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Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde, VC, DSO (1 March 1909 – 12 February 1942) was a distinguished Irish pilot in the Fleet Air Arm who was a posthumous recipient of 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 British Fleet Air Arm torpedo bomber squadron in the Second World War.

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  • Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde, VC, DSO (1 March 1909 – 12 February 1942) was a distinguished Irish pilot in the Fleet Air Arm who was a posthumous recipient of 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 British Fleet Air Arm torpedo bomber squadron in the Second World War. (en)
  • Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde(Thurgoland , Yorkshire, Inglaterra; 1 de marzo de 1909 - Canal inglés; 12 de febrero de 1942) fue un aviador naval de la Real Marina Británica que sirvió durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y que se destacó en la Batalla del Atlántico en operaciones contra unidades pesadas de la Kriegsmarine. (es)
  • Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde è stato un militare e aviatore inglese.Pilota di aerosiluranti della Fleet Air Arm durante la seconda guerra mondiale, prese parte alla caccia alla corazzata Bismarck, e successivamente all'Operazione Fuller, il tentativo britannico di impedire l'Operazione Cerberus, il forzamento da parte delle navi da battaglia tedesche del Canale della Manica per raggiungere i porti della Germania settentrionale. Durante quest'ultima missione perse la vita nel tentativo di silurare l'incrociatore da battaglia Scharnhorst, e in sua memoria fu decretata la concessione della Victoria Cross, la più alta decorazione militare britannica. (it)
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  • Thurgoland, Yorkshire (en)
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