6th January 1940
We tend to think of the Second World War as a time of food rations and condensed milk but in Ballymena, Co. Antrim in 1940, they were having some fun with food.
23rd November 1939
Top-class motorcycle road-racing riders took part in the 1939 Ulster Grand Prix on the Old Clady Circuit before the Second World War halted racing in Ulster.
17th November 1939
On 17th November 1939, a newspaper photographer watched naval ratings turn over the engine of their planes at Aldergrove. In 1940, R.A.F. training was underway.
Airport Road Crumlin Co. Antrim BT29 4BP
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.
13th November 1939
On 13th November 1939, a photographer from the Belfast Telegraph newspaper visited Aldergrove Airfield in Co. Antrim to watch R.A.F. squadrons in action.
3rd September 1939
By the end of the Second World War, 29 airfields had seen use by British and American forces in Northern Ireland, welcoming crew members from across the globe.
In Northern Ireland, the weather turns colder and the days grow shorter in September. But that did not stop the ongoing training and toughening up of troops.
Co. Antrim
Reminders of life during the Second World War remain in the town of Ballycastle including a tribute to Irish men and women who contributed to the war effort.
Quay Road Ballycastle Co. Antrim BT54
Rededication of the Ballycastle War Memorial took place in 2015 with the addition of more names of those from the local community who served in both World Wars.