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Belfast Blitz: List of PRONI resources
Belfast Blitz: List of PRONI resources

8th February 2019

In relation to the Belfast Blitz, PRONI resources are available which tell of the impact and aftermath of the Luftwaffe bombing from different perspectives.

Belfast Blitz: Bombs on Belfast City Centre
Belfast Blitz: Bombs on Belfast City Centre

6th February 2019

In April and May 1941, Luftwaffe bombs on Belfast City Centre tore the heart out of the industrial city in what would become known as the Belfast Blitz.

Belfast Blitz: Bombs on East Belfast
Belfast Blitz: Bombs on East Belfast

6th February 2019

Luftwaffe bombs on East Belfast fell on the industrial heart of the city and surrounding residential areas during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941.

Belfast Blitz: Bombs on North Belfast
Belfast Blitz: Bombs on North Belfast

6th February 2019

In the Belfast Blitz raids of 1941, Luftwaffe bombs on North Belfast caused widespread devastation and loss of life among both Protestants and Catholics.

Balmoral Tigers v Short and Harland Raiders at King’s Hall, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Balmoral Tigers v Short and Harland Raiders at King’s Hall, Belfast, Co. Antrim

3rd February 2019

Balmoral Tigers and Short and Harland Raiders faced off in King's Hall, Belfast, Co. Antrim on 3rd February 1940 in an ice hockey game betwen local teams.

Wartime ice hockey in Northern Ireland
Wartime ice hockey in Northern Ireland

1st February 2019

Ice hockey in Northern Ireland dates back to 1939 with games played against a backdrop of World War Two featuring sides from Shorts and Harland and Wolff.

Irish rugby internationals in World War Two
Irish rugby internationals in World War Two

1st February 2019

The deaths of eight Irish rugby internationals occurred during World War Two. Many others served with the armed forces and contributed to the Allied effort.

Seafire LR761 crash at Glenarm, Co. Antrim
Seafire LR761 crash at Glenarm, Co. Antrim

29th January 2019

Supermarine Seafire LR761 of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 879 Squadron crashed into a hillside near Glenarm, Co. Antrim on 29th January 1944.

Sunderland W3995 crash at Gay Island, Co. Fermanagh

10th January 2019

Short Sunderland W3995 of RAF 228 Squadron ran aground on Gay Island Shoal on Lough Erne Co. Fermanagh while taxiing out of RAF Castle Archdale in 1943.

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