RAF Thruxton was first used on 22/6/1942 by Blenheims of no.2 spc. During 1942/43 the airfield was used by many different RAF squadrons. In January 1942, 12 Whitley bombers landed in preparation for the now famous Bruneval raid which took place on 27/28 February 1942. The Americans arrived in 1944 with their P-47 Thunderbolts under the command of Col. Dyke F Meyer.
Civilian flight training started at Thruxton in 1947 when the airfield was taken over by The Wiltshire School of Flying until 1967. Western Air then took on the mantle of training people to fly and even today our instructors are teaching some of the local military the delights of flying light aircraft.