▁Force ▁( RA AF ) ▁station ▁and ▁home ▁to ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁Bomb ing ▁and ▁G unn ery ▁School ▁( No . ▁ 2 ▁B AG S ) ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁B AG S ▁provided ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁g unn ery ▁training ▁for ▁pil ots , ▁air ▁obser vers ▁and ▁air ▁g unn ers . ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Unit ▁was ▁formed ▁at ▁Port ▁Pir ie ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁operated ▁initially ▁with ▁Wir raw ays ▁and ▁F aire y ▁Batt les ▁at ▁the ▁aer od rome ▁until ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁M ild ura , ▁Victoria ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁B AG S ▁was ▁renamed ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁Air ▁Ob ser vers ▁School ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁station ▁hous ed ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁Central ▁Rec overy ▁Dep ot ▁where ▁aircraft ▁and ▁parts ▁were ▁stored ▁until ▁dispos al . ▁The ▁station ▁closed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁aer od rome ▁rever ting ▁to ▁civil ian ▁use ▁there after . ▁A ▁Bell man ▁hang ar ▁is ▁still ▁standing ▁at ▁the ▁air port ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁good ▁condition , ▁it ▁remains ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁light ▁aircraft ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁air port . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁air ports ▁in ▁South ▁Australia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A ir ports ▁in ▁South ▁Australia