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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Lynne Kelleher

Mystery of Aer Lingus plane that crashed off Irish coast killing everyone on board in new RTE documentary

The son of the Tuskar Rock plane pilot has told how his family suffered abuse after the disaster.

Aer Lingus flight 712, piloted by Barney O’Beirne, crashed at Tuskar Rock lighthouse off the Wexford coast killing all 61 people on board in March 1968.

David O’Beirne said his mother and family suffered relentless finger-pointing over the worst Irish aircraft crash in aviation history. He said: “Because of the lack of facts, conspiracies came to life.

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