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.

RAF Winfield
Paxton, Scottish Borders in Scotland
RAF Winfield Shown within the Scottish Borders Show map of Scottish Borders RAF Winfield RAF Winfield (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	55°44′56″N 002°09′52″W
Type	Satellite Station
Code	IW[1]
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)/42
Built by	James Miller & Partners Ltd
In use	May 1942 - May 1945 (1945)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	52 metres (171 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Tarmac 00/00  Tarmac

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 (1942)[5]

References

Citations

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.