Baldonnel-Casement / Weston & Dublin Wednesday 5th March 2008     Dave Anderson, Ian Ellington, Geoff Hyde & Stuart Reid

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I had been threatening for a few years to pay a visit the Irish Air Corps so when the opportunity came up and Ryanair were doing £20 return to Dublin from Newcastle for the day, the trip was booked. There wasn't much at Newcastle other than the Swedish Citation that left not long after we arrived, generally the airport was very quiet,  EI-DLJ our Ryanair 737 left on time and arrived at Dublin in cloudy but dry weather, the new terminal used by Ryanair is a million times better than the old temporary cattle shed that has now gone, more important the bizz area can easily be seen as you walk out . By the time we had picked up the hire car it was time to head off to Baldonnel, about 15 miles South West of Dublin. The tour guide took us to all active area's and even opened hangars that were closed, all but eight of the Irish Air Corps were seen during the trip,  from a brief run around the perimeter it doesn't look a very good airfield to see anything from the outside. A museum on site (not open to the public) houses a nice collection of some of the older types and a look around this finished off the well worthwhile trip. A quick burger at MCD's and it was on to Weston a few miles away, the airfield had undergone a major transformation four years ago, with a new terminal, aprons and hangars being built, a very friendly place, and after asking for ramp access, a nice young lady handed our high viz jackets and took us around the whole area. We had a few hours before it got dark and spent it along the runway back at Dublin, ideal for photo's but the weather was a bit grey and overcast, Ryanair's latest 737 EI-DYA had arrived on delivery just before we got there. A few pints of the black stuff went down well and our flight on EI-DAR arrived back at Newcastle almost on time.

Newcastle Airport Wed 5th March 08 0700am

G-OCJT Cessna 525A Citation Jet 2 Corporate
SE-RIT Cessna 560 Citation Encore+ Corporate
N96UT Dassault Falcon  50 Corporate
TC-MBH Fokker F-27 Friendship 500RFC MNG Airlines
EI-DLJ Boeing  737  8AS Ryanair

Baldonnel-Casement, Eire Wed 5th March 2008

141 Avro Anson  C.19 Preserved Museum
164 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Preserved Museum
168 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Preserved Museum
172 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Preserved Museum
183 Percival Provost  T.51 Preserved Museum
191 de Havilland DH-115 Vampire  T.55 Preserved Restoration for museum
195 Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
196 Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
197 Sud Aviation SE.3160 Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
199 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Preserved Museum
202 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Preserved Museum
203 Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H Irish Air Corps  
206 Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H Irish Air Corps  
208 Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H Irish Air Corps  
210 Reims-Cessna FR.172 Rocket H Irish Air Corps  
211 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
212 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
213 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
214 Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Irish Air Corps Stored
216 Fouga CM-170 Magister R Preserved Museum
219 Fouga CM-170 Magister R Preserved Museum
221 Fouga CM-170 Magister R Preserved Museum  marked 3-KE
231 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260  WE Preserved Museum
252 CASA 235  100MPA Irish Air Corps  
254 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander T-4R Irish Air Corps  
255 Aerospatiale AS.355 Ecureuil II N Irish Air Corps  
256 Eurocopter EC135  T1 Irish Air Corps  
258 Learjet 45 Irish Air Corps  
260 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
261 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
262 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
263 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
265 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
266 Pilatus PC-9  M Irish Air Corps  
270 Eurocopter EC135  P2 Irish Air Corps  
271 Eurocopter EC135  P2 Irish Air Corps  
272 Eurocopter EC135  T2+ Irish Air Corps  
274 AgustaWestland AW139 Irish Air Corps  
276 AgustaWestland AW139 Irish Air Corps  
C7 Avro 631 Cadet Preserved Restoration for museum
EI-BJW de Havilland DH-104 Dove 6 Preserved Fusalage in storage hangar
G-ARLU Cessna 172  B Preserved Museum   
Unmarked Sud Aviation SA.316B Alouette III Replica Preserved Museum   
Unmarked Wright Flyer Replica 1903 Preserved Museum   
ZJ486 GAF Jindivik 800 Mk.203 Drone B Preserved Museum  Bits of it only  

