Atlantic Avenue, Belfast, Co. Antrim

In North Belfast, Co. Antrim, Atlantic Avenue was one of the streets heavily damaged by Luftwaffe bombs during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941.

Atlantic Avenue

Belfast

Co. Antrim

United Kingdom

Atlantic Avenue in the Belfast Blitz

Photographers from the Belfast Telegraph captured the aftermath of the Belfast Blitz in 1941 when Luftwaffe bombs devastated the Atlantic Avenue area.

Atlantic Avenue in April 1941

Belfast Telegraph Photo: The junction of Atlantic Avenue and Ponsonby Avenue just off the Antrim Road in North Belfast. This street corner was the site of an air raid shelter which took a direct hit killing all inside.