2nd June 1941
On 2nd June, we remember those of the British Army and Royal Air Force who died on this day during wartime, as well as a nurse from Strabane, Co. Tyrone.
21st May 1941
On 21st May 1941, an accident took place resulting in the death of a 19-year-old serving in 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
20th May 1941
On 20th May 1941, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed soldiers of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers enjoying scenic rural Northern Ireland.
8th May 1941
On 5th May 1941, Belfast awoke to scenes of destruction across many parts of the city. Luftwaffe bombers had dropped hundreds of thousand of incendiaries.
On 8th May 1941, a photographer on Bridge Street, Belfast took an iconic shot of a soldier looking towards the damaged offices of the Northern Whig newspaper.
7th May 1941
On 7th May 1941, photographer Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge observed the damage caused throughout north and east Belfast in the aftermath of the Fire Raid.
6th May 1941
Following the Belfast Blitz, the Belfast Telegraph published 'Bombs on Belfast', a photographic record of scenes in the city from days and weeks after the raid.
On 6th May 1941, Lieutenant Bainbridge was at a military vehicle maintenance school in Lisburn. Two years later, he photographed a bridge in Co. Londonderry.
5th May 1941
On the night of 5th-6th May 1941, the Luftwaffe carried out one final raid over the city of Belfast, the last blow delivered to an already devastated city.
On 4th-5th May 1941, Belfast endured a night of prolonged intense Luftwaffe bombing as thousands of incendiary bombs fell in what became known as The Fire Raid.
On 5th May 1941, Belfast awoke to scenes of death and destruction in the aftermath of the Fire Raid of the Belfast Blitz; the heaviest raid on the city.
While the death toll in Belfast was lower than that caused by the Easter Raid, the Fire Raid of 4th-5th May 1941 brought devastation across much of the city.
