He requested to be transferred to the command of 617 Squadron in November 1943, a vacancy created by the loss of George Holden in July of that year.

[5] Living accommodation (the billets) was some distance from the operational areas of the base, so bicycles had to be issued to service personnel.

[6] The base was located to the west of the village of Tockwith (after which it was originally supposed to be named), south of the River Nidd, and north of the B1224 road.

Three aircraft were lost on operations, though casualty rates were higher on the base due to a large number of accidents during training.

7 Group (training) and then at the war's end, when the HCU was disbanded in October 1945, Marston Moor became part of Transport Command.

[3] The village of Tockwith has expanded onto the airfield with the eastern side and main section of one runway now dissolved by housing.