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Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-50762 crash at North Barrule, Isle of Man

6th July 1944

On 6th July 1944, a Liberator took off from Langford Lodge Airfield, Co. Antrim. All 5 crew members died when the American plane came down on the Isle of Man.

Martin B-26B Marauder #41-18072 crash near Toome, Co. Antrim

4th July 1944

On American Independence Day, 4th July 1944, Martin B-26B Marauder #41-18072 took off from Toome Airfield, Co. Antrim crashing a short time later in a bog.

Martin B-26B Marauder #41-18042 crash at Slieve Gallion, Co. Londonderry

21st June 1944

On 21st June 1944, Martin B-26B Marauder #41-18042 crashed on a non-operational flight over Slieve Gallion having taken off from Toome Airfield, Co. Antrim.

Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-51202 crash at Snaefell, Isle of Man

8th June 1944

On 8th June 1944, an American B-24H Liberator en route to Langford Lodge Airfield, Co. Antrim came down in low cloud over Snaefell Mountain on the Isle of Man.

Operation OVERLORD: 591st (Antrim) Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers in Normandy

6th June 1944

On D-Day, 6th June 1944, sappers of 591st (Antrim) Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers were among the first Allied soldiers on the ground in occupied Normandy.

Operation OVERLORD: D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

6th June 1944

6th June 1944 was the first day of Operation OVERLORD - the Battle of Normandy. By sea and by air, both regular battalions of the Royal Ulster Rifles took part.

Operation OVERLORD: 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles in Normandy

6th June 1944

On 6th June 1944, 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles landed in Normandy, France. An uneventful crossing soon gave way to an arduous battle across north France.

6th June in wartime Northern Ireland

6th June 1944

Many people with connections to Northern Ireland took part in the Normandy landings on D-Day, 6th June 1944 including two battalions of Royal Ulster Rifles.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-97862 crash at Cave Hill, Belfast

1st June 1944

On 1st June 1944, Boeing B-17 #42-97862 en-route from Gander, Newfoundland crashed on the slopes of Cave Hill, Belfast killing 10 of the crew members onboard.

U.S. Mortar Carrier crash at Ballygraffan near Comber, Co. Down

17th May 1944

On 17th May 1944, a United States Army mortar carrier overturned on a sharp bend in the road between Comber and Killyleagh, Co. Down with fatal consequences.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Northern Ireland

17th May 1944

Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Northern Ireland during the Second World War inspecting U.S. Military personnel.

General Eisenhower inspects U.S. Army Infantry and Airborne troops in Northern Ireland

17th May 1944

Between 17th-19th May 1944, General Dwight D Eisenhower visited Northern Ireland to inspect Infantry and Airborne troops as they prepared for Normandy.

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