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Map showing Ballyhalbert Airfield, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

Ballyhalbert Airfield, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

1-5 Woodlark Link, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

Ballyhalbert airfield operated as RAF Ballyhalbert, RNAS Ballyhalbert, and HMS Corncrake throughout World War Two between 1941 and its closure in mid-1946.

Map showing Ballyholme Bay, Bangor, Co. Down

Ballyholme Bay, Bangor, Co. Down

Seacliff Road, Bangor, Co. Down

In 1944, Ballyholme Bay in Bangor was a hive of activity. Shipyards carried out work for the Admiralty and US Navy landing ship craft beached off the shore.

Map showing Ballymena Town Hall, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

Ballymena Town Hall, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

The Town Hall, Ballymena, Co. Antrim has stood at its present site since 1924. During World War Two, troops of the Belgian Army based nearby came to dance.

Map showing Bangor Academy, Bangor, Co. Down

Bangor Academy, Bangor, Co. Down

2 Castle Park Road, Bangor, Co. Down

Bangor Academy merged Bangor Girls' High School and Gransha Boys' High School in 2001. During the 1940s, Kindertransport girls attended the Bangor school.

Map showing Bangor Grammar School, Bangor, Co. Down

Bangor Grammar School, Bangor, Co. Down

84 Gransha Road, Bangor, Co. Down

bangor Grammar School is an all-boys school in the coastal town of Bangor, Co. Down. It dates back to 1856, founded by Colonel The Honourable Robert Ward.

Map showing Bangor New Cemetery, Bangor, Co. Down

Bangor New Cemetery, Bangor, Co. Down

62 Newtownards Road, Bangor

Bangor New Cemetery on the Newtownards Road in Co. Down is the resting place of 40 servicemen who served in World War Two as well as victims of the Blitz.

Map showing Bann Bridge Air Raid Shelter, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Bann Bridge Air Raid Shelter, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Bridge Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Contractors discovered an air-raid shelter dating from the early 1940s beneath the Bann Bridge in Portadown in 2005. It is a rare find in Northern Ireland.

Featured image for BBC Northern Ireland – We Fought On D-Day

BBC Northern Ireland – We Fought On D-Day

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21st August 2018

'We Fought On D-Day' was a documentary produced by BBC Northern Ireland and Doubelband Films telling the stories of 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

Belgian Army convoy involved in incident at Newcastle, Co. Down

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17th July 2019

On the morning of 4th October 1945, a convoy of Belgian Army lorries became involved in a collision with a vehicle on Main Street, Newcastle, Co. Down.