In June 1941, the field was leased to Major William Long of Dallas, a civilian flight school operator, to be the home of the new No.

This training was part of Lend-Lease aid where Royal Air Force flying cadets were provided a 20-week flying course of 150 flight hours, taught by civilian instructors under the supervision of a Royal Air Force and civilian staff.

From November 1942 until June 1944, small numbers of American Army Air Forces flight cadets trained alongside the RAF students.

[citation needed] Another of the RAF trainees was Arthur Louis Aaron, who later won the Victoria Cross.

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