List of Irish Sea crossings by air

This is a list of notable first crossings of the Irish Sea by air.

First crossings Date Crossing Participant(s) Aircraft Departure point Arrival point Notes First balloon Windham William Sadler balloon Portobello Barracks, DublinHolyhead, Wales Sadler's father, James Sadler had made an unsuccessful attempt in 1812. First aeroplane Denys Corbett Wilson Blériot XI Fishguard, PembrokeshireCrane, County Wexford An attempt by Robert Loraine, in September 1910, failed when his Farman III biplane came down in the sea from the shore. First airship Sub Lt T.W. Elmhirst + crew SS-17 blimp Luce Bay, ScotlandIreland Airship became disabled, drifted across the Irish Sea, and carried out a successful 'balloon' landing in Ireland. First female aviator Mary, Lady Bailey De Havilland DH.60X biplane First helicopter Lt Richard Beechener Westland Dragonfly HR.1 VX600 Anthorn, CumbriaAldergrove, County Antrim First glider (E-W) Charles Ross Slingsby Skylark 3 Portmoak, Kinross-shireToome, County Antrim First glider (W-E) Fg Offr Dmitri Zotov EoN Olympia 2B Ballykelly, County LondonderryCrianlarich, Perthshire First hot air balloon Raymond Munro Canada 2 Brittas Bay, County WicklowEnnerdale, Cumbria Raymond Munro (1921-1994) was inducted to the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973. Awarded the Order of Canada in 1974. First microlight Keith Reynolds Pegasus XL weight-shift microlight Achieved while undertaking a circumnavigation of Great Britain. First autogyro Norman Surplus AutoGyro MT-03 Kirkbride, CumbriaLarne, County Antrim Norman Surplus went on to make the first circumnavigation of the world in an autogyro. First electric aircraft Chad Nichols and Chris Caputo Beta Alia CX300 Weston Airport, DublinLiverpool John Lennon Airport, Liverpool Flight covered 153 nautical miles (283 kilometres) and lasted 1 hour, 18 minutes.

References

See also List of Bass Strait crossings by air List of Cook Strait crossings by air List of English Channel crossings by air