unusal formation ?

[davedublin]

yesterday afternoon, about 3.30 pmi was at howth Harbour, when a formation passed me, heading north . it comprised 3 cessnas, in a vic formation, with  a Dauphin immediatly behind . the whole, would prob be best described as a diamond formation, veryunusal i thought tho, combining fixed wing and rotary, and also, where was it going, or coming from?

[202]

Yes, Dave Dublin, I saw the same spectacle some 90 minutes later overhead Maynooth going south, presumably returning to Casement. That is about 1700 on the afternoon of Thursday, 1 September, vic formation of Cessnas with Dauphin tucked in behind. A great sound, a great sight. If Dave Dublin saw them over Howth about 1530 that means they were out for the best part of 90 minutes somwhere over north Co Dublin/Meath, which seems to be a long time time for a formation. I have never seen that combination in the air before, what was it all about?

[Silver]

Perhaps the Dauphin was following to film/photograph the Cessna formation ?

[202]

But why? What was the occasion?

[Silver]

For the 2006 Air Corps calendar perhaps ?

[202]

Pretty expensive photoshoot ... four ships up for 90 minutes