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*[[Avro 621 Tutor]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.militaryarchives.ie/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=15 | publisher = Defence Forces | website = MilitaryArchives.ie | title = Military Archives – Image Database – IE/MA/ACPS/GPN/001 – Glass plate negatives of a ground image of an Avro 621 | access-date = 6 January 2018}}</ref>

*[[Avro Cadet|Avro 631 Cadet]] (also used for coastal patrol duties)

*[[Avro Cadet|Avro 631 Cadet]] (also used for coastal patrol duties)

*[[Avro 636]] – 4x (1935-1941). Irish Air Corps were the only users of this plane type, with 4 aircraft total ever made and all put to service by Irish Air Corps

*[[Avro 636]]

*[[De Havilland Gipsy Moth|De Havilland DH.60 Cirrus I Moth]]

*[[De Havilland Gipsy Moth|De Havilland DH.60 Cirrus I Moth]]

*[[De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 and T.22A]]<ref name=”archives”/>

*[[De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 and T.22A]]<ref name=”archives”/>

Air Corps AgustaWestland AW139

This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated, on order, or have formerly been operated by the Irish Air Corps.

Current Irish military aircraft

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Military aircraft currently in active service, or on order, with the Irish Air Corps are as follows:

Several Pilatus PC-9M aircraft at Baldonnel

Retired Irish military aircraft

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A few examples of former Air Corps aircraft are retained in the Air Corps Museum in Baldonnel. These include an Avro Anson, An Alouette III and a Fouga Magister. A De Havilland Vampire and a Miles Magister are on display in the National Museum in Collins Barracks (Dublin).[21]

Military aircraft which have been withdrawn from service with the Irish Air Corps include the following:

Fighter and attack aircraft

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Air Corps Spitfire T.9 trainer wearing the early post war green colour scheme
Gloster Gladiator Mk I of the 1st Squadron of the Irish Air Corps

Reconnaissance and patrol aircraft

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Transport and liaison aircraft

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An Avro 652A Anson which operated from 1946 to 1962
Percival Provost Mk 51 in Air Corps colours
Air Corps Alouette III. Retired in 2007
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  14. ^ a b “Pilatus PC-9M”. military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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  16. ^ “PBN Defender”. military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b “The Garda Air Support Unit”. garda.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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  19. ^ “De Havilland Canada’s Twin Otter Guardian Aircraft Chosen for Enhanced Operational Capabilities”. dehavilland.com. 2024-07-23. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
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  32. ^ “Gazelle Retired” (PDF). An Cosantóir – Defence Forces Magazine. Irish Defence Forces. March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2022. On December 31st 2005 the last flight of Air Corps Gazelle 241 over Casement Aerodrome marked the end of 25 years of service
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