RAF Winkleigh USAAF Station 460 | |||||||||
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Winkleigh, Devon in England | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 50°52′04″N 003°57′34″W / 50.86778°N 3.95944°W / 50.86778; -3.95944 | ||||||||
Type | Satellite station | ||||||||
Code | WK[1] | ||||||||
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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- | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1942 (1942)/43 | ||||||||
In use | January 1943 - December 1958 (1958) | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
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Elevation | 165 metres (541 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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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.
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