https://flic.kr/p/o6v1bt
EI-ABI & EI-AHI  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nPjxSk" https://flic.kr/p/nPjxSk EI-ABI & EI-AHI  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNUNUm" https://flic.kr/p/nNUNUm EI-AEE Auster J/1 Autocrat Owen & Nicole O'Sullivan EI-AEF Cessna 120 James Halligan EI-AEJ Piper PA-16 Clipper James Dolan EI-AFF British Aircraft Swallow 2 J. J. Sullivan (based) EI-AHI DH.82A Tiger Moth High Fidelity Flyers (based) EI-ANY Piper PA-18 Super Cub The Bogavia Group EI-BCJ F.8L Falco Mike McLoughlin EI-BJB Aeronca 7AC Champion William Kennedy EI-BYX Champion 7GCAA Citabria P.J. Gallagher EI-CFH Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser Gabriel Treacy EI-CGF Phoenix Luton LA.5A Major Patrick White EI-DJM Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II Waterford Aero Club EI-DKW Evektor EV-97 Eurostar Ormand Flying Club EI-DOB Zenair CH.701 STOL Desmond O'Brien EI-DRM Urban Air UFM-10 Samba Seamus Brennan EI-DXN Zenair CH.601HD Zodiac Noel Gallagher (based) EI-EPP Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer Pat McCabe EI-EMV Czech Aircraft Works Sportcruiser Liam Doherty EI-EWZ Brugger MB.2 Colibri Colibri Group EI-FDF Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL Kieran Dardis EI-ICU Sikorsky S-92A Irish Coast Guard EI-LEM SOCATA TB-9 Tampico Michael Flemming EI-SEA Progressive Aerodyne Searey John Brennan EI-SMK Zenair CH.701 STOL Seamus King G-AIRC Auster J/1 Autocrat Nicholas O'Brien G-CBRZ Air Creation Kiss 400-582(1) James Ryan G-CDIP Best Off SkyRanger 912S Alan Ryan G-CDSW Ikarus C42 Richard Skelton & John Toner G-CEEW C-More Flying School G-CWAY Ikarus C42 Martin Conway G-DPEP Aero AT-3 R100 Ormand Flying Club N707XJ Cessna 177A Cardinal Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc OK-JUA 03 Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL Dave O'Gorman Pictures:
EI-AEE  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o4euXq" https://flic.kr/p/o4euXq EI-AEJ  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o5ZMRM" https://flic.kr/p/o5ZMRM EI-AHI  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNTJLT" https://flic.kr/p/nNTJLT EI-ANY  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNP8YM" https://flic.kr/p/nNP8YM EI-BCJ  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nPg3cd" https://flic.kr/p/nPg3cd EI-BJB  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNRN1q" https://flic.kr/p/nNRN1q EI-BYX  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNSGpT" https://flic.kr/p/nNSGpT EI-CFH  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o4ksaj" https://flic.kr/p/o4ksaj EI-CGF  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nPii43" https://flic.kr/p/nPii43 EI-DJM  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNSbjc" https://flic.kr/p/nNSbjc EI-DKW  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o6MM8K" https://flic.kr/p/o6MM8K EI-DOB  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o6Csuj" https://flic.kr/p/o6Csuj EI-DRM  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nPinXU" https://flic.kr/p/nPinXU EI-EPP  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o6v7VR" https://flic.kr/p/o6v7VR EI-EMV  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nPiKb3" https://flic.kr/p/nPiKb3 EI-FDF  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNN88k" https://flic.kr/p/nNN88k EI-ICU  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o6vkAa" https://flic.kr/p/o6vkAa EI-LEM  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNTZaz" https://flic.kr/p/nNTZaz EI-SEA  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nPje6G" https://flic.kr/p/nPje6G EI-SMK  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o6c94m" https://flic.kr/p/o6c94m G-AIRC  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o84bFZ" https://flic.kr/p/o84bFZ G-CBRZ  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNT3Zw" https://flic.kr/p/nNT3Zw G-CDIP  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o85poF" https://flic.kr/p/o85poF G-CDSW  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o3up6b" https://flic.kr/p/o3up6b G-CEEW  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNTZ7E" https://flic.kr/p/nNTZ7E G-CWAY  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o6s95R" https://flic.kr/p/o6s95R G-DPEP  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nPjAGB" https://flic.kr/p/nPjAGB N707XJ  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/o6hchA" https://flic.kr/p/o6hchA OK-JUA 03  HYPERLINK "https://flic.kr/p/nNUBMc" https://flic.kr/p/nNUBMc

2264 Carrickmore Tyrone Microlight Airfield Private
Eskerboy owner
operator
17k ESE of Omagh. 2.5k S of Carrickmore Eskerboy
Carrickmore
Omagh
Co Tyrone
2 NM S of Carrickmore 54:34.276N 007:02.654 Freq: 129.825 Elev: 541ft RW MTRS SURFACE 08/26 375 Hard

2265 Eskerboy Tyrone Microlight Airfield Private
see Carrickmore 2264

2266 Dunboyne Castle Hotel Meath Helipad Private
owner/operator Dunboyne Castle Hotel and Spa
Maynooth Road
300m S of Dunboyne centre Dunboyne
Co Meath
01-8013500
01-4366801 fax
Michael Gaffney Thu 24.04.2008 10:25 am
visitor
EI-MCP Agusta A.109C (7634) 24.04.2008 Quarry & Mining Equipment Ltd
visitor G-WHIN Eurocopter EC135-T2 (0394) 24.04.2008 Paul Neill

2267 Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport Dublin Helipad Prvate
owner Carlton Hotel
Old Airport Road-
1.75k S of Dublin Airport terminal building Dublin Airport
W side of road. Co. Dublin
Helipad on grass area beside main building 01-8667500 fax 01-8623114

visitor G-OLFO Robinson R.44 Raven 26.03.2008 Crinstown Aviation

2268 Crumlin Hospital Dublin Helipad Private
see Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital 0268

2269 Drumanure Longford Airfield Private
see Abbeyshrule 1 0005

2270 Feevaghmore Roscommon Helistop Private
see All Hallows 0048

2271 Ballyeagh Kerry Helipad Private
see Ballybunnion Golf Club 2123

2272 Ballyhiernan Strand Donegal Beach strip Donegal County Council
owner Donegal County Council
operator ?
7k SW of Fanad Head lighthouse Ballyhiernan
Cashel
Fanad
Co Donegal

visitor ? Flexwing Microlight N12.09.2009
visitor G-CEEW Comco Ikarus C42 FB 100 (0609-6847) 10.06.2015 C’More Flying Club crew Richard Skelton & Sarah

2273 Waterpark Rugby Club Waterford Helipad Private
Waterford General Hospital owner Waterpark Rugby Club
Ballynakill S operator Irish Coastguard Rescue Service
Ballinakill A Ballynakill
Waterford City
400m E of Waterford General Hospital Co Waterford
051-876767 Fax: 051-844427

The rugby pitch has been used for a number of years
and for the foreseeable future as the arrival point for
emergency heli flights to Waterford General Hospital. If the
rugby pitch is not available- then the training ground to the
E can be used.

Visitors EI- Sikorsky S.61 noted on RTE News 22.11.2009 Irish Coastguard Rescue Service - with 3 rescued inshore lifeboat crew

2274 Drumcar Louth Microlight Airstrip Private
Adamstown owner ?
operator Gary McGrane
Adamstown
4k NE of Dunleer Drumcar
Dunleer
Co Louth



based G-MYWK Pegasus Quantum 582 (7011) 00.00.2009 Active Gary McGeane

2275 Adamstown 2 Louth Microlight Airstrip Private
see Drumcar 2274

2276 Cloonmaghaura Galway Microlight Airstrip Private
Williamstown owner/operator Michael Whyte
Cloomahara A Cloonmaghaura
Williamstown
4k WSW of Williamstown Glenamaddy
Co Galway

based EI-DZS Land Africa (0100/912/K4/08) 00.08.2008 Active Michael Whyte

2277 Bellanamullia Roscommon Balloon Store Private
see Cloongowna 1579

2278 Williamstown Roscommon Balloon Store Private
see Cloonmaghaura 2276

2279 Cloomahara Roscommon Balloon Store Private
see Cloonmaghaura 2276

2280 Bentra 2 Antrim Landing Ground RNAS
Larne owner James Long
operator Royal Naval Air Service
Bentra
1.75k NW of Whitehead railway station Whitehead
Larne
Co Antrim
This landing ground was at the same location as the
Airship Patrol Station. See Bentra 1. The aeroplanes
were stationed there as an additional help for the Airships.

based ?? deHavilland DH.6 00.00.1917 A Flight 255/258 Sqn RNAS
?? deHavilland DH.6 00.00.1917 B Flight 255/258 Sqn RNAS
?? deHavilland DH.6 00.00.1917 244 Sqn RNAS
visitor A5509 F.E 2b 00.00.1917 Royal Flying Corps probably on a test flight from Glasgow

2281 Bettystown Beach 2 Meath Helistop Private
owner Meath County Council
operator Barrack Aviation Inc Trustee private owner
7k ESE of Drogheda Bettystown Beach
60m E of the Neptune hotel (school) Drogheda
Co Meath

visitor N339BH Sikorsky S.76 (760311) 18.09.2008 Barrack Aviation Inc Trustee private owner

The S.76 landed on the beach to disembark passengers on 18.09.2008. Later the pilot
decided to reposition to the Neptune (Hotel) School car park. see which.

2282 Neptune (Hotel) School Meath Helistop Private
Bettystown 3 owner Neptune (Hotel) School
operator Barrack Aviation Inc Trustee private owner
7k ESE of Drogheda Neptune Terrace
200m S of crossroads in centre of Bettystown Bettystown
on E side between the road and the beach. Drogheda
Co Meath

visitor N399BH Sikorsky S.76 (760311) 18.09.2008 Barrack Aviation Inc Trustee private owner

Tuesday- October 14- 2008
 HYPERLINK "http://aerspace.blogspot.com/2008/10/preliminary-report-into-crash-of-n399bh.html" Preliminary report into crash of N399BH
The Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Department of Transport today issued a preliminary
report in to the loss of Sikorsky S76 N399BH in Bettystown Co. Meath on 18.09.2008.
The helicopter had originally landed and shut down on a near by beach to allow two passengers
alight. Due to his concerns with the increasing number of sightseers that were gathering around
the helicopter the pilot decided to reposition the helicopter to the car park of a nearby hotel.
As the craft performed a vertical 'tower' descent the left rear of the main rotor disk struck the top
of a 6m high lamppost. This was followed by a more substantial contact with the main steel pole
which caused the helicopter to rotate clockwise and roll to the left.
The main rotor disintegrated on ground contact and the tail rotor hit a low wall. The aircraft was
destroyed by the fire which broke out immediately after ground contact. No technical fault with
the helicopter has been identified to date by the investigation which continues.

The helicopter crashed beside a community school- which was formerly the Neptune Hotel.
It came down inside the entrance of Neptune Terrace- which is a row of houses facing Bettystown Beach.

2283 Bettystown 3 Meath Helistop Private
see Neptune Hotel 2282

2284 Birr 1 Offaly Landing Ground RFC/RAF
see Crinkill 1 0208

2285 Belvedere House Dublin Historic Balloon Launch site Private
see Belvidere House 0200

2286 Altnagelvin Hospital (pad 2) Derry Helipad Private
pad 1 at 0027 owner/operator Altnagalvin Hospital
Altnagalvin
Derry City
Co Derry

2287 Tempanroe Tyrone Helipad Private
owner/operator Elmridge Ltd/John Morgan
Killyman Road
3.5k ESE of Dungannon town centre Tempanroe
350m NNW of the M1 Dungannon
Co Tyrone

based G-GAND Agusta Bell 206B JetRanger II (8073) 28.04.2004 19.07.2004 Elmridge Ltd
based G-DEUX Aerospatiale AS355F1 Ecureuil II (5027) 30.09.2005 active Elmridge Ltd

2288 Ballymacarn North Down Helipad Private
owner/operator CN Joinery & Building Services LLP/Colin Nelson
26 Mountview Road
3.75k SSW of Ballynahinch Ballymacarn North
65m S of house large concrete area ajacent to and N of hangar Ballynahinch
Co Down
ST21 6NS based G-BZOP Robinson R.44 Raven (0958) 21.01.2009 03.04.2013 CN Joinery & Building Services to US registration
LLP/Colin Nelson

2289 Ballygawley 1 Tyrone Helipad Private
see Mullaghbane 0107

2290 Ballywattick Lower Antrim Airstrip Private
Ballymoney 1 owner/operator Bertie Taggart
21 Macfin Road
3k WNW of Ballymoney Ballywattick Lower
400m SW of the B26 road Ballymoney
Co Derry

closed 1999 when Bertie Taggart moved to Clonard Co Westmeath
and set up a new airstrip at Ardmullen 2073
info from Roger D.Caird

G-BHMA- Sipa 903 flew Ballymoney-Eglinton-Ballymoney 26.06.1988
+23.07.1988+07.08.1988 pilot H.J.Taggart..
List of residents- Ulster Air Mail June 1999 P.126
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

visitor G-BANF Luton LA4A Minor 30.05.1992 William James McCollum BT45 7NS
noted G-BGMT MS Rallye 235 26.04.1996 James Murray
based? G-BDWA MS892 Rallye N.Glass
based G-BRFI Aeronca 7DC Champion 00.00.1992 I.Boyd & D.McCooke
based G-BHMA Sipa 903 10.08.1987 00.00.1996 Herbert “Bertie” Taggart to Ballyboy House
based G-BHMA Sipa 903 W.Templeton
based? G-BPJH Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub PJ.Heron Crashed here on 01.09.1992

2291 Ballyness Derry Helipad Private
Dungiven 4 owner/operator Taggart
t/a Taggart Homes
7.25k NE of Dungiven Ballyness
Dungannon
Co Derry

based G-TAGG Eurocopter EC135 T2 (0341) 17.01.2005 00.00.0000 Taggart Homes

2292 Ballynacarigy Westmeath Store/Helipad? Private
see Cumminstown 1539

2293 Willifield Westmeath Store/Helipad? Private
see Cumminstown 1539

2294 Willowfield House Westmeath Store/Helipad? Private
see Cumminstown 1539

2295 Willyfield Westmeath Store/Helipad? Private
see Cumminstown 1539

2296 Ballyshannon 1 Donegal Store? Private
see Sheegys - Sheegus 0151

2297 Menawn Mountain Mayo Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Achill Island 0011

2298 Minaun A Mayo Hang-glider+Paraglider Site Private
see Achill Island 0011

2299 Booterstown Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator McNamara group/ Ashcastle Developments/Bernard McNamara
2003-2005 Merrion
400m NW of Booterstown railway station Booterstown
Dun Laoghaire
Co Dublin

2300 Blackrock 2 Dublin Balloon store Private
owner/operator Frank Meldon
Blackrock
Location? Co Dublin
7.5k SE of O’Connells Street bridge

based EI-CKJ Cameron N-77 (3305) “Goodfellas” 06.07.1994 00.00.2003 Frank Meldon to The Streams 0215

2301 Brishey 1 Derry Hang-glider/Paraglider site Private
owner ?
operator Ulster Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Club
4k E of Dungiven Brishey
W side of the Curragh Road Benbradagh
Dungiven
Co Derry
visitor?


2302 Ballygawley 2 Tyrone Helipad Private
owner/operator McDermott
Church Street
Ballygawley
Dungannon
within the town centre Co Tyrone
3 landing areas behind 39/43 and 45 Church Street
1 in front of the hangar behind 39/43
2 on roof of building 30m W of hangar behind 45
3 H marked on grass N of roof pad in the rear grounds of 45

based G-OFTL Eurocopter EC120 Colibri 00.00.2006 Active Tyrone Fabrications
based M-IDAS Agusta Westland A.109E Power (11112) 12.02.2015 Active Benvarden also part time based at Tyone Fabrications factory 87 Goland Road
Ballygawley BT70 2LA see ID 0107

2303 Kilcoran Tipperary Airstrip Private
owner/operator George Haines
Tincurry
4.75k SW of Caher railway station Caher
500m S of the old N8 road. Co Tipperary
But sadly the field containing the strip
is now bysected by the new N8 road
cuting the runway by 220m from the
original 520m so probably making it
unusable by the majority of group A
aircraft.

Based EI-BYY Piper Jc/3 85 Cub (22288) 12.04.1990 07.07.1998 AJ.Haines to Thurles

2304 Ernagh A Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Erinagh 2100

2305 Ballyscullion East Antrim Helipad Private
Toome owner/operator Kieron Graffin
t/a KG Mororsports
59a Loughbeg Road
4.5k N of Toome Ballyscullion East
Toome
Co Antrim

from Aberdeen based G-JBKA Robinson R.44 Raven (1175) 22.04.2008 17.12.2009 KG Motorsport Ltd to Halifax UK

2306 Toome 2 Antrim Helipad Private
see Ballyscullion East 2305

2307 Carnew 2 Wicklow Microlight field strip Private
owner/operator ?
Carnew
Location? Co Wicklow
14.5k WNW of Gorey

based G-MZCP Solar Wings Pegasus XL-Q (SW-WQ-0576) 02.09.2007 03.09.2007 55 yrs old pilot and owner crashed in field 300m from t/o

2308 Mealough Down Balloon store Private
see Carryduff 2 1542

2309 Ballynagarrick 1 Down Helipad Private
Carryduff 3 owner/operator Rentatruck (Selfdrive) Ltd
Harold Hassard see also Creevytenant 0334 Moss Road
Ballynagarrick Carryduff Belfast

visitor? EI-CUS Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8721) 00.00.2002 Emerald Helicopters

2310 Carryduff 3 Down Helipad Private
see Ballynagarrick 1 2309

2311 Carryduff 1 Down Helipad Private
see Creevytenant 0344

2312 Cashel House Hotel pad 2 Galway Helipads Private
owner/operator McAvilly family c/o
Cashel House Hotel
12k ENE of Roundstone Cashel
Recess
Co Galway
095-31001 Fax 095-31077

Two helipads: 1. Jumping Arena 300m E of the hotel
2. Field 500m SW of hotel and S of road

2313 Drumahoe House Antrim Microlight Airstrip Private
Drumnahoe owner/operator Norman Surplus
Millbrook Drumahoe House
Larne 4 110 Drumahoe Road
Millbrook
Drumnahoe
4k WSW Larne town railway station Co Antrim

Based G-YROX Rotorsport UK MT-03 Autogyro 21.08.2006 Active Norman Surplus and Celia Ann Margaret Holmes-Surplus
(RSUK/MT-03/005)

2314 Drumnahoe Antrim Microlight Airstrip Private
see Drumahoe House 2313

2315 Millbrook Antrim Microlight Airstrip Private
see Drumahoe House 2313

2316 Larne 4 Antrim Microlight Airstrip Private
see Drumahoe House 2313

2317 Glynn playing fields Antrim temporary Microlight Airstrip Private
owner Larne Borough Council
operator Norman Surplus
Glynn playing fields
2.25k S of Larne Town railway station Glynn
Larne
Co Antrim

visitor G-YROX Rotorsport UK MT-03 Autogyro 22.03.2010 Norman Surplus
(RSUK/MT-03/005)

2318 Sandy Bay playing fields Antrim temporary Microlight Airstrip Private
owner Larne Borough Council
operator Norman Surplus
Sandy Bay playing fields
800m NNE of Larne Town railway station Larne
Co Antrim

visitor G-YROX Rotorsport UK MT-03 Autogyro 22.03.2010 Norman Surplus visited here just prior to the start of it’s round-the-world trip
(RSUK/MT-03/005)
visitor G-YROX Rotorsport UK MT-03 Autogyro 11.08.2015 Norman Surplus and visited again shortly after it’s return from the trip
(RSUK/MT-03/005)

2319 Fahaduff Kerry Helipad Private
see Castleisland 0358

2320 Ballyleidy Down Glider strip Private
see Clandeboye 0379

2321 Tully Leitrim Helipad Private
Ballinamore owner/operator Michael Gallagher
Tully
Ballinamore
3k SW of Ballinamore Co Leitrim

based G-AXKO Westland-Bell 47G-1 (WA720) 05.09.2006 Active Michael Gallagher

2322 Ballinamore Leitrim Helipad Private
see Tully 2321

2323 Ballaghafadda West Clare Field strip Private
see Claremount Farm 0385

2324 Kilcommon North Tipperary Helipad Private.
Caher 3 owner/operator Anglo Irish Beef Processors
Cahir A Kilcommon North
Caher
2.1k SSW of Caher railway station Co Tipperary

visitor EI-BYR Bell 206L Long Ranger III (51284) 18.09.1995 Venair
visitor G-BWNZ Agusta A.109C (7654) 15.05.1998 Anglo Beef Procesors Ltd
visitor G-BWNZ Agusta A.109C (7654) 14.07.1998 Anglo Beef Procesors Ltd
visitor G-BWNZ Agusta A.109C (7654) 07.10.1998 Anglo Beef Procesors Ltd
visitor EI-CHV Agusta A.109A (7149) 17.05.1999 Celtic Helicopters
visitor EI-BYR Bell 206L Long Ranger III (51284) 11.05.2000 Venair
visitor G-SOOC Hughes 369 (1110354S) 14.04.2001 Repetek Ltd
visitor G-BWNZ Agusta A.109C (7654) 27.11.2001 Anglo Beef Procesors Ltd

2325 Parade Ground Tipperary Field strip Private
See Parade Field 0289

2326 Drumnahunshin Armagh Microlight Airstrip /Store Private
Richhill owner/operator George Callaghan
Battlehill Road
Drumnahunshin
2.5k NE of Richhill Richhill
Co Armagh

based? G-MJYF Mainair Jemini Flash (W45-305-585-03) 17.07.1997 31.01.2003 William Daniel Crooks temporarily stored here during 2003-home address is 103A Battlehill
Road which is 170m N of 104A
based G-BMYF Bensen B.8M (PE-01) 01.09.1997 06.04.2009 George Callaghan was active here and then stored
stored G-BDSA Fred Series II (LAS1803 & PFA/29-10141) 00.00.0000 Current William Desmond Martin Turtle storage only (2010)

2327 Largantogher Derry Helistop Private
Maghera 2 owner ?
operator KN Network Services (NI) Ltd G-KELI
Tobermore Road
The most easterly grass playing field Largantogher
200m SE of the Tobermore Road and Maghera
100m NE of Milltown Burn Co Derry
750m S of Maghera town centre

visitor G-KELI Robinson R.44 (11040) 08.05.2010 KN Network Services (NI) Ltd (see photo section)

2328 Maghera 2 Derry Helistop Private
see Largantogher 2327

2329 Tamlaght Derry Microlight Airstrip/Store Private
see Coagh 1691

2330 Movenis 2 Derry Helipad Private
Coleraine 2 owner/operator Kemspray Ltd (old address) 1- Carthall Cresent 1k W of Coleraine town centre on the B201 road Coleraine
Co Derry BT51 3LT
028-70352926

Kemspray Ltd (engineering factory) 115 Carrowreagh Road Garvagh Coleraine Co Derry
BT51 5LQ

based G-BIBJ Enstrom 280c-UK-2 (1187) 01.12.1997 21.02.2000 Kemspray Ltd
Multiple helicopter activity in the area since at least 1991 assuming one site
visitors to Coleraine G-BSLB Robinson R22 Beta (1386) 18.07.1991 Wallace Air Aviation or
JH Turkington & Sons (Contractors) Ltd
EI-BKT Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8562) 04.05.1991 Irish Helicopters
EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8560) 19.04.1996 Westair
EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger (1897) 00.09.1996 Celtic Helicopters
G-BHXV Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8596) 21.02.1997 PLM Dollar Group Ltd
EI-IRV Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (1713) 26.09.1997 Santail
G-BEWY Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (348) 05.02.1998 PLM Dollar
EI-PMI Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8614) 30.04.1998 Helicopter Services
EI-BYJ Bell 206B Jet Ranger (1897) 29.03.2000 Celtic Helicopters
EI-CHV Agusta A.109A (7149) 06.05.2000 Celtic Helicopters
G-EJOC Aerospatial AS.350B Ecureuil (1465) 23.02.2002 T/a Leisure & Retail Helicopters registered owners E & Susan Vandyk

2331 Avon Ri Wicklow Helipad Private
Blessington owner/operator Ard Ri leisure centre/hotel
Burgage More
1.1k S of Blessington town centre Blessington
Co Wicklow
045-900670

visitor EI-JBC Agusta A.109A (7126) 26.10.1998 Medeva Properties
visitor EI-TAR Bell 222A (47029) 20.03.1999 Westair
via Choppersquad 08.06.2010
The 2010 BubbleGum Heli Lift will take place on the 12.06.2010 at Avon
RI Blessington twenty aircraft are listed to attend so far 08.06.2010
12.06.2010 pilots taking part- meeting 9.30am 12.06.2010 Weston First lift 10am
sharp at Avon Ri

2332 Colaiste an Spioraid Naoimh Cork Helipad Private
owner Cloaiste an Spioraid Naoimh (secondary school)
operator Cork University Hospital
4.5k WSW of Cork city railway station Bishopscourt Lawn
Bishopscourt
Cork
Co Cork
021-4543790 Fax 021-4543625

Irish medical news Friday- 19 March 2010
The Development Control Plan for Cork University Hospital (CUH)- which is currently being drawn up-
will look at the possible location of a helicopter-landing pad at the Hospital- according to the HSE.
The principal trauma hospital in the south of the country has had no helipad for a number of years
now and there has been talk of plans to reinstate one since at least 2008.
Interim Network Manager- Southern Hospitals Group- Mr Ger Reaney- recently said: “Patient care
is paramount at all times in making any decision on where best to land a helicopter.”
Patients who currently require transfer to and from CUH by air ambulance are taken to Cork Airport.
There are also agreements in place with Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh and Highfield Rugby Club- which
allow helicopters to land on their grounds if necessary.
Mr Reaney was responding to a question at a recent meeting of the HSE South Regional Health Forum
on the ability of the HSE emergency response unit to deal with extremes of weather- such as floods
and extreme snow and ice conditions.
Mr Reaney said while the recent floods- snow and icy conditions were unprecedented and tested all
services to the limit- HSE planning ensured assistance could be sought from other agencies including
the gardaí under long-standing arrangements.
“It is worth noting that although response times were naturally reduced- in no instance did the HSE fail
to get to a patient.”

2333 Highfield Rugby Club Cork Helipad Private
owner Highfield Rugby Club
operator Cork University Hospital
4.5k WSW of Cork city railway station Woodleigh Park
Bishopscourt
Cork
Co Cork
contact Harry Matson (President)

086-2552674
Irish medical news Friday- 19 March 2010
The Development Control Plan for Cork University Hospital (CUH)- which is currently being drawn up-
will look at the possible location of a helicopter-landing pad at the Hospital- according to the HSE.
The principal trauma hospital in the south of the country has had no helipad for a number of years
now and there has been talk of plans to reinstate one since at least 2008.
Interim Network Manager- Southern Hospitals Group- Mr Ger Reaney- recently said: “Patient care
is paramount at all times in making any decision on where best to land a helicopter.”
Patients who currently require transfer to and from CUH by air ambulance are taken to Cork Airport.
There are also agreements in place with Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh and Highfield Rugby Club- which
allow helicopters to land on their grounds if necessary.
Mr Reaney was responding to a question at a recent meeting of the HSE South Regional Health Forum
on the ability of the HSE emergency response unit to deal with extremes of weather- such as floods
and extreme snow and ice conditions.
Mr Reaney said while the recent floods- snow and icy conditions were unprecedented and tested all
services to the limit- HSE planning ensured assistance could be sought from other agencies including
the gardaí under long-standing arrangements.
“It is worth noting that although response times were naturally reduced- in no instance did the HSE fail
to get to a patient.”

2334 Cornamucklagh Derry Balloon Base Private
Derrynoyd owner/operator Peter Hegarty (owner of Blackhill 1719)
Magherafelt 3 Cornamucklagh
Cloane Road
Derrynoyd
1.5k NNW of Draperstown Draperstown
Magherafelt
Co Derry


based G-BXVR Sky 90-24 HAFB (061) 20.07.1998 Current Peter Hegarty CofA expiry 22.09.2005 also owner of Cyclone AX2000 G-MZGB
based at Blackhill 1719

2335 Tullyhugh Armagh Microlight Airstrip/Helipad Private
Tandragee 1 owner/operator Thomas David Reid (TDR Aviation)
Craigavon 1 Old Gilford road
Tullyhugh
Craigavon
600m SE of Tandragee town centre Portadown
Co Armagh

via Ian Thompson 20.11.2003 (23)
Thomas Reid did fly his Cyclone G-BVJG from a field at
the back of his house- just on the outskirts of Tandragee.
It was kept in a shed at the rear of his premises - this aircraft
has now moved to his hangar at Newtownards- but it was
active at his house during the Summer of 2003.
However on recent visits to Ards his Sluka G-MZBF has been
missing around the same time the Cyclone arrived - might be
he has moved this to his home base?

constructed here/ based G-MYOP Cyclone AX3/K (PFA245-12663) 11.02.1994 15.02.1994 Thomas David Reid
re-reg G-BVJG Cyclone AX3/K (PFA245-12663) 15.02.1994 Active Thomas David Reid both here and at Newtownards
based G-MZBF Letov LK-2M Sluka (PFA263-12881) 20.01.2003 21.04.2006 Thomas David Reid both here and at Newtownards
based? G-BXTU Robinson R.22 Beta 2 (2790) 03.03.1998 05.01.2003 TDR Aviation crashed and destroyed Cranfield UK 05.01.2003 possibly part
time based here
visitor?? G-BVLG Aerospatiale AS355F1 (5011) on 24.04.2002 PLM Dollar Group Ltd
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owner/operator Thomas David Reid Old Gilford Road 600m SE of Tandragee and S of the Tandragee A51 road Craigavon
Co Armagh

owner/operator TDR Aviation
Old Gilford Road Tullyhugh
Tandragee Craigavon Co Down
Just on the outskirts of Tandragee- this site was used by
Thomas Reid to fly his Cyclone G-BVJG from a field at
the back of his house- and was usually kept in a shed
at the rear of the premises - the aircraft was moved to his
hangar at Newtownards- [10.2003] but it was active at his
home during the Summer of 2003.
However on recent visits to Ards his Sluka G-MZBF has
been missing around the same time the Cyclone arrived –
he may have moved it to his home base?
Is TDR Aviation and Thomas David Read one and the same.
They almost certainly share the same address even if the
postcodes are a bit confused.

