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 Types: | 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
Car test at Wigtown, 23 November 2008. Courtesy of Euan Davidson