RAF Winfield explained

RAF Winfield
Ensign:	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Paxton, Scottish Borders
Country:	Scotland
Type:	Satellite Station
Pushpin Map:	Scotland Scottish Borders#UK
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within the Scottish Borders
Pushpin Label:	RAF Winfield
Ownership:	Air Ministry
Operator:	Royal Air Force
Controlledby:	RAF Fighter Command No. 9 Group RAF * No. 13 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF
Code:	IW
Built:	/42
Used:	May 1942 - May
Builder:	James Miller & Partners Ltd
Battles:	European theatre of World War II
Elevation:	52m (171feet)
R1-Number:	00/00
R1-Surface:	Tarmac
R2-Number:	00/00
R2-Surface:	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.

The following units were here at some point:

• Satellite for No. 54 Operational Training Unit RAF^[1] (May 1942 - May 1945)
• A detachment from No. 88 Squadron RAF (1941-42)
• No. 222 Squadron RAF during August 1942 with the Supermarine Spitfire Vb

References

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winfield (Horndean) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 30 April 2022.