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Falling Stars: Lost stories from the Shannon airport crashes

Between 1943 and 1961, in the early years of Shannon international airport, over 200 hundred live...

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11.00 8 Mar 2024


Falling Stars: Lost stories from the Shannon airport crashes


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11.00 8 Mar 2024


Between 1943 and 1961, in the early years of Shannon international airport, over 200 hundred lives were lost and countless others changed forever in a series of fatal air crashes. Peter McGarry has extensively researched these crashes for his book, Falling Stars: Lost stories from the Shannon airport crashes. Peter joined Pat in studio this morning.


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