
"I walk on air and contemplate the sun"
About
The Squadron’s town headquarters is in Oxford, and it flies the Grob Tutor from RAF Benson
Trains students from affiliated universities in leadership, adventurous training and flying.
The Squadron is made up of around 60 students and 7 staff.
Former members include The Dambusters: Leonard Cheshire and Melvin Young, ACM Wigston CBE and actors Richard Burton, Robert Hardy and Warren Mitchell.
Weekly training
Weekly training nights take place during term time at the Squadrons Town Headquarters (THQ) in central Oxford, just a short walk from Oxford Railway Station starting at 7pm. Apart from flying during term time Tuesday to Saturday and annual training camps at RAF Benson, OUAS regularly offers adventurous training expeditions and force development training within the UK and aboard. Recent expeditions include visits to Iceland, Malta and ski trips to France.