RAF Winfield

Former Royal Air Force station in Scottish Borders, Scotland
55°44′56″N 002°09′52″W / 55.74889°N 2.16444°W / 55.74889; -2.16444TypeSatellite StationCodeIW[1]Site informationOwnerAir MinistryOperatorRoyal Air ForceControlled byRAF Fighter Command
* No. 9 Group RAF
* No. 13 Group RAF
* No. 81 (OTU) Group RAFSite historyBuilt1941 (1941)/42Built byJames Miller & Partners LtdIn useMay 1942 - May 1945 (1945)Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War IIAirfield informationElevation52 metres (171 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
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00/00  Tarmac
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Royal Air Force Winfield or more simply RAF Winfield is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Paxton, Scottish Borders, Scotland and west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.

The following units were here at some point:

  • Satellite for No. 54 Operational Training Unit RAF[2] (May 1942 - May 1945)[3]
  • A detachment from No. 88 Squadron RAF (1941-42)[4]
  • No. 222 Squadron RAF during August 1942 with the Supermarine Spitfire Vb[5]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 214.
  2. ^ "Winfield (Horndean)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 241.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 72.

Bibliography

  • Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
  • Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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