The 12 NI men who died with Kitchener in HMS Hampshire in 1916 included a young doctor who was the … More
Category: RAF WW2
June 04 – Ballymena RAF brothers in arms. Roll of Honour
In WW1 three Navy men in an infantry role who died at Gallipoli are recalled today. In 1917 William Andrews … More
June 03 – Roll of Honour. Jerrettspass Flight Sergeant fatal crash in Equatorial Guinea
Today’s Roll includes John Gray from Portstewart who died of wounds in Egypt after service with Royal Marines in Gallipoli, … More
May 30 – Roll of Honour. Coastal Command ace honoured by RAF
In May 2020 a new Poseidon aircraft is named for Ulsterman Terence Bulloch, the top U-boat hunter of WW2. Dunkirk … More
May 21 – Roll of Honour. Bangor brothers costly RAFVR service
Geoffrey and Eric Bowman were both lost flying in WW2. Three NI submariners from Bushmills, Ballymena, and Greencastle die as … More
May 20 – Roll of Honour and the Runnymede Memorial
On VE Day 2020 the iconic RAF Red Arrows undertake a flypast over the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey where men … More
September 19 – Ligoniel man was navigator for Guy Gibson VC
James Brown Warwick, RAFVR. Squadron Leader. (Navigator). DFC. 156612. Died 19/09/1944. Mosquito (KB 267 AZ-E) of 627 Sqdn. Piloted by … More
September 6 – Roll of Honour
By the age of 22 a young Belfast RAF officer educated at Methody and Queen’s had been decorated three times … More
