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- Active Irish military aircraft
- Retired Irish military aircraft Fighter and attack aircraft Bombers Reconnaissance and patrol aircraft Transport and liaison aircraft Trainer aircraft Helicopters
- References Notes Sources
This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated or have formerly been operated by the Irish Air Corps. Active Irish military aircraftMilitary aircraft currently in active service with the Irish Air Corps are as follows: {{Active Irish Air Corps Aircraft}}Retired Irish military aircraftA few examples of former Air Corps aircraft are retained in the Air Corps Museum in Baldonnel. These include an Avro Anson, An Alouette III and a Fouga Magister. A De Havilland Vampire and a Miles Magister are on display in the National Museum in Collins Barracks (Dublin).[1] Military aircraft which have been withdrawn from service with the Irish Air Corps include the following: Fighter and attack aircraft - Bristol F.2B Fighter - 8× 1922-1935{{sfn|Byrne|1980|p=52}}{{sfn|O'Malley|2010|p=57}}{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard - 4× 1922-1929{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=18}}
- RAE S.E.5a - 1× 1922 (destroyed by the IRA during Civil War)
- Bristol F.2B Fighter Mk II - 8× 1925-1935{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Gloster Gladiator I - 4× 1938-1944 (1× crashed 1938, 1× crashed 1944, 2× retired 1943, 12 more ordered but not delivered during The Emergency){{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}[2]
- Hawker Hurricane I - 12× 1940-1946 (1× RAF crash-landed in Ireland 1940 and repaired by Air Corps, 11× delivered 1943){{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Hawker Hurricane IIa - 1× 1941-1943 (RAF force-landed in Ireland)
- Hawker Hurricane IIb - 1× 1941-1943 (RAF crash-landed in Ireland)
- Hawker Hurricane IIc - 6× 1945-1947{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Supermarine V.S. 506 Seafire LF.III - 12× 1947-1955{{sfn|Byrne|1980|p=62}}
Bombers- De Havilland DH.9 - 6x {{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=18}}
- Fairey Battle TT.I{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Hawker Hind and Hind Trainer{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Lockheed Hudson I (also used for maritime patrol duties){{sfn|McIvor|1994|p=83}}
Reconnaissance and patrol aircraft- CASA CN-235M-100
- Fairey IIIF Mk II
- Supermarine V.S. 236 Walrus I - 3x from 1939{{sfn|O'Malley|2010|p=148}}{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
Transport and liaison aircraft- Avro 652A Anson I and C19{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Avro 626 Prefect (also served as a navigation trainer)
- Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B and -700B
- Beechcraft Super King Air 200T[3]
- De Havilland DH.84 Dragon 2
- De Havilland DH.104 Dove Mk 4, Mk 5, Mk 7, and Mk 8A[3]
- Grumman G1159A Gulfstream III (leased)
- Gulfstream IV [3]
- Hawker Hector
- Martinsyde Type A Mk II
- Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV and Type 208 Vespa V
- Westland Lysander II - x6 {{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}{{sfn|O'Malley|2010|p=205}}
Trainer aircraft- Avro 504K - 6× 1922-1932{{sfn|McIvor|1994|p=42}}
- Avro 621 Tutor[4]
- Avro 631 Cadet (also used for coastal patrol duties)
- Avro 636
- De Havilland DH.60 Cirrus I Moth
- De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 and T.22A[3]
- De Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.55[5] - 6× 1956-1976
- Fouga CM-170-2 Super Magister - 6× 1975-1999[5]
- Hunting Percival Provost T.51 and T.53
- Miles M.14A Magister{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Miles M.25 Martinet TT.I
- Miles M.9A Master I and M.19 Master II{{sfn|MacCarron|2012|p=20}}
- Hunting Percival Provost T.51 and T.53
- SIAI-Marchetti SF-260D and SF-260WE Warrior
- Supermarine V.S. 509 Spitfire T.9 - 6× 1961-1961
Helicopters- Aérospatiale Alouette III - replaced by AW139s and retired in September 2007[6][7]
- Aérospatiale SA330J Puma - leased from Aerospatiale for 2 years during the early 1980s[8][9]
- Aérospatiale SA342L Gazelle - retired December 2005 + sold
- Aérospatiale SA365Fi Dauphin II - retired + sold
- Sikorsky S-61N - Previously operated by IAC for Search & Rescue/Coast Guard. Subsequently returned to CHC Ireland who operated it in a similar capacity for the IRCG.
