Episode 2
Dan Snow uncovers the history of WWII in Northern Ireland. He learns the story of the Empire Heritage, a cargo ship that was sunk off Malin Head during the Battle of the Atlantic.
In our second episode of Dig WW2, Dan Snow heads out to sea to hear the story of the Empire Heritage, a cargo ship filled with Sherman Tanks sunk off Malin Head during the Battle of the Atlantic in 1944. Staying on the water, he visits an RAF Flying Boat Base on Lough Erne, where he gets to fly in an original WW2 Catalina, an aircraft built for hunting U-boats. Dan also gets to hear some of the stories which bring a personal aspect to his discoveries, visiting a group of experts intent on discovering the unknown identities of bodies of Second World War soldiers and finally bringing closure to their families all these years later.
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Duration: 03:44
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Dan Snow |
Producer | John Hayes Fisher |
Executive Producer | John Farren |
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 May 2012 21:0091热爆 One Northern Ireland
- Tue 28 Aug 2012 19:0091热爆 Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Wed 29 Aug 2012 19:0091热爆 Two Scotland
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 02:2091热爆 One except Scotland
- Wed 26 Sep 2012 19:0091热爆 Two Wales
- Thu 15 Aug 2013 19:0091热爆 Two except Scotland
- Wed 25 Sep 2019 20:00
- Tue 19 May 2020 19:0091热爆 Two except Scotland