Eye Airfield, to the north-east of the town, began as RAF Eye, occupied by the 490th Bomb Group of the USAAF's VIII Bomber Command during the Second World War.
eYe airfiELD, To THE nOrTh-eAST of tHe TowN, bEgAn As rAf EYe, oCCUpied By tHe 490th boMb group Of thE usaaf's viiI bomBeR CoMmaNd duRiNg The second World WAr.