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Robert Blair «Paddy» Mayne (Newtownards, Condado de Down; 11 de enero de 1915-Ibídem, 14 de diciembre de 1955) fue un teniente coronel del ejército británico, seleccionado de los British and Irish Lions en el rugby union, abogado, boxeador irlandés aficionado y miembro cofundador del Servicio Aéreo Especial (SAS en inglés).
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne, DSO & Three Bars (11 January 1915 – 14 December 1955), better known as Paddy Mayne, was a British Army officer from Newtownards, capped for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions at rugby union, lawyer, amateur boxer, and a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS).
‘Paddy’ Mayne: An Irish Lion. Lieutenant-Colonel ‘Paddy’ Mayne is a legendary figure in the history of the Special Forces. A celebrated sportsman with a turbulent character, he played a vital role in the early successes of the Special Air Service (SAS), becoming one of its most important commanders.
8 de nov. de 2022 · Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne was a Northern Irish soldier, solicitor, rugby union international, amateur boxer, polar explorer and co-founder of the SAS. The losses from operation Squatter were staggering; of the fifty-five men that accompanied the unit’s maiden mission, only 21 returned – the rest had either ...
19 de sept. de 2018 · Blair “Paddy” Mayne was one of the pillars of the early SAS. A man of extraordinary nerve but equally a man with a problematic temperament, Mayne epitomised the qualities you’d look for in an SAS operative.
17 de ago. de 2021 · Irish SAS Hero: Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne Robert Blair Mayne, a talented sportsman and brilliant fighter, received the DSO with three bars for heroism during World War II. by Zita Ballinger Fletcher 8/17/2021 3/2/2024
The exploits of Irishman Paddy Mayne became the stuff of legend during commando operations. This article appears in: November 2007. By Kelly Bell. The night of December 14, 1941, was bitterly cold in the North African desert. Midway between El Agheila and Tripoli, Libya, was the German and Italian air base outside the town of Tamet.
