No. 12 Air Experience Flight (AEF) is an Air Experience Flight run by the Air Cadet Organisation of the Royal Air Force.
| No. 12 Air Experience Flight RAF | |
|---|---|
 Grob Tutor aircraft similar to that flown by 12 AEF | |
| Active | 8 September 1958 - Present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Allegiance |  Royal Air Force |
| Branch | Air Cadet Organisation |
| Role | Training |
| Part of | No. 6 Flying Training School RAF |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Leuchars |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Flt Lt I Torrance |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Trainer | Grob Tutor |
Operational role
edit12 AEFs role is the teaching of basic flying to cadets of the Air Training Corps (ATC) and Combined Cadet Force (CCF) units forming part of the Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee ATC Wings and CCF from the East of Scotland. It currently flies Grob Tutor T1 trainer aircraft, which it shares with East of Scotland Universities' Air Squadron.
History
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12 AEF was formed on 8 September 1958 at RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh, equipped with Chipmunk T.10 aircraft.[1] On 1 April 1996, the unit moved its operational base to RAF Leuchars, where it became parented by East Lowlands Universities Air Squadron and retired its Chipmunks in favour of sharing ELUAS's Bulldog T.1 aircraft.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Sturtivant, 1997, p. 53
Bibliography
edit- Sturtivant, R.C. (1997). Royal Air Force Flying Training and Support Units. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
External links
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