Part time Based G-BVJG Cyclone AX3/K 15.02.1994 Active Thomas David Reid here and Newtownards
G-MZBF Letov LK-2M Sluka 00.00.0000 21.04.2006 Thomas David Reid here and Newtownards
G-BXTU Robinson R22 Beta 2 03.03.1998 05.01.2003 TDR Aviation-crashed and destroyed Cranfield UK 05.01.2003 possibly part
time based here

2336 Sheskinshrule Tyrone Helipad Private
Greencastle 3 owner Oliver Mccullagh
operator Pierce McCullagh
17.5k NE of Omagh bus station 308 Crockanboy Road
Sheskinshrule
Greencastle
Gortin
Co Tyrone

based G-WIZY Robinson R.22 Beta (0566) 16.01.2006 00.00.0000 Pierce McCullagh

2337 Greencastle 3 Tyrone Helipad Private
see Sheskinshrule 2336

2338 Athlone-RAF Athlone Westmeath Landing Ground/Field Strip Irish Air Corps/Private
see Knockanea 2384
also see Ballykeeran 2385

2339 Fermoy 1 Cork Landing Ground/Airstrip Private
Carrignagrogher owner ?
Fermoy 1 operators Royal Air Force 1918-1919
Irish Army Air Corps 1922-1946 intermittent use
1.25k NNE of Fermoy Private 1934-1938
Carrignagrogher
Fermoy
Co Cork

At Fermoy- during 10.1918- a fierce Atlantic gale destroyed many of
the machines on the ground B.E.2e- D.H.6 and D.H.9 aircraft were
blown about the field and R.E.8 C2657- although picketed down- had
it’s wings torn off. The orderly officer responsible for the picketing
was blown over inside the F.E.2b packing case in which he was
sheltering. A report stated that fortunately he was a Canadian and
that his vocabulary was therefore equal to the occasion.

 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/paudie.mcgrath?fref=ufi" Paudie McGrath  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/michael.mcdonagh.16?hc_location=ufi" \t "_blank" Michael Mcdonagh- an earlier photo taken by 106
Squadron- Royal Air Force- Fermoy- Co. Cork on the 28 September 1918. Aviation came early to Fermoy; its strategic military importance was to a
great extent Fermoy's raison d'etre. It was already one of the largest
military establishments in the country when the Aerodrome was opened
in 1918 for the Royal Air Force. On the 30th May 1918- 106 Squadron
Royal Air Force arrived in Fermoy- one of a number of airfields the sites
for which had been selected by Major Sholto Douglas during the early
summer of 1917. These were to house Training Depot Stations to facilitate the planned
extension of the Royal Air Force. Detachments of 106 Squadron were
sent from Fermoy to Athlone between January and October 1919- and
again in October- and to Oranmore. Offensive air patrols were not
mounted despite the original plans and 106 Squadron concentrated on
training .This was largely uneventful- though in October 1918 a fierce
gale blew across the aerodrome in Fermoy and destroyed a number
of aircraft. During the Civil War it was taken over by Free State Troops in a semi-
dismantled condition. The aerodrome was occupied for the duration
of the Civil War when Bristol fighters- Martinside F4’s- SE5A’s and DH9’s
operated on sorties over the south. It was during one such sortie that a
sole SE5A was lost as a result of engine failure- it was flown by Capt
Crossley. The Commanding Officer at Fermoy Aerodrome from late 1923 to the
closing of the Aerodrome in the middle of the following year was a man
who was to win World wide fame five years later on the12th.April 1928
when he piloted the Bremen on the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic.
His name was Colonel James Fitzmaurice.
Flying returned to Fermoy on June 24th.1934- when the Cork Aero Club
was officially opened at the air display at the Aerodrome. Fermoy was
frequently used by the Irish Air Corps for flying manoeuvres. During the
thirties a squadron flew from Baldonnell to the Aerodrome every year to
take part in air firing exercises over the Kilworth ranges- and also during
World War II when Lysander’s were based there.

via Formoy f plus aerial photo 28.09.1918
Aviation came early to Fermoy; its strategic military importance was to
a great extent Fermoy's raison d'etre. It was already one of the largest
military establishments in the country when the Aerodrome was opened
in 1918 for the Royal Air Force. On the 30th May 1918- 106 Squadron
Royal Air Force arrived in Fermoy- one of a number of aerodrome/
Landing Ground sites selected by Major Sholto Douglas during the early
summer months of 1917.

The Landing Ground was occupied for the duration of the Civil War
(1922-1923) when Bristol fighters- Martinsyde F4’s- SE5A’s and DH9’s
operated on sorties all over the south. It was during one such sortie that
a sole SE5A was lost as a result of engine failure- it was flown by Capt
Crossley.


 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/patrick.sheehan.1029?fref=ufi" Patrick Sheehan The hangers for A-B and C Flights were still there up to a few years ago. An extremely rare piece of early aviation history. "Gone like a lot of our historical infrastructure"
fb 29.10.2016
 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/paudie.mcgrath?fref=ufi" Paudie McGrath Patrick- One of the hangers was purchased by a farmer who resides in the Kildorrery area of North Cork. I'm led to believe he re-erected it on his property. fb 29.10.2016

 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/red.tobin?fref=gc&dti=1979911792297153" \t "_self" Red Tobin The Aerodrome became Fitzgerald Camp and was used by the Irish Army until quite recently. I can't remember when it was closed down.fb 15.09.2018 Fitzgerald Camp,
known locally as the Aerodrome, closed in 1998

Fermoy was reopened during the 1930’s for bombing and the air
firing exercises and again for periods during the “Emergency” when
Lysander’s were based here.


The Munster Aero Club
Cork Aero Club was formed in 1934.  It operated from Fermoy
Aerodrome with two deHavilland DH60G Moths- EI-ABA and
EI-ABB which were based here along with Southern Martlet
EI-ABG. This operation lasted until 1938

Cork Aero Club remained dormant for most of the 1940s and 1950s
even though Farmers Cross airfield was in use.  During the 1950s
and early 1960s- the Cork Gliding Club operated from both Farmers
Cross and Ballincollig ex-military landing ground.

Military Unit Movements base HQ for 106 Sqn
Hounslow based 00.12.1917 27.06.1918 19 Training Sqn various to The Curragh as of 00.12.1916 disbanded Curragh? 13.06.1919
as of 00.12.1916 Farnham 7417 total 9 aircraft disbanded 13.06.1919
DH.1 4627 this list was current post 00.12.1916 and in all
DH.4 A7656 probability some if not most of the aircraft listed were
replaced before 13.06.1919
as of 00.12.1916 BE.2b total 9 aircraft
BE.2c 2718
BE.2e
FE.2b
FB.5 2346
BE.12 6507
Avro 504J C4312
RE.8 A3618
Elephant A6298
Ayr based 30.05.1918 08.10.1919 106 Sqn RAF RE.8 disbanded 08.10.1919
Oranmore based 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b disbanded 01.02.1920
Oranmore based by 06.03.1920 00.05.1920 2 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b to Digby
Farnborough based 10.12.1920 ? 4 Sqn detatched RAF F.2b ?

Military Aircraft Movements
based ? BE.2 00.00.0000 00.10.1918
based ? DH.6 00.00.0000 00.10.1918
based ? DH.9 00.00.0000 00.10.1918
based A7656 deHavilland DH.4 00.12.1917 27.06.1918 19 Training Sqn detatchment RAF to Curragh
based E403 Avro (Harland & Wolff) 504K (?) 00.00.1918 00.00.1919 ? listed as in Ireland 1920 -1922
a fierce Atlantic gale during 10.1918 destroyed many RE.8- BE.2- DH.6 & DH.9 machines on the field
based D6816 Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 (?) 00.00.1918 00.00.1918 106 Sqn RAF
based ? ? 00.03.1918 00.03.1918 19 Training Sqn detatchment RFC to Curragh
from Andover based C2657 Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 (?) 30.05.1918 00.01.1919 106 Sqn RAF
based C6816 Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 (?) 30.05.1918 00.10.1918 106 Sqn RAF
based ? Bristol F.2b Fighter (?) 00.12.1918 105 Sqn RAF re-equipped with F.2b from RE.8
based F4021 Sopwith Camel (?) 00.00.1919 21.08.1919 ? struck yacht on Lough Corrib
based F4373 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4359) 00.00.1919 00.00.1920 106 Sqn RAF
fm Oranmore based F4380 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4366) 00.00.1919 00.02.1921?106 Sqn RAF listed as based here 02.1921 with 106 but Sqn disbanded here
08.10.1919 (see F4380 below also)
re-equiped with based H1488 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5204) 00.01.1919 08.10.1919 106 Sqn RAF 106 Sqn dis-banded Fermoy 08.10.1919
based E2553 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5156) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF
based F4352 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4338) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF Sunday 09.03.1919 Bristol Fighter F4352 is recorded as having
collided with a cow on take-off and force landed in a bog known
as ‘The Marsh’- near Skibereen in County Cork. The event was
reported in “The Cork Examainer.”
based F4479 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4465) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF
based F4796 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4782) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF
based H1441 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5157) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF
based H1488 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5204) 00.01.1919 00.00.1919 106 Sqn RAF Sqn disbanded Fermoy 08.10.1919
fm Oranmore based F4332 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4318) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF Sqn disbanded Oranmore 01.02.1920
fm Oranmore based F4334 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4320) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF Sqn disbanded Oranmore 01.02.1920 to Canada as G-CYBC
fm Oranmore based F4380 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4366) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF Sqn disbanded Oranmore 01.02.1920
fm Oranmore based F4330 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4316) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF Sqn disbanded Oranmore 01.02.1920 reconditioned to J type
00.03.1925new c/n 6661 issued
fm Oranmore based F4616 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4602) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF Sqn disbanded Oranmore 01.02.1920
fm Oranmore based F4651 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4637) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF Sqn disbanded Oranmore 01.02.1920 reconditioned to J type
00.11.1925 new c/n 6855 issued
fm Oranmore based F4801 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4787) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF Sqn disbanded Oranmore 01.02.1920
fm Oranmore based F4480 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4466) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF
fm Oranmore based H1441 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5157) 00.10.1919 01.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF Sqn disbanded Oranmore 01.02.1920
based F4797 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4813) 00.00.1920 01.04.1921 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF force landed in a field at Blackwater Bridge Kanturk Co Cork
due to engine failure on 01.04.1921 dismantled & returned to
Fermoy by rail the next day
based J6671 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5978) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF to 100 Sqn and remained based here (see below)
fm Oranmore based J6712 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6018) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF to Castlebar 100 Sqn. lost in bad weather FL near Guildford- Surrey
17.06.1924 WOC
based F4795 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4781) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based F4797 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4783) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
fm Oranmore based H1445 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5161) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
fm Oranmore based H1448 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5164) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
fm Oranmore based H1455 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5171) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based H1526 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5242) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF to 4 Sqn 00.00.1921 to UK packing depot Ascot 00.00.1921
based H1570 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5286) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based H1571 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5287) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based H1590 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5306) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF crashed Fermoy 00.00.1921
based H1595 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5311) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based H1610 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5326) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based H1615 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5321) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based H1620 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5336) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based F4798 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4784) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4854 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4840) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “J” type new c/n 6573 00.12.1924
based H1485 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5201) 00.00.1920 00.05.1922 2 Sqn RAF to 224 Sqn 00.05.1922 then to Irish Army Air Service as BF-III 10.07.1922
based H1487 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5203) 00.00.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF engine failure forced landing 10.02.1921 3 miles NW
of Kilfinane to 4 Sqn 00.00.1921
based? C1176
based? H1621 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5337) 00.00.1920? 00.00.0000 2 Sqn RAF reported as departed Fermoy-missing over the Irish Sea 21.02.1920
another report states three F.2b’s departed Shotwick to Baldonnell on
the same date two were recorded as H1567 & H1621 no serial was
given for the third machine - all three went missing over the Irish Sea
only included in Fermoy listing because of the report above so probably
not based here
fm Oranmore based H1442 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5158) 00.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn RAF 106 Sqn disbanded Fermoy 08.10.1919- but this F.2b was listed
as on charge with 106 on the dates shown. It was also listed as oc
with 2 Sqn during those same dates (see below)
fm Oranmore based F4388 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4374) 00.02.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn 1st detatched flight RAF
fm Oranmore based F4537 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4523) 00.02.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn 1st detatched flight RAF reconditioned to “J” type 01.1925 new c/n 6604
based F4354 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4340) 00.02.1920 00.00.0000 2 Sqn RAF struck cow on take-off at Fermoy 01.11.1920
fm Oranmore based F4484 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4470) 00.02.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn 1st detatched flight RAF reconditioned to “J” type 08.1923 new c/n 6281. 2nd recon to “J” type
05.1924 and another “new” c/n 6457
fm Oranmore based J6696 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6003) 00.02.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF collided with J7347 DH.9A while landing & caught fire Shotwick 31.03.1925
repaired & reconditioned to “J” type new c/n 6917 00.02.1926
based E2411 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4014) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based E2546 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4149) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4354 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4340) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4388 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4374) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4484 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4470) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4537 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4523) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4767 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4753) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4768 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4754) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4779 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4765) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4795 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4781) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4797 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4783) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4798 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4784) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based F4854 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4840) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1441 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5157) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1442 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5158) 00.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn RAF 106 Sqn disbanded Fermoy 08.10.1919- but this F.2b was listed
as on charge with 106 on the dates shown. It was also listed as oc
with 2 Sqn during the same dates (see above)
based H1445 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5161) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1448 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5164) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1455 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5171) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1485 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5201) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1486 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5202) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF reconditioned to “J” type 00.11.1924 new c/n 6543
based H1487 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5203) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1490 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5206) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1526 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5242) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1570 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5286) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1571 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5287) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1590 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5306) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1595 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5311) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1610 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5326) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1615 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5331) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based H1620 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5336) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6671 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5978) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6674 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5981) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6678 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5985) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6679 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5986) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6691 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5998) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6694 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6001) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6696 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6003) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6712 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6019) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF
based J6716 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6023) 01.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched Flight RAF reconditioned to “J” type 00.03.1925 new c/n 6651
fm Oranmore based F4779 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4765) 00.05.1920 00.00.0000 2 Sqn 2nd detatched flight RAF also recorded as attached to 106 Sqn 00.00.1920
based J6674 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5981) 00.05.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF force landed due no fuel Mallow Co Cork 29.06.1921- this incident
or J6749 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6506) is also linked to F.2b J6749 (6506) but was noted as crashed-
apparently it was crated to packing department Ascot England - then
as J6749 flew at the Hendon Air Pagent 24.06.1922 – I wonder was
there a mix-up in the serials with J6674 and J6749
fm Oranmore based E2411 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4014) 00.07.1920 00.01.1922 2 Sqn RAF to Irish Flight then to the Irish Air Corps delivered 05.07.1922 as BF.1
cr 00.02.1924
based F4321 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4307) 00.09.1920 00.11.1920 2 Sqn detatched RAF
based F4767 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4753) 00.09.1920 00.12.1920 2 Sqn detatched RAF
frm Farnborough based H1490 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5206) 00.11.1920 17.11.1920 4 Sqn A flight RAF struck wireless mast dropping mail on Waterford barracks and
crashed upside down onto the roof of the licenced premises
owned by a Mr Aspel- Barrack Street 17.11.1920. Crew of two
rescued but suffered one broken limb each. The Bristol Fighter
was returned to the UK & repaired- to 208 Sqn 00.02.1921
based F4768 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4754) 00.12.1920 00.00.0000 2 Sqn detatched RAF
fm Oranmore based H1441 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5157) 00.12.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn 1st detatched flight RAF
based H1448 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5164) 00.12.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based H1455 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5171) 00.12.1920 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF
based H1486 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5202) 00.00.1921 00.04.1922 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “J” type new c/n 6543 00.11.1924
based J6691 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5998) 00.00.1921 00.00.1921 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “J” type new c/n 6677 00.03.1925
based J6694 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6001) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 2 Sqn RAF reconditioned to “J” type new c/n 6979 00.07.1926
based J6671 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5978) 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF from 2 Sqn 00.00.1921
fm Baldonnell visitor H3586 deHavilland DH9A 00.00.1921 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF to Baldonnell with mails
based E2546 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4149) 00.04.1921 29.04.1921 2 Sqn RAF cr here when stalled on t/o 29.04.1921
based J6675 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5982) 00.05.1921 00.00.0000 100 Sqn RAF
based J6678 Bristol F.2b Fighter (5985) 00.05.1921 00.01.1922 100 Sqn RAF to 2 Sqn 00.01.1922 and returned to UK- reconditioned to “J” type new
c/n 6589 00.01.1925
based J6703 Bristol F.2b Fighter (6010) 00.12.1921 00.08.1922 2 Sqn RAF

Irish Air Corps Movements
Fermoy airfield received its first Free State aircraft in October with the arrival of Martinsyde F4 serial No I later changed to M I
based IAS Bristol Fighter 00.00.1922 00.00.1923 Irish Army Air Service
IAS Martinsyde F4 00.00.1922 00.00.1923 Irish Army Air Service
IAS SE5A’s 00.00.1922 00.00.1923 Irish Army Air Service
IAS deHavilland DH9’s 00.00.1922 00.00.1923 Irish Army Air Service
IAC Lysander’s various times between 00.00.1939 00.00.1945 Irish Air Corps the Lysanders saw sporadic operation here during WW2 - which was
alluded to by the Nutural Irish Free State government at that time as
the “Emergency”
Civilian Aircraft Movements
G-AAJJ from UK based EI-ABA deHavilland DH60G Moth (1105) 29.08.1934 17.09.1934 Ruth Hallinan to UK as G-AAJJ
G-AAKM fr UK based EI-ABB deHavilland DH60G Moth (1142) 01.03.1935 09.04.1938 Ruth Hallinan to UK as G-AAKM
G-AAII from UK based EI-ABG Southern Martlet (2/SH.200) 19.06.1936 ? GR.Pennyfeather destroyed when?
from Kildonan visitor ? deHavilland DH60G Moth (?) 22.04.1933 23.04.1933 Lady Mary Heath to Ballybunnion

2340 Mount Hamilton Antrim Airstrip (possible site) Private
See Culcrum (store) 1693

2341 Rerrin 1 Cork Landing Ground RAF/Private
Bear Island 1 S owner ?
Bere Island 1 A operator Royal Air Force
Rerrin
site Info via B.Risseeuw Bear Island
150m S of Rerrin pier S of the road Co Cork

visitor ? Bristol F2b Fighter 02.04.1921 2 Sqn RAF It was reported that: the Landing ground was not very good. Difficulty in
taking off due to confined space]

2342 Rerrin 2 Cork Helibase/Helipad Irish Army
Bear Island 2 S owner Irish Army
Bere Island 2 A operator Irish Aer Corps
Army training base
700m ENE of Rerrin pier N of the road Rerrin
Bear Island
all Info via Bram Risseeuw Co Cork
occasional use by Aer Corps helicopters
visitor EI-MER Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4513) 01.09.2003 Gaelic Helicopters

2343 Bear Island 2 Cork Landing Ground RAF/Private
See Rerrin 2 2342

2344 Bere island 2 A Cork Helibase/Helipad Irish Army
See Rerrin 2 2342

2345 Dinish Island 1 Cork Road strip Cork County Council
owner/operator ?
Dinish Island
Castletownbere
Co Cork
all Info via Bram Risseeuw
visitor G-BUMP Piper PA-28-181 Archer II (28-7790437) 04.04.1991 Monica Dunlop (pilot/owner) a section of the southern public tarmac road on the Island was used by
G-BUMP PA-28 Archer in order to collect shellfish from Bear Island. It
was reported that this aircraft to land on Bear Island. But as no suitable
site was available there- it landed here instead.

2346 Dinish Island 2 Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
all Info via Bram Risseeuw Dinish Island
20m W of Dinish Island 3 (2353) site. Castletownbere
Concrete area 300m E of the quay Co Cork.
was used by G-BEWY in order
to collect smolts for the fish farm.

visitor G-BEWY Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (348) 09.04.1994 Dollar Air Services
G-PLMH

2347 Cametringane Hotel Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Joseph & Elizabeth Harrington
Cametringane Hotel
150m S of Castletownbere town centre Castletownbere
Co Cork

all Info via Bram Risseeuw
visitor N720B Bell 206L-1 Long ranger II (45452) 06.09.1996 ?
visitor N720B Bell 206L-1 Long ranger II (45452) 01.06.2008 16.06.2010 Omega Air Inc registered 03.06.2006 to Omega Air Inc San AntonioTX with links to
D & U McEvaddy. owner post 16.06.2010 Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A (7387) 12.04.1999 Beckdrive Ltd
visitor G-BMAV Aerospatial AS350B Ecureil (1089) 31.03.1998 Heli Trans Ltd (Belfast)
visitor G-AYMW Bell 206B Jet Ranger II (0587) 14.04.1997 PLM Dollar Group Ltd
visitor G-PLMB Aerospatial AS350B Ecureil (1207) 23.03.1997 PLM Dollar Group Ltd
visitor EI-HER Bell 206B Jet ranger III (3408) 30.03.1995 Irish Helicopters Ltd
visitor G-PLMF Aerospatial AS350B Ecureil (1962) 20.09.1994 PLM Helicopters Ltd
visitor EI-CAF Bell 206B Jet Ranger (2165) 10.05.1991 Irish Helicopters Ltd

2348 Leahill Cork Helistop Private
Adrigole quarry owner/operator Adrigole quarry
Leahill
7k E of Adrigole-E of quarry Castletownbere
Co Cork

Info via Bram Risseeuw
visitor EI-BXX Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8560) during 1990’s Westair Aviation

2349 Adrigole quarry Cork Helistop Private
see Leahill 2348

2350 Drom North/Drom South Cork Helipad Private
owner GAA (football pitch)
operator Search and Rescue
Drom North/Drom South (pitch straddles boundry)
1.3k SW of the Castletownbere town square Castletownbere
S side of the R572 road. Co Cork
The SAR helicopters listed below visited the football pitch
in order to give SAR demonstrations

all Info via Bram Risseeuw
visitors EI-SAR Sikorsky S.61N (61143) 17.05.2001+27.03.2002 Bond Helicopters Ireland
EI-GCE Sikorsky S.61N (61817) 01.06.2008 CHC Helicopters
EI-RCG Sikorsky S.61N (61807) 14.08.2008 CHC Helicopters

2351 Dinish Island 4 Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Dinish Island
Green area 100m S of bridge and on the E Castletownbere
side of the road Co Cork

Info via Bram Risseeuw
visitor EI-NZO Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri (1257) 06.03.2004 BillyJet Ltd

2352 Dunboy (House) Castle Hotel Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Dunboy Castle Hotel
Dunboy
2.5k SW of Castletownbere town square Castletownbere
Reconstruction of the derelict castle to a Co Cork
hotel started in 2007 and was abandoned
in early 2009

all Info via Bram Risseeuw
visitor ? Aerospatile? 07.09.2006 ?
visitor ? Eurocopter EC120? 18.07.2007 ?
visitor ? Robinson ? 18.08.2008 ?
visitor ? Robinson ? 18.08.2008 ?

2353 Dinish Island 3 Cork Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
Dinish Island
all Info via Bram Risseeuw Castletownbere
20m E of Dinish Island 2 (2346) site. Co Cork
Concrete area 320m E of the quay
was used by G-PLMH in order
to collect smolts for the fish farm.
only recorded use of this particular site

Info via Bram Risseeuw
visitor G-PLMH Eorocopter AS.250B2 Ecuriul (2156) 20.03.1996 PLM Dollar Group Ltd

2354 Cametringane School Cork Helipad Private
owner ?
operator Irish Helicopters
550m SW of Castletownbere town Square Cametringane School
Cametringane
Castletownbere
Co Cork

Info via Bram Risseeuw
visitor EI-BLY Sikorsky S.61N (61-761) during 00.00.1994 Irish Helicopters Ltd

2355 Castletown Bearhaven 2 Cork Helipad Private
see Derrymihin West 0365

2356 Castletownbere 2 Cork Helipad Private
see Derrymihin West 0365

2357 Ballykelly 4 Derry Helibase Royal Air Force/British Army
Broharris owner/operator RAF/BA
Ballykelly airfield
2.25k N of Ballykelly village Ballykelly
Limavady
Co Derry

regular military heli ops since the mid 1960’s – active?

2358 Carmagrim Antrim Airstrip Private
Portglenone owner/operator James Laurence Clarke
44 Carmagrim Road
4k SE of Portglenone Portglenone
Ballymena
Co Antrim

based G-KHRE SOCATA Rally 150SV Garmement (2931) 24.04.1995 27.07.1999 James Laurence Clarke to Somerset England

2359 Curragh Camp 2 Kildare Helibase Irish Army
owner Irish Army
operator Irish Air Corps
Location? Curragh Camp
grass area possibly to N of the camp Co Kildare
5k E of Kildare town

 HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=Frank%20Grealish&u=photographer" \o "Click here to search for more pictures by Frank Grealish" Frank Grealish  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=Curragh%20Camp,%20Co.%20Kildare&u=location" \o "Click here to search for more pictures taken at Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare" Curragh Camp- Co. Kildare-  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=Ireland&u=country" \o "Click here to search for more pictures taken in Ireland" Ireland  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=28th%20September%202005&u=date" \o "Click here to search for 28th September 2005" 28th September 2005
 HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=Aerospatiale%20SA316B%20Alouette%20III&u=type" \o "Click here to search for more pictures of the Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III" Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III-  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=213&u=reg" \o "Click here to search for more pictures of registration number 213" 213-  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=Irish%20Air%20Corps&u=operator" \o "Click here to search for Irish Air Corps" Irish Air Corps
took part in a medivac exercise with 2 other Alouettes- 195 & 214.

visitor IAC 195  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=Aerospatiale%20SA316B%20Alouette%20III&u=type" \o "Click here to search for more pictures of the Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III" Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III (1151) on 28.09.2005 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=213&u=reg" \o "Click here to search for more pictures of registration number 213" 213  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=Aerospatiale%20SA316B%20Alouette%20III&u=type" \o "Click here to search for more pictures of the Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III" Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III (2116) on 28.09.2005 Irish Air Corps
visitor IAC 214 Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III (2122) on 28.09.2005 Irish Air Corps

2360 Ringfad Down Helistop Private
owner ?
operator Martin J. Burns
750m SSW of Ardglass Ringfad
Ardglass
The field- 200m W of the Golf club house and 750m Co Down
SSW of Ardglass- was used by G-CCBL Agusta Bell
206B Jet Ranger to give pleasure flights during the
Ardglass 2010 festival.

visitor G-CCBL Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (8732) 01.08.2010 Martin Joseph Burns

2361 Dublin Castle Dublin Helipad Irish Government
owner/operator Irish Government
Dubh Linn Garden
750m SW of O'Connells St Bridge Dublin Castle
off Dame Street
Dublin D.1

Dublin Castle circular garden- (Dubh Linn Garden) which sports a
gigantic “Celtic” spiral design- also doubles as a helipad.

2362 Ardnagappary Donegal Helipad Udaras na Gaeltachta
Bunbeg Industrial Estate owner/operator Udaras na Gaeltachta
Ardnagappary
Bunbeg Industrial Estate
1.75k NE of Bunbeg Pier Gweedore
Co Donegal

visitor EI-BKT Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (8562) 11.03.1992 Irish Helicopters Ltd

2363 Dundalk 4 Louth Helibase Irishj Army
see Aiken Military Barracks 0555

2364 Strangmore Tyrone Helipad Private
Dungannon 2 owner/operator Repetek Ltd
57 Moy Road
Strangmore
2.5k SE of Dungannon town centre Dungannon
BT71 7DT
Co Tyrone

visitor G-BBXO Enstrom F-28A-UK (181) 06.11.1994 Repetek Ltd noted visiting Dungannon on 06.11.1994

2365 East Crossreagh Derry Helipad Private
Portstewart owner/operator Repetek Ltd
173 Coleraine Road
East Crossreagh
1.8k SSE of Portstewart E side of the A2 road Portstewart
BT55 7HU
Co Derry

visitor G-SOOC Hughs 369HS (1110354S) 19.03.2000 Repetek Ltd N19.03.2000 visiting Portstewart

2366 Columb Baracks Westmeath Helibase Irish Army
Mullingar 5 owner Irish Army
operator Irish Air Corp
Columb Barracks
Mullingar
700m NW of Mullingar railway station Co Westmeath

visitors IAC 271 AW139 N03.10.2010 Irish Air Corps present for the public open day - also to drop parachutists.

