Maureen Flavin obituary: Blacksod postmistress whose weather report changed the course of history
In 1944, on her 21st birthday, she helped determine the outcome of World War II
Source: irishtimes.com
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D-Day delayed 24 hours by Maureen Sweeney's weather report from an Irish post office
Maureen Flavin was a postal clerk on a remote stretch of the Irish coast in 1944. On her 21st birthday, she helped determine the outcome of World War II.
Source: smh.com.au
Maureen Flavin Sweeney, Whose Weather Report Delayed D-Day, Dies at 100
She helped save General Eisenhower’s invasion from potential disaster, enabling the Allies to gain a foothold in France that proved essential to victory in World War II.
Source: nytimes.com