16th October 1942
On 16th October 1942, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal inspected members of 59th Division Signals during her short royal visit to Northern Ireland.
15th October 1942
On 15th October during various years of the Second World War, Northern Ireland played host to training troops, international cricketers, and royal visitors.
14th October 1942
Royal guests made several visits to Northern Ireland during the Second World War. Among them were the Duke of Kent, The Princess Royal, and the King and Queen.
13th October 1942
In October 1942, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal spent several days in Northern Ireland inspecting troops and visiting hospitals across the country.
4th October 1942
On 4th October 1945, two Ulstermen died as a result of road traffic collisions in Germany and Singapore. Both had served their country in the Second World War.
3rd October 1942
Military plane crashes were common in Northern Ireland during the Second World War. At the time Ulster had many airfields, unpredictable weather and many hills.
On 3rd October 1942, Boeing B-17 #41-24451 en-route from Gander, Newfoundland crashed on Slieveanorra Mountain, Co. Antrim killing 8 of the crew onboard.
On 3rd October 1942, a United States Army Air Force B-17 bomber crashed on Slieveanorra, Co. Antrim resulting in the deaths of eight of the ten-person crew.
1st October 1942
Lance Bombardier Samuel John Boyce of Portadown, Co. Armagh was one of many members of the Royal Artillery to die on board Lisbon Maru on 1st October 1942.
29th September 1942
On 29th September 1942, soldiers demonstrated the important work carried out by a British Army Dental Laboratory at Palace Barracks, Holywood, Co. Down.
20th September 1942
We remember Gunner George Pentland of Portadown and airman Thomas Arthur Mewhort of Belfast who died on 20th September 1942, while a Spitfire crashed in Éire.
On 20th September 1942, Gordon Hayter Proctor joined the Caterpillar Club, bailing out of Supermarine Spitfire R6992 before it came down in Monaghan, Ireland.
