World War II
The aerodrome opened in 1928 and during World War II the aerodrome was used as a training facility (Tiger Moths) and later an important centre for the repair of Wellington bombers and extensive sheds from this time still remain on site.
Many aerial shots for the film Battle of Britain were taken over the airport and nearby area.
Read more about this topic: Sywell Aerodrome
Famous quotes containing the words world and/or war:
“A poet would a-wishing go,
And he wished love were thus and so.
“If but it were,” he said, said he,
“And one thing more that may not be,
This world were good enough for me.””
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Armies, for the most part, are made up of men drawn from simple and peaceful lives. In time of war they suddenly find themselves living under conditions of violence, requiring new rules of conduct that are in direct contrast to the conditions they lived under as civilians. They learn to accept this to perform their duties as fighting men.”
—Gil Doud, U.S. screenwriter, and Jesse Hibbs. Walter Bedell Smith (Himself)