oceanfroggie
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Hint: For six years this place was one of the most important transport hubs in the world!
Famous where is this from yesteryear?
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Hint: For six years this place was one of the most important transport hubs in the world!
westernsailor
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Foynes Yacht Club, on the River Shannon, Ireland.
The colour of the sky make it appear like it is this year.
The colour of the sky make it appear like it is this year.
graham
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For six years this place was one of the most important transport hubs in the world
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For six years this place was one of the most important transport hubs in the world
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What happened then?
SilverBreeze
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http://www.flyingboatmuseum.com/
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http://www.flyingboatmuseum.com/
michael_w
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Famine?
oceanfroggie
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[/ QUOTE ]Foynes used to be the world's busyest transatlantic hub in the day's of the pan am clipper flying boats and especially during WWII when all flights between US and Europe had to change at Foynes from land based aircraft and flying boats, or they travelled by ship to Ireland and train to Foynes. The flying boats flew between the Shannon estuary and remote village in Canada. After WWII aircraft technology rapidly advanced making flying boats redundant within months of the end of WWII.
Most of the PAX during WWII were allied military personel dressed in civvies - they all passed through foynes. Prior to Jets, Shannon Airport became an important fuel stop over for european transatlantic operators for about 20 years after the war. During the cold war Shannon Airport was Aeroflots biggest hub after Moscow and their fuel dump had excessive storage for about 5 years jet fuel if the oil tankers stopped replenishing it (ie in the days when long range strategic bombers were thought relevant). Rumour had it that Shannon airport was a cat 3 US nuc target in the bad old cold war days because of the long runway and excessive fuel dump (ie way in excess of a civilian airlines needs)? Hmmm! The Irish Airport operator at the time made a fortune selling the russian fuel at half price to operators transiting through Shannon for decades.
Shannon's transatlantic traffic is low now, and mainly an internal hub, but used by many EU airlines for pilot training and by Airbus for aircraft testing. A380 is a frequent visitor as used to be Concord many years ago. There now, that's a bit of usless trivia for you on a wet Thursday. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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For six years this place was one of the most important transport hubs in the world
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What happened then?
[/ QUOTE ]Foynes used to be the world's busyest transatlantic hub in the day's of the pan am clipper flying boats and especially during WWII when all flights between US and Europe had to change at Foynes from land based aircraft and flying boats, or they travelled by ship to Ireland and train to Foynes. The flying boats flew between the Shannon estuary and remote village in Canada. After WWII aircraft technology rapidly advanced making flying boats redundant within months of the end of WWII.
Most of the PAX during WWII were allied military personel dressed in civvies - they all passed through foynes. Prior to Jets, Shannon Airport became an important fuel stop over for european transatlantic operators for about 20 years after the war. During the cold war Shannon Airport was Aeroflots biggest hub after Moscow and their fuel dump had excessive storage for about 5 years jet fuel if the oil tankers stopped replenishing it (ie in the days when long range strategic bombers were thought relevant). Rumour had it that Shannon airport was a cat 3 US nuc target in the bad old cold war days because of the long runway and excessive fuel dump (ie way in excess of a civilian airlines needs)? Hmmm! The Irish Airport operator at the time made a fortune selling the russian fuel at half price to operators transiting through Shannon for decades.
Shannon's transatlantic traffic is low now, and mainly an internal hub, but used by many EU airlines for pilot training and by Airbus for aircraft testing. A380 is a frequent visitor as used to be Concord many years ago. There now, that's a bit of usless trivia for you on a wet Thursday. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
graham
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There now, that's a bit of usless trivia for you on a wet Thursday.
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Thanks for that little bit of Irish History.My curiosity satisfied. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
There now, that's a bit of usless trivia for you on a wet Thursday.
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Thanks for that little bit of Irish History.My curiosity satisfied. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
