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The origins of Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron can be traced back to the World War II scheme to provide pre-service ground and flying training to potential officers. In 1941 Hull UAS was formed at Royal Air Force Driffield, and Leeds UAS at Yeadon (now Leeds/Bradford Airport), both equipped with Tiger Moths.
Although they were disbanded later in the war as student numbers fell, they were reformed immediately post-war as part of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, with the intention of maintaining a liaison between the Royal Air Force and the universities and to provide pre-service training to National Service pilots. Hull and Leeds UASs amalgamated to form Yorkshire Universities UAS, at RAF Church Fenton, in 1968. |
Between 1975 and 1995 YUAS flew from RAF Finningley in South Yorkshire, before returning to its current home at Church Fenton. YUAS now draws its members from the eight major Yorkshire universities, and, with a total undergraduate establishment of 75, is the second largest of the UASs.
It also incorporates No 9 Air Experience Flight, with the task of providing flying to cadets of local Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force units. The Squadron re-equipped from the Bulldog aircraft to its present aircraft, the Grob 115E Tutor in August 2000.
The Squadron currently has 8 Tutor aircraft, and 9 full-time qualified flying instructors, but proposals are under consideration to increase its size. |
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