I will be visiting Ireland for a few days. Hardly time in the agenda to have a look around, but just in case …
Any historic aircraft to be found at/near Dublin, Shannon or Sligo ?
All help very much appreciated.
(Yes, I do know there are no Harvards/Texans in Ireland)
By: PaulR - 18th January 2006 at 12:11
The Foynes museum is bijou.
We have a landing slip from a 1918 flying boat station here, care to look at that? 😀
By: Malcolm McKay - 18th January 2006 at 10:35
Where is the Aer Lingus Viscount nose now?
In front of its Buccaneers.
I am sorry 🙁 – I don’t know what came over me.
:dev2:
By: Eric Mc - 18th January 2006 at 08:33
Where is the Aer Lingus Viscount nose now?
By: Sibs - 17th January 2006 at 23:37
Ulster Aviation Heritage / Ulster Aviation Society
Hi
This may be of interest:
http://www.ulsteraviationsociety.co.uk/
Cheers!
By: Guzzineil - 17th January 2006 at 23:04
I’m heading that way later in the year, so would be interested to hear of any aviation sites worth a look.. whats at the Foynes Seaplane museum??
Neil.
By: Tony Kearns - 17th January 2006 at 23:02
There is no Aer Lingus museum anymore. The Air Corps took back their exhibits and these are now at the Irish Air Corps Museum at Baldonnel. It is possible to visit but only by prior arrangements.
Tony K
By: Eric Mc - 17th January 2006 at 22:44
Both Aer Lingus and the Irish Aer Corps have museums but neither are on permanent public display. The Aer Corps collection can be seen by prior appointment, I think. They have some nice stuff – Fouga Magister, Avro XIX (Anson), Vampire T55 etc.
As far as I know, the only “aircraft” retained by Aer Lingus is the cockpit section of Viscount EI-AOH. It used to be on display (over 20 years ago) in the main terminal at Dublin Airport.
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