[2] RAF Syerston was built as part of the bomber expansion in the late 1930s, but did not open until 1 December 1940.

In July 1941, they were replaced by members of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), flying Handley-Page Hampdens.

[6] On 3/4 November 1943, Bill Reid of 61 Squadron was awarded a Victoria Cross on a mission flown from Syerston.

[1] On 17 November 1943, the operational squadrons departed, and the station was used for bomber crew training,[2] led by Captain Robert White.

1690 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight in attendance with several Wellingtons, Spitfires, Hurricanes, plus a few Martinet tug aircraft; all employed in brushing up the skills of air gunners on air-to-air exercises.

22 Service Flying Training School (22 SFTS) arrived from RAF Ouston, the unit was renamed to No.

22 FTS one day later, the unit trained pilots for the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).

The flying training school was disbanded on 16 January 1970 when the need for pilots had diminished, and the station lay vacant.

[11] Most of the original station buildings were demolished in 1997 except for two hangars, the air traffic control tower, and one H-block.

[2] On 20 September 1958, the prototype Avro Vulcan VX770 crashed during a fly past at RAF Syerston Battle of Britain At Home display.

The Vulcan flew along the main 07/25 runway (now 06/24 due to magnetic shift), then started a roll to starboard and climbed slightly.

Subsequently, the Vulcan went into a dive, and began rolling with the starboard wing on fire, and struck the ground at the taxiway end of runway 07.

Proposed causes of the accident have included pilot error, fatigue failure, and inadequate maintenance.