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#81
General Aviation / Re: Irish Coastguard 4am
Last post by angry turnip - Sep 29, 2025, 14:23
Probably an RTA, didn't see anything on the local rags websites,mind you most won't let you read them unless you subscribe,which ain't happening.
#84
General Aviation / Irish Coastguard 4am
Last post by Jimi182 - Sep 29, 2025, 09:21
Hi all.

The Irish Coastguard was operating over Glenarm at 4am this morning.

Leonardo AW189
EI-IRR.

Not sure what the emergency was at that time of the morning.  Woke me up from a peaceful sleep as it transited back home, over Belfast at 4,000ft lol
#85
General Aviation / Re: VHS Footage: Ards Airshows...
Last post by causeway74 - Sep 28, 2025, 20:54
Quote from: angry turnip on Sep 28, 2025, 15:32Wow,you have been busy,I will take some time to watch all these,I videoed a few of the shows late 1990's.
The A-10 story is true,they just had enough fuel for a flypast at Ards, then back to base after displaying at Bishopscort by mistake.
One year at Farnborough the B-52 did it's display over a nearby airfield called Blackbushe,sack the navigator.

Enjoy! You might want to fast forward past the wing walkers in just about every video - I didn't want to edit out the boring stuff so it's very much a case of raw footage. Some real nice machinery overall though.
#86
General Aviation / Re: VHS Footage: Ards Airshows...
Last post by angry turnip - Sep 28, 2025, 15:32
Wow,you have been busy,I will take some time to watch all these,I videoed a few of the shows late 1990's.
The A-10  (had them twice,once as a two ship,once as a three ship )story is true,they just had enough fuel for a flypast at Ards, then back to base after displaying at Bishopscourt by mistake.I think it was the two ship that displayed at Bishopscourt in error but I'm not certain.
One year at Farnborough the B-52 did it's display over a nearby airfield called Blackbushe,sack the navigator.
#87
General Aviation / Re: VHS Footage: Ards Airshows...
Last post by causeway74 - Sep 28, 2025, 09:34
Quote from: JasonT1981 on Sep 27, 2025, 21:39A lot more Varity back then rather than the same displays at every show now.

In regards to the A10s, memory might be wrong, but didn't they display at the wrong airfield (Bishopscourt?) and ended up only having enough fuel for a flypast?

Didn't know that!
#88
General Aviation / Re: VHS Footage: Ards Airshows...
Last post by JasonT1981 - Sep 27, 2025, 21:39
A lot more Varity back then rather than the same displays at every show now.

In regards to the A10s, memory might be wrong, but didn't they display at the wrong airfield (Bishopscourt?) and ended up only having enough fuel for a flypast?
#89
General Aviation / Re: VHS Footage: Ards Airshows...
Last post by causeway74 - Sep 27, 2025, 21:22
Quote from: rookie on Sep 27, 2025, 21:03Back in the day when local airshows were brilliant before all the red tape got involved.

Exactly, I was never at any of these myself, but was amazed at the variety that they got onto the lineups back then. Some really decent stuff.
#90
General Aviation / Re: VHS Footage: Ards Airshows...
Last post by rookie - Sep 27, 2025, 21:03
Back in the day when local airshows were brilliant before all the red tape got involved.