13th September is a memorable date in wartime history in Northern Ireland from the first bombs of 1940 to Monty's celebratory arrival in Ulster in 1945.
The first Luftwaffe attack on Bangor, Co. Down came on Friday 13th September 1940 as a lone plane dropped 22 incendiary devices on the small coastal town.
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery at Long Kesh Airfield, Co. Down
13th September 1945 saw the arrival of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery at Long Kesh Airfield, Co. Down. From then, he spent 3 days in Northern Ireland.