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The Luftwaffe’s first attack on Bangor, Co. Down

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13th September 2019

The first Luftwaffe attack on Bangor, Co. Down came on Friday 13th September 1940 as a lone plane dropped 22 incendiary devices on the small coastal town.

Map showing The Mall, Armagh, Co. Armagh

The Mall, Armagh, Co. Armagh

Armagh, Co. Armagh

On 1st April 1944, thousands of men from the United States Army 2nd Infantry Division lined The Mall in Armagh to hear the words of General George S Patton.

Map showing The Plaza Ballroom, Portadown, Co. Armagh

The Plaza Ballroom, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Bridge Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh

The old Plaza Ballroom building on Bridge Street, Portadown has had many uses; in recent times a funeral parlour but in the 1940s, it was full of life.

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Theirs is the Glory (1946)

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24th September 2019

'Theirs is the Glory' is a 1946 war movie telling the story of the Battle of Arnhem and starring those who were there including a few Ulster-born veterans.

Map showing Tollymore Forest Park, Bryansford, Co. Down

Tollymore Forest Park, Bryansford, Co. Down

Bryansford Road, Newcastle, Co. Down

The spectacular scenery of Tollymore Forest Park is heavily featured in Game Of Thrones and remains mostly unchanged from what greeted the US Army in 1942.

Map showing Urcher Hill Radar Station, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh

Urcher Hill Radar Station, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh

Urcher Hill, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh

During 1945, the Royal Air Force operated the Urcher Hill Radar Station near Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh. Reports suggest it was a mobile Chain Home Low system.

Map showing Vegetable Plots, Newcastle, Co. Down

Vegetable Plots, Newcastle, Co. Down

Castlewellan Road, Newcastle, Co. Down

Along the Castlewellan Road, Newcastle, Co. Down, fields became wartime vegetable plots as locals embraced the ideals of the 'Dig For Victory' campaign.

Vickers Wellington HX737 crash at Falcarragh, Co. Donegal

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28th February 2019

On 28th February 1943, Vickers Wellington HX737 crashed into boggy ground near Falcarragh, Co. Donegal while on a routine training flight from RAF Limavady.

Vickers Wellington JA308 crash in Stranocum, Co. Antrim

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20th November 2018

On 20th November 1944, Vickers Wellington JA308 crash landed near Stranocum Hall, Co. Antrim. Fortunately all five men on board survived the accident.