Eugene Esmonde
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Eugene Esmonde
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Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde, was a distinguished Irish pilot in the Fleet Air Arm who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to members of Commonwealth forces. Esmonde earned this award while in command of a torpedo bomber squadron in the Second World War - in an action known as Operation Fuller, the 'Channel Dash’.
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Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander(1909–1942)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Esmonde
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2024-02-23T13:12:12Z
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