2367 Mullingar 5 Westmeath Helibase Irish Army
see Columb Barracks 2366

2368 Coxtown East Waterford Landing ground/Airfield Private
Dunmore East owner Captain Arthur Prescott-Pitt
operator Irish Air Lines
Coxtown East
1k SW of Dunmore East Dunmore East
Co Waterford
Ph. Dunmore East 7

from UK based EI-AAM Avro 504K (?) R15.03.1932 X19.08.1932 Irish Airlines Cr Tramore Strand 00.08.1932
from UK based EI-AAN Avro 504K (?) R23.07.1932 X00.00.1932 Irish Airlines
from UK based EI-AAO Blackburn L.1c Bluebird Mk.IV (SB249) R20.05.1932 31.07.1932 Irish Airlines Cr Tramore Strand 31.07.1932
from UK based EI-ACY Auster J/1 Autocrat (2146) R20.05.1947 30.06.1965 Arthur Prescott-Pitt to Oranmore

2369 Dunshaughlin 2 Meath Helipad Private
operator Heli Farm
Location? ?
confirmation of the activity and site location Dunshaughlin
would be appreciated - as there is doubt Co Meath
if any spraying took place here in 1980-1981.

Possible previous activity here during
other heli spraying operations

based G-BEHK Bell 47G-3B1 (1575) 00.00.1980 00.01.1981 ?

2370 Dublin Port 2 Dublin Heliport Private
Dublin Docks 2 owner Molloy & Sherry
Dublin City 2 operator Premier Helicopters Ltd
East Wall Business Park 2 Bond Road Extension- Alexandra Quay- Dublin 3
087-2341960 2.77k ENE of O’Connells Street Bridge 01-8772630 via Joe McDermott 04.06.2009?? W end of enclosed trailer stroage yard 01-8772635 fax Premier Helicopters Boundary Road Dublin Port This is the only Dublin Port heliport at present. With 3 hangars. No "H" on landing area.
continued operations when the business moved from ID 2132 to 53°21'18.27"N 6°13'3.41"W
150m WNW to western end of same yard in 2006 to Dublin Port 2
id 2370 active area S of single hangar with a H marked landing area closed 2013? Co Ords from Google Earth- have a look. The view GE has is not up to date
& a new road has been added to the east. New hangar build west end.
East Wall Biz Park right next to Boundary road & very possibly looked like
dissolved with the company closing on Wed 04.11. 2015 on 30.06.2014 copters were going in there while actually going into Premier !
Google Earth shows a trailer parked on the landing area by 2008 the
IAA has approved only one unlicensed heliport in Ireland for night There was another small one very late 1980's- roughly at : North Wall
operations and this is located in the dockland area of Dublin Port. 53°20'50.57"(842)N 06°14'33.76"(562)W  Was used briefly by IHL- just a
piece of concrete right beside the river Liffey with a fence around it
whereas Premiers is a full fledged maintenance facility with Jet A-1

to id 2370 2006 log Heliport Dublin Docks via Joe McDermott 06.02.2006 visitor EI-PKS Bell 206B (4480) 06.02.2006 Bellisle Properties Ltd active over north city 13.30 approx
visitor EI-TWO Agusta A.109E Power (11131) 06.02.2006 Alburn Transport ltd hangar
visitor EI-CGQ Aerospatiale AS350B (2076) 06.02.2006 Blue Star Helicopters hangar some dents visible
visitor EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4177) 06.02.2006 Avatar Aviation Ltd hangar
visitor EI-MLN Agusta A.109E Power (11115) 06.02.2006 Earthquake (Irl) Ltd
logged Heliport Dublin Docks via Joe McDermott 2006 & 2007
visitor EI-MLN Agusta A.109E Power (11115) 04.10.2006 Earthquake (Irl) Ltd
visitor EI-TWO Agusta A.109E Power (11131) 04.10.2006 Alburn Transport Ltd
visitor EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4177) 05.10.2006 Avatar Aviation Ltd
visitor N91TH Agusta A.109E (11651) 10.10.2006  HYPERLINK "https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/operator/Agusta%20Holding%20Inc" Agusta Holding Inc
visitor EI-MLN Agusta A.109E Power (11115) 12.10.2006 Earthquake (Irl) Ltd
visitor EI-SQG Agusta A.109E Power (11084) 21.11.2006 Quinn Group Ltd
visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A Mk II (7387) 28.11.2006 Blue Star Helicopters
visitor EI-CUG Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4177) 28.11.2006 Avatar Aviation Ltd
visitor EI-MCP Agusta A.109C-2 (7634) 11.12.2006 Quarry & Mining Equipment dismantled and on trailer for respraying in UK
visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A Mk II (7387) 19.12.2006 Blue Star Helicopters based EI-MSG Agusta A.109E Power (11692) 12.03.2007 Backdrive Ltd
visitor EI-PKS Bell 206B Jet Ranger (4480) 28.06.2007 Bellisle Properties Ltd
visitor G-DACN Agusta A.109S Grand (22004) 04.09.2007 Errigal Aviation

East Wall Business Park 1 Dublin Heliport Private
see Dublin Port 1 2132

2371 Rathmines South Dublin Car Park Private
see Dropping Well 2656

2372 The Dropping Well Dublin Car Park Private
see Dropping Well 2656

2373 East Wall Business Park 2 Dublin Heliport Private
see Dublin Port 2 2370

2374 Sean Moore Park Dublin Helipad Dublin City Council
owner/operator Dublin City Council
Sean Moore Park
3k ESE of O’Connells street bridge Irishtown
Dublin

visitor ? 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps
visitor ? 03.07.1996 04.07.1996 Irish Helicopters operating pleasure flights

2375 Eglinton 2 Derry Microlight Airstrip Private
see Donnybrewer 0581

2376 Mount Alexander Down Store Private
Comber 3 owner Mrs Lappin
Enler Park
700m N of the A21 overpass on the A22 Mount Alexander Comber
Co Down
stored G-BUON Avid Aerobat (PFA189-12160) 00.00.0000 Current on re-build at this location N30.10.2010

2377 Comber 3 Down Store Private
see Mount Alexander 2376

2378 Newry 3 Louth Field strip Private
owner ?
operator James Valintine
Location? Newry

visitor ? Deperdussin 50hp 07.09.1912 James Valintine forced landed here in a small field while taking part in the
Dublin-Belfast race

2379 Gartlandstown Westmeath Airstrip Private
Fagan’s Field owner/operator -- Fagan?
Crookedwood Crookedwood
Mullingar
Co Westmeath
10.75k NNE of Mullingar railway station
700m W of the R394 road
Landing strip rise’s from 105m on the 31 threshold to
135m on the 13 threshold. 30m over the 450m length.

based ?
visitor EI-AWP deHavilland DH 82A Tiger Moth (85931) 00.00.2005 Anne P.Bruton-David Bruton
visitor EI-COY Piper J/3c Cub-65 (22519) 00.00.2005 David Bruton-William Flood
visitor EI-BCM Piper J/3c Cub-65 (11983) 00.00.2005 Kilmoon Flying Group
visitor G-BVPD CASA 1131E Jungmann (2086) 00.00.2005 David Bruton

2380 Singland Limerick Temporary Landing ground Private/IAAC
See Fair Green 0600

2381 Arthur’s Quay Limerick Balloon site Limerick City Council
Limerick City owner Limerick City Council
operator Wilf Wollett
Arthur’s Quay
800m N of Limerick/Colbert railway station Limerick City

visitor EI-BAF Thunder AX-65 27.04.1986 Wilf Wollett inflated but not launched On 27.04.1986- Wilf Wollett inflated his
balloon EI-BAF ThunderAX-65 at Arthurs Quay in order to commerate
the first balloon flight over Limerick City by Richard Crosby on
27.04.1986 But because of regulations was not allowed to take-off.
He deflated the balloon- travelled to Coonagh- where a fly-in was
organised for the event- and he flew the balloon there.

2382 Ballyconnell 2 Donegal Helipad Private
Falcarragh 2 owner

2383 Ballyconnell 1 Donegal Helipad Private/school play area
Falcarragh 1 owner

2384 Knockanea Westmeath Landing Ground/Field Strip Royal Air Force/Private
Fardrum land owner Glynnwood House destroyed by fire 1917/1918 owners moved to Creegan House
Athlone 1 but they remained the Glynnwood estate owners.
Glynnwood operators Royal Air Force 1919-1920 possible use during 1918
Glynwood A CobhamsFlying Circus ?
Glinwood A Knockanea
Athlone-RAF Athlone Fardrum
Athlone
5k SE of Athlone railway station Co Westmeath

see Ballykeeran 2385 (below) which offers a different RAF Athlone (Ireland) location. An emergency landing ground used during 1920/21 was a field 3
conflicting info related to the location of the landing ground in Athlone miles east of Athlone serviced by a thrice weekly mail service
Site is recorded as just to the NE of Athlone town centre. But as you will note Knockanea is SE. 3 miles E does not fit with either site- Knockanea is towards the SE
and Ballykeeran to the NE. But I have come across this mis-match
of compass headings many times in the past and not just from
members of the general public. Pilots (who should know better)
have been known to give incorrect headings too.

RAF Athlone data for landing ground
Athlone 2 miles north of Athlone town centre and north of the T31
Athlone-Ballymahon Road
53.26-00N 07.55-30W see below Co Westmeath
DLG for 105 and 106 Sqn on anti Sinn Fein operations.
Relinquishment notified 00.09.1919
106 Sqn detatchment 00.01.1919 from Fermoy 00.00.1919 to
Feremoy
11th (Irish) Wing 1919

via MC.O’Malley- Military Aviation in Ireland p.17
At various junctures during the Anglo-Irish war seven flights from
2 Squadron and 100 Squadron RAF occupied the major aerodrome
at Baldonnell- the airfields at Fermoy- Castlebar and Oranmore as
well as landing grounds at Athlone and Birr though an RAF presence
was not continuous at all locations. As early as 1919 in the context of
exercising military control in Ireland the viceroy had recommended to
Lloyd George that aircraft should be deployed to strongly defended
aerodromes so that patrolling by aircraft armed with bombs and
machine guns would counteract the military activities of Sinn Fein.
Seven flights of No. 2 and No. 100 Squadrons- RAF- mainly equipped
with Bristol Fighters- were dispersed throughout the country during the
1919 to 1921 period.
Minus- it has to be said- the bombs and machine guns. The British
government thought that idea was a bit heavy handed.

via Connaught Stranger 22.05.2007
Athlone Royal Air Force field was located at; About four miles from
Athlone on the Dublin road- at present they are tearing up the area to
put in a motorway. I think the area is called Ballydonagh.
This comment relates to Fardrum/Knockanea

via Jim Breslin 18.05.2009 -our historian clearly states that field- plus
the next two fields to the east made up the aerodrome. The third field
of the group contained a wooden army hut. (His guess was for fuel
storage) A laneway ran across the landing ground.
also relates to Fardrum/Knockanea
Military Units Movements
Fermoy based 00.01.1919 00.07.1919 106 Sqn detatchment RAF RE.8 to Fermoy (base HQ for 106 Sqn)
Oranmore based 00.10.1919 00.02.1920 105 Sqn detatchment RAF Bristol F.2b to Oranmore (base HQ for 2 & 105 Sqn)
Oranmore based 00.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatchment Bristol F.2b to Fermoy

Military Aircraft Movements
Fermoy based ? Bristol F.2b Fighter 00.01.1919 00.10.1919 106 Sqn detatched flight RAF
Oranmore based F4380 Bristol F.2b Fighter (4366) 00.10.1919 00.02.1920 105 Sqn detatched flight RAF apparently to 106 Sqn based at Fermoy in 1921 but Sqn disbanded
at Fermoy 08.10.1919 and not reformed again until 1938 at Abington
Oranmore based ? Bristol F.2b Fighter 00.02.1920 00.07.1920 2 Sqn detatched flight RAF

2385 Ballykeeran Westmeath Landing Ground RAF/Private
Athlone-RAF Athlone? owner ?
operator Royal Air Force
Ballykeeran
3k NE of Athlone railway station Athlone
Co Westmeath
See Knockanea 2384 (above) a possible location-while Konckanea
is closer to Glynnwood House (on who’s estate the LG was located) It is
possible that Ballykeeran- even though it’s further away from
Glynnwood- 5k NW in fact- is possibly part of that same estate. That
requires further research in order to confirm if this is correct or not and
therefore if this site is the location that was RAF Athlone.
Official RAF records give the co-ords as 53.26N  07.55·30W which is
centred on Ballykeeran.

2386 Fairgreen Galway Helipad Private
Galway 3 owner ?
operator ?
Fairgreen Road
Galway City
150m E of Cannt (Galway) railway station Co Galway

P multiple use during the Galway Races week until 2007 photo 02.08.2004 shows the top of the stairs-the roof of the portacabin
and the two large landing circles-site was again noted on 02.09.2010
no based helicopters overgrown with weeds The small “terminal”- stairs and all the H
markings were removed.

2387 Roney Point Wexford Helipad/Helistop/s Private
Gorey 1 owner/operator James Patrick O’Brien listed as: Gone Away
Askingarren lower Roney Point
Askingarren Lower
Gorey
8.5k SE of Gorey railway station Co Wexford

visitor G-BOVR Robinson R.22 (0176) between 15.10.2001 21.02.2005 James Patrick O’Brien X21.02.2005 and apparently permenently withdrawn from use-but
was registered N26WH in South Carolina USA on 13.02.2007

2388 Gorey 5 Wexford Helipad/Helistop/s Private
owner/operator ?
?
?
Gorey
Co Wexford

visitors to Gorey G-HAUG Sikorsky S.76B (760358) 28.06.1996 Norbrook Laboratories Ltd
G-SCOW Aerospatiale AS335F2 (5346) 02.11.2001 Brian Kenneth Scowcroft
EI-CWL Robinson R.22 Beta (621) 28.06.2002 John McLoughlin

2389 Atticonaun Mayo Helipad Private
Belmullet Industrial Estate owner/operator SELC(Ireland)Ltd
SELC Atticonaun Industrial Estate
Belmullet
2k SE of Belmullet town centre Co Mayo
H with white circle at car park entrance 097-81209 fax 097-97 81400


part time based EI-HER Bell 206B Jetranger III R20.11.1998 Selc(Ireland)Ltd
part time based EI-MYO Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil 00.01.2002 Selc(Ireland)Ltd

2390 Tougher Business Park Kildare Helipad Private
owner/operator Tougher Business Park
Ladytown
4.7k NE of Newbridge Naas
exact location needed Co Kildare
AAIU Ireland 13 October 2006: Report No 2007-028  HYPERLINK "http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/upload/general/10012-0.PDF" \o "10012-0.PDF" 10012-0.PDF
fr Kilrush visitor N239MY Hughes OH-6A (68-17172) 13.10.2006 Trafficopters Inc On 13 October 2006- N526AG Eurocopter EC120B (1397) departed fr Carlow visitor N526AG Eurocopter EC120B (1397) 13.10.2006 Southern Aircraft Consultancy from a site in Carlow at 16.40 hrs for a 20 minute flight to a private site
Inc Trustee at Tougher Business Park- near Newbridge. The Pilot of N526AG- the
sole occupant- was familiar with the intended landing site as he had
visited it several times over the previous two months. The landing site
consisted of a level grass field at an elevation of approximately 350
feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The pilot of N526AG came to a
hover in an open area to the east of the intended landing site- where
he observed a helicopter on the ground ‘with main rotor almost stopped
N526AG approached from this hover position on the eastern side of the
intended landing area- passed to the left of the other helicopter and
landed some distance beyond.
The parked helicopter- a Hughes OH-6- registration N239MY had landed
at the site some minutes previously. The pilot of N239MY had exited the
helicopter- and observed N526AG approaching. He attempted to wave
off as it drew closer. N239MY was subjected to rotor downwash from
N526AG as it passed in close proximity- causing a blade of the main rotor
on N239MY to impact its tailboom. As the main rotor of the Hughes OH-6A
is not equipped with a rotor brake it is free to rotate in the effect of
downwash. Damage was caused to the tailboom- a main rotor blade- and
its associated rotor damper.

2391 Greenhills Kildare Helipad Private
Goffs owner/operator Goffs Sales
Greenhills
Kill Co Kildare 045-?886600  
Fax: +353 (0)45 877119  

via  HYPERLINK "http://flickriver.com/photos/eigjb/popular-interesting/" eigjb
visitor  HYPERLINK "http://flickriver.com/photos/eigjb/5042996564/" EI-NTH Agusta 109E (11651) 28.09.2010 O'Flynn Construction Co

2392 Ballyboghal 3 Dublin Airstrip Private
see Roscall 2431

2393 Tullamore 9 Tipperary Airstrip Private
see Cappancur 1984

2394 Dunganny Meath Airstrip Private
see Trim 1341

2395 Dublin Instute of Technology Dublin Store Private
owner/operator DIT
1 Bolton Street
Rotunda
800m NW of O’Connells Street bridge Dublin
01-4023000


2396 Magirr Tyrone Helipad Private
Strabane 2 owner/operator ?
Bradley Way
Magirr
Strabane
Co Tyrone


P4 visitor EI-SBM Agusta A.109E (11174) 14.01.2007 Ballmore Management Services Ltd

2397 Lough Owl Westmeath Marine Private
owner Westmeath County Council
operator William Flood
Kilpatrick
Mullingar
NE corner of the lough Co Westmeath

based EI-COY Piper J/3c-65 Cub float plane (22519) 00.00.0000 active William Flood

2398 The Don Dublin Airfield Irish Air Corps
see Baldonnell 0063

2399 Baldonnell IAC Museum Dublin Museum Irish Air Corps
owner Government of Ireland
operator Irish Air Corps
Hangar ?
Baldonnell
Co Dublin

stored IAC.C7 Avro 631 Cadet (730) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Restoration for museum
stored IAC141 Avro Anson 19 (1313) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum
stored G-ARLU Cessna 172B Skyhawk (172-48502) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum DBR Biggin Hill 30.10.1977  
stored IAC164 deHavilland Chipmunk T.20 (C.1/0450) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum
stored IAC168 deHavilland Chipmunk T.20 (C.1/0464) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum Restored to flying status- stored Gormanston
stored IAC172 deHavilland Chipmunk T.20 (C.1/0745) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum While there were reports of this aircraft being
destined for preservation- she is believed to be scrapped
stored IAC199 deHavilland Chipmunk T.22 (C.1/0392) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum at one time listed as stored Gormanston
stored IAC191 deHavilland Vampire T.55 (15815) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Restoration for museum
stored IAC202 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III (1973) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum
stored IAC216 Fouga CM-170 Magister (358) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum
stored IAC219 Fouga CM-170 Magister (298) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum
stored IAC221 Fouga CM-170 Magister (79) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum  marked 79/3-KE
stored IAC183 Percival Provost T.53 (406) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum  Baldonnell
stored IAC231 SIAI-Marchetti SF260 WE (24-10-298) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum
stored ? Wright Flyer replica 1903 (?) 00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum   
stored ? Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Replica (?)00.00.0000 current Irish Air Corps Preserved-Museum   

other items for display
Two Bofers AA Guns
Timony Fire Engine
Radar vehicles
Link Trainer
Beech Simulator
Excellent collection of memorabilia and a
Fine collection of scale models

2400 National Museum of Ireland Dublin Museum Irish Government
Collins Barracks 2 owner/operator National Museum of Ireland
Benburb Street
Dublin 7
2k W of O’Connells Street Bridge 01-6777444
01-6777450 Fax


displayed outside IAC198 deHavilland Vampire T.11 (15563) 00.00.1990’s Irish Air Corps on grass area in front of a three story building-cannot locate this building
displayed inside IAC198 deHavilland Vampire T.11 (15563) 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps noted 01.07.2008 hanging in special gallery area
displayed inside IAC 34 Miles M.14A Magister 1 (1028) 00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps noted 01.07.2008 hanging in special gallery area

2401 Dublin Docks 3 Dublin Ship Board Aircraft activity Helicopter Visitors
owner/operator Dublin Port Company
Port Centre
Alexandra Road
2.5 to 4.5k E of O’Connells Street bridge Dublin 1
01-8876000
01-8557400 fax

this site will be used to cover any ship board aviation activity
that takes place within the large area of the Dublin docks
usually on visiting (military) ships.

2402 Kells Antrim Helipad Private
see Ballycowan 2486

2403 Ladyhill Antrim Airstrip Private

2404 Mill Strand car park Antrim Static display Private
Portrush 5

2405 Portrush 5 Antrim Static display Private
see Mill Strand car park 2405

2406 The Creagh Antrim Airstrip Private
Toome 5

3.4k WSW of Toome

2407 Toome 5 Antrim Airstrip Private
see The Creagh 2406

2408 Ramore Hill Tennis Court Antrim Helistop Private
Portrush 6 owner Coleraine Borough Council
operator Royal Navy 05.09.2009
700m NNW of Portrush rail station Ramore Hill Tennis Court
Portrush
Co Antrim
028-70824441

Visitors ZF121 Sea King HC.4 (WA968) 05.09.2009 Royal Navy participant in the 2009 Portrush Air Show
ZH839 Merlin HM.1 (50081/19) 05.09.2009 Royal Navy participant in the 2009 Portrush Air Show

2409 Portrush 6 Antrim Helistop Private
see Ramore Hill Tennis Court 2408

2410 Forkhill Armagh Airstrip Private
see Carrickedmond 2489

2411 Lisbanoe Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
Milford owner ?
operator Stuart Wilson Samuel Stuart Wilson
4k SW of Armagh cathedral Lisbanoe 6 Ballynahone Avenue
Milford Armagh Co Armagh BT60 1EE

stored G-MBJV Rotec Rally 2B (CJGW-01) 25.01.1988 13.06.1990 Stewart Wilson (wfu & stored here)) based G-YROY Montgomerie-Bensen B8MR (G/01A-1145) 27.03.2007 Active
2412 Milford Armagh Microlight Airstrip Private
See Lisbanoe 2411

2413 Mullaglass Armagh Airstrip Private
owner ?
operator Thomas Alderdice
4k NW of Newry railway station Mullaglass
Bessbrook
Co Armagh


no known based aircraft


2414 East Ballygelagh 1 Derry Helipad Private
owner ?
operator ?
2k WSW of Dhu Varren (Glenmanus) railway station East Ballygelagh
NW 200 motorcycle road race Coleraine
field used as helipad during the annual motorcycle BT55 7WA or 7PT
road race Co Derry

visitor G-JARV Aerospatiale AS.355F1 Ecureuil II (5164) 16.05.2004 PLM Dollar Group Ltd with UTV tiles filming the NW 200 2004 Motorcycle Road Race  "PDG (Osprey) 62"
  visitor G-VGMC Eurocopter AS.355N Ecureuil (5693) 16.05.2004 Finlay Holdings Ltd.
  visitor G-SMJH Robinson R-44 Astro (0024) 16.05.2004 Jim Moodie Racing- Hamilton
  visitor G-CORT Agusta Bell AB-206B JetRanger III (8739) 16.05.2004 Helicopter Training & Hire Ltd "MVK” (Maverick) 65"
visitor G-GONN Eurocopter AS.355N Ecureuil (5557) 16.05.2004 Taggart Homes Ltd
visitor G-LRSN Robinson R-44 Raven (0984) 16.05.2004 Larsen Manufacturing Ltd
visitor EI-JAL Robinson R.44 Raven II (10329) 16.05.2009 Danial Doherty
visitor G-LHCC Eurocopter EC.120B Colibri (1379) 16.05.2009 Bryan Orr / Derek MIichael McGarrity visitor G-LARR Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil (4137) 16.05.2009 Larsen (Manufacturing) Ltd
visitor G-OHMS Aerospatiale AS355F1 Ecueeuil II (5194) 16.05.2009 Western Power Distribution (SW) PLC
visitor G-CCWD Robinson R.44 Raven (1296) 16.05.2009 Mulroy Car Sales (Letterkenny) Ltd G-CCWD cx 19.05.2009 to Germany noted Hamburg 04.07.2009 as D-HHEB visitor G-JBKA Robinson R.44 Raven (1175) 16.05.2009 KG Morsport Ltd
visitor G-STPH Robinson R.44 Raven (1613) 16.05.2009 Westrock Avistion Ltd
visitor G-VGMB Eurocopter EC135 P2+ (0550) 16.05.2009 Finlay (Holdings) Ltd (Augher)
visitor G-XZXZ Robinson R.44 Raven II (12567) 21.05.2011 Ashely Martin Ltd
visitor G-BVXM Aerospatiale AS350B (2013) 21.05.2011 The Berkeley Leisure Group Ltd
visitor G-IFBP Eurocopter AS350B2 (9051) 21.05.2011 Frank Bird Aviation
visitor G-ONEP Robinson R.44 Raven II (11363) 21.05.2011 Neptune Property Developments Ltd
visitor N330MG Aerospatiale AS350B2 Ecureuil (2516) 16.05.2015 Irish Helicopters/ Southern Aircraft Consulting Inc Trustee
visitor G-VGMG Eurocopter AS350B2 Ecureuil (2668) 16.05.2015 Lomas Helicopters
visitor G-VGML Aerospatiale AS350B3 Ecureuil 1 (7935) 16.05.2015 Arianne Developments Ltd
visitor N64EA Agusta A.109A II (7265) 16.05.2015 Eahot Inc Trustee
visitor G-XZXZ Robinson R.44 Raven II (12567) 16.05.2015 Ashely Martin Ltd
visitor G-KELI Robinson R.44 Raven II (11040) 16.05.2015 KN Network Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd
over flight EI-ICG Sikorsky S-92A (920150) 16.05.2015 CHC Ireland

2415 Ballyscullion West Derry Helipad Private
owner ?
operator ?
Ballyscullion West
2k E of Bellaghy Bellaghy
Co Derry

Based G-SDCT Agusta A109E (11045) 14.05.2007 12.01.2009 Church Island Ltd to US registration 21.01.2009

2416 Liffock Derry Airstrip Private
Castlerock

2417 Causeway-Ree Derry Airstrip Private
Ree owner ?
operator Mark Holmes 028-70823793 07703-723097
4.5k WSW of Ballymoney railway station Ree
Aghadowey
Co Derry

based G-BBRZ Grumman AA-5 Traveller (AA5-0471) 00.00.2008 Active Brendan McIntyre
stored G-BVRY Cyclone AX3K-582 (PFA 245-12471) 00.00.2008 Current ? De-Reg Date 21.11.2002
stored G-BYLJ Letov LK-2M Sluka (PFA 263-13464) 00.00.0000 Current William James McCarroll No flight date 24.02.2009
visitor G-CEEW Comco Ikarus C-42 FB100 (0609-6847) on 29.08.2009 Dan McCartan
stored G-MYPM Cyclone AX3/503 (C 3123188) 00.00.2008 Current Microlight (Ireland) Ltd De-Reg Date:22.05.2009
stored G-AWLF Reims Cessna F172H (F172-0536) 00.00.2008 Current Gannett Aviation No Flight Date 17.09.2010
based G-CDLK Skyranger 912S 00.09.2018 arrived Causeway 09/2018 as a new resident


2418 Ree Derry Airstrip Private
See Causeway-Ree 2417

2419 Draperstown 2 Derry Balloon launch site Private
owner ?
operator ?
Location? ?
Draperstown
Co Derry

Visitor G-BYFJ Cameron N-105 (4545) noted on 11.06.2009 Robin John Mercer

2420 Killyvally Derry Helistop Private
Garvagh 2 owner TBF Thompson 6-10 Killyvalley Road
operator D.McGerrity Garvagh
Killyvally BT51 5JZ
250m E of Garvagh centre Garvagh 028 2955 8353 Fax 028 2955 7957
Co Derry

visitor G-ODMG Aerospatiale AS.350B2 Ecureuil (2129) 00.00.2007 Derek McGerrity

2421 Garvagh 2 Derry Helistop Private
see Killyvally 2420

2422 Myroe Level Derry Crash landing site Private
It's lying about 100-200m offshore

2423 Drumgreggan Donegal Airstrip Private
see Stevenson’s Field 1271

2424 Lismore 4 Down Helistop Private
Bishops Court 2 owner ?
operator ?
5k NNE of Ardglass Lismore (Bishops Court airfeld)
Ardglass
Co Down

visitor EI-ECA Agusta A109A II (7387) 13.03.2010 Blus Star Aviation

2425 Carnacaville Down Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Europa Valves Ltd 15 Carrigs Road 1.65k N of Newcastle bus station Newcastle BT33 0JZ

based G-DWPF Technam P92-EM Echo (PFA 318-13838) 31.03.2009 01.06.2009 Europa Valves Ltd crashed near Kilkeel 01.06.2009

2426 Ballynagarrick 2 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
Gilford 2 owner/operator ?
Ballynagarrick
Gilford
Co Armagh

info from Roger D.Caird
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 1999 P.126
List of residents Ulster Air Mail June 2002

visitor G-AYJA Jodel DR1050 05.11.1988 GI.Doake
visitor G-BFHI Piper J/3c-65 Cub 05.11.1988 JM.Robinson

2427 Gilford 2 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ballynagarrick 2 2426

2428 N’Ards Down Airfield Private
see Newtownards 0266

2429 Commons Down Airfield Private
see Newtownards 0266

2430 Tullylish Down Store Private
owner/operator ?
Tullylish
about 2k E of Gilford Gilford
exact location needed please Co Down

stored EI-AUT Forney F.1a Aircoupe (5731) 00.00.0000 Current ? X27.05.2011 at owner’s request stored G-BKAF FRED Series 2 (PFA 029-10337) 00.00.0000 Current ?

