A Supermarine Seafire crashed at Mew Island, Donaghadee, Co. Down on 13th February 1944 killing Royal New Zealand Navy Sub-Lieutenant John Esmond Marshall.
Lockheed Hudson AM604 crash at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim
Grumman Hellcat FN410 piloted by Sub-Lieutenant Ronald John Corkhill came down on high ground at Knockanally, Martinstown, Co. Antrim on 31st January 1944.
On 30th November 1940, a German plane flew a solo reconnaissance flight over Belfast, Co. Antrim proving the city to be an under-defended Luftwaffe target.
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 887 Squadron found themselves at RAF Kirkistown, Co. Down in 1942 and experienced their first fatalities on Fairey Fulmar BP821.
On 23rd November 1943, a directive from the US Army established Quartermaster Depot Q-111 at Belfast, Co. Antrim with subordinate depots throughout Ulster.
10th November 1942 marked the arrival of US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Northern Ireland. She carried out a whirlwind 2-day tour of Belfast and Derry.
Berlin is a wonderful city to explore for anyone but particularly for those interested in World War Two. My visit in October 2017 took in these sights.
