Have you ever heard of the “Silver Swallows”? Beauties in their time.

Senator G Craughwell (@GCraughwell) posted at 1:25 pm on Mon, Sept 16, 2024:
How did our governments let the @IrishAirCorps fall from the proud days of ‘The Silver Swallows’ to where it lies today. No jet aircraft. We had jets in the 1950’s when we were poor. https://t.co/uFVNJBycrE
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