Sea plane flights are cleared for take-off
Mountshannon on Lough Derg was designated a base for sea plane traffic by the Irish Aviation Authority.
The last scheduled sea plane flight in this country took off from Foynes in 1945 and was piloted by Captain Charles Blair, the husband of actress Maureen O’Hara.
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