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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 pilot - Lt Cdr Broadwater - ejected and was picked up. 1 June 1982 - XZ456 was shot down while on an armed recce by a Roland surface-to-air missile to the south of Port Stanley , by GADA 601 . The pilot - Flight Lieutenant Mortimer - ejected and was rescued by a Sea King from 820 NAS after nine hours in the water.
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 [56] Ben Aldous: Commander, International Maritime Security Construct: 2022 [57] Catherine E. Jordan: Head, Royal Navy Culture Centre: Warfare: LVO: 9 January 2023 [39] Stephen J. Bolton: Deputy Director, Aviation Programmes and Futures ...
The insignia worn by a Royal Navy lieutenant commander is two half-inch gold braid stripes with one quarter-inch gold stripe running in between, placed upon a navy blue background. [1] The top stripe has the ubiquitous loop used in all RN officer rank insignia, except for the rank of midshipman .
Michael Ward, who played guitar with the band The Wallflowers from 1995 to 2001, has died. He was 57. He was 57. The band announced the sad news on their official Facebook page on Wednesday, April 3.
The crash that killed a Fort Worth CEO and his two children in November also took the life of 25-year-old Marine 1st Lt. Connor McKim, according to an accident report from the Texas Departments of ...
The last Commanding Officer was Commander David Lindsay. In 2012 Kettering Sea and Royal Marine Cadets were named 800 NAS to keep the squadron alive. Lt/Cdr M Pether RNR Head of Flight within the Sea Cadet Corps, maintains the traditions and honour of the Naval Air Squadron and will continue to do so until 800 NAS gets re-commissioned . [9]