Bring Avro Cadet 'C7' back to Baldonnel campaign!

[Silver]

Cheers Fouga.

I have a lenghty letter ready to send off in the morning.

[RMR]

I've just sent one.I hope someone has the good sense to read and consider them!

[Fouga]

what did u say? i just said it' belongs with the AC and is the last airworthy example left and should be made public at airshows for the Irish people and others and the bottom line was it's about preserving Irish Aviation History, which we are rich in.

[John K]

Have any of you read the blurb about a letter from Mr Donal McCarron as a young pilot? Well if it's the same Donal McCarron who wrote Wings over Ireland-he wasn't in the Air Corps, could have been his Father though. A bit suspect I think.

[Silver]

According to his book, he was in the Air Corps !

From 'Step Together!' - Ireland's Emergency Army 1939-46' As Told By It's Veterans' by Donal MacCarron.

"....one foolhardy competition that Mac, Denis 'agus me fein' engaged in for a time was over a wooded spot out of view of Rineanna where we spun the Cadet (C7) from 2000 feet to see who could get in the most turns before pulling out. It was Denis, I think, who had a very near miss, hitting the leaves on recovery - but winning. I recall dropping message weights for a local girl friend in a back field in Raheen. On at least two occassions, I landed in the Cadet in a field, and recall taking one of her two brothers fro a short spin over the Shannon nearby."

[John K]

No it must've been his Dad. I've just dug out my copy of 'Wings over Ireland', it says he was born in 1927. I remember he told me he hadn't been a member of the Air Corps when he came to my house about 12 or 13 years ago, after I answered an advert he'd placed in the British Airways newspaper. He was researching for 'Wings over Ireland' and took away a load of stuff I had.
It certainly would be good for the Air Corps to get some of their history back with that Cadet, though.

[Silver]

Hmmm ......... confusing to say the least  '>

I hope you've sent off an email in support of the C7 campaign, John K ? ............you being ex-AC and all ?!  '>

[Tony Kearns]

Silver, not confusing at all , you never let a good story get in the way of the facts.
Tony k

[John K]

Hi Tony, where've you been for so long? Hopefully working on the definitive Irish Air Corps book to outdo 'Wings'! Good to see you're still around.
JK

[Tony Kearns]

Hi John,
Still here, yes busy with other things and not too keen with some of the other postings. Take care.
Tony K

[Silver]

Hi TK, I hope to read your book someday which may, with your help (hint hint '>) even include a photo of C7 back in Baldonnel !

[Guinness]

Jaysus Silver,

I think your minister was quite surprised when he found an e-mail from the Netherlands in his mailbox  

Guinness

[Silver]

Cheers Guinness !

Every email (or letter) counts - be it from a member or non-member of this board !

Silver.

[Silver]

From 'Wings Over Ireland' (re C7) -

"A seventh Cadet was aquired on 8th September 1934 to replace an example written off near Baldonnel on 3rd August 1933. This replacement served until being disposed of in 1945 and going on to the Irish civil register. After many years of storage, the one-time C.7 and Ireland's oldest surviving military aircraft was moved to Britain on 24th October 1984 and again entered a period of dust gathering. On 16th May 1991 it was exported to New Zealand where it is being restored to airworthy condition"

(As we know - it is now fully airworthy).


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It would be good to know who has sent an email or letter re this campaign ?

...........and if anybody has got a reply ?

[FiannaFail]

Now that you have all learnt the benefit of using the political system perhaps sending e-mails to the Minister re the new jets etc required (but Mery Harney stopped) wouldn't go astray? He would like to know  that interest in the IAC is not a minoeity interest!
FiannaFail '>