Shannon Aviation Museum
“Once I get you up there, where the air is rarefied, we’ll just glide, starry-eyed.” Heusen/Cahn.
If you have a passion for aviation, a visit to the Shannon Aviation Museum in County Clare, will leave you starry eyed, as you liberate your inner pilot! Perfect for kids of all ages, this amazing attraction could inspire the lightbulb moment within budding pilots, aviators, and for those who love all things involving the glorious world of flight. Enjoy a thrilling demonstration on the flight simulator, along with a great pilot instructor, who will help bring your aviation experience to life. The Shannon Aviation Museum, takes visitors on a guided tour through an exceptional collection of aircraft, jet engine models, a Spitfire Cockpit, memorabilia and artefacts. Shannon Airport has a very special history and contribution to global aviation, and the museum exhibits a BAC 1-11 cockpit and fuselage section, Phantom F4 rudder and historical celestial navigation instruments. So why not come fly, let’s fly away.
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