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Collections of diverse objects such as books, coins, vintage cars, boats and farm machinery provide a link with our past. The preservation of such collections is an important part our Museums and Archive work.

Foynes Flying Boat Museum
Limerick, Ireland

Main Street, Foynes, Co. Limerick
Tel: +353 (0)69 65416 
Web: www.flyingboatmuseum.com
Email: info@flyingboatmuseum.com

Open Daily: 9am – 5pm from March 31st to October 31st
Other dates for groups by pre-booking.

The Foynes Flying Boat Museum is dedicated to recalling that historic time from 1939 to 1945, when Foynes, Ireland, became the center of the aviation world. On July 9th 1939, Pan Am's luxury Flying Boat, the "Yankee Clipper" landed at Foynes. This was the first commercial passenger flight on a direct route from the USA to Europe. During the late 1930s and early 1940s, this quiet little town on the Shannon became the focal point for air traffic on the North Atlantic.

 

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