'On The Chin' produced in 1942 is a short film from British Pathé. It shows crews from Royal Air Force including a young man from Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
Adolf Hitler rejects repeated calls for peace and invades Poland leading to an ineivtable war as Britain, Holland, and France prepare for oncoming battles.
Brookvale House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
26 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
The Police Service of Northern Ireland station in Ballymena, Co. Antrim stands on the site of Brookvale House where the US Army established a base in 1942.
Caledon Camp, Caledon, Co. Tyrone
Caledon, Co. Tyrone
Caledon Camp was home to British, American, and Belgian soldiers at various stages of World War Two. The Belgian soldiers arrived for training in 1945.
Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery, Normandy, France
19 Rue du Mesnil Ricard, Cambes-en-Plaine, Normandy
Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery is the final resting place of 8 men with connections to Northern Ireland who died during fighting in tNormandy after D-Day.
Cargagh Camp, Downpatrick, Co. Down
Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick, Co. Down
The Cargagh Camp was Camp 2 of the 16 established sites for Gibraltar evacuees who came to live in Northern Ireland during the summer of 1944.
Carrickblacker Prisoner of War Camp, Portadown, Co. Armagh
192 Gilford Road, Portadown, Co. Armagh
Portadown Golf Club was once the site of a grand house and the Carrickblacker Prisoner of War Camp, which took its name from the 17th century mansion.
Cluntoe Airfield, Ardboe, Co. Tyrone
Kilmascally Road, Ardboe, Co. Tyrone
Cluntoe Airfield in rural Ardboe, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland saw use by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force during World War Two.
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.
