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The Irish Air Corps (in Irish: Aer Chór na hÉireann) provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na hÉireann (the Irish Defence Forces), in support of the Army and Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government (e.g. Search and Rescue, Ministerial Air Transport Service). The principal airbase is Casement Aerodrome located at Baldonnel. Image File history File linksMetadata Irish_Eurocopter_(EC-135). ...
The EC 135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services, and for executive transport. ...
The Irish Defence Forces are the army, navy and air force of the Republic of Ireland. ...
Casement Aerodrome or Baldonnel Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EIME) is an airfield to the south west of Dublin, Ireland situated off the N7 main road route to the south and south west. ...
Baldonnell,pronounced (Bal-don-nel) commonly spelt using the singular Baldonnel is believed to be a local name attributed to the Clann of Donail? Mainly recognised as just a townland, and industrial/agricultural area near Tallght, Lucan, Saggart and Naas, in West County Dublin, it is mainly famed for the...
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A ground attack aircraft is an aircraft that is designed to operate very close to the ground, supporting infantry and tanks directly in battle. ...
The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. ...
A patrol bomber, or patrol aircraft, is an airplane designed to operate for long times over water in an anti-shipping or anti-submarine role. ...
CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force The CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport. ...
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Cessna 172RG Cessna 172 instrument panel 1964 Cessna 172E 1965 Cessna F172G 1971 Cessna 172 The early Cessna 172 Skyhawks had no rear window and featured a square fin design, like this 1957 model 1977 Cessna 172M Cessna 172R Panel of C-GLFC The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four...
CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force The CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport. ...
The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. ...
The EC 135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services, and for executive transport. ...
The Irish Defence Forces are the army, navy and air force of the Republic of Ireland. ...
Troops from the Ranger wing, the Irish armys Special forces The Irish Army (Irish: Arm na hÉireann) is the main branch of the Irish Defence Forces (Óglaigh na hÉireann). ...
The Irish Naval Service (Irish SerbhÃs Cabhlaigh na hÉireann) is the navy of the Republic of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces (Óglaigh na hÉireann). ...
Casement Aerodrome or Baldonnel Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EIME) is an airfield to the south west of Dublin, Ireland situated off the N7 main road route to the south and south west. ...
Baldonnell,pronounced (Bal-don-nel) commonly spelt using the singular Baldonnel is believed to be a local name attributed to the Clann of Donail? Mainly recognised as just a townland, and industrial/agricultural area near Tallght, Lucan, Saggart and Naas, in West County Dublin, it is mainly famed for the...
History
Origins The origin of the Air Corps goes back to the Anglo-Irish Treaty talks of 1921, when a Martinsyde Type A Mark II biplane was purchased and put on 24-hour standby at Croydon airport in order to allow Michael Collins to escape back to Ireland if the talks failed. In the event it was not needed for this mission, and it became the first Irish military aircraft, arriving in June 1922. Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty The Anglo-Irish Treaty, officially called the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was a treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and representatives of the extra-judicial Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence. ...
Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...
Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in southern England, and is also an area of Greater London, being the main settlement in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
General Michael John (Mick) Collins (Irish: ; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the Irish Republic, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations, both as Chairman of the Provisional Government and...
By the end of 1922 the Air Corps comprised ten aircraft (including 6 Bristol F2B fighters from the First World War), and about 400 men. The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. ...
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During the 1930s funds were not plentiful, but in 1938 four Gloster Gladiator biplane fighters were delivered - a further eight were ordered but were embargoed by the outbreak of the Second World War, referred to in neutral Ireland as "The Emergency". Gloster Gladiator photographed in England in 2002 The Gloster Gladiator was a biplane fighter, used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, as well as a number of other air forces, during World War II. The aircraft had a top speed of around 414 km/h. ...
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The Emergency was an official euphemism used by the Irish Government (of the State now known as the Republic of Ireland) during the 1940s to refer to its position during World War II. The State was officially neutral during World War II and in government media, direct references to the...
World War 2 During World War II (or The Emergency) there is no record of Air Corps planes engaging any belligerent aircraft, although dozens of escaped barrage balloons were shot down. 163 belligerent aircraft force-landed in Ireland during the war, and in this way the Air Corps acquired a Lockheed Hudson, a Fairey Battle, and three Hawker Hurricanes. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
The Emergency was an official euphemism used by the Irish Government (of the State now known as the Republic of Ireland) during the 1940s to refer to its position during World War II. The State was officially neutral during World War II and in government media, direct references to the...
