21st April 1941
On 21st April 1941, His Royal Highness, the Duke of Gloucester arrived at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim to begin a short visit to Ulster.
2nd March 1941
At least eight seafaring men with connections to Northern Ireland died as a result of the sinking of S.S. Castlehill in the Bristol Channel on 2nd March 1941.
25th January 1941
Burns Night is still celebrated in parts of Northern Ireland annually on 25th January. In wartime, traditions would continue with or without haggis.
Co. Antrim
During the Second World War, the Royal Air Force and U.S.A.A.F. operated from several airfields around Crumlin and the surrounding area of rural Co. Antrim.
19th November 1940
On 19th November 1940, a Belfast Telegraph photographer spent time with an R.A.F. 245 Squadron crew as they prepared their Bristol Blenheim bomber for action.
18th November 1940
On 18th November 1940, a Belfast Telegraph photographer spent time with an R.A.F. 502 Squadron crew as they prepared their Mark V Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley.
8th November 1940
Operation Torch, Allied landings in North Africa began on 8th November 1942. Able Seaman Fitzpatrick of Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim was among the first casualties.
Demesne Avenue Ballymena Co. Antrim BT43 7AQ
During the Second World War, British and American troops used St. Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, which had been home to the Royal Ulster Rifles.
Randalstown Co. Antrim BT41 4ND
During the Second World War, British soldiers sowed oats in the fields near an Ordnance Site at Shane's Castle, Randalstown, Co. Antrim, harvesting in 1942.
25th June 1940
On 25th June 1940, Sergeant Francis George Kinghan of Toomebridge, Co. Antrim died while on an attack with R.A.F. 254 Squadron off the Norwegian coast.
1st June 1940
On 1st June 1940, personnel from Northern Ireland continued the fight at Dunkirk. Four years later, Belfast witnessed the crash of a B-17 bomber at Cave Hill.
2nd May 1940
On 2nd May 1944, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers sustained several casualties with connections to Northern Ireland while fighting in Anzio, Italy.