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Squadron Commander '''De Courcy Wyndor Plunkett Ireland''', R.N. (18 January, 1885 – ) 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]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Ireland was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Ireland was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | ||
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Ireland was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Havock|f=t}} on 1 February, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 324}} | Ireland was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Havock|f=t}} on 1 February, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 324}} | ||
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== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 20:55, 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 |
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