215 Squadron RAF which arrived on 10 September 1939 with the Vickers Wellington and the Avro Anson before leaving on 8 April 1940.

18 (Polish) Operational Training Unit (OTU) flying the Vickers Wellington which arrived from RAF Hucknall during June 1940.

300 Polish Bomber Squadron was formed at the airfield on 1 July 1940 with the Fairey Battle I before moving to RAF Swinderby on 22 August 1940 accompanied by No.

305 Polish Bomber Squadron which formed at the airfield during August 1940 flying Battle I's and switched to Vickers Wellington IC's during November 1940 before moving to RAF Syerston on 2 December 1940.

1513 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF arrived using Airspeed Oxfords and after five years the unit moved out.

105 (Transport) Operational Training Unit formed at the airfield flying Vickers Wellingtons, which were supplemented with Douglas Dakotas in March 1945.

The jet-powered Supermarine Attacker single-seat fighter aircraft was received in October 1955, and because these required better runway facilities, the squadron then moved to nearby RAF Honiley.

1844 Naval Air Squadron formed at Bramcote on 15 February 1954, being equipped with Fairey Firefly AS.6 anti-submarine aircraft.