RAF Wigtown
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RAF Wigtown, also known as Baldoon, opened on the Machars peninsula of Galloway in 1941 as a training station. Its Avro Ansons trained air observers and navigators over the surrounding ranges, and for a time Hawker Typhoon squadrons used the field. Flying ended in 1948, and the land has returned to agriculture, the control tower still standing.
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