94B Halftown Road Maze Co. Down BT27 5RF
Ulster Aviation Society is a group of enthusiasts with a vast collection of aircraft, artefacts, and items relating to Northern Ireland's aviation heritage.
Co. Down
The village of Scarva, Co. Down sits in a strategic spot overlooking the River Bann and Newry Canal. These waterways marked a Second World War stop-line.
Old Mill Road Scarva Co. Down BT63 6NL
A Type-23 Pillbox stands at the gate to Scarvagh House in Scarva, Co. Down. It overlooks the Second World War era stop-line B on the Newry Canal and River Bann.
Seacliff Road Bangor Co. Down BT20 5EZ
In 1944, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe visited Bangor, Co. Down addressing military personnel.
Seacliff Road Bangor Co. Down BT20 5HT
Along the seawall at Ballyholme Bay in Bangor, Co. Down, visitors can still see remnants of reused and recycled Second World War-era public air raid shelters.
Ward Park Bangor Co. Down BT20 4TA
The war memorial at Ward Park in the city of Bangor, Co. Down commemorates the fallen from the local area in both The Great War and the Second World War.
A well-preserved air raid shelter dating back to the Second World War stands in Ward Park, Bangor, Co. Down, near the old deck gun from German submarine U-19.
Woburn Road Millisle Co. Down BT22 2HU
Between 1938-1948, many young Jewish refugees fleeing the horrors of the Holocaust found a safe haven in an old farm on the outskirts of Millisle, Co. Down.
27th February 1946
The Douglas Dakota of Squadron Leader Baker touched down at Sydenham Airfield on 27th February 1946. Onboard were 25 more young Jewish refugees from Prague.
On 27th February 1946, R.A.F. Squadron Leader Baker landed at Sydenham airfield in East Belfast carrying on board a group of young Jewish Holocaust survivors.
25th February 1946
On 25th February 1946, a Dakota piloted by Denzil Jacobs landed at Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim. Onboard were 25 Jewish refugees seeking a safe haven in Ulster.
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.