The Air Corps 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 vari
Irish Air Corps Avro Anson C.19, operated from 1946 to 1962
de Havilland Vampire T-11 trainers of the Irish Air Corps in 1955
Irish Air Corps pilots filming Roger Corman's Richthofen & Brown, 1970. Lynn Garrison second from right, front row.
Irish Air Corps retired Fouga CM.170 Magister, operated from 1975 to 1999
The Dassault Falcon 6X is a large, long-range business jet developed by Dassault Aviation in France. Its precursor, the Falcon 5X twinjet, was launched in 2013, rolled-out in 2015 and made its first f
Irish Air Corps
…assisting in overseas evacuation of Irish citizens, medical transport as well as ministerial air transport. In December 2024, the government ordered a Dassault Falcon 6X, for use ahead of Ireland's EU Presidency in the second half of 2026. The Falcon (#290) arrived in December 2025. The two maritime patrol Beechcraft…
Falcon 6X at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport
Falcon 5X roll-out on 2 June 2015
Planform view on Dassault Falcon 5X maiden flight