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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).
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).
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. But there were undoubtedly aspects of his personality that would cause any commander to doubt his suitability.
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. 10 min read.
8 de nov. de 2022 · THE Irishman Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne must rank among the most courageous and significant heroes of the Second World War. Yet his name is little known outside of the realm of military history buffs, and perhaps, thanks to a pending BBC drama, also Tom Hardy fans.
31 de oct. de 2022 · There are tales of him shooting the floor around the feet of a bar owner who overcharged and was rude to him, and the 2004 documentary 'SAS Warrior: The Life of Paddy Mayne' reports that an intoxicated Mayne once unloaded his pistol into a drinking companion. The murder is said to have been covered up.
Commando Paddy Mayne: Ireland’s Wolf of the Desert. The exploits of Irishman Paddy Mayne became the stuff of legend during commando operations. This article appears in: November 2007