2431 Roscall Dublin Airstrip Private
Ballyboghil 3 owner/operator Michael Bergin
Roscall
2.7k SE of Ballyboghil Ballyboghil
Co Dublin

2432 Shanaghy Fermanagh Marine Private
Share Centre

2433 Share Centre Fermanagh Marine Private
see Shanaghy 2432

2434 Forrest Great Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Forrest Grate
Swords
750m N of old 16 threshold at Dublin Airport Co Dublin

based N449J(2)Agusta A109S (22094) R11.12.2008 X07.08.2011 Jay Industries Inc Trustee N449J(1) Agusta A.109E (11056) X10.01.2008 as “exported to the UK”
N449J(2) Agusta A.109S (22094) R11.12.2008 X07.08.2011 as
“exported to Brazil”

2435 Castlehacket Galway Airstrip Private
owner/operator Philip Jones
Castlehacket
8k WSW of Tuam Tuam
Co Galway

2436 Beach Kerry Airstrip Private
see Bantry 0170

2437 Beihy Leitrim Airstrip Private
Bohey A owner/operator JP Gilroy
Beihy (Bohey)
2.1k NW of Drumlish (Co Longford) Mohill
Co Leitrim

2438 Castlecarragh Louth Airstrip Private
Cooley owner ? c/o TI Ltd
Riverstown 1 operator William Roy Prescott Canal Road
Riverstown Moorestown
12.25k E of Dundalk S of the R173 road Dundalk Dundalk
Co Louth Damian McShane
William Roy Prescott Mark Owens Drumboe Rostrevor Road
Warrenpoint Newry
Co Down
Based EI-CKX Wassemer Jodel D112 20.06.2000 07.11.2003 William Roy Prescott
Re-reg G-ASIS Wassemer Jodel D112 07.11.2003 Active William Roy Prescott


2439 Riverstown Louth Airstrip Private
See Castlecarragh 2438

2440 Cooley Louth Airstrip Private
See Castlecarragh 2438

2441 Clontribret-Castleshane Monaghan Field strip Private
See Greenmount 2442

2442 Greenmount Monaghan Airstrip Private
Clontibret-Castleshane owner/operator ?
Greenmount
Clontibret
7k E of Monaghan town centre Co Monaghan

visitor N180WJ Cessna 180K Skywagon (52873) on 08.09.2009 William Flood

2443 Tonatanvally Mayo Airstrip Private.
Achill Island owner/operator Gaelterra Eireann John McDowell Robinson
Achill Island Slievemore Road
10k NNW of Achill Sound bridge Co Mayo Doogort
Achill Island
Co Mayo
098-43260

info from Roger D.Caird
The Department of the Gaeltacht developed this airstrip on Achill Island during the early 1980’s?
1980's G-BFHI was based here.

based G-BFHI Cub J/3c. 20.07.1988 00.00.0000 John McDowell Robinson to Bannfoot
stored G-BKAF Clutton-Fred II 16.08.1996 current? John McDowell Robinson somewhere on Achill Island

visitror N180WJ Cessna 180K Skywagon (180-52873) 24.01.2011 William Flood landed here on date shown

2444 Annaghquin Tyrone Crash site Private
Ballynakilly Road owner/operator N/A
Annaghquin
Pomeroy
7k E of Pomeroy Co Tyrone

crashed here G-BDYD Rockwell Commander 114 (14014) 31.05.2009 with minor injuries to both crew members. N01.06.2009

2445 Ballynakilly Road Tyrone Crash site Private
see Annaghquin 2444

2446 Mulnagore Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
Donaghmore owner/operator
Raymond Armstrong
3.3k N of Donaghmore Mulnagore Thornhill Road
Donaghmore Dongannon
Co Tyrone

Based G-CFJJ Sky Ranger Swift 912S (BMAA/HB/571) 11.06.2008 Active Jonathan James Ewing N? 10.05.2009

2447 Donaghmore Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
see Mulnagore 2446

2448 Dungorman Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
Rhone Hill owner/operator ?
Dungorman
Dungannon
3.6k E of Moygashel Co Tyrone

visitor G-BZKO Rans S6-ES Coyote II (0199.1293) 01.06.2010 Glenn Miller registered to him after 07.07.2010

2449 Rhone Hill Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
see Dungorman 2448

2450 Saint Patricks Rock 2 Tipperary Red Bull race circuit strip Private
see Charterschool Land 1531

2451 Cashel 6 Tipperary Red Bull race circuit strip Private
see Charterschool Land 1531

2452 Lurgan 6 Longford Airstrip Private
Oasis Bar owner/operator Mrs Slowey
Legan Oasis Bar
Lurgan
8.25k S of Edgeworthstown Legan
page 253 (ed 2) or 255 (ed 1) Aviatiors Guide to Ireland Edgeworthstown
Co Longford
087-9972614

2453 Oasis Bar Longford Airstrip Private
see Lurgan 6 2452

2454 JJ.Sullivan Wexford Airstrip Private
see Ballinvally 2003

2455 Bohey A Leitrim Airstrip Private
see Beihy 2437

2456 Mill Strand Green 1 Antrim Static display area Portrush Town Council
owner Portrush Town Council
operator Portrush Airshow committee
300m SSW of Portrush rail station Portrush
Co Antrim

on static display G-CTFK Grob G102 Astir CS Jeans (2059) was on display here during the 2009 Portrush Air Show

2457 Ballysally Derry Accident site Private
Coleraine NW owner/operator Bann Search and Rescue
Ballysally
Coleraine
1.6k W of University Halt railway station

damaged visitor EI-BNR Grumman American AA-5 Traveler (AA5-0202) 16.04.2010 Bann Search and Rescue fuselage with spurious wings used by Bann Search and Rescue for
training purposes by the emergency services.

2458 Coleraine NW Derry Accident site Private
See Ballysally 2457

2459 Mill Strand Green 2 Antrim Helistop/Static display area Portrush Town Council
owner Portrush Town Council
operator Portrush Airshow committee
200m SSW of Portrush rail station Portrush
Co Antrim Helistop/Static Display area in use during the Portrush Air Show 2009 G-XZXZ Robinson R44 II (12567) 00.00.2009 The Robinson was on static display was at the northern end of the Mill
Strand carpark
2460 The Maze 2 Down Helipad Private
Maze 2 owner/operator ?
Maze
3.9k SW of Knockmore railway station Lisburn (Co Antrim)
Co Down

Verious landing sites between 200 to 300m SW of the museum hangar on grass and hard surfaces
visiting Helicopters noted by Ian Thompson on 22.09.2009 G-AXKO Westland-Bell 47G-4A (WA/720) G-CBYY Robinson R.44 Raven (1250) G-CDSY Robinson R44 Raven I (1534) G-CEAU Robinson R44 II Clipper II (11311) G-JBMW Bell 407 (53856) G-KELY  Aerospatiale AS350B2 Ecureuil ( HYPERLINK "http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=2668&u=cn" \o "Click here to search for construction number 2668" 2668) G-LARR Aerospatiale AS350B3 Ecureuil (4137) G-OTFL Eurocoper EC.120B Colibri (1073) G-PSNI  Eurocopter EC 135 T2 (0337) G-SCII    Agusta A.109C (7828) G-SKII    Agusta-Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III (8562) G-SUCT Robinson R22 Beta II (4078) G-VGMBEurocopter EC135 P+2 (0550) G-XCBI  Schweizer 269C-1 (0301) N119JT  Agusta-Spa A-119 Koala (14037) N5264Q McDonnell Douglas HD.369E (0126E)

2461 The Maze Museum Down Museum Private
Maze 1 owner/operator Ulster Aviation Society
Maze
3.62k SW of Knockmore railway station Lisburn (Co Antrim)
Co Down

ULSTER AVIATION SOCIETY
via Gate 3 – Maze Long Kesh- 94-b Halftown Road- LISBURN- Co. Antrim- N. Ireland- BT27 5RF

The aviation museum of the Ulster Aviation Society
Museum Exhibits: Ian Thompson noted the following on EI BUO   Aero composite (Lavery) Sea Hawker (80) 22.09.2009 G-BDBS Shorts SD3-30 (SH1935 & SH3001) G-BTUC Shorts Tucano EMB-312G2 (312-007) G-MJWS Eurowing Goldwing (EW-22) G-MZHM Team Hi-Max 1700 (PFA-272-12912) G-RENT Robinson R-22B Beta (0758) G-14-1   Short SB.4 Sherpa (?) JV482    Grumman Wildcat V (?) WN108 Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 (6041) WZ549 D.H.115 Vampre T.11 (?) XM414 Hunting Jet Provost T.3A (?) XR517 WS58 Wessex HC2 (wa139) XV361    Hawker Siddley Buccaneer S.2B (B3-11-67) IAC202  Sud SA 316B Alouette III (1973)
XA460 Fairey Gannet AS4 ( HYPERLINK "http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=F9313&u=cn" \o "Click here to search for construction number F9313" F9313) arrived 00.12.2011

2462 Ballymackeogh House Tipperary Airstrip Private
Newport owner ?
operator Brian Carpenter
2k SW of Newport Ballymackeogh House
Ballymackeogh
Newport
Co Tipperary

part time based ? twin Brian Carpenter

2463 Acres Roscommon Store/Airstrip? Private
Roscommon 3 owner/operator David Doran Acres House
Acres Acres
2.2k E of Roscommon town railway station Roscommon Co Roscommon
500m N of the N61 road. Co Roscommon

P based N370AJ SOCATA MS 892E Rallye 150 ST (2929) 00.01.2011 Active David Doran N00.02.2011

2464 Roscommon 3 Roscommon Store/Airstrip? Private
See Acres 2463

2465 Campion Sands Donegal Beach strip Private
owner Donegal County Council
operator ?
4.5k SW of Carrigart Campion Sands
Aghadachor
Carrigart
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

active-NOT RECOMMENDED because of possible soft sands visitor N180WJ Cessna 180K Skywagon (52873) 28.06.2009 William Flood landed on Campion. But the pilot is reported as saying "never again"
as he walked the beach he found a few soft spots which he luckily
managed to avoid on landing. Needless to say he checked his takeoff
run VERY carefully

2466 Rosepenna Hotel Golf Pavillion Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator Frank Casey
Rosepenna Hotel Golf Pavillion
1.25k SE of Downings pier Rosepenna Hotel
Rosepenna
Downings
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P Visitors IAC278 Agusta-Westland AW139 (31137) 02.06.2010 Irish Air Corps taking President Mary McAleese and her husband back to Dublin after there
visit to Donegal
P G-WKRD Eurocopter AS.360B2 Ecureuil (2668) date? (01.2005-01.2007) Samuel & Elaine Jackson

2467 Edendoit Tyrone Store Private
owner/operator Anthony John McAleer Edendoit Road
2.5k ENE of Pomeroy Pomeroy Dungannon Co Tyrone

stored G-CBOC Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 (623-BMAA/HB166) 00.06.2005 Current Anthony John McAleer N16.04.2011  in a garage at the owners home undergoing repairs after
an accident at Crockacarnan Pomeroy on 22.06.2005.

2468 Ballynageeragh Galway Airstrip Private
Craughwell owner/operator Seamus Coughlan
Padraig Forde
3.5k NE of Craughwell Ballynageeragh
Craughwell
Co Galway

2469 Craughwell Galway Airstrip Private
See Ballynageeragh 2468

2470 Cavancarragh Fermanagh Store Private
Lisbellaw owner/operator Herbert Noble Graham
Tattygare Road
3.5k NNW of Lisbellaw Lisbellaw Enniskillen Co Fermanagh
stored here 30.05.2010 Herbie keeps his items in two sheds next to his home. (IT 03.06.2010
All Stored G-BSPJ Campbell Cricket rep (PFA G/1-1061)(Wreck) G-BTEI Everett Campbell (023) ?????? Cricket Gyroplane Srs.3 (?) G-BUOA Whittaker MW6-S Fatboy Flyer Srs.A (Modified) (PFA164-11959) ?????? Bensen Gyroplane (?)

2471 Lisbellaw Fermanagh Store Private
see Cavancarragh 2470

2472 West Ballymaclevennon Derry Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
West Ballymaclevennon
Coleraine
5.8k N of Coleraine railway station Co Derry
S across the road from the Magheraboy Hotel
This site is used each year by helicopters during the annual NW 200
motorcycle road race
visitor G-DRIV Robinson R44 Ravan II (10126) 21.05.2011
visitor N350AY Aerospatiale AS350B3 Ecureuil (4267) 21.05.2011
2473 Fallagloon Derry Helistop Private
Oak Leaf Resturant owner/operator Oak Leaf Resturant
Fallagloon
Maghera
3k W of Maghera Co Derry

visitor G-DRIV Robinson R44 Raven II (10126) 07.05.2011 visitor N350AY Aerospatiale AS350B3 Ecureuil (4267) 20.08.2011

2474 Oak Leaf Resturant Derry Helistop Private
see Fallagloon 2473

2475 Mevagh Donegal Helipad Private
Thatch Pub owner/operator ?
Meavagh
Downings
2.5k NE of Downings pier Letterkenny
This is also a regular “Designated Site” for use by Co Donegal
helicopters following the Donegal International
Moter Rally during May each year

visitor EC-ELO Aerospatiale AS350 B2 Ecureuil (2129) 14.10.2006 Derek McGerrity

2476 Thatch Pub Donegal Helipad Private
see Mevagh 2475

2477 Drumnahoagh Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator Tony Kelly
Drumnahoagh
2.3k ESE of Market Sq Letterkenny Letterkenny
Co Donegal

2478 Ballymacbrennan Down Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Ballymacbrennan
5.2k S of Moira railway station Dromore
Co Down

part time based N119JT Agusta/Westland A119 Koala (14037) 00.00.0000 Active

2479 Rock Roscommon Temporary Landing Ground Private
Deerpark owner ?
Lodge operator Royal Flying Corps
Rock
exact location & information please Carrick on Shannon
Co Roscommon

nothing is known about this Temporary Landing Ground which may have seen use during 1917

2480 Deerpark Roscommon Temporary Landing Ground Private
see Rock 2479

2481 Lodge Roscommon Temporary Landing Ground Private
see Rock 2479

2482 Castletown House Kilkenny Fieldstrip Private
owner/operator Lord Magan
Castletown House
4.5k NNE of Carrick on Suir Castletown Demesne
Carrick on Suir
Co Kilkenny

Below is a list of UK "Air Squadron" aircraft know to have travelled around Ireland during their tour when they overnighted at Castletown House 31.05.2008
18 shown in the aerial photos and 19 listed here including EI-HUM the photo aircraft which probably did not land here
visitor G-AVFU Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six (32-40182) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-GOSL Robin DR400-180 Regent (1974) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-AAZP deHavilland DH.80A Puss Moth (2047) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-PBEE Robinson R44 Clipper (0829) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-CDXT Vans RV-9 (PFA 320-14376) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor N2379C Cessna C.182 (R18200170) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-XCUB Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub (8109036) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-BOOC Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub (18-8279) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor N1424C Cessna C.182 Skylark (81610) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-AEDU2 deHavilland DH.90A Dragonfly (7526) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-APMX deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (85645) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-ECAN deHavilland DH.84 Dragon (2048) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-AWMP Reims Cessna F172H Skyhawk 31.05.2008 01.06.2008
(F172-0488) visitor G-TART Piper PA-28-236 Dakota (28-7911261) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor PH-PWA Vans RV-8 (80836) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-CBRW Aerostar Yakovlev Yak 52 (9111415) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 visitor G-FRGN Piper PA-28-236 Dakota (2811046) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 Polly Vatcher visitor G-CDUX Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six 31.05.2008 01.06.2008
(32-7340074) visitor N1027G Maule M7 235B (23032C) 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 fly past only? EI-HUM Vans RV7 31.05.2008or 01.06.2008 plus one no show ? Cub

2483 SELC Mayo Helipad Private
see Atticonaun 2389

2484 Toughers Kildare Helipad Private
see Ladytown 2390

2485 Goffs Kildare Helipad Private
see Greenhills 2391

2486 Ballycowan Antrim Helipad Private
Kells 6 owner/operator The Country Garage
The Country Garage 59 Ballycowan Road Ballycowan Ballymena 2.5k NW of Kells Kells Co Antrim Ballymena BT42 3DW Co Antrim 028-25891324
BT42 3DW
028-25891324

2487 The Country Garage Antrim Helipad Private
see Ballycowan 2486

2488 Crosskennan Antrim Airstrip Private
Ladyhill owner ?
operator Ronnie Bell
Crosskennan Lane
4.25k NE of Antrim railway station Crosskennan (Ladyhill)
Antrim
Co Antrim


based? The fence at the 21 threshold is the boundry between the townlands of
Ladyhill (to the N) and Crosskennan in which the strip is located. The
hangar is 365m NE of No.10 Crosskennan Lane.

2489 Carrickedmond Louth Microlight Airstrip Private
Forkhill 2 owner ?
operator David Meegan
Carrickedmond
3.25k SSE of Forkhill- Co Armagh Dundalk
500m S of the border Co Louth

based G-DJBC Aerosport Ikarus C42 FB100 (0802-6937) 05.02.2008 Active David Meegan
based EI-DRX Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 (1048) 00.00.0000 moved Michael Sheelan & Damien McShane to Castlecarragh/Cooley
visitor G-CDKH Skyranger 912S (BMAA/HB/448) 28.05.2009 Crevan Lenagan
visitor G-CEEW Comco Ikarus C42 FB100 (0609 6847) 28.05.2009 Dan McCartan

2490 Bishops Court 2 Down Helistop Private
see Lismore 2424

2491 Killaghy Down Airfield USAAF [not completed]
see Millisle 1013

2492 Mullaghmore 4 Sligo Helistop-2007 WRC Rally Private
owner ?
operator ?
4k N of Cliffony ?
Mullaghmore
Cliffony
Co Sligo

Visitors IAC--- AW139 31.01.2007

2493 Boola-Knocknaree Waterford Waterford Private
Nier Valley owner ?
operator Clonmel Gliding Club C/O Kilkenny Gliding Club
7.6k SE of Clonmel railway station Martin Mulhall (deceased) 1 Green St. Kilkenny 056 21843 056 62388?

At the time of his death on 07.08.2006- Martin Mulhall was President of
the Irish Gliding Association- President of the Dublin Gliding Club- and
President of the Kilkenny Flying and Gliding Club which incorporated the
Clonmel Gliding Club.

info from Roger D.Caird
7nm SSE of Clonmel.
The Clonmel Gliding Club used to have an airfield here. Current Status?

1980 via Kilkenny People (newspaper)
Up- up and away – 200 pilots graduate Over 200 pilots have now been graduated by the Kilkenny Flying Club. And curiously- the vast
majority of them have not been from Kilkenny. Indeed- among the present membership of 60-
few are Kilkenny people. And this has prompted committee members to wonder if- perhaps- many
local people are aware of the facilities that are available at Holdensrath just a few miles from the
city – and that new members are welcome. The current membership consists largely of pilots and trainees from places like Carlow- Waterford
and Clonmel- although students also come to Kilkenny to train from as far away as Cork and Dublin.
And star student to date has been a lady pilot. Nurse Ann Bourke from Carrick-on-Suir was capable
of solo flight after only four hours of instruction. There are- in fact- two clubs operating at Kilkenny Airfield. The Aero club provides instruction in
power flight while a gliding club instructs students in the art of soaring and gliding. Says instructor Mr Martin Mulhall: “The cost of flying need not be prohibitive if you spread the cost
over an entire year. The yearly subscription is £60 and flying charges are approximately £20 per
hour. Gliding cost approximately £10 per hour”. The clubs run a complete instruction course with night classes to cover the theoretical aspects of
flying. The practical training is carried out in aircraft which have dual controls and which are
scrupulously maintained. At present- the clubs have three powered aircraft and three gliders. Most activity takes place at
weekends – Saturdays and Sundays – but special midweek arrangements can be made for
interested students. As well- if qualified members so require- they can hire a plane for a midweek
trip to England or the Continent.
The pilot's licence obtainable following the course at Kilkenny is internationally accepted. Flying around Kilkenny takes in some tremendously picturesque scenery- particularly since
a satellite airfield was developed in the Comeragh mountains overlooking the beautiful Nire Valley.
While aircraft use the Tipperary? airfield regularly- the 800 metre mountain field is used principally
for gliding. Craft are glided from Kilkenny to the Comeragh airfield and then lifted again for the flight
back to Kilkenny. (1980) “I think there are many people who would really enjoy flying if they gave it a chance”- said Mr Mulhall.
Last Updated: 06 April 2005

Aug 1979 Kilkenny People
Mr Martin Mulhall and Mr Peter Brennan- from Kilkenny- who have been taking lessons in gliding
and power flying at Leixlip aerodrome- have bought a training glider from the British Air Ministry
Last Updated: 25 August 2004

AAIU Accident Investigation EI-121 06.08.2006
The department of transport's Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) has released a 13-page report
on the crash at Kilkenny Airfield in which Martin Mulhall died on August 6 or 7- 2006. He was the first
man ever to die in a gliding accident in Ireland. The report concludes that "no technical defects were found to account for a sudden loss of control"
of the 1976 Pilatus B4 Glider. The investigation determined that the 78-year-old pilot's health condition was the likely reason that
MrMulhall crash-landed the aircraft. "The probable cause of this accident was the pilot's loss of control during flight as a result of a
serious incapacitation of a medical nature – possibly a recurrence of an episode of atrial fibrillation-
" it states. The report notes that the weather in the area was good- with unrestricted visibility and little cloud. It cites Mr Mulhall's extensive flying experience of 4-200 hours- including approximately 400 hours
flying gliders. "The pilot of EI-121 was the Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) of Kilkenny Gliding Club and one of the
founder members of the long-established Kilkenny Flying and Gliding Club. He had over 50 years
experience of flying both powered aircraft and gliders. As an instructor on both types there were few
in Ireland to equal him in terms of experience and longevity." However the field investigation found that: "Following an air medical on the 2 April 2002- the
Aeronautical Medical Examiner (AME) did not deem the pilot fit to fly and referred him to the Air
Medical Clinic (AMC) in the Mater Private Hospital for cardiological evaluation. "As a result- the pilot had a consultation with the head of the AMC- who advised him to consider
the cardiological evaluation required for him to be certified fit. The pilot decided that he would think
about this advice but he never subsequently reverted to the AMC. "Subsequently- and of significance- the investigation learned that the pilot had an episode of atrial
fibrillation in May 2002. This is a spontaneous condition that caused abnormally rapid beating of his
heart- which was spontaneously converted back to normal rhythm with prescribed medication. "Symptoms include- as well as the above-mentioned- shortness of breath- especially during physical
activity or emotional stress- weakness- fatigue- dizziness- confusion- light-headedness or fainting
and chest pain (angina). The pilot was then 74 years of age. Also- from 2002 onwards the pilot was
on prescribed medication for the treatment of high blood pressure and a pre-existing kidney condition
called glomerulonephritis. "However- Kilkenny Flying Club records show that the pilot continued to fly powered aircraft after the
expiry of his state licence in April 2002- up to and including the day of the accident." "In his capacity as CFI of Glider Operations of the Kilkenny Flying and Gliding Club- the Pilot was
entrusted to maintain the correct standards for himself and club members-" the report stated. "He was responsible- under the IGSA Regulations- for providing medical declarations of fitness for
himself and retaining those of Gliding Club members who did not have current powered aircraft
licences. This meant- in practice- that the Pilot was effectively reporting to himself." Normal operation "The glider was- in spite of some observed defects- capable of normal operation at the lower end of
the speed spectrum and no defect was found which would inhibit such operation- the report found. "There was no evidence found of foreign objects damage or that the glider was influenced by an
external force." The glider was found to be non-compliant with two Airworthiness Directives- but "the non-compliance
with two ADs was not a factor in this accident". Detailing the nature of the crash- the report concludes: "The glider struck the ground in a steep nose
down attitude- with virtually zero horizontal velocity. There was insignificant forward movement after
the initial impact.
Neither the ground impact marks nor the wreckage gave any indication that the glider was spinning
at the point of impact." "The pilot's medical history since April 2002- his significant aviation experience- and his inexplicable
loss of control- leads the investigation to conclude that the pilot was most likely incapacitated or partly
incapacitated during his normal preparation for landing."

2494 Crinkle 2 Offaly Airfield Private
see Birr 2 0209

2495 Clontarf Dublin Helipad Private
owner/operator Irish Base Metals
162 Clontarf Road
5k ENE of O'Connells street bridge Dublin 3
Co Dublin

part time based? EI-APP2 Bell 206A Jet Ranger 22.08.1967 29.04.1972 Irish Base Metals business address probably not a helipad more likely based at Dublin
Airport to Canada dismantled
part time based? EI-AYP Bell 206B Jet Ranger 02.07.1974 09.07.1975 Irish Base Metals business address probably not a helipad more likely based at Dublin
Airport to Canada as C-GOEV

2496 Gortdrum Tipperary Helipad Private
see Kyleagarry 0674

2497 Maze 2 Down Helipad Private
See The Maze museum 2461

2498 Bohey Leitrim Microlight Airstrip Private
see Beihy 2437

2499 Naas 5 Kildare Helipad Private
see Ladytown 2390

2500 Burgage More Wicklow Helipad Private
see Avon Ri 2331

2501 Legan Longford Airstrip Private
See Lurgan 6 2452

2502 Swordlestown North Wicklow Glider Airstrip Private
see Gowran Grange 0677

2503 Emlybeg North Mayo Airstrip Private
See Belmullet 0198

2504 Multyhogy Down Landing Ground RAF
see Orangefield 0282

2505 Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital Dublin Helipad Private
See National Rehabilitation Hospital 0286

2506 Grannagh Kilkenny Helipad Private
see Ballygriffin 1479

2507 Hook Head Wexford Helistop Private
Owner/operator ?
Hook Head
Churchtown
Fethard
Co Wexford

Visitors EI-IZO Eurocopter EC-120B Colibri (1191) on 11.11.2001 Cloud 9 Helicopters Ltd

2508 Churchtown 1 Wexford Helipad Private
see Hook Head Lighthouse 0712

2509 Churchtown 2 Wexford Helistop Private
see Hook Head 2507

2510 Inishbofin Island 2 Donegal Helipad Private
Owner/operator ?
Inishbofin Island
5.5k NW of Falcaragh Donegal

Inishbofin Donegal IAC27? AW139 on 24.10.2011 Irish Air Corps to deliver and return ballot boxes for the presidential election)
(islanders vote 2 to 3 days prior to every election)

2511 Fawnmore Galway Helipad Private
Inishbofin Island 1 owner/operator ?
Inishbofin Island
9k W of Rinvyle Point Co Galway

visitors
Irish Independent 19.03.2001 p.6 Island 'copter service planned
A PROPOSAL is being put to Government to provide a twice daily helicopter
service to isolated island communities off the west coast.
The service would be from Louisburgh- Co Mayo and Clifden- Co Galway to the
existing helicopter landing pads on Inishturk (population 85)- Clare Island (139)
and Inishbofin (181). According to promoter Pat Joyce of 'HeliWest'- the plan
would eliminate the need to construct three new airstrips on the island at a
saving of almost £4m.

2512 Knockannamaurnagh Cork Helipad Private
Clear Island 2 owner/operator ?
Knockannamaurnagh
Clare Island
8.5k SW of Baltimore Co Cork

2513 Clear Island 2 Cork Helipad Private
see Knockannamaurnagh 2512

2514 Garranty Mayo Helipad Private
Inishturk island owner/operator ?
Inishturk island
13k W of Killadoon Co Mayo

2515 Inishturk Beg Island Mayo Helipad Private
owner/operator Mason Rose
Inishturk Beg island
8.25k NW of Westport Clew Bay
Kilmeena
Westport
Co Mayo

Louisa Stoney Island General Manager
087-6573840 Mona Abbasi Chief Organiser 0044-7747761649
Mason Rose 8A Bradbrook House Studio Place Knightsbridge London SW1X 8EL
England

2516 Inishturk Island 1 Mayo Helistop Private
owner/operator ?
?
Inishturk Island
Co Mayo

visitor IAC248 Aerospatiale AS365F Dauphin II (6203) 04.07.1987 possibly at the same location as the present day helipad-confirmation of
actual landing site required.

2517 Blackrock Lighthouse 2 Sligo Helipad Irish Lights
owner/operator Commissioner of Irish Lights
Blackrock Lighthouse
3k NNW of Sligo (Strandhill) Airport Sligo Bay
Co Sligo

visitor EI-BLD MBB Bolkow Bo.105DM (5.381) on 00.00.0000 Irish Helicopters
site used to transport personnel from Sligo Airport to Blackrock Lighthouse in Sligo Bay. and St.

