18th February 1941
On 18th February 1941, H.M.S. Scimitar was spotted off the coast of Northern Ireland. The following year saw the visit of U.S. Ambassador Mr. John G. Winant.
16th February 1941
During the Second World War, victory in the Battle of the Atlantic was of great importance to the Allies. Northern Ireland played a key role in its outcome.
Photographs from 16th February 1941 and 1943 show the Royal Navy patrolling and the British Army training in the waterways in and around Northern Ireland.
25th January 1941
Burns Night is still celebrated in parts of Northern Ireland annually on 25th January. In wartime, traditions would continue with or without haggis.
2nd December 1940
On 2nd December 1940, U-47 fired a single torpedo, striking S.S. Ville d'Arlon amidships and sinking the British merchant vessel in the mid-Atlantic ocean.
19th November 1940
On 19th November 1940, a Belfast Telegraph photographer spent time with an R.A.F. 245 Squadron crew as they prepared their Bristol Blenheim bomber for action.
18th November 1940
On 18th November 1940, a Belfast Telegraph photographer spent time with an R.A.F. 502 Squadron crew as they prepared their Mark V Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley.
8th November 1940
Operation Torch, Allied landings in North Africa began on 8th November 1942. Able Seaman Fitzpatrick of Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim was among the first casualties.
1st November 1940
On 1st November 1941, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed soldiers of an Ulster Home Guard Motor Transport Company and members of The Pioneer Corps.
25th June 1940
On 25th June 1940, Sergeant Francis George Kinghan of Toomebridge, Co. Antrim died while on an attack with R.A.F. 254 Squadron off the Norwegian coast.
21st June 1940
Henry "Harry" Kane was a well-known footballer in Portadown, Co. Armagh. He died on 21st June 1940 when H.M.S. Cape Howe sailing as Prunella came under attack.
4th June 1940
On 4th June 1940, S.S. River Humber collided with H.M.S. Folkestone in the Irish Sea causing the deaths of three seamen with connections to Northern Ireland.
