The station was built as a training airfield, opening in 1940.
 It was later taken over by 5 Group of RAF Bomber Command as a heavy bomber base, and was expanded by the building of concrete runways later in the war.
The station was built as a training airfield, opening in 1940.  It was later taken over by 5 Group of RAF Bomber Command as a heavy bomber base, and was expanded by the building of concrete runways later in the war.
RAF North Luffenham