2518 Ballysop Wexford Helipad Private
see John F.Kennedy(JFK)Park/Arboretum 0743

2519 K.Club-Ryder Cup Kildare Helipad-HEMMS Private
owner/operator K.Club
Straffan
Co kildare

2520 Darkley Armagh Microlight Airstrip? Private
Keady 2 owner ?
operator Brian Moore
3k SE of Keady Darkley Road
confirmation needed for strip use and Darkley
and if it was a base for the Avid Keady
Co Armagh


Based? G-BWZD Avid Flyer Hauler Mk4 (PFA 189-12453) 29.11.1996 09.06.2003 Brian Moore

2521 Crossdened Armagh Helibase PSNI
Keady 1 owner Police Service of Northern Ireland (ex Royal Ulster Constabulary)
PSNI Station operator British Army
Crossdened
Keady
190m S of Keady town centre Co Armagh
confirmation required if this site was ever used as a heli landing site.

2522 Boynagh Meath Microlight Airstrip Private
Kells 4 owner/operator Thomas McDowell
Boynagh
Kilmainhamwood
if there was a strip here-exact Location please? Kells
Co Meath


based G-MNEG Mainair Gemini (360-885-3-W92) 23.08.1999 10.08.2004 Thomas McDowell to Nurney

2523 Staffan Demesne Kildare Helipad Private
see K.Club 0746

2524 Lodgepark Kildare Helipad-HEMMS Private
see K.Club-Ryder Cup 2519

2525 Lough Erne 4 Fermanagh Marine Private
see Kesh 0761

2526 Courtown Great Kildare Helipad Private
Kilcock 2 owner/operator Courtown House
Courtown Damesne
Courtown Great
1.75k SW of Kilcock Kilcock
Co Kildare

2527 Kilcock 2 Kildare Helipad Private
see Courtown Great 2526

2528 Marches Lower Louth Field strip British Army
see Dundalk RSA Barracks 1803

2529 Abbey Hotel Roscommon Helipad Private
Ballypheasan owner/operator Tom and Anya Grealy
Abbey Hotel
Ballypheasan
Galway road
235m E of Roscommon railway station Roscommon
Co Roscommon
090-6626240
090-6626021 fax
2530 Collon 1 Louth Airstrip/Heilpad Private
see Hurcle & Hurtle House 1614


2531 Clonliffe Collage Dublin Balloon Launch site/Helipad Private

Irish Air Letter 05.2016 p.13 No.497
The Athlone-based Agusta Westland AW139 on the Emergency Aeromedical Service had a busy time around 19-22 April- completing no less than seven missions- whilst a further
three missions were carried out on 23 April- one of which involved transporting a patient from Portroe- Co Tipperary- to University Hospital Galway. During the last week of April- the
AW139 landed in the grounds of Clonliffe College for the first time- as a patient needed urgent transport to the Mater Hospital. The use of Clonliffe College saved about 15 minutes
from the nearest alternative site in the Phoenix Park.

2532 Cleggan Galway Airstrip Private

Location?

Flying in Ireland 10.04.2017 monthly facebook report
The origins of this project- was a study commissioned by the Department of Arts- Heritage and the Gaeltacht from Cranfield University- in the early 2000’s- to look at air services for islands.
A long-standing air service to the three Aran Islands- which had been developed by Údarás na Gaeltachta- as part of its services in the Gaeltacht- had already been in existence for some
years. Speaking to the Public Accounts Committee- on 29th January 2015- Mr. Joe Hamill (Secretary General- Department of Arts- Heritage and the Gaeltacht)- explained “Part of the
thinking at the time was the development of such an approach. The study also considered Cleggan and Inishbofin. There was already a private airstrip in Cleggan which was used by
private businesses.

2533 Knockrawer Mayo Airstrip/Airfield Private
see Castlebar 3 0346

2534 Dublin Docks 2 Dublin Heliport Private
see Dublin Port 2 2370


2535 Killineer Louth Microlight Airstrip Private
see Mell 1733

2536

2537

2538

2539

2540

2541

2542

2543

2544

2545

2546

2547

2548

2549

2550

2551

2552

2553

2554

2555

2556

2557

2558

2559

2560 Ballypheasan Roscommon Helipad Private
see Abbey Hotel 2529

2561 Kilcock 3 Meath Airstrip Private
see Kilbrook 0735

2562 Innfield 1 Meath Airstrip Private
see Kilbrook 0735

2563 Ardkeen Down Store Private
see Ballywallon 1697

2564 Oughtymoyle Derry Glider Airfield Private
see Bellarena 1 0194

2565 Ballyscullion Derry Glider Airfield Private
see Bellarena 2 0195

2566 Dublin-Iona Dublin Airport Private
Iona owner/operator Iona National Airways
Huntstown
Swords
Western side of Dublin Airport -N of the control tower. Co Dublin
Closed 1996

based EI-BBT Aeromere F.8L Falco 3 10.06.1976R 07.07.1981 A.Johnson-D.Whelan sold in USA departed Dub on ferry flight 03.07.1981 re-registered
P based G-AWTR Beechcraft A.23-19A Musketeer 07.01.1984 James Donoher-Patrick Donoher N304SF
Sport III (MB-411)
P visitor G-BOCS Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III 05.08.1988 BAE Systems Flight Training (UK) LTD noted shortly after arrival from Rejk. Iceland with additional fuel
(34-33112) storage in a 40 gal tank in the rear passenger area
P visitor D-EEBC2 Reims Cessna F.150M 05.08.1988 ?
(F150-01270)
P based EI-BMN Reims Cessna F152-II (F152) 04.01.1990N Iona National Airways

2567 Iona Dublin Airport Private
see Dublin-Iona 2566

2568 Ballymount Road Lower Dublin Store Private
owner/operator Paddy Byrne
2 Ballymount Road Lower
Walkinstown
6k SW of O’Connells street bridge Dublin 12
property derelict no longer occupied

P2 stored EI-AWR Melmo MFI.9 Junior (010) 09.02.1982 16.03.1998 MR.Nesbitt & S.Duggan Powerscourt 1 probably wfu about 1990 for rebuild. noted here
26.09.1991 undergoing rebuild
16.03.1998 21.07.2001 Michael Beven & Paddy Byrne Powerscourt 1
21.07.2001 Michael Whyte & Jim Brennan

2569 Walkinstown Dublin Store Private
see Ballymount Road Lower 2568

2570 Royal Dublin Showgrounds Dublin Static Display area Private
RDS owner/operator Royal Dublin Society (RDS)
Anglesea Road
3k SE of O’Connells Street bridge Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Co Dublin
01-6680866
01-6604014 fax
noted 05.04.1984 visitor EI-BIJ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger II 04.04.1984 06.04.1984 Irish Helicopters on static display
noted 08.11.2007 visitor OK-MUA-78  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/type/Urban-Air_Samba_XXL/" \o "Click here to search for more pictures of the Urban-Air Samba XXL" Urban-Air Samba XXL 08.11.2007 Ultra Flight Training Club static display
(SAXL53)

2571 Ballymastocker Bay Donegal Forced landing site/Beach strip Private
Stocker Strand owner Donegal County Council
Portsalon Beach Portsalon
Letterkenny
SE of Portsalon Co Donegal

data via Foreign Aircraft Landings in Ireland 1939-1945 by Kind permission of Dennis Burke
forced landing KK295 Consolidated Liberator GR. VIII 10.02.1945 45 Group Transport Command ferry flight from USA force landed. submerged at high tide became
44-44376 (B-24J-100-CF) RAF a pre delivery loss-five crew suffered no injuries Irish Army recovery
unit decided to destroy the airframe as it had partially sunk into the
soft sand and could not be removed small sections of the airframe
can still be viewed to day

2572 Stocker Strand Donegal Forced landing site/Beach strip Private
see Ballymastocker Strand 2571

2573 Portsalon Beach Donegal Forced landing site/Beach strip Private
see Ballymastocker Strand 2571

2574 Mill Strand Antrim Beach strip Private
Portrush Beach owner/operator Portrush town council
Mill Strand
Portrush
80m W of Portrush railway station Co Antrim

visitor G-CKOT Schelicher ASK 21 (21818) 00.09.2009+05.09.2010 landed on the beach and G-TUGG landed later in order to air tow the visitor G-TUGG Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub (18-8274) 00.09.2009+05.09.2010 glider off. The southern end of the beach was used in 2008 and the
northern end in 2009 during the Portrush Air Shows of those years.

2575 Killymoon golf club Tyrone Temporary field strip 4th fairway Private
owner Killymoon golf club operators Henry McCaw McIver/Thomas Minnis Adair

visitor G-AFHH B.A Swallow 2 (488) 00.00.1952 00.00.1953 Thomas Minnis Adair He would land here occasionally from his base at Nutts Corner. The
owner was Thomas Adair. The 4th fairway is now known as Adair's
Landing. At 305m/1000ft in lenght- it would not have been the longest
fairway- but possibly the most suitable.

2576 Portrush Beach Antrim Beach strip Private
See Mill Strand 2574

2577 Coolboy Great Donegal Microlight Airstrip Private
Ashfield owner/operator Andrew Russell
“Ashfield”
Coolboy Great
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

based G-BYRV Raj Hamsa X'Air 582 (BMAA/HB/106) 10.09.2007 Active Andrew Russell
G-MJDP Eurowing Goldwing (GW-001) 00.04.2011 Current Andrew Russell

2579 Ballyoghagan 1 Donegal Airstrip Private
See Carrickart 0318

2580 Kinnalargy Donegal Helipad Private
owner/operator Derek McGerrity
Kinnalargy
Downings
3k NW of Carrickart Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor EI-IRV Aerospatial AS.350B Ecureuil (1713) N12.06.2011 Derek McGerrity The “pink house” was purchased by Derek on condition planning
could be aquired for a helipad. The deal collasped when permission
was refused by Donegal County Council. But shortly after that -a new
house was under construction about 200m WNW of this site. It’s more
open and suitable for heli ops. Fairly regular flight take place here.

2581 Rosepenna-Coastguard Station Donegal Helistop Private
owner Noel NcGinley
operator Irish Air Corps
2.3k NW of Carrigkart –Carricart Coast Guard station
Rosepenna
Downings
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor IAC247 Aerospatiale SA.365F1 Dauphin II (6202) N18.10.1998 Irish Air Corps

2582 Ballyoghagan 2 Donegal Helipad Private
owner commonage
Ballyoghagan
650m W of Carrigkart Carrigkart
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

official site used as a helipad by helicopters following the Donegal International Motor rally
on 16/17.06.2007.
P visitor G-ODMG Aerospatiale AS.350B2 Ecureuil (2129) N16.06.2007 Derek McGarrity
P visitor EI-IRV Aerospatiale AS.350B Ecureuil (1713) N16.06.2007 Harrcops Ltd
visitor ? Robibson R.22 N16.06.2007
P visitor G-LRSN Robinson R.44 Raven (0984) N16.06.2007 Larsen Manufacturing Ltd
P visitor EI-IRV Aerospatiale AS.350B1 Ecureuil (1713) N17.06.2007 Harrcops Ltd
P visitor G-CEKX Robinson R.44 Raven II (11680) N17.06.2007 Heliair Ltd
P visitor G-KELI Robinson R.44 Raven II (11040) N17.06.2007 Kelly Sales & Service Donegal Ltd

2583 Dundooan Upper Donegal Helistop Private
owner ?
Dundooan Upper
4.75k NNW of Carrigkart Downings
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor G-LRSN Robinson R.44 Raven (0984) N16.06.2007 Larsen Manufacturing Ltd site used as a helistop by helicopters following the Donegal International
Motor rally

2584 Downies-Downings Donegal Helistop Private
owner ?
Downies-Downings
400m NW of Downings pier Letterkenny
Co Donegal

site used as a helistop by helicopters following the Donegal International Motor rally
P visitor G-LRSN Robinson R.44 Raven (0984) N16.06.2007 Larsen Manufacturing Ltd

2585 Magherabeg Donegal Helistop Private
commonage
Magherabeg
900m E of Downings pier Downies-Downings
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

site used as a helistop by helicopters following the Donegal International Motor rally
P visitor G-WAFU Robinson R.44 Raven (1364) N17.06.2006 D O’Gorman

2586 Cranaghan Cavan Helipad Private
see Slieve Russell Hotel 1256

2587 Crooknamurlog Donegal Helistop Private
?
Crooknamurlog
630m N of Downings Pier Downies-Downings
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor EC-ELO Aerospatiale AS.350B2 Ecureuil (2129) N00.00.2006 Derek McGarrity

2588 McNutts car park Donegal Helistop Private
McNutt Weaving Co Ltd
Downings-Downies
100m NNE of Downings pier Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor G-CORT Agusta Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (8739) N00.00.1998 Helicopter Training & Hire Ltd
2589 Ballyoghagan 3 Donegal Helistop Private
Ballyoghagan
Sandy Hills golf links
1.3k W of Carrigkart Carrigkart
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor EI-ECA Agusta A.109A II (7387) N00.00.1997 Blue Star Helicopters Ltd

2590 Downings GAA football pitch Donegal Helistop Private
Downings GAA football pitch
Larganreagh
780m ENE of Downings pier Downies-Downings
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor EI-BYT Aerospatiale AS.350B Ecureuil (1647) N00.00.0000 Joseph J.Kelly
P visitor EI-??? Sikorsky S.61N (?) N00.00.0000 ?
P visitor IAC213 Aerospatiale SE316B Alouette III (2116) N00.00.0000 Irish Air Corps

2591 Island Roy Donegal Helistop Private
Island Roy
Carrickart-Carrigart
1k N of Carrickart Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor G-BXTU Robinson R.22 Beta (2790) N00.00.2002? TDR Aviation Ltd

2592 Umlagh church car park Donegal Helistop Private
Umlagh church car park
Carrigart
1k SSW of Carrickart Letterkenny
Co Donegal

P visitor EI-CAF Bell 206B Jet Ranger (2165) N24.09.1992 Irish Helicopters Ltd

2593 Molls Gap Kerry Helistop Private
Molls Gap
Kenmare
8.5k NW of Kenmare Co Kerry

2593 Bunrower Kerry Landing Ground/Airfield Private
see Killarney Racecourse 0802

2594 Cloonbrin Longford Airfield Private
see Abbeyshrule 2 0006

2595 Cloonbrin 2 Longford Airfield Private
see Royle Canal 1210

2596 Lurganteneil Antrim Helipad Private
Paul Neill
Lough Road
11.6k SSE of Aldergrove Airport Lurganteneil
Upper Ballinderry
Lisburn

Co Antrim
Crewe Hill Upper Ballinderry Lisburn
based G-WHIN Eurocopter EC135T (0394) 19.01.2007 27.08.2008 Paul Neill to Austrian register

2597 Frederick Street South Dublin Construction site Private
11 Frederick Street South
Dublin 1
600m S of O’Connells Street bridge Co Dublin

P4 EI-CMR Rutan Long EZ (1716) 00.00.1990 00.00.1992 Fia O’Caoimv N26.09.1991 & 23.04.1992 the aircraft was constructed from scratch in
the living room1990 to 1992. Then extracted out a rear window and hoisted
over the roof to the street. roaded to Weston (flight tested?) and later
(flew?) to Waterford where it is based.

2598 Ellistown Dublin Airstrip Private
Rafters owner/operator William G.Rafter and Thomas Rafter
Ballyboghil 3 Ellistown House
Ballyboghil
Co Dublin
12k due N of the control tower at Dublin Airport
1.8k NNE of Ballyboghil crossroads

fr Sevenparks farm based EI-AGJ Auster J/1 Autocrat (2208) 00.00.2013 Current TG.Rafter
fr Sevenparks farm based EI-AUM Auster J/1 Autocrat (2612) 00.00.2013 Current TG.Rafter

EI-ALP was moved from Ballyboghil/ Ballyboughal 30.09.2018 to a location in South Dublin

01.10.2018
 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/Joseph.oloughlin330?fref=gc&dti=398025893568368" \t "_self" Joseph O' Loughlin EI-ALP was never owned by Pierce Cahill. When in Weston it was sold to Tom Cunnife. My father
then bought it in 1963 from Tom. Has been owned by him ever since. She flew until 1977 when she suffered a catastrophic engine
failure taking off from Dublin. Been in storage since then.
 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/DennisPatrickburke?fref=gc&dti=398025893568368" \t "_self" Dennis Burke Did the engine failure cause a crash landing or a controled landing? Is the airframe generally good. Will be nice to see
it back in one peice.
 HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/Joseph.oloughlin330?fref=gc&dti=398025893568368" \t "_self" Joseph O' Loughlin  HYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/DennisPatrickburke?fref=gc&dti=398025893568368&hc_location=ufi" \t "_blank" Dennis. Controlled landing inside Dublin airport. No damage to airframe. However wings will have to be
recovered as original fabric from 1935 is still on it. Engine will be the biggest headache though.



2599 Flextronics Limerick Helipad Private
Ballycummin owner/operator Irish Express Cargo/Flextronics Logistics
Unit 1 Raheen Industrial Estate Raheen
exactly 4.75k SW of Limerick city railway station. Ballycummin
white H inside a 5m white circle with a second Raheen
26m outer white circle on part of the tarmac Limerick
carpark SW of the main white roofed building. Co. Limerick
(061) 480888

2600 Ballycummin Limerick Helipad Private
see Flextronics 2599

2601 Rosslare Europort Wexford Helipad Private

2602 Pollen Beach Donegal Forced Landing site Private
Ballymacmoriarty 2 owner/operator Donegal County Council
Pollen Beach
Ballymacmoriarty
Ballyliffin
Co. Donegal

visitor FH376 Lockheed Hudson IIIA/A-29A (37177) 03.05.1942 04.05.1942 RAF 44 Group Ferry Command landed on beach running low on fuel after Atlantic ferry flight
03.05.1942 –refueled by Irish Army next day and departed to
Eglington
visitor T1552 Westland Lysander Mk III (?) 25.07.1942 26.07.1942 RAF 1486 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight landed on the beach 25.07.1942 with 30 mins fuel remaining.
refueled and departed 26.07.1942 to Eglinton
(based Andreas IoM)

2603 Ballymacmoriarty 2 Donegal Forced Landing site Private
see Pollen Beach 2602

2604 Ratra House Dublin Store Private
owner/operator Civil Defence
Ratra House
1.8k NW of Garda HQ helipad Phoenix Park
Dublin
Co Dublin

stored IAC176 deHavilland DH.104 Dove Mk IV (04368) 00.00.1980 00.00.0000 Civil Defence to Civil Defence School Phoenix Park Dublin1980 used for downed
aircraft rescue training
stored EI-BHT Beech 77 Skipper (WA-77) 00.00.2012 Current? Civil Defence stored here in very damaged condition used as a trianing aid for Civil
Defence this aircraft crashed at Cloonnamna Co Mayo 11.05.2008
sadly killing the pilot RIP with serious injuries to the passenger
AAIU report copy & paste only
 HYPERLINK "http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/upload/general/12977-" http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/upload/general/12977-REPORT_2011_003-0.PDF

2605 Knockanboy Antrim Helipad Private
Ballymoney 4 owner/operator Peter Young T/a Coleraine Landscape Services 1.25k W of Dervock 128 Knock Road
Knockanboy
Dervock Ballymoney
Co Antrim BT53 8AA

based G-BYZP Robinson R.22 Beta-II (3018) 28.06.2001 08.03.2002 P.Young T/a Coleraine Landscape Services

2606 Ballynahinch 1 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Ballydyne 0141

2607 Broomfield 2 Monaghan Helipad Private
see Taplagh 1675

2608 Calary 2 Wicklow Radio Controlled Model Flying Site Private
owner Richard O'Connor
operator Shankill Radio Flying Club
6.25k W of Graystones Harbour Calary
1.5k SSW of Great Sugerloaf summit Kilmacanoge
new location 200m S of the original site Co Wicklow
at Calary 1 (2082) Garry Keogh 01-2810816

2609 Carrickfergus 3 Antrim Helistop/s-pad/s Private
owner/operator/s ?
Carrickfergus
Co Antrim
location/s?

Carrickfergus visitor G-BFYA Bolkow MBB Bo105DB (S.321) 03.05.1993 Veritair Ltd
Carrickfergus visitor G-HELE Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger III (3789) 03.05.1993 Bartholomew Evan Eric Smith
Carrickfergus visitor G-GONN Eurocopter AS355N Ecureuil II (5557) 20.01.2004 Taggart Homes Ltd

2610 Castletown 1 Laois Micrilight Airstrip Private
see Gash 1934

2611 Drumelis Cavan Helipad Private
Cavan 2 owner/operator George V.Maloney (decesed)
Drumelis
1.37k NW of Cavan town centre Cavan
Co Cavan

based EI-BYS Robinson R.22 Beta (0832) 21.09.1989 19.11.1995 George V.Maloney written of 19.11.1995 X06.02.1996 part time based Abbeyshrule 2
remains of EI-BYS were stored with John Kent- Co Westmeath. engine
for the RV-4 he was constructing.

2612 Cavan 3 Cavan Balloon Store Private
see Corriga 1736

2613 Broghill North Cork Field strip Private
Charleville 1 owner/operator ?
Rath Luirc 1 [New Name] Broghill North
(Rath Luric)
2k NNW of Charleville Charleville
Co Cork

Site used by the Irish Aero Club/ Coronation Air Displays - Air
Demonstrations Ltd for their air display at Charleville on Thurs
15.07.1937.
Listed below are some of the aircraft that may have
flown at Charleville.

visitor ? Avro 504 15.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays cr Kinsale
visitor ? Avro 504 15.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor ? Avro 504 15.07.1937 Coronation Air Displays
visitor EI-AAU DeHavilland DH60G-III Moth Major 15.07.1937 Irish Aero Club

2614 Cloheen Cork Field strip Private
Clonakilty 1 owner/operator ?
Agricultural show grounds
970m SW of Clonakilty town centre Cloheen
Clonakilty
Co Cork

John C.Evens-Freke the 10th Lord of Carbery used the
Clonakilty showgrounds to give a very spirited flying display
there on 06.07.1914.
Lord Carbery and his aircraft travelled to Ireland where he used
the Long Strand beach at Castlefreke as a landing strip to visit
his home. Those who glimpsed his aircraft at this time- many
years ago- were witnessing the first to be seen in the skies over
County Cork.
Appearing at Clonakilty Agricultural Society’s annual show- he
performed the first loop seen in public in Ireland. An enthusiastic
crowd watched a display that included steep turns- gliding and a
“falling leaf” routine. At about 6pm on Monday- 06.07.1914-
Lord Carbery took off from the show grounds and- after circling
the town several times- set course for Cork city.

In July 1914 John- at the age of twenty two- gave an aeronautical
exhibition over Cork and then landed his plane on the University athletic grounds. The Cork Examiner described how:

He took his seat in the machine. His mechanic turned the propellor and the engine went to work right away- its eight
cylinders emitting an artillery-like roar. Immediately on the machine getting clear- Lord Carbery put the monoplane in
motion and ran it a short distance when it ascended at a very narrow angle to the ground- so narrow indeed that the
uninitiated (and most of those present were uninitiated) believed that it would go straight to the football posts.
However- when about 30 yards from the posts- the aviator cleverly changed the steering of his machine giving it an
extraordinary angle to the ground so much so that it was almost perpendicular. In this manner it ascended swiftly and
sharply and still rising it headed off in a north westerly direction.

John Carbery gave other displays over Bandon and Clonakilty. ‘The people of the district-’ said one newspaper- would
have ‘an opportunity of witnessing the daring and youthful aviator performing in the air feats which it would be impossible
to describe- and must be seen to be believed.’ And it later reported that there were ‘shrieks and gasps of terror’ when
‘the noble Lord looped the loop over the crowd.’
Towards the end of the display- José went up in the plane with her husband. She was wearing a ‘tight fitting dark cap’.
Although said by some to be looking rather pale- ‘she evidently enjoyed the prospect of looping the loop.’
After the display at Clonakilty- John wrote to Mons O’Leary PP: ‘I would give my share of the gate receipts to the fund for
forming a branch of the National Volunteers at Clonakilty. In politics I am personally a supporter of the policy of the Irish
Party and absolutely dissociate myself from the Unionists.’
John also took part in a flight from London to Paris and back with six other competitors. He was second in the race back
when his plane came down on the sea and he was picked up by a steamer. Meanwhile the alarm had been raised and a
‘wireless message’ was passed between Whitehall and the coast. John was eventually brought back to Britain by the
battleship HMS St Vincent.
The businessmen of Clonakilty invited John to ‘have a drink with the town’. There is a photograph of the event. All have
a tipsy look about them and John- who as a baby had been ‘mobbed’ in Skibbereen- is clearly now being given an alcoholic
version of the freedom of the city.
On July 12 1914- a public meeting was held in the Town Hall to start up a branch of the Irish National Volunteers. Mons
O’Leary presided. It was proposed that they call it The Lord Carbery Branch of the Irish National Volunteers. This was
passed unanimously.
In the words of the Cork Examiner- ‘From Cork to Clon ... he was Lord of the skies.’ But John was already about to lose
much of his reputation. Few- outside his family- could have had an inkling at that time that his coming fall from grace would
be quite so spectacular.

In August 1914- Britain was at war with Germany. On the ferry- travelling over from England to Cork- Arthur learned with
surprise that a form of punishment in some Scottish regiments was for the men to ‘be deprived of their kilts’.
Mary went to stay with the Bandons and took Doty to visit Kilkerran Cottage and Castle Freke. The castle- she felt- had
gone to ‘rack and ruin’ since John and José had moved in there. After having tea with Mrs Jenkins- the head gardener’s
wife- they ventured a ‘prowl about the garden’ with ‘poor downhearted’ Jenkins. ‘You never saw such a deteriorated garden-
’ wrote Mary- ‘cabbages in the bowling green- hay on the grassy lawns- weeds everywhere. One can see there is no heart
in the dear place.’
At the bottom of this letter- to her mother- there is a sad scribbled later note: ‘After this visit the Lodgekeepers were ordered
not to allow either Doty or me to go through.’
Mary was no longer welcome at Castle Freke. She returned there before Christmas 1915 for her usual present giving. The
estate was closed to her but the local priest lent her a room in the Roman Catholic school.

The war continued and so did the aspirations of many Irish people for an Ireland independent of Britain. In the spring of 1916-
Mary was in Cork at the time of the Easter Rising. From St Patrick’s Place she wrote:

All is quiet here- but we are quite cut off from Dublin- the lines having been damaged ... Thank God that poor rebel Cork kept
quiet and sane. All the Irish troops have been sent to England- it is said- and cavalry arrived here this morning and people
say that the guns were rumbling in during the night ...
Kit eats nothing and is all nerves ... I feel more than ever like Mrs Elizabeth Freke! Perhaps I am her reincarnation!

Mary was convinced that- if the Germans ever succeeded in securing Ireland as an ally- they would quickly become tyrants
and subjugate the country- turning the Irish people into virtual slaves. To propagate her point of view she wrote ‘The
Germans in Cork’- a series of satirical letters allegedly from ‘The Baron von Kartoffel’ and others- which appeared in the
correspondence columns of a Cork newspaper in 1916 and were then published- anonymously- as a book.
The letters suppose that the Baron has been made Military Governor of Cork- and describe the town under German rule.
The leaders of Sinn Fein have been told they are to be sent abroad; ‘They would have been no more loyal to us than they
were to England ... But I cannot help pitying them - a little. They little know what is before them.’ In a painfully prophetic
passage the Baron also arranges for the gassing of the thousand inmates of the Cork lunatic asylum- of which my
Grandfather Arthur had been one of the original founders.

Ralfe- aged twenty at the start of the 1914-18 war- fought in France and was later awarded the MBE. John enlisted- complete
with his own aeroplane- in the Royal Naval Air Service. During the earlier part of the war he was flying over the German trenches
and lobbing bombs out of his cockpit. The war experiences of both young men matured and changed them- and the ending of
the war did not bring to an end Mary’s worries about them. The young men had acquired a different set of values to those
thought desirable by their mother. John- at the age of twenty seven- already married and a father- and Ralfe at twenty four-
appear to have gone for good looks rather than ‘background’ in their choice of female companions. Nor were they the only
privileged young men of their time who discovered themselves to be developing an interest in the demi-monde and chorus line.
It is sometimes said that Mary had induced in John a dread that he would die young- as his father and uncles had- and that this
is why he grew up so brave- reckless- debonair- and selfish. Others believe that he actually disliked people and also disliked
most animals.

Mary had not been on speaking terms with John since his marriage- and in 1919- after much agonising- asked him and José
to visit her- so that they could be reconciled. The meeting took place at Woolley Park in England- which she had borrowed from
her cousins the Wroughtons. The meeting went as well as could be hoped- and Mary felt she had done the right thing.
Two months later- however- she was horrified to hear that José had begun divorce proceedings against John. It was alleged
that while in Kenya- he had been whipping her. It was not easy to get divorced in those days. John and José’s marriage was
ended- on July 2 1920- by act of parliament called ‘An Act to Dissolve the Marriage of José Baroness Carbery and John Baron
Carbery of Castle Freke in the County of Cork’- having made headlines in the Irish and English press.

In June 1913- soon after their marriage- so the Act says- John had given José a black eye. The alleged whipping in Kenya
occurred in April 1918. José experienced bruises round her body from the ‘sjambok or cattle whip’. Lord Carbery ‘threw her
on the ground’ and she was caused ‘extreme pain and distress’. Two months later- says the Act- he committed adultery for
three nights running in a Paris hotel. It was also that year that John put Castle Freke- ancestral home of the Carberies- up for sale.