Lockheed Hudson Mk V The Lockheed Hudson was a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of World War II. The Hudson was the first significant aircraft construction contract for the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation—the initial RAF order for 200...
Fairey Battle The Fairey Battle was a light bomber of the Royal Air Force built by Fairey Aviation in the late 1930s. ...
The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. ...
For a short time an order was given to Irish fighter pilots to use their aircraft to block the runways of airfields. They were then to use rifles and shoot at any invaders.
The Hurricane gave the Air Corps a proven modern fighter, and at one stage no fewer than 20 flew in Irish colours.
Post-war years After the war, the Hurricanes were replaced by Supermarine Seafires and a few two-seat Spitfire trainers. The de Havilland Dove became the Corps' transport aircraft. The jet age arrived on 30 June 1956 when the Corps took delivery of a de Havilland Vampire T.55 trainer. Seafire F XVII SX336 (Kennet Aviation) The Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire, specially adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. ...
The Supermarine Spitfire was an iconic British single-seat fighter used primarily by the RAF and many Allied countries through the Second World War and into the 1950s. ...
de Havilland Dove The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the bi-plane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britains most successful post-war civil designs. ...
June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was the second jet-engined aircraft commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War (the first being the Gloster Meteor), although it did not see combat in that conflict. ...
Expansion In 1963 the Corps took delivery of its first helicopters, Alouette IIIs, of which seven remained in service at the start of the 21st century. In their time, 3,300 people have been assisted by these helicopters in their Search and Rescue and air ambulance roles. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
It has been suggested that IAR 316 be merged into this article or section. ...
In the mid-1970s the expansion of the Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS) following Ireland's accession to the European Economic Community (now the European Union) led to the acquisition of the Corps' first business jet, a BAe 125-700. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
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BAe 125-1000 The twin-engined BAe 125 is the worlds best selling mid-size corporate jet, now marketed as the Raytheon Hawker 800. ...
In 1975 several Fouga Magister CM-170 jet aircraft were purchased secondhand from France. They were used for training, for the Light Strike Squadron and for the Silver Swallows display team. They were withdrawn from service in 1998 and not replaced, leaving the Irish Air Corps without any jet fighter aircraft. A two seat turbojet powered trainer aircraft, the first Magister prototype flew on 23 July 1952. ...
The Silver Swallows was the name of the air display team of the Irish Air Corps. ...
Recent history As part of its obligations to the European Union, Ireland is responsible for patrolling 132,000 square miles (342,000 km²) of sea. In order to do this, the Air Corps employed three Beech King Air turboprops, later replaced by two CASA CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft. Beech King Air Categories: Aircraft stubs | U.S. civil utility aircraft 1960-1969 ...
CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force The CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport. ...
In its MATS role, following Ireland's assumption of the EU Presidency the Corps leased a Grumman Gulfstream III which in 1990 became the first Irish military aircraft to circumnavigate the world, conveying the Foreign Affairs Minister to Ottawa, Anchorage, Sapporo, Brunei, Kuching, Bombay, Dubai and Rome before returning home. In more recent times, a Grumman Gulfstream IV has been acquired, in addition to a Learjet 45. Presidency of the Council of the European Union refers to the responsibility of presiding over all aspects of the Council of the European Union, when exercised collectively by a government, on a pre-established rota of the member states, of the European Union. ...
The Gulfstream III, a business jet produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, is an all-weather, long-range, high speed aircraft powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines with thrust reversers. ...
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On March 18 2004 eight Pilatus PC-9M trainers were officially accepted by the Air Corps. On April 21 of that year the first three of the aircraft arrived. The Pilatus aircraft were the first Air Corps aircraft to break Air Corps tradition when the GOC (General Officer Commanding - a Brigadier General) decided to have the Pilatus tail numbers in the 260 series, when the most recent aircraft to be purchased (the Bombardier Learjet 45) had the tail number 258. This meant that the tail number 259 was skipped. The pilatus is the first Air Corps aircraft to have ejector seats since the Vampire. The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. ...
Two new Eurocopter EC135P2 Light Utility Helicopters were delivered to the Irish Air Corps (IAC) in November 2005. More recently, the IAC took delivery of two new Utility Helicopters that will facilitate a substantial increase in capabilities to the IAC. The first two AgustaWestland AW139 Utility Helicopters, of an initial firm order of four (but with an option for an additional two), were handed over to the IAC at Agusta's facility in Milan in November 2006. Both AW139 remained initially in Milan to provide training for Irish pilots before being flown to Ireland in December 2006. These helicopters are another first for the IAC as they are delivered with the capability to carry door mounted 7.62mm GPMG (General Purpose Machine Guns). The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. ...