Weston Airfield, Eire Wed 5th March 2008

N125MM Aero Commander Turbo Commander  69 Corporate  
EI-DUF Aerospatiale AS.365 Dauphin N2 Corporate  
N195NJ Agusta A-109 Power E Corporate  
EI-DKM Agusta-Bell AB.206 Jet Ranger III Corporate  
G-BSZC Beech C-45G Expeditor Private  
N554CF Beech E90 King Air Corporate  
EI-PKS Bell Helicopters 206 Jet Ranger II Corporate  
EI-DUT Bell Helicopters 206 Jet Ranger II Corporate  
EI-RHM Bell Helicopters 407 Corporate  
N407AG Bell Helicopters 407 Corporate  
N407CL Bell Helicopters 407 Private  
N686RH Bell Helicopters 407 Private  
XV863 Blackburn Buccaneer  S.2B Preserved  
G-THEA Boeing  Stearman Kaydet  N2S-5 Private  
EI-CML Cessna 150  M Private  
EI-DGX Cessna 152 Private  
G-BTIK Cessna 152 Private  
EI-CFP Cessna 172  P Private  
N80364 Cessna 500/501 Citation I Corporate  
G-DJAE Cessna 500/501 Citation I Corporate  
N750PP Cessna 500/501 Citation I SP Corporate  
N130CS Cessna 525 Citation Jet Corporate  
N365WA Cessna 550/551 Citation II Corporate  
N7070A Cessna 550S Citation S/II Corporate  
G-BTFF Cessna T.310  R Private  
N840CD Cirrus Design SR-20 Private  
N470RD Cirrus Design SR-20 Private  
N160SR Cirrus Design SR-22 Private  
VP-BPS Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Preserved  
G-WUSH Eurocopter EC120 Colibri B Corporate  
EI-DDB Eurocopter EC120 Colibri B Corporate  
EI-CAD Grob G.115  A Private  
EI-CCD Grob G.115  A Private  
N4575C Grumman Goose  JRF-5 Private  
EI-SKW Piper PA-28 Warrior II 161 Private  
G-KFRA Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six 300 300 Private  
N45PJ Piper PA-46 Malibu Meridian 500TP Private  
EI-BMN Reims-Cessna F.152 Private  
EI-GSE Reims-Cessna F.172  M Private  
EI-BSC Reims-Cessna F.172  N Private  
EI-FBG Reims-Cessna F.182 Skylane Q Private  
EI-SKG Robin DR.400 Ecoflyer 135CDi Private  
EI-SKE Robin DR.400 Ecoflyer 135CDi Private  
EI-DMS Robinson R22 Beta Private  
EI-CWR Robinson R22 Beta 2 Private  
EI-GAV Robinson R22 Beta 2 Private  
EI-DKI Robinson R22 Beta 2 Private  
EI-DDA Robinson R44 Raven II Private  
G-NYLE Robinson R44 Raven II Private  
G-GHDC Robinson R44 Raven II Private  
G-MRRY Robinson R44 Raven II Private  
EI-NJA Robinson R44 Raven II Private  
EI-EGG Robinson R44 Raven Private  
EI-TMH Robinson R44 Raven Private  
EI-DDI Schweizer 269  C-1 Private  
EI-DMC Schweizer 269  C-1 Private  
EI-DNU Schweizer 269  C-1 Private  
EI-BMB Socata MS.880B Rallye 100ST Private  
EI-CRX Socata TB-9 Tampico Private  
EI-TBM Socata TBM700  B Private  
G-BWWX Yakovlev Yak-50 Private  

Dublin Wed 5th March 2008 various times from 1000am - 1800pm

Also seen but no reg's noted was a Danish Beech 200 that landed around 2000pm.

EI-PDG Aerospatiale AS.350 Ecureuil B Irish Helicopters
EI-CPT Aerospatiale ATR 42  312 Aer Aran Also EI-CBK
EI-REF Aerospatiale ATR 72  202 Aer Arann Also EI-REG
N449J Agusta A-109 Power E Corporate
EI-HHH Agusta A-109 Power E Corporate
OO-DIC Airbus A300  B4-203F DHL Worldwide
N723FD Airbus A300  B4-622RF Federal Express
D-AIQM Airbus A320  211 Lufthansa
EI-DEC Airbus A320  214 Aer Lingus Also EI-CVB, CVC, DEA, DEE, DEJ, DEL, DEM,  DEO, DER, DES, 
EI-CPC Airbus A321  211 Aer Lingus Also EI-CPD
G-MIDC Airbus A321  231 bmi British Midland
EI-DUO Airbus A330  203 Aer Lingus Also EI-JFK
EI-DUZ Airbus A330  302 Aer Lingus
EI-SNJ Bell Helicopters 407 Corporate
OO-TNH Boeing  737  301F TNT Airways
EI-DOR Boeing  737  4Y0 Futura Gael
LX-LGP Boeing  737  5C9 Luxair
SP-LLD Boeing  737  45D Cenralwings Also SP-LLE
EI-DJU Boeing  737  86N Futura International Airways
EI-CSM Boeing  737  8AS Ryanair Also EI-CSO, CSY, CTB, DAL, DAM,  DAN, DAR, DLF,  DLN, DPB, DWC,  
DWK, DWR, DWT, DWX, DWY, DWZ, DYA (delivered today)
N203UW Boeing  757  23N US Airways
N29129 Boeing  757  224ET Continental Airlines
N352AA Boeing  767  323ER American Airlines
N154DL Boeing  767 3P6ER Delta Airlines
A40-GT Boeing 767 3P6ER Gulf Air Stored
A9C-GI Boeing 767 3P6ER Gulf Traveller Stored
EI-CNB Biritish Aerospace 146-200 Cityjet
EC-JVJ British Aerospace 146-300 Orionair
EI-RJF British Aerospace 146-RJ85 Cityjet Also EI-RJL, RJP, RJX
OO-TAH British Aerospace 146-300 TNT Airways
G-EDCK Cessna 525 Citation Jet Air Charter Scotland
G-FCDB Cessna 550/551 Citation Bravo Corporate
CS-DHG Cessna 550/551 Citation Bravo NetJets Europe
CS-DHN Cessna 550/551 Citation Bravo NetJets Europe
N249SR Hawker-Siddeley 125  800A Corporate
EI-MAX Learjet 31A Corporate
OY-OCV Learjet 45 Corporate
G-HCSL Piper PA-34 Seneca III 220T Private
EI-MES Sikorsky S61N CHC Ireland

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