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
- ^ 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
- 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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