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On Tuesday’s Morning Focus Alan Morrissey was joined by Mike Kelly, Model Aircraft enthusiast.

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Mike has joined us in the past to talk about his love for aviation and his impressive collection of die-cast models of the world’s airlines.

Mike joins us now ahead of today’s Official opening of the second installment of what is the world’s largest model aircraft exhibition at Shannon Airport.

The exhibition of almost 900 aircraft at 1:200 scale is the life-long pursuit of Michael whose love of aircraft dates back to the late 1950s when he and his family traveled out to Shannon at weekends to watch airplanes land and take-off.

Michael explained how excited he is for the opening and highlighted that collecting these model planes was an amazing journey.

He also discussed what the installment represents and outlined where the collection is located in the airport.

You can listen to the full interview below.