Irish Air Corps Centenary Video 

Amazing job I was in school on the yard as the government jet flew over then the casa and then the 3 pc12s and finally the pc9ms I love your aircraft so much congrats on 100 years!!!🎉🎉🎊🎈🎈😃😃

It's a lovely video but all rather sad. 100 years of Irish independence and this state still hasn't a national primary radar system designed to detect military or criminal elements operating in our airspace and we still have no long range maritime patrol aircraft capable of detecting submarines and patrolling for long periods off our EEZ.

For the sake of the Irish people and the sovereignty of the Irish state *PLEASE PURCHASE MODERN FIGHTER JETS* 🇮🇪

I live right under the Flight Path from the East landing at Baldoonel Areodrom down to 750-500ft all Military types landed over my 40 years living there, the Air Shows were free & Fantastic D24aviation ☘️

Ah so many memories, I grew up with the jangly sound of the Alouette iii 💚

Great footage, and very well edited, lovely rendition of Va Pensiero also...

Thought my Dad wasn't in the air Corp he flew out on a globemaster C124 from Baldonnell in 1961

I saw the original silver swallows at RIAT in the 1990s.

I wish to someday take part in the IDF Air Corps.

When I was about 8, I saw a Vampire fly low over the nine arches, and along the Dodder I decided I would be a pilot.

Well done Air Corps, excellent video.

Congrats lads well done

Well edited videos and congratulations to the men and women that represented us. But a country with should a high gdp why are we using propeller aircraft as a front line defence. For a nation that is front line defence in the North Atlantic ocean (on map). Why have we not invested in fighter jets to protect our area of interest or our own land from intruders. A PC12 or 9 is not going to stop a Russian bear or typhoon from entering our airspace? So where do we go from here. Invest or rely on the RAF.

Excellent video

Great footage

Thought the thumbnail was a new drone developed by the Corp 😁

Happy 100 years to the IAC wish you all the best for the next 100. ❤️❤️

Great to see, brought back so much airshow nostalgia. A rich aviation history for our little country.

Crackin' rendition of Va, pensiero.

Great video but, why is there a Tiger Moth shown at around .55, which is of course a type that the the Air Corps did not operate? Is this a reference to the filmwork conducted by IAC pilots for WWI films?

Great footage great music love to have seen more old footage and old pictures of aircraft and maybe a bit longer running time but i have to say great job well done to all.

Well done boys. As one pilot to a load of others , it's a real milstone and a great achievement. Enjoy your centenary year.

Whould have been great to see footage of the Garda Puma helicopter seeing as the Garda EC-135 Helicopter is shown.

They always fly upside down?

And they rely on the RAF to intercept any commercial highjacked aircraft or potential enemy Jets.

Definitely time for a referendum on Irish neutrality. It serves no purpose in these times. Why should we depend on others for protection. Join NATO, be a part of and active in the promulgation of freedom, protection and the right to democratic processes. Love the music and know the air but can't find the title on 'Shazam;.

Irish Air Corps needs drastic changes when it comes to fighter aircraft. At least purchase aircraft from the US. Our defences in general need a severe upgrade. Russia, China even the UK could take Ireland in number of hours or days.

Imagine, 100 years later and we are still using propellor aircraft to defend our skies. Has the govt any shame?

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen E is the perfect fighter jet for the Irish Aer Corps and it’s STOL so would fly out of Casement Aerodrome with no problems at all.

Were nearly ready for ww2

The only enemy Ireland has is the EU, on the other hand the UK has lots of enemies, do you really want to group yourself with the UK? Best for Eire to buy its own defensive jet force together with ground radar, and missile defence systems. Plenty of very suitable European armed jets being built today to escort Russian Bears around Irish territory. Would you plan on sinking Russian or Chinese battleships/carriers too? What does a policy of aggressive neutrality look like?

Aer Corps chief ffs buy some fast jets , Saab JAS 39 Gripen would be perfect.

Nice Flying antique collection!

I dont see anything there capable off intercepting a Russian Tu-95 bomber or Sukhoi / Mig fighter jets..! A PC-9 is a trainer aircraft for beginner fighter pilots.. How the hell can we defend with them. The old Spitfires would be more capable..!! @🤣

Only need for air craft in thr irsh air corps is just fir a displays team and air shows , but i do belive we getting some one or 2 f16 to train polits due the lack of people joining up the will be decontamination not to carry and ordnance and it be stripped down to basic advance tranning this info came out 2023 1let see if it hapoens a gift from the usa

Joke flying club. Air Sea Rescue by coast guard.

Ireland did not fight against the Nazis in the World War 2 (see the article "Irish neutrality" on Wiki. Ireland was the biggest tax haven in the world in 2015 (see the article "How Ireland became one of the World’s biggest tax havens", posted on the website of Independent on 04/12/2021).

Excellent video. Nostalgic. However once the Irish Air Corps had vampire jets, then armed Fouga Magister jets, now no fighter or defensive jets that can carry ordinance. Just 50 yo anaemic insect propellor aeroplanes suitable for dropping turf on Russian naval incursions or crime gangs moving drugs by air, we have to phone the RAF if we need terrorists or hijacked aircraft intercepted. We have no air 'force', no means of defending against the modern treat of terrorism or international organised crime. It's an embarrassing national disgrace and a joke. Ireland could afford a squadron of 6 Saab Gripen's. 5th wealthiest nation on earth and we can only send cessna's up to defend our sovereign airspace. Has 9/11 thought us nothing? Even during WW2 as a neutral country we had a squadron of top flight Spitfires akin to today's F16s. Neutral countries such as Switzerland and Sweden have proper air forces with defensive jets. We don't even have proper primary and secondary radar cover, RAF do that.

The Irish Air Corps may not amount to much but they are LGBTIQA+ compliant

Imagine how cool it would be if the uk had done this

What's the point, if Ireland is a neutral country and only looks in at itself. If they were threatened by another country, they would soon come running to England for help!

Tax payers money would be better spent paying the RAF additional funds to secure irelands air space & provide security services.

I have seen better antique aircraft flying from my local private airfield just for fun

Buy some fighter jets. It's embarrassing in the 21st century

Wow what an air force. Embarrassing.

Irish air force?🤣😂😂 what a joke!!🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it more like a clown show

Laughable at best

The music is better than the equipment ha!ha!ha!ha!………to be effective one must first be equipped.