No. 1 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit RAF

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Brief History

RAF Wigtown was home to No. 1 Air Observers School which in turn evolved into No. 1 Advanced Flying Unit (Observer), RAF Training Command. At the time of its opening RAF Wigtown consisted of grass runways, however flooding of the land soon caused these to become unusable, and two concrete runways were installed during 1942.

The original unit was the No. 1 Air Observers School, but on 1 Feb 1942 it was replaced with the No. 1 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit, equipped with Avro Anson aircraft. These were then used in conjunction with a tracked target range near the coast to the south-east of the station. The unit was disbanded on 12 Nov 1945.

Trainees

• Vernon Harold Minchin 28 Mar - 1 May 1944