On 8th April 1941, Squadron Leader Simpson shot down a Heinkel HE111 over Downpatrick, Co. Down as the first victims of the Belfast Blitz died in the city.
The night of 7th-8th April 1941 went down in history as The Docks Raid of the Belfast Blitz but also saw a Heinkel shot down over Downpatrick, Co. Down.
Victims of the Belfast Blitz
John Cameron Patience
Civilian
John Cameron Patience died on 8th April 1941 aged 60 years old as Luftwaffe planes attacked Harland and Wolff Shipyard on Queen's Road, Belfast, Co. Down.
Remembering the Fallen
Jack Agnew
Paratrooper
Private First Class Jack Agnew became part of one of World War Two's most infamous US Army units but the paratrooper was born in Belfast, Co. Antrim.
Joseph Wardle Savage
Leading Aircraftman | 1109070
Leading Aircraftman Joseph Wardle Savage from Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 8th April 1941 after his De Havilland Tiger Moth collided with another in mid-air.