Visitor “12” Bristol Baby Biplane on 06.07.1914 Lord Carbery John C.Evens-Freke

2615 Damastown Meath Helipad Private
Clonee owner/operator Kepak Group Head Office Kepak
Damastown Damastown
Clonee Clonee
Co Dublin Co Dublin
01-8015000 01-8013000


info from Roger D.Caird
This is at the Kepak factory. BASED:CGQ

The Clonee Co. Dublin Kepak factory was purpose built in 1981.

based G-BUPK Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil (2076) 14.01.1993 21.01.1993 Noel Keating
re-reg EI-CGQ Aerospatiale AS350B Ecureuil (2076) 21.01.1993 00.00.1993 Noel Keating
EI-CGQ AS350B Squirrel 00.00.1993 00.00.0000 Caulstown Air Ltd
EI-CGQ AS350B Squirrel 23.09.2002 Active Corporate Helicopters Ireland Ltd
visitor G-UZEL SA431G 30.09.1991 Maxador Ltd
visitor G-CLRL Agusta A109A 11.11.1991 Farr Helicopters

2616 Knockballystine Carlow Microlight Airstrip Private
Clonmore 1 owner/operator Patrick Byrne or Patrick Byrne
Clonmore House Eaglehill
Hacketstown Hacketstown
Co Carlow Co Carlow


based EI-BRK Flexiform Trike 00.00.1992 00.00.1993 Patrick Byrne
G-MYAD Solar Wings Pegasus XL-QP 11.06.1998 active Patrick Byrne

2617 Moneymore Louth Helipad GAA
O’Raghaillaighs GAA Ground owner Gaelic Athletic Association
Drogheda 4 operator Irish Coastgurad
O’Raghaillaighs GAA Ground
Moneymore
Drogheda
Co Louth
041-9837132

visitor EI-ICR Sikorsky S.92A (5024142) 16.08.2014 Irish Coast Guard patient to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital from Carrickmacross

2618 O’Raghaillaighs GAA Ground Louth Helipad GAA
see Moneymore 2617

2619 Drogheda 4 Louth Helipad GAA
see Moneymore 2617

2620 Ballygeegan Down Microlight Airstrip/store Private
see New Line Cresent 1709

2621 Annaghmakeonan Armagh Microlight Airstrip/store Private
see Laurel Lodge 1715

2622 New Buildings South 2 Antrim Helipad Private
Ballymoney 5 owner/operator James Murray Fabrications Ltd
69-71 Frosses Road
2.5k ESE of Ballymoney on the A26 road New Buildings South
Ballymoney BT53 7HN
Co Antrim
028-27665817 JMF Ltd Works

based G-OJMF Enstrom 280FX (2086) 12.06.2001 18.02.2009 JMF Ltd

2623 New Buildings South 3 Antrim Store Private
Ballymoney 5 owner/operator James Murray Fabrications Ltd
69-71 Frosses Road
2.5k ESE of Ballymoney on the A26 road New Buildings South
Ballymoney BT53 7HN
Co Antrim
028-27665817 JMF Ltd Works

stored G-BPMM Champion 7ECA Citabria (498) 06.08.1996 Current James Murray

2624 Altnamackan 1 Down Microlight Airstrip Private
see Tullyvallen 2 1701

2625 Bangor 3 Antrim Microlight Airstrip? Private
see Cotton 0166

2626 Tamlaght 2 Derry Store Private
Coagh 2 owner/operator William James McCollum
Ballygonny Road west
460m SW of the cross roads in Coagh Co Tyrone
Coagh Co Tyrone. W side of the Moneymore Ballinderry river in Co Derry Magherafelt
60m NE of G-BANF store Co Derry
330m N of the airstrip-no direct connectiion


stored G-NORD Nord SCNAC NC854 (7) 07.02.1992 28.01.2009 William J.McCollum to Lydney GL15 4JA in dismantled condition. dates refer to ownership
and not to total storage time.

2627 Tamlaght 3 Derry Store Private
Coagh 3 owner/operator William James McCollum
Ballygonny Road west
485m SW of the cross roads in Coagh Co Tyrone
Coagh Co Tyrone. W side of the Moneymore Ballinderry river in Co Derry Magherafelt
60m SW of G-NORD store & Co Derry
300m N of the airstrip-no direct connectiion


stored G-BANF Luton LA-4A Minor (PFA 838) 09.10.1991 07.03.2014 William J.McCollum active here until stored-then finally to Noel O’Neill Newtownards. dates
refer to ownership and not to total storage time.

2628 Coagh 1 Derry Airstrip Private
see Tamlagh 1 1691

2629 Coagh 2 Derry Store Private
see Tamlagh 2 2626

2630 Coagh 3 Derry Store Private
see Tamlagh 3 2627

2631 Ballynahatten Down Peri-track strip Private
owner ?
operator Archiebald Alexander Alderdice home address Archiebald Alexander Alderdice
2.1k NE of Cranfield point Greencastle Airfield 67 Ballymagough Road
Ballynahatten Kilkeel
Kilkeel Co Down
Co Down BT34 4SX

visitor/based G-ASEB Phoenix Luton LA.4A Minor (PAL-1196) 26.08.1965 19.04.1969 Archiebald Alexander Alderdice. BBC Your place and mine Dunavil Cottages
There used to be kart racing in the early 60s out past Dunavil Cottages
on the left just past Stevensons blockyard. Used to be hundreds of
people turn up for that....A local man then used that particular strip for
landing his aeroplane...I still remember its ID mark.... G-ASEB. The LA.4
may not have been based here full time- but was noted operating here
during the mid to late 1960’s

It was a 300m section of the old Greencastle airfield WW2 peri-track which
was used in the 1960’s. It connected the northern end of the 12/30 and the
western end of the 06/24 runways on the old airfield. It has since almost
completely disappeared- with only small sections remaining. A water
feature now covers part of the old peri-track almost at the mid point of the
300m used.







2632 Inch Level Donegal Microlight field strip Private
owner An Grianan Estate
Inch Level
800m N of Burt church Burt
Co Donegal

visitor G-MTSC Mainair Gemini Flash IIA (618-188-5-W407) 20.09.2014 Jonathan Kilpatrick reported as landing here during the Massey Ferguson massed
tractor ploughing event.

2633 Corporation North Down Store Private
owner Hugh McCartney
Talbot Street
1.7k NNE of Newtownards airfield control tower Corporation North
Newtownards
Co Down

stored G-BSNY Bensen B.8M (PFA G/01-1176) 06.09.2001 Current? Hugh McCartney registered to Hugh 08.10.1998-permit expired 06.09.2001- de-registered
31.03.2009 the Bensen was active from 08.10.1998 to 06.09.2001 and was
based here. It was then stored here after that date.

2634 Gregstown Down Construction store Private
owner Christopher Cameron Napier
The Oaks
515m NE of Newtownards airfield control tower Gregstown
Newtownards
Co Down


under construction here? G-EURX Europa XS (PFA247-13661) 15.12.2000R 00.00.2003? Christopher Cameron Napier probably under construction here prior to registration to Christopher –
X16.02 2009 as “owner gone away” Was the project ever completed or
did Chris take it with him to another jurisdiction.
Chris Napier- builder 482- G-EURX

2635 Upper Ballinderry 1 Antrim Helipad Private
see Moneycrumog 1695

2636 Upper Ballinderry 2 Antrim Helipad Private
see Ballyscolly 1 1754

2637 Ballyscolly 2 Antrim Helipad Private
Upper Ballinderry 3 owner/operator ?
Ballyinderry 3 Ballinderry Road
Ballyscolly
Ballinderry Upper
Lisburn
Co Antrim

2638 Ballinderry 3 Antrim Helipad Private
see Ballyscolly 2 2637

2639 Upper Ballinderry 3 Antrim Helipad Private
see Ballyscolly 2 2637

2640 Lisburn 4 Armagh Store Private
see Tonagh 1683

2641 Glasthule Dublin Store Private
owner/operator Eamon Fitzgerald
Juggys Well (restaurant)
160m E OF Glasthule Dart railway station 3 Glasthule Road Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin
01-2148451

stored on rebuild (EI-CPP) Piper J/3c-65D Cub L-4H Grasshopper (12052) 00.00.1990 00.00.1997 Eamon Fitzgerald noted in a small store at the rear of the restaurant as a stripped
airframe on 18.06.1992. ex G-BIGH - reg EI-CPP to Eamon 23.03.1998

2642 Culcrum Antrim Airstrip Private
Kilmandil owner/operator Richard William Christie
Culcrum Road
3k NNE of Clough Mills Orange Hall Culcrum/Kilmandil
Dunloy
Co Antrim

this 700m strip was used only once when
based/stored G-ARDV Piper PA-22-160 Tri Pacer (22-7487) arrived 10.07.1998 14.12.2005 Richard William Christie reg to Richard 27.04.1998 - ran off the runway on arrival here 10.07.1998
causing damage to the nosewheel aircraft then stored here - cx by CAA
20.04.2005 and later moved to Dungannon around 14.12.2005. The strip
here has 300m of the northern end in Kilmandil and the southern 400m
in Culcrum- plus the owners home is in Culcrum. The strip is closed.

2643 Derry 4 Down Store Private
Dromara 2 owner/operator James McGoldrick
Stewarts Road
2.83k NE of Dromara Derry
Dromara
Co Down


temporarily stored G-BZPA Mainair Blade 912S (W1264-1100-7-W1058) 00.00.2003 00.00.2003 James McGoldrick stored here for a short period during 2003-normally based at Slieve
Croob

2644 New Ross Wexford Store Private
owner ? South East Aviation Enthusists Group
operator Phil Bedford SEAEG (for Dromod) Philip Bedford
Location? ? 10 Walled Gardens
New Ross Celbridge
Co Wexford Co. Kildare
00353-(0)1-6271264 land line
00353-(0)87-2787575 mobile
.
during 1992 many items were removed from the Waterford Airport aviation museum and placed in “temporary” storage
at this location awaiting available space at Dromod Co Leitrim. 2nd date is actual delivery date to Dromod
stored ?? HM.14 Pou-de-Ciel (?) 00.00.1992 26.05.2002 SEAEG-Dromod “St Patrick” Built in Galway in 1935- later to Coonagh and then to Dublin
for restoration before being exhibited at Waterford.
stored BGA.1424 Slingsby T8 Tutor (?) 00.00.1992 03.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod cockpit
stored RAFGSA.163 Slingsby T8 Tutor (?) 00.00.1992 24.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod cockpit ex RA881
stored G-AKEL?? Miles M.65 Gemini (?) 00.00.1992 24.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod cockpit
stored BGA.4010 Grunig Baby III (?) 00.00.1992 26.05.2002 SEAEG-Dromod
stored NC285RS NA-145 Navion (?) 00.00.1992 24.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod cockpit-rear fuselage-tail unit
stored IAC173 deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 (?) 00.00.1992 03.07.2002 SEAEG-Dromod IAC173- 184 and 192 are on loan from the Minister for Defence.
stored EI-139 Slingsby T.31B (?) 00.00.1992 03.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod
stored IAC184 Percivil P.56 Provost T.53 (?) 00.00.1992 14.07.2002 SEAEG-Dromod
stored G-AOIE Douglas DC-7C (?) 00.00.1992 17.08.2002 SEAEG-Dromod
stored IAC192 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (?) 00.00.1992 25.08.2002 SEAEG-Dromod
stored VP-BDF Boeing 707-321 (?) 00.00.1992 17.08.2002 SEAEG-Dromod cockpit-moved to Birr 17.08.2002 then to Dromod 24.08.2002
stored EI-BDM Piper PA-23-250 Aztec D (27-) 00.00.1992 14.09.2002 SEAEG-Dromod
stored IAC187 deHavilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.2003 SEAEG-Dromod was Due to move to Dromod from New Ross in 2003 –did it go?
stored G-AOGA Miles M.75 Aries 1955 (?) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 SEAEG-Dromod was this at New Ross. Previously with the Irish Aviation Museum in
Dublin- this is the only surviving Aries and is due to move to Dromod
in 2003 for restoration. Ex EI-ANB
stored G-AKEL Miles M.65 Gemini (cockpit only) (6484) 00.00.0000 24.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod
stored G-AOIE Douglas DC-7C (front fuselage) 1956 00.00.0000 24.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod 11m of forward fuselage and cockpit. To be repainted in original
BOAC colour scheme. “Rescued” from Shannon in 1982
stored NC285RS NA-145 Navion 00.00.0000 24.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod cockpit- rear fuselage and tail unit. crashed 11.06.1979.
stored EI-139 Slingsby T.31B 00.00.0000 03.03.2002 SEAEG-Dromod
stored EI-BDM Piper PA23-250 Aztec D 00.00.0000 14.09.2002 SEAEG-Dromod Also to be made available to local Civil Defence for training.
stored VP-BDF Boeing 707-321 (cockpit) 00.00.0000 17.08.2002 SEAEG-Dromod Moved New Ross-Birr and Birr-Dromod 24.08.2002

XX229 BAe Hawk T.1 (section of fuselage skin) Crashed in Irish Sea 29 July 1973. Recovered off the Wexford coast in 1980/90s.

2645 Lisnashanker 1 Down Store Private
see Redhill House 1528

2646 Lisnashanker 2 Down Microlight Airstrip?? Private
owner/operator ?
Lisnashanker
630m W of Redhill House (1528) Dromore
Co Down


looks like a microlight strip but nothing known about it. there is a “hangar” at the 24 northern end-with possible based aircraft-confirmation required please


2647 Celbridge Kildare Store Private
owner ?
operator Phil Bedford
Location? ?
Celbridge
Co Kildare

in Celbridge G-AHWO Percivil P.44 Proctor 5 (Ae.72) 00.00.0000 00.00.0000 South East Aviation G-AHWO Percival Proctor due to move to Dromod from Celbridge
Enthusiasts Group area in 2003
[08.2004] –undergoing restoration to static display level for possible future display but only when a suitable indoor area becomes available
at Dromod
2648 Killymaddy-Knox 1 Tyrone Store Private
Grenville owner/operator Brian Cowan
Eglish (Grenville) Road on the B45
1.2k SW of Dungannon town centre Killymaddy-Knox
enterance on the B45 road Dungannon large new shed directly behind house Co Tyrone



stored Home made helicopter (unfinished) 00.00.0000 current Brian Cowan N02.08.2013+28.09.2014
stored Rolls Royce Continental engine 00.00.0000 current Brian Cowan N02.08.2013+28.09.2014
stored original IONA sign 00.00.0000 current Brian Cowan N02.08.2013+28.09.2014
stored Marbore engines (pair) 00.00.0000 current Brian Cowan N02.08.2013+28.09.2014
stored Rolls Royce Avon engine 00.00.0000 current Brian Cowan N02.08.2013+28.09.2014
stored G-BYNZ Westland AH.1 Scout (F9736) 00.00.2014 current Brian Cowan N28.09.2014 complete helicopter with the tail of XP883 attached

2649 Grenville Tyrone Store Private
see Killymaddy-Knox 2648=1 + 2650=2 + 2651=3

2650 Killymaddy-Knox 2 Tyrone Store Private
Grenville owner/operator Brian Cowan
Eglish (Grenville) Road on the B45
1.2k SW of Dungannon town centre Killymaddy-Knox
enterance on the B45 road Dungannon Co Tyrone
long narrow old shed to right rear of house


stored EI-BXO Fouga CM-170 Magister (213) 00.00.0000 00.08.2014 Brian Cowan N02.08.2013-to Irish Air Corps at Baldonnell for eventual static display

2651 Killymaddy-Knox 3 Tyrone Store Private
Grenville owner/operator Brian Cowan
Eglish (Grenville) Road on the B45
1.2k SW of Dungannon town centre Killymaddy-Knox
enterance on the B45 road Dungannon Co Tyrone
stored in the house

stored flight engineer’s panal Trident 1 00.00.0000 current Brian Cowan N02.08.2013
stored McCauley propeller 00.00.0000 current Brian Cowan N02.08.2013

2652 Broglasco House Derry Microlight Airstrip Private
owner/operator Richard Kane
Broglasco House
Broighter Road
Broglasco
900m NE of the old 26 threshold of Ballykelly Airfield Limavady
two parallel runways 11/29N & 11/29S Co Derry
separated by a field boundry and ditch
no known based aircraft

based? visitor G-CDHA Skyranger 912S (BMAA/HB/428 N03.10.2009 Andrew Trevor Cameron home address is 8.5k to the E so this is a possible base for his 912.
visitor G-CBKY Jabiru SP-470 (PFA 274B-13764) N03.10.2009 Paul Ronald Sistern

2653 Edenderry 6 Down Static display Private
owner ASDA Stores
operator Ulster Aviation Society
Lurgan Road
Edenderry
Portadown
BT63 5AQ
Co Down
028-38770300

visitor P7895 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.2 (?) replica N04.10.2014 Ulster Aviation Society in the stores car park-displayed

2654 Ports Fermanagh Store Private
owner/operator James Royston William Cripps
Ports Road
6k W of Newtownbutler Ports
Newtownbutler
Co Fermanagh


from Darby UK stored G-BWVC Jodel D.18 (PFA 169-11331) 16.08.2014 Current James Royston William N04.10.2014 dismantled. James moved here from Cripps (aircraft builder) Darby and brought the Jodel with him.

2655 Ringsend Dublin Scrapyard Private
owner/operator Hammond Lane Metal Company
Pigeon House Rd
4k E of O’Connells Street Bridge Ringsend
Dublin 4 01-6675335

reported as stored here IAC88 Hawker Hector 1 (?) 00.00.1990’s?00.00.2001 Hammond Lane Foundries to Dropping Well Inn- Rathmines South- Dublin 2001? then to Dromod?
2002.
IAL352 04.2004 p.5
Hawker Hector- IAC88 was sold off by the Air Corps as scrap to
Hammond Lane Foundries who after utilising as much of it as they could-
sent the remainder to the Dropping Well Rathmines as part of landfill for
their car park. Phil Bedford-Dromod museum then recovered the remains
of the Hector during 2002 from this site- and it is now on display at their
museum?. (not recorded so far-2014)
 HYPERLINK "http://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/member.php?39-hptmurphy" \o "hptmurphy is offline" hptmurphy
Irish hurricanes? I do know that two hawker hectors were buried in a scrap yard in Dublin that was cleared out in the late eigthies- the remains were stored in Waterford for some years were then removed to the UK where they were involved in a rebuild. The Hurricanes like the Seafires as opposed to the Spitfires were total demolished. All of the seafires are still in existence either in the UK of the USA - most in an airworthy condition. I am positive about the hector/demon fuselages as I saw them in Waterford Irish Military online 11.01.2011

2656 Dropping Well Dublin Car Park Private
owner/operator Charlie Chawke
The Dropping Well
Classon’s Bridge
4.4k S of O’Connells Street Bridge Rathmines South
Milltown- Dublin 6 01-4973969

reported as dumped here IAC88 Hawker Hector 1 (?) remains 00.00.2001? 00.00.2002 Dropping Well airframe dumped here as part of landfill for reconstructed carpark.
Phil Bedford apparently rescued the Hector remains to Dromod
during 2002

2657 Redcastle Golf & Spa Hotel Donegal Helipad Private
Carrickmaquigley owner/operator Redcastle Golf & Spa Hotel
Redcastle
6k SW of Moville Quay Carrickmaquigley
pad at rear of hotel at start of pier Moville
Co Donegal
074-9385555

2658 Velentia Island Kerry Helipads Private
see Coarhabeg 1 1336 & 2 2659

2659 Coarhabeg 2 Kerry Helipad Private
Valentia Island owner/operator Con O’Shea
Corabeag A Coarhabeg
Valentia Island
1.3k WNW of Portmagee Co Kerry

visitor EI-LIT Bolkow MBB Bo.105S (S.434) 28.07.2014 01.08.2014 Irish Helicopters used to ferry actors and film crew to and from Skellig Michale for
Ltd filmimg Star Wars scenes
visitor EI-LOW Eurocopter AS.355N Ecureuil (5686) 28.07.2014 01.08.2014 Executive
Helicopters camera ship plus crew and cast transport to and from Skellig Michale
The choice of the O'Shea farm at Corabeag is no coincidence- as it
contains the only helicopter pad on Valentia Island. Mr O'Shea's father
Patie is a retired lighthouse keeper and the helipad was built on his
land to accommodate him for easy access to the Skellig. Further
filming on Skellig Michale took place 15.09. to- it is believed
18.09.2015 with a report that helicopters were to be used once again.
confirmation of heli activity would be welcome
2660 Corabeag A Kerry Helipads Private
see Coarhabeg 1 1366 & 2 2659

2661 Oldboleys Wicklow Helipad Private
Glencree owner/operator ?
“The Heathers”
Oldboleys
Enniskerry
6k W of Powerscourt House Co Wicklow

house was for sale 11.10.2014 on lawn area 120m N of the L1011 road to W of driveway to house
previous owner? based or visitors? probably no longer active since sale of house in 2014

2662 Glencree Wicklow Helipad Private
see Oldboleys 2661

2663 Donegal Town 2 Donegal Field strip? Private
owner/operator ?
?
Location? Donegal Town
Co Donegal

displayed here was visitor G-ARWW Bensen B.8M Gyrocopter (SJB/1) mid 1984 Brendan McIntyre/The de-reg date 17.12.1991 confirmation required for location & date
Barnside Flying Group of display
OR visitor G-BIPZ McCandless Gyrocopter Mk.4 (MK4/4) mid 1984 Brendan McIntyre/The de-reg date 09.08.1991 which gyrocopter was used for the display
Barnside Flying Group

2664 Portstewart Strand Derry Beach strip Coleraine District Council
owner/operator ?Coleraine District Council?
East Crossreagh
2.5k strand/beach just west of Portstewart Portstewart
Co Derry

displayed here was visitor G-ARWW Bensen B.8M Gyrocopter (SJB/1) mid 1984 Brendan McIntyre/The de-reg date 17.12.1991 confirmation required for the date & of
Barnside Flying Group display
OR visitor G-BIPZ McCandless Gyrocopter Mk.4 (MK4/4) mid 1984 Brendan McIntyre/The de-reg date 09.08.1991 which gyrocopter was used for the display
Barnside Flying Group

2665 Dromod Marina Leitrim Marine Private
Lough Bofin owner/operator ?
Lough Bofin
900m SW of Dromod Av Museum Dromod Marina
Dromod
Co Leitrim

visitor N210SA Maule M-7-235 Super Rocket (23062C) noted 01.08.2004 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee

2666 Lough Bofin Leitrim Marine Private
see Dromod Marina 2665

2667 Canoneill Armagh Airstrip Private
owner/operator David Cecil Strain
Cannagola Road
6.4k WNW from Portadown railway station Canoneill
Portadown
Co Armagh

see Annaghmore 2 1748 possible connection with David Cecil Strain

2668 Scallion Hill Down Microlight Airstrip/Store Private
see Gransha 3 1706

2669 Knockraheen Wicklow Paintball site Private
owner/operator Special Op’s Paintball
Knockraheen
3.3k NNE of Roundwood Roundwood
Co Wicklow
085 775 2495

severely stored damaged EI-B?? SOCATA Rallye 00.00.1998 current Special Op’s Paintball fuselage used as an attack/defence platform with wings
detatched and lying nearby

2670 Reask Meath Store Private
owner/operator John Kent
Pinecroft
5k NW of Ratoath Reask
Ratoath
Co Meath

stored EI-AKM PiperJ/3c Cub-65 (15810) 00.00.0000 current John Kent EI-AKM stored dismantled-no photos please

2671 Aghadaugh Westmeath Store Private
Killynan-Cooke listed as such in error owner/operator Martin Mangan
Aghadaugh
8k ENE of Mullingar Mullingar
Co Westmeath

stored here EI-ATL Aeronca 7AC Champion (7AC-4674) 00.00.0000 current Martin Mangan dismantled aircraft stored in a container at rear of house
2672 Killynan-Cooke Westmeath Store Private
see Aghadaugh 2671 originally listed as Killynan-Cooke in error

2673 Carland Tyrone Store Private
Creevagh Lower owner/operator ?
Cookstown Road
Creevagh Lower (Carland) this area is known as Carland- it’s actually a farm on raised
4.5k N of Market Square Dungannon Dungannon ground 500m W of the Carland-Creevagh Lower site is in the.
on the old A.29 road Co Tyrone townland of Lisnagowan

stored EI-AVC Reims-Cessna F.337F Super Skymaster 00.00.0000 current N03.08.2013 also stored in a large shed are tail booms and some
complete but dismantled airframe minus both engines (F337-0032) tailfins from G-COLD- G-RORO & EI-BFY all 337’s plus many other
aircraft parts including the tail boom of G-BOEX R.22 and a panel
marked G-ASTC a Piper Cherokee based at Stapleford and
damaged beyond repair there 13.04.1973. EI-BFY was destroyed
by fire at Clonmellon 30.03.1980- one of the booms does show
scorch marks.

2674 Creevagh Lower Tyrone Store Private
see Carland 2673

2673 Carland Tyrone Store Private
Creevagh Lower owner/operator ?
Cookstown Road
Creevagh Lower (Carland) this area is known as Carland- it’s actually a farm on raised
4.5k N of Market Square Dungannon Dungannon ground 500m W of the Carland-Creevagh Lower site is in the.
on the old A.29 road BT51 4BR townland of Lisnagowan
Co Tyrone


stored dismantled G-AVJG Reims-Cessna F.337B Super Skymaster 00.00.0000 current ? complete fuselage only - noted 03.08.2013
(F337-0715)

2676 Galbally Tyrone Store Private
See Dernanaught 2675

2677 Drumgarran Armagh Store Private
owner/operator McCooey Scrap
Knockbane Road
1.6k SSW of Middletown Drumgarran
Middletown
BT60 4JH
Co Armagh

stored G-AWUP Reims-Cessna F.150H (F150-0381) pre 00.04.2009 00.04.2011 McCooey Scrap gone by 2nd date. fuselage stored outside on ground with port stub wing
partially attached and starboard stub on ground nearby. was used as a
charity push vehicle (who- where & dates ??) see Google Streetview
04.2009 roadside & 04.2011 from T junction-probably moved to Groves
Lower 2678 1.6k SSW of this site- just across the border in Co Monaghan.
see below

2678 Groves Lower Monaghan Store Private
owner/operator McCooey Scrap
L1403/Hanslough Road
Wards Cross
3.2k SSW of Middletown Groves Lower
8k E of Monaghan town centre Monaghan
Co Monaghan

stored G-AWUP Reims-Cessna F.150H (F150-0381) post 00.04.2011 current McCooey Scrap fuselage stored here on top of container with both stub wings partially
attached-N26.08.2013 ITf 26.08.2013 it is just on the southern side of
border- a hundred metres into Co Monaghan- the name of the scrap yard-
is McCooey. Knockbane rd - south of Middletown- then it crosses
Hanslough rd-( wards cross- local name) it then crosses border- and
becomes the L1403

2679 Ballyvorally Antrim Store Private
owner/operator ?
Ballyvannon Road
Ballyvorally
2.6k WSW of Glenavy Glenavy
Co Antrim


stored was WS840 Gloster(Armstrong Whitworth)G-41MeteorNF.14 (?) 00.00.0000 current? ? tail boom only. N16.11.2003 in horse training field

2680 Ballycloghan Down Store Private
Ballygowan owner/operator ?
Ballycloughan Road this is the correct spelling which differ’s from site/townland and
2.9k NNE of Saintfield Ballycloghan road name
Saintfield
Co Down

stored XS865 Westland Wessex HAS.1 (wa245) 00.00.0000 current ? fuselage of XS865 noted here 16.11.2013 in open storage

2681 Ballygowan Down Store Private
see Ballycloghan 2680

2682 Mountpelier Dublin Store Private
Tallagh 3 owner/operator ?
Mountpelier
3.7k SSE of The Square Tallagh Tallagh
Co Dublin

stored EI-CAY Mooney M.20C (690074) 00.00.2014 Current ? EI-CAY complete aircraft displayed in front garden of private house

2683 Tallagh 3 Dublin Store Private
see Mountpelier 2682

2684 Derrylevick Monaghan Paintball site Private
owner/operator AWOL Adventure Paintball
Derrylevick
8k NNW of Emyvale Emyvale
Co Monaghan
047-86224


stored derelict EI-BDK SOCATA MS.880 Rallye Club (2651) 00.00.2010 Current AWOL Adventure EI-BDK fuselage & wings derelict and used as a paintball
defence/attack platform

2685 Farlough Tyrone Store Private
Coalisland 4 owner/operator George Stanley Adams
Farlough Road
Farlough
1.8k W of Coalisland Dungannon
Tyrone

stored G-BEHX Evans Volksplane VP-2 (PFA 7222) 16.12.2002 Current George Stanley Adams complete aircraft stored here dismantled

2686 Coalisland 4 Tyrone Store Private
see Farlough 2685

2687 Murnells Tyrone Microlight Airstrip Private
Pomeroy owner/operator Joseph Tierney Cavanoneill Road 12.2k W of Cookstown Murnells
Pomeroy Dungannon Co Tyrone

based/stored G-BYTZ Raj Hamsa X`Air 582 (BMAA/HB/120) 16.04.2014R 09.06.2015 Joseph Tierney no flight date 23.10.2014 to NG32 2HF England
based CS-UOM BRM Land Africa Impala (?) 28.08.2014N Joseph Tierney marked 22 on engine cowling

