[5] The town was named for Robert A. Terrell, a pioneer European-American settler whose farm lay on its western edge.

U.S. Route 80 passes through the city center, leading west to Dallas and east 15 miles (24 km) to Wills Point.

It was the first of six civilian flight schools in the United States dedicated to instructing British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots during that war.

[14] This followed an international training concept similar to that previously implemented during World War I near Fort Worth at Camp Taliaferro.

The AT6 Monument, whose dedication made international headlines with many from Terrell and the United Kingdom present, marks the spot of one of the crashes.

City, state, and even international dignitaries gathered in Terrell on Friday, September 16, 2011, to mark the opening of the new Major William F. Long Terminal Building.

1 British Flying Training School Museum, hosts an annual World War II veterans' reunion and air event on the first Saturday of October.

It presents numerous attractions such as vintage aircraft and military vehicles, skydiving, flight simulators, lectures, films, demonstrations, and activities for every member of the family.

The reunion dinner and hangar dance are on Friday night, and the fly-in kicks off with a pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, followed by a ceremony and entertainment until the afternoon.