Belleek in Fermanagh And Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Donegal Corridor
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2012
1. Donegal Corridor Marker
During the Second World War (1939-1945) Sunderland and Catalina Flying Boats from RAF Castle Archdale were given permission by the neutral Irish Free State government to fly along the River Erne between Belleek and Ballyshannon. This was known as the Donegal Corridor. Young airmen flew out to the mid-Atlantic to give protection to shipping convoys. A number of planes crashed in the locality.
This plaque is in memory of the airmen and seamen from America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Britain and Ireland who lost their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 54° 28.751′ N, 8° 5.639′ W. Memorial is in Belleek, Northern Ireland, in Fermanagh And Omagh. It is at the intersection of Main Street (A47) and the entrance to the Belleek Pottery Factory, on the left when traveling north on Main Street (A47). Marker is on the northern end of the bridge over the River Erne. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3 Main Street, Belleek, Northern Ireland BT93 3FY, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Ireland’s Fermanagh & Omagh. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to Belleek
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Also see . . .
1. The Donegal corridor and the Battle of the Atlantic. (Submitted on March 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. WW2 Cataling flying boats return to Fermanagh base (BBC 2011). (Submitted on March 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2012
2. Donegal Corridor Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
