About Eugene Esmonde

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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Eugene Esmonde

World War II Victoria Cross winner

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About Eugene Esmonde

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Beadell, S J (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Occupation

aircraft pilot

Citizenship

United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Born

March 1, 1909

Died

February 12, 1942

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