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Originally posted by Jetjock View PostIt was never operated by the Air Corps. More like a wet lease from the Bundesgrenzschutz. I.e. German pilots. The only Air Corps connection was a liaison role for local geographical knowledge.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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Originally posted by Meatbomb View PostNo mention of the S61 AKA SK 257 either"We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
Illegitimi non carborundum
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Theres a gazelle in the picture!?"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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Originally posted by golden rivet View Postlt Kelly was the first pilot on eithne p31..i think he was a lt/col then... he could handle her in any weather..nice man,,,pity the whole idea fell apart,,,Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Several of the older pilots used to moan that they wanted the DoD to buy Alouette IIs, to spare the IIIs for operations, because so much flying time was lost to pranged-in-training IIIs being repaired. The II would have been so useful for the kind of running around that the Alouette III ended up doing.
regards
GttC
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Its a pity that an 'Open Day' or 'Photo Call' (involving aircraft from the Coast Guard, RAF, RCAF, HMCG etc) wasnt organised to mark the occassion?
Perhaps we will see a book or a brochure (like the 1993 '30 Years of Heli Ops' brochure) published?
...and/or a commemorative patch?!IRISH AIR CORPS - Serving the Nation.
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