2688 Pomeroy Tyrone Airstrip Private
see Murnells 2687

2689 Dungannon 7 Tyrone Store & House Private
see Killymaddy-Knox 1-2 & 3 at 2648-2650 & 2651

2690 Mullaghteige Tyrone Store Private
The Bush owner/operator Trevor Fallon (Motors)
Beechhill House Beechhill House
Mullaghteige Road
2.8k NNE of Market Square Dungannon Dungannon
580m NW of The Bush Co Tyrone

stored G-CDPO Aerochute Duel (240) 00.00.2008 Current Trevor Fallon de-reg 28.08.2008 noted 28.08.2014

2691 The Bush Tyrone Store Private
see Mullaghteige 2690

2692 Beechhill House Tyrone Store Private
see Mullaghteige 2690

2693 Corcrain Armagh Scrapyard Private
Portadown 4 owner/operator Gerald Hamill & Sons Scrapyard
Obins Street 114 Obins St
Corcrain
340m W of Portadown railway station Portadown
Craigavon
BT62 1DE
Co Armagh

fuselage stored G-BSBH Short SD.330 Var.100 (SH300) 00.00.0000 current Gerald Hamill & Sons laid down as a SC.7 Skyvan (1934) but became the prototype 330
?(SD3000)? only the damaged fuselage noted here 28.08.2014

2694 Portadown 4 Armagh Scrapyard Private
see Corcrain 2693

2695 Obins Street Armagh Scrapyard Private
see Corcrain 2693

2696 Killegar Wicklow Paintball site Private
owner/operator Skirmish Paintball
Killegar Road
2k NNW of Enniskerry Killegar
Enniskerry
Co Wicklow
087-3369107

stored EI-CDP Cessna 182L (182-58955) 00.00.0000 current Skirmish Paintball firewall back with stripped cabin and rear fuselage only-still sitting on
main u/c-noted here 01.11.2014

2697 Thomastown Dublin Store Private
Sallynoggin owner/operator ?
1 Rochestown Park
Thomastown
2.5k S of Dunlaoghaire rail station Sallynoggin
Co Dublin

stored EI-ADV Piper PA-12 Supercruiser (12-3459) 00.00.0000 current ? EI-ADV airframe stored here stripped- plus damaged wings- tailfin and
tailplane
2698 Sallynoggin Dublin Store Private
see Thomastown 2697

2699 Tallaght 3 Dublin Store Private
Airton (Corporate) Park owner/operator Watermark Aviation Philip MacCabe and Terry Coughlan PL-9 (Ireland)
Unit A2
9k SW of The Spire O'Connells St Airton Corporate Park
Airton Road
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Co Dublin

stored 098 Pazmany PL-9 Stork 00.00.0000 current ? noted here under reconstruction on 1st floor mezzanine
01.11.2014

2700 Airton (Corporate) Park Dublin Store Private
see Tallaght 3 2699

2701 Quilly Down Store Private
owner/operator Roy Robert Orr
Rowantree Road
3.2k SW of Market Sq Dromore Quilly
Dromore
Co Armagh

stored G-MTSH Thruster TST Mk.1 (8117-TST-044) 00.00.2014 current Roy Robert Orr complete aircraft noted stored on trailer here-with a no flight date of
14.10.2014-noted 16.09.2014
stored N994K Hughes 269A TS-55A Osage (67-16733) 00.00.2012 current Roy Robert Orr purchased Redruth Cornwell 23.06.2012- almost complete minus
rotor blades (probably stored nearby) sitting on a platform in same store-also noted 16.09.2014

2702 Ballykeel Armagh Balloon store Private
owner/operator William Simon Calvert W.S. CALVERT LIMITED Ballykeel Lodge 33 Fairview Road Dromore
Fairview Road Co.Down BT25 1JF
8.3k ESE of Lurgan railway station Ballykeel Dromore
Co Down

balloon store G-BREX Cameron O-84 (2019) 23.08.2012 active William Simon Calvert non-op site only-noted stored here 16.11.2013

2703 Ballynagarrick 3 Armagh Store Private
Gilford 3 owner/operator Ballynagarrick Road
Ballynagarrick
Gilford
2.5k N of Gilford Co Armagh

open storeage I-5863 SAL Kitfox IV (?) 00.00.2014 current ? sitting in front garden-complete-with wings folded I-5863 SAL
Kitfox IV. Year built 2000 by the Manufacturer. Rotax 912 80Hp via
Russian webpage 24.05.2014

2704 Gilford 3 Armagh Store Private
see Ballynagarrick 3 2703
2705 Ports Fermanagh Store Private
owner/operator Ports Road
Ports
6k W of Newtownbutler Newtownbutler
Co Fermanagh

stored G-BWVC Jodel D.18 (PFA 169-11331) 16.08.2014 current James Cripps complete aircraft stored dismantled in shed close to the house-noted
04.10.2014

2706 Mullanasilla Armagh Airstrip Private
see Woodview 1406

2707 Ballyboys Louth Store Private
owner/operator ?
Ballyboys
5.7k E of Dundalk town centre Dundalk
on the Cooley peninsular Co Louth

stored F-BXIL  Reims-Cessna FTB.337GA Super Skymaster 00.00.2008 current ? the owner aquired this machine from Belgium in 2008 and hopes to
(F337- 0034) restore her- she was a Reims Aviation demo aircraft and was later used
on Search and Rescue missions.The 337 was noted stored here
dismantled on 30.11.2013 future plans also include a possible 400m
airstrip to be constructed south of the “hangar” and house

2708 Jenkinstown Louth Store Private
see Ballyboys 2707

2709 Ballymagorry Tyrone Store Private
owner/operator Frank Foley
Ballymagorry
4.2k NNE of Strabane town centre Strabane
Co Tyrone
BT82 0??

stored ? Bensen gyrocopter (?) 00.00.0000 current? Frank Foley in 2013 a Bensen was reported as stored in a shed in the Ballymagorry
area-probably an old report-any additional information would be most
welcome

2710 Brickkiln Derry Scrapyard Private
Lower Creevagh owner/operator Henry Hugh storage yard
19 Heather Road
Brickkiln
3k W of Guildhall Square Derry Lower Creevagh
BT48 9XD
Co Derry
028-71269455

stored EI-TKI Robinson R.22 Beta (1195) 00.00.0000 00.04.2017 ? noted here 04.03.2016 by Treavor Gordon also can be sen on
Google street view dated 05.2016- which shows an address of
21 Heather Road-the last business (scrap yard) on left headind N
Blighs Lane
A visit to this location on 06.05.2017 showed that EI-TKI was no longer
in resident’s. A person inside the compound told me it had moved N
to Carndonagh Co Donegal about 4 weeks previously. A Mr
Cunningham was named as the “new” owner. noted at Carrickmore
as “static” when trailered in 12.05.2018 for sale via
2711 Lower Creevagh Derry Scrapyard Private
see Brickkiln 2710

2712 Shantallow 3 Derry Scrapyard Private
owner/operator Robert McDaid motor brakers
26 Lenamore Road
4.6k N of The Diamond Derry City Shantallow
BT48 8NA
Derry
Co Derry

stored? ? Robinson R.22 (?) white/yellow 00.00.0000 current?? Robert McDaid a white/yellow R.22 was apparently noted at this scrapyard-no date-
any help would be great-possibly a mix up with the Heather Road
Brickkiln R.22 which is all white

2713 Aghnatrisk Down Store Private
Hillsborough 2 owner/operator William McLeod Trench Road
1.8k NW of Main Street Hillsborough Aghnatrisk
Hillsborough Co Down

stored G-MTXC Thurster TST Mk.1 (8038/TST/066) 00.00.0000 current? William McLeod the Thruster is reported as stored at the owners home-noted ?

2714 Hillsborough 2 Down Store Private
see Aghnatrisk 2013

2715 Baltrasna Meath Store/Museum Private
Meath Aero Museum owner/operator Leo Murray
Meath Aero Museum
2.7k S of Ashbourne Baltrasna
Ashbourne
Co Meath
087-9933184

stored G-AMDD  deHavilland DH.104 Dove 6 (04292) 00.00.0000 current Leo Murrey (Ex VP-YKF / 176) complete airframe in open storage in back garden-
noted 15.11.2014
stored (EI-ABH)  Mignet H.M.14 'Flea' replica (1) 00.00.0000 current Leo Murrey fuselage & tail only completed 05.2001 stored in shed near house-
noted 15.11.2014
stored VM657   Slingsby T7 Cadet /T8 Tudor TX Mk.2 (?) 00.00.0000 current Leo Murrey to be restored as IGA-6 stored in shed near house-noted 15.11.2014
under construction ???? Vans RV-10 (ILAS 129) 00.00.0000 current Leo Murrey under construction- stored in shed near house-noted 15.11.2014

2716 Meath Aero Museum Meath Store/Museum Private
see Baltrasna 2715

2717 Grangegoddan Glebe Meath Store Private
Rockfield owner/operator Michael Garvey
Grangegoddan Glebe (named Rockfield in error)
1.75k S of Kells (Ceannanus Mor) town centre Kells
Co Meath
        stored G-CCWF  Raj Hamsa X'Air 133 (BMAA/HB/331) 00.00.0000 current Michael Garvey all noted 15 11.2014 stored in shed at rear of house. G-CCWF with tail
from G-BZLT CofA expired 06.10.2005         stored G-MWWG  Solar Wings Pegasus XL-Q (SW-WQ-0468) 00.00.0000 current Michael Garvey CofA Expired 13.02.2010 de-registered 10.06.2010 as transferred to
Republic of Ireland         stored ???? Mainair Gemini Flash 1 (?) 00.00.0000 current Michael Garvey no details

2718 Rockfield Meath Store Private
see Grangegoddan Glebe 2717 named Rockfield in error

2719 Clonlost Westmeath Store Private
owner/operator Pat Aughey
Clonlost
4.4k NW of Killucan Killucan
Mullingar
Co Westmeath

stored G-MYFN RANS S5 Coyote (PFA 193-12273) 00.00.2009? current Pat Aughey stored dismantled de-reg date 05.03.2009 noted 08.11.2014

2720 Creevamoy 1 Antrim Model Flying Site Private
owner/operator Seven Towers Model Flying Club - secretary John Smyth
Buckna Road
2k E of Broughshane Creevamoy Broughshane Ballymena Co Antrim

2721 Seven Towers Model Flying Club Antrim Model Flying Site Private
see Creevamoy 1 2720

2722 Creevamoy 2 Antrim Store Private
owner/operator William Desmond Martin Turtle Buckna Road
2k E of Broughshane Creevamoy Broughshane Ballymena Co Antrim

stored G-MVUO AMF Chevvron 2-32 Sky Cruiser (015) 00.00.0000 current William Desmond Martin Turtle CofA Expiry 04.06.2007 stored dismantled in a trailer at rear of owners home-noted 10.07.2014

2723 Blessingbourne Fermanagh Store/non av Museum Private
Coach & Carriage Museum owner/operator Blessingbourne Coach & Carriage Museum
Annagh Demesne
1k NE of Fivemiletown Fivemiletown
Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh
Nick or Colleen 028-89521188

stored XW795 Westland S SCOUT AH1 (F9758) 00.00.0000 current Blessingbourne Coach & stored in shed 30m N of main house - N31.05.2010
Carriage Museum
XT208 Westland-Bell Sioux AH1 part cabin (WA367) 00.00.0000 current Blessingbourne Coach & stored in different shed 40m N of main house-noted 31.05.2010
Carriage Museum

2724 Blessingbourne Coach & Carriage Museum Fermanagh Store/non av Museum Private
see Blessingbourne 2723

2725 Clonkeiffy 1 Cavan Store at house Private
owner/operator Gerard Lynch
Clonkeiffy
4k NNW of Oldcastle towncentre Ballyjamesduff
Co Cavan

Gerard Lynch- Clonkeiffy he has EI-AGD Taylorcraft in the garage at the rear of his house.

stored  EI-AGD Taylorcraft Plus D (108) 00.00.0000 current Gerard Lynch stored dismantled and stripped in garage behind house-for restoration-noted here 15.11.2014
also advertised for sale 11.2014 on AFORS-complete aeroplane EI-AGD & a lot of other spares 2 fuselages
(EI-ALH & EI-ANA??) 3 wings a lot of tail surfaces-spare engine + cowlings call me 00353-872394411
airstrip visitor EI-EEH 21.08.2018 via f

2726 Clonkeiffy 2 Cavan Store 175m NNW of house Private
owner/operator Gerard Lynch
Clonkeiffy
4.2k NNW of Oldcastle towncentre Ballyjamesduff
Co Cavan

Other items are on a nearby farm which Gerard owns - coming out of Gerard's house you go north on the road and the farm buildings are situated up a lane on the left just a short distance up that road. 
The two Ex Ballyjamesduff machines were obtained from an auction following the fire at Norberts- the other two aircraft- the Slingsby and Luton Minor being of wood construction were described as "toast" and not recoverable.
Gerard stated that when he was removing the aircraft from Norbert's there were still young people squatting in the buildings there!

        stored EI-ALH  Taylorcraft Plus D (106) 00.00.0000 current Gerard Lynch stored dismantled and stripped in a bulding attached to a derelict house with the number 61 on the door 26.10.2011X ex Ballyjamesduff where it received major damaged by arson-noted here 15.11.2014. both stripped wings are in an open shed nearby. Also in the same house are the wings from AGD plus a single wing from a G-reg Auster that Norbert Reilly had obtained from Robert Hall- Longford - maybe from G-ANIS?
          stored EI-ANA  Taylorcraft Plus D (206) 00.00.0000 current Gerard Lynch stored dismantled and stripped in different shed nearby is fuselage of ex G-AHCG “to Eire 01.06.1963 “ -never carried EI-ANA ex Ballyjamesduff where it was stored in loft which probably saved it from the arsonist/s-noted here 15.11.2014

2727 Teehill Monaghan Helipad Private
owner/operator Anglo Beef Processors
Teehill
600m S of Clones town centre Clones
large car park W of main buildings Co Monaghan
047-51223


2728 Clones Monaghan Helipad Private
see Teehill 2727

2729 Pass of Kilbride 2 Westmeath Store Private
owner/operator Thomas Joseph Wright?
Pass of Kilbride
990m SE of Milltownpass Airstrip Milltownpass
Co Westmeath

stored G-BHAR Westlnd Bell 47G-3B-1 (WAN-44) 00.00.0000 current Thomas Joseph Wright? stored in farm shed-noted 08.11.2014
2730 Derryoge 2 Down Helipad Private
owner/operator ?
Greencastle Road
40m NW of the house at No. 90A Derryoge
320m SSE of Derryoge airstrip Kilkeel
Co Down

reg? Robinson R.22 00.00.0000 Active? ? OSNI aerial of 06.2014 has a Robinson R.22 sitting on the site. It
seemed to have orange colouring

2731 Mullinaveige Wicklow Model flying site Private
Roundwood Model Aero Club owner/operator Roundwood Model Aero Club
Mullinaveige
1.5k NNE of Roundwood Roundwood
Co Wicklow

purchased 2004. first flight 06.08.2005 a well prepared active site-with four runways-one at 160m & three
at 150m and all 12m wide operated by the Roundwood Model
Aero club

2732 Roundwood Model Aero Club Wicklow Model flying site Private
see Mullinaveige 2731

2733 Rathdown Lower Wicklow Model flying temporary site Private
Greystones owner ?
operator Roundwood Model Aero Club
800m NW of Greystones harbour slipway Rathdown Lower
large open area between the railway & the sea Greystones
Co Wicklow

public display organised here by the Roundwood Model Aero Club during 07.2005

2734 Greystones Wicklow Model flying temporary site Private
see Rathdown Lower 2733

2735 Musgrave Park Hospital 1 Antrim Helistop Private
Ballygammon owner/operator Musgrave Park Hospital
Stockman's Lane
4.65k SW of Belfast City Hall Ballygammon
760m SSW of J2 M1 Belfast
BT9 7JB 
Co Antrim
??028-902000??

IAC??? Alouette III 00.11.1973 Irish Air Corps
IAC196 visited 10.06.1970 Commandant Frank Russell
In November 1973- it fell to me and my crew to respond to an
Air Ambulance request to fly a patient by helicopter from
Tullamore General Hospital to the Royal Victoria Hospital IN
Belfast- which was at that time the only hospital on this island
that could provide the specialist treatment that this badly
injured patient required. I was reminded of this mission in May 2009- during a memorable ceremony at Casement Aerodrome-
Baldonnell for the handing over of a gleaming Air Corps
Alouette III helicopter- Number 202- to the new Ulster Aviation
Museum at Long Kesh. Over tea and scones- Northern Ireland
visitors swapped reminiscences of cross border Alouette
operations during the “Troubles” with Irish Air Corps personnel
who’d flown or maintained these great French helicopters in
their long years of service with the Air Corps. When I was
detailed to fly that Air Ambulance operation back in 1973- I had
never before flown into Belfast or anywhere else in Northern
Ireland for that matter. So- I asked my senior Squadron
colleagues as to the whereabouts of the Royal Vic ? After some discussion it was agreed that it was the “big red brick building”
at the end of the M1 Motorway ! These directions seemed
straightforward enough to me. We collected the patient and
Doctor at Tullamore Hospital and flew to the outskirts of Belfast
and followed the M1- as briefed. At the end of the motorway-
sure enough- I spotted a “big red brick building” with ambulances
outside the front door. I concluded- not unreasonably at the time-
that this was indeed the Royal Vic. On landing on a rear pitch-
however- I noticed that there was no reception party- by which I
mean no stretcher party- no medical staff nor- importantly- the expected military security!! Curious- I walked over to the back
entrance of the hospital where I was greeted by a puzzled
military policeman on the gate. Puzzled that is by my Air Corps
flying suit!. On asking if this was the Royal Victoria Hospital- he
replied- “no sir- this is the Musgrave Park Hospital- the Royal Vic
is further up the road on the left”!! I hid my embarrassment and
asked the MP to advise the Royal Vic of our arrival and to
dispatch an ambulance as there was no more time to be lost.
While walking back to the helicopter- the Belfast to Dublin CIE
train was passing on the raised embankment near the grassy area
where we landed. The driver must have been astonished to see
our Alouette helicopter- with the Tricolour painted clearly on the
tail boom- sitting in a field in the heartland of Belfast. Remember- this was in 1973! To show his delight he hooted the train’s horn
and began waving like mad in our direction- he continued hooting
until he was out of sight… but not quickly enough for me as I did
not want to draw any further attention drawn to the already embarrassing situation into which I had landed. Thankfully- the
Royal Vic ambulance and medical team arrived quickly and our
patient was handed over to their care.

2736 Ballygammon 1 & 2 Antrim Helistop Private
see Musgrave Park Hospital 1 2735 & 2 2737

2737 Musgrave Park Hospital 2 Antrim Helipad Private
Ballygammon owner/operator Musgrave Park Hospital
Stockman's Lane
4.4k SW of Belfast City Hall Ballygammon
Belfast
BT9 7JB 
Co Antrim
028-90902000

no recorded movments site opened during 2008

2738 Starinagh Meath Microlight airstrip Private
Collon owner/operator Robin Bellew
Glenburnie 1.8k SE of Collon Starinagh Collon Co Meath

based G-MZHE Thruster T600N (9067-T600N-011) 12.05.2006 Active Robin Bellew

2739 Collon Meath Microlight airstrip Private
see Starinagh 2738
2740 Thurles Racecourse Tipperary Static display site Private
owner/operator Pierce Molony (dec) owner-manager until 02.2015
Racecourse
1.75k NW of Thurles town centre Thurles
Co Tipperary
0504-22253

static display EI-GLP EON Olympia 2B (EON-O-155) 27.04.2014 James Cashin on static display during a charity tractor event at the racecourse
27.04.2014

2741 Lisnaskea PSNI Station Fermanagh Helibase? Police Station
owner/operator Royal Ulster Constabulary pre 03.11.2001
Police Service of Northern Ireland post 04.11.2001
200m S of Lisnaskea town centre 2 Castlebalfour Road
Castlebalfour Demesne
BT92 0LT
Co Fermanagh

G-PSNR? Eurocopter 145 11.02.2015 Police Service of Nothern Ireland detailed to medivac a patient with gunshot wounds to hospital
apparently from the PSNI station at Lisnaskea or close by
confirmation needed for either site. The shooting took place at a
nearby church. Sadly the patient died. The men with the leg and
hand wounds were bundled into a white van and taken to nearby Lisnaskea PSNI station. It was from there officers
scrambled a police helicopter to airlift the fatally-injured man
to hospital.

Mr McGinley (63)- from Longford- sustained a gunshot wound to
the chest outside St Mary’s chapel on Main Street- Newtownbutler
at 1pm. He was driven by other wedding guests to Lisnaskea police
station from where he was flown by police helicopter to the South
West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen. where he tragically died.
2742 Carlow IT Carlow Store Aero Engineering Training Collage
owner/operator Aero Engineering Carlow IT
Carlow Information Technology Collage
1.62k SSW of Carlow railway station Kilkenny Road
Carlow
Co Carlow
059-9175000

official opening of new Aero Engineering hangar 10.02.2015

September 2012 to Present Carlow IT purchased a homebuild kit Van's aircraft RV-12. The students from year 2 on are given the task of building the aircraft from start to finish and it has involved
many students. My year was tasked with assembling the wing sections.This one of its kind in Ireland and will be great to eventually see it fly after a huge team effort

the old airframes and engines are used for simulated live aircraft maintenance-the Vans is a different proposition

under construction ?? Vans RV-12 (?) no details yet 00.00.2012 current Aero Engineering Carlow IT new aircraft
stored IAC220 Fouga CM.170 Super Magister (299) pre 00.00.2003 current Aero Engineering Carlow IT noted here 29.11.2003
stored G-HUGS Robinson R22 Beta (1455) 00.00.2011 current Aero Engineering Carlow IT
stored EI-BGJ Reims-Cessna F.152 (F152-1664) 00.00.2012 current Aero Engineering Carlow IT
stored EI-CUP Cessna 335 II (335-0018) 00.00.2012 current Aero Engineering Carlow IT
stored EI-AUE SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1359) 00.00.2008 current Aero Engineering Carlow IT registration cancelled at owner's request 20.11.2007 noted
here 29.11.2014
stored RR JT9D 00.00.2003 current Aero Engineering Carlow IT
stored RR Continental 00.00.2003 current Aero Engineering Carlow IT

2743 Metropole corner roundabout Antrim Road accident Portrush Town Council
owner Portrush Town Council
operator PSNI
530m S of Portrush railway station Metropole Corner/Eglinton Street roundabout
Portrush
BT56 BTY
Co Antrim

visitor G-PSNR Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2/EC 145 (9488) 17.05.2014 Police Service of Northern Ireland heli landed here and was tasked to airlift to hospital- an injured
motor cycle road racer

2744 Inchera Cork Helipad Private
owner/operator Bord Gais Eireann (The Irish Gas Board)
Philip Cronin- Chief Executive
650m SE of the Dunkettle roundabout Inchera
Little Island
Co Cork
closed 1995 when Bord Gais moved to new premises Ph 021-353621
Fax 021-353487

visitor EI-BYV Hughes 369D (50.0696D) 00.00.1990 Irish Helicopters Ltd

2745 Bord Gais (old) HQ Cork Helipad Private
see Inchera 2743

2746 Gola English Monaghan Helistop Private
Rally School Ireland owner/operator Rally School Ireland
Gola English
2k WSW of Scotstown Scotstown
Co Monaghan
 HYPERLINK "javascript:void(0)" \o "Call via Hangouts" 047-89098

visitor G-KELI Robinson R.44 Ravan II (11040) 24.03.2015 KN Network Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd

2747 Rally School Ireland Monaghan Helistop Private
see Gola English 2745

2748 St Josephs School Armagh Helistop Private
Crossmaglen 2 owner St Josephs High School
operator Police Service of Northern Ireland 585m S of Crossmaglen centre 77 Dundalk Road Crossmaglen
Newry Co Down BT35 9HP
028-30861240


visitor ????? Eurocopter 145 (?) 16.01.2014 Police Service of Northern Ireland heli landed here to airlift a schoolboy GAA player to Craigavon
Area hospital

2749 Shanlieve Down Crash site Private
owner/operator n/a
Shanlieve Mountain
6.9k SSE of Hilltown Mourne Mountains West
Co Down

N2NR Agusta A109A II (7350) 23.10.2010 N2NR Inc Pilot and two passengers sadly died when on the 23.10.2010 the
Agusta struck the western slopes of Shanlieve mountain.
visitor G-SEWP Aerospatiale AS.335F2 Ecureuil 2 (5480 28.10.2010 Police Service of Nothern Ireland Leased by the PSNI but operated by South East Wales Police but
unfortunately crashed at the summit of Shanlieve on 28.10.2010
about 180m above the N2NR accident site. By good luck- no serious
injuries to the 4 on board.
visitor serial? Westland Sea King 29.10.2010 Royal Air Force The next day 29th- an RAF Sea King was used to lift the 4 casualties
off the mountain- who due to weather conditions had to over-night
in tents with their ”rescuers”.

2750 Leitrim Down Helistop Private
owner n/a
operator Police Service of Nothern Ireland
3.33k SSE of Hilltown Leitrim
Hilltown
Co Down

visitor G-PSNI Eurocopter EC.135 T2 (0337) 23.10.2010 28.10.2010 Police Service of Nothern Ireland heli’s used this field as a base for search and recovery operations
visitor G-PSNO Eurocopter EC.145 (9296) 23.10.2010 28.10.2010 Police Service of Nothern Ireland on 23 to 28.10.2010- when N2NR Agusta A109A II (7350) crashed
on the western slopes of Shanlieve on 23.10.2010 sadly killing all
3 on board.
(leased) visitor G-SEWP Aerospatiale AS.335F2 Ecureuil 2 (5480) 28.10.2010 Police Service of Nothern Ireland op by South East Wales Police but unfortunately crashed and
overturned at the summit of Shanlieve while delivering personal to
the crash site of N2NR on 28.10.2010 about 180m above the
accident site. By good luck- no serious injuries to the 4 on board.

2751 Hilltown Down Helistop Private
see Leitrim 2750

2752 Belline & Rogerstown Kilkenny Balloon launch site Private
Piltown owner/operator Belline Equestrian Centre
Belline Estate
1.5k NNW of Piltown centre Belline & Rogerstown
Carrick on Suir
Co Kilkenny
087-2276669

10 Balloons were flown from this site 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 while taking part in the Waterford Ballooning Championships
visitor EI-DGW Cameron Balloon Z-90 (10607) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Joseph Leahy visitor G-BHHN Cameron Balloon V-77 (549) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Peter Charles Gooch visitor G-BRUV Cameron Balloon V-77 (2100) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Trevor William Benbrook & Roland Fredrick Benbrook
visitor G-BVBK Thunder & Colt Coffee Jar 2 SS (2428) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Robin John Mercer visitor G-BYFJ Cameron Balloon N-105 (4545) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Robin John Mercer
visitor G-BYKX Cameron Balloon N-90 (4657) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Carol O’Neill Davis visitor G-CELM Cameron Balloon C-80 (10931) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Leslie Greaves visitor G-CGFN Cameron Balloon C-60 (11324) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Roman Stephen Mohr visitor G-READ/EI-BYI Thunder & Colt 77A (1158) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 Colin Anthony Gould-trustee of The Intervarsity Balloon Club
visitor G-RMAX Cameron Balloon C-80 Concept (4705) 22.09.2014 25.09.2014 John Kenny/RE/MAX

2753 Piltown Kilkenny Balloon launch site Private
see Belline & Rogerstown 2752

2754 Butlerstown Waterford Microlight airstrip Private
see Ballycashin 0091

2755 Crossmaglen 2 Armagh Helistop Private
see St Josephs School 2748

2756 Aghanacross Laois Airfield Private
Abbeyleix 2 owner/operator Vincent Joseph Vaughan
Aghnacross
Abbeyleix
6.3k ESE of Abbeyleix Co Laois

based EI-CAN Aerotech MW-5K (5K-0011-02) 00.00.0000 Active Vincent Joseph Vaughan noted 25.09.2014
based EI-DMU Whittaker MW.6S (PFA 164-12235) 00.00.0000 Active Mortimer Heaton noted 25.09.2014 based EI-ETF Urban Air UFM-10 Samba XXL (28/XXL) 00.00.0000 Active Vincent Joseph Vaughan noted 25.09.2014 based EI-FBZ Thruster T600N 450 (0122-T600N-074) 00.00.0000 Active Vincent Joseph Vaughan noted 25.09.2014
based EI-FDR Quad-City Challenger II UK (PFA 177A-12877) 00.00.0000 Active Patrick Collins noted 25.09.2014
based EI-FFN Raj Hamsa X Air (BMAA/HB/099) 00.00.0000 Active Patrick Joseph Gleeson noted 25.09.2014
based G-MTXL Noble-Hardman Snowbird Mk.IV (SB-006) 00.00.0000 Active Patrick John Collins noted 25.09.2014 based G-MZLX Micro Aviation B22S Bantam (97-013) 00.00.0000 Active Vincent Joseph Vaughan noted 25.09.2014

2757 Abbeyleix 2 Laois Airfield Private
see Aghnacross 2756

2758 Ballyvaloo Upper Wexford Microlight airstrip Private
owner/operator John McGuinness
Ballyvaloo Upper
3.1k NE of Curracloe Curracloe
Wexford
Co Wexford

landing at this difficult Microlight strip is STRICTLY by invitation only.
Using 12 for arrival- available length is just 230m. Only 180m at the 30 end
is safely useable because of the ridge- the threshold is displaced by 50m.

based EI-ECG Land Africa (114/912/K4/08) 00.00.0000 Active John McGuinness

2759 Waterford waterfront Waterford Port Loading area Waterford Port
owner/operator Waterford Port
N bank river Suir
500m E of Rice Bridge Dock Road
N bank of river Suir Waterford
Co Waterford

7 inflated teathered balloons plus two baskets with burners attached took part in a night glow at this site as part of the Waterford Ballooning Championship 2014
visitor G-BRRF Cameron Balloon O-77 (2101) 25.09.2014 visitor G-BVDY Cameron Balloon C-60 (3167) 25.09.2014 visitor G-BHHN Cameron Balloon V-77 (549) 25.09.2014 visitor G-RMAX Cameron Balloon C-80 Concept (4705) 25.09.2014 John Kenny/RE/MAX visitor EI-EOB Cameron Balloon Z-69 (11432) 25.09.2014 visitor EI-ECC Cameron Balloon Z-90 (11213) 25.09.2014 visitor EI-CRB Lindstrand LBL-90A (550) 25.09.2014

2760 Castlewellen Agricultral Show Down Helistop Private
owner/operator Castlewellen Forest Park
Castlewellen Agricultral Show
500m N of town centre Castlewellen
Co Down

visitor G-PSNI Eurocopter EC.135 T2 (0337) 21.04.2014 Police Service of Nothern Ireland
The thousands of people who attended Castlewellan Agricultural Show on 21.07.2014 were surprised by the arrival
of the police helicopter which landed in one of the show rings in the late afternoon.  A young girl had been badly
injured when she fell off her bicycle at the adjoining campsite and was immediately attended to by off duty paramedics
and emergency personnel who were on site at the Show. The eleven year old was airlifted to the Royal Victoria hospital
where she made a good recovery after surgery.

