Fatal Air Corps Cessna crash

[Frank]

Hi Guys,

As you will have started to read or hear about by now an Air Corps Cessna aircraft crashed at Clonbullogue in Co Offaly, sadly killing the pilot Lt. Raymond Heery who was the sole occupant.

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From RTE.ie News http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0506/aircrash.html A young Air Corps pilot was killed during a training exercise in Co Offaly this afternoon. He was 2nd Lieutenant Raymond Heery, from Oldcastle, Co Meath. The 22-year-old was commissioned as an officer 18 months ago. Lt. Heery was flying a four-seater Cessna when it crashed shortly after take-off in Clonbullogue just before 1pm. He was the only person on board.   The Irish Parachute Club runs an airfield near the village which is used by the air corps parachute section. The dead pilot had been on duty carrying parachutists to and from Baldonnel. The Minister for Defence, Michael Smith, said he learned with great sadness of the tragic accident. President McAleese has expressed her great sadness following the death of Lt Heery. Watch the RTE News report (6pm) Watch the RTE News report (9pm)

I'm kindly asking everyone on the board to please refrain from speculating or theorising on the cause of the crash and to wait until a full investigation has been carried out before commenting on such matters.

I'm sure that I speak for everyone on the board when I say that our thoughts go out to the pilots family and friends at this sad time.

You may post messages of condolences here if you wish.

R.I.P.


Regards,

Frank.

[Taj]

Well said Frank.

Deepest sympathies to the family and colleagues of the pilot involved.

Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.

[P.Doff]

Yes, a sad day for us all with the loss of 243 and its young pilot.
Our second comrade to go in a week.
May they rest in peace.

[FiannaFail]

A terrible sad day. May he rest in peace. Amen
FiannaFail

[pilatus]

my deepest condolences go out to 2nd Lieutenant Raymond Heereys family and his comrades.may he rest in peace.

[VonTaunitz]

My deepest sympathies go to his family and friends on this terrible day. May he rest in peace.

[202]

Always devastating when one hears of an IAC fatality -; remembering the fatal Marchetti accidents of 1982 and 1990 and of course the Dauphin tragedy; one imagines that Casement is a sombre place this evening. Spare a thought too for the good folk of Clonbullogue -- a tranquil, aviation friendly community in East Offaly.

Ar dheis De go raibh a h-anam.

[yeehah1]

06-05-04
I too would like to offer my condolences to the family of 2nd Lieutenant Raymond Heerey. May he rest in peace.
Liam

[Guinness]

May 6 2004.

My condolances to the family and friends of 2nd Lt. Heery.

As always it is a terrible loss where the question, why?, will  be left unanswered.

Maybe the words of W.B Yeats can express my feelings

I KNOW I SHALL MEET MY FATE
SOMEWHERE AMONG THE CLOUDS ABOVE;
THOSE THAT I FIGHT I DO NOT HATE,
THOSE THAT I GUARD I DO NOT LOVE

MY COUNTRY IS KILTARTAN CROSS,
MY COUNTRYMEN KILTARTAN'S POOR,
NO LIKELY END COULD BRING THEM LOSS
OR LEAVE THEM HAPPIER THAN BEFORE.

NOR LAW, NOR DUTY BADE ME FIGHT,
NO PUBLIC MEN, NOR CHEERING CROWDS,
A LONELY IMPULSE OF DELIGHT
DROVE TO THIS TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS;

I BALLANCED ALL, BROUGHT ALL TO MIND,
THE YEARS TO COME SEEMED WASTE OF BREATH
A WASTE OF BREATH THE YEARS BEHIND
IN BALLANCE WITH THIS LIFE, IS DEATH

W.B. Yeats, 1918


I hope that God will give strenght to all who need it in this terrible periode of time.

Karel

[clan]

My condolences to young 2nt Lieutenant Raymond Heerys family, friends and comrades.

Rest in Peace in young man.

Alan

[Dublin Spotter]

Deepest sympathies to the family, friends  and colleagues of 2nd Lieutenant Raymond Heerey on this saddest of days for the Irish Aer Corp.

[John K]

Amen to all those, R.I.P.

[dinger dwyer]

on behalf of the 37th class I would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Lt. Raymond Heery-another sad day for the Air Corps.

[Lude]

My deepest condolences to the family,friends and comrades of 2nd-Lieutenant Raymond Heerey.
A tragic day for the Air Corps.
May he rest in peace.

[alpha foxtrot 07]

R.I.P.