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dbf · 05-06-2008, 04:27 PM

GH, funny you should have posted this - look who is on my list:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Esmonde

"Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO, F/Lt, RAF, Lt-Cdr (A) RN (1 March 1909 – 12 February 1942) was an Irish VC recipient and distinguished pilot for the British Fleet Air Arm in World War II.
He won his VC when he led his squadron against elements of the German Fleet which made the "Channel Dash" (Operation Cerberus) from Brest to their home bases at Wilhelmshaven and Kiel through the English Channel.
He was by then 32 years old. On 12 February 1942 off the coast of England, Lieutenant Commander Esmonde led a detachment of six Fairey Swordfish in an attack on the two German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which had already managed to get from Brest without hindrance..."

dbf

05-06-2008, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
dbf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Co Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 800	GH, funny you should have posted this - look who is on my list: The National Archives \| Research, education & online exhibitions \| Exhibitions \| The Art of War \| Valour & Gallantry \| Valour http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Esmonde "Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO, F/Lt, RAF, Lt-Cdr (A) RN (1 March 1909 – 12 February 1942) was an Irish VC recipient and distinguished pilot for the British Fleet Air Arm in World War II. He won his VC when he led his squadron against elements of the German Fleet which made the "Channel Dash" (Operation Cerberus) from Brest to their home bases at Wilhelmshaven and Kiel through the English Channel. He was by then 32 years old. On 12 February 1942 off the coast of England, Lieutenant Commander Esmonde led a detachment of six Fairey Swordfish in an attack on the two German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which had already managed to get from Brest without hindrance..." dbf Last edited by dbf; 06-06-2008 at 09:49 AM.