The MG 34 - the first Universelles Maschinengewehr forerunner of the modern GPMG, shown here in two different mountings. ...
Aircraft
Current In addition, the Air Corps operates (on behalf of An Garda Siochana, the Irish National police Force) It has been suggested that IAR 316 be merged into this article or section. ...
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The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. ...
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The Beechcraft King Air is a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ...
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CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force The CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport. ...
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Cessna 172RG Cessna 172 instrument panel 1964 Cessna 172E 1965 Cessna F172G 1971 Cessna 172 The early Cessna 172 Skyhawks had no rear window and featured a square fin design, like this 1957 model 1977 Cessna 172M Cessna 172R Panel of C-GLFC The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four...
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The EC 135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services, and for executive transport. ...
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Gulfstream G400 The Gulfstream G400 (formerly marketed as the Gulfstream IV) is a private jet aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Georgia, a General Dynamics company. ...
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The Learjet 45XR is an aircraft produced by Bombardier Aerospace. ...
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The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. ...
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US Navy Sea King Several UH-3 Sea Kings taking off The Sikorsky UH-3 Sea King (also known as Sikorsky S-61) is a twin-engined multi-purpose helicopter. ...
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The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. ...
A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána. ...
- 1 AS 355N Twin Squirrel,
- 1 Eurocopter EC 135T2,
- 1 Britten-Norman BN2T-4S Defender 4000.
The Eurocopter Ecureuil (Squirrel) is a single-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. ...
The EC 135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services, and for executive transport. ...
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The Britten-Norman Defender is a light aircraft manufactured by Britten-Norman of Britain. ...
Recently retired The Air Corps SF-260WE Marchetti's were sold to a private collector in the United States - though one example of this type has been retained to be added to the IAC's museum collection. Several other aircraft (including four Dauphins and one Gazelle) have also been recently retired from service, officially struck off the IACs aircraft register and sold to foreign buyers. It is the intention of the IAC to retire the Alouette III fleet after the delivery of the remaining utility helicopters that are currently on order.
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The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. ...
On order In addition to the first two AgustaWestland AW139 already in operation, the Air Corps has four additional AW139 Utility Helicopters on order from Italy. The next pair of AW139 will be delived to the IAC in 2007, and following the exercise of two options, the final pair will be delivered in late 2007 or early 2008. The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. ...
It was also revealed in 2006 that the IAC had signed a contract with EADS CASA to upgrade the two CN-235's to the FITS Persuader standard. This will greatly increase the aircrafts' capability as they will be fitted with enhanced radars, forward looking infra red equipment and a new electronic and avionics suite. The upgrade is to start in 2007 at the rate of one aircraft at a time. CASA Jungmann, built in 1957. ...
CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force The CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport. ...
Ranks The Air Corps' ranks are similar to those of the Irish Army. The current strength is 930 all ranks.
Officers A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ...
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See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ireland This page aims to list articles related to the island of Ireland. ...
Politics of Ireland (the Republic of Ireland) takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...
The first known human settlement in Ireland began around 8000 BC, when hunter-gatherers arrived from Britain and continental Europe, probably via a land bridge. ...
List of aircraft of the Irish Air Corps Martinsyde A1 Mk II RAE SE5a Bristol F2B Martinsyde Buzzard de Havilland DH9 Avro 504K Fairey IIIF Vickers Vespa de Havilland Moth Avro Tutor Avro 626 Avro Cadet Avro 636 de Havilland Dragon II Supermarine Walrus Avro Anson I, C19 Miles Magister...
The Irish Defence Forces are the army, navy and air force of the Republic of Ireland. ...
References - ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
- ^ IAC (102 Squadron) operates 1 Beech King Air (#BB-672 with tail-number 240). Two previously operated aircraft (#BB-376 and #BB-208, with tail-numbers 232 and 234) were sold in 1991 and 1992 respectively. See: scramble.nl, iol.ie/~asire/aircorps, irishairpics.com and other sources.
Aviation Week & Space Technology (often abbreviated as Aviation Week or AW&ST) is a weekly magazine which reports upon the state of the aerospace industry. ...
January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ...
External link - Air Corps section of the Irish Defence Forces website
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