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Aviation History
1948
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48 FLIGHT JULY 8TH, 1948 ECLINTON EXCITEMENT Naval Aviation "At Home " in Northern Ireland RESIDENTS in Londonderry (Northern Ireland) anddistrict turned out in force in response to an invita-tion from R.N.A.S. Eglinton to come and see the Naval Air Arm at work, on Thursday, July i. The promo- MORE BUSINESS THAN USUAL : A peep into the control tower at Eglinton during jhe display. TRY THIS : A seagull giving a solo display during an event by Hawker Sea Furies. tion of an air show in Ireland, or any out-of-doors exhibitionfor that matter, is always a risky business, but, under the " direction of Commander Williamson, R.N., and the or-ganization of Lt. (A.) Charlton, D.S.C., D.F.C., two well- balanced programmes were drawn up. Fortunately, thatdesigned for poor weather conditions was not required. The weather was dry, overcast, very cool and with a trickywind of about 25 knots velocity. The station was looking extremely spick and span as thevisitors arrived to receive a smiling welcome and a pro- gramme from some remarkably good-looking Wrens. Beforereaching the flying field, visitors were invited to attend- one or other of the many static exhibits on show aroundthe technical site. These exhibits included photography, fire-fighting equipment, air-sea rescue devices and examplesof naval aircraft in current use. • sjjjt The flying pro- gramme opened with formation flying by^ Fireflies of 814 and? 812 Squadrons. Thea four Sea Furies ofl 802 went aloft to : give a display of acrobatics. It was during this:, exhibition that thei visitors were giveBfl an insight into the* requirements of a pilot in the way of • quick thinking andS split - second deci- A Fairey Barracuda performing over the crowd at Eglinton.
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