Lord Mountbatten Killed By Ira

And 15 year old boat boy paul maxwell.

Lord mountbatten killed by ira. In scenes that have been re enacted on the crown prince charles great uncle was brutally murdered leaving the royal family devastated. His 14 year old grandson. Part of the wreckage of lord mountbattens boat the shadow v after it had been bombed by the ira in august 1979. The body of lord mountbatten is brought ashore after the ira bombing in 1979 credit.

All on board were blown into the water and when mountbattens body was found face down his legs were said to have been badly severed. Elderly dowager lady doreen bradbourne. On 27 august ira member thomas mcmahon managed to sneak onto the shadow v boat positioning then detonating a radio controlled bomb on the vessel on which lord mountbatten and six other friends. Lord mountbattens death in 1979 shocked the nation when the boat he was on with his family suddenly exploded killing him instantly.

Independent news and mediagetty images august 27 1979 a bank holiday had dawned. Lord mountbattens death in 1979 shocked the nation when the boat he was on with his family suddenly exploded killing him instantly. Mountbatten a war hero elder. 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.

The bomb ripped apart the boat and killed lord louis mountbatten 79 instantly. Was lord mountbatten killed by the ira in a boat explosion.