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Two feared dead after Irish Air Corps crash

12-10-2009 8:08pm

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The Irish Aviation Authority has said an Air Corps Pilatus PC9 aircraft has crashed at Crumlin East near Cornamona in Connemara, Co Galway.

The aircraft carrying a flight instructor and cadet were part of a flying training exercise of three aircraft that left Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel at 5.45pm.

The accident is believed to have happened shortly after 6pm this evening.
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The two other aircraft have safely returned to Galway airport.

A number of local people reported seeing the aircraft in difficulty and preparing to make an emergency landing.

An Air Accident Investigation team from the Air Corps and Department of Transport have been dispatched to the area.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1012/cornamona.html

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#2 12-10-2009 8:14pm

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I didnt know we had one!

Anyhow, condolences to all involved

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#3 12-10-2009 8:17pm

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Local-womanizer wrote: »

:mad:

That's a shame, my bro is in the DF so I bet it would suck to be a friend or family member

Now, all aboard the RIP train

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#4 12-10-2009 8:19pm

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hope the two pilots ejected before the crash and are ok

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#5 12-10-2009 8:21pm

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on rte news now. aircraft is still missing

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#6 12-10-2009 8:23pm

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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

on rte news now. aircraft is still missing

I thought they said the wreckage is found but the pilots are reported missing by the Air Corp.

Please god they managed to eject in time.

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#7 12-10-2009 8:29pm

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I hope they survived! Poor fella's.

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#8 12-10-2009 9:03pm

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dannym08 wrote: »

hope the two pilots ejected before the crash and are ok

wishful thinking, don't think the Pilatus PC9 (which is what they are probably flying), has an eject facility, but i hope i am so so wrong on that one. Its a very tough time, my next door neighbour who was a pilot in the air corps was killed in waterford in july 1999 on a rescue mission, it was so tough for those families, witnessed it first hand. Hopefully they found some way out of it, my prayers are with them

Go mairidis beo

Edit: They do have an ejector seat so hope to go they got out, fingers crossed

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#9 12-10-2009 9:08pm

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So sad. My thoughts are with the family. Imagine the pain they are feeling.

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#10 12-10-2009 9:20pm

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Very sad.....and very eerie as it was announced on the news tonight right after the "Rescue" programme on RTE which also featured an air corps helicopter crash in 1999.

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#11 12-10-2009 9:24pm

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Any more joking in this thread will lead to a severe ban.

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#12 12-10-2009 9:24pm

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hollywoodhoppy wrote: »

It's not the time for your pointless comment, have some respect

Welcome to After Hours, home of low standards. The Military forum's probably best for reasoned discussion.

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#13 12-10-2009 9:26pm

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Donny5 wrote: »

Welcome to After Hours, home of low standards. The Military forum's probably best for reasoned discussion.

I suggest a lock so, the Military thread has a respectful one there.

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#14 12-10-2009 9:27pm

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was out at lufthansa airmotive earlyer and saw them taking off. only got home a while ago to hear that 1 of them had crashed. hope they got out alive. fingers crossed.

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#15 12-10-2009 9:28pm

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awful news hope the lads are found soon

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#16 12-10-2009 9:53pm

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That's odd...I thought this thread was locked a minute ago.

Anyway, how do they not know if the servicemen are alive or not? The area isn't big and a helicopter has been scrambled, or is the army keeping it under wraps?

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#17 12-10-2009 9:58pm

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RIP

But FFS cop on and move this to military

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#18 12-10-2009 9:59pm

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jumpguy wrote: »

That's odd...I thought this thread was locked a minute ago.

Anyway, how do they not know if the servicemen are alive or not? The area isn't big and a helicopter has been scrambled, or is the army keeping it under wraps?

Well that's just it, they don't.

So there is the chance they ejected and therefore some hope.

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#19 12-10-2009 10:01pm

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Its dark and its a relatively inaccessible area, that would probably explain it.

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#20 12-10-2009 10:07pm

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benwavner wrote: »

I suggest a lock so, the Military thread has a respectful one there.

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

RIP

But FFS cop on and move this to military

Do you know what, I am going to close this rather than move it as there is a thread already there.

For anyone who wants to follow up on this, here is the Link.

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