27th July

On 27th July 1943, Escort Carrier U.S.S. Block Island docked in the Musgrave Channel, Belfast with a cargo of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes.

U.S.S. Block Island in Belfast

U.S.S. Block Island in Ulster
P-47s unloaded in Belfast
Unloading American Planes in Ulster
U.S.S. Block Island at Airport Wharf

Remembering the Fallen

James Fenwick

Private | 13007344

Private James Fenwick of Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone died between 27th July 1942 and 4th August 1942 while serving in the Second World War in the Pioneer Corps.

Thomas William Percy Orwin

Private | 5050450

Private Thomas William Percy Orwin of Tamworth, Staffordshire married Mary Louisa Quinn of Tandragee, Co. Armagh. He died on 27th July 1944 in Normandy.

Frederick Stewart

Aircraftman 1st Class | 638353

Aircraftman 1st Class Frederick Stewart of Cookstown, Co. Tyrone died on 27th July 1940 when a bomb exploded during the loading of a plane at RAF Newton.