Mountbatten Ira Bombing

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. 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.
mountbatten ira bombing

Ira activist francis mcgirl 24.

Mountbatten ira bombing. 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. The bomb ripped apart the boat and killed lord louis mountbatten 79 instantly. Alamy who else died in the explosion. Forty one years ago a bomb.

Provisional ira bombmaker thomas mcmahon 31 was found guilty of the mountbatten attack and was sentenced to life. A remote controlled bomb planted aboard the boat by an ira member killed not only dickie but also his 14 year old grandson nicholas nicholass grandmother lady brabourne and a 15 year old. 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. 025 the violence was shocking and the news was grim.

The national reports on a pair of bombings in ireland in august 1979 including one that killed lord mountbatten. Bomb maker thomas mcmahon was convicted of murder and he was caged for life but released in 1998 under the good friday agreement. Lord mountbatten and his family fishing from his boat shadow v in 1970 credit. Lord mountbattens body arriving back in the uk credit.

Ira activist francis mcgirl 24 was acquitted.