Joseph McCabe had a unique display of WWII cameras and equipment used by Ulsterman Lt Dan McGovern USAAF the first outside cameraman into Hiroshima and Nagasaki after they were bombed. Several aircraft and paragliders carried out a flypast of the Castle including the legendary Spitfire in tribute to the men and women involved in WWII. As the event drew to a close Wilbert Mayne MBE Chairman of Friends of Killymoon Castle thanked everyone who assisted in making the day a success especially the Coulter family, he also thanked Frances Burton Chairperson of Mid Ulster District Council for attending. A service of Remembrance was conducted by Canon Norman Porteus. During the service two Poppy Wreaths were laid as Piper Eric Mitchell played a hymn, the first wreath was placed on the special memorial by Angela Barker whose father served in the Far East, she was accompanied by Lorraine Averell, whose father was captured and held prisoner by the Japanese until the end of the Second World War.
The second wreath was laid by the local Army Cadet Force.
The event took place in the picturesque surroundings overlooking the Ballinderry River on the outskirts of Cookstown was hailed a great success vy all those who attended and took part.
5. VE-VJ commemoration
Dorothy Coulter , Walter Mullan BEM and Joyce Stewart . Photo: Supplied
6. VE-VJ commemoration
Military Vehicle enthusiasts Dessie Gordon and Michael Gilmore pictured at the Killymoon event. Photo: Supplied
7. VE-VJ commemoration
Angela Barker whose father served in the Far East and Lorraine Averell, whose father was captured and held prisoner by the Japanese until the end of the Second World War lay a wreath at Killymoon. Photo: Supplied