Royal Air Force Wig Bay, or more simply RAF Wig Bay, is a former Royal Air Force station near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
RAF Wig Bay | |
|---|---|
| Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland | |
  RAF Wig Bay Shown within Dumfries and Galloway  RAF Wig Bay RAF Wig Bay (the United Kingdom) | |
| Coordinates | 54°58′06″N 5°04′10″W / 54.96833°N 5.06944°W |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1914 |
| In use | 1914-1957 |
| Battles/wars | First World War European theatre of World War II Cold War |
The following squadrons were here at some point:[1]
- Units
- Detachment of No. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (February 1942 - ?)[2]
- No. 11 Flying Boat Fitting Unit (July - October 1943)[3]
- No. 57 Maintenance Unit RAF (October 1943 - October 1951)[4]
- Flying Boat Servicing Unit (March - September 1942) became No. 1 Flying Boat Servicing Unit (September 1942 - February 1944)[3]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "Wig Bay (Corsewall) (Kirkcolm) (Stranraer)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 234.
- ^ a b Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 148.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.
Bibliography
edit- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.