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| HER Number: | MDV56242 |
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| Name: | Winkleigh Airfield Administration Site |
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Summary
Site of airfield administration complex.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 627 089 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Winkleigh |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WINKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/20/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY INSTALLATION (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Horner, W., 1996, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV344515.
There is a small group of huts and a blast shelter at SS627089 (also on Ordnance Survey 6 inch1964 map). One building is still recorded on the Devon County Council mapbase.
ACE Archaeology Club, 1999, Winkleigh Airfield Survey (Un-published). SDV20447.
The survey of Winkleigh Airfield by ACE Archeaology Club in 1999 compared the 1945 plan with surviving structures. The administration site in the central area of the airfield included a picket post, a station office and latrines. The site has been destroyed. Other details: Sites 90-95, 457.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
Appears to have been redeveloped.
Passmore, M. + Passmore, A., 2013, RAF Winkleigh (Leaflet). SDV355704.
The airfield at Winkleigh was completed in January 1943, and was first occupied by the RAF's Fighter Command. It was then used by the United States Army Air Force, whose role was to support the D-Day invasion landing trials. It later became home to the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Norwegian Air Force. It ceased operational duties in 1945, and was sold by the Air Ministry in 1958.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20447 | Un-published: ACE Archaeology Club. 1999. Winkleigh Airfield Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #95502 ] |
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| SDV344515 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1996. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet. |
| SDV355704 | Leaflet: Passmore, M. + Passmore, A.. 2013. RAF Winkleigh. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 48. A4 Folded + digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV76767 | Parent of: Blast Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield Administration Site (Monument) |
| MDV76754 | Parent of: Office Latrine, Winkleigh Airfield Administration Site (Monument) |
| MDV76751 | Parent of: Picket Post, Winkleigh Airfield Administration Site (Monument) |
| MDV76755 | Parent of: Signals Block, Winkleigh Airfield Administration Site (Monument) |
| MDV76752 | Parent of: Station Office, Winkleigh Airfield Administration Site (Monument) |
| MDV76756 | Parent of: Telephone Exchange, Winkleigh Airfield Administration Site (Monument) |
| MDV76766 | Parent of: WAAF Latrine, Winkleigh Airfield Administration Site (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2016 3:43PM |
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