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.
Fairey Swordfish LS182 crash at Enagh, Co. Londonderry
Fairey Swordfish LS182 piloted by the commanding officer of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 836 Squadron crashed after hitting power cables on 28th June 1944.
Ruth Wilson stars in a new BBC drama. The filming locations of Mrs. Wilson depict 1940s and 1960s London and India but are actually Northern Irish towns.
Hit HBO show 'Game of Thrones' ends in 2019 but you can visit many of the filming locations in Northern Ireland and learn of their World War Two heritage.
Gilford War Memorial, Gilford, Co. Down
Mill Street, Gilford, Co. Down
Gilford War Memorial stands at a prominent junction in the rural Co. Down town. It commemorates the dead of both World Wars including 22 from World War Two.
Greencastle Airfield, Kilkeel, Co. Down
Greencastle Pier Road, Kilkeel, Co. Down
Greencastle Airfield opened for use by the Royal Air Force in 1942 but soon passed to the United States Army Air Force as a Combat Crew Replacement Centre.
Grumman Wildcat JV413 crash in Lough Foyle, Co. Londonderry
On 19th November 1943, Grumman Wildcat JV413 came down in the shallow water of Lough Foyle killing young New Zealander pilot Sub-Lieutenant John Hugh Nurse.
Hill Street, Gilford, Co. Down
Gilford, Co. Down
Nothing remains of old Hill Street in Gilford, Co. Down. During the 19th century, it was home to hundreds of millworkers. Belgian troops visited in 1945.
Holywood War Memorial, Holywood, Co. Down
Redburn Square, Holywood, Co. Down
Holywood War Memorial stands in what was once Railway Square in Holywood, Co. Down. It commemorates 28 who died during the Second World War.
