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Commander Nigel David "Sharkey" MacCartan-Ward, DSC, AFC (born Nigel David Ward, 22 September 1943 – 17 May 2024) was a Royal Navy officer who introduced the Sea Harrier aircraft to service with the Fleet Air Arm and commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War.
The squadron was supplemented by five pilots from 899 NAS and was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Nigel "Sharkey" Ward. On 18 May a further four pilots of 809 NAS transfer to the squadron from MV Atlantic Conveyor with their four Sea Harrier FRS.1 aircraft. 801 NAS Pilots. Lieutenant Commander Nigel 'Sharkey' Ward (CO)
After recently graduating the Operational Flying Training Unit at 899 Naval Air Squadron, embarked in HMS Invincible on 3 April 1982 [3] [4] joining 801 Naval Air Squadron commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Nigel "Sharkey" Ward. [5] [page needed] On the morning of May 1, 1982, the radar officer was reporting echoes closing fast.
Elton R. Sharkey: Director of Nuclear Propulsion, Submarine Delivery Agency: Engineering: 12 December 2022 [55] Ben Aldous: Commander, International Maritime Security Construct: 2022 [56] Catherine E. Jordan: Head, Royal Navy Culture Centre: Warfare: LVO: 9 January 2023 [38] Stephen J. Bolton: Deputy Director, Aviation Programmes and Futures ...
Early in the morning of December 7, 1941, the Ward, while on patrol near the entrance to Pearl Harbor, was alerted by the cargo ship Antares (AG-10) to the presence of a Japanese midget submarine attempting to infiltrate into the harbor entrance. The Ward opened fire with her number three deck gun, then dropped depth charges, and sank the ...
Lt. Col. Greg Pasquantonio, 40, was ordered late last month in Leavenworth County District Court to serve three years of probation. He pleaded guilty in August to beating his wife unconscious and ...
Three senior female officers in 2019: Cdre Eleanor Ablett, AVM Chris Elliot, and Air Cdre Maria Byford. The following is a list of women who have reached general, flag or air officer rank in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, not including those given honorary ranks.
Ward, 59, had been an Alaskan commercial fishing boat’s ... Fallen Chicago Fire Lt. Kevin Ward honored by loved ones, fellow firefighters. ‘He put his service above himself,’ mayor says.