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Featured image for Fairey Swordfish LS182 crash at Enagh, Co. Londonderry

Fairey Swordfish LS182 crash at Enagh, Co. Londonderry

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28th June 2019

Fairey Swordfish LS182 piloted by the commanding officer of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 836 Squadron crashed after hitting power cables on 28th June 1944.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Northern Ireland

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24th June 2019

Between 24th June 1942 and 26th June 1942, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited Northern Ireland inspecting British and American military personnel.

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2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during the Dunkirk Evacuation

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27th May 2019

In late May 1940, 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles began their withdrawal to Dunkirk as the enemy forces surrounded the British Expeditionary Force.

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British Forces Broadcasting Service: Gibraltarian Camps in Ulster

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24th May 2019

WartimeNI joined Tony Rodgers in British Forces Broadcasting Service to chat about Gibraltarian camps in Northern Ireland that housed evacuees in wartime.

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Game of Thrones locations in Northern Ireland

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7th May 2019

Hit HBO show 'Game of Thrones' ends in 2019 but you can visit many of the filming locations in Northern Ireland and learn of their World War Two heritage.

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Luftwaffe Junkers shot down over Ardglass, Co. Down

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5th May 2019

Squadron Leader JWC Simpson of RAF 245 Squadron shot down a Junkers over Ardglass, Co. Down during The Fire Raid of the Belfast Blitz on 5th May 1941.

The shooting of Albert Rodden in Limavady, Co. Londonderry

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17th April 2019

The shooting of Albert Rodden on 17th April 1942 was a tragic accident involving a US Army convoy and the mis-firing machine gun of Sergeant WV Clipsham.

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A GI Bride weds in secret in Belfast, Co. Antrim

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13th April 2019

A GI Bride wedding at a Presbyterian church took place in secret between Private First Class Herbert Cooke and Miss Thelma Smith of Belfast, Co. Antrim.

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Filming locations of The Keeper in Northern Ireland

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4th April 2019

German-born goalkeeper Bert Trautmann became a Manchester City legend in the post-war years but much of The Keeper was filmed in Northern Ireland.