An Cosantóir

An Cosantóir November 2014 www.dfmagazine.ie 36 | noticeboard CROSS OFF thE WORDS IN thE LISt AS YOU FIND thEM. Word searches are fun, they also bring benefits you may not realise and can play an important role in keeping you mentally fit. 1. what date did the aMerican civil war start On (this issue)? Post your answer along with your name and address to us or email subs@ military.ie for a chance to win a limited edition An Cosantóir Dry Flo t-shirt and DF 'Goody Bag' Last month's winner of the An Cosantóir T-shirt and 'Goody Bag' was Fr Paul F Murphy CF, Galway. Closing date is 21st November 2014. corK and the Great war lecture serIes 2014 remembering sgt myles abraham, dcm, mm The speaker will be Ms Rachel Abraham of the Western Front Association. The talk will be about Rachel's quest to find information about her grand- uncle, a well known sportsman who was an Irish Boxing Champion and played international rugby for Ireland and someone who, as she discovered, was also a forgotten hero of the First World War. date: Thursday, 27th November 2014, at 7 pm. price: All talks are free. opening hours: monday to Friday: 11 am – 1 pm, 2.15 pm – 5 pm saturday: 11am – 1 pm, 2.15 pm – 4 pm sunday: 3 pm – 5 pm (April to September) Cork Public Museum, Fitzgerald's Park, The Mardyke, Cork. ph: 021 4270679 – email: museum@corkcity.ie Uniform ServiceS: medal moUnting Service: competitive priceS, contact mUrty QUinn 087 9394680 lanyardS made to order: competitive priceS, contact Brian on 087 2971982 callInG on IrIsh avIatIon hIstorIans Author and historian Guy Warner, is looking for help on his latest project. It concerns the RAF in Ireland during 1918-20. There were two squadrons 105 and 106 sent to Ireland in May 1918. Their role was the first example of what was later to be known as Internal Security Duties. 105 Sqn was based in Omagh, with flights in Castlebar and Oranmore and 106 Sqn was at Fermoy, with flights at Birr and Athlone. He is steadily gathering information from friends and fellow Irish aviation historians, and has some great contemporary photos of Omagh and one each of Castlebar and Fermoy. But is still searching for photographs of these squadrons and for anyone who may have knowledge on the subject, he would be very grateful for you help and information. "I would love to access some more photos not only of 1918-20 but also of when several of these former airfields were used by Sir Alan Cobham and CWA Scott for the one off air displays between 1933 and 1935. I would also like to find out more from what the Irish Volunteers and emerging IRA thought of the air patrols and did it affect their activities in any way?" he can be contacted by email: gwarner06@aol.com Q&a N OvEMBER word search

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