Barney McMahon
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Barney McMahon
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Brigadier General Brian "Barney" McMahon DSM was an Irish Defence Forces officer. He joined the Irish Air Corps in 1949 as a cadet and qualified as a pilot in 1952. In 1962 he was one of two pilots sent to collect from France the Corps' first helicopters, two Aérospatiale Alouette III aircraft. McMahon flew these for the Corps' Air Sea Rescue Unit including a cliff rescue mission for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. He was also awarded the Ordre national du Mérite for his wo
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Irish Defence Forces officer (1928–2010)
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