RAF Wig Bay

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RAF Wig Bay
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Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Coastal Command
Location
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RAF Wig Bay
Shown within Dumfries and Galloway
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RAF Wig Bay
RAF Wig Bay (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 54°58′06″N5°04′10″W / 54.96833°N 5.06944°W / 54.96833; -5.06944
Site history
Built1914 (1914)
In use1914-1957 (1957)
Battles/wars First World War
European theatre of World War II
Cold War

Royal Air Force Wig Bay, or more simply RAF Wig Bay, is a former Royal Air Force station near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Contents

The following squadrons were here at some point: [1]

Units

References

Citations

  1. "Wig Bay (Corsewall) (Kirkcolm) (Stranraer)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 234.
  3. 1 2 Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 148.
  4. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.

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