Locations

Map showing Ballyhalbert, Co. Down during the Second World War

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.

Map showing Tandragee, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

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.

Map showing Eglinton, Co. Londonderry during the Second World War

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.

Map showing Ardboe, Co. Tyrone during the Second World War

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.

Map showing South Belfast in the Second World War

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.

Map showing North Belfast in the Second World War

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.

Map showing WartimeNI

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.

Map showing Wartime Co. Down

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.

Map showing Wartime Co. Antrim

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.