The station was home to No.5 Bomber and Gunnery School which opened January 1941 and closed January 1945 after having trained 131,553 bomb aimers and air gunners.
The station was home to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan's No.5 Bomber and Gunnery School. The school opened January 1941 and closed January 1945 after having trained 131,553 bomb aimers and air gunners.