2761 Crossmaglen 3 Armagh Accident site Private
owner/operator Crossmaglen Rangers GAA Club
Training pitch
240m SSW of Crossmaglen PSNI helibase Crossmaglen
80m WNW of 71 Lismore BT35 9ET Co Armagh

crashed ZD276 Westland Lynx AH7 (276) 18.0003.2007 British Army crashed shortly after T/o from PSNI station. Six on board injured- two
seriously-all eventully recovered-helicopter written off.

2762 Carron Tipperary Model Flying site Private
owner/operator Carron Model Flying Club/Gordon James 086-8269840 Carron House
600m E of Limerick Junction station Carron
Limerick Junction
Co Tipperary

2763 Templetown 1 Derry Helibase PSNI station
Maydown 2 owner/operator Police Service of Northern Ireland
6 Maydown Road this address is related to the large warehouse 120m W of old
2.6k ENE of the Foyle Bridge Templetown (Maydown) helipad
Londonderry
BT47 6UF


2764 Maydown 2 Derry Helibase PSNI station
see Templetown 1 2763

2765 Templetown 2 Derry Helibase PSNI station
Maydown 3 owner/operator Police Service of Northern Ireland
6 Maydown Road this address is related to the large warehouse 30m NW of new
2.5k ENE of the Foyle Bridge Templetown (Maydown) helipad
Londonderry
BT47 6UF


2766 Maydown 3 Derry Helibase PSNI station
see Templetown 2 2765

2767 Ballymoney 6 Wicklow Airstrip Private
Kilbride owner/operator ?
Ballymoney
Kilbride
6.7k SW of Wicklow town railway station Wicklow
Co Wicklow

visitor N2989M Piper PA-32-300/6 (32-7840062) 27.10.2010 International Air Services C/o Mark Johnston Racing

2768 Kilbride Wicklow Airstrip Private
see Ballymoney 6 2767

2769 Grosvenor Barracks Fermanagh Helibase British Army/RUC/PSNI
Coleshill owner/operator British Army/RUC/PSNI
Grosvenor Barracks
Coleshill Road
Coleshill
1.4k W of Enniskillen town centre Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh

2770 Coleshill Fermanagh Helibase British Army/RUC/PSNI
see Grosvenor Barracks 2769

2771 Painestown Meath Store Private
owner/operator Alan Dunne
Painestown Stud
5.6k SSE of Nobber Painestown
Nobber
Co Meath

stored on rebuild EI-BPZ Jodel DR1050 M1 (002) 26.04.2015 Alan Dunne EI-EPZ was noted here on major rebuild

2772 Carrigolagh Fermanagh Helibase British Army
owner ?
operator British Army
5.4k ESE of Belleek Carrigolagh
Belleek
Co Fermanagh 12m x 12m tarmac square with centered white H is all that’s left
of hilltop lookout post “Green 205”. Grass square 70m E of the pad
was the post location.

2773 Ballyboughal 2 A Dublin Airstrip Private
see Ballyboghil 2 0087

2774 Ballyboghil 3 Dublin Airstrip Private
see Roscall 2431

2775 Ballyboughal 3 A Dublin Airstrip Private
see Roscall 2431

2776 Rafters Dublin Airstrip Private
see Ellistown 2 2598

2777 Ballyboughal 4 A Dublin Airstrip Private
see Ellistown 2 2598

2778 Ballyboghil 4 Dublin Airstrip Private
see Ellistown 2 2598

2779 Blackabbey Down Para Motor site Private
owner/operator Gary McKie
Blackabbey Road
2.8k SW of Ballywalter Blackabbey
Grayabbey
Co Down

based non-reg HER80 para motor / Ozone Speedser 26 wing noted 00.07.2014 Gary McKie

2780 Corgreagh Monaghan Microlight Airstrip Private
Shantonagh 2 owner/operator Paraic Connolly
Corgreagh
4.2k NW of Shercock Shantonagh
new airstrip 09.05.2015 Castleblaney
hangar nearing completion 09.05.2015 Co Monaghan

to be based EI-ETB COMCO Ikarus C.42 (0405-6598) 02.04.2015R Active Paraic Connolly
to be based EI-EEH BRM Land Africa (0115/912ULS/K4) 00.00.0000 Active Raymond Duffy
visitor G-CBTG Ikarus C.42 FB UK (PFA322-13849) 09.05.2015N G-CBTG Flying Group
visitor G-PIPR Piper PA-18 Super Cub (18-832) 09.05.2015N Trevor Kellett-Rhys Kellett

2781 Shantonagh 2 Monaghan Microlight Airstrip Private
see Corgreagh 2780

2782 Maddykeel Upper Antrim Microlight airstrip Private
The Plains owner/operator Robin Marrs
Killymaddy Bendoragh Road
Maddykeel Upper (Killymaddy)
6.5k S of Ballymoney The Plains
Upwards slope on RW 27 but a reasonably clear approach. Bendoragh
There are some trees on the approach to RW 09 which Ballymoney
would make it unfavourable for landing when combined with Co Antrim
the downslope. via IT

based G-BZEU Raj Hamsa X’Air 582 (BMAA/HB/140) 06.12.2012 Active Robin Marrs
based G-CCUC Skyranger J2.2 (BMAA/HB/373) 23.12.2014 Active Robin Marrs
based G-CCGR Raj Hamsa X’Air 133 (BMAA/HB/284) 00.00.2014 Active ?

2783 The Plains Antrim Microlight airstrip Private
see Maddykeel Upper 2781

2784 Killymaddy Antrim Microlight airstrip Private
see Maddykeel Upper 2781

2785 Rock Farm Wicklow Helipad Private
Brittas owner/operator Charles and Barbara O'Reilly Hyland
CBM Aviation
3.4k N of old Brittas Bay airstrip site Rock Farm
Brittas
Co Wicklow

based G-ONYX Bell 206B Jet Ranger III (4160) 22.06.2015 Active CBM Aviation Store/Hangar? and hard area available from around 2008
possible other heli’s based here prior to arrival of G-ONYX in 2015
situated 55m N of the house

2786 Brittas Wicklow Helipad Private
see Rock Farm 2785

2787 Cloonnamna Mayo Accident site Private
Cloonamnagh A owner/operator ?
Cloonnamna
Kilmovee
5.75k ESE of Knock control tower Kilkelly
Co Mayo

crashed EI-BHT Beech 77 Skipper (WA-77) 11.05.2008 Markus Casey EI-BHT crashed and was destroyed here- sadly causing the death
 HYPERLINK "http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/upload/general/12977-REPORT_2011_003-0.PDF" http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/upload/general/12977-REPORT_2011_003-0.PDF of the pilot (RIP) & seriously injuring the passenger. the badly damaged fuselage- wings and tailplane were eventully moved to
Ratra House Phoenix Park for use by the Civil Defence as a training
aid first noted on Google Earth 24.03.2012 at Ratra House ID 2604

2788 Cloonamnagh A Mayo Accident site Private
see Cloonnamna 2787

2789 Garda Headquarters Dublin Helipad Garda Commisioner
Phoenix Park 5 owner/operator Garda Commisioner
Castleknock Demnse Garda Headquarters
Phoenix Park
helipad is 560m N of Wellington monumount Castleknock Demnse
50m NE of main entrance gates Dublin
a 6m white circle surrounds a large white H Co Dublin
on a 40m x 35m tarmac area between the two carparks

2790 Phoenix Park 5 Dublin Helipad Garda Commisioner
see Garda headquarters 2789

2791 Castleknock Demnse Dublin Helipad Garda Commisioner
see Garda headquarters 2789

2792 Carrickmaquigley Donegal Helipad Private
see Redcastle Golf & Spa Hotel 2657

2793 Maze 5 Down Helipad Private
owner ?
Balmoral Show
4.95k SW of Lisburn railway station Maze
grass area on southern boundry Lisburn
new helipad area Co Down
operator Cutting Edge Helicopters

pleasure flights G-XZXZ Robinson R44 Raven II (12567) 11/13.06.2013 Ashley Martin Ltd

2794 Glen Arm castle Antrim Helipad Private
owner Glen Arm castle
2 Castle St-
500m SW of Glenarm pier Glenarm
lawn 100m SW of castle Ballymena
Co Antrim
BT44 0BQ 028-28841203
operator Cutting Edge helicopters

pleasure flights G-HRHE Robinson R22 Beta (1950) 14/15.07.2012 Jason Porter op by Cutting Edge helicopters
pleasure flights G-XZXZ Robinson R44 Raven II (12567) 14/15.07.2012+12.07.2015 Ashley Martin Ltd op by Cutting Edge helicopters
pleasure flights G-VGML Airbus AS.350B3 Ecureuil (7935) 12.07.2015 Arianne Devlopments Ltd op by Cutting Edge helicopters

2795 Redcastle 2 Donegal Helipad Private
owner ?
operator Cutting Edge helicopters
?
Location? Redcastle
H marked out in bricks on the Lifford
driveway in front of the house Co Donegal



visitor G-ETNT Robinson R44 Raven (1479) 11.10.2015 Philip Irwin op by Cutting Edge helicopters

2796 Glengillgrania High Donegal Helistop Private
owner ?
Glengillgrania High
5k S of Carrigart Carrigart
Letterkenny
Co Donegal
operator Cutting Edge helicopters

visitor G-SWAT Robinson R44 Ravan II (10041) 24.06.2014 Unique Helicopters (NI) Ltd

2797 Derrycassin Donegal Helistop Private
owner ?
Derrycassin
2.2k NW of Downings pier Downings (Downies)
Letterkenny
Co Donegal

visitor G-SWAT Robinson R44 Ravan II (10041) 24.06.2014 Unique Helicopters (NI) Ltd

2798 Ballyfin House Hotel Laois Helipad Private
owner/operator Ballyfin House Hotel
Ballyfin Demesne
9.5k WNW of Portlaoise Portlaoise
Co Laois
057-875866
R32 PN34

visitor G-DCII Agusta Westland AW139 (31703) 20.09.2015 Profred Partners LLP

2799 Johnstown House Hotel Meath Helipad Private
owner/operator Johnstown House Hotel & Spa
Johnstown
1.1k SW of Innfield (Enfield) Innfield (Enfield)
200m WSW of hotel main entrance Co Meath
Active  HYPERLINK "javascript:void(0)" \o "Call via Hangouts" 046-9540000
A83 V070
2800 Knockninny Country House-Marina Fermanagh Marine Private
owner/operator Knockninny Country House & Marina
Derrylin
4k N of Derrylin Enniskillen
BT92 9JU
Co Fermanagh
028-67748590

visitor N8004B Lake LA-4 Buccaneer (1022) noted 22.10.2015 Trevor Kellett (pilot)

2801 Keel West Mayo Crash site Private
Croaghaun owner/operator ?
Keel West
3.6k WNW of Dooagh Dooagh
Achill Island
Co Mayo

crash RG843 Handly Page Halifax met6 (?) 16.06.1950 RAF Sqn 202 based Aldergrove
via Dennis Burke
Below are my personal assumptions based on the location of the the
remaining engine and other minor components. These are lying on
the floor of the corrie- 300m below the northern impact ridge?. The
debris from the aircraft must have tumbled down the steep sides of
the slopes to the corrie floor. Unless they were moved there from a
different location. On 16.06.1950 the Halifax was completing a
meteorological survey- west- of the Irish coast from Kerry to Mayo and
was returning to it’s base at Aldergrove when it encountered a massive
bank of heavy fog. While tracking north and believing they were still
over the open ocean started to decend in the hope of braking through
the fog to locate their position.

Unfortunately- they were in fact over the mountains of Achill Island on
the western edge of Co Mayo. The aircraft struck the high ground just
below the northern ridge of a three sided corrie which is closed to the
N-W & S and open to the E overlooking Lough Acorrymore. It’s 1.4k E
of the summit of Croaghaun. Even if they had missed that ridge- the
ground ahead was even higher and completely covered in fog.

The majority of the Halifax RG843 wreckage was removed from the
mountain shortly after the accident. One badly damaged engine plus
some other componants can still be seen at 53.58-940N 10.10-832W-
300m below the probable impact point.
And there ends my assumptions. Any corrections or updates would be
most welcome

Sadly all eight crew members died in the crash- may they Rest In Peace
Pilot. Ernest George Hopgood
Co-Pilot Michael William Horsley Navigator Joeseph Kevin Brown Engineer Harold Shaw Meteorological Observer James Charles Lister
Air Signaller Cornelius Joeseph Rogan Gunner Martin Gilmartin Airman Bernard Francis McKenna
2802 Croaghaun Mayo Crash site Private
see Keel West 2801

2803 Creaghduff Westmeath Marine Private
Coosan Point owner/operator ?
Coosan Point
4.75k NNE of Athlone castle Creaghduff
slipway ramp is 90/120m ESE of Lough Ree Inn N37 EA49 Athlone
Co Westmeath

visitor N4575C Grumman C-21A Goose JRF-5 (B-120) 00.00.1997  HYPERLINK "http://www.irishairpics.com/operator/National_Flight_Centre/" \o "Click here to search for National Flight Centre" National Flight Centre front of engine cowls were shown as painted white in 09.1994
first noted as blue 07.1997
visitor N240KP Lake LA-4 Buccaneer (543) 00.06.2011 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
visitor N8004B Lake LA-4 Buccaneer (1022) 17.10.2015 International Air Services Inc Trustee

2804 Coosan Point Westmeath Marine Private
see Creaghduff 2803

2805 Cullenagh Cork Store Private
Courtmacsherry owner/operator Robert Bennett Farm Machinery
Cullenagh Courtmacsherry
520m SW of Courtmacsherry pier Courtmacsherry
Bandon
Co Cork
P72 TR23
023-8846133 or 087-2497041 or 087-9257824

stored G-BTCU PZL Antonov AN-2T Colt (IG-5221) 00.06.2011 Current Robert Bennett

2806 Courtmacsherry Cork Store Private
see Cullenagh 2805

2807 Glynnwood Westmeath Landing Ground/Field strip Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force/Private
see Knockanea 2384

2808 Glynwood A Westmeath Landing Ground/Field strip Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force/Private
see Knockanea 2384

2809 Glinwood A Westmeath Landing Ground/Field strip Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force/Private
see Knockanea 2384

2810 Ards More East Cork Store Private
owner/operator Les & Deirdre Carter
Ards More West
7.75k NE of Bantry Bantry
store 50m N of postcode P75 AT82 Co Cork
Ards More East 7.75k NE of Bantry reported as stolen from this
stored G-BTCU PZL Antonov AN-2T Colt (IG-5221) 00.00.2006 00.06.2011 Les & Deirdre Carter location G-BTCU PZL Antonov AN-2T Colt (IG-5221) 00.00.2006
then turned up at Cullenagh ID2805 during 2011

2811 Altnamackan 2 Down Helistop Private
owner ?
operator PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland)
Altnamackan
19.3k W of Newry Newry
Co Down

visitor G-------- Eurocopter EC.135T2 (?) 06.11.2015 Police Service of Northern Ireland. A PSNI helicopter landed here in order to medivac a PSNI officer
to (which?) hospital. He was injured by a criminal gang using a
stolen truck which struck him on purpose. the Eurocopter was used
to medivac a PSNI officer injured in a hit & run incident here.

2812 Killykevlin Fermanagh Store Private
Killykevlin Industrial Estate owner/operator Government Training Centre?
3 Lough Yoan Road
1.8k SE of Enniskillen Castle Killykevlin Industrial Estate
Killykevlin
Enniskillen
BT74 4GR
Co Fermanagh

stored EI-BBI SOCATA MS.892E Rallye Commodore 150ST (12663) 00.00.2013 Current ?Government Training Centre? noted here open stored dismantled on 06.05.2015 and aerial
views on 09.05.2015 show the Commodore in reassembled
condition. why it’s stored here is unknown.
first noted on 06.05.2015 in a dismantled state-by 09.05.2015
aerial photos of the site show the aircraft fully re-assembled in
the same outdoor location. This is thought to be a Government
Training Centre- but why the Commodore is stored here is
unknown.

2813 Killykevlin Industrial Estate A Fermanagh Store Private
see Killykelvin 2812

2814 Agharra Longford Store Private
owner/operator Kenneth Finnan
Agharra
1.5k WSW of Abbeyshrule 2 Carrickboy
Longford
Co Longford

stored EI-BMA SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1965) 00.00.0000 Current Kenneth Finnan fuselage only- stored in hedge in garden- wings noted at
Abbeyshrule 2. info 08.2015
2815 Killaloe 3 Clare Landing ground Private
owner/operator Cyril William Robert Gleeson
?
location? Killaloe
Co Clare


based part time G-AAKD deHavilland DH.60G Moth (1150) 00.03.1930 12.06.1930 Cyril William Robert Gleeson Aero Mishap in the Irish Free State-via Flight 27.06.1930 p.679
Thursday- 12.06.1930. G-AAKD DH Moth owned by Cyril Gleeson-
was being piloted over Lough Derg Co Clare by WC.Sutcliffe (of the
Midland Aero Club) with James Gleeson as passenger- when engine
trouble forced the 'plane down and compelled the pilot to pancake
on the water. Fortunately a hydroplane was at hand and both the
occupants were rescued. The wings and propeller were found to be
damaged when the machine was towed ashore and examined by a
crash party of the Army Air Corp. It is understood that the 'plane is
being dismantled and will be returned to the DeHavilland Company
for reconstruction.
AB-IX DH.60 Moth history version 29.06.2009
Regd [CofR 2483] 00.03.1930 to Cyril WR Gleeson- Castle Bromwich
(also Killaloe- Co Clare- Ireland). Forced landed with engine failure
in Lough Derg- Co Clare 12.06.1930; pilot WC Sutcliffe of Midland
Aero Club & passenger James Gleeson unhurt; salvaged and to DH
for rebuild.. 00.09.1931R to John B Hall & Herbert H Mould-
Wolverhampton/Castle Bromwich.

based part time G-ABJJ deHavilland DH.60G Moth (1840) 00.03.1934 00.07.1935 Cyril William Robert Gleeson Foreign Registered Aircraft in Ireland via Irish Air letter No.491 p.61
based at Castle Bromwich and Killaloe. Sold 00.07.1935 and regd
[CofR 6145] 01.08.1935 to William Adams- Sherburn. Cancelled
from the UK register 01.05.1962 on export to Canada where it
became CF-AAA. Cancelled from the Canadian register on
14.08.2015 and restored to G-ABJJ 01.10.2015.

G-AAKD deHavilland DH.60G Moth (1150) & G-ABJJ deHavilland
DH.60G Moth (1840) were both based here part time & also at
Castle Bromwich UK any site location info at Killaloe would very
welcome.

2816 Knockmark Meath Store Private
owner/operator James Gerrard Cooke
“Cottage at Drumree”
2.6k WSW of Dunshaughlin Knockmark
Dunshaughlin
Co Meath

stored EI-ATS SOCATA MS.880B Rallye Club (1852) 00.00.000 Current James Gerrard Cooke all probably stored dismantled. A Google aerial dated 07.12.2013-
stored EI-BMJ SOCATA MS.880B Rallye 100T (2594) 00.00.000 Current James Gerrard Cooke of the possible site shows what looks like three fuselage’s at the
stored EI-BUG SOCATA ST10 Diplomate (125) 00.00.000 Current James Gerrard Cooke gable of the house. James also has EI-BMU Soneri IIL stored at
Weston ID1387 info dated 20.04.2015
EI-ATS + EI-BMJ + EI-BUG are all stored (probably open stored) at
this location-the owner also has EI-BMU Soneri IIL (01224) stored
at Weston airfield ID1387 info dated 20.04.2015

2817 Rosses Bay Derry Marine RAF
owner ?
operator Royal Air Force
5k NE of the Foyle Bridge Lough Foyle (southern end)
moored up in the City centre. Co Derry

visitor S1589 Short S.14 Sarafand ( HYPERLINK "http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=R.6/28&distinct_entry=true" R.6/28) 00.08.1933 Royal Air Force The Short S.14 Sarafand was a the largest biplane  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_boat" \o "Flying boat" flying boat
that had been built in the United Kingdom and was constructed
by  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Brothers" \o "Short Brothers" Short Brothers at Rochester- Kent. It was planned as a
general  HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconnaissance" \o "Reconnaissance" reconnaissance aircraft for military service. Only this
prototype was built. c/n given is in fact the Air Ministry
specification R.6/28- no c/n is known.
First flight was 30.06.1932 (on the 21.06- just nine days earlier
Amelia Earhart had landed in Shantallow) and the aircraft was
finally scrapped Felixstowe1936.
On 02.08.1933 The Italian Air Force paid a visit to Derry/Culmore
Point ID0473. When 24 Savoia Marchetti S55x Flying Boat’s
commanded by General Balbo arrived on 02.07.1933 & dep
05.07.1933. The film clip below shows this event- but the final two
minutes of this film also records the visit of the Sarafand to Derry
City. It was moored up close to the Guildhall. The film covers it’s
departure- taxying 1200m down stream to the open water of
Rosses Bay- opposite Pennyburn. There it had 2000+ m for
take-off in an ENE direction. In 1933 there was no Foyle Bridge
to worry about- The Sarafand banked left after lift off and proceeded to perform a low pass over Derry City before flying
away.No dates are given- but as it appears after the Itialian visit
on the film- I think it can be assumed it was the July-September period. If you do not have a UK mail address you may have
trouble opening it. Then try copy & paste  HYPERLINK "http://digitalfilmarchive.net/media/italian-air-armada-122" http://digitalfilmarchive.net/media/italian-air-armada-122
Mooring point in city centre 54.59-832N 07.18-987W &
landing/take off area at Rosses Bay 55.00-209N 07.18-209W

2818 River Foyle Derry Marine RAF
see Rosses Bay 2817

2819 Cooperalley GAA sports field Cork Helistop Private
owner Youghal GAA club
operator Irish Coast Guard
1.5k NW of Youghal town centre Cooperalley
Youghal
Co Cork

visitor EI-ICU Sikorsky S.92A Helibus (92-0034) 18.11.2015 Irish coast Guard sports pitch was used on Wed 18.11.2015 by Rescue 117
helicopter EI-ICU Sikorsky S.92A Helibus (92-0034) to transfer
a young man to Cork University Hospital when he was seriously
injured after an oil tank exploded at his workplace- B&C Services
metal fabricators. Sadly he died of his injuries the following day-
RIP.

2820 Delphi House Mayo Helipad Private
see Delphi Lodge 1425

2821 Moyteoge Head Mayo Marine WW2 Forced Landing Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
owner not applical
operator not applical
2 miles S of Moyteoge Head Atlantic Ocean
Keel West
Keel
Achill Island
Co Mayo

NE931 Fairey (Blackburn) Swordfish II (?) was force landed at this location at 07.32hrs on 19.06.1944
the incident was seen from a lookout post who alerted local fishermen-they rescued the three crew men
when their rubber dingy drifted away from land and towed them ashore at 10.35.

forced landing at sea NE931 Fairey (Blackburn) Swordfish II (?) 19.06.1944 Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm

Dennis Burke very kindly allowed access to the in-depth and extreamly well researched information on his website.
The story of the crew of Royal Navy- Fleet Air Arm Swordfish NE931 who were forced to ditch off
the coast of Achill in June 1944. The sad fate of one of the crew members was right under my nose
but for a spelling mistake. On the early morning of Monday- 19th June- 1944- an aircraft was observed
by the Look Out Post (LOP) Moyteoge Head- Achill island- 2 miles south circling and later crashed
into the sea at 07:32 hrs. The Coastwatcher on duty Volunteer Cafferky called to his district commander
in Castlebar to report on the events. He was instructed by the District Officer to make arrangements
to go to the assistance of the people who were seen to have abandoned the aircraft. That district
officer- Lt. Thomas P Lyons penned a report on the 23rd of June to the Officer Commanding the
Armies G2 (Intelligence) branch based at Custume Barracks in Athlone. This was in turn copied forward
to the G2 Head Quarters in Dublin. At 07:40 on 19.06.1944 I received a telephone message from Achill Head L.O.P. to say that an aircraft had been seen to descend into the sea 2 miles south of the L.O.P. at 07:32 hrs. that morning. I instructed Volunteer Cafferky- who was on duty at the time to inform Cpl. O’Malley (N.C.O. i/c of the L.O.P.) who was then on his way to the LOP to change the Watch- of the occurrence and to instruct him to procure a boat immediately and to proceed towards the scene. Cpl. O’Malley obtained a boat from Michael McHugh- Dooagh- at Keem Bay- where McHugh and his crew were engaged in Salmon fishing. McHugh and Volunteer Cafferky accompanied him in the boat to the scene. The crew left the pane and took to rubber Dingies. They drifted with the outgoing tide with the result that the rescuers had to row some three miles before they picked them up safely. By this time the airmen were very wet and the pilot was seasick. O’Malley and his assistants succeeded with some difficulty in bringing the three airmen and the rubber dingies ashore at about 10:35 hrs at Keem Bay. The Sergt. i/c Keel Garda Barracks and Rev. Fr. Langan- C.C. Dooagh were waiting on the shore and Fr. Langan drove the three survivors to Achill Head Hotel in his car. I arrived at Dooagh at 10:40 hrs. and met the airmen on their journey to the Hotel. I interviewed the pilot and obtained from him the names of the crew which were as follows. Sub. Lieut. Rooke (Pilot) Sub. Lieut Kearey Aircraftman McRae Fr. Langan- representing the Local Red Cross Branch- obtained clothing and boots for all three. I ordered Refreshments- meals- cigarettes- etc. for them and handed the bills to Captain Birthistle that evening when he arrived to take over the crew. I enclose a bill for £5 (five pounds) received from McHugh and consider the amount reasonable in view of the facts stated. I have the honour to be Your obedient servant Thomas P Lyons Lieut.
DISTRICT OFFICER NO.12 DISTRICT
Upon being landed on Achill- the crew were saturated from being in the water and thus the local parish priest Rev. J J Langan arranged that they be supplied with boots from the local Red Cross organisation. They were further supplied with clothing from visitors to Achill Hotel. In the aftermath of the crews rescue- they were driven from Achill to the Border with Northern Ireland where they were handed over to UK forces at 01:30 hours on the morning of June 20th. Having left Keel after 20:00 hours on the previous evening. Captain J K Birthistle of the Armys G2 branch was particularly excised at this because others had told the British party to be at the border at 21:00 hours the previous evening.
At the border- it was agreed that the boots and clothing would be returned by post to the Achill Hotel and returned to the owners.
There is an undated hand written note in the Army file that “Major Delamore states he believes machine was a “Barracuda”(Fleet Air Arm Torpedo Bomber- Twin engine- crew 3.??

(see  HYPERLINK "https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiE7ue_2azJAhXEWBQKHZ3WA0YQFggkMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csn.ul.ie%2F%7Edan%2Fwar%2Fcrashes.htm&usg=AFQjCNEvILXUoSS9wMgyrRuB5U6nPP0lFw&sig2=M-HGxs6tNHyFF3FHBY3lzA" Foreign Aircraft in Ireland 1939 - 1945 website which shows the approximate location of the
ditching on a map. This shows an area centered on 2 miles south of Moyteoge Head.
It should be noted that this particular date of the 19.06.1944 would see three other fatal crashes of  HYPERLINK "http://skynet.ie/%7Edan/war/42-50721.htm" Liberator bombers in Donegal.
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