Locations

Map showing Musgrave Channel, Belfast

Musgrave Channel, Belfast

Belfast

Named after a Chairman of the Belfast Harbour Board, Sir James Musgrave, the Musgrave Channel in East Belfast allowed wartime access to Allied shipping.

Map showing Airport Wharf, Musgrave Channel, Belfast

Airport Wharf, Musgrave Channel, Belfast

Airport Road West, Belfast

Airport Wharf in the Musgrave Channel, East Belfast saw use throughout the Second World War to service the adjacent Sydenham Airfield.

Map showing A.R.P. Post, 275 Falls Road, Belfast

A.R.P. Post, 275 Falls Road, Belfast

Belfast

The Falls Community Council stands at 275-277 Falls Road, Belfast today but in 1943, part of the site at what was then No. 275 was in use as an A.R.P Post.

Map showing Castle Street, Belfast

Castle Street, Belfast

Belfast

Castle Street, Belfast was one of many heavily-bombed streets in the Luftwaffe air raids of April and May 1941 in what became known as the Belfast Blitz.

Map showing Captain Tom Moore Mural, Tullyard Way, Belfast

Captain Tom Moore Mural, Tullyard Way, Belfast

Tullyard Way, Belfast

Residents of the Clonduff Estate in East Belfast unveiled a Captain Tom Moore mural during a show of appreciation for the N.H.S on 30th April 2020.

Map showing Portballintrae, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Portballintrae, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

R.A.F. Vickers Wellington DV664 shattered the peace and quiet in Portballintrae, Co. Antrim as the Second World War bomber plunged into the sea in 1943.

Map showing Crumlin, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Crumlin, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

During the Second World War, the town of Crumlin, Co. Antrim was central to several airfields in use by the Royal Air Force and the American Military.

Map showing Ballymoney, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Ballymoney, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

During the Second World War, the town of Ballymoney, Co. Antrim was the scene of the crash of the Chance Vought Corsair JT692 of Sub-Lieutenant Ross.

Map showing Ballycastle, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Ballycastle, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

On 18th October 1943, Avro Anson N5372 came down on the high ground of Knocklayd Mountain near the quiet north-coast town of Ballycastle, Co. Antrim.