in the River Bandon which was well stocked with salmon, and in shooting, snipe and woodcock found in large numbers near Castle Bernard. He was also developing an enthusiastic skill as a gardener with a particular knowledge of rhododendrons. The Earl died on 8 February 1979 at Bon Secours Hospital in County Cork. aged 74 and without male issue. Consequently, on his death all his titles became extinct. He was survived by Lois, Lady Bandon who died in 1999 and the two daughters from his first marriage, Lady Jennifer Jane Bernard, of Castle Bernard (30 Apr 1935 – 3 Jun 2010) and Lady Frances Elizabeth Bernard (born 4 February 1943), married Paul Carter. A portrait in oils (painted 1969) of the Earl, in his uniform as an Air Chief Marshal together with his robes as a peer of the realm, hangs in the main dining hall at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell. Arms References External links Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal The Earl of Bandon |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1904 births 1979 deaths Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies Royal Air Force pilots of World War II Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Order of the Bath People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Royal Air Force air marshals Graduates of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell Companions of the Distinguished Service Order People of the Royal Observer Corps Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) People from Gillingham, Kent People educated at St. Aubyns School English people of Irish descent Earls of Bandon Military personnel from Kent