Winfield
WINFIELD: Military aerodrome later private airfield
(Aka HORNDEAN in WW1 - see seperate entry)
Note: The first two pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©. The local area view is from my Google Earth © derived database.
Military user: RAF Fighter Command 12 Group
54 OTU [Operational Training Unit] (Bristol Beaufighters)
Gliding: 1970s only? Borders Gliding Club
Operated by: 1980s to 2000: Mr M Fleming & Sons
Location: N of B6461, W of West Fishwick, about 6nm WSW of Berwick-upon- Tweed town centre
Period of operation: Military: 1942 to 1945 Civil: 1970s to 2000 certainly?
Runways: WW2: 06/24 1463x46 hard 12/30 1061x46 hard
1990: 06/24 900x46 hard 13/31 900x46 hard
2000: 06/24 800x46 hard 13/31 900x46 hard
NOTES: Originally owned and operated by Team Lotus, Jim Clark (racing driver) then acquired the Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche G-ASUT (ex N7303Y) and it appears based it here from 29.04.66 until 09.08.68. It then went to Denmark as OY-BKO.
The Borders Flying Group also based their Piper PA-22-160 G-ARAJ here. From 08.10.65 until 08.03.69.
In 1977 it seems two aircraft were based here: The Beagle A.61 Terrier 2, (G-AYDX), of T MacDonald & ptnrs and the Cessna FR.172J, G-BATI.
William Lauder
This comment was written on: 2018-01-11 09:16:51When Jim Clark (the racing car champion) was alive, he used to land his aircraft at Winfield
Reply from Dick Flute:
Hi William, Thank you for this info. Regards, Dick
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