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It might be best if we leave the Bismarck off the pages for both Castle Archdale and St Angelo. I haven't found a definitive source for either, other than what seem to be anecdotes on the BBC page (which suggest the Catalina that found the ship came from either [1]) or vague references to a Catalina from Lough Erne or Costal Command. I originally searched for cites on Castle Archdale as I remember the museum there had a display on WWII activities and took it from there. Alastairward ( talk) 15:02, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
The RAF page on the squadron history [7] simply says that the squadron flew Catalinas from Lough Erne. That would suggest to me Castle Archdale, it is beside a lakeside after all, but I'd be willing to come up with something more authoritative. Alastairward ( talk) 11:18, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
This [8] article about plaques to crashed aircraft and their crews notes that Sunderlands flew from 202 Sqn Killadeas. A follow on link at the bottom of the page [9] notes that the crew of the Catalina from 201 Squadron were helped "back to Castle Archdale". Alastairward ( talk) 15:38, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
I think you've earned them, this research is interesting all by itself. There seems to be a wealth of information online, but it doesn't quite seem authoritative enough. If the stations were related in that way, it would certainly be worth mentioning on the main article pages. Alastairward ( talk) 18:48, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
Can't beleive it's been so long since we last discussed this. I happened to be down in Castle Archdale with my daughter and my parents, I hopped into their museum to see if I could find anything more. There was scare enough material on the Bismarck, the old display with a recording of someone from the Catalina that spotted it wasn't working (you could turn on a light to spy a model of the Bismarck though!) Other than that the only mention was in a leaflet that states "she was spotted by Catalina Z of 209 Squadron from Castle Archdale who shadowed the German Warship until she was relieved by Catalina M of 240 Squadron." I did spot a book on display, behind glass so I couldn't take a flick through. It was by Breege McCusker and was dedicated to the war effort. I didn't remember the name of it, but I'm sure we might find a copy in a library somewhere. Alastairward ( talk) 17:29, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Admin appear to have deleted the wrong page. Can we strive to have this corrected please? The Thunderer ( talk) 12:49, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
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It might be best if we leave the Bismarck off the pages for both Castle Archdale and St Angelo. I haven't found a definitive source for either, other than what seem to be anecdotes on the BBC page (which suggest the Catalina that found the ship came from either [1]) or vague references to a Catalina from Lough Erne or Costal Command. I originally searched for cites on Castle Archdale as I remember the museum there had a display on WWII activities and took it from there. Alastairward ( talk) 15:02, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
The RAF page on the squadron history [7] simply says that the squadron flew Catalinas from Lough Erne. That would suggest to me Castle Archdale, it is beside a lakeside after all, but I'd be willing to come up with something more authoritative. Alastairward ( talk) 11:18, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
This [8] article about plaques to crashed aircraft and their crews notes that Sunderlands flew from 202 Sqn Killadeas. A follow on link at the bottom of the page [9] notes that the crew of the Catalina from 201 Squadron were helped "back to Castle Archdale". Alastairward ( talk) 15:38, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
I think you've earned them, this research is interesting all by itself. There seems to be a wealth of information online, but it doesn't quite seem authoritative enough. If the stations were related in that way, it would certainly be worth mentioning on the main article pages. Alastairward ( talk) 18:48, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
Can't beleive it's been so long since we last discussed this. I happened to be down in Castle Archdale with my daughter and my parents, I hopped into their museum to see if I could find anything more. There was scare enough material on the Bismarck, the old display with a recording of someone from the Catalina that spotted it wasn't working (you could turn on a light to spy a model of the Bismarck though!) Other than that the only mention was in a leaflet that states "she was spotted by Catalina Z of 209 Squadron from Castle Archdale who shadowed the German Warship until she was relieved by Catalina M of 240 Squadron." I did spot a book on display, behind glass so I couldn't take a flick through. It was by Breege McCusker and was dedicated to the war effort. I didn't remember the name of it, but I'm sure we might find a copy in a library somewhere. Alastairward ( talk) 17:29, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Admin appear to have deleted the wrong page. Can we strive to have this corrected please? The Thunderer ( talk) 12:49, 21 August 2008 (UTC)