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Offline P.Doff

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« on: September 11, 2004, 03:30:05 pm »
Hi all,
      Royal Flight HS-125 in the Don yesterday to pick up princess Anne. Also that old Beech thats based in Weston payed a visit to do a photo shoot with ex-Aircorps 2 seat Spitfire which unfortunatly couldnt make it due to weather!
It could have came today(?) as RTE wer supposed to be doing a progrmme on it!
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Offline Tony Kearns

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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2004, 08:54:13 pm »
Hi P.Doff,
Do you have any idea as to the serial of the 125? The Spitfire was not able to make it today (Sat) due to weather. Perhaps the opportunity will arise in the future. I understand that it was not an ex Air Corps Tr9 but was probably PT462 G-CTIX ex Israeli owned by Anthony Hodgson and based in N. Wales.
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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2004, 09:10:28 pm »
Tony

The RAF 125 was most likely ZD703 - as it was noted in Shannon on Thursday evening (callsign was 'Kittyhawk 18R') and Princess Anne attended a function in Limerick.  So I'd imagine the same aircraft was ferrying her around.

I saw the Weston based Beech 18 on approach to BAL on Friday morning - was it involved in filming also?

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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2004, 09:26:38 pm »
Thanks Snapper for that. The Beech 18 was airborne to meet and escort the Spitfire across the Irish Sea but weather intervened. The Beech looks immaculate and gleaming in its natural Alominium colour scheme.
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2004, 10:29:23 am »
I thinks its a terrible pity we don't see these old aircraft in Irish skies more often.  Was there ever a "proper" Warbird at the Salthill Airshow?  Maybe it's an insurance thing or possibly monetary?  
At the old Air Spectaculars of the 80's and early 90's there was always at least one old WW11 aircraft.  
Could it be something to bare in mind for the next Salthill Airshow. A lot of the types on the British Airshow circuit were in service with the IAC-Hurricane, Lysander and the aforementioned Spitfire. There also a nice alternative from the Jets.
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« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2004, 12:55:47 pm »
Is there an EC145 in Baldonnel at the moment. There was one this morning over Lough corrib very low in serious bad weather doing all sorts of manouvers.(It could have been the gale force wind) .
Whiskey Section, the Beech was at the salthill airshow this year and lovely it is too. I presume by proper airbird you mean WW11 planes. Do not forget we had the Yak here as well over the last few years.
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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2004, 03:03:08 pm »
id say insurance and not Govt owned is the reason at salthill. it's voluntary.
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« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2004, 04:25:01 am »
Very interesting to hear about the ex-IAC Spitfire coming to Baldonnel !

Perhaps this aircraft could make a visit to Salthill next year ?

The YAK which attended Salthill is privately-owned, is it not ?

It would be great if the AC Museum could purchase one of these former IAC-Spits for their collection........wishful thinking I know ?!!

.....perhaps the Lotto fund could pay some of the cost ?  ':p'
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« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2004, 07:47:34 pm »
Quote (clan @ 13 Sep. 2004,12:55)
Is there an EC145 in Baldonnel at the moment. There was one this morning over Lough corrib very low in serious bad weather doing all sorts of manouvers.(It could have been the gale force wind) .

Any Idea what it was doing there?(Obvious leading question)
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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2004, 08:41:38 pm »
More visitors at Baldonnel reported today.

Two Belgian SF260s - serials anyone & are they still present?

A Premier 1 & a King Air were also reported this morning - was the former on demo to the Air Corps as a replacement for 240?

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« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2004, 10:43:35 pm »
Sealion. I have no idea what it was doing. The wind was very strong. But it was hovering over the corrib, near a small island heading into the wind trying to go sideways. Which it did for quite a few minutes before heading off. The island it was near did not have a house on it so I presumed it was someone testing showing off etc as it was not a nice day for flying.
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« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2004, 02:17:11 pm »
ST73 is the BAF SF260 that is in and will be going back tomorrow morning sometime. Only one came this time.
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« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2004, 08:24:37 pm »
Claudel

are you sure about the serial - I don't think the Belgians SF260s go up to ST73?

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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2004, 11:18:39 am »
Sorry about that lads, the SN is ST43, a typo on my behalf.

The plane returned to Belgium this morning at 10:30.
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« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2004, 11:45:21 pm »
Snapper;

The Premier was in to support the King Air, which was demo'ing the potential for upgrading 240. It has a glass cockpit, raisbeck kit including 4 bladed prop etc.

The official party line is that the Learjet is the replacement for the King Air in the transport role. The King Air was then to be returned to it's "primary" role of multi engine training.

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