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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Northern Ireland during the Second World War inspecting U.S. Military personnel.
Between 17th-19th May 1944, General Dwight D Eisenhower visited Northern Ireland to inspect Infantry and Airborne troops as they prepared for Normandy.
10th April 1944
On 10th April 1944, Martin B-26B Marauder #41-18150, nicknamed the "Winnie Dee" crashed on Chimney Rock Mountain, Co. Down during a gunnery training flight.
2nd April 1944
On 2nd April 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton took a long stroll in the Ulster countryside, his hopes of returning to England dashed by poor weather.