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The Air Corps (Irish: An tAerchór) is the air force of Ireland.Organisationally a military branch of the Defence Forces of Ireland, the Air Corps utilises a fleet of fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft to carry out a variety of duties in conjunction with the Irish Army, Irish Naval Service and Garda Síochána.
Air Corps Spitfire T.9 trainer wearing the early post war green colour scheme Gloster Gladiator Mk I of the 1st Squadron of the Irish Air Corps. Bristol F.2B Fighter – 8× 1922–1935 [21] [22] [23] Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard – 4× 1922–1929 [24] RAE S.E.5a – 1× 1922 (destroyed by the IRA during Civil War) Bristol F.2B Fighter Mk II – 8 ...
The Defence Forces (Irish: Fórsaí Cosanta, [7] officially styled Óglaigh na hÉireann) [8] [9] [Note 1] are the armed forces of Ireland. They encompass the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service, and Reserve Defence Forces. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces is the President of Ireland. [10]
— Irish Air Corps (@IrishAirCorps) May 3, 2022 The handover ceremony comes during a pivotal moment for the Irish Defence Forces after a commission recommended major upgrades and reforms.
This is a list of Irish military installations occupied by the Defence Forces (including Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces) in the Republic of Ireland by province and overseas. The Irish Defence Forces maintains approximately 20,000 acres of land for military training in the state. [1]
Casement Aerodrome (Irish: Aeradróm Mhic Easmainn) or Baldonnel Aerodrome (ICAO: EIME) is a military airbase to the southwest of Dublin, Ireland situated off the N7 main road route to the south and south west. It is the headquarters and the sole airfield of the Irish Air Corps, and is also used for other government purposes.
The Air Corps College (ACC; Irish: Coláiste an Aerchóir) is the principal training and learning establishment of the Irish Air Corps.Its role is to instruct Officers, NCO's, recruits and cadets, in aspects of military aviation.
Rank insignia in the Irish Defence Forces are an indication of the wearer's military rank, and worn by officers and enlisted members of Ireland's Defence Forces as an element of their uniform, typically on a single chest tab or as a shoulder board.