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strange aircraft, castlebar

  • 28-10-2010 6:15pm
    #1
    elvis99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭


    Hey guys,

    While driving into Castlebar from the Ballinrobe direction (northbound) my friend and I witnessed a bizarre looking aircraft. It was approx 8.30 yesterday night. It was flying quite low and was a sort of a dark aircraft. It was quite long, it had a white light on the front with a red light on the back. It was flying in an easterly/north easterly direction which is in the general direction of knock.

    What caught my friends eye was the fact it was a dark aircraft and had no flashing lights. Im just curious could anyone shed some light on it :)


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  • #2
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,297 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Yep.it was an Aer Corps Helicopter(AW139),didnt catch which one it was,i.e 27?.it was doing some practice approaches into the helipad at the hospital in Castlebar.It then departed for Sligo before returning to base.


  • #3
    elvis99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭elvis99


    cool, cheers for clearing that mystery up for me :P :)


  • #4
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    Yep.it was an Aer Corps Helicopter(AW139),didnt catch which one it was,i.e 27?.it was doing some practice approaches into the helipad at the hospital in Castlebar.It then departed for Sligo before returning to base.

    We had one of the EC135's into Galway Hospital this morning around 08:20AM same thing i believe another was also here yesterday.


  • #5
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,297 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Steyr,there was also an EC135 doing approaches to the hospital in Castlebar yesterday at around 1315 if that tally's with your time.Perhaps he went to Galway then.


  • #6
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    Steyr,there was also an EC135 doing approaches to the hospital in Castlebar yesterday at around 1315 if that tally's with your time.Perhaps he went to Galway then.

    He was here yesterday around the 3pm mark. I got pictures from the house but deleted them as they turned out rather mucky with the WX we had yesterday. If they hung around longer at the Pad id have cycled down.


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