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.
RAF Winfield | |||||||||
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| Paxton, Scottish Borders in Scotland | |||||||||
  RAF Winfield Shown within the Scottish Borders  RAF Winfield RAF Winfield (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°44′56″N 002°09′52″W / 55.74889°N 2.16444°W | ||||||||
| Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||
| Code | IW[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 13 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||
| Built by | James Miller & Partners Ltd | ||||||||
| In use | May 1942 - May 1945 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 52 metres (171 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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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
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 214.
- ^ "Winfield (Horndean)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 241.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
Bibliography
edit- 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.