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50th anniversary commemoration of Irish UN peacekeeping role at Baldonnel
Wed, Jul 28 2010 12:16 AM

The 50th anniversary of the deployment of Irish troops to The Congo (The Congo Airlift) was marked at a ceremony at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel on Friday last July 23. The Congo mission was the first major involvement of the Irish Defence Forces with the UN. Between 1960 and 1964 six thousand soldiers served in Congo and 26 lost their lives. It was also the... Read More...

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French Air Force Alpha Jets at Baldonnel
Thu, Apr 8 2010 6:03 PM

In recent years the French Air Force has been a regular visitor to Baldonnel on training flights with Dassault Dornier Alpha Jets. Due to the military nature of these movements advanced notice is not available for the photographer. Baldonnel received another such training mission yesterday with the visit by Alpha Jet E serial 705-TH (msn E90) and 314-FC (msn... Read More...

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US Navy KC-130T 164598 at Baldonnel
Sun, Mar 7 2010 7:56 PM

The US Navy called to Baldonnel on Friday with Lockheed KC-130T-30 Hercules serial 164598. The aircraft is operated by VMGR-234 "Rangers" at Carswell Field, Ft. Worth in Texas. Pictured above in Gerry Barron's copyright picture, "Ranger 77" is seen on finals to Baldonnel on Friday. 164598 departed Baldonnel on Saturday afternoon and was... Read More...

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Filed under: US Navy, Baldonnel, Lockheed C-130