FlyingInIreland

A talk re the Portlaoise Plane will be given on Thursday 28th March 2019 at 8pm in The Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise. All are welcome. Also the story of the Portlaoise Plane is now on Youtube.

Please note the year it was found in EastSussex was 2012 not 1912 as stated previously.

Hi Mark

Re the Portlaoise Plane recently repatriated from East Sussex, it's in a Dublin store just now awaiting restoration.

Best Rehards

Brianvincent

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