Ballyhalbert, Co. Down during the Second World War
Co. Down
Ballyhalbert lies near Newtownards, Co. Down. In the Second World War, it was the site of a large airfield used by both the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
Tandragee, Co. Armagh during the Second World War
Co. Armagh
World War Two in Tandragee, Co. Armagh brought tanks and Jeeps of the United States Army to the rural town while an RAF Spitfire crashed in the countryside.
Eglinton, Co. Londonderry during the Second World War
Co. Londonderry
The village of Eglinton, Co. Londonderry stood close to an important airfield during the Second World War. The Royal Navy used it as R.N.A.S. Eglinton.
Ardboe, Co. Tyrone during the Second World War
Co. Tyrone
Ardboe is a village in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies near Cookstown and was redveloped during the 1940s with the building of the Cluntoe Airfield.
South Belfast in the Second World War
Belfast
Throughout the Second World War, South Belfast was a more affluent area of the city and many buildings saw use by the British and United States military.
North Belfast in the Second World War
Belfast
Through the Second World War, North Belfast was a working-class area, packed with terraced houses, factories, mills, and suffered during the Belfast Blitz.
WartimeNI
Trillick Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
World War Two NI is an online resource full of stories, sights, and sounds from 1939-1945 in the small yet important stronghold of Northern Ireland.
Wartime Co. Down
Each branch of the military saw action in Co. Down in the Second World War from U.S. Forces and General Eisenhower in Bangor to the R.A.F. at Ballyhalbert.
Wartime Co. Antrim
During the Second World War, Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland hosted RAF and USAAF airfields, evacuee camps, and bases and training grounds for American GIs.