Friday, 15th December
D-CDCM Citation 560XLS+ Air Hamburg; VJH357 (Brussels - Luton)
252 CN235M C252 - departed 1248 (to Shannon for storage)
14/11/2023
Tuesday, 14th November
F-HJMA EMB-135BJ Valljet; VLJ950K (f Barcelona, t Cairo)
YU-PMK Citation 560XLS+ Air Pink (f Oxford, t/f Copenhagen)
02/11/2023
Thursday, 2nd November
285 C-295MPA IRL285; departed @ 1154 to Benbecula, Edinburgh & Newcastle, arrived back @ 1730.16/10/2023
Monday, 16th October
216 C295M Airbus Military; 'AED916' arrived 1725 from Seville (on delivery to the Air Corps to be 285).
13/10/2023
Friday, 13th October
G-VNAV Diamond DA62 Flight Calibration Services; VOR02 (f Dublin, t Weston)
20/09/2023
Wednesday, 20th September
V-117 Gulfstream 650ER Royal Netherlands Air Force; NAF11 (f/t Eindhoven)29/08/2023
Tuesday, 29th August
PAGAN31 Flight(MV-22B x 3) departed around 2200 to rejoin the USS Mesa Verde which was located around 100 miles to the south of Dublin.
Earlier on (from 1920 to 1955) the flight performed multiple local circuits and two high speed passes at Baldonnel and also some more circuits @ 2120.
All told, this has been a spectacular visit by the USMC to Baldonnel.
27/08/2023
Sunday, 27th August
83-0495 C-12D King Air US Air Force; Fenec28 dep 1055 (to Bordeaux)
166376 C-37B US Navy; VV100 dep 1440 (to Andrews)
910502 C-26D US Navy; CNV6124 dep 1516 (to Le Bourget)
26/08/2023
Saturday, 26th August
MV-22B 168298,168323,168333 'PAGAN31 flight' to/from Aviva Stadium @ 192024/08/2023
Thursday, 24th August
03 (709FE) PC-21 French AF; FAF6525 dep 0858 (to Northolt)04 (709FF) PC-21 French AF; FAF6526 dep 0918
14 (709FP) PC-21 French AF; FAF6527 dep 0930
166376 C-37B US Navy; VV100 arr 1825 (f Helsinki)
168298 MV-22B Osprey US Marines; PAGAN32 arr 1450
168323 MV-22B Osprey US Marines; PAGAN33 arr 1537
168333 MV-22B Osprey US Marines; PAGAN31 arr 1428
910502 C-26D US Navy; CNV6124 arr 1823 (f Spangdahlem)
The Ospreys arrived this afternoon from aboard the USS Mesa Verde which was located in the Atlantic to the northwest of Donegal.
23/08/2023
Wednesday, 23rd August
03 (709FE) PC-21 French AF; FAF6525 arr 151904 (709FF) PC-21 French AF; FAF6526 arr 1523
14 (709FP) PC-21 French AF; FAF6527 arr 1514
All three aircraft arrived from Boscombe Down.
30/07/2023
Sunday, 30th
SE-DXN Saab Viggen Swedish AFHF; t/f Bray; dep 1615 (to Satenas)
SE-RMI Citation 550 Swedish AFHF; dep 1624 (to Boras/ESGE)
29/07/2023
Saturday, 29th
SE-DXN Saab Viggen Swedish AF HF; 'Viggen' t/f Bray Airshow
PA474 Avro Lancaster Royal Air Force; 'Millenium' flypast @ 1600L in formation with Air Corps PC9s 260, 264 & 269 (f Bray Airshow).
The Lancaster then departed vfr to Blackpool as 'RFR7000'.
The RAF Red Arrows display team (10 x BAe Hawks) also performed a flypast @ 1815 before routing east to land at Dublin Airport.
28/07/2023
Friday, 28th
276 AW-139 IRL276 (f Bristol)
SE-DXN Saab Viggen Swedish AF Historic Flight; arr 1447 (f Satenas)
SE-RMI Citation 550 Swedish AF Historic Flight; arr 1602 (f Satenas)
ZM498 EC.145 Jupiter T1 Royal Air Force; RFR7111 (f Valley)
12/07/2023
Wednesday, 12th July
252 CN235M C252 (back in service)
258 Learjet 45 IRL258 (fr Rzeszow)
277 AW-139 AC112 (fr Royal Hospital Kilmainham)
280 PC-12NG IRL280 (t Wunstorf)
27/06/2023
Tuesday, 27th June
211 C295MPA Airbus Military; AED911 arr 1026 (from Paris-LBG)
This is the first C295 delivered to the Air Corps and was later unveiled as '284'.
