25th February 1946
On 25th February 1944, Belfast marked the founding of the Red Army while two years later, young Holocaust survivors would land at a Northern Ireland airfield.
24th February 1946
Kindertransport was the name given to the rescue of young Jews from occupied Europe. During the Second World War, many found a safe haven in Northern Ireland.
Largy Road Crumlin Co. Antrim BT29 4RT
Langford Lodge Airfield on the east coast of Lough Neagh near Crumlin operated as a base for both the R.A.F. and the U.S.A.A.F. during the Second World War.
1st July 1945
On 1st July 1945, a solo American pilot, First Lieutenant Fred Anthony Barton fatally crashed his A-20K Havoc into a hillside near Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone.
5th June 1945
On 5th June, we remember service personnel with connections to Northern Ireland who died in far-off fields such as Burma, Singapore, Indonesia, and India.
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.
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.
Co. Antrim
The rural townland of Toome or Toomebridge saw great change during the Second World War with the development of a military airfield close to Lough Neagh.
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.
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.
Moira Road Crumlin Co. Antrim BT29 4SJ
Nutts Corner Airfield in Co. Antrim became a Royal Air Force base during the Second World War. It also operated as a transport hub for American military planes.
28th March 1944
On 28th March 1944, the nosewheel of a U.S.A.A.F. Martin B-26 Marauder collapsed during a failed take off from Station 236 at Toome Airfield, Co. Antrim.