Wigtown
WIGTOWN: Temporary aerodrome?
NOTES: Venue, 3rd September 1931 for CD Barnard Air Tours.
On the 26th June 1933 Sir Alan Cobham’s No.1 Tour also displayed in/near Wigtown.
Did both these enterprises use exactly the same site? If so did this site later become RAF WIGTOWN?
WIGTOWN: Military Landing Ground later aerodrome later private airfield
(Originally RLG for WEST FREUGH) and (Also known as BALDOON and WATH HEAD)
Military user: WW2: RAF Flying Training Command 29 Group
1 AFU [Advanced Flying Unit] (Avro Ansons)
Operated by: 1980s: Baldoon Flying Group
2001: Mr A H Sprout
Location: E to SE of B7005, E of A714, W of Baldoon Sands, 1nm S of Wigtown
Period of operation: Military: 1941 to 1948 Civil: 1980s to 2000s certainly
Runways: WW2: 07/25 1600x46 hard 16/34 1262x46 hard
1990/2001: 06/24 446x18 (30m starter extensions at both ends)
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