BRAND NEW 🇮🇪 Irish Air Corps CASA CN295M Visits RAF Northolt for the FIRST Time

Seen in this video, the Irish Air Corps' first brand new CASA CN295M, serial 285 is seen during a route proving/training flight to RAF Northolt (NHT/EGWU). Also seen are a couple of Gama Aviation's Northolt based Islander survey fleet.
Sorry about the wind noise, it was a windy day!
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[@arkaitzetxeandia7542]

The planes are called CN-235 and C-295. The N referred to Nurtanio, an Indonesian aircraft builder who collaborated on the design of the CN-235... but who has nothing to do with the design of the C-295.

[@eoinj3929]

Irish Air Corps have received 2 of these maritime patrol aircraft. A third one due for delivery 2026 is a utility / transport version of the CASA 295. They replace the CASA 235's in service since 1993

[@bikeman9899]

IRL probably needs about 50 of these units considering the size of the area they need to cover.

[@treborsirrah7916]

For anyone interested there is a video on YT by Airbus ,it's a walk through of this aircraft as a Spanish tech guy explains the radar and sonar capabilities of this plane,and it's search and rescue assets,well worth a look. type C295 WALKAROUND IRELAND.

[@stevemellor655]

Worked with both Irish Airforce casa,s when they used Luton for training or medivac flights . Air crew were excellent to work with . Glad the casa,s are is still in the IAC

[@TDPAviationAndGaming]

Always very professional from my experience working with them.

[@brianallen858]

Thanks 🎉

[@TDPAviationAndGaming]

My pleasure, I’m glad you liked the video. Happy new year!

[@nickmoloney9820]

Great video

[@TDPAviationAndGaming]

Thank you very much! Happy new year!

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

Living in Manchester U.K. as an Irish citizen and Irish passport holder for 23 years, this would be an interesting way to get home to Ireland if I really needed to in a hurry 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪❤️

[@TDPAviationAndGaming]

I doubt (and hope) the UK would ever become so inhospitable to Irish nationals that the Irish government saw fit to evacuate Irish citizens from the UK.

[@NikCan66]

Just curious why am Irish aer corps aircraft at a British airfield?. Is there something that we need to know?

[@TDPAviationAndGaming]

The Irish health service makes use of British specialist hospitals as paying to use them is cheaper than building them for Ireland’s smaller population. This brand new aircraft was visiting in order to train crews who will be flying these medical flights on the new aircraft.

[@NikCan66]

@@TDPAviationAndGaming thanks for the update

[@narlokeill736]

Very nice 👌

[@TDPAviationAndGaming]

@@narlokeill736 thank you!

[@marcodonegal]

Usually a medevac