List of aircraft of the Irish Air Corps

IAC AgustaWestland AW139.

This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated or have formerly been operated by the Irish Air Corps.

1 Active Irish military aircraft
2 Retired Irish military aircraft
3 References

Active Irish military aircraft

Military aircraft currently in active service with the Irish Air Corps are as follows[1]:

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service Notes AgustaWestland AW139 ItalyHelicopter AW139 4 2 on order. Armed with Door GPMG Beechcraft Super King Air United StatesTransport 200T 1 (earlier used for maritime patrol duties) Britten Norman Defender 4000 United KingdomReconnaissance and Patrol PBN-2T-4S 1 (Flown by IACto assist the Garda Síochána(Irish police force)) CASA CN-235 SpainReconnaissance and Patrol CN-235M-100P 2 Cessna 172 FranceTransport FR172H 5 Reims-built Eurocopter EC-135 GermanyLight utility Helicopter EC135P2 EC135T2 2 2 One on order (Flown by IACto assist the Garda Síochána) Gates Learjet 45 United StatesTransport - 1 Grumman G1159C Gulfstream IV United StatesTransport G1159C 1 Pilatus PC-9M SwitzerlandTrainer PC-9M 8

Retired Irish military aircraft

A few examples of former Air Corps aircraft are retained in the Air Corps Museum in Baldonnel. These include an Avro Anson, An Alouette III and a Fouga Magister. A De Hallivand Vampire and a Miles Magister are on display in the National Museum in Collins Barracks (Dublin).

Military aircraft which have been withdrawn from service with the Irish Air Corps include the following:

Bombers

de Havilland DH.9
Fairey Battle TT.1
Hawker Hind B.2 and Hind Trainer T.1
Lockheed L214 Hudson I (also used for maritime patrol duties)

Fighter and attack aircraft

Reconnaissance and patrol aircraft

Transport and liaison aircraft

Avro 652A Anson I and C19
Avro 626 Prefect (also served as a navigation trainer)
BAe 125-600B and -700B
de Havilland DH.84M Dragon II
de Havilland DH.104 Dove Mk 4, Mk 5, Mk 7, and Mk 8A
Grumman G1159A Gulfstream III (leased)
Hawker Hector
Martinsyde A1 Mk II
Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV and Type 208 Vespa V
Westland Lysander II

Trainer aircraft

Avro 621 Tutor
Avro 631 Cadet (also used for coastal patrol duties)
Avro 636
de Havilland DH.60 Cirrus Moth
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 and T.22A
Fouga CM-170 Magister and CM-170-2 Super Magister
Miles M.14A Magister
Miles M.25 Martinet TT.1
Miles M.9A Master I, M.19 Master II, and M.27 Master III
Percival Provost T.51 and T.53
SIAI-Marchetti SF-260D, SF-260MC, and SF-260WE Warrior
CASA CN-235M-100 (loaned by CASA for Irish aircrew familiarization)

IAC Alouette III. Retired in 2007.

Helicopters

Aérospatiale Alouette III - replaced by AW139s and retired in September 2007
Aérospatiale SA330J Puma - retired
Aérospatiale SA342L Gazelle - retired + sold
Aérospatiale SA365Fi Dauphin II - retired + sold
Sikorsky S-61N - Previously operated by IAC for Search & Rescue/Coast Guard. Since returned to CHC Ireland who operate it in same capacity.
Eurocopter Twin Squirrel AS355N - Operated by IAC for Garda Air Support Unit until replaced by second EC135-T in January 2008.[2]