Irish Air Corps PC-9 Air Firing

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Irish Air Corps PC-9 Air Firing

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Hi Guys,

I recently spent a day with the Flying Training School of the Irish Air Corps as they prepared their PC-9 trainers for air firing practise using their .50 inch gun pods. Unfortunately I couldn't make it when they were firing the rockets so I've got no piccies of that.

I'll give you a teaser shot for now (I'm holding off on the rest for an article in Flying In Ireland, an Irish aviation mag), this shot shows a pair of PC-9's returning to the ramp after undergoing EOR checks where all safety pins were put back in the pods & pylons.

I know theyre not fast jets and they don't have missiles & LGB's but it's something you don't see every day, even here in Ireland.


Regards,

Frank.

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nice pic frank... i hope that i will witness something simular when i'm there ;)


Hopefully i have this kinda weather when i'm across the pond :P... but a nice winter day would also be great :P



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Hi Guys,

Sorry for the delay in posting the follow up shots, was waiting for the pictures to be published in a magazine first.

More pictures and report can be found here: http://www.irishairpics.com/photo-repor ... ring-2008/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Regards,

Frank.


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