[2] The base was laid out in the standard design of a heavy bomber station, having three runways in an 'A' shape.

[1] The runways, which crossed in an almost perfect triangular pattern, were laid down with different lengths to a standard heavy bomber base design.

77 Sqn switched to the Douglas Dakota aircraft in July 1945, then the squadron moved to RAF Broadwell on at the end of August 1945.

[10] These schools held training on Gloster Meteor aircraft as a response to the Korean War.

102 Squadron RAF arrived and the airfield was re-modelled as a PGM-17 Thor missile site, operating until 27 April 1963.