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Lord Mountbatten Boat

Mountbattens father was first sea lord at the outbreak of world war one but anti german feeling forced his resignation bbc reports.

Lord mountbatten boat. Part of the wreckage of lord mountbattens boat the shadow v after it had been bombed by the ira in august 1979. Alamy 23 the body of lord mountbatten is brought ashore after the ira bombing in 1979 credit. On august 27 1979 lord louis mountbatten is killed when irish republican army ira terrorists detonate a 50 pound bomb hidden on his fishing vessel shadow v.

Lord mountbatten was killed from injuries suffered in a bomb explosion on his private boat in mullaghmore county sligo in august 1979. In short it happened under very similar circumstances. Mountbatten a war hero elder.

One of the earls twin grandsons nicholas 14 and paul. Ira bomb kills lord mountbatten the queens cousin lord louis mountbatten has been killed by a bomb blast on his boat in ireland. In the first episode of netflixs newest season of the crown we watch lord mountbatten known affectionately as uncle dickie board a humble fishing boat known as the shadow vin a moment that.

The attack took place over the. Uncle dickie was murdered by the ira on a boat off. Independent news and mediagetty images august 27 1979 a bank holiday had dawned.

Knowing this the ira planted a 50 pound bomb underneath the boat that was detonated using a. On august 27 mountbatten took his family out on their boat to go fishing a regular pastime for them.

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Lord Mountbatten S Death Source : britishheritage.com