No. 11 Air Experience Flight RAF explained

Unit Name:11 Air Experience Flight
Dates:8 September 1958 - Present
Country: United Kingdom
Branch:Air Cadet Organisation
Role:Training
Command Structure:No. 6 Flying Training School RAF
Garrison:RAF Leeming
Aircraft Trainer:Grob Tutor T.1

No. 11 Air Experience Flight (11 AEF) is one of thirteen Air Experience Flights (AEFs) run by RAFAC of the Royal Air Force. The primary purpose of the AEF organisation is to provide air experience to members of the Air Training Corps, Combined Cadet Force (RAF) Section and occasionally, the Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets and the Air Scouts.

History

No. 11 AEF formed on 8 September 1958 at RAF Ouston in Northumberland, equipped with de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 aircraft.[1]

It later moved to RAF Leeming then Teesside International Airport before returning to Leeming with the Grob Tutor T.1.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: No 11 Air Experience Flight. Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. 13 February 2016.