RAF Wig Bay explained

RAF Wig Bay
Ensign:	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Dumfries and Galloway
Country:	Scotland
Pushpin Map:	Scotland Dumfries and Galloway#UK
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Dumfries and Galloway
Pushpin Label:	RAF Wig Bay
Ownership:	Air Ministry
Operator:	Royal Air Force
Controlledby:	RAF Coastal Command
Used:	1914-
Battles:	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.

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

Units:

• Detachment of No. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (February 1942 - ?)
• No. 11 Flying Boat Fitting Unit (July - October 1943)
• No. 57 Maintenance Unit RAF (October 1943 - October 1951)
• Flying Boat Servicing Unit (March - September 1942) became No. 1 Flying Boat Servicing Unit (September 1942 - February 1944)

References

Bibliography

• Book: Sturtivant. R. Hamlin. J. Halley. J. Royal Air Force flying training and support units . 1997 . Air-Britain (Historians). UK. 0-85130-252-1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wig Bay (Corsewall) (Kirkcolm) (Stranraer) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 6 June 2020.