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Wigtown (Baldoon)
| Also known as: | RAF Station, Wigtown / RAF Wigtown / Wigtown Aerodrome |
| County: | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Current Status: | Farmland / Public road |
| Date: | August 1941 - 1948; subsequent minor use |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil (minor use) |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved, later paved |
| Prominent People: | James Robertson Justice |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Kirkinner Cemetery
- Penkiln Timber & Builders Merchants
- Royal Burgh of Wigtown & District Community Council
- Wigtown, John McNeillie Library
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 AOS
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No 1 (O) AFU
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No 14 MU
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No 114 Sqn
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No 174 Sqn
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No 175 Sqn
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No 182 Sqn
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No 220 MU
- No 3206 Servicing Commando
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Bombing Trials Unit
Remains of a runway at Wigtown, 21 September 2007.
The control tower at Wigtown, 21 July 2010.
Remains of the airfield at Wigtown, 21 July 2010.
Remains of the airfield at Wigtown, 21 July 2010.
Remains of a runway at Wigtown, 18 April 2011.
The control tower at Wigtown, 18 April 2011.
Remains of the airfield at Wigtown, 11 November 2011.
Remains of a squash court building at Wigtown, 14 August 2013.
Remains of the airfield at Wigtown, 18 June 2014.
Remains of the airfield at Wigtown, 18 June 2014.
Car test at Wigtown, 23 November 2008. Courtesy of Euan Davidson
