The aerodrome opened as a Bomber Command station in 1941. Squadrons based here include: 76 Squadron, which flew Halifaxes, 78 Squadron, which flew Whitleys, 419 Squadron (Royal Canadian Air Force), which flew Wellingtons, Halifaxes, and Lancasters, 420 Squadron (Royal Canadian Air Force), which flew Wellingtons, and 428 Squadron (Royal Canadian Air Force), which flew Wellingtons, Halifaxes, and Lancasters.
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The RAF left the station in 1964 but the aerodrome was reopened in 1966 as a civil airport. It is now Durham Tees Valley Airport.