I picked this DVD up at Baldonnel on the day of the recent Fouga book launch. It is a very interesting and well put-together production. At over four hours in length, it will probably take most people a few sittings to watch.
For the most part the film footage is of good quality and relevant to the aircraft being described, though in a couple of cases some artistic licence has to be taken in the absence of footage (e.g. Spitfire trainers are shown during some of the Seafire discussion). It looks like the RTE archives and other sources, including private collections, have provided some of the material, which includes colour sequences of the Vampires, Provosts, Puma and Doves. What comes across particularly is the pride and professionalism of the Air Corps personnel, past and present, in their achievements, as well as the role that Baldonnel has playing in several significant aviation events over the years. The section on film-making in Ireland in the 1960s is of particular note also, with good colour footage of the various WW1 biplane replicas used.
Highly recommended and excellent value.
