The first noted involvement of aviation with Wrexham was in 1912 when Gustav Hamel visited the Racecourse Ground to entertain the public with air displays.

5 Service Flying Training School RAF used the ground as a relief strip, and in 1940, three grass runways of approximately 550-660 yards existed.

The main period of construction at the site took place between December 1940 and June 1941, which often saw floodlit operations during the dark winter.

The Airfield was primarily built to house a night fighter squadron for the air defence of Liverpool and Manchester, and in 1941, No.

285 Squadron, which provided Target tug aircraft for training exercises, starting with Bristol Blenheims, Lockheed Hudsons and Westland Lysanders, later replaced with Boulton Paul Defiants and Miles Martinets.

This was a small designated area where US Army Piper Cubs could land, in support of the 400th Armored Field Artillery battalion and No.

As a result of the archaeological report of this application, several of the original structures have been deemed intact, including a Bellman hangar, several gunnery butts, which were brick buildings used for target practice and alignment of fighter weapons.

[17] The building was manned by up to 80 volunteers who trained on a weekly basis and wore a Royal Air Force style uniform.

However, the nuclear bunker still stands on the site of RAF Wrexham as a lasting reminder of the Cold War, but is now converted and used as a recording studio.