Patrick Long was an Army Air Corps pilot who was piloting a Beaver aircraft when it was hit by IRA gunfire in Northern Ireland. He went on to fly numerous parachute drops. Later to take up parachuting himself. All photo's are from his logbook. Captions to the photo's to follow (late 2021).

10th December 1974 trip in a T2 Harrier XW272.

Supply drop demo as per 6th July 1975.

Log book for 31st of January 1976. Aircraft (XP811) hit by enemy fire!

XW272 as the 10th December trip (photo not from logbook)

Oil rig spares being unloaded at Asturias, Northern Spain.

7 AEF Chipmunk over Nottingham.

7 AEF Chipmunk.

Slow rolls in the chipmunk. Summer 1981.

Islander G-AYRU taken from G- BBRP over Netheravon.

Sea King and Jaguar trips.

Stampe G-ATKC first flown 22nd March 1982.

Hawk XX351 flight with Glen Torpy, later to become Air Chief Marshall Sir Glen Torpy.

The Red Fred's about to TACEVAL St Mawgan 5th/6th May 1982.

Turbine Islander demonstrator G-BJOH taken during a NAAFI break at Sandown Isle of Wight

High Summer Netheravon 1983.

G-OAPA Pilatus PC-6. Autumn 1983.

Spring 1984.

June 1984.

The Omani Parachute team.

Spanish Army Parachute team sticker.

Dive exit during dawn to dusk Summer 1985.

(Top) Patrick under GQ unit 200 over Long Marston July 1985. (Below) Simon Ward packing at Dunkeswell July 1985.

(Left) G-AZRZ at 16 Flt airstrip Dhekelia. (Right) Kingsfield looking West. Summer 1985.

September 1985, Charles Shea-Simmonds Tiger Moth.

Beaver bullet hole, exit wounds.

Beaver bullet entrance hole.

Official report on the Beaver incident.

A bit of sarcasm here.

Another bit of paper work regarding the shooting.

Patrick's Army Air Corps beret.