Reference code
IE CA CP/3/98/14
Title
Tourists disembarking aircraft at Dublin Airport
Date(s)
- c.1960 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
14 cm x 9 cm; Black and white print
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
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Scope and content
An image of a large group of tourists (most likely Americans) disembarking an Aer Lingus aircraft at Dublin Airport.
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Note
The aircraft is an Aer Lingus Boeing 720. This aircraft was named ‘Saint Patrick’ or ‘Naomh Pádraig’. It was among three Boeing 720 aircraft delivered to Aer Lingus in the early 1960s. They were the very first jet aircraft operated by the airline.