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Irish Air Corps Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Helicopters in Ireland

December 20, 2013 Seamus Murphy

50 years ago, the distinctive high-pitched sound of two Alouette III helicopters reverberated across the skies of Dublin for the very first time. The date was Nov. 26, 1963 and intrepid Irish Air Corps pilots […]