Mountbatten Bombing Ira

Throughout lord mountbattens life and in the years after he died in an ira bombing on august 27 1979 rumors swirled about his extramarital affairs.

Mountbatten bombing ira. Lord mountbatten and his family fishing from his boat shadow v in 1970 credit. Provisional ira bombmaker thomas mcmahon 31 was found guilty of the mountbatten attack and was sentenced to life. Bomb maker thomas mcmahon was convicted of murder and he was caged for life but released in 1998 under the good friday agreement. An ira bomb team evaded the patrols on the night of august 26 to slip aboard shadow v and plant 50 pounds of explosives which were detonated the next day when mountbatten and his.

Mountbatten a war hero elder. The bomb ripped apart the boat and killed lord louis mountbatten 79 instantly. Ira activist francis mcgirl 24 was acquitted. 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.

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. Lord mountbattens body arriving back in the uk credit. In august 1979 mountbatten was assassinated by a bomb that was hidden aboard his fishing boat in mullaghmore county sligo ireland by members of the provisional irish republican army. The bomb ripped apart the boat and killed lord louis mountbatten 79 instantly.

Forty one years ago a bomb exploded on a wooden fishing boat off the western coast of the republic of ireland killing three people and mortally injuring a fourth on aug. Also killed were his 14 year old grandson nicholas. And 15 year old boat boy paul maxwell. 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 ira claimed responsibility for the bombing of mountbattens boat swiftly referring to it as an execution while also claiming responsibility for two roadside bombings on the same day. Alamy who else died in the explosion.