Aldergrove Airfield, now the home of Belfast International Airport, saw use as a base for several squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
On 13th November 1939, a photographer from the Belfast Telegraph captured a series of photos of members of the Royal Air Force conducting training exercises using Hawker Henley and Handley Page Heyford planes at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim.
On 17th November 1939, a photographer from the Belfast Telegraph captured a series of photos of Royal Navy ratings at work with Fairey Swordfish planes and pilots under instruction using a 'Link' Trainer at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim.
On 16th April 1940, a photographer from the Belfast Telegraph captured a series of photos of Fairey Swordfish planes in flight while based at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim.
On 18th November 1940, a photographer from the Belfast Telegraph captured a series of photos of Mk. V Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley bombers of R.A.F. 502 (Ulster) Squadron based at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim.
On 19th November 1940, a photographer from the Belfast Telegraph captured a series of photos of Bristol Blenheim long-range fighters of R.A.F. 245 (Northern Rhodesian) Squadron based at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim.
