No. 8 Air Experience Flight RAF

8 Air Experience Flight (8 AEF) is an Air Experience Flight based at RAF Cosford.

8 AEF was formed in October 1958 at Cosford, later moving to RAF Shawbury in 1960.

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.

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).