– Church bell ringer awarded DSM for his part in naval action – WW2 veteran enabled The Ports to do … More
Category: RAF WW2
NI air crew honoured at Heverlee War cemetery in Belgium
Their graves are close by those of three RAF aircrew awarded the Victoria Cross
NI Aircrew lost on RAF’s darkest night in Nuremburg raid
The night of 30/31st March 1944 was the worst in RAF history. 106 aircrew were lost.
Newtownards link to WW2 RAF poet
An Air Gunner whose wife lived in Newtownards died serving with one of the better known RAF poets
Jim Malley – Pathfinder who flew 127 operations and later was Terence O’Neill’s wingman
One of his first operations was in the Vickers Wellington F for Freddie, which featured in a 1941 film. Jim … More
Lurgan may claim NI’s most decorated fighter ace of WW2
Robert Turkington from Lurgan is amongst the foremost fighter pilots in WW2 from Northern Ireland.
NI Bomber Command air crew remembered and honoured on Dutch islands
38 Wellington bombers were lost in the Waddensea on the Netherlands coast. Men from Northern Ireland were amongst the crews … More
Northern Ireland links to Bomber Command Memorial
Two Northern Ireland companies played the foremost role in the erection of the memorial which was unveiled by HM Queen … More
Remembrance NI - Every day is a Remembrance Day 