The accommodation area was further to the north east of the site, and at its maximum housed over 2,000 service personnel.

On or about 1 September 1941 the airfield was bombed as a secondary target after a raid on Newcastle with some loss of life.

[8] From February 1944 to May 1945,[9] also based at Holme was 1689 Bomber (Defence) Training Flight[10] that flew Hawker Hurricane aircraft on fighter affiliation duties.

After the departure of 512 Squadron, the base was reduced to "care and maintenance" status with just a small number of men to look after it.

[12] In 1951, with the Korean War still in progress, the decision was taken to expand the number of stations used for flying training.

[15] The station was then handed over to the United States Air Force while the proposed main airfield for the USAF in Yorkshire, Elvington was under development.

Surplus to RAF requirements, Holme was leased to Blackburn Aircraft Ltd for use as a test base from 1958.