Air Corps plane drama

AN Air Corps CASA aircraft yesterday made an emergency landing at Kerry Airport, after smoke was detected in the cabin while on fisheries patrol.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2010 - 01:00

Donal Hickey

The drama started at 10.25am when Kerry Air Traffic Control received a call from Shannon Air Traffic Control Centre regarding the plane which was operating 145km west of Kerry.

The aircraft diverted to Farranfore, where it landed without incident at 10.55am.

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