10th October 1944
On 10th October 1944, Sub-Lieutenant R.J. McHaffie of No. 1843 N.A.S. fatally crashed Vought F4U-1 Corsair JT479 off the coast of Castlerock, Co. Londonderry.
9th October 1944
On 9th October 1944, Sub-Lieutenant C.H. Schwenger force landed Vought F4U-1 Corsair R JT693 in Lough Foyle where the wreckage remains visible at low-tide.
12th September 1944
Paddy the Pigeon received the Dickin Medal - the animal equivalent of a V.C. in 1944 for his role in bringing home news of the successful Normandy Landings.
15th August 1944
London-born Private George Arthur Larkins lived with his wife in Portadown, Co. Armagh before his untimely death on 15th August 1944 while serving in France.
12th August 1944
Serjeant Charles Joseph McVeigh of Portadown, Co. Armagh died on 12th August 1944 as a result of shrapnel wounds while serving with the Royal Ulster Rifles.
11th August 1944
Lance Serjeant Thomas Henry England of Baltylum, Portadown, Co. Armagh served in 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards at his time of death on 11th August 1944 in France.
9th August 1944
Private Ernest Smith and Lance Corporal William Henry Wolsey of Portadown, Co. Armagh died on 9th August 1944 while serving in Scottish regiments in France.
4th August 1944
On 23rd-24th August 1945, General Eisenhower made a historic visit to Belfast where he received the Freedom of the City from Lord Mayor Sir Crawford McCullagh.
Sergeant James Ernest Ivor "Jimmy" Clulow of Portadown, Co. Armagh was a well-respected soldier at his time of death on 4th August 1944 while serving in Italy.
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.
Ballydugan Road Downpatrick Co. Down BT30 9AG
The Cargagh Camp was Camp 2 of the 16 established sites for Gibraltar evacuees who came to live in Northern Ireland during the summer of 1944.
