Brittas House airfield was once again used as a support base for the Foynes Air Show, organised in support of the Foynes Flying Boat Museum. Although the weather played a negative role over the weekend & a number of display aircraft did not make the trip across the Irish Sea from the UK, support operations at Brittas House continued. Jim Taggart did make it in from Scotland in his Stolp Starduster as did Mark Levy & Dave Boardman in their Aerostar Yakovlev 50s. Possibly the most unusual visitor was the Speed Twin, flown by Malcolm Ducker of Speedtwin Developments Ltd.
Among the Irish display pilots were, Andrew Fenton, David Bruton, Eddie Goggins, Harry Humphries, Paul O’Donnell, the Irish Historic Flight Foundation team flying the 3 DHC.1 Chipmunks & the Aer Lingus Charitable Foundation with the DH.84 Dragon.
Don’t fly on an empty stomach
Follow Me-Aircraft Marshallers sports the groups new foot ware!
Aircraft to visit Brittas House
(EI-ABI DH84 Dragon – did not land, overflew on way to SNN on Saturday, Chipmunks took-off and joined it for practice at Foynes)
D-ECXA Xtreme Air Sbach 343 [Sunday only] [show] – last display in Ireland – sold to China
EI-BAJ Stampe S4VC [show]
EI-CGF Luton LA5 Major
EI-EEO Vans RV-7 [17/SU only] [show]
EI-EYT Ikarus C42
EI-FEP Aviatika MAI-89 [show]
EI-FEU Aviatika MAI-89 [show]
EI-GER Maule MX7 [Saturday only]
EI-HFA/168 DHC1 Chipmunk [Saturday only]
EI-HFB/169 DHC1 Chipmunk [Saturday only]
EI-HFC/170 DHC1 Chipmunk [Saturday only]
EI-HUM Vans RV-7
EI-VII Vans RV-7 [Sunday only]
G-AFZK Luscombe 8A
G-CBTG Ikarus C42 [Sunday only]
C-CFIF Christen Eagle III [show]
G-JIII Starduster TOO SA-300 [show]
G-STDL Speedtwin ST2 [show]
G-YAAK/20 Yakolev YAK-50 [show]
G-YAKM/61 Yakolev YAK-50 [show]
N208B Cessna 208 Caravan
