) but it's well worth a visit however you get there.
, me thinkin they wrer some kind of touristy thing
One of the more interesting pieces of information being the Catalina that found Bismarck in the North Atlantic flew out of there.
Flying Boat Museum
Popped in last summer on our way back from the family holiday in Kerry (so car bound
I stand corrected and in awe of your superior knowledge. Got them mixed up. Must be the onset of old age
It's a period of local history which fascinates me, though 
As a young lad, my dad remembers seeing Catalinas in RAF PEMBROKE DOCK during the War.
No, it didn't
The Cat in question was attached to RAF 209 Squadron based at Castle Archdale on Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh. RAF had recently taken delivery of Catalinas from USA on Lease Lend and their pilots were undergoing training from US Navy instructors. One of the American guys, Ensign Len 'Tuck' Smith was the pilot of the a/c which was tasked to find the Bismarck, chosen for his experience on the type. His combat report is here
Because this happened before USA was officially in WW2, there was a big 'hush-hush' afterwards and the media could not understand why they were unable to interview the pilot who 'found the Bismarck'
The aircraft managed to return but was a complete colander, with heavy AA damage. Smith beached it on Boa Island and it was eventualy flown to Pembroke Dock for repairs. A local guy recounted how he heped
I spent a lot of time at Castle Archdale in me youf and met many of the folks who had been based there in WW2, some amazing stories. There are at least eight intact Catalinas on the bottom of the lake where they were scuttled when the war ended
