The three 23-year-olds are also charged with the criminal damage of a Shannon airport airside vehicle barrier

Judge Sinead McMullan was told that Daniel Molloy’s father had to take him to a toilet and pour cold water on the burn.

The victim appears to have been the sole occupant of the plane, according to An Garda Síochána.

One of the Defence Forces newest aircraft has spent almost 40 per cent of the last year undergoing maintenance in Spain.