On 16th March 1942, an American Liberator AL577 came down in bad weather near Jenkinstown in the Dundalk vicinity of Louth. 19 young airmen were on board.
The Bomber Command squadrons of the Royal Air Force have a close connection with Northern Ireland, in particular, 153 Squadron who formed in Ballyhalbert.
Most people know about the Belfast Blitz. Many also know the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on Bangor in April '41 but this was not the town's first aerial attack.
Visitors to Queen's University, Belfast may notice something unusual in front of the main building where a perimeter fence has a distinct lack of metalwork.
Short Sunderland W6028 crash near Trory, Co. Fermanagh
Short Sunderland W6028 took off from RAF St. Angelo, Co. Fermanagh on 20th February 1944 in a training exercise with a Beaufighter from RAF 235 Squadron.
On 5th June 2014, Princess Anne inspected a parade of veterans, Navy personnel and cadets ahead of a multi-faith drumhead service on the Southsea Seafront.
Royal Navy and Royal Marines amphibious landings in Southsea
The 4th June 2014 saw the Royal Marines and the Royal Navy storm the beaches of Southsea, Portsmouth in a recreation of an amphibious landing training exercise.
On the eve of the 70th anniversary of D-Day the Royal Air Force display team – the Red Arrows – took to the skies over Portsmouth and Southsea in June 2014.
My first visit to the Mémorial de Caen Museum took place in the 90s. Twenty years later I returned to be educated, informed and to remember events of 1944.
