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Irish Naval Service / Irish Navy
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- an tseirbhís chabhlaigh british commonwealth cold war cold war ii éire interwar period irish free state irish naval service marine and coastwatching service óglaigh na héireann post-cold war republic of ireland ukrainian crisis world war ii
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Last known Battle of Britain pilot celebrates 105th Birthday
I should have posted this yesterday (the birthday was actually the day before but I only saw it on Thursday). Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway DFC: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460456-raf-hemingway-birthday/...- Grey Havoc
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- air efficiency award air ministry battle of britain battle of france éire no. 1452 flight raf no. 253 squadron raf no. 43 squadron raf no. 85 squadron raf north atlantic treaty organisation operation avalanche operation baytown operation david operation dynamo operation overlord raf fighter command royal air force the few world war ii
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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Sensible conclusion by the Irish Army
Interesting time capsule which reminds us that military planners are usually wiser than their political masters. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_Armageddon#:~:text=Exercise%20Armageddon%20was%20a%20military,safety%20of%20the%20minority%20population%22. -
Commander Seamus Ó Muiris, INS
View: https://twitter.com/naval_service/status/1376069579957530624?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/a-baptism-of-fire-for-father-of-irish-navy-40246919.html- Grey Havoc
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- cold war éire great britain irish naval service lt. commander morris marine and coastwatching service marine service óglaigh na héireann royal navy the emergency world war i world war ii
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Ireland's SST that never was
Back in the 1960s Boeing was telling everyone that its Supersonic 2707 transport would be the must-have airliner for the 1970s. Some 26 airlines took out options on the plane. There is a comprehensive thread about the US designs on this site, but no illustrations of the artwork Boeing must have...- uk 75
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- 1960s 1970s aer lingus airliner boeing civil aviation cold war éire jet age republic of ireland space age sst supersonic supersonic transport western europe
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Irish Army R-R Merlin powered Churchill Tank
Excerpt from "Irish Army Vehicles: Transport and Armour since 1922" by Karl Martin (2002 edition)[with some minor editing]: The Rolls-Royce Merlin powered Churchill On the 14th of February 1955, Capt. Collier of the Cavalry Workshops suggested replacing the existing Bedford engine in a...- Grey Havoc
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- cavalry corps (irish army) cold war defence forces (ireland) éire irish air corps irish army late 1950s óglaigh na héireann republic of ireland rolls-royce tank
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Timoney Light Tank
Proposal by Technology Investments to develop a light tank, i think back in the early 1980's...nothing remarkable 13,000kg, 320hp diesel similar in concept to the US HSTV - according to JA&A. Looks like it is armoured with a 90mm Cockeral? any one confirm main gun armament. Rendered drwaing...- JAZZ
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- 1980s cavalry corps (irish army) cold war defence forces (ireland) defense forces defense forces (ireland) éire irish army light tank óglaigh na héireann republic of ireland tank design
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