Royal Air Force Winkleigh, or more simply RAF Winkleigh, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near to Winkleigh, Devon and south of Barnstaple, Devon, England.
| RAF Winkleigh USAAF Station 460   | |||||||||
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| Winkleigh, Devon in England | |||||||||
  RAF Winkleigh Shown within Devon  RAF Winkleigh RAF Winkleigh (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°52′04″N 003°57′34″W / 50.86778°N 3.95944°W | ||||||||
| Type | Satellite station | ||||||||
| Code | WK[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces 1943-44 | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 10 Group RAF 1943 & 1944 Ninth Air Force RAF Flying Training Command * No. 23 Group RAF 1944- | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942/43 | ||||||||
| In use | January 1943 - December 1958 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 165 metres (541 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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The following units were here at some point:
- A detachment No. 161 Squadron RAF (1943-44)[2]
- A detachment of No. 286 Squadron RAF (1942-)[3]
- No. 406 Squadron RCAF (1944)[4]
- No. 415 Squadron RCAF (1943-44)[5]
- Norwegian Training Base between December 1944 and November 1945
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 215.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 89.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 90.
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. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.