The 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery recruited throughout 1939, gearing up to protect Belfast before joining the BEF in France.
Consolidated Catalina JX242 crash at Lough an Laban, Co. Fermanagh
On 20th November 1944, RAF 202 Squadron's Consolidated Catalina JX242 came down on a rugged Co. Fermanagh hilltop on its return to RAF Castle Archdale.
Vickers Wellington JA308 crash in Stranocum, Co. Antrim
In November 1943, 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion arrived in Northern Ireland finding themselves throughout the province in the run up to D-Day.
Grumman Wildcat JV413 crash in Lough Foyle, Co. Londonderry
On 19th November 1943, Grumman Wildcat JV413 came down in the shallow water of Lough Foyle killing young New Zealander pilot Sub-Lieutenant John Hugh Nurse.
RAF 315 Squadron was a Polish fighter squadron that operated in offensive and defensive roles throughout World War Two including time in Northern Ireland.
RAF 303 Squadron was an elite unit of Polish fighter pilots, officers, and ground crew who chalked up a record number of victories in the Battle of Britain.
552nd Quartermaster Railhead Company in Northern Ireland
From November 1943, 552nd Quartermaster Railhead Company of the United States Army had bases in Gough Barracks, Co. Armagh and in Seskinore, Co. Tyrone.
The sinking of S.S. Kenbane Head off the coast of Greenland
