RAF Winfield

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RAF Winfield
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Paxton, Scottish Borders in Scotland
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RAF Winfield
Shown within the Scottish Borders
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RAF Winfield
RAF Winfield (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 55°44′56″N002°09′52″W / 55.74889°N 2.16444°W / 55.74889; -2.16444
TypeSatellite Station
CodeIW [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
Built1941 (1941)/42
Built byJames Miller & Partners Ltd
In useMay 1942 - May 1945 (1945)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation52 metres (171 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00 Tarmac
00/00 Tarmac

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.

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The following units were here at some point:

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 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.

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