- Eurocopter Twin Squirrel AS355N - Operated by IAC for Garda Air Support Unit until replaced by second EC135-T in January 2008.[10]
ReferencesNotes1. ^{{cite journal| url = http://www.historyireland.com/volume-15/museum-eye-12/ | publisher = History Ireland |title = Museum Eye - Soldiers and chiefs, the Irish at war - National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks, Dublin| issue = 1 | date = January 2007 | volume = 15 | work = Reviews | author = Tony Canavan }}
2. ^{{cite web|url = http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_eire.htm | title = Irish Army Air Corps use of the Gloster Gladiator during the Second World War | accessdate = 20 December 2017 | publisher = Håkan Gustavsson }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0330/690897-government-jet-sold-to-us-company/|title=Government jet sold to US company |publisher=RTE|accessdate=30 March 2015 | date = 30 March 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.militaryarchives.ie/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=15 | publisher = Defence Forces | website = MilitaryArchives.ie | title = Military Archives - Image Database - IE/MA/ACPS/GPN/001 - Glass plate negatives of a ground image of an Avro 621 | accessdate = 6 January 2018}}
5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url = http://www.militaryarchives.ie/ie/bailiuchain/reading-room-collections/air-corps-museum-collection | publisher = Irish Military Archives | title = Air Corps Museum Collection (1918-2004) |accessdate = 20 December 2017 }}
6. ^{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/alouettes-set-for-final-missions-1.951718 | publisher = Irish Times | date = 28 July 2007 | title = Alouettes set for final missions |accessdate = 20 December 2017 }}
7. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2008/475iac/iac.htm | publisher =Air-Scene UK | date = May 2008 | accessdate = 20 December 2017 | title = New Wings for the Irish Air Corps }}
8. ^{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/up-up-and-away-why-our-air-corps-are-getting-plenty-of-lift-26113001.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | title = Up, up and away . . . why our Air Corps are getting plenty of lift | date = 4 July 2000 |accessdate = 6 January 2018 }}
9. ^{{cite web|url = https://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image/I0000hIu8QKbR3XE | publisher = Irish Photo Archive | title = N86-1981- Air Corp Helicopters - Air Corps Takes Delivery Of Puma Helicoptor - July 1981 | accessdate = 6 January 2018 }}
10. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0115/breaking41.htm | publisher = Irish Times | title = Second Garda helicopter takes to air | date = 15 January 2008 |accessdate = 20 December 2017 }}
Sources{{commonscat|Aircraft of the Irish Air Corps}}- {{cite book | last = Byrne | first = Liam | year = 1980 | title = History of Aviation in Ireland | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tPekAAAAIAAJ | publisher = Blackwater Press | isbn = 9780905471105 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite book | last = O'Malley | first = Michael C | year = 2010 | title = Military Aviation in Ireland, 1921-45 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5scqAQAAMAAJ | publisher = University College Dublin Press | isbn = 9781906359485 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite book | last = MacCarron | first = Donal | year = 2012 | title = The Irish Defence Forces since 1922 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=G7OHCwAAQBAJ | publisher = Bloomsbury Publishing | isbn = 9781780963914 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite book | last = McIvor | first = Aidan | year = 1994 | title = A History of the Irish Naval Service | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=E6LfAAAAMAAJ | publisher = Irish Academic Press | isbn = 9780716525233 |ref=harv}}
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