No. 8 Air Experience Flight RAF explained

Unit Name:No. 8 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 Cosford
Commander1:Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Price
Commander1 Label:Officer Commanding June 2012 - Present
Commander2:Flight Lieutenant David Fowler
Commander2 Label:Former Officer Commanding 2001 - 2012
Aircraft Trainer:Grob Tutor

No. 8 Air Experience Flight (8 AEF) is an Air Experience Flight based at RAF Cosford.

History

8 AEF was formed in October 1958 at Cosford, later moving to RAF Shawbury in 1960. It then returned to Cosford in 1978, moved again to Shawbury in 1979 and finally back to Cosford, where it has remained since April 1996. From 1 April 1996, it has been parented by the University of Birmingham Air Squadron, and they are equipped with 5 civil registered, Grob Tutor 115EA Mk 1s which are provided and maintained by Babcock, formally VT Aerospace.

Background

No. 8 Air Experience Flight is one of thirteen Air Experience Flights run by the Air Cadet Organisation of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in the 1950s, along with the other AEFs, with the aim of teaching basic flying to members of the Air Training Corps, Combined Cadet Force (RAF Section) and occasionally, the Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets and the Air Scouts. It is based at DCAE Cosford and is used primarily and is parented by the University of Birmingham Air Squadron (UBAS).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 AEF. 8aef.org. 16 June 2015.