15th July

On 15th July 1944, a big day out at an Airshow over the coast at Warrenpoint, Co. Down ended in disaster when a pair of Royal Air Force planes collided.

An air show disaster at Warrenpoint, Co. Down

An air show disaster at Warrenpoint, Co. Down

The 15th July 1944 marked a tragic event in the skies over Ulster, the air show disaster at Warrenpoint, Co. Down where 5 young airmen tragically died.

2/8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment in Portrush, Co. Antrim — Imperial War Museum Photo: (H 11868) (Part of the War Office Second World War Official Collection). A Vickers Machine Gun team of 2/8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment take aim with their weapon from a rugged cliff top near Portrush, Co. Antrim on 15th July 1941. Copyright Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge - War Office Photographer.