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

Contents 1 Active Irish military aircraft 2 Retired Irish military aircraft 2.1 Bombers 2.2 Fighter and attack aircraft 2.3 Reconnaissance and patrol aircraft 2.4 Transport and liaison aircraft 2.5 Trainer aircraft 2.6 Helicopters 3 References

[edit] 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	Italy	Utility/attack helicopter	AW139	6	Sometimes armed with door mounted GPMG
Beechcraft Super King Air	United States	Transport	200T	1	Earlier used for maritime patrol duties
Britten Norman Defender 4000	United Kingdom	Reconnaissance and patrol	PBN-2T-4S	1	Flown by IAC to assist the Garda Síochána (Irish police force)
CASA CN-235	Spain	Reconnaissance and patrol	CN-235M-100P	2
Cessna 172	France	Transport	FR172H	5	Reims-built
Eurocopter EC-135	Germany	Light utility helicopter	EC135P2 EC135T2	2 2	One on order (Flown by IAC to assist the Garda Síochána)
Gates Learjet 45	United States	Transport	-	1
Grumman G1159C Gulfstream IV	United States	Transport	G1159C	1
Pilatus PC-9M	Switzerland	Fixed wing attack/trainer	PC-9M	7	8 delivered, one crashed in 2009.[2] Sometimes equipped with HMG or rocket pods.[3][4]

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Military aircraft which have been withdrawn from service with the Irish Air Corps include the following:

[edit] 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)

[edit] Fighter and attack aircraft

• Avro 504K
• Bristol F.2B
• de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 and T.55
• Gloster Gladiator I
• Hawker Hurricane I, IIB and IIC
• Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard
• RAE S.E.5a
• Supermarine V.S. 509 Spitfire T.9 and V.S. 506 Seafire LF.III

[edit] Reconnaissance and patrol aircraft

• Fairey IIIF Mk 2
• Supermarine V.S. 236 Walrus I

[edit] 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 A Mk II
• Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV and Type 208 Vespa V
• Westland Lysander II

[edit] 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)

[edit] Helicopters

• Aérospatiale Alouette III - replaced by AW139s and retired in September 2007
• Aérospatiale SA330J Puma - retired
• Aérospatiale SA342L Gazelle - retired December 2005 + 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.^[5]

[edit] References