T^ he^ Premierwinningand^ Award^

Air^ at^ Bray,^ Co.^ Wicklow^ returned^ in^ Showforthetwelfth year of the ever^ popular^ event^ which^ attracted^ a^ record‐ 2017    peoplelast July.^ For^ the^ second^ year in140,000a^ row,^ the^ event^ re‐breaking (^) for two days with over (^) tuned in^ attendance^ on^ Saturday^ and^ over^ 50,000^ 90,000 Sunday making it the largest^ non‐stadium^ outdoor^ event^ on^ the^ Irish on^ calendar. Irish Aviation Authority^ (IAA),^ as The^ main^ sponsor^ helps^ to^ at‐^ thetract aircraft from around the world^ with^ participation^ from^ Sweden,^ Norway,^ France, Africa, Jordan, Spain,^ UK^ and^ of^ course^ the^ Republic^ of^ Ireland.^ South displays^ one of the most diverse^ air  2017  to^ have^ been^ witnessed^ in^ Ire‐saw (^) land for many years with an array^ of^ classic^ jets,^ classic^ vintage^ aircraft,^ aero‐^ toand display teams, right^ up^ solos modern^ military^ fighter^ jets.^ The^ baticweather truly came into its own with^ Sunday^ seeing^ scorching^ blue^ skies^ and^ throughoutthe photographer, the sun is behind^ you^ for^ the^ display^ giving^ way^ for good lighting.
(^3) DC‐classic above.^ The One of the major^ stars^ of^ the^ show^ was^ a^ Douglas^ DC‐
Lingusresplendent^ in^ an^ Aer^3 livery^ it^ carried^ in^ 1956.
DCproject^ to^ bring^ the^ The‐^3 to^ Ireland^ was^ initiated
by^ the^ Irish^ Historic Flight^ Foundation^ (IHFF)^ board^
Hugh^ Flynn^ and^ wasmembermade^ possible^ by^ the^ support
of^ Aer^ Lingus^ which originally^ operated^ the^ type^
(^) Apriland  1940  1964.^ between The aircraft flew from Zweibrucken,^ Germany^ to^ Shannon
Airport^2017 on^ 13th^ June^ and^ was^ given^ the^
colours^ of^ EI‐ACD^ with1950sthe^ name^ of^ “St^ Gall”.^ The
aircraft‐^ carries^ its^ ZS NTE^ South^ African^ registration^
had^ previously^ spent^ mostandof^ its^ flying^ career^ with
the^ Royal^ Air^ Force^ and South^ African^ Air^ Force^ be‐
Itits^ retirement^ in^ 1995.^ fore^ was^ then^ sold^ and^ spent
timebefore^ in^ storage^ renovations^ to^ airworthiness^
tothe^ DC‐^3 returning^ with^ flight^ in^2009 and^ operated
by^ Springbok^ Classic^ Air.^
‐^ sound^ of^ the^ DC^ 3s,^ two^ Wright^ Cyclone^ enginesThe
classiccoupled^ with^ its^ and^ livery^ and^ spirited^ display,
tripnostalgia^ and^ a^ brought^ down^ Irish^ aviation^ history.
Ago^ massive^ thank^ you^ most^ to^ all^ involved^ in^ un‐
tosuch^ a^ project^ dertaking^ bring^ this^ wonderful^ aircraft
to^ the^ shores^ of the^ Republic^ of^ Ireland.^