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| − | '''De Courcy Wyndor Plunkett Ireland''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | Squadron Commander '''De Courcy Wyndor Plunkett Ireland''', R.N. (18 January, 1885 – 21 February, 1916) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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| + | Ireland died alongside Wing Commander [[Neville Florian Usborne]] in a wartime experiment to launch a fighter plane from airship AP.1 as a defence against Zeppelin attacks. | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+De+Courcy+Wyndor+Plunkett+Ireland Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+De+Courcy+Wyndor+Plunkett+Ireland Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 16:56, 7 December 2018
Squadron Commander De Courcy Wyndor Plunkett Ireland, R.N. (18 January, 1885 – 21 February, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ireland was appointed in command of the destroyer Havock on 1 February, 1910.[1]
Ireland died alongside Wing Commander Neville Florian Usborne in a wartime experiment to launch a fighter plane from airship AP.1 as a defence against Zeppelin attacks.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edmund D. Faber |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 68 6 Apr, 1906[2] |
Succeeded by John A. Scott as Captain of H.M. T.B. 068 |
| Preceded by Thomas K. Maxwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Havock 1 Feb, 1910[3] – 1910 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Jones |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 324.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 324.
