​​RAF Cranwell​

​​During the Second World War, the airfield formed part of No. 21 (Training) Group and served as a flying training school. The school was equipped with Master, Oxford, Spitfire and Blenheim planes. There were also training schools for ground crews.

​In October 1941, No. 3 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit was based at Cranwell. In March 1943, they were involved in an accident which resulted in an aircraft crashing into a college building. The building was set on fire and three crew members were killed. The unit left the airfield in June 1943.

​The airfield was also used for testing new types of aircraft. This included a short flight of a jet-powered Gloster aircraft by test pilot Lieutenant Gerry Sayer in 1941.

​Today, the airfield is still used by the RAF and is home to the officers’ training college.