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Just a spotter

22nd Apr 2012 09:20

100 years since first crossing of Irish Sea by plane

From RTÉ, 20th April 2012

Six One News: 100 years since first crossing of Irish Sea by plane - RT News Player

JAS

bvcu	22nd Apr 2012 21:54

Displays and functions about this at the weekend in Fishgaurd.

IslandPilot

22nd Apr 2012 22:04

Denys Corbett-Wilson was indeed the first to make the crossing without getting his feet wet.

However, on September 11th 1910, the well known actor Robert Lorraine left Holyhead for Ireland in a Farman biplane, but ditched in the sea just off Howth Head and swam the last couple of hundred metres to the shore - technically an uncompleted crossing by air but he did get across. His engine cut out six times during the flight!

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