No. 7 Air Experience Flight RAF
No. 7 Air Experience Flight (7 AEF) is one of twelve Air Experience Flights (AEFs) run by the Air Cadet Organisation 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.
7 Air Experience Flight | |
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Grob Tutor aircraft similar to that flown by 7 AEF | |
Active | 8 September 1958 - Present |
Country | |
Allegiance | |
Branch | Air Cadet Organisation |
Role | Training |
Garrison/HQ | RAF Cranwell |
Aircraft flown | |
Trainer | Grob Tutor T.1 |
History
No. 7 AEF formed on 8 September 1958 at RAF Newton in Nottinghamshire, equipped with de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 aircraft.[1]
It later moved to RAF Cranwell with the Grob Tutor T.1.[1]
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References
- "No 7 Air Experience Flight". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. 13 February 2016.
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