词条 | No. 8 Air Experience Flight RAF |
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| unit_name = No. 8 Air Experience Flight | image = Grob G 115E EA-3.JPG | image_size = 300px | caption = Grob Tutor aircraft flown by 8 AEF | dates = 8 September 1958 - Present | country = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | allegiance = {{air force|United Kingdom}} | branch = Air Cadet Organisation | type = | role = Training | size = | command_structure = University of Birmingham Air Squadron | garrison = DCAE Cosford | garrison_label = | nickname = | patron = | motto = | colors = | colors_label = | march = | mascot = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = | anniversaries = | decorations = | battle_honours = | disbanded = | commander1 = Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Price|June 2012 - Present | commander1_label = Officer Commanding | commander2 = Flight Lieutenant David Fowler | commander2_label = Former Officer Commanding 2001 - 2012 | commander3 = | commander3_label = | notable_commanders = | identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label = | identification_symbol_2 = | identification_symbol_2_label = | identification_symbol_3 = | identification_symbol_3_label = | identification_symbol_4 = | identification_symbol_4_label = | aircraft_trainer = Grob Tutor }} No. 8 Air Experience Flight (8 AEF) is an Air Experience Flight based at RAF Cosford. History8 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. BackgroundNo. 8 Air Experience Flight is one of twelve 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] References1. ^{{Cite web|title = 8 AEF|url = http://8aef.org/index.html|website = 8aef.org|accessdate = 16 June 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:008 Air Experience Flight}}{{RAF-stub}} 3 : Air Cadets air experience flights|Air Training Corps|Royal Air Force independent flights |
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