From 26 November 1995 it was parented by London University Air Squadron but when London UAS moved to RAF Wyton, 6 AEF remained at RAF Benson with parenting being taken over by Oxford University Air Squadron, both units being equipped with Grob Tutor T Mk 1s.

[1] The unit previously operated the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10.

[2] At approximately 2.30pm[3] on Sunday, 14 June 2009, an RAF Grob Tutor (G-BYXR) and a civilian Standard Cirrus glider (G-CKHT) collided above Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire.

[4][5][6] The two-seater Grob Tutor, took off from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire and was part of No 6 AEF's fleet of planes.

He was killed in the crash along with CCF cadet Nicholas Rice.