15/06/2023
Thursday, 15th June
05 (709FG) PC-21 FAF6525 dep 0922
08 (709FL) PC-21 FAF6527 dep 0935
14 (709FP) PC-21 FAF6526 dep 0929
The French PC-21s departed to Northolt (all three aircraft also visited in 2022).
14/06/2023
Wednesday, 14th June
05 (709FG) PC-21 French Air Force; FAF6525 arr 1603
08 (709FL) PC-21 French Air Force; FAF6527 arr 1618
14 (709FP) PC-21 French Air Force; FAF6526 arr 1611
01/06/2023
Thursday, 1st June
84005 C-130H Swedish Air Force; SVF829 - dep 1007
YU-PEE EMB-135BJ Air Pink; arr 2206, dep 2245
31/05/2023
Wednesday, 31st May
84005 C-130H Swedish Air Force; SVF829 (from Landivisiau)
YU-PEE EMB-135BJ Air Pink (to Chisinau)
28/04/2023
Friday, 28th April
261 PC-9M 'Eagle' (formation of 6)
263 PC-9M
264 PC-9M
266 PC-9M
267 PC-9M
269 PC-9M
18/04/2023
Tuesday, 18th April
The US Army Chinooks departed back to Germany today (via Stansted) in two flights of three - what a sight & sound over the south city!
'Easy 29' - departed 1051L
14-08170 CH-47F Chinook
14-08444 CH-47F Chinook
14-08452 CH-47F Chinook
'Easy30' - departed 1106L
14-08163 CH-47F Chinook
14-08166 CH-47F Chinook
14-08167 CH-47F Chinook
The Presidential visit to Ireland provided plenty of action at BAL with visits by seven different C17s, a C40, two VH-3s and six CH47s. Come back soon Joe!
16/04/2023
Sunday, 16th April
05-5143 C-17A Globemaster US Air Force; RCH3222 (Mildenhall-Shannon)
06-6165 C-17A Globemaster US Air Force; RCH3270 (Prestwick-Shannon)
07-7180 C-17A Globemaster US Air Force; RCH3206 (Prestwick-Ramstein)
07-7186 C-17A Globemaster US Air Force; RCH4135 (Ramstein-Shannon)
The US Marine Corps VH-3Ds 159351 & 159355 were loaded onto C17s 05-5143 & 06-6165 for transport home to the States.
15/04/2023
Saturday, 15th April
Easy30 (5 x CH47s) arrived from Shannon @ 1702L
14-08163,14-08166,14-08170,14-08444,14-08452.
13/04/2023
Thursday, 13th April
Easy29 CH-47F 14-08444,14-08452,14-08170 departed to Shannon @ 1345L.
10/04/2023
Monday, 10th April
14-08163 CH-47F Chinook US Army; Easy22 (to Shannon)
14-08166 CH-47F Chinook US Army; Easy22 (to Shannon)
09/04/2023
Sunday, 9th April
14-08163 CH-47F Chinook US Army; Easy22 arr 1843 (from Cardiff)
14-08167 CH-47F Chinook US Army; Easy22 arr 1843 (from Cardiff)
14-08166 CH-47F Chinook US Army; remained parked @ BAL.
"Nighthawk 1", a five-ship formation departed @ 1500L across the city to Dublin Airport(where they set down on the west apron). They then headed north to Gormanston Army Camp and also landed at Cooley, Co.Louth. They returned via the Lambay transit route to land near the US Ambassador's residence in the Phoenix Park. All five aircraft recovered to Baldonnel by 1730L.
159355 Sikorsky VH-3D USMC; Nighthawk 1
14-08444 CH-47F Chinook US Army
159351 Sikorsky VH-3D USMC; Nighthawk 2
14-08170 CH-47F Chinook US Army; Nighthawk 3
14-08452 CH-47F Chinook US Army; Nighthawk 4
07/04/2023
06/04/2023
02/04/2023
Sunday, 2nd April
03-3118 C-17A Globemaster U.S. Air Force; RCH3218 (Andrews-Spangdahlem)
07-7186 C-17A Globemaster U.S. Air Force; RCH4178 (Andrews-Ramstein)
The two C17s visited in support of the forthcoming visit by President Biden to Ireland.
23/03/2023
Thursday, 23rd
V-117 Gulfstream 650ER Royal Netherlands Air Force; NAF11
(from/to Eindhoven)
16/02/2023
Monday, 16th February
021 C-295M Polish Air Force; 'PLF048' (from Warsaw, to Amsterdam; dep 17th).
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