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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.
Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, [1] VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (/ d ə ˈ w aɪ. ər t /; [2] 5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was an officer in the British Army.He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" in various Commonwealth countries. [3]
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 ...
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.
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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.