The site was transferred to the Royal Engineers, part of the British Army, in 1966, as Waterbeach Barracks.

The airfield was built in 1940 on the northern edge of Waterbeach village and operated under the control of RAF Bomber Command.

In addition Hawker Hunter fighters arrived in May 1955 and, two years later, the prototype English Electric P1 (Lightning) visited RAF Waterbeach.

[10] Until the closure of nearby RAF Oakington in the early 1970s, the main runway at Waterbeach remained active, along with the control tower, and was used as a relief landing ground for Varsities used in the advanced pilot training role.

The former airfield was used as a training area for troops, with occasional visits by helicopters and, in the past, by the Hawker Siddeley Harrier.