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N.H.S. Spitfire PL983 ‘L’ over Northern Ireland

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18th September 2020

The Aircraft Restoration Company's Spitfire BL983 'L' flew over Northern Ireland on Friday 18th September 2020 raising funds for charities.

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British Pathé: Sunderland Flying Boat (1940-1949)

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4th August 2020

British Pathé footage of Short Sunderland S25 Flying Boats readying for take off near R.A.F. Castle Archdale, Co. Fermanagh in late 1944 or early 1945.

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British Pathé – On their toes in Northern Ireland (1941)

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24th July 2020

British Pathé footage showing how training in Northern Ireland during the Second World War keeps anti-tank batteries and other units on their toes.

A Letter From Ulster (1942)

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23rd July 2020

'A Letter From Ulster' is a 35-minute documentary produced by the Crown Film Unit and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst showing GIs in Northern Ireland.

British Pathé – Settling In – American Troops in Northern Ireland

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19th February 2020

American troops of the United States Army settling into life in Northern as they prepare with basic training for the European Theatre of Operations in 1942.

British Pathé – Mr. Winant visits US Army camps in Northern Ireland

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19th February 2020

Mr. John G Winant - American Ambassador to Britain visits troops of the American Expeditionary Force in their Nissen Hut camps in Northern Ireland in 1942.

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Theirs is the Glory (1946)

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24th September 2019

'Theirs is the Glory' is a 1946 war movie telling the story of the Battle of Arnhem and starring those who were there including a few Ulster-born veterans.

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British Council Film: Ulster (1941)

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3rd September 2019

Ulster (1941) is a movie from British Council Film showing Northern Ireland as a tranquil rural area as well as an industrial powerhouse before the war.

British Movietone: Presentation to Royal Ulster Rifles

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28th August 2019

A presentation to the Royal Ulster Rifles in the village of Lezennes near Lille, France. Villagers present new colours which would fly over Ulster Fort.