Eireborne: A Dawn to Dusk Winning Adventure Around Ireland
When pilot Derek Pake set out for the 2023 Pooleys Dawn to Dusk Challenge, his goal was simple: attempt something more ambitious than his third-place entry the year before. His theme would take him and fellow pilot Kate Turner on a stunning one-day circumnavigation of Ireland, retracing the story of WWII coastal lookout posts and the iconic whitewashed “EIRE” markers that once warned lost aircraft they were entering neutral Irish airspace.
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23 January 2026