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.

RAF Winkleigh USAAF Station 460
Winkleigh, Devon in England
RAF Winkleigh Shown within Devon
Coordinates	50°52′04″N 003°57′34″W
Type	Satellite station
Code	WK
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces 1943-44
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command 1943 & 1944 RAF Flying Training Command 1944-
Site history
Built	1942 (1942)/43
In use	January 1943 - 1958 (1958)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	165 metres (541 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Concrete/Tarmac 00/00  Concrete/Tarmac

The following units were here at some point:

• A detachment No. 161 Squadron RAF (1943-44)[2]
• A detachment of No. 286 Squadron RAF (1942-)[3]
• No. 406 Squadron RCAF (1944)[4]
• No. 415 Squadron RCAF (1943-44)[5]
• Norwegian Training Base[6]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
• 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.