RAF Winkleigh
Former Royal Air Force station in Devon, England
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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.
TypeSatellite station
CodeWK[1]
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
1943-44
United States Army Air Forces
1943-44
| RAF Winkleigh USAAF Station 460   | |||||||||
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| Winkleigh, Devon in England | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Satellite station | ||||||||
| Code | WK[1] | ||||||||
| 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- | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  RAF Winkleigh Shown within Devon  RAF Winkleigh RAF Winkleigh (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°52′04″N 003°57′34″W | ||||||||
| 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 (September 1943 - September 1944) with the Westland Lysander[2]
- A detachment of No. 286 Squadron RAF (1942-) with the Hawker Hurricane IIC[3]
- No. 406 Squadron RCAF (April - September 1944) with Bristol Beaufighter and de Havilland Mosquito XII & XXX[4]
- No. 415 Squadron RCAF (1943-44) with the Fairey Albacore[5]
- Norwegian Training Base between December 1944 and November 1945 with North American Harvards, Airspeed Oxfords and Fairchild PT-19 Cornells[6]