点评:I visited with a couple of friends as part of a day trip on motorbikes to Fermanagh, from home in Belfast.
We wanted to see the WW2 exhibition and we found it very interesting. It’s not a large exhibit, housed on the first floor of one of the remaining outbuildings of the large mansion house which used to be here. But it is very well set out, and gives a great flavour of life in and around the flying boat base during WW2.
I particularly enjoyed the pilot’s account of a 13-hour patrol over the North Atlantic, and the routine and conditions on the aircraft during the mission. It was also fascinating to read about the secret agreement between the Republic of Ireland and UK go ernments, which allowed aircraft based at RAF Castle Archdale to overfly Donegal. I was also surprised to learn that the Royal Navy was allowed to base a search &rescue boat at Killybegs.
I would certainly recommend a visit to anyone interested in WW2 and RAF Castle Archdale. I cannot comment on any of the other facilities.
翻译:我和几位朋友从贝尔法斯特出发,骑着摩托车去弗尔马纳进行一日游。
我们想参观二战主题展览,觉得它非常有趣。这个展览的规模并不大,设在曾经矗立于此的一座大庄园中仅存的几栋附属建筑的一楼。不过展览布置得相当出色,让人能充分感受到二战期间飞行艇基地及周边地区的生活风貌。我尤其喜欢飞行员对在北大西洋上执行13小时巡逻任务的描述,以及任务期间飞机上的日常运作与环境条件。读到爱尔兰共和国与英国政府之间达成的秘密协议也颇有趣味——该协议允许驻扎在卡斯尔阿奇代尔皇家空军基地的飞机飞越多尼戈尔上空。此外,得知英国皇家海军获准在基利贝格斯部署搜救船,也让我颇感惊讶。我绝对推荐对二战以及皇家空军卡斯尔阿奇代尔基地感兴趣的人去参观。至于其他设施,